UMFan83

Definitely get the matchup reason but I hate bringing in someone with 2 outs and the tying run on base. Come on get the out

Those 2 double plays really killed momentum and kept his pitch count down. Both came with 0 outs and potential high stress innings

It has been 35 games since the Cubs have gone 2 consecutive games without allowing a HR. They've allowed a HR in 29 of those 35 games and 62 total HRs in those 35 games.

I just can't take this team seriously. Almost guaranteed to be a HR allowed every game, frequently with runners on. 12 runs yesterday, 2 so far today. Frustrating

Bullpen? Skenes is on track to go 9 right now.

Phillies lost, Cubs back to WC1 Padres up 7-1 over Giants so looking like they will stay 2.5 games behind the Cubs (3 in loss column) Diamondbacks and Rangers tied at 1 midway through the game. In unrelated results, the White Sox swoon is continuing with a loss to the Cardinals. They are now just 1 game ahead of the Guardians for 1st place in the Central, and 1 game ahead of the Astros for a bye to the ALDS. If they fall out of 1st they are still in decent shape for the playoffs as they’re 3 games ahead of Toronto for what would be WC3. But going from a bye into the ALDS to a road WC series against the Yankees would certainly be a change in fortunes for them.

Nah, maybe officially since they haven’t been played yet but the point of a magic number is to track the number of wins and losses needed to ensure the playoffs are clinched. The games will be played and a winner and lose will be determined. Even if the games get rained out they will be played if necessary to decide the playoffs. It’s not like the Cubs win the 4th to last game of the season to get their magic number to 2 and say “woah now the Padres and Diamondbacks are tied for WC3. We can’t celebrate yet because they haven’t officially lost the games they’re guaranteed to lose. “

Would this not have been a good chance to give Palencia or Webb a stress free inning to get right instead of Javier Assad of all people?

I guess 9 technically. The 10th was blowing out the Blue Jays in the first game of a series, then losing the next followed by a rain out. The make up game was won by the Cubs, but obviously was played at a different time of the season. WAS TEX CWS STL COL TOR DET SEA ARI CIN

I know its ultimately inconsequential but it annoys the horsefeathers out of me that Shota, and the Cubs in general, couldn't go through 1 game without giving up a HR.

Because I'm weird I just looked it up, the Cubs have had 10 series this year where they won 1 of the games by 5+ runs and lost all of the other games in the series.

If they lose the next 2 games by 1 run each, I'm peacing out on baseball for the season.

The more the Cubs score, the more this feels like its turning from "nice get right game" to "oh god they're gonna win by 15 and lose the next 2 arent they?"

please just keep the ball in the park Shota

Honestly, I'm glad he caught it. I was worried Conforto would strike out and then Ramirez GIDP (which almost happened if the pitcher covered 1st)