Would it help if I told you that Skenes shortest start this year and 2nd most ERs given up was his start against the Cubs in May?
Edit: also least strikeouts and most walks
I think Craig just wanted Palencia to face the heart of the Pirates order, though looking at their individual OPSs there doesn't seem to be a huge difference in OPS for 2-3-4 and 5-6-7
I was just looking back at Skenes' first MLB start against the Cubs and saw that Nico homered off him to give him his first MLB ER and I did a double take.
Losing this game sucks too because it gives the season series to the Phillies. Obviously we're all looking at the division and rightfully so, but if we do drop into the WC fray we're competing with a team like the Phillies for a spot.
I was just thinking that Tucker hasn’t been great over the past few weeks and when I went to look it up he has an OPS around .800 over his last 40 games. Even his less amazing stretches are pretty damn good. But that was a terrible K in that situation.
You know the Cubs are having a good season when usernames I’ve never seen before or haven’t seen much in years are popping up to panic about the team after a couple tough games.
I know I can overreact at times too but pretty chill about this overall. Eventually you just watch enough baseball seasons to recognize that this horsefeathers happens every year to almost every team.
But if they lose tomorrow I’m throwing an epic tantrum!