Really wish Happ could have gotten to 3rd on that hit but he was probably thrown out if he tried
edit: looked like he hesitated momentarily and that probably cost him 3B
When the offense is hitting well and the leadoff hitter gets on I’m thinking crooked number. When the offense is slumping and the leadoff man reaches 1st I’m wondering how quickly until the GIDP happens
Ok I think the Carson Kelly in the middle of the order experiment should be over.
.511 OPS his last 52 PA. Which isn’t a large sample size and I think his batted ball profile has been ok but his career sample size is large enough to say this is likely regression
2024 Wrigley:
Cubs - .670 OPS
Opponents: .638 OPS
2024 Road:
Cubs - .747 OPS
Opponents - .746 OPS
2025 Wrigley:
Cubs - .747 OPS
Opponents - .696 OPS
2025 road:
Cubs - .842 OPS
Opponents - .730 OPS
Maybe its too early to say anything definitive about 2025 Wrigley since we haven't even hit June and the weather has been up and down but why is Wrigley such death to hitters the last 2 seasons?
I'd agree with you but I felt that 3 times last weekend and the Cubs won 2 of them.
But the added factor of being at Wrigley where Cubs bats go to die the last 2 seasons made it especially difficult for them.
Last weekend the Reds and Cubs played a 3 game series where no inning ended tied. Unless the Cubs score 2 in the bottom of the first, that streak will continue.
The Reds have scored 2+ runs in all 4 of the 1st innings so far, and 11 runs total.