Time: 1:10 PM CT
TV: WGN
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(3-2)
Kyle Schwarber, LF
Kris Bryant, 3B
Anthony Rizzo, 1B
Ben Zobrist, 2B
Addison Russell, SS
Jason Heyward, RF
Miguel Montero, C
Jake Arrieta, P
Jon Jay, CF
Arrieta ZiPS
188 IP
8.95 K/9
2.78 BB/9
3.02 ERA
3.35 FIP
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(2-4)
Jonathan Villar, 2B
Eric Thames, RF
Ryan Braun, LF
Travis Shaw, 3B
Domingo Santana, RF
Hernan Perez, SS
Keon Broxton, CF
Jett Bandy, C
Zach Davies, P
Davies ZiPS
169.1 IP
7.76 K/9
2.55 BB/9
3.99 ERA
3.91 FIP
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Will the Cubs win? No, but it could go either way.
538 Forecast: 62% chance of winning
Comments
OMFG what an AB by KB. I Iove Kyle and Kris so damn much.
SKQuote Reply
Rizzo, on the other hand…
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Russell!
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ADDDDYYYY
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Wrigley North is hopping!
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Heyward!
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NOTHING CAN STOP THESE MEN
SKQuote Reply
J-Hey gets into one! Two- and three-baggers are almost as good as homers.
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Heyward!
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An ok start for the Cubs so far
berseliusQuote Reply
(dying laughing)
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I am looking forward to FIP/ERAsansCubs making a comeback.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Nice curve, Jake.
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K advances the runner. 😐
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Is that another wild pitch?
dmick89Quote Reply
92-93 for Jake per game day
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cerulean,
I’ll take it, especially with Braun hitting.
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Schwarber!
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dmick89,
I don’t know. It was decent base running on a strikeout in the dirt. Doesn’t look like th—SCHWARBER!—ey have scored it either way.
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Schwarber!
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THE SCHWARBMONSTER GENERAL
SKQuote Reply
More runs, please.
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Berselius is too lazy to login,
Len and not Bob were talking about how Jake has a hard change-up that he was using instead of the fastball in St Loius. Take that for what it’s worth.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Errormendous play!
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I am okay with extrapolating the first inning for the next eight. 36–0 would help that run differential.
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Great play by Braun. That was probably a double for Heyward.
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Heyward’s bat not looking so terrible in the first week
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Berselius is too lazy to login,
Passwords are hard. Longass fake usernames are easy.
SKQuote Reply
(dying laughing) at the ump popping a balloon to thunderous applause.
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Berselius is too lazy to login,
I am heartened by the proportion of contact with an exit velocity over 90mph and a positive launch angle.
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I like what the Cubs have done with their offense.
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SK,
This is what it defaults to when I get randomly logged out on my phone
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Let’s not walk people with a five-run lead, especially ahead of Braun.
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And, right on cue.
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Shit.
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This is a Public Service Announcement:
This has been a Public Service Announcement.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Bad day for Rizzo.
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That Braun ball aside, Jake has looked really good.
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I wish his radar gun readings were a tick higher, but yeah.
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10Ks.
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Jake looking great
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Rizzo the Rat,
I wonder if this is like what Hendricks did last year—taking a few ticks off to get better movement/command. There is nothing in his windup (by my inexpert eye) that makes me think he is injured or even trying to put a lot on the ball.
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Come on, Riz.
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Arrietty is very strikey-outey
SKQuote Reply
Rizzo can’t do anything right with the bat today.
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But ZO! is doing okay.
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Zobrist!
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Somehow, Bryant’s got his OBP up to .379.
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Zorilla!
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Heyward keeps hitting the ball hard.
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Rizzo the Rat,
Heyward is picking him up too.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Heyward has looked great so far this season.
dmick89Quote Reply
Remember when the Reds started last year at 5–1? They obviously went on to greatness.
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Whew.
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Not a good time to start walking people, Jake.
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Good communication out there. Get out of Schwarber’s way.
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Schwarber wasn’t able to make the play on that well-placed bloop double (that eventually scored) but he has looked quite competent thus far. I wonder about his jump and positioning on that play.
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It would be awesome if last year’s season for Heyward was fake stats.
SKQuote Reply
That was bad luck.
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Per Len, Ian Happ has hit a HR is last three games in a row.
SKQuote Reply
Edwards’ long-limbedness reminds me of a Minecraft enemy: the Enderman. Such would be a pretty badass nickname instead of the Trump-infected Carl’s, Jr.
Enderman.
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SK,
All it takes is you saying they were fake stats.
dmick89Quote Reply
How many homers does he have to hit before the Cubs call him up? (Assuming no injuries)
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I love good CJ.
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Pat said it came off the bat kind of strangely – he thought it was headed to the warning track. It might have fooled Schwarber at first too.
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Someone give Rizzo Szczur’s bat already.
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Damn. Heyward should be 5 for 5. I guess that makes up for the gift basehits he had in St Loius.
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cerulean,
It’s that legendary Brewers defense.
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Where do you put him? Unless there’s a spot, they’ll keep him in Iowa.
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Nice sliders by Rondon so far.
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Good fastball, too.
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dmick89,
I know. So how many homeruns before they swap him somehow with someone else, like La Stella (also assuming they have traded Szczur after he gives Rizzo a few dozen bats).
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Santana agrees.
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Davis? Really? That homer had almost no impact on win expectancy.
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Inverted M
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Rizzo the Rat,
He was up. I can’t say it was a bad move.
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cerulean,
Yeah, it was more irrelevant than anything. I’m mostly just annoyed that it wasted my time.
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Also, Cardinals lose.
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new shit
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