Cubs Gameday: Cubs (2-2) @ Reds (0-3) (4/2/2018)

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Time: 3:10 PM CST
TV: NBCSCH, Youtube TV, Free Game of the Day on mlb.tv
Radio: 670 the Score

Cubs

Happ CF
Bryant 3B
Rizzo 1B
Contreras C
Schwarber LF
Russell SS
Heyward RF
Baez 2B
Tyler Chatwood SP

Reds

Winker LF
Pennington SS
Votto 1B
Gennett 2B
Suarez 3B
Schebler RF
Barnhart C
Hamilton CF
Mahle RHP

The Reds are honestly not much better than the Marlins are. Sure, Votto is perhaps the best hitter on the entire planet, but he is supported by some real flotsam and jetsam. Eugenio Suarez is the player that Pat Hughes most loves to pronounce on the Reds; Suarez signed an extension before the season started and is probably the only other player I’d look at on the Reds as far as serious concerns.

Tyler “#elitespinrate” Chatwood makes his Cubs debut today. Great American is no Coors Field, but the ball can get out in GABP. Park factors are around +10% on HR, which is 10th overall in baseball.

With the obvious caveat of “it’s still early,” it sure looks like Jason Heyward’s bat is in midseason form (for him). I think this year I’ve been most impressed with Addison Russell so far, in terms of “no wasted plate appearances.” Besides Russell, Bryant and Schwarber (I think his second HR broke the windshield of Elon Musk’s roadster) have been the most impressive Cubs.

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  1. Berselius is too lazy to log in on his phone

    For a team that gets on base a ton, I swear the Cubs hit the most solo homers in the league.

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  2. Edwin

    Scooter Gennett has been a pretty solid bat against RHP for his career. He hit 27 HR last season, which is 20 more than I’d guess.

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  3. Berselius is too lazy to log in on his phone

    Edwin:
    Scooter Gennett has been a pretty solid bat against RHP for his career.He hit 27 HR last season, which is 20 more than I’d guess.

    I think all 20 of those extra HRs were in one game.

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    myles

    Edwin:
    Scooter Gennett has been a pretty solid bat against RHP for his career.He hit 27 HR last season, which is 20 more than I’d guess.

    Fair. He was much better last year than I remember. 2016 Gennett is still the Scooter in my head.

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  5. berselius

    What’s up with the weird start time? Pat implied there was a reason early in the broadcast yesterday but I was wheels up before he elaborated.

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  6. Edwin

    The Cardinals’s pitcher just hit a HR. Cards lead Brewers 4-2. Which I guess is both good and bad at the same time.

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  7. berselius

    (dying laughing), Chatwood walks two guys then strikes out Votto looking, just like the Cubs drew it up.

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  8. Rizzo the Rat

    Oh good. A hit-and-run with a slow runner, a hitter who doesn’t make a lot of contact and a catcher with a great arm.

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  9. cerulean

    Wilson K’ing Votto is a reason to hope. Is there any better recommendation for a pitcher than a Votto swing-and-miss?

    I could do without all the swing-and-miss on the Cubs side.

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  10. cerulean

    dmick89,

    Sometimes you have to tip your cap to a great opponent with a great pitching staff.

    Other times, your cap falls off because you facepalm so hard.

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  11. berselius

    cerulean:
    dmick89,

    Sometimes you have to tip your cap to a great opponent with a great pitching staff.

    Other times, your cap falls off because you facepalm so hard.

    (dying laughing)

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