It's my daughter's 5th birthday. Hopefully the Cubs get her some runs.
Time: 7:10 PM CST
TV: NBC Sports Chicago
Radio: 670 the Score
Cubs
Zobrist RF
Bryant 3B
Schwarber LF
Contreras C
Russell SS
Caratini 1B (Rizzo scratched with lower back tightness)
Heyward CF (!)
Baez 2B
Kyle Hendricks SP
Brewers
Cain CF
Thames 1B
Braun LF
Shaw 3B
Santana RF
Pina C
Villar 2B
Arcia SS
Brandon Woodruff SP
Interesting lineup for the Cubs without Rizzo in there. Wonder if Happ's time as the leadoff hitter is already over. Also, how shitty does it feel to be Albert Almora Jr, and you can't even get in the lineup today?
Kyle Hendricks will hopefully build on his excellent first start of the year. In that start he was blowing up the speed gun (for him). I'll be intensely interested if a) that keeps up and b) he mixes in more of that curveball he was raving about all spring.
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Maddon sez Rizzo might sit tomorrow too.
Berselius is too lazy to log in on his phoneQuote Reply
Berselius is too lazy to log in on his phone,
Season is over. Pack it in.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Rizzo has been pretty lackluster to start the season.
PerkinsQuote Reply
Lackluster is charitable.
MylesQuote Reply
Bryant is gonna go deep tonight.
dmick89Quote Reply
https://mobile.twitter.com/CubsUmp/status/982410800538308609
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
This catcher is bad at framing.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Russell!
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Addy!!!
dmick89Quote Reply
Addy!
Berselius is too lazy to log in on his phoneQuote Reply
Let’s get some more runs fellas.
Berselius at 30,000 feetQuote Reply
Caratini!
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Caratini!!!
dmick89Quote Reply
2 outs, nobody on rallies are the best.
ceruleanQuote Reply
35 pitches. At this pace, Woodruff will go 2 or 3 innings.
ceruleanQuote Reply
86-87 on the sinker so far.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Filthy precision.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Wonder if this is the year Addison Russell takes the leap.
mylesQuote Reply
Hendricks’ inning: 57 mph ev groundout, strikeout looking, 52 mph ev groundout. Heh.
ceruleanQuote Reply
cerulean,
Hendricks can go about 12 so only need a few innings out of the bullpen.
dmick89Quote Reply
At least the Brewers called up a fresh arm today.
Berselius at 30,000 feetQuote Reply
Pat just identified this moment as a turning point.
Berselius at 30,000 feetQuote Reply
Feels like the cubs should have a few more runs.
dmick89Quote Reply
76 pitches through 3. Runs may come yet.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Berselius at 30,000 feet,
When I am driving and I slow down at an intersection, it feels like a turning point.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Did any of you watch the first season of Brockmire last year? The second season debuts soon.
dmick89Quote Reply
Damn, sounds like Zobrist just missed one.
Berselius at 30,000 feetQuote Reply
Kyle isn’t missing any bats.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Grgh
Berselius at 30,000 feetQuote Reply
That sucks. Cubs should have been way up at this point.
dmick89Quote Reply
Cubs lose.
dmick89Quote Reply
Shaw struck out, except the ump called the first two pitches balls.
PerkinsQuote Reply
Kyle struck out the second better in the game and nobody since then.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Hendricks getting rocked.
MylesQuote Reply
The umpire has been squeezing both pitchers today.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Kyle is giving up soft hits, too. It’s the risk you run when you don’t strike anyone out.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Rizzo the Rat,
The umpire is bad and he should feel bad.
PerkinsQuote Reply
(dying laughing), that’s a new one.
Berselius at 30,000 feetQuote Reply
Heyward hitting there is such a Joe thing.
dmick89Quote Reply
dmick89,
Very thin bench, righty in the pen. I doubt there’s much advantage to be gained here.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Javy!!!!!!
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Javy!!!
Berselius at 30,000 feetQuote Reply
At least he didn’t pinch hit Cishek for Heyward.
Berselius at 30,000 feetQuote Reply
Ugh, that’s a bad break.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
That was foul and this umpiring crew is awful.
PerkinsQuote Reply
Well done by Caratini.
Berselius at 30,000 feetQuote Reply
I don’t really wish for any ballplayer to get hit in the head. But Ryan Braun is probably the one I’d be least sorry to see it happen to.
PerkinsQuote Reply
Strop!
Berselius at 30,000 feetQuote Reply
Wilson!
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Bullpen!
Berselius at 30,000 feetQuote Reply
I honestly think Wilson is the Cubs’ best relief pitcher.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Rizzo the Rat,
I thought you were talking about Contreras for a second (dying laughing).
Berselius at 30,000 feetQuote Reply
Berselius at 30,000 feet,
My phone tried to put a second “l” in his name.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Wilson is a little gassed.
Berselius back at 7700 feetQuote Reply
This is the Wilson I remember.
dmick89Quote Reply
Ugh.
PerkinsQuote Reply
I’m not surprised.
dmick89Quote Reply
Come on Cishek.
dmick89 at 944 feetQuote Reply
Cishek!
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Score some runs, please.
dmick89 at 944 feetQuote Reply
That’s a shame.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Jesus.
dmick89 at 944 feetQuote Reply
Have I ever mentioned how much I hate the “don’t use your closer in a tie game on the road” convention?
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Shitty defense tonight.
dmick89 at 944 feetQuote Reply
That’s the second time today Bryant made a throw he shouldn’t have.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
The cubs suck in close games so far.
dmick89 at 944 feetQuote Reply
It’s still early in the season. Not a great effort but there are hopeful signs.
MylesQuote Reply
Schwa enter 0-4 with 4K. Yeeeeeesh.
MylesQuote Reply
Myles,
Addison Russell looks like he may finally be trying to break out and have the kind of season we’ve hoped for. Still way too early to tell, but his patience has given me hope. Every game he’s working himself into hitter’s counts and taking advantage of it. He’s also not striking out. Also great to see Zobrist bouncing back.
dmick89Quote Reply
Myles,
I don’t think Schwarber will ever be a guy who hits .300/.400/.500, but I still think he can hit .250/.350/.500 with maybe even a higher slugging than that.
dmick89Quote Reply
A lineup there is. Rizzo out for another day.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
https://twitter.com/Cubs/status/982657311612293120?s=19
Not sure how it’ll work out against notable pitcher-who-doesn’t-seem-that-good Zack Davies.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Chicago Cubs baseball is on the air!
Berselius back at 7700 feetQuote Reply
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mylesQuote Reply