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Cubs @ Reds Game Thread

In Game Threads by dmick8995 Comments

Time: 11:35 AM CT TV: WGN Gameday LINEUPS Ben Zobrist, RF Kris Bryant, 3B Anthony Rizzo, 1B Willson Contreras, C Javier Baez, 2B Matt Szczur, LF Addison Russell, SS Kyle Hendricks, P Albert Almora, Jr., CF Billy Hamilton, CF Joey Votto, 1B Brandon Phillips, 2B Jay Bruce, RF Adam Duvall, LF Eugenio Suarez, 3B Jose Peraza, SS Tucker Barnhart, C Cody Reed, P …

Cubs 7, Reds 2 (15 innings)

In Commentary And Analysis by berselius16 Comments

OSS: The Joe Maddon game? Three up This was a slog of a game that turned entertaining as it got weirder and weirder in the late innings. Joe Maddon had used all of his position players by the 13th inning, so when he needed to bring in new LHP cannon fodder Joel Peralta to relieve Cahill he had Peralta take …

Cubs 11, Reds 8 (6.27.16)

In Commentary And Analysis by berselius11 Comments

OSS: Kris Bryant has a day Three up Kris Bryant went 5-5 for 16 total bases. He posted a .670 WPA, as well as a 1042 wRC+ and supposedly 0.6 WAR according to the twitters, but I think it’s a case of someone conflating WPA with WAR. Though having your season wOBA jump 21 points in one game might be …

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Cubs @ Reds Game Thread

In Game Threads by dmick89100 Comments

Time: 6:10 PM CT TV: WGN Gameday LINEUPS Ben Zobrist, 2B Jason Heyward, CF Kris Bryant, 3B Anthony Rizzo, 1B Willson Contreras, LF Miguel Montero, C Addison Russell, SS Chris Coghlan, RF Jake Arrieta, P Zack Cozart, SS Billy Hamilton, CF Joey Votto, 1B Jay Bruce, RF Adam Duvall, LF Eugenio Suarez, 3B Jose Peraza, 2B Tucker Barnhart, C Dan Straily, P Will …

Cubs 1, Marlins 6 (6.26.16)

In Commentary And Analysis by berselius32 Comments

OSS: Cubs drop to 22 games over .500, all is lost. Three up: Heyward was the only Cubs hitter to post a positive WPA on the day, a whopping 0.09. A big chunk was due to a base-clogging single in the third that eventually led to the Cubs only run, the rest was from a leadoff single in the sixth …

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Cubs @ Marlins Game Thread

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Time: 3:10 PM CT TV: WGN Series Preview Gameday LINEUPS Jason Heyward, RF Kris Bryant, 3B Anthony Rizzo, 1B Willson Contreras, LF Javier Baez, 2B Addison Russell, SS Miguel Montero, C John Lackey, P Albert Almora, Jr., CF Ichiro Suzuki, CF Martin Prado, 3B Christian Yelich, LF Giancarlo Stanton, RF Justin Bour, 1B Derek Dietrich, 2B J.T. Realmuto, C Adeiny Hechavarria, SS Paul …

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Cubs @ Marlins Game Thread

In Game Threads by dmick8975 Comments

Time: 6:10 PM CT TV: CSN Series Preview Gameday LINEUPS Jason Heyward, RF Kris Bryant, 1B Ben Zobrist, 2B Willson Contreras, C Chris Coghlan, LF Javier Baez, 3B Addison Russell, SS Kyle Hendricks, P Albert Almora, Jr., CF Derek Dietrich, 2B Martin Prado, 3B Christian Yelich, LF Marcell Ozuna, CF Giancarlo Stanton, RF Justin Bour, 1B J.T. Realmuto, C Adeiny Hechavarria, SS Tom …