Pirates @ Cubs Game Thread

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Time: 7:15 PM CT
TV: FOX
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Dexter Fowler, CF
Jason Heyward, RF
Kris Bryant, LF
Anthony Rizzo, 1B
Ben Zobrist, 2B
Javier Baez, 3B
Addison Russell, SS
David Ross, C
Jon Lester, P

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Jordy Mercer, SS
Josh Harrison, 2B
Andrew McCutchen, CF
Jung Ho Kang, 3B
David Freese, 1B
Matt Joyce, LF
Sean Rodriguez, RF
Erik Kratz, C
Jon Niese, P

Will the Cubs win? Yes, but it could go either way.

538 Forecast: 67% chance of winning

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  1. SK

    I’m now at my third baseball game inside a week. Coors field, Cubs – Pirates, and now Madison Mallards vs Green Bay Bull Dogs.

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  2. berselius

    SK:
    I’m now at my third baseball game inside a week. Coors field, Cubs – Pirates, and now Madison Mallards vs Green Bay Bull Dogs.

    I hope they still do the Great Dane bleacher tickets there, and that you got one.

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  3. Rizzo the Rat

    Second game in a row a Cubs starter issued three straight walks without any of the runners scoring.

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  4. EnricoPallazzo

    That great dane mallards deal used to be (circa 2004ish) all you can eat/drink plus a bus ride from downtown for like $21 or something. It was an insane deal. I have no idea how they didn’t go bankrupt because every person there would get totally bombed.

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    dmick89

    I hope that someone other than Russell starts the NL all star game. This is the rare year where the winner of that game actually matters to the Cubs.

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  6. EnricoPallazzo

    God: I’m gonna take out schwarber.
    Soler: that’s cool, i’ll learn how to not suck.
    God: I’m gonna make heyward suck for a while.
    Zobrist: that’s cool, I’ll post a. 440 obp for a while
    God: I give you fuckers clayton Richard then.
    Cubs rotation: that’s cool, we will all have sub-3 ERAs
    God: say goodbye to tommy la stella
    Almora: haha that guy sucks anyway
    God: that’s it, fowler is out for a few games
    Ross: fuck you

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  7. Berseliusx

    EnricoPallazzo:
    God: I’m gonna take out schwarber.
    Soler: that’s cool, i’ll learn how to not suck.
    God: I’m gonna make heyward suck for a while.
    Zobrist: that’s cool, I’ll post a. 440 obp for a while
    God: I give you fuckers clayton Richard then.
    Cubs rotation: that’s cool, we will all have sub-3 ERAs
    God: say goodbye to tommy la stella
    Almora: haha that guy sucks anyway
    God: that’s it, fowler is out for a few games
    Ross: fuck you

    (dying laughing)

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  8. Rizzo the Rat

    I don’t know why the Pirates brought their closer in in a low-leverage situation, but I’ll take it.

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  9. cerulean

    Rizzo the Rat:
    This is the biggest lead they’ve had since the start of divisional play.

    The Cubs still lose the division lead in one out of twenty-five sims on 538. Not good enough.

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  10. cerulean

    I can’t find any of the replays from this game. “No highlights currently available”. Must be some weird rights issue.

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  11. cerulean

    SK,

    Agreed. I listened to most the game driving back from a family gathering and was really looking forward to seeing the Baez slide and his throw from one knee. Also, the Bryant moonshot.

    But I just checked and they are finally all there. Like I said, weird.

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