OSS: Albert Almora brought his glove. Three up: He was only 1-6 at the plate today, but Albert Almora Jr. made three amazing catches in CF that were likely the difference in this game. He came into the year looking at the short half of a platoon, but he's pretty much guaranteed a spot for himself in the starting lineup …
Cubs 2, Rockies 5 (4.21.18)
OSS: Darvish loses the handle in the fifth. Three up: The Cubs started this one with a bang, hitting to solid singles to lead off the game and then were inches away from a three run homer by Contreras. Denver local David Bote hit a double in his first MLB plate appearance, so good for him. The Rockies fans around …
Cubs 16, Rockies 5 (4.20.18)
OSS: The Javy Baez show goes on the road. Three up: Javy had a huge day, going 4-6 with a homer, double, and two singles. The double was an easy single that he hustled out to grab the extra base. Just after that, he hustled his way to third on a Theriot Special, but instead of TOOBLANing he slid around …
Series Preview: Chicago Cubs (8-8) at Colorado Rockies (11-9)
The Cubs are back on the road after a bizarre, weather besieged homestand. Hopefully getting into a rhythm will help them get out of their funk of inconsistency and tonight's game looks…dammit. I'm up in Denver for this series, and while I waited out a 2-3 hour rain delay the last …
Series Preview: St. Louis Cardinals (9-7) at Antarctica Cubs (8-8)
The Cubs return to the semi-frozen tundra of Wrigley field for a big series against the Cardinals. For all the bitching about the awful weather canceling games this April – what else can you do? It's April 16 and the weather is this bad. Sometimes nature just throws you a slutter. The best solution I've heard is that the schedulers …
Cubes 14, Barves 10 (4.14.18)
OSS: Cubs come back from an 8-run deficit in an all-around shitshow of a game that I can't believe I watched all of. Three up: The Cubs offense scored nine runs with two outs in the eighth inning to complete their comeback against the Braves. Javier Baez struck the biggest blow with a bases clearing double to tie the game, …
Series Preview: Atlanta Braves (7-5) at Chicago Cubs (6-6)
I guess the Cubs are catching a break by playing the pre-Acuña Barves. They haven't really needed him however, as their offense has scored the second most runs in the NL, behind only the Pirates of all teams. Not surprisingly, Freddie Freeman is leading the way with a .480 wOBA. They're coming off a series loss in DC, their first …
Cubs 13, Pirates 5 (4.11.18)
OSS: Cubs brought the lumber. Three up: It was another huge game for Javier Baez, who had another multi-HR outing. He can still do the small ball stuff too – with the score tied in the sixth inning, he got on base on a dropped third strike, moved over to second on a Heyward GB, stole third, and scored on …
Series Preview: Pittsburgh Pirates (7-2) at Chicago Cubs (5-4)
The Pirates got off to a hot start with a sweep of the awful Tigers in Detroit. They also split a series with the Twins and won two of three from the Reds, all at home. After trading their top two players in the offseason (both probably a year too late), expectations are pretty low. Team Leaders I'm still using …
Cubs 3, Brewers 0 (4.8.18)
OSS: Cubs pitching dominates the Brewers to cap off a 5-4 road trip. Three up: Jose Quintana and the Cubs bullpen shut out the Brewers, allowing just three hits and two walks while striking out nine. Aside from a sixth inning mini-jam that Q worked his way around, the Brewers never had more than one baserunner in an inning. The …