OSS: Yu Darvish and the Brewers defense edge out the Brewers.
Three up:
- Darvish looked like the guy that the Cubs are paying for today, striking out eight with two walks and three hits in six innings. He gave up one run in the first thanks to an uncharacteristic defensive miscue for Heyward. All his pitches seemed to be working today, including a 64 mph curveball that he used to close out one PA. He even hit a double!
- Javy Baez had the biggest play of the game by WPA, but it was more a misplay by erstwhile Brewers SS Eric Sogard's part. Baez hit a sharp grounder that Sogard couldn't handle, which led to the Cubs go-ahead run in the seventh.
- Carl Edwards Jr and Brandon Morrow shut the door after the Cubs took the lead with little of the drama that took place in the seventh inning.
Three down:
1-3: This might have been the single worst called strike zone I have ever seen. About the only thing I could say in the rookie ump's defense is that he was shitty to both teams. The most egregious was a four pitch walk to Heyward in the second inning that should have been a three pitch strikeout, and some other questionable calls led to the Brewers tying run in the seventh. Something tells me this guy won't be long in the league.
Next up: Junior Guerra takes on Jose Quintana at 1:20 tomorrow as the Cubs look to claw their way to first place in the central for the first time this season.
Comments
I will never get tired of this Counsell picture (dying laughing).
berseliusQuote Reply
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Cubs will need a shovel to hit out of this strike zone.
oogQuote Reply
Somebody please do something.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Thank you, Albert.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Javy! Brewers defense!
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Mi(dying laughing)waukee
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Ah right, the (dying laughing) thing
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Baez!
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Q be cruising
SKQuote Reply
JHEY
SKQuote Reply
Zobrist! Heyward! La Stella! Brewers defense!
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
That was great base running.
dmick89Quote Reply
Stropy strokin’
ceruleanQuote Reply
Save by committee today.
ceruleanQuote Reply
All the kids these days be sayin’ LUL
ceruleanQuote Reply
Boom
ceruleanQuote Reply
Half of Milwaukee’s losses have been against the Cubs (dying laughing)
ceruleanQuote Reply
cerulean,
I hope that’s not still true in September.
dmick89Quote Reply
This game was enjoyable.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
(dying laughing) at the Cardinals lulpen
Senior Rockies Correspondent BerseliusQuote Reply
Cardinals lose.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Pablo Sandoval can pitch!
https://www.mlb.com/video/must-c-pandas-perfect-9th/c-1986299383
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Rice Cube,
He throws harder than Kyle Hendricks.
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