OSS: The newly resurgent Cubs win their fifth in a row.
Three up:
- Cyle had a magnificent bounce back from his previous, injury-shortened start. He pitched seven innings of shutout ball, flirting with a Maddux for the first half of the game. Extra credit to Kyle since it’s a double-header tomorrow. Going into this game, Cyle had a 2.62 ERA across a whopping 172 innings against the Cardinals, and it’s only going to look better. He’s basically Paul Skenes when he faces them (dying laughing)
- Pretty much everyone contributed to the win, with all but Cubs WAR leader Michael Busch getting at least one hit. Balls are falling, line drives are no longer just out of reach of infielders’ gloves, etc. etc.
- While many of the slumping Cubs have been turning things around, the one that feels most acute is Dansby Swanson. He had the biggest hit of the game by WPA with his line drive single to drive in the Cubs first run (that didn’t also have an out involved).
Three down:
- Positive vibes only, but big bummer for Luke Little, who appeared to have a sproing mid plate appearance in the eighth. It’s been a very up and down season for him but he had really turned things around in the past month. I hadn’t realized that he had a streak of nine scoreless outings going all the way back to June 6. If it’s surgery time I hope they invent a new surgery that replaces a ligament with paracord.
Next up:
Doubleheader tomorrow, Hayden Wesneski and TBD (Assad?) in some order face Lance Lynn and Kyle Gibson, also in some order, at 1:15 and 7:15 PM CT.
Comments
Let’s play two, let’s win two
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All Cubs today
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Little –> IL
Roberts & Assad up, former is the presumed 27th man
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Rice Cube,
False, seems the smarter folks than I said Assad is 27th man to allow for extra maneuvering should the need arise
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To-day’s base ball squadron
2B Hoerner
1B Busch
RF Suzuki
LF Happ
DH Morel
SS Swanson
3B Mastrobuoni
CF PCA
C Nido
SP Wesneski
berseliusQuote Reply
PCA had better bunt at Lance Lynn every single damn time, even with 2 strikes.
andcountingQuote Reply
andcounting,
Lynn literally looked gassed after his first pitch. (dying laughing)
andcountingQuote Reply
SeiYA!
andcountingQuote Reply
Every hit so far has been on a pitch straight down the middle and even the error was on a throw down the middle of the outfield.
andcountingQuote Reply
Well, I hope the bats are up to the challenge today because Wesneski is not.
PerkinsQuote Reply
Jeebus, cubs defense
berseliusQuote Reply
Cubs found a Time Machine and jumped back a month (dying laughing)
berseliusQuote Reply
14 errors in the first is not ideal.
andcountingQuote Reply
May as well let Wesneski wear it to save the bullpen.
PerkinsQuote Reply
I guess David Bote should head out to the pen and get warmed up
berseliusQuote Reply
9 runs on 5 hits, better be a shootout (dying laughing)
berseliusQuote Reply
Just need another 83 pitch, 3 inning outing from Lynn
berseliusQuote Reply
Boog and JD have a Heat Miser and Snow Miser vibe right now.
andcountingQuote Reply
Who is Yukon Cornelius in this situation?
berseliusQuote Reply
berselius,
Probably Coomer. Zaidman is definitely that nitwit dentist.
andcountingQuote Reply
Did they option Wesneski yet?
Rice CubeQuote Reply
It appears they optioned Roberts to bring back Palencia
Rice CubeQuote Reply
To say that Miggy homer was unexpected is an understatement
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Damn GIDP
PerkinsQuote Reply
JD & Boog’s jinxing mechanism still functioning well.
andcountingQuote Reply
Looks like the Cubs and a certain other individual have both failed today. That is most unfortunate.
PerkinsQuote Reply
Sigh
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I think at this point it’s worth trying Canario at DH and benching Morel. This team could use more volatility.
PerkinsQuote Reply
The Cardinals swept the doubleheader and it was only the second most disappointing thing about yesterday.
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This is a real who’s who of aughts players.
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Go runs go.
andcountingQuote Reply
He hit that one into the El Nido Triangle
/nerd
berseliusQuote Reply
PCA and Nido going back to back, they need to go buy some lottery tickets (dying laughing)
berseliusQuote Reply
I am satisfied with this latest turn of events
Rice CubeQuote Reply
PCA getting hot just in time to stop playing for a week.
andcountingQuote Reply
berselius,
Giving up those homers should quality for a mid-inning DFA (dying laughing)
berseliusQuote Reply
berselius,
If Miles Mastrobuoni hits one, the other Miles should be banned from baseball.
andcountingQuote Reply
🍄
berseliusQuote Reply
Yes, this is acceptable
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Who’s in the booth with JD? Every time they cut to them I keep thinking JD is in a hostage video.
berseliusQuote Reply
berselius,
Alex Cohen, one of the Cubs minor league PBP guys, I guess.
andcountingQuote Reply
bullpen time, hang on to your butts. Or don’t, I can’t tell you what to do
berseliusQuote Reply
I cannot watch but it sounds like defense is winning this game
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Rice Cube,
PCA = death to flying things
berseliusQuote Reply
Bears 7, city that doesn’t have a football team anymore 3
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Rice Cube,
False
8-3
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🍄 🍄
berseliusQuote Reply
False.
PerkinsQuote Reply
Go Cubs go
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M ——> inverted
berseliusQuote Reply
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