OSS: Taylor Davis picks a good time to hit his first MLB home run.
Three up:
- After the Cubs had fallen behind 5-1 in the top of the fourth inning, Taylor Davis of all players answered back with a grand slam to left center. It wasn’t a cheapie, nearly leaving the park.
- Baez had a long HR of his own that gave the Cubs the lead in the bottom of the eighth inning. It was yet another opposite field shot from Baez, who remains blazingly hot. His slash line sits at .318/.353/.659, a wRC+ of 160.
- Kyle Ryan, who has emerged as the best Cubs middle reliever so far this year, got the Cubs out of a bases loaded jam in the top of the fifth after Darvish and Webster combined to load the bases with just one out. He got two ground balls to get out of the inning, and it was mostly smooth sailing the rest of the way.
Three down:
- It was another lousy start for Darvish, who walked five and allowed six hits in 5 innings. While Darvish wasn’t great by any stretch, he did not get much help from his defense.
- Somehow the Cubs weren’t charged with any errors, but there were a couple of misplays by Almora and Bryant in the OF that extended some innings longer than they should have been.
- Steve Cishek’s tightrope was fraying when he got out of a jam he made for himself in the sixth, which included a single, walk, a wild pitch, Yadier Molina stealing a base due to inattention, and a hit by pitch.
Next up: The Cubs go for for the sweep and first place on Sunday night baseball. Q takes on Waino at 6:05 PM CT
Comments
Mets and Brewers deadlocked in the 16th. Another 9 innings would be nice.
ceruleanQuote Reply
cerulean,
17th! Just keep making this victory more Pyrrhic.
berseliusQuote Reply
berselius,
I love smell of bullpen immolation in the morning…
Smells like…victory.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Top o’ the 18th to ya…
ceruleanQuote Reply
Have I ever mentioned that I hate Ryan Braun?
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
To-day’s base ball squadron
LF Zobrist
3B Bryant
1b Rizzo
SS Baez
C Contreras
RF Heyward
2B Bote
CF Almora
P Quintana
berseliusQuote Reply
Willson!!!!
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Willie!
berseliusQuote Reply
WILLSON!!
WaLiQuote Reply
ESPN sure loves showing the game on a split screen.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Cardinals TOOTBLANing all over the place today.
berseliusQuote Reply
Hey, Hey, Hey!!!
andcountingQuote Reply
Way to sacrifice your Bote.
andcountingQuote Reply
Nice
WaLiQuote Reply
Almora wtf
WaLiQuote Reply
Rizzo!!!
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Letting Wainwright face the top of the order for the third time was a nice gift from the Cardinals.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Fuck yeah nice trio of hits
WaLiQuote Reply
That special satisfaction when Waino efficiently gives up hits to be chased from the game…
ceruleanQuote Reply
Not a good rundown by the Cardinals.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Runs!
berseliusQuote Reply
Hell yes
ceruleanQuote Reply
Cubs getting a ton of hard contact today
berseliusQuote Reply
7–2 off-suit — my favorite hold ’em hand
ceruleanQuote Reply
This has been my favorite series this year.
ceruleanQuote Reply
cerulean,
I’ve had a good feeling about this series all week. Loving it.
WaLiQuote Reply
Funny how the Cubs have been really, really good since the 1-6 start (18-6 since if tonight holds and with the best overall run differential in MLB), and yet the 1-6 still feels more true.
Seems like even if the Cubs ran the table the ROS, there would still be a part of me that would go Yeah, but that first week tho…
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
Keep it coming
berseliusQuote Reply
Bryant!!!!!
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
KB!
berseliusQuote Reply
fuck. yes. fuck the cardinals!
WaLiQuote Reply
The Cubs should bring in Taylor Davis to pitch the ninth.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Hell of a series, Cubs. Keep it rolling. Or don’t – I can’t tell you what to do.
PerkinsQuote Reply
Still feeling pretty good about this game
ceruleanQuote Reply
cerulean,
Feels like it might be slipping away.
dmick89Quote Reply
First place.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
berseliusQuote Reply
That will be engraved on Chatwood’s tombstone
ceruleanQuote Reply
Wow, ARod and the ESPN Sunday night crew are even worse this year than last year. They must never do any homework. Though Jess was more accurate on likely Russell playing time than ARod.
From now on I’m listening to radio broadcast if the Cubs are Sunday baseball.
BVSQuote Reply
http://www.obstructedview.net/cubs-13-cardinals-5-2/
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