OSS: The Marlins stink, but a road sweep is a road sweep.
Three up:
- Cole Hamels had another great start, striking out 8 in seven scoreless innings. I think JD said at one point that only one ball had reached the outfield all game. That was before he ran into some trouble in his last inning due to a fielding error by Bryant (who was otherwise aces defensively in this one) which drove his pitch count high enough to prevent him from repeating last week’s eight inning performance.
- Daniel Descalso had yet another big game, going 2-3 and driving in half of the Cubs runs on the day. He TOOTBLAN’d on a two run double that he tried to stretch into a single in the third inning, but still easily led the position players in WPA.
- Javy Baez hit an opposite field home run for the second day in a row. The dude is locked in right now
Three down:
- Another lousy game by Bryzzo, who went 1-8 with three strikeouts. Once those two get on track, look out NL pitching.
- Our old pal Starlin Castro led the Marlins position players in negative WPA in this one, and had kind of a lousy series all around. I guess it’s okay if he has a lousy series against the Cubs, but it sucks to see him playing for a AAA team.
- The Cubs have to wait another three weeks before they play the Marlins again.
Next up: The Cubs have yet another off-day, and then return to Wrigley to face the Dbacks for a three game set. All three games are day games.
Comments
That’s quite the TOOTBLAN.
dmick89Quote Reply
dmick89,
(dying laughing), whoops.
berseliusQuote Reply
*crickets*
berseliusQuote Reply
Afraid to jinx the winning streak.
Also don’t want to poke the dmick-bear on an off day.
BVSQuote Reply
Brewers lose.
PerkinsQuote Reply
Angels/Mariners is batshit. Angels were down 10-2 in the 7th. They’ve tied it in the 8th.
andcountingQuote Reply
Cubs are quietly 2nd in the NL in run differential.
JonKneeVQuote Reply
To-day’s base ball squadron
2B Descalso
RF Bryant
1B Rizzo
SS Baez
C Contreras
CF Heyward
3B Bote
LF War Bear
P Hendricks
berseliusQuote Reply
I may have set a new record for earliest calendar date for which I was too lazy to write a series preview (dying laughing).
berseliusQuote Reply
Pitching matchups this series
Merrill Kelly RHP vs Hendricks
Zack Grienke, RHP vs Darvish
Robbie Ray, LHP vs Q
berseliusQuote Reply
I would but I’m under audit.
MylesQuote Reply
This was a Jason-Heyward-is-good-again article I recently enjoyed.
https://blogs.fangraphs.com/jason-heywards-surprising-new-strategy-for-success-will-shock-you/
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
Smokestack Lightning,
Interesting. You could say it’s not signing Heyward that hasn’t worked out so much as changing him.
andcountingQuote Reply
Chatwood ——-> starting on Sunday
Sounds like Joe is getting a little too cute with platoon splits
berseliusQuote Reply
Peasants! Art thou conversing?
SKQuote Reply
berselius,
Doesn’t sound like him.
andcountingQuote Reply
berselius,
As is his wont.
SKQuote Reply
#JavyTag
andcountingQuote Reply
Cyle?
SKQuote Reply
SK,
Nay m’lord!
berseliusQuote Reply
11-pitch walk there for Bryant.
SKQuote Reply
Nice long PA from Bryant
berseliusQuote Reply
bases clogged
berseliusQuote Reply
defense!
berseliusQuote Reply
Thanks wind.
SKQuote Reply
berselius,
They are saying all the pop ups are buzzing around like drones controlled by a Jolt cola addict.
SKQuote Reply
Another crazy wind aided hit.
SKQuote Reply
Pour it on, fellas
berseliusQuote Reply
berselius,
Or don’t, I guess I can’t tell you what to do.
berseliusQuote Reply
Kyle looking more like Cyle today than he has in his other starts this season.
berseliusQuote Reply
Dbacks jerseys make them look like they should be called the Sweatbacks.
https://ae01.alicdn.com/kf/HTB1DxkqiiAKL1JjSZFoq6ygCFXap/MLB-Men-s-Arizona-Diamondbacks-Baseball-Brick-Alternate-Cool-Base-Jersey.jpg
SKQuote Reply
I miss it when Kris Bryant was a power hitter. That guy was awesome. This guy is okay. He doesn’t suck, but he’s not all that good either.
dmick89Quote Reply
Tony!
berseliusQuote Reply
Rizzo!
WaLiQuote Reply
Such a great hit by Rizzo waiting on that pitch
SKQuote Reply
Cubs taking a crapton of walks today
SKQuote Reply
Damn, Cyle
berseliusQuote Reply
Javy gonna Javy (dying laughing)
berseliusQuote Reply
Aw yeah
SKQuote Reply
I’m going to some of the Cubs games in AZ next week….looks like I’m on track to get Darvish and Chatwood starts :/
berseliusQuote Reply
Welcome back, Cyle. Please stick around.
PerkinsQuote Reply
M——–>inverted
berseliusQuote Reply
Cubs ——–> .500
berseliusQuote Reply
berselius,
Hell yeah
WaLiQuote Reply
Good job good effort, Marlins FO
berseliusQuote Reply
Nice to see Hader throw 30+ pitches and blow the lead.
berseliusQuote Reply
http://www.obstructedview.net/cubs-5-dbacks-1-2/
berseliusQuote Reply