OSS: Kris Bryant – he’s back!
Three up:
- Bryant went 2-4 with a double, single, and two strikeouts in his return to the lineup from his lingering shoulder injury.
- Kyle Hendricks had a solid start, allowing one run on six hits and two walks in six innings. It’s nice to see him looking more like his old self, if not necessarily Cyle.
- The Brewers and Cardinals both lost, so the Cubs division lead is back up to 4.5 games.
Three down:
- I got nothin’ here. This was about as low drama as a win can get.
Next up: The Cubs go for the series win against Aaron Nola at 12:35 CT. Nola’s been so good (and the Phillies defense so bad) this year that he may have broken pitching WAR.
Comments
To day’s base ball squadron:
Murphy
Baez
Rizzo
Bryant (RF)
Schwarber
Contreras
Happ
Lester
Bote (3B)
PerkinsQuote Reply
Perkins,
That’s quite the powerful lineup.
andcountingQuote Reply
Chris Gimenez is in the Twins’ lineup… at first base.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Nola is good at pitching.
dmick89Quote Reply
Stop striking out. Yeesh.
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Murphy!
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Murphy!
Berselius is too lazy to loginQuote Reply
Rizzo!!!
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Rizzo!
dmick89Quote Reply
I’m starting to become a Juan Soto fan.
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Mark Reynolds!
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Báez!!!!!
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JAVY!
Berselius is too lazy to loginQuote Reply
Javy!!!
dmick89Quote Reply
Welp, I hope the Nationals’ bullpen is this bad when the Cubs come to town.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Schwarber!!!!
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Schwarber!
dmick89Quote Reply
Stupid Reds.
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Triples weekend.
dmick89Quote Reply
Happ!
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Báez! Rizzo!
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
I am satisfied with how this game has unfolded.
berseliusQuote Reply
As much as I’d like the Brewers and Cardinals to lose, I don’t actually care all that much since the Cubs have a healthy lead. If the lead was a game or two I’d care a lot more. The Cubs are going to win and there’s one less game to play. That’s pretty big with the lead the Cubs have.
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berseliusQuote Reply
berselius,
Not yet?
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
The Reds just intentionally walked Carpenter to bring the potential winning run to the plate.
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NOW:
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Rizzo the Rat,
The Cubs should run a classified ad that says “looking for someone to wear number 21, please call 1-800-Cubs-win.”
dmick89Quote Reply
And he hit a home run. Off Eddie Butler.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Gimenez also gave up five runs as a pitcher, so I’m still calling his day a net negative.
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