OSS: Chatwood brings his A-game.
Three up:
- Tyler Chatwood was on point today, striking out 8 in six innings and allowing just three hits and two walks. He struck out Yelich three times in a row. I guess our pandemic-related cognitive dissonance is going to coincide with Tyler Chatwood starts this year?
- The Cubs offense blew up Beers starter Freddy Peralta and erstwhile closer Corey Knebel in the fourth inning, scoring four runs on just one extra base hit. Javy Baez even drew a walk!
- There was a little action on the basepaths, but the bullpen kept the Beers off the scoreboard.
Three down:
- Ross pinch-hit for his DH later in the game, which was kind of strange. I guess I’ll actually have to learn what the weird rules are surrounding the DH, since it’s something we’ve never had to worry about (dying laughing). The expanded rosters are certainly going to encourage more substitutions, even with the DH.
- Kris Bryant picked up his first hit of the season, but it was a rough day otherwise at the plate with 3 K’s.
- Looks like we’re going to get a lot more Ryan Dempster in our earballs with Marquee this year, so yuck.
Next up: The Cubs head to Cincy for a four game set. Jon Lester takes on Wade Miley at 5:40 PM CT.
Comments
Embrace the weird
BVSQuote Reply
BVS,
don’t tell me what to embrace
EnricoPallazzoQuote Reply
EnricoPallazzo,
Love is love
berseliusQuote Reply
Sounds like Verlander may be donezo for the season.
berseliusQuote Reply
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/29542203/marlins-starter-jose-urena-late-scratch-phillies
berseliusQuote Reply
berselius,
Sounds like the Marlins game vs the Orioles is canceled
WaLiQuote Reply
I wonder how long before other teams have outbreaks. It’s still insane to me that they’re trying to have a season, as much as I enjoy having real baseball to watch.
PerkinsQuote Reply
Perkins,
At this point, the season might be over. Maybe they finish the week. But I think it’s done.
andcountingQuote Reply
I too enjoyed the event known as “Baseball Weekend,” and hope they do another one like it next year.
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
Yankees Phillies game canceled now too
https://mobile.twitter.com/ken_rosenthal/status/1287757902548172803?s=21
WaLiQuote Reply
Welp,
uncle daveQuote Reply
I’m surprised they got as deep into the season as they did before this happened.
dmick89Quote Reply
from mlb.com
hmmm…might be more accurate to say “The Phillies-Yankees postponement is out of the absolute bare minimum of caution”
EnricoPallazzoQuote Reply
florida continues to be the reason why the rest of this country can’t have nice things.
EnricoPallazzoQuote Reply
Great work, Florida
berseliusQuote Reply
berseliusQuote Reply
Another case of Floridus interruptus.
Thanks Florida — you really know how to kill a good time and spread diseases anyway.
ceruleanQuote Reply
cerulean,
Do we know they didn’t all catch it and spread it in Philly?
andcountingQuote Reply
To-day’s base ball squadron
LF Bryant
1B Rizzo
SS Baez
DH War Bear
C Contreras
RF Souza
3B Bote
2B Hoerner
CF Almora
P Lester
berseliusQuote Reply
cerulean,
Eh they were playing in Atlanta prior to Philly, not Florida, so most likely caught it there
WaLiQuote Reply
Shocking, seeing how that’s another state that’s really distinguished itself in dealing with the pandemic.
berseliusQuote Reply
berselius,
This is a good time for SC not to have a baseball team. Our asininity flies under the radar thanks to our neighbors.
BVSQuote Reply
Reminds me of Mississippi’s slogan: “At least we’re not Alabama.”
(Not to be confused with Alabama’s slogan: “At least we’re not Mississippi.”)
ceruleanQuote Reply
Gonna be a rain delay tonight
berseliusQuote Reply
http://www.obstructedview.net/series-preview-chicago-cubs-2-1-at-cincinnati-reds-1-2/
berseliusQuote Reply