The Pirates got off to a hot start with a sweep of the awful Tigers in Detroit. They also split a series with the Twins and won two of three from the Reds, all at home. After trading their top two players in the offseason (both probably a year too late), expectations are pretty low. Team Leaders I'm still using …
Cubs Gameday: Pirates (7-2) @ Cubs (5-4) (4/9/2018) (Opening Day)
View PostCubs 3, Brewers 0 (4.8.18)
OSS: Cubs pitching dominates the Brewers to cap off a 5-4 road trip. Three up: Jose Quintana and the Cubs bullpen shut out the Brewers, allowing just three hits and two walks while striking out nine. Aside from a sixth inning mini-jam that Q worked his way around, the Brewers never had more than one baserunner in an inning. The …
Cubs Gameday: Cubs (4-4) @ Brewers (5-4) (4/8/2018)
Time: 1:10 CST TV: WGN Radio: 670 the Score Cubs Almora Jr. CF Bryant 3B Zobrist 2B Contreras C Schwarber LF Russell SS Caratini 1B Heyward RF Jose Quintana SP Brewers Cain CF Santana RF Braun LF Aguilar 1B Perez 3B Pina C Villar 2B Arcia SS Chase "Ace" Anderson SP OF Christian Yelich –> 10-day DL RHP Taylor Williams …
Cubs 5, Brewers 2 (4.7.18)
OSS: Cubs win it late with more help from the sloppy Brewers defense. Three up: The Cubs ninth inning unfolded as follows La Stella popped out to SS Caratini ROE, advanced to second Heyward walk Beez ROE Zobrist RBI infield single to tie the game Happ single to CF to score two more Bryant IBB Lester safety squeeze for another …
Cubs Gameday: Cubs (3-4) @ Brewers (5-3) (4/7/2018)
Time: it has already started TV: FS1, ABC 7 Radio: the Score Cubs Happ CF Bryant 3B Schwarber LF Contreras C La Stella 2B Caratini 1B Heyward RF Baez SS Yu Darvish P Brewers Cain CF Thames 1B Braun LF Shaw 3B Santana RF Villar 2B Arcia SS Rebel Scum Jett Bandy C Zach Davies SP
Cubs Gameday: Cubs @ Brewers (4/6/2018)
It's my daughter's 5th birthday. Hopefully the Cubs get her some runs. Time: 7:10 PM CST TV: NBC Sports Chicago Radio: 670 the Score Cubs Zobrist RF Bryant 3B Schwarber LF Contreras C Russell SS Caratini 1B (Rizzo scratched with lower back tightness) Heyward CF (!) Baez 2B Kyle Hendricks SP Brewers Cain CF Thames 1B Braun LF Shaw 3B …
Cubs 8, Brewers 0 (4/5/2018)
OSS: It's the Javy Baez show. Three Up 1. Javy Baez walked 3 times, scored from 1st on an error, and was generally awesome. He had a rough go of the first series of the year, so it's nice to see him with his first-ever 3 walk game. 2. Jon Lester was really good tonight (Ron Coomer's player of the …
Cubs Gameday: Cubs (2-3) at Brewers (4-2)
Time: 7:10 PM CT TV: CSN Radio: 670 the Score Cubs Happ LF Zobrist RF Bryant 3B Rizzo 1B Contreras C Almora CF Russell SS Baez 2B Lester SP Beers Cain CF Santana RF Braun LF Shaw 3B Aguilar 1B Perez 2B Arcia SS Bandy C Suter P I'm a little surprised that Villar isn't getting the nod at 2B …
Series Preview: Chicago Cubs (2-3) at Milwaukee Brewers (4-2)
The Cubs early season road trip continues, this time with another four game set on the road. Strange schedules are strange. Team Leaders Now that the Cubs are facing another team that did not trade 95% of its roster in the offseason, I'll use the teams' 2017 numbers here instead. Cubs OBP: Kris Bryant (.409) ISO: Ian Happ (.261) HR: …