Time: 7:00 PM CT TV: FS1 Series Preview Gameday LINEUPS (91-71, 2-3) Andrew Toles, LF Corey Seager, SS Justin Turner, 3B Adrian Gonzalez, 1B Josh Reddick, RF Joc Pederson, CF Yasmani Grandal, C Chase Utley, 2B Clayton Kershaw, P Kershaw Stats 149 IP 10.39 K/9 0.66 BB/9 1.69 ERA 1.80 FIP 2.28 xFIP (103-58, 3-2) Dexter Fowler, CF Kris Bryant, 3B Anthony Rizzo, 1B Ben Zobrist, …
Cubs 8, Dodgers 4 (NLCS Game 5)
OSS: Three+ up: Addison Russell provided the biggest hit of the game, a no-doubter two run shot in the sixth inning to put the Cubs up 3-1, driving in who else but Javier Baez. Russell also added a single in the ninth and hustled his way into a leadoff ROE as the Cubs tacked on five insurance runs in the …
NLCS Game 5: Cubs @ Dodgers Game Thread
Time: 19:08 CT (har har MLB) TV: FS1 Series Preview Gameday Thread LINEUPS (projected) (103-58, 2-2) Dexter Fowler, CF Kris Bryant, 3B Anthony Rizzo, 1B Ben Zobrist, LF Javier Baez, 2B Jason Heyward, RF Addison Russell, SS David Ross, C Jon Lester, P Lester Stats 202.2 IP 8.75 K/9 2.31 BB/9 2.44 ERA 3.41 FIP 3.47 xFIP (91-71, 2-2) Kike Hernandez, 2B Justin …
Cubs 10, Dodgers 2 (NLCS Game 4)
OSS: Back in business. Three+ up: Anthony Rizzo and Addison Russell were the most prominently struggling players on the offense going into this game, but their bats woke up in a big way tonight. Russell took Julio Urias deep in the fourth for a two run shot, and Rizzo hit a solo shot in the fifth. Both were making good …
NLCS Game 4: Cubs @ Dodgers Game Thread
Time: 7:00 PM CT TV: FS1 Series Preview Gameday LINEUPS (103-58, 1-2) Juan Pierre, CF Kris Bryant, 3B Micah Hoffpauir, 1B Tom Goodwin, LF Javier Baez, 2B Willson Contreras, C Jose Macias, RF Neifi Perez, SS John Lackey, P Lackey Stats 188.1 IP 8.60 K/9 2.53 BB/9 3.35 ERA 3.81 FIP 3.80 xFIP (91-71, 2-1) Chase Utley, 2B Corey Seager, SS Justin Turner, 3B …
Dodgers 6, Cubs 0 (NLCS Game 3)
OSS: Well, that sucked. Three up: The Cubs meat grinder got going early, sending seven batters to the plate against a clearly out-of-sorts Rich Hill in the second inning. He was over 40 pitches by the end of it plus half a hundred pickoff throws on noted base purloiner Anthony Rizzo, and the Cubs felt on schedule to do some …
NLCS Game 3: Cubs @ Dodgers Game Thread
Time: 7:00 PM CT TV: FS1 Series Preview Gameday LINEUPS (103-58, 1-1) Dexter Fowler, CF Kris Bryant, 3B Ben Zobrist, LF Anthony Rizzo, 1B Javier Baez, 2B Jorge Soler, RF Addison Russell, SS Miguel Montero, C Jake Arrieta, P Arrieta Stats 197.1 IP 8.67 K/9 3.47 BB/9 3.10 ERA 3.52 FIP 3.68 xFIP (91-71, 1-1) Chase Utley, 2B Corey Seager, SS Justin Turner, 3B Adrian …
Dodgers 1, Cubs 0 (NLCS Game 2)
OSS: Cubs run into a buzz saw named Kershaw and Jansen. Three up Not a lot of positives for the Cubs today. Oddly enough the only position player with positive WPA was Anthony Rizzo, who drew a leadoff walk in the seventh. The Cubs made a lot of good contact that inning but couldn’t get a ball to drop in. …
NLCS Game 2: Dodgers @ Cubs Game Thread
Time: 7:00 PM CT TV: FS1 Series Preview Gameday LINEUPS (91-71, 0-1) Chase Utley, 2B Corey Seager, SS Justin Turner, 3B Adrian Gonzalez, 1B Josh Reddick, RF Joc Pederson, CF Yasmani Grandal, C Andrew Toles, LF Clayton Kershaw, P Kershaw Stats 149 IP 10.39 K/9 0.66 BB/9 1.69 ERA 1.80 FIP 2.28 xFIP (103-58, 1-0) Dexter Fowler, CF Kris Bryant, 3B Anthony Rizzo, 1B Ben …
A Few Good Tweets From Game 1
One of the nice things about getting to a championship series is that everyone is paying attention. And, at least when Pedro Baez is pitching, there is plenty of time to survey the landscape. Revisiting the action while trying not to worry about Kershaw… On Howie Kendrick A. That’s not how defensive metrics work. B. Kendrick actually grades out as more …