10. Kris Bryant’s even better than last year. Kris Bryant led the league in missing balls he swung at last year. That was the main contributor to his 199 strikeouts. You can live with that many strikeouts if you hit the cover off the ball when you make contact and draw walks besides, and Bryant did both of those things …
Cubs 8, Padres 7
OSS: Cubs file an insurance run claim, hang on to win it. Three up: Addison Muscle had a great day at the plate, driving in three runs on two hits that seemed to land in the exact same place down the right field line. Kemp got to the first one a little faster than the second, which led to Javy being …
Padres @ Cubs Game Thread
Start time: Now Lineups Padres Jay, CF Myers, 1B Kemp, RF Norris, C Upton, Jr, LF Wallace, 3B Pirela, 2B Ramirez, SS Vargas, P Cubs Fowler, CF Heyward, RF Bryant, LF Rizzo, 1B Zobrist, 2B Baez, 3B Russell, SS Ross, C Lester, P Pitchers: Cesar Vargas vs. Jon Lester Will the Cubs win? It could go either way.
Series Preview: San Diego Padres (13-19) @ Chicago Cubs (24-6)
The Cubs just completed one of the best weeks in their history by sweeping the Pirates in Pittsburgh and then sweeping the then 2nd best team in the league at home in 4 games. That puts them on a 7-game winning streak and their best record in team history in over 100 years. They’re going to lose some time and …
Cubs 4, Nationals 3
OSS: Javy walks it off in the 13th to complete the sweep of the Nationals. Three up Javy Baez hit a long blast to the left field bleachers to end this looooong, sloppy, game. Not surprisingly, he was the Cubs leading WPA position player of the day. The bullpen posted eight scoreless innings after Jake Arrieta could only make it through three …
Cubs 8, Nationals 5 (5/7/16)
OSS: It’s better to be lucky and good. Three Six up: Too many great performances to fit into the usual format today. Addison Russell had a huge day at the plate, posting a .431 WPA thanks to an RBI single in the sixth that sent Nats starter Gio Gonzalez to the showers and a two-run double in the seventh that gave the Cubs the …
Cubs 8, Nationals 6 (5/6/16)
OSS: Ben Zobrist homers again. And again. Three up: Ben Zobrist is just utterly on fire right now, homering twice and drawing two walks in today’s game. *Quietly deletes the WTF @ tbe Ben Zobrist signing post from the offseason*. When Rendon homered in the second PA of the game, it only made me more confident that the Cubs would have …
The Cubs historic start to the 2016 season
A lot has been written about how good the 2016 Cubs are. The articles began immediately after the Mets quickly dispatched of them in the 2015 NLCS. They increased significantly after the Cubs signed Jason Heyward and John Lackey away from division rival St. Louis. We’ve all marveled at some of these numbers and have thoroughly enjoyed watching the Cubs beat …
(5/6/2016) Nationals @ Cubs
How to Watch TV: CSN Chicago Radio: 670 the Score Time: 1:20 PM CST Starters WAS: Max Scherzer (25.2 K%, 7.7 BB%, 3.76 FIP, 3.55 ERA) Pitch Mix CHC: John Lackey (22.1 K%, 6.9 BB%, 3.32 FIP, 4.32 ERA) Pitch Mix Lineup Fowler CF Hewyard RF Bryant LF Rizzo 1B Zobrist 2B La Stella 3B Bae-z SS Ross C Lackey …
Cubs 5, Nats 2 (5/5/16)
OSS: “Zobrist high-fiving so hard that he nearly fell down is a pretty good microcosm for the season.” – umbra Three up: Zobrist had most of the RsBI today, with a bases clogged single in the fourth and an insurancey two run homer in the eighth. The Cubs ended up needing those extra runs, as the Nats finally broke through in …