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Cubs 6, Dodgers 4 (8.26.16)

In Commentary And Analysis by berselius16 Comments

OSS: Bryant and Heyward fuel a Cubs comeback. Three up: Kris Bryant poured a dump truck full of concrete into the foundation of his MVP case, hitting home runs number 34 and 35 to lead the Cubs to victory and put him back in the NL lead for homers. He might even have passed Mike Trout in the fWAR race, …

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Cubs 6, Padres 3

In Commentary And Analysis by berselius37 Comments

OSS: Cubs sweep away the Padres for their 81st win. Three up: The Cubs jumped on the Padres early, hitting two doubles and a triple in their first three plate appearances. The top of the order combined to go 5-13, scoring five runs. Kyle Hendricks struck out eight batters in six innings, and managed to hold the lead the offense …

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Cubs @ Padres Game Thread

In Game Threads by dmick8942 Comments

Time: 2:40 PM CT TV: WGN Series Preview Gameday LINEUPS Dexter Fowler, CF Kris Bryant, 1B Ben Zobrist, 2B Jorge Soler, LF Addison Russell, SS Jason Heyward, RF Javier Baez, 3B Willson Contreras, C Kyle Hendricks, P Travis Jankowski, CF Wil Myers, RF Yangervis Solarte, 3B Alex Dickerson, LF Ryan Schimpf, 2B Brett Wallace, 1B Derek Norris, C Luis Sardinas, SS Paul Clemens, …

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Cubs 5, Padres 3 (8.23.16)

In Commentary And Analysis by berselius38 Comments

OSS: There’s no such thing as an easy win, I guess. Three up: Kris Bryant homered again, bringing his season total up to 33, and salted the rest of his performance with two walks. Going into the game he had tied last year’s 6.6 fWAR total, and there’s still a month and change to go. Addison Russell also had a …

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Cubs @ Rockies Game Thread

In Game Threads by dmick8941 Comments

Time: 3:10 PM CT TV: ABC7 Series Preview Gameday LINEUPS Dexter Fowler, CF Kris Bryant, 3B Anthony Rizzo, 1B Ben Zobrist, 2B Addison Russell, SS Willson Contreras, C Javier Baez, 2B Matt Szczur, LF Jason Hammel, P David Dahl, CF DJ LeMahieu, 2B Carlos Gonzalez, RF Nolan Arenado, 3B Gerardo Parra, LF Daniel Descalso, SS Ben Paulsen, 1B Tony Wolters, C Jorge De …

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Cubs 9, Rockies 2 (8.20.16)

In Commentary And Analysis by berselius26 Comments

OSS: The Rockies can’t figure out Mike Montgomery and Trevor Cahill is a sentence I expected to write Three up: Mike Montgomery was great in his first start with the Cubs, and surprisingly efficient. I didn’t get into the game until the top of the third due to big lines (and spotting a ramen place as I was trying to …

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Cubs @ Rockies Game Thread

In Game Threads by dmick8923 Comments

Time: 7:10 PM CT TV: CSN Series Preview Gameday LINEUPS Dexter Fowler, CF Kris Bryant, 3B Anthony Rizzo, 1B Ben Zobrist, 2B Addison Russell, SS Jorge Soler, RF Miguel Montero, C Matt Szczur, LF Mike Montgomery, P David Dahl, CF DJ LeMahieu, 2B Nolan Arenado, 3B Carlos Gonzalez, RF Ryan Raburn, 1B Nick Hundley, C Gerardo Parra, LF Cristhian Adames, SS Jeff Hoffman, …