Especially that eighth inning, I mean what the hell (dying laughing) I was pretty annoyed at the top half like everyone else, but the bottom half made sitting in traffic seem not so bad after all. Elmo broke Twitter a long time ago, but yeah that is one hell of a wild swing and a wild game that I’m glad …
Cubs 2, Padres 1 (10 innings)
OSS: Against all odds, the Cubs pull one out late on the west coast. Three up: Three down: Next up: The Cubs go for the series win tomorrow at 3:10 CT. Matthew Boyd takes on Nick Pivetta. With today’s win the Cubs have already guaranteed that this won’t be a losing west coast trip, so pop the champagne.
Cubs 7, Padres 1
OSS: Nothing like a low stress win. Three up: Three down: Next up: The Cubs go for a sweep against the second(?) best team in baseball at 1:20 PM CT. Ben Brown takes on fifth starter/KBO career resurrectee Kyle Hart.
The Cubs Meat Grinder
This is partly inspired by a misunderstanding on the Facebook page… I usually try to write such that there is no pronoun ambiguity, but I mistakenly assumed most people who paid attention would know that the Cubs bullpen barely had to do anything while the A’s bullpen was ground into a pulp. I did note some pretty wild overreactions from …
Sacramento is a Launchpad
I think I knew that the California League was traditionally a high offense environment but it seems the Cubs put that into practice. Anyway here’s the highlights.
Cubs 4, Dbacks 3
OSS: TOOTBWIN Three up: Three Down: Next up: The Cubs go for the series win at 3:10 PM CT on Sunday. New Cub Matthew Boyd takes on Eduardo Rodriguez. Don’t pitch to Geno. Or do. I can’t tell you what to do. Unless that thing to do is to extend PCA. Do that please.
Cubs 10, E-Backs 6
OSS: Cubs offense wakes up with a little help from the Dbacks defense Three up: Three down: Next up: Jameson Taillon takes on Merrill Kelly at 8:40 PM CT, with yours truly in attendance. Let’s get a streak going, fellas.
The Christian Bethancourt Game
Mostly because we needed a new post, and also because this was one of the more enjoyable, albeit improbable, comebacks in recent Cubs memory, thanks in no small part to a certain random #9 hitter. The sweep was nice too.
Miggy Slam
Just so we have a new post, carry on.
Cubs 5, Cardinals 1
OSS: The newly resurgent Cubs win their fifth in a row. Three up: Three down: Next up: Doubleheader tomorrow, Hayden Wesneski and TBD (Assad?) in some order face Lance Lynn and Kyle Gibson, also in some order, at 1:15 and 7:15 PM CT.