Cubs 7, Padres 2

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OSS: Cook County General Hospital Squad bombs their way past the team with the best record in baseball.

Three up:

  1. Javy hit two home runs, including a Sosa-esque bomb that hit the CF camera shack above the batters eye. Javy’s line now sits at .260/.295/.514, good for a .343 wOBA, and he’s on pace for another unique 4-5 WAR season.
  2. Injury callup and former Cardinals first round pick Patrick Wisdom had a two-homer day as well. The Cubs have had a plethora of injuries this year, and it’s a little jarring to see some of their replacements step up. Matt Duffy certainly stands out among the group of bench/minors guys going into the season, but Wisdom might have vaulted himself to second on the list. I hope he manages to stick around one way or another.
  3. Speaking of former top prospects putting it together, former Twins first round pick Kohl Stewart was the last-minute starter today following an emergency appendectomy for Trevor Williams. He pitched a solid five innings, allowing just one unearned run. He also made a slick behind the back catch on a shot up the middle that he totally did on purpose (dying laughing).

Three down:

  1. Said appendectomy for Williams is pretty hilarious when looking at this team from 30,000 feet. At this rate Zach Davies is going to miss his next start due to being bitten by a moose.
  2. Joc Pederson was the only batter to be completely blanked on the scorecard, going 0-4 with two strikeouts. He’s cooled off a smidge from his hot start back from the injury.
  3. It’s a great start to this stretch of games, but the Cubs have their work cut out for them. The Cubs are in the middle of a ~3 week stretch with no off days, and have 2 more games in this series against the Padres followed by the dreaded west coast trip to face SD and SF.

Next up: Ryan Weathers takes on Cyle at 7:05 PM CT

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  2. andcounting

    David Ross might be good at bullpen management. It just seems like something that is really easy to screw up, especially with a lot of injuries and the new rules on minimum batters faced AND a patchwork starting rotation. It’s getting to the point where I have a hard time believing he’s just been lucky.

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  3. Perkins

    I’m honestly surprised to see Cubs pitchers coming up and doing well, even if Alzolay is the only starter. I guess they’ve been doing it for a couple years, but it still seems jarring after basically nothing from 2015-19.

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    berselius

    This Cubs team might be kinda good? Who knows about some of these fill in guys but hard to argue with 5-0 be the Dodgers and padres

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  25. andcounting

    That was a pretty well-played series. It’s hard to believe the Cubs swept that running away.

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  31. andcounting

    With about 20 minutes left in the audiobook for Michael Lewis’s “Playing to Win,” I decided to Google Tabatha Soren to see if she was the same MTV News anchor I was picturing in my head. I was horrified to find out their daughter Dixie, whose early softball career is the focus of much of the book, died in a car accident 5 days ago. It’s absolutely heartbreaking.

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  57. andcounting

    Patrick Wisdom is fourth on the team in homers, tied with Mike Trout. He’s also 20 days younger than Trout. He might not hit another homerun all year, but this has still been pretty fun to witness.

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    berselius

    To-day’s base ball squadron

    LF Pederson
    2B Happ
    3B Wisdom
    1B Rizzo
    CF Ortega
    RF Heyward
    SS Alcantara
    C Higgins
    P Arrieta

    Scheduled day off for KB, Baez available off the bench.

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