What You Need to Know: The Cubs decided to let you watch Sean Manaea’s no-hitter by rolling over and dying. The bats were quiet and Yu Darvish fell apart suddenly and completely. Next Level: After last night’s sixteen-run outburst, there were some feelings that the Cubs would be stymied by Tyler Anderson through some gambler’s fallacy fueled […]
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Game 14 Recap: Cubs 14, Braves 10
What You Need to Know The Cubs fell behind 10-2 after Jose Quintana couldn’t make it through the third inning. But a nine-run eighth punctuated an improbable comeback. Next Level Many moons ago, in the first inning of this long, stupid game, Albert Almora Jr. hit a solo home run that looked like it took […]
Game 8 Recap: Cubs 5, Brewers 2
What You Need to Know After the Cubs’ late-game, defensive breakdown last night, the Brewers had a breakdown of their own. Two errors in the ninth allowed the Cubs to come back for four runs, though Chicago only hit one ball out of the infield in the inning. Yu Darvish was excellent, and Kris Bryant […]
2017 Player Profile: Carl Edwards Jr.
Position RP 2017 Stats IP K% BB% HR/FB% ERA DRA BABIP GB% 66 1/3 35.9% 14.5% 13.3% 2.98 2.70 .193 46% Year in Review If you want the abridged version of Carl Edward’s Jr.’s season, look at the final two batters he faced. Edwards made Chris Taylor look silly, striking him out on three straight […]
Offseason Player Profile: Jon Jay
Editor’s Note: This is the first of BP Wrigleyville’s offseason player profiles. Over the next few months, we’ll review every player on the Cubs’ roster this year one-by-one and look ahead at their potential roles next year. First up: Jon Jay. Position CF/LF 2017 Stats Avg OBP SLG TAv FRAA VORP WARP .296 .374 .375 […]
Second City October: NLCS Game Five, The Climb
In what was likely Jake Arrieta’s final start as a Cub, he managed to stave off elimination for one more day. It was a fitting sendoff for a guy whose last four years have rivaled Greg Maddux’s best four years with the Cubs. Without Javier Baez’s pair of dingers and leaping catch on an errant […]
NLCS Game Three Recap: Dodgers 6, Cubs 1
The thought going into tonight’s game was if the Cubs could win, they’d be right where they were a year ago: down two games to one after getting their offense shut down by elite Dodger pitching. There was reason to be confident in the Cubs’ chances of taking game three. They had home-field advantage, and […]
Game 155 Recap: Cubs 5, Brewers 0
What You Need to Know Jose Quintana had the game of his career as he spun a complete-game shutout with double-digit strikeouts. The Cubs whittled down their magic number to two. With the Brewers off tomorrow, the earliest they can clinch the NL Central is Tuesday. Next Level This wasn’t exactly a must-win game unless […]
Game 143 Recap: Brewers 3, Cubs 1
What You Need to Know The Cubs got swept despite Kyle Hendricks’ strong outing. The lineup outhit the Brewers, but they couldn’t get the big hit. But hey, Willson Contreras is back. Next Level Kyle Hendricks was excellent at limiting hard contact today but no so much the hard luck. The Brewers didn’t get a […]
Game 142 Recap: Brewers 15, Cubs 2
What You Need to Know Kyle Schwarber hit a home run and Felix Pena pitched a scoreless inning, but the Cubs lost anyway. Next Level Mike Montgomery lasted only 2+ innings. Montgomery had some serious control issues in the first. In the inning, he allowed a runner to reach on a dropped third strike, he […]