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Game 32 Recap: Cubs 6 Mets 1

Photo courtesy Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports Top Play (WPA): Starlin Castro ripped a double down the left field line in the sixth inning which scored Jorge Soler and gave the Cubs a 1-0 lead against Noah Syndergaard in his MLB debut (.190). The Cubs had been threatening from time to time all night, but up until this […]

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Game 14 Recap: Pirates 4, Cubs 3

Top Play (WPA): With the bases loaded and nobody out in the bottom of the eighth, Miguel Montero singled into left field against Jared Hughes, which brought home Anthony Rizzo and cut the Pirates lead to 4-2 (.152). But the very next batter provided the second-worst WPA play of the game, as David Ross (batting […]

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Game Four Recap: Cubs 9 Rockies 5

Top Play (WPA): Dexter Fowler’s second inning triple, which scored Jason Hammel and Arismendy Alcantara and gave the Cubs an early 3-0 lead (.154 WPA).  This liner into the right field corner was Fowler’s second on a two-triple evening. Bottom Play (WPA): Nick Hundley’s 4-6-3 double play with no one out in the bottom of […]