What You Need To Know: Early on, it seemed the story of tonight would be Billy Hamilton and the Reds rendering the Cubs helpless. Hamilton led off the first with a single and then came around to score the game’s first run. In the third, he robbed Kris Bryant of a hit and the Cubs’ […]
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Game 120 Recap: Reds 13, Cubs 10
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW In another wild game, with seven home runs between the two teams, it was the Reds’ turn to blow a huge lead—9-0 in the second, tied in the fifth—but still win. Worse for the Cubs, Lester took himself out of the game in the second and is being evaluated for left lat […]
Game 119 Recap: Cubs 7, Reds 6
What You Need to Know There was a grand slam, a five-man infield, John Lackey stole a base, and it ended with a walk-off on a wild pitch. It was a pretty fun game if you forget about the five-run lead that was blown. Next Level Javier Baez came into the ninth inning with the […]
Game 118 Recap: Reds 2, Cubs 1
What You Need To Know: You probably joked while the Cubs were scoring 15 last night that they should save some for the next game. Though you didn’t say it out loud, inside you kind of felt like you weren’t joking, even though you know that’s not how these things work. But what you know and […]
Game 117 Recap: Cubs 15, Reds 5
The Chicago Cubs’ next 12 games come against teams in the bottom of their respective divisions: three more with the Cincinnati Reds, three with the Blue Jays, another set of three with the Reds and three with the Phillies. If tonight is any indication, this could be a fun couple of weeks. In the first […]
July 10, 2014 & The Cubs’ True Turn Toward Competitive Baseball
Let’s turn the clock back. Back before the Cubs were hte 2016 world champions. Back before their improbable 2015 run. Back to 2014. July 10, 2014, specifically. A day in which the 39-52, cellar-dwelling Chicago Cubs, riding a six-game losing streak took on the Cincinnati Reds. The July afternoon matinee at the Great American Ball […]
Game 81 Recap: Reds 5, Cubs 3
What you need to know: Jackson Stephens, a 23-year-old pitcher making his MLB debut, barely outdueled Eddie Butler this afternoon—more with his bat than his arm. In the fourth inning, Stephens delivered a two-out, bases loaded single that gave the Reds a 4-3 lead. They didn’t give it back. Stephens battled through just five innings and […]
Game 80 Recap: Reds 5, Cubs 0
What You Need to Know: It was two days shy of the fourth anniversary of this once-famed trade. The Orioles have acquired RHP Scott Feldman & CA Steve Clevenger from the Cubs in exchange for RHPs Jake Arrieta & Pedro Strop. — Baltimore Orioles (@Orioles) July 2, 2013 The erstwhile Cub tossed seven stellar innings against his […]
Game 39 Recap: Cubs 7, Reds 5
What You Need To Know: For the second night in a row, the Cubs treated a Reds starter like a…. well, Reds starter. This time it was Scott Feldman (or if you prefer the Professor Frink pronunciation: Scott FELDMANHOOOYEGLEYBANWITHTHEBADBREAKINGSTUFFTHATGOESHOYVEN!) whom the Cubs treated like a whoopee cushion and put a touchdown on in just eight outs. […]
Game 38 Recap: Cubs 9, Reds 5
What You Need To Know: The Cubs offensive woke up to the tune of nine runs on 13 hits (seven of which were for extra bases, four of which were home runs) after scoring only six runs in their previous four games. Next Level: Coming into tonight Addison Russell, Kyle Schwarber, and Anthony Rizzo had OPS+ […]