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 […]
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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 […]
Game 141 Recap: Brewers 2, Cubs 0
What You Need To Know: Ryan Braun got the scoring started in the first inning when he hit a 2-run home run. The Cubs threatened to score in the 2nd, 3rd, and 5th inning, getting a runner to at least 2nd base in each of these frames, but the hitless bottom of the order routinely […]
Game 140 Recap: Cubs 8, Pirates 2
What You Need to Know: The hardest blow for the Cubs came right before the game actually began, in the form of a sudden downpour, which caused a 50-minute delay of the start time. Another downpour came in the 9th, after the game was all but concluded, which they were forced to play wet and soaked. […]
Game 139 Recap: Cubs 1, Pirates 0
What You Need to Know: It wasn’t quite a slugfest at PNC Park Thursday night. Gerrit Cole and Jose Quintana traded zeros like a pair of Wall Street executives. For Quintana, it was the second-best start since joining the Cubs, in terms of game score (ver. 2). He recorded 68 over six scoreless innings. Cole, meanwhile, […]
Game 138 Recap: Pirates 4, Cubs 3
An infuriating Cubs loss? Don’t worry, I’m here to make it all better! Well, not really. Like I wrote on Sunday in other outlets, the losses have been too hard to swallow to make you realize how well the Cubs have played in the second half. So really, these losses have kept the Cubs from […]
Game 136 Recap: Braves 5, Cubs 1
What You Need to Know Max Fried and the Braves snapped the Cubs’ six-game winning streak, but the real loss was Javier Baez who will most likely be headed to the 7-day concussion DL after a collision at second base. Next Level There wasn’t a lot to be happy about today. The Cubs trailed […]
Game 135 Recap: Cubs 14, Braves 12
What You Need To Know: The Cubs again produced a stellar offensive performance, putting the Cubs out to a 4-0 lead on a René Rivera grand slam in the bottom of the 2nd. After Lester surrendered 2 home runs to make it 4-3 and the teams exchanged runs, the Cubs opened up the floodgates in […]
Game 134 Recap: Cubs 2, Braves 0
What You Need to Know John Lackey won the pitcher’s duel against Mike Foltynewicz with his best start of the year. Javier Baez scored from second on a ball that was hit about thirty feet from home. Next Level John Lackey’s last two starts left me wondering if he was the Cubs fifth-best option to […]
Game 133 Recap: Cubs 6, Braves 2
What You Need to Know: The Cubs struck early, putting together a parade of hits and walks and grounders that plated two runs in the first. Kyle Hendricks turned in a brilliant start after walking three in the first two innings, exiting with two outs in the seventh after surrendering his second run of the […]