That’s entertainment. Tonight was the kind of night where Jim Deshaies mused that “Kyle needs to join the party” and on the very next pitch, Schwarber launched an opposite field missile into the second row of the left field bleachers. And the thing is that there was so much great stuff happening in tonight’s game […]
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Game 131 Recap: Cubs 4, Pirates 1
What You Need To Know: Jake Arrieta and Chad Kuhl had a staring contest through five-and-a-half innings, with neither really coming close to surrendering a run, save a brief scare for each. Finally in the sixth, Ben Zobrist went up there looking for the fastball that Kuhl had been pumping over the plate defiantly for the […]
Game 130 Recap: Cubs 6, Pirates 1
What You Need to Know: Seven sterling innings from Mike Montgomery headlined a convincing victory over the Pirates, who fall to eight games back in the NL Central. Timely hitting early from Ian Happ and Anthony Rizzo gave the Cubs all the runs they needed, and Javier Baez flashed his glove and arm at shortstop […]
Game 129 Recap: Phillies 6, Cubs 3
What You Need to Know John Lackey was sharp until he wasn’t. The offense put three runs on the board before the first out was recorded and none during the final twenty-seven. Rhys Hoskins started a triple play and hit another home run. The Cubs wound up dropping two out of three to the worst […]
Game 128: Cubs 17, Phillies 2
What You Need To Know: Determined to atone for their putrid offensive performance last night, the Cubs’ bats laid it on so thick tonight that even Kyle Hendricks battled his instincts to join in on the fun, walking away with two hits including a two-run single. Also contributing significantly were Rizzo, who drove in five […]
Game 127 Recap: Phillies 7, Cubs 1
Tonight’s game marked the first night of Players Weekend with MLB showing its lighter side by allowing its athletes to choose a nickname to put on the back of their jerseys, following the most famously successful sports business model of all time: the XFL. Unfortunately, no one on the Cubs chose “He Hate Me,” presumably […]
Game 126 Recap: Reds 4, Cubs 2
What You Need to Know: Good Jake Arrieta showed up once again, falling just one out short of tallying an eighth consecutive quality start, but the righty struck out eight and allowed only a run over 5 ⅔ innings. An early solo shot by Ian Happ and a timely Javier Baez single put the Cubs […]
Game 125 Recap: Cubs 9, Reds 3
What You Need to Know The Cubs jumped out early and never looked back. Mike Montgomery threw six shutout innings, Anthony Rizzo stayed hot, and Javier Baez fulfilled his one-amazing-play-a-game quota. Next Level The outcome of this game should not have been surprising. Of course, the Cubs demolished the Reds in a late August game. […]
Game 124 Recap: Cubs 13, Reds 9
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’ […]
Game 123 Recap: Cubs 6, Blue Jays 5
What You Need To Know: This game had a strikeout/fielder’s choice in it. That basically sums it up. I’ve never seen that called before. It’s like they declined the strikeout. Like it was defensive holding or something. That’s how strange the last inning got, and that was the overall theme of the game (and probably season, […]