What You Need To Know Prior to the Top of the Ninth: This is a backbreaking loss for the Cubs, as a win today would’ve have given them a split in their four-game series against the NL East-leading Nationals. The split potentially could’ve overshadowed the preceding 48 hours that saw Miguel Montero DFAd, John Lackey taking […]
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Game 78 Recap: Nationals 8, Cubs 4
I apologize for the unfortunate timing in my signing up for the recap tonight. Clearly this one should’ve gone to BP Wrigleyville’s newest staffmembers: Franz Kafka and Sylvia Plath. Forget Daniel Murphy, Matt Holliday, and Hunter Strickland. My least favorite person in baseball is whoever installed third base at Nationals Park. So…who wants to talk […]
Game 77 Recap: Nationals 6, Cubs 1
What you need to know: It was a battle of the last two Cy Young winners in the nation’s capital and, you guessed it, the Cubs gave up another first-inning run, their 65th of the year. That was just the start, as things got sloppier from there. To be precise: two errors, another couple defensive […]
Game 76 Recap: Cubs 5, Nationals 4
What You Need To Know Part 1: Whew. After heading into the bottom of the ninth inning with a 5-0 lead and seemingly playing a game of screw the closer that was reminiscent of the 2016 season, former closer Hector Rondon and current closer Wade Davis combined to almost complete the “closer screws you” game […]
Game 75 Recap: Marlins 4, Cubs 2
What You Need to Know: Several times, the Cubs threatened to hang a crooked number on Edinson Volquez and the Marlins, but each time they came up short. The Fish jumped on Mike Montgomery for three runs in the first, hammering line drives all over the field, before Montgomery settled in and delivered five more […]
Game 74 Recap: Cubs 5, Marlins 3
What You Need to Know: After a rocky start, Jon Lester threw seven strong innings backed by big days from Ian Happ and Javier Baez. Carl Edwards Jr. and Wade Davis were perfect out of the bullpen to preserve the win. Next Level: After getting shut out in last night’s game, it seemed as if the […]
Game 73 Recap: Marlins 2, Cubs 0
What You Need to Know: Well, it was a stinker. Well, at least it was a quick 2.5-hour contest. It’s better to die a quick, relatively painless death than to suffer for months, isn’t it? The Cubs failed to score against Jose Urena and three fellow Marlins relievers, scattering just six hits. Only one Cubs base […]
Game 72 Recap: Cubs 11, Marlins 1
The day we’d been eagerly anticipating for years finally arrived Thursday night in Miami: Mark Zagunis Day! Okay, maybe that’s an overstatement – but the consensus Cubs top-10 prospect made his major league debut in right field in the Cubs 11-1 victory over the Marlins tonight. Mark Zag, heralded for hion-basese skills throughout his minor […]
Game 71 Recap: Padres 3, Cubs 2
What You Need To Know: Once again, the Cubs offense went Copperfield against a pitcher you were sure was straight out of the EA Sports Name Generator. This time it was a collection of whosits and whatnots, with Miguel Diaz exiting in the 3rd with an arm injury, followed by Craig Stammen (yes, still in the league), […]
Game 70 Recap: Cubs 4, Padres 0
What You Need to Know: On June 30, 2015, as a member of the Mariners, Mike Montgomery held the Padres to just one hit over nine innings for his second consecutive complete-game shutout. One trade and World Series Ring later, two weeks shy of the second anniversary of the CGSHO, the lefty zeroed the Padres again […]