https://sonranto.com/The Son Ranto ShowVivitiCMS2018-05-31T08:40:00-05:00The Son Ranto Showtag:sonranto.com,2018-05-31:/entries/1567173Start Spreading the Yu's: Cubs vs Mets Prev-Yu2018-05-31T08:40:00-05:002018-05-31T09:27:53-05:00<p><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">By Danny Rockett</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">We love you, Yu. So much that some of you will click this link and buy some Yu Darvish merchandise to make him feel better. </span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">So, now that we've bought Yu's Shirsey, get his ass to NYC and start a throwing program, or wherever it is injured pitchers go to rehab. Because the Cubs are taking on the Mets and we need Yu back ASAP</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">The Cubs catch the Mets at a good time to beat them because they have old ass players who are injured as fuck and the best parts of their rotation is nursing a sore finger like the little girl in Sound of Music who can't sing because she hurt her finger. (insert Sound of Music Clip I couldn't find). Im looking at you Thor Injuredgaard and Matz-aball soup for the soul.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Anyway, half the Mets team could take advantage of the senior citizen blue hair special at Denny's and the other half is either in the hospital or young and proving themselves. The Mets have a middle of the road everything, hitting, pitching, defense and though they got off to a hot start, winning 9 in a row in April, their fortunes have flagged recently sitting just a game over even.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">The Mets Injury Report is longer than the Bible so I won't print it here but here are some notables you will NOT see (probably)....</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Your Anus Cespedes, Todd "I've Always Looked Old" Frazier, Wilmer "Llores" Flores (he cried on the field when he thought he was traded and llorar means "cry" in Spanish), and Thor Injurgaard are all well.... injured. There are others but who cares, you get the point, they are hurt. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">The Mets bullpenis terrible too and blew 2 saves this week. So look for them to suck late. They split 4 with the Braves this week including a Memorial Day double dip, so not only are they injured but tired too. They are almost in one of these.</span></span></p>
<p><img alt="" src="https://sonranto.com/files/resized/396710/1000;683;dd3b3bf9496ff6db85cfeb5e5df8e8e097e205cf.jpg"></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Some stats comparing the 2 teams I wrote down the other day.</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ff9e3384-b67e-bef8-e85a-c72f0cf5045e"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; text-decoration-line:underline; text-decoration-skip-ink:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Offense</span></span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ff9e3384-b67e-bef8-e85a-c72f0cf5045e"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Mets are middle of the road in all offensive categories. 15th-20th in majors</span></span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ff9e3384-b67e-bef8-e85a-c72f0cf5045e"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Hit 4 fewer homers than the Cubs 21st, and 16th Cubs</span></span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ff9e3384-b67e-bef8-e85a-c72f0cf5045e"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Middle of the road walks. Cubs now 4th most.</span></span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ff9e3384-b67e-bef8-e85a-c72f0cf5045e"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">11th best in not striking out. Cubs 5th best.</span></span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ff9e3384-b67e-bef8-e85a-c72f0cf5045e"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Both Mets and Cubs are bottom 3rd of the league in stealing bases, Mets have 4 more.</span></span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ff9e3384-b67e-bef8-e85a-c72f0cf5045e"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Cubs have scored 51 more runs than the Mets</span></span></span></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ff9e3384-b67e-bef8-e85a-c72f0cf5045e"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; text-decoration-line:underline; text-decoration-skip-ink:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Pitching</span></span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ff9e3384-b67e-bef8-e85a-c72f0cf5045e"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Cubs 3.36, 5th to Mets 4.23, 19th team ERA</span></span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ff9e3384-b67e-bef8-e85a-c72f0cf5045e"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Cubs 3.81 to Mets 4.16 Starters 9th and 15th</span></span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ff9e3384-b67e-bef8-e85a-c72f0cf5045e"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Cubs 2.71 to Mets 4.33 relievers 3rd and 23rd </span></span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ff9e3384-b67e-bef8-e85a-c72f0cf5045e"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Cubs 3rd in walks, Mets 19th</span></span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ff9e3384-b67e-bef8-e85a-c72f0cf5045e"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Mets 7th in Ks Cubs 18th</span></span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ff9e3384-b67e-bef8-e85a-c72f0cf5045e"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Cubs given up 3rd fewest homers. Mets 12th most. 14 more</span></span></span></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ff9e3384-b67e-bef8-e85a-c72f0cf5045e"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; text-decoration-line:underline; text-decoration-skip-ink:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Defense</span></span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ff9e3384-b67e-bef8-e85a-c72f0cf5045e"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Cubs 9th in Errors, Mets 19th</span></span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ff9e3384-b67e-bef8-e85a-c72f0cf5045e"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">67 % chance of stealing on Willson/Cubs, 83% chance on stealing against the Mets. Mesoroco and Plawecki</span></span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ff9e3384-b67e-bef8-e85a-c72f0cf5045e"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Cubs 4th in DER. .715 Mets….678, 6th worst</span></span></span></span></p>
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<div><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">And here are your pitching matchups for the weekend 4 game series. If you're buying tickets to any Cubs game, please click our Stubhub links and we can get paid. </span></span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size:14px"><span id="docs-internal-guid-af1e7bcc-b687-812a-a596-f6335e65459d"><span style="font-family:arial; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; text-decoration-line:underline; text-decoration-skip-ink:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">G1</span></span></span></div>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14px"><span id="docs-internal-guid-af1e7bcc-b687-812a-a596-f6335e65459d"><span style="font-family:arial; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Jose Quintana 5-4, 4.78 vs Seth Lugo 2.48 </span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14px"><span><span style="font-family:arial; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">6:10 NBC Sports</span></span></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14px"><span id="docs-internal-guid-af1e7bcc-b687-812a-a596-f6335e65459d"><span style="font-family:arial; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Jose went 7 IP against the Mets, 2 runs on 6 hits. 7 Ks</span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14px"><span id="docs-internal-guid-af1e7bcc-b687-812a-a596-f6335e65459d"><span style="font-family:arial; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Last time against the Giants, 4 runs on 5 hits. 6 Ks (5 in a row) 4.1 innings. Ian Happ’s fault. </span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14px"><span id="docs-internal-guid-af1e7bcc-b687-812a-a596-f6335e65459d"><span style="font-family:arial; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Bautista is only 2-22 but they are both homers.</span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14px"><span id="docs-internal-guid-af1e7bcc-b687-812a-a596-f6335e65459d"><span style="font-family:arial; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Cespedes is 10-18 with 4 homers.</span></span></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14px"><span id="docs-internal-guid-af1e7bcc-b687-812a-a596-f6335e65459d"><span style="font-family:arial; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Lugo hasn’t started yet this year. 2.48 ERA.</span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14px"><span id="docs-internal-guid-af1e7bcc-b687-812a-a596-f6335e65459d"><span style="font-family:arial; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">8 runs on 7 hits, only lasted 3 ip in 2017 against Cubs</span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14px"><span id="docs-internal-guid-af1e7bcc-b687-812a-a596-f6335e65459d"><span style="font-family:arial; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Rizzo has homer. Cubs batting .346 off him. No one has more than 5 PAs.</span></span></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14px"><span id="docs-internal-guid-af1e7bcc-b687-812a-a596-f6335e65459d"><span style="font-family:arial; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; text-decoration-line:underline; text-decoration-skip-ink:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">G2</span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14px"><span id="docs-internal-guid-af1e7bcc-b687-812a-a596-f6335e65459d"><span style="font-family:arial; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Wilder Chatwalk 3-4, 4.10 vs. Zack Wheeler 2-4, 5.40</span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14px"><span id="docs-internal-guid-af1e7bcc-b687-812a-a596-f6335e65459d"><span style="font-family:arial; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">6:10 NBC Sports</span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14px"><span id="docs-internal-guid-af1e7bcc-b687-812a-a596-f6335e65459d"><span style="font-family:arial; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Michael Conforto replica jersey</span></span></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14px"><span id="docs-internal-guid-af1e7bcc-b687-812a-a596-f6335e65459d"><span style="font-family:arial; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Chatwood walked the side against the Giants, but Cubs still won. Leads the league in walks with 45.</span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14px"><span id="docs-internal-guid-af1e7bcc-b687-812a-a596-f6335e65459d"><span style="font-family:arial; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Saw Mets twice last year. In Colorado gave up 8 runs on 8 hits and lasted 5.</span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14px"><span id="docs-internal-guid-af1e7bcc-b687-812a-a596-f6335e65459d"><span style="font-family:arial; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">In NYC. Only got one out before giving up a grand slam after walking 3.</span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14px"><span id="docs-internal-guid-af1e7bcc-b687-812a-a596-f6335e65459d"><span style="font-family:arial; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Jay Bruce kicks the Crap out of him, 9 ABs, 4 hits, 2 homers.</span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14px"><span id="docs-internal-guid-af1e7bcc-b687-812a-a596-f6335e65459d"><span style="font-family:arial; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Yoenis, Asdrubal Cabrera, and Adrian Gonzales have homered off him too. </span></span></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14px"><span id="docs-internal-guid-af1e7bcc-b687-812a-a596-f6335e65459d"><span style="font-family:arial; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Zack gave up 4 runs on 6 hits hits against milwaukee last time, lasted 6</span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14px"><span id="docs-internal-guid-af1e7bcc-b687-812a-a596-f6335e65459d"><span style="font-family:arial; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Cubs knocked him out in the 2nd last year after getting 8 runs on 6 hits as Rizzo and Happ went deep on him. Cubs won 14-3.</span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14px"><span id="docs-internal-guid-af1e7bcc-b687-812a-a596-f6335e65459d"><span style="font-family:arial; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Heyward has 2 homers off Wheeler as well.</span></span></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14px"><span id="docs-internal-guid-af1e7bcc-b687-812a-a596-f6335e65459d"><span style="font-family:arial; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; text-decoration-line:underline; text-decoration-skip-ink:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">G3</span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14px"><span id="docs-internal-guid-af1e7bcc-b687-812a-a596-f6335e65459d"><span style="font-family:arial; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Mike Montgomery? 1-1, 4.35 Vs. Jacob DeGrom 4-0 1.52 off DL early May.</span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14px"><span id="docs-internal-guid-af1e7bcc-b687-812a-a596-f6335e65459d"><span style="font-family:arial; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">6:15 on Fox</span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14px"><span id="docs-internal-guid-af1e7bcc-b687-812a-a596-f6335e65459d"><span style="font-family:arial; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Todd Frazier BP Pullover Day</span></span></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14px"><span id="docs-internal-guid-af1e7bcc-b687-812a-a596-f6335e65459d"><span style="font-family:arial; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Monty was awesome last time out vs. Pirates on Memorial Day.</span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14px"><span id="docs-internal-guid-af1e7bcc-b687-812a-a596-f6335e65459d"><span style="font-family:arial; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Pitched 9 total innings against the Mets, started once and went 5. 3 total runs. </span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14px"><span id="docs-internal-guid-af1e7bcc-b687-812a-a596-f6335e65459d"><span style="font-family:arial; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Mets only have 26 PA’s against Monty spread over 12 players. No extra base hits.</span></span></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14px"><span id="docs-internal-guid-af1e7bcc-b687-812a-a596-f6335e65459d"><span style="font-family:arial; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Degrom went 7, Kd, 8, 1 run and Mets lost 4-3 when they blew it.</span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14px"><span id="docs-internal-guid-af1e7bcc-b687-812a-a596-f6335e65459d"><span style="font-family:arial; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Cubs saw him last year, and Jacob pitched a complete game. 1 run.</span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14px"><span id="docs-internal-guid-af1e7bcc-b687-812a-a596-f6335e65459d"><span style="font-family:arial; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Rizzo, Russell and Schwarber have homered. KB twice! Bryzzo batting over .300</span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14px"><span id="docs-internal-guid-af1e7bcc-b687-812a-a596-f6335e65459d"><span style="font-family:arial; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Baez, Zobrist and Contreras don’t have a hit off him in 22 PAs.</span></span></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14px"><span id="docs-internal-guid-af1e7bcc-b687-812a-a596-f6335e65459d"><span style="font-family:arial; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; text-decoration-line:underline; text-decoration-skip-ink:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">G 4</span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14px"><span id="docs-internal-guid-af1e7bcc-b687-812a-a596-f6335e65459d"><span style="font-family:arial; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Jon Lester 5-2, 2.71 vs. Steven Matz? 2-3, 3.55 or maybe rookie or bullpenis terrible game</span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14px"><span id="docs-internal-guid-af1e7bcc-b687-812a-a596-f6335e65459d"><span style="font-family:arial; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Abc 7 MLBN 12:10</span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14px"><span id="docs-internal-guid-af1e7bcc-b687-812a-a596-f6335e65459d"><span style="font-family:arial; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Mets Fanny Pack Night</span></span></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14px"><span id="docs-internal-guid-af1e7bcc-b687-812a-a596-f6335e65459d"><span style="font-family:arial; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Lester got knocked around by the buccos, giving up 4 runs and 8 hits, 2 Lesters and hard contact. But the Cubs won and he went 6 IP.</span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14px"><span id="docs-internal-guid-af1e7bcc-b687-812a-a596-f6335e65459d"><span style="font-family:arial; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Saw Mets twice last year, went 6 and 7 IP, 3 total runs. One game had 10 Ks.</span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14px"><span id="docs-internal-guid-af1e7bcc-b687-812a-a596-f6335e65459d"><span style="font-family:arial; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Bautista has 5 homers in 61 ABs, but is only batting .230</span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14px"><span id="docs-internal-guid-af1e7bcc-b687-812a-a596-f6335e65459d"><span style="font-family:arial; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Wilmer Flores has 3 homers in 16 ABs .375 avg.</span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14px"><span id="docs-internal-guid-af1e7bcc-b687-812a-a596-f6335e65459d"><span style="font-family:arial; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Reyes Bruce and Gonzales suck against him.</span></span></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14px"><span id="docs-internal-guid-af1e7bcc-b687-812a-a596-f6335e65459d"><span style="font-family:arial; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Matz was taken out after the 3rd because of a finger injury against the Braves on Tuesday. Then the bullpenis blew it. Was good against brewers, 0 runs on 4 hits through 6.</span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14px"><span id="docs-internal-guid-af1e7bcc-b687-812a-a596-f6335e65459d"><span style="font-family:arial; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Cubs haven’t seen him since 2016 when they got 7 runs in just over 10 innings over 2 games.</span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14px"><span id="docs-internal-guid-af1e7bcc-b687-812a-a596-f6335e65459d"><span style="font-family:arial; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Bryant, Baez and Rizzo have homered off of him.</span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:arial; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">The Mets bullpen? A Rookie?</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:arial; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Mets used 5 pitchers on Monday to beat the Braves 8-5. Conlon and Robles threw 46 and 45 pitches. Conlon got sent down.</span></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14px; white-space:pre-wrap">Check out my conversation with real live Mets Fan Uncle Mike as we discuss the upcoming series on The Son Ranto Show</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">By Danny Rockett</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Kind of a misleading headline for a simple Cubs and Braves preview but whatever. Click bait.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">The Braves are the best and most racist team in the National League right now. They hit better than the Cubs with the best batting average in the majors and they find themselves 10 games over .500 atop the NL East. The Cubs are familiar with the Injun's hitting prowess at this point in the season. They've lost 2 of 3 games to the Native Americans. Cubs got shut out 4-0 and lost in dramatic fashion yesterday when Q's "Uality Start" of 6 runs over 4.2 IP, which included 3 Red Man dongs capped off KB's Klurching with the bases loaded in the 9th, and the Cubs were scalped 6-5. The only game the Cubs won against the Squaw's was that crazy cold rainy game when the Cubs scored 9 in the 8th when the Red Skinned pitchers couldn't hold the ball because someone stole all their buffalo skins.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">The Savages pitching is pretty good too. Their team ERA is in the mid 3's, as is the Cubs, thanks to our #bullpenis which is nearly a run better than the Braves #bullpenis. The only thing the Pocahantas pitchers suck at is giving up walks. They've given up the 2nd most in MLB. Cubs aren't much better as they've walked the 5th most batters in organized baseball.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Here are the match-ups. (click the link, buy shit, we get paid)</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-166712c7-6423-2c37-041a-c56ff9095c6b"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; text-decoration-line:underline; text-decoration-skip-ink:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">G1</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-166712c7-6423-2c37-041a-c56ff9095c6b"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap"><a class="navigation_external_link" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/darviyu01.shtml" target="_blank">Yu Darvish</a></span></span><span><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap"> 0-3, 6.00 Vs. <a class="navigation_external_link" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/foltymi01.shtml" target="_blank">Mike Foltynewics</a> 3-2, 3.21</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-166712c7-6423-2c37-041a-c56ff9095c6b"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">6:35 Central</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-166712c7-6423-2c37-041a-c56ff9095c6b"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">NBC</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-166712c7-6423-2c37-041a-c56ff9095c6b"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Chop On Trucker Hat with a Tomahawk on it</span></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-166712c7-6423-2c37-041a-c56ff9095c6b"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Yu comes off the 10 day fake DL after giving up 6 runs to the Rockies through 4.1 innings., 3 walks, 8 ks, and 3 homers..</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-166712c7-6423-2c37-041a-c56ff9095c6b"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">4 runs on 9 hits against ATL, walked 4 in April. Cubs shut out 4-0. Yu only went 4.2 IP</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-166712c7-6423-2c37-041a-c56ff9095c6b"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Bautista is only 2-23, 9 Ks.</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-166712c7-6423-2c37-041a-c56ff9095c6b"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Bautista and Preston Tucker (LF) have homered off of him</span></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-166712c7-6423-2c37-041a-c56ff9095c6b"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Folty gave up 1 run on 3 hits over 5IP in Miami last time.</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-166712c7-6423-2c37-041a-c56ff9095c6b"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Cubs last year, 2 runs on 5 hits, lasted 6.1IP while Cubs shut out Braves 2-0 in a John Lackey start.</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-166712c7-6423-2c37-041a-c56ff9095c6b"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Rizzo and Russell have homered.</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-166712c7-6423-2c37-041a-c56ff9095c6b"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Bryant 0-6</span></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-166712c7-6423-2c37-041a-c56ff9095c6b"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; text-decoration-line:underline; text-decoration-skip-ink:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">G2</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-166712c7-6423-2c37-041a-c56ff9095c6b"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap"><a class="navigation_external_link" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/chatwty01.shtml" target="_blank">Tyler Chatwood</a></span></span><span><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap"> 3-3, 3.35 Vs. <a class="navigation_external_link" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mccarbr01.shtml" target="_blank">Brandon McCarthy</a> 4-2, 5.58</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-166712c7-6423-2c37-041a-c56ff9095c6b"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">6:35 Central</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-166712c7-6423-2c37-041a-c56ff9095c6b"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">WGN</span></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-166712c7-6423-2c37-041a-c56ff9095c6b"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Last time, Penis Whisperer walked 6, Kd 6 in an 11-2 Win over the Sox. Only 2 runs on 3 hits, lasted 5 IP.</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-166712c7-6423-2c37-041a-c56ff9095c6b"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Faced ATL twice in relief last year, went 2 innings each time, only gave up a hit and a walk.</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-166712c7-6423-2c37-041a-c56ff9095c6b"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Freddie Freeman is 7-13, seen him most. </span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-166712c7-6423-2c37-041a-c56ff9095c6b"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">No one has homered. But Braves have a .965 OPS in 46 PA’s</span></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-166712c7-6423-2c37-041a-c56ff9095c6b"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">BM gave up 11 hits and 6 runs, lasted 5IP in a loss to Miami last time.</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-166712c7-6423-2c37-041a-c56ff9095c6b"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Faced the Cubs twice last year and shut them out over 6IP each time when with the Dodgers.</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-166712c7-6423-2c37-041a-c56ff9095c6b"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Benzo and Heyward have homered off him </span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-166712c7-6423-2c37-041a-c56ff9095c6b"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Bryant and Schwarber 0-6.</span></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-166712c7-6423-2c37-041a-c56ff9095c6b"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; text-decoration-line:underline; text-decoration-skip-ink:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">G3</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-166712c7-6423-2c37-041a-c56ff9095c6b"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap"><a class="navigation_external_link" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lestejo01.shtml" target="_blank">Jon Lester</a></span></span><span><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap"> 3-1, 2.66 vs Ma ma ma <a class="navigation_external_link" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=sorokmi01&t=p&year=2018" target="_blank">Mike Soroka</a> </span></span><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:14.6667px; white-space:pre-wrap">(sung to the tune of My Sharona)</span><span><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">1-1, 3.68 (only 20 years old)</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-166712c7-6423-2c37-041a-c56ff9095c6b"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">6:35 Central</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-166712c7-6423-2c37-041a-c56ff9095c6b"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">WGN</span></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-166712c7-6423-2c37-041a-c56ff9095c6b"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Lester gave up 1 run on 4 hits, lasted 5.2 against the White Sox on my birthday 5/12 in a rain delayed start.</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-166712c7-6423-2c37-041a-c56ff9095c6b"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Faced ATL twice last year for a total of 12 innings. One game he gave up 3 homers, but Cubs won both.</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-166712c7-6423-2c37-041a-c56ff9095c6b"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Bautista has 5 homers off him in 61 ABs but only batting .230</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-166712c7-6423-2c37-041a-c56ff9095c6b"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Freeman has 2 dongs. (which must be cumbersome)</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-166712c7-6423-2c37-041a-c56ff9095c6b"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Inciarte only 1-11.</span></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-166712c7-6423-2c37-041a-c56ff9095c6b"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Ma-ma-ma Mike Soroka went 4.2, 8 hits, 5 runs against Miami but Braves won 10-5 last time out. </span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-166712c7-6423-2c37-041a-c56ff9095c6b"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Cubs never seen Ma-ma-ma Mike Soroka </span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Ma-ma-ma Mike Mike Mike Mike Mike Woo!!</span></span></p>
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tag:sonranto.com,2018-05-07:/entries/1557564At Least the Crappy Marlins are Coming to Town2018-05-07T08:35:00-05:002018-05-07T09:13:56-05:00<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:cardo">By Danny Rockett</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:cardo">5/7/2018</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:cardo">Well that sucked. To get swept by the Cardinals the way the Cubs got swept by the Cardinals is just about the worst baseball imaginable. The Cubs kicked the ball around so much I thought I was watching soccer. Untimely errors and hitting lead to unearned runs and un-earned runs. It sucked hard. But here's the bright side. The Cubs will face two teams under .500 this week, beginning with the Marlins for 3 games at Wrigley and then the White Sox over the weekend. The bad news is....the Marlins have been pretty good lately.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:cardo">After getting swept by Milwaukee, the Marlins have gone on to win their next 4 series against the banged up Trolley Dodgers (who couldn't dodge a trolley apparently), The Rockies, The Phillies (they beat Arrieta), and finally the hapless Reds who don't even have 10 wins yet. Add to that the fact that the Cubs only managed a split of 4 games against the Marlins in the first series of the season, slightly outscoring the last place Marlins 19-18, and it doesn't look as much of a cakewalk as we might have hoped after hearing about Derek Jeter's fire sale. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:cardo">Jeter is trying to build an entire time that rhymes with Marlin. So far he has Starlin (Castro) and Jarlin (Garcia). Word has it he's working on getting Jeff Garlin to switch his allegiances from the Cubs to Miami. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:cardo">Miami has a record of 13-20, last place and are 7-3 in their last 10. The Cubs are a game over .500 at 16-15 and have split their last 10. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:cardo">So far this year, their numbers stink, but the Cubs haven't been much better. These stats are from a couple of days ago, but you get the picture.</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:cardo"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a3c95115-3add-4284-1b11-668055c0ae27"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; text-decoration-line:underline; text-decoration-skip-ink:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Offense</span></span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:cardo"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a3c95115-3add-4284-1b11-668055c0ae27"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Marlins have the lowest OPS in the majors .621. Cubs middle of the pack .724</span></span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:cardo"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a3c95115-3add-4284-1b11-668055c0ae27"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Marlins hit the least amount of homers 22. Cubs 5th least, 28</span></span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:cardo"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a3c95115-3add-4284-1b11-668055c0ae27"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">5th fewest walks, Cubs 4th fewest walks.</span></span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:cardo"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a3c95115-3add-4284-1b11-668055c0ae27"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Cubs 6th fewest Ks. Marlins in the middle of the pack.</span></span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:cardo"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a3c95115-3add-4284-1b11-668055c0ae27"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">3rd fewest SB’s to Cubs least SB’s in the majors. Tied with the A’s</span></span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:cardo"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a3c95115-3add-4284-1b11-668055c0ae27"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Scored the least amount of runs. 99 to Cubs 138, in the middle.</span></span></span></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:cardo"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a3c95115-3add-f97f-a11a-d6c176edd071"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; text-decoration-line:underline; text-decoration-skip-ink:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Pitching</span></span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:cardo"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a3c95115-3add-f97f-a11a-d6c176edd071"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">4.63 to 3.38 Team ERA. Advantage Cubs</span></span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:cardo"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a3c95115-3add-f97f-a11a-d6c176edd071"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Starters, 3.91 to 4.38 Advantage Cubs</span></span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:cardo"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a3c95115-3add-f97f-a11a-d6c176edd071"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Relievers 4.94 to 2.57 Advantage Cubs</span></span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:cardo"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a3c95115-3add-f97f-a11a-d6c176edd071"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Marlins given up the 3rd most walks. Cubs 5th most.</span></span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:cardo"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a3c95115-3add-f97f-a11a-d6c176edd071"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Marlins middle of the road in giving up homers. Cubs 8th best.</span></span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:cardo"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a3c95115-3add-f97f-a11a-d6c176edd071"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Marlins middling in Ks, Cubs in the bottom of the league.</span></span></span></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:cardo"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a3c95115-3ade-27d6-ec8e-e6a8c6ff93f6"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; text-decoration-line:underline; text-decoration-skip-ink:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Defense</span></span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:cardo"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a3c95115-3ade-27d6-ec8e-e6a8c6ff93f6"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Cubs have committed the 3rd most errors. Marlins 6th least.</span></span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:cardo"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a3c95115-3ade-27d6-ec8e-e6a8c6ff93f6"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Marlins lead the league in Caught Stealing and the 5th fewest SBs against. Realmuto is good.</span></span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:cardo"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a3c95115-3ade-27d6-ec8e-e6a8c6ff93f6"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Cubs now middle of the road in throwing runners out. </span></span></span></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:cardo"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">So unfortunately, the Cubs are simply not that much better than the Marlins, at least offensively so far. Here are the matchups for the games that look like they will be played in cool but dry weather except for possible showers on Wednesday.</span></span></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:cardo"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a3c95115-3ae2-11e0-5a6b-c74f9c6121b4"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; text-decoration-line:underline; text-decoration-skip-ink:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">G1</span></span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:cardo"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a3c95115-3ae2-11e0-5a6b-c74f9c6121b4"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Lefty Jarlin the Marlin Garcia 1-0, 1.09 Vs. Kyle Hendricks 2-2, 3.19</span></span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:cardo"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a3c95115-3ae2-11e0-5a6b-c74f9c6121b4"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">KW Flag day</span></span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:cardo"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a3c95115-3ae2-11e0-5a6b-c74f9c6121b4"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Rematch of March 30th. Cubs lost 2-1</span></span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:cardo"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a3c95115-3ae2-11e0-5a6b-c74f9c6121b4"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Cubs only got 1 hit and 0 runs off of Jarlin over 6IP in the first series of the season. Cubs lost 2-1</span></span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:cardo"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a3c95115-3ae2-11e0-5a6b-c74f9c6121b4"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Last time out gave up 1 run on 4 hits over 6IP against the Dodgers. Marlins lost 2-1</span></span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:cardo"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a3c95115-3ae2-11e0-5a6b-c74f9c6121b4"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Jarlin has a .848 WHIP</span></span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:cardo"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a3c95115-3ae2-11e0-5a6b-c74f9c6121b4"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Rizzo, Bryant and Heyward have the only hits in 25 PAs</span></span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:cardo"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a3c95115-3ae2-11e0-5a6b-c74f9c6121b4"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Kyle gave up 1 run on 4 hits against the Marlins in March. Lasted 6 </span></span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:cardo"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a3c95115-3ae2-11e0-5a6b-c74f9c6121b4"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Last time Kyle gave up 0 runs and 4 hits against the Brewers. 0 walks.</span></span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:cardo"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a3c95115-3ae2-11e0-5a6b-c74f9c6121b4"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Justin Bour is only 1-11 but it’s a homer.</span></span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:cardo"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a3c95115-3ae2-11e0-5a6b-c74f9c6121b4"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">.530 OPS in 77 total PAs</span></span></span></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:cardo"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a3c95115-3ae2-7f1f-561c-01a7051dd65b"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; text-decoration-line:underline; text-decoration-skip-ink:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">G2</span></span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:cardo"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a3c95115-3ae2-7f1f-561c-01a7051dd65b"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Jose Urethra 0-5, 4.28 Vs. Yu Darvish 0-3, 6.00</span></span></span></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:cardo"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a3c95115-3ae2-7f1f-561c-01a7051dd65b"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Cubs got 5 runs on 6 hits against urethra on opening day. He walked 4 and lasted 4 innings.</span></span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:cardo"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a3c95115-3ae2-7f1f-561c-01a7051dd65b"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Gave up 1 run on 6 hits against Colorado last time and lasted 7.</span></span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:cardo"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a3c95115-3ae2-7f1f-561c-01a7051dd65b"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Happ has 2 homers, Rizzo and Jay Hey have homers.</span></span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:cardo"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a3c95115-3ae2-7f1f-561c-01a7051dd65b"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Bryant 1-7 with 5 walks.</span></span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:cardo"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a3c95115-3ae2-7f1f-561c-01a7051dd65b"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Cubs have a 1.087 OPS in 71 ABs</span></span></span></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:cardo"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a3c95115-3ae2-7f1f-561c-01a7051dd65b"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Yu gave up 5 runs on 5 hits against the Marlins on 3/31 and lasted 4.1</span></span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:cardo"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a3c95115-3ae2-7f1f-561c-01a7051dd65b"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Last time, 6 runs on 7 hits against Colorado lasted 4.1. Kd 8.</span></span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:cardo"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a3c95115-3ae2-7f1f-561c-01a7051dd65b"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Derek Dietrich homered off of him. </span></span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:cardo"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a3c95115-3ae2-7f1f-561c-01a7051dd65b"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Cameron Maybin only 1-11.</span></span></span></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:cardo"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a3c95115-3ae3-0786-848b-1abdb6252e63"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; text-decoration-line:underline; text-decoration-skip-ink:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">G3</span></span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:cardo"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a3c95115-3ae3-0786-848b-1abdb6252e63"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Wei Yin Chen 1-1, 4.82 Vs. Jose Quintana 3-2, 4.99</span></span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:cardo"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a3c95115-3ae3-0786-848b-1abdb6252e63"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Cubs haven’t seen him since 2016, 2 runs on 5 hits lasted 7, Kd 7</span></span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:cardo"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a3c95115-3ae3-0786-848b-1abdb6252e63"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Last time, 4 runs, 5 hits, walked 4. Lasted 4 against the Reds</span></span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:cardo"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a3c95115-3ae3-0786-848b-1abdb6252e63"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Zobrist 48 PAs batting .349 with a homer</span></span></span></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:cardo"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a3c95115-3ae3-0786-848b-1abdb6252e63"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Quintana gave up 6 runs on 6 hits in 6 innings against the Marlins on April 1/Easter</span></span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:cardo"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a3c95115-3ae3-0786-848b-1abdb6252e63"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Friday night against the Cardinals he gave up 3 unearned runs. 5 hits. Walked 4. Cubs lost.</span></span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:cardo"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a3c95115-3ae3-0786-848b-1abdb6252e63"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Starlin Castro is 0-15 and no one has homered off of him. </span></span></span></span></p>
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tag:sonranto.com,2018-05-04:/entries/1556437Cubs and Cardinals: The Rivalry Continues2018-05-04T11:22:00-05:002018-05-04T12:51:29-05:00<p>By Danny Rockett</p>
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<p>The Cubs head to St. Toothless for a 3 game weekend series beginning tonight and I'm here to tell you all about how the two longtime rivals match up. </p>
<p>The Cubs and Cards split a series at Wrigley with the Cubs winning 8 to 5 and losing 5-3, with a 3rd game being washed out and rescheduled on July 21st. In fact, 2 games were postponed, but the cubs 8-5 win was made up the next day. Currently, the Cubs sit half a game back of the Cardinals and a full game back of the Brewers, who've continued beating up on bad teams like the Reds, the Royals, and the Padres while looking like the Cubs kid brother when they play Chicago. But this preview isn't about the Brewers, it's about the sticky chested, STD ridden, resting bitch faced Cardinals. Here's who they are.</p>
<p>The Cards just took 2 from the White Sox on the south side and had 2 weekday off days bookending the series, so their #Bullpenis unfortunately rested. What's left of em anyway. Brett Cecil, Ryan Sherriff, and Sam Tuivalala are all injured, though Sherriff is expected back soon. And Adam Wainwright has a hurt elbow, which he hurt at Wrigley in the Cardinals win, but could be back to face the Cubs Sunday night as no starter has been announced.</p>
<p>The Cardinals don't hit for average, with Kolten Wong, Dexter Fowler, and Matt Carpenter all hitting below .200, but they have hit 9 more homers than the Cubs led by Paul DeJong with 7 and Yadier Molina with 6. The Cards also walk more than the Cubs and steal more bases. (But everyone steals more bases than the Cubs who are last in the majors)</p>
<p>Pitching wise, last minute free agent edition Greg Holland hasn't worked out for the Cardinals so far. He's given up 7 runs and 8 walks in just over 7 innings pitched. thus, their bullpen ERA of 3.49 is nearly a run worse than the Cubs. However, their starters are nearly a run better than the Cubs starters. but luckily, the Cubs will miss their best starter, the <a class="navigation_external_link" href="http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/cardinals-pitcher-carlos-martinez-knowingly-spread-stds-lawsuit-article-1.2621809" target="_blank">STD ridden Carlos Martinez</a>, with a 3-1 record, a strike out per inning, 1.40 ERA, and herpes. Of note. The Cardinals have given up the fewest homers in the majors.</p>
<p>Defensively, Yadi hasn't caught anyone stealing yet. But it's because runners don't try. Only 7 SBs allowed. Of concern, the Cubs have committed the 4th most errors in the Major Leagues, yet still rank ahead of the Cardinals in defensive efficiency.Which kind of just sounds like a description of Javier Baez.</p>
<p>Here are the matchups, and if you're buying tickets to any upcoming Cubs games, please shop through our Stubhub link so we can get a little scratch. </p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-10201fca-2c0f-71f0-61fe-092e0e971a9c"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; text-decoration-line:underline; text-decoration-skip-ink:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">G1</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-10201fca-2c0f-71f0-61fe-092e0e971a9c"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Jose Wintana 3-1 5.24 Vs. Miles Mikolas 3-0, 3.27 who spent the last 3 years in Japan.</span></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-10201fca-2c0f-71f0-61fe-092e0e971a9c"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">76-55 degrees </span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-10201fca-2c0f-71f0-61fe-092e0e971a9c"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Academy Sports + Outdoors Autograph Night</span><br class="kix-line-break">
<span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Current player Jordan Hicks will appear from 5:45 to 6:15 and sign for fans 15 years old and under. Former Cardinals Tom Lawless and Kyle McClellan will sign for fans of all ages from 6:15 to 7:00.</span></span></p>
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<span id="docs-internal-guid-10201fca-2c0f-71f0-61fe-092e0e971a9c"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Wintana, 7 IP, 2 hit, 1 walk, 7 Ks vs Milwaukee</span></span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-10201fca-2c0f-71f0-61fe-092e0e971a9c"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Saw STL twice last year. Went 6 and 5.2, gave up 3 each time. Cubs won both games</span></span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-10201fca-2c0f-71f0-61fe-092e0e971a9c"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Fowler batting .385 and has 16 PAs against with a homer. Dejong homered too.</span></span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-10201fca-2c0f-71f0-61fe-092e0e971a9c"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Carpenter, Pham and Wong, 3-19 combined</span></span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-10201fca-2c0f-71f0-61fe-092e0e971a9c"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Last time for Miles. 7 IP, 2 runs on 6 hits vs. Pitt. Kd 7</span></span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-10201fca-2c0f-71f0-61fe-092e0e971a9c"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Cubs haven’t seen him since 2012 when he was with the Padres as a reliever. Cubs surprisingly won both games, but only managed 2 hits off Mikolas.</span></span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-10201fca-2c0f-71f0-61fe-092e0e971a9c"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Zobrist 1-4, Heyward 0-1</span></span>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-10201fca-2c0f-71f0-61fe-092e0e971a9c"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Tyler Chatwood 2-3, 2.83 Vs Luke Weaver 2-2, 5.17</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-10201fca-2c0f-71f0-61fe-092e0e971a9c"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">1:15 ABC</span></span></p>
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<span id="docs-internal-guid-10201fca-2c0f-71f0-61fe-092e0e971a9c"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Fans with a special ticket will be allowed to bring their dog to a designated section of the ballpark, courtesy of Purina. Stay tuned for information regarding a pre-game full of activities to get your tail wagging.</span></span></p>
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<span id="docs-internal-guid-10201fca-2c0f-71f0-61fe-092e0e971a9c"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Tyler, 2 Runs on 1 hit and 7 walks against St Louis in April. Cubs lost.</span></span>
<span><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Last time 2 hits, 7 IP, 3 walks, against Milwaukee. 0 runs</span></span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-10201fca-2c0f-71f0-61fe-092e0e971a9c"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">No Cardinal has homered of Chatwood, and Dex is 0-5, But Cards have a .408 OBP, 11 walks in 49 PA’s</span></span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-10201fca-2c0f-71f0-61fe-092e0e971a9c"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">We got 6 runs on 9 hits in 4 innings off him at Wrigley in April.</span></span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-10201fca-2c0f-71f0-61fe-092e0e971a9c"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Gave up 4 through 5.1 last time in Pitt.</span></span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-10201fca-2c0f-71f0-61fe-092e0e971a9c"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">14 runs in his last 14 IP over 3 starts including that game against the Cubs</span></span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-10201fca-2c0f-71f0-61fe-092e0e971a9c"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Bryant, Baez and Russell have homered off of him.</span></span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-10201fca-2c0f-71f0-61fe-092e0e971a9c"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Cubs have a 1.205 Total OPS in 49 PA’s</span></span>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-10201fca-2c0f-71f0-61fe-092e0e971a9c"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; text-decoration-line:underline; text-decoration-skip-ink:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">G3</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-10201fca-2c0f-71f0-61fe-092e0e971a9c"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Jon Lester 2-1 2.73 Vs. Michael Wacha 4-1, 3.62 or Adam Wainwright 1-2, 3.45 (My guess is a pitcher whose last name starts with "W" starts this game for the dirty birds.)</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-10201fca-2c0f-71f0-61fe-092e0e971a9c"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">ESPN</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">7:05</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-10201fca-2c0f-71f0-61fe-092e0e971a9c"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">79-53 degrees </span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;background-color:#ffffff;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-10201fca-2c0f-71f0-61fe-092e0e971a9c"><span style="background-color:transparent; color:rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:arial; font-size:10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Prairie Farms Ice Cream Sundays</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;background-color:#ffffff;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-10201fca-2c0f-71f0-61fe-092e0e971a9c"><span style="background-color:transparent; color:rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:arial; font-size:10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">All Sundays, starting two hours prior to every home game, enjoy games, prizes and free Prairie Farms frozen treats, while supplies last, in the Ford Plaza. Kids Club members will receive front of the line access.</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;background-color:#ffffff;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-10201fca-2c0f-71f0-61fe-092e0e971a9c"> </span></p>
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<span id="docs-internal-guid-10201fca-2c0f-71f0-61fe-092e0e971a9c"><span style="background-color:transparent; color:rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:arial; font-size:10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Lester gave up 1 run on 2 hits and Kd 7 against the Cards in April.</span></span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-10201fca-2c0f-71f0-61fe-092e0e971a9c"><span style="background-color:transparent; color:rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:arial; font-size:10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Last time 2 runs on 5 hits against Colorado in the win.</span></span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-10201fca-2c0f-71f0-61fe-092e0e971a9c"><span style="background-color:transparent; color:rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:arial; font-size:10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Carpenter is horrible against Lester with a .368 OPS in 51 PAS</span></span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-10201fca-2c0f-71f0-61fe-092e0e971a9c"><span style="background-color:transparent; color:rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:arial; font-size:10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Yadi also seen him 51 times. Respectable .746 OPS with a homer.</span></span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-10201fca-2c0f-71f0-61fe-092e0e971a9c"><span style="background-color:transparent; color:rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:arial; font-size:10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Gyorko and Pham each have 2 homers.</span></span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-10201fca-2c0f-71f0-61fe-092e0e971a9c"><span style="background-color:transparent; color:rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:arial; font-size:10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Dejong and Ozuna each have 1.</span></span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-10201fca-2c0f-71f0-61fe-092e0e971a9c"><span style="background-color:transparent; color:rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:arial; font-size:10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Wacha against the Sox, 2 runs on 5 hits in 5 IP</span></span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-10201fca-2c0f-71f0-61fe-092e0e971a9c"><span style="background-color:transparent; color:rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:arial; font-size:10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Cubs got 19 runs in 22 IP last year against him.</span></span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-10201fca-2c0f-71f0-61fe-092e0e971a9c"><span style="background-color:transparent; color:rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:arial; font-size:10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Rizzo has 3 homers off him, Bryant, Happ, Contreras, Schwarber 2 homers off him. Russell 1 homer</span></span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-10201fca-2c0f-71f0-61fe-092e0e971a9c"><span style="background-color:transparent; color:rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:arial; font-size:10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Heyward only 2-14
</span></span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-10201fca-2c0f-71f0-61fe-092e0e971a9c"><span style="background-color:transparent; color:rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:arial; font-size:10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Waino’s last start was against the Cubs and he hurt his elbow and lasted 5. 1 run on 4 hits. Cubs lost.</span></span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-10201fca-2c0f-71f0-61fe-092e0e971a9c"><span style="background-color:transparent; color:rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:arial; font-size:10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Rizzo, Heyward and Contreras have homered.</span></span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-10201fca-2c0f-71f0-61fe-092e0e971a9c"><span style="background-color:transparent; color:rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:arial; font-size:10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Bryant only 3-17, but 2 doubles.</span></span></pre>
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tag:sonranto.com,2018-04-30:/entries/1554559Cubs vs Rockies Preview 4/30-5/22018-04-30T07:51:00-05:002018-05-02T07:33:04-05:00<p>By Danny Rockett</p>
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<p>Many Cubs fans have been calling for the head of Nolan Arenado ever since German Marquez spun KB's helmet cartoonishly around last weekend in Colorado, but the baseball gods, led by ancient baseball historian Pythagoras and some Joe Maddon voodoo doll pinning, have the Rockies limping into Chicago. </p>
<p>Check out this list of injuries the Rockies have suffered since Bryant was hit.</p>
<p>Tyler Anderson, Wednesday's starter, had heart palpitations in Miami. Either this is a result of a coked up club night in The Magic City, Joe Maddon's wine fueled voodoo doll ceremony, or Tyler's heart was completely broken by seeing KB's beautiful face being pummeled by a baseball. </p>
<p>Kyle Freeland, Mondays starter, has a sore left heel. This is no doubt voodoo doll related. No other plausible explanation.</p>
<p>DJ LeMahieu and Carlos Gonzales both have hamstring issues, though are expected to play. At least until Maddon pops open a nice Pinot Noir and starts sticking pins into their MLB licensed dolls. </p>
<p>To top it all off. Former Cub Chris Rusin has warts! That is some witchy ass shit right there.</p>
<p>Anyhow, I love how the Cubs retaliated. No warnings issued. And the result? The Rockies only scored 2 runs all weekend against the Marlins, winning their only game of the series 1-0 and getting shutout yesterday. </p>
<p>Colorado is 4-6 in their last 10, 5 games in back of Arizona in the NL West and despite their winning record, they have a negative 24 run differential, which baseball historian Pythagoras said should make the Rockies 12-17. The Cubs helped them to 2 of these losses a week ago winning 16-5 and 9-7, but losing the middle game 5-2.</p>
<p>Offensively, the Cubs top the Rockies in Batting Avg, OBP, and of course HBP's. The Rockies top the Cubs in stolen bases, walks and homers.</p>
<p>Pitching wise, The Cubs team ERA is a full run better. However, it's mostly the Cubs bullpen that makes it so, which is 2 runs better. So much for spending all your money on a bullpen the day after the World Series ends. Stupid Rockies. Another caveat to consider is that the Rockies home ERA is 2 runs worse than their road record and they've won more on the road than at home. But I guess that shouldn't be a surprise given their stadium is known as a hitters paradise. </p>
<p>Defensively, the Rockies have half the errors the Cubs do, putting Chicago in the bottom 1/3 of the majors and the Rockies in the top 3rd. If the Cubs decide to try and steal some bases, and they probably won't seeing how they are dead last in this category, but you'd have 76% chance at making it vs. only a 62% chance against Cubs catching.</p>
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<p>Here are the pitching match-ups unless Joe Maddon starts sticking pins in Rockies dolls.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7287db84-16b7-35be-105f-c67807ad51b5"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; text-decoration-line:underline; text-decoration-skip-ink:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">G1</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7287db84-16b7-35be-105f-c67807ad51b5"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Battle of the Leftys! Kyle Freeland 1-3, 4.33 Vs. Jon Lester 2-1, 3.29</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7287db84-16b7-35be-105f-c67807ad51b5"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">NBC Sports</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7287db84-16b7-35be-105f-c67807ad51b5"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">6:05</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7287db84-16b7-35be-105f-c67807ad51b5"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Sunny 71-54</span></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7287db84-16b7-35be-105f-c67807ad51b5"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Note* Kyle Hendricks should be pitching on Tuesday so we’d have the battle of the Kyles and I could be happy.</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:14.6667px; white-space:pre-wrap">Anderson’s heel hurts. Because he stomped in anger after seeing KB’s beautiful face get hit.</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7287db84-16b7-35be-105f-c67807ad51b5"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Still managed to pitch a 3 hit shutout against Whales Vagina with 8 Ks</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7287db84-16b7-35be-105f-c67807ad51b5"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Cubs got 5 runs, 3 earned and 4 walks last May against him. And we beat his ass 8-1</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7287db84-16b7-35be-105f-c67807ad51b5"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Current Cubs have a .349 OPS in 21 PAs against him. 0 homers</span></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7287db84-16b7-35be-105f-c67807ad51b5"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Last time vs. Cleveland, Lester gave up 3 Lesters and the Cubs lost to Cleveland</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7287db84-16b7-35be-105f-c67807ad51b5"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Jon gave up 4 runs on 6 hits and lost to Colorado last June</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7287db84-16b7-35be-105f-c67807ad51b5"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Gonzales, Ianetta, Arenado, LeMahieu have Lestered off him.</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7287db84-16b7-35be-105f-c67807ad51b5"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">But Gonzales and Ianetta who have seen him most are batting .143 and .182 against Jon</span></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7287db84-16b7-35be-105f-c67807ad51b5"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; text-decoration-line:underline; text-decoration-skip-ink:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">G2</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7287db84-16b7-35be-105f-c67807ad51b5"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Jon Gray 2-4, 5.79 Vs Kyle Hendricks 2-1, 3.10</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7287db84-16b7-35be-105f-c67807ad51b5"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">WGN</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7287db84-16b7-35be-105f-c67807ad51b5"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">7:05</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7287db84-16b7-35be-105f-c67807ad51b5"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Partly cloudy 73-60</span></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7287db84-16b7-35be-105f-c67807ad51b5"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Cubs got 7 Runs off Gray, 6 earned on 4/20. He lasted 5 IP</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7287db84-16b7-35be-105f-c67807ad51b5"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Then Gray went out and pitched a 3 hit shutout against Whales Vagina</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7287db84-16b7-35be-105f-c67807ad51b5"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Baez homered and went 3-3. </span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7287db84-16b7-35be-105f-c67807ad51b5"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Bryant, Rizzo and Contreras went 0-3</span></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7287db84-16b7-35be-105f-c67807ad51b5"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Kyle gave up 3 runs on 5 hits and walked no one last time vs. Rockies through 5 IP</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7287db84-16b7-35be-105f-c67807ad51b5"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Then went out and gave up 0 runs on 4 hits against the Brewers and lasted 7</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7287db84-16b7-35be-105f-c67807ad51b5"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Dahl, Desmond, and Arenado have homered off him.</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7287db84-16b7-35be-105f-c67807ad51b5"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Arenado and Lemahieu only batting .263. (boring stat alert!)</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7287db84-16b7-35be-105f-c67807ad51b5"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Rockies have a .723 OPs in 125 PAs (another boring stat alert)</span></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7287db84-16b7-35be-105f-c67807ad51b5"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; text-decoration-line:underline; text-decoration-skip-ink:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">G3</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7287db84-16b7-35be-105f-c67807ad51b5"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Tyler Anderson 1-0, 4.10 Vs. Yu Darvish 0-2, 5.26</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7287db84-16b7-35be-105f-c67807ad51b5"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">1:20</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7287db84-16b7-35be-105f-c67807ad51b5"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">50% chance of showers 74-60</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:14.6667px; white-space:pre-wrap">Anderson</span><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:14.6667px; white-space:pre-wrap"> left his last start with a heart issue. Probably caused by the heartache of seeing one of the most beautiful faces in baseball get pummeled with a pitch.</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7287db84-16b7-35be-105f-c67807ad51b5"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Cubs got 2 runs on 6 hits through 6 and he K’d 6. 666!!! (Cubs lost thanks to these devilish numbers)</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7287db84-16b7-35be-105f-c67807ad51b5"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Vs. Miami, only lasted 1.1 IP and gave up a hit. Then the heart thing...</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7287db84-16b7-35be-105f-c67807ad51b5"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Cubs have 34 ABs. OPS of .849 against him. Russell homered.</span></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7287db84-16b7-35be-105f-c67807ad51b5"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Yuuuuuuu gave up 5 runs on 5 hits and walked 4 in the loss to Colorado last weekend. 4.2 IP.</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7287db84-16b7-35be-105f-c67807ad51b5"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">He was good till he was bad.</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7287db84-16b7-35be-105f-c67807ad51b5"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Then 1 unearned run, Kd 8 against the Brewers and went 6.</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7287db84-16b7-35be-105f-c67807ad51b5"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Cargo has homered off him</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7287db84-16b7-35be-105f-c67807ad51b5"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Ianetta seen him the most. Only 2-16 with 8 Ks.</span></span></p>
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<p>"Bernie and Bernette"</p>
<p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">The Cubs come back to Wrigley Field for a 7 game homestand beginning tonight against the red hot Milwaukee Brewers who have won 8 straight games. The Brewers have won so much recently that Kato Kaelin has nothing to bitch about! But it's really not that big of a deal as they've won the games against bad to mediocre teams like the Reds, Marlins, and Royals. The Cubs were of course swept by the Reds, albeit only a 1 game sweeping in Cincinnati, and split the opening series of the year in Miami. So while the Brewers are making hay against lesser opponents, the Cubs have not been and find themselves 3 games behind the 16-9 Brew Crew. The Cubs are 5-5 in their last 10 games.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">But don't abandon hope! The Cubs won 3 of 4 in Milwaukee earlier this month, shutting out the Brewers in 2 of the games, outscoring them 20-7. The Cubs are a better hitting team. The Brewers have been a better pitching team so far. And the Brewers defense is shoddy as they lead the major leagues in errors. Here's some day old stats to illustrate.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-01550f21-0242-b236-d0ee-d6edc0295128"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; text-decoration-line:underline; text-decoration-skip-ink:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Offense</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-01550f21-0242-b236-d0ee-d6edc0295128"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Cubs hit 16 points higher than the Brewers. 3rd in MLB.</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-01550f21-0242-b236-d0ee-d6edc0295128"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Cubs OBP of .350 is 29 points higher than the Brewers and are 2nd in Majors behind the A’s</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-01550f21-0242-b236-d0ee-d6edc0295128"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Brewers have hit 6 more homers than the Cubs, 5th in majors</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-01550f21-0242-b236-d0ee-d6edc0295128"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Both teams middle of the road in taking walks</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-01550f21-0242-b236-d0ee-d6edc0295128"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">The Brewers K more than the Cubs. 7th most in the majors. Cubs 22nd most.</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-01550f21-0242-b236-d0ee-d6edc0295128"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">The Brewers are 5th in SB’s. Cubs now last. Only 4.</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-01550f21-0242-b236-d0ee-d6edc0295128"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Cubs have scored 21 more runs than the Brewers in 4 fewer games.</span></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-01550f21-0242-b236-d0ee-d6edc0295128"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; text-decoration-line:underline; text-decoration-skip-ink:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Pitching</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-01550f21-0242-b236-d0ee-d6edc0295128"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">3.32 Brewers to 4.04 Cubs Team ERA</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-01550f21-0242-b236-d0ee-d6edc0295128"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Cubs starters climbing out of the basement with the 7th worst ERA in the majors</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-01550f21-0242-b236-d0ee-d6edc0295128"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Brewers starters middle of the road with a 3.90 ERA</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-01550f21-0242-b236-d0ee-d6edc0295128"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Brewers 2.56 Reliever ERA is 3rd best in the majors. </span></span><span id="docs-internal-guid-01550f21-0242-b236-d0ee-d6edc0295128"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Cubs have fallen to 6th with a 2.76</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-01550f21-0242-b236-d0ee-d6edc0295128"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Middle of the road in giving up the long ball. </span></span><span id="docs-internal-guid-01550f21-0242-b236-d0ee-d6edc0295128"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Cubs are the 5th best team at keeping the ball in the park. </span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-01550f21-0242-b236-d0ee-d6edc0295128"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Cubs have given up 97 walks, 5th most. Mostly Eddie Butler. Brewers 12th.</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-01550f21-0242-b236-d0ee-d6edc0295128"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Middle of the road in Ks for Brewers. Cubs 9th best. </span></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-01550f21-0242-b236-d0ee-d6edc0295128"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; text-decoration-line:underline; text-decoration-skip-ink:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Defense</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-01550f21-0242-b236-d0ee-d6edc0295128"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Brewers lead the league in errors. 22. Cubs have 17. 7th</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-01550f21-0242-b236-d0ee-d6edc0295128"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Catchers Pina and Bandy have been good. 3rd best SBPctgs</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-01550f21-0242-b236-d0ee-d6edc0295128"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Willson and company are 7th. 2 more CS’s</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-01550f21-0242-b236-d0ee-d6edc0295128"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Defensive Efficiency Ration: Cubs have the 7th worst Der. Brewers 7th best. 20 points behind their mark of .704</span></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Of course it won't hurt the Cubs a bit that they just lost slugger Eric Thames to a thumb injury for 6-8 weeks and we all saw Corey Knebel go down hard with a hamstring strain the last time these teams met. </span></span><span><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Here are the pitching matchups.</span></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-01550f21-0249-7a8c-0e25-3ff9f0778a36"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; text-decoration-line:underline; text-decoration-skip-ink:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">G1</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-01550f21-0249-7a8c-0e25-3ff9f0778a36"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Chase Andersuck 2-1 3.25 Vs. Kyle Hendricks 1-1, 4.09</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-01550f21-0249-7a8c-0e25-3ff9f0778a36"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">7:05 </span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-01550f21-0249-7a8c-0e25-3ff9f0778a36"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Might rain late. Game in the 40s</span></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-01550f21-0249-7a8c-0e25-3ff9f0778a36"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Earlier this month, we got 2 runs off of 4 hits off of Andersuck. Walked 2. Kd 2 and Zobrist homered. </span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-01550f21-0249-7a8c-0e25-3ff9f0778a36"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Contreras had a double and a triple and was also HBP</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-01550f21-0249-7a8c-0e25-3ff9f0778a36"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Gave up 3 runs on 5 hits against Miami last time out</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-01550f21-0249-7a8c-0e25-3ff9f0778a36"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Bryant has 3 homers. Rizzo 1-12</span></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-01550f21-0249-7a8c-0e25-3ff9f0778a36"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Kyle gave up 4 runs on 9 hits in Milwaukee only lasted 5.</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-01550f21-0249-7a8c-0e25-3ff9f0778a36"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Gave up 3 runs on 5 hits last time vs. Colorado. Only lasted 5 but Kd 6.</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-01550f21-0249-7a8c-0e25-3ff9f0778a36"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Thames and Shaw homered off him and pretty much everyone else in the Brewers lineup got a hit.</span></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-01550f21-0249-7a8c-0e25-3ff9f0778a36"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; text-decoration-line:underline; text-decoration-skip-ink:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">G2</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-01550f21-0249-7a8c-0e25-3ff9f0778a36"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Lefty Brennnnt Suter 1-2 5.68 Vs Yu Darvish 0-2, 6.86</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-01550f21-0249-7a8c-0e25-3ff9f0778a36"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">1:20 Cubs fleece blanket</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-01550f21-0249-7a8c-0e25-3ff9f0778a36"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">NBC Sports</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:14.6667px; white-space:pre-wrap">Cloudy, high 53. More possible rain.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-01550f21-0249-7a8c-0e25-3ff9f0778a36"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Cubs got 5 runs on 8 hits. Chased him after 5. He walked 3.</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-01550f21-0249-7a8c-0e25-3ff9f0778a36"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Last time also gave up 5 runs against Miami.</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-01550f21-0249-7a8c-0e25-3ff9f0778a36"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Contreras, Almora and Russell all get hits half the time they face him.</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-01550f21-0249-7a8c-0e25-3ff9f0778a36"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Rizzo 0-11.</span></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-01550f21-0249-7a8c-0e25-3ff9f0778a36"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Yu gave up 5 runs on 4.2 innings. Walked 4 last time out vs. Colorado.</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-01550f21-0249-7a8c-0e25-3ff9f0778a36"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">April 7th vs Brewers, he went 6 and struck out 9. 1 run on 2 hits. Thames homered</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-01550f21-0249-7a8c-0e25-3ff9f0778a36"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Yellich has homered off him too and Sogard is batting 313 and has seen him the most.</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-01550f21-0249-7a8c-0e25-3ff9f0778a36"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Villar and Cain have 1 hit and walk between them in 21 PA’s</span></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-01550f21-0249-7a8c-0e25-3ff9f0778a36"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; text-decoration-line:underline; text-decoration-skip-ink:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">G3</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-01550f21-0249-7a8c-0e25-3ff9f0778a36"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Junior Guerra 2-0, 0.56 Vs. Jose Quintana 2-1, 7.78</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-01550f21-0249-7a8c-0e25-3ff9f0778a36"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">1:20 Dancing Bullpen Beverage tumbler</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-01550f21-0249-7a8c-0e25-3ff9f0778a36"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">WGN</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-01550f21-0249-7a8c-0e25-3ff9f0778a36"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Sunny 45</span></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-01550f21-0249-7a8c-0e25-3ff9f0778a36"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Faced Junior in 5.2 innings last year. Only got a Kyle Schwarber homer off him last september.</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-01550f21-0249-7a8c-0e25-3ff9f0778a36"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Gave up 1 run on 5 hits against Miami last time out</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-01550f21-0249-7a8c-0e25-3ff9f0778a36"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Rizzo, Heyward, Russell, Baez and Almora at 0-23 collectively. </span></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-01550f21-0249-7a8c-0e25-3ff9f0778a36"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Jose 0 runs on 3 hits vs Milwaukee on 4/8, 2 walks, 6 ks 6 IP</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-01550f21-0249-7a8c-0e25-3ff9f0778a36"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Last time against Colorado. Gave up 4 runs on 8 hits. But 2 runs were the suns fault. Kd 7 through 5.1 IP</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-01550f21-0249-7a8c-0e25-3ff9f0778a36"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">No Brewer has homered off of Jose. Cain has seen him the most. Batting .288. </span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-01550f21-0249-7a8c-0e25-3ff9f0778a36"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Most Brewers numbers suck against him. Team batting only .207, .243 OBP.</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-01550f21-0249-7a8c-0e25-3ff9f0778a36"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">39 Ks to only 7 walks. In 173 PAs</span></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-01550f21-0249-7a8c-0e25-3ff9f0778a36"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; text-decoration-line:underline; text-decoration-skip-ink:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">G4</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-01550f21-0249-7a8c-0e25-3ff9f0778a36"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Zachachachacha Davies Vs Tyler Chatwood 0-3, 3.74</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-01550f21-0249-7a8c-0e25-3ff9f0778a36"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">1:20 Cubs Slouch “Beamie”...Jim Beam. Gotta be 21</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-01550f21-0249-7a8c-0e25-3ff9f0778a36"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">NBC Sports</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-01550f21-0249-7a8c-0e25-3ff9f0778a36"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Sunny 54</span></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-01550f21-0249-7a8c-0e25-3ff9f0778a36"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Zachachacha1 run on 4 hits, Kd 8 Cubs through 6. Walked 3 earlier this month</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-01550f21-0249-7a8c-0e25-3ff9f0778a36"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Bryant homered off him.</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-01550f21-0249-7a8c-0e25-3ff9f0778a36"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Last time gave up 2 runs on 4 hits against KC and also lasted 6.</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-01550f21-0249-7a8c-0e25-3ff9f0778a36"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Bryant has 2 homers off him. So does Schwarber. Caratini and Contreras each have 1.</span></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-01550f21-0249-7a8c-0e25-3ff9f0778a36"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Tyler walked 5 and Kd 5. But only gave up 1 run on 4 hits against Cleveland.</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-01550f21-0249-7a8c-0e25-3ff9f0778a36"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Started against Milwaukee last April and gave up homers to Thames and Shaw.</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-01550f21-0249-7a8c-0e25-3ff9f0778a36"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Also gave up a homer to Jesus Eagle (Jesus Aguilar). 1.101 OPS Overall in 34 PAs</span></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">The Cubs can sweep their way into 1st place during this series. That'd be nice. Buy your tickets on Stubhub through this link and we get paid!</span></span></p>
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tag:sonranto.com,2018-04-24:/entries/1552526Back to Cleveland: An Indians Preview2018-04-24T11:19:00-05:002018-04-24T11:28:17-05:00<p>By Danny Rockett</p>
<p><img alt="" src="https://sonranto.com/files/resized/392494/940;705;461ff3b248f6b23ee8c7ae398825b8f80c3922ea.jpg"></p>
<p>I haven't been to Cleveland since the best thing ever happened in Cleveland. I saw the world's formerly smallest book at the library!</p>
<p><img alt="" src="https://sonranto.com/files/resized/392493/940;1253;5cdf4c78c63e3260e81cf01bd9fdaf3b35241c9d.jpg"></p>
<p>Oh wait...that wasn't the best thing...it was The Cubs winning the World Series, but the formerly smallest book was a close second for sure. </p>
<p>So, how are the Indians looking this year? Well, they are in first place in the AL Central at 12-8 after winning 3 of 4 in Baltimore this last weekend and splitting a series with the Twins down in Puerto Rico. And they are winning despite not scoring runs and being in the lower rungs of most offensive categories.</p>
<p>(All these stats are from Monday morning 4/23)</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ef4bb808-f862-6f2d-7c78-4259dd9e0be6"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Don’t hit for average, 2nd worst in majors. .219. Cubs 40 points higher</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ef4bb808-f862-6f2d-7c78-4259dd9e0be6"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Indians OBP is 3rd worst, Cubs are 1st. 60 points higher at .349</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ef4bb808-f862-6f2d-7c78-4259dd9e0be6"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">9th in homers, hit 4 more than the Cubs who are 20th.</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ef4bb808-f862-6f2d-7c78-4259dd9e0be6"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">They don’t K much. Cubs and Indians in top 3rd of the league. </span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ef4bb808-f862-6f2d-7c78-4259dd9e0be6"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">They don’t walk much. 3rd fewest walks, Cubs are 12th.</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ef4bb808-f862-6f2d-7c78-4259dd9e0be6"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Cubs have outscored Indians 110-70</span></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">So how do they win? Pitching Pitching Pitching....</span></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ef4bb808-f863-ffb2-cbc1-cae90aff64fe"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">2.65 Indians to 4.14 Cubs overall era. 2nd and 17th</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ef4bb808-f863-ffb2-cbc1-cae90aff64fe"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Starters 2.66 to 5.27</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ef4bb808-f863-ffb2-cbc1-cae90aff64fe"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Relievers 2.63 Indians to 2.75 Cubs</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ef4bb808-f863-ffb2-cbc1-cae90aff64fe"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Both teams middle to best in giving up homers</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ef4bb808-f863-ffb2-cbc1-cae90aff64fe"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">They wont, they wont walk you! Walk you! 43 BB’s best in majors to 91 for the Cubs, 4rd worst. Tied with Reds</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ef4bb808-f863-ffb2-cbc1-cae90aff64fe"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">They won’t strike you out either. Both teams in bottom ⅓ of the majors. Cubs 20 more Ks</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ef4bb808-f863-ffb2-cbc1-cae90aff64fe"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Indians have not balked this year.</span></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">And defense!</span></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ef4bb808-f865-472d-15d3-7096f20e995d"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Committed 10 Errors to the Cubs 16, Cubs 7th worst</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ef4bb808-f865-472d-15d3-7096f20e995d"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">78% chance of stealing on them 61% chance of stealing on us</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ef4bb808-f865-472d-15d3-7096f20e995d"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Indians are #1 in Defensive Efficiency Ratio…..754 …..Cubs are 22nd. .689</span></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">The Indians might have only scored only 70 runs, but they've only allowed 55. </p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ef4bb808-f867-726f-7e54-3b16f6e248a6"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; text-decoration-line:underline; text-decoration-skip-ink:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Game 1 </span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ef4bb808-f867-726f-7e54-3b16f6e248a6"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Tyler Chatwood 0-3, 4.60 Vs. Josh Tomlin 0-2, 8.00</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ef4bb808-f867-726f-7e54-3b16f6e248a6"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">5:40PM WGN</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ef4bb808-f867-726f-7e54-3b16f6e248a6"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Check in at the game and you could get gloves, a car magnet, fidget spinner, Kipnis (worst Cubs fan ever) Bobblehead</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ef4bb808-f867-726f-7e54-3b16f6e248a6"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">80% chance of rain in the 40’s</span></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ef4bb808-f867-726f-7e54-3b16f6e248a6"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Last time Chatwood 2 runs on 1 hit, walked 7 and Kd 7. Lasted only 4.2 IP vs. St. Louis</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ef4bb808-f867-726f-7e54-3b16f6e248a6"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Faced Cleveland for 1 inning last year in relief. Got the save in a game that went 12.</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ef4bb808-f867-726f-7e54-3b16f6e248a6"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Yonder Alonso 2-3 with a homer and a walk</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ef4bb808-f867-726f-7e54-3b16f6e248a6"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Michael Brantley 0-5 with a walk</span></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ef4bb808-f867-726f-7e54-3b16f6e248a6"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Last time Tomlin pitched in that 16 inning game against minnesota in Puerto Rico. 1 run on 3 hits and lost the game for his team.</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ef4bb808-f867-726f-7e54-3b16f6e248a6"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Cubs got 6 runs off him in game 6 of the World Series. Also, 1 run at Wrigley in Game 3</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ef4bb808-f867-726f-7e54-3b16f6e248a6"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Zobrist seen him most. 5-23, 2 walks and a homer. Bryant homered.</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ef4bb808-f867-726f-7e54-3b16f6e248a6"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">No one else seen him much. </span></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ef4bb808-f867-726f-7e54-3b16f6e248a6"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; text-decoration-line:underline; text-decoration-skip-ink:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Game 2</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ef4bb808-f867-726f-7e54-3b16f6e248a6"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Jon Lester 2-0. 3.10 vs Trevor Bauer 1-2, 2.67</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ef4bb808-f867-726f-7e54-3b16f6e248a6"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">6:10 NBC Sports</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ef4bb808-f867-726f-7e54-3b16f6e248a6"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Check In and get a mug, Jose Ramirez Bobble, fidget spinner</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ef4bb808-f867-726f-7e54-3b16f6e248a6"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Rain all day, then 30% chance of rain. Low of 37.</span></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ef4bb808-f867-726f-7e54-3b16f6e248a6"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Last time. Lester, 1 run on 2 hits, Kd 7 through 6 vs Cardinals</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ef4bb808-f867-726f-7e54-3b16f6e248a6"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">In games 1,5,7, Lester pitched 14.2 innings. 7 runs, 16 Ks</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ef4bb808-f867-726f-7e54-3b16f6e248a6"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Rajai Davis, Edwin Encarnacion (2), Jose Ramirez, Roberto Perez homered</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ef4bb808-f867-726f-7e54-3b16f6e248a6"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">198 PAs, .782 OPS</span></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ef4bb808-f867-726f-7e54-3b16f6e248a6"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Last time Bauer gave up 3 on 5 hits over 7 IP to Baltimore</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ef4bb808-f867-726f-7e54-3b16f6e248a6"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">The Indians lost all 3 games he pitched in in the World Series in 2016</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ef4bb808-f867-726f-7e54-3b16f6e248a6"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Russell is 5-7, only Bryant has homered.</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ef4bb808-f867-726f-7e54-3b16f6e248a6"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Heyward 0-9</span></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14.6667px; white-space:pre-wrap">There's a good chance it will rain on Tuesday night and we will be in for a cold rainy double header tomorrow. April sucks. Go Cubs.</span></p>
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tag:sonranto.com,2018-04-20:/entries/1551621Cubs Bout to Get a Mile High2018-04-20T08:59:00-05:002018-04-20T09:07:07-05:00<p><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">By Danny Rockett</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">The Cubs head to Denver, Colorado for a 3 game series against the Rockies today, 4/20. Let's hope the Cubs roll into the joint, fire it up and bong the ball outta the park all weekend! If you are looking for tickets use this Stubhub link and help Son Ranto get Pizzaid!</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Here's how the Cubs match up.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">The Rockies are 11-9 and just took 2 of 3 against Pittsburgh this week and were off on Thursday, so their pricy 49 million dollar #BullPenis rested. Wade Davis already has 8 saves B.T. Dubs.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Offensively, The Rockies have the second worst OBP in the MLB, 56 points lower than the 9th place in the majors Cubs. They've stolen 11 bases to the Cubs 4 and both teams strikeout about the same amount of times. One major concern for the Cubs this weekend is that the Rockies have hit the most homers in baseball, 27. 10 more than the Cubs. And before you say something ignorant like..."oh yeah, well Coors Field, thin air, humidified baseballs"....let me tell you that only 7 of those homers have been hit in their home ballpark. Still. The team's got pop. Oft rumored Cubs trade target Charlie Blackmon leads the Rockies with 7.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Pitching wise. The Rockies sport a team ERA a third of a run higher than the Cubs. But if you split it out, the Cubs starters have been allowing runs at a 1/2 a run higher clip, while the Cubs bullpen has performed over a half a run better than the Rockies. These stats tend to switch back and forth throughout the season. Note the prevalence of the feeling that when the starters do well, the #BullPenis terrible and when the starters suck the #BullPenis lights out. The Rockies are a weird team. They spent all their money on the pen. Their #BullPenis rich! However, they haven't performed to their expectations as of yet. Let's hope that continue and we don't even see Wade Davis.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Defensively, the Cubs have committed 8 more errors than the Rockies despite playing 4 fewer games due to inclement weather. I'd propose that some of those errors were due to Chicago's continuing Winter but maybe that's just an excuse.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Here are the match ups for a Denver weekend that promises more rain and snow. </span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span id="docs-internal-guid-11ea7df8-e34a-d605-c325-f26390f50851"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Kyle Hendricks 0-1 3.71 Vs Jon Gray 1-3, 6.23 (Makes a beautiful woman without the beard)</span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span id="docs-internal-guid-11ea7df8-e34a-d605-c325-f26390f50851"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Teacher Appreciation Ticket package</span></span></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span id="docs-internal-guid-11ea7df8-e34a-d605-c325-f26390f50851"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">7:40 CT WGN</span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span id="docs-internal-guid-11ea7df8-e34a-d605-c325-f26390f50851"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">33 degrees. Rain with snow winds could gust 40 mph</span></span></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span id="docs-internal-guid-11ea7df8-e34a-d605-c325-f26390f50851"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Last time vs. Pitt. 6 IP, 2 runs, 5 hits, 7 Ks</span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span id="docs-internal-guid-11ea7df8-e34a-d605-c325-f26390f50851"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Vs Colorado last year 6.1 IP, 2 runs, 4 hits, 7Ks</span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span id="docs-internal-guid-11ea7df8-e34a-d605-c325-f26390f50851"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Cargo, Desmond and Dahl have homered</span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span id="docs-internal-guid-11ea7df8-e34a-d605-c325-f26390f50851"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Arenado only batting .235 and has seen him the most</span></span></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span id="docs-internal-guid-11ea7df8-e34a-d605-c325-f26390f50851"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Gray gave up 5 runs on 8 hits through 5.1 in Washington</span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span id="docs-internal-guid-11ea7df8-e34a-d605-c325-f26390f50851"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Never faced the Cubs or any of our players</span></span></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span id="docs-internal-guid-11ea7df8-e34a-d605-c325-f26390f50851"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; text-decoration-line:underline; text-decoration-skip-ink:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">G2</span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span id="docs-internal-guid-11ea7df8-e34a-d605-c325-f26390f50851"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Yu Darvish 0-1 6.00 Vs Lefty Tyler Anderson 0-0, 4.74</span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span id="docs-internal-guid-11ea7df8-e34a-d605-c325-f26390f50851"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Partly cloudy, snow and rain all day 36 degrees</span></span></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span id="docs-internal-guid-11ea7df8-e34a-d605-c325-f26390f50851"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Yu: 4 runs on 9 hits, walked 4 through 4.1IP in loss to Braves.</span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span id="docs-internal-guid-11ea7df8-e34a-d605-c325-f26390f50851"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Saw Rockies last year, 5 runs on 5 hits, 4.1IP</span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span id="docs-internal-guid-11ea7df8-e34a-d605-c325-f26390f50851"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Ianetta 18 PA, batting .125</span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span id="docs-internal-guid-11ea7df8-e34a-d605-c325-f26390f50851"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Cargo has homered</span></span></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span id="docs-internal-guid-11ea7df8-e34a-d605-c325-f26390f50851"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Tyler 3 runs on 2 hits walked 6 and lasted 4.2 in DC</span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span id="docs-internal-guid-11ea7df8-e34a-d605-c325-f26390f50851"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">2017 5 runs on 8 hits and went 7, K’d 8. Rockies won.</span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span id="docs-internal-guid-11ea7df8-e34a-d605-c325-f26390f50851"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Cubs 1.167 OPS in 17 PA’s. Russell homered</span></span></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span id="docs-internal-guid-11ea7df8-e34a-d605-c325-f26390f50851"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; text-decoration-line:underline; text-decoration-skip-ink:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">G3</span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span id="docs-internal-guid-11ea7df8-e34a-d605-c325-f26390f50851"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Jose Quintana 1-1, 8.16 Vs German Marquez 1-1, 4.34</span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span id="docs-internal-guid-11ea7df8-e34a-d605-c325-f26390f50851"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">25th anniversary reusable Earth Day Tote Bag. (longest name in the history of tote bags)</span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span id="docs-internal-guid-11ea7df8-e34a-d605-c325-f26390f50851"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Sunny and 67!</span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span id="docs-internal-guid-11ea7df8-e34a-d605-c325-f26390f50851"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">2:10 NBCSports</span></span></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span id="docs-internal-guid-11ea7df8-e34a-d605-c325-f26390f50851"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Went 2.1 IP 7 runs on 7 hits walked 4. Cubs won 14-10 in a game that shouldn’t have been played.</span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span id="docs-internal-guid-11ea7df8-e34a-d605-c325-f26390f50851"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">3 runs on 5 hits Kd 10 last year vs. Colorado when with the Sox</span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span id="docs-internal-guid-11ea7df8-e34a-d605-c325-f26390f50851"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Ianetta seen him most and has 2 hits in 20 PAs. 5 walks.</span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span id="docs-internal-guid-11ea7df8-e34a-d605-c325-f26390f50851"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Arenado has homered 1-6</span></span></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span id="docs-internal-guid-11ea7df8-e34a-d605-c325-f26390f50851"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">German 2 runs 2 hits 6 ks 6 innings against Pitt</span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span id="docs-internal-guid-11ea7df8-e34a-d605-c325-f26390f50851"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Faced Chicago 2x, 2 runs on 2 hits, 3 walks, 3 IP, threw 81 pitches</span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span id="docs-internal-guid-11ea7df8-e34a-d605-c325-f26390f50851"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">And then shut us out over 8 IP, 8 ks. Cubs lost both games</span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span id="docs-internal-guid-11ea7df8-e34a-d605-c325-f26390f50851"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">No one has more than 5 PA’s against him. Best hit is a KB double.</span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span id="docs-internal-guid-11ea7df8-e34a-d605-c325-f26390f50851"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Cubs batting .172 in 34 PAs, Benzo 2-3</span></span></span></p>
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<div><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Join listeners of the Son Ranto Show with host Michael Cotton before the game Friday night! 4:20 at the Falling Rock Tap. Here is a link to the<a class="navigation_external_link" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/398891130548772/" target="_blank"> Facebook Event. </a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Speaking of Mr. Cotton. Here are his Rakes/Flakes/Throws/Blows from our <a class="navigation_external_link" href="https://soundcloud.com/danny-rockett/the-son-ranto-show-rockies-preview" target="_blank">Rockies Preview Podcast</a> which you should listen to if you hate reading. And if you like reading...read the rest of this article and c</span><span style="font-family:georgia,serif; font-size:14.6667px; white-space:pre-wrap">heck out the </span><a class="navigation_external_link" href="https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2014/9/25/6404101/sordid-travels-cubs-fan-colorado" style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;" target="_blank">"Sordid Travels of a Cubs Fan" </a><span style="font-family:georgia,serif; font-size:14.6667px; white-space:pre-wrap">article I wrote 4 years ago for Bleed Cubbie Blue about my trip to Colorado. It's pretty wild.</span>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span id="docs-internal-guid-11ea7df8-e351-c89b-f763-6e4266377728"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; text-decoration-line:underline; text-decoration-skip-ink:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Rakes : </span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Charlie Blackmon had some quad tightness and missed a few games last week, but in the 4 games since he has returned, he has 6 hits in 16 ABs. Three of those were home runs. The guy is second only to Bryce Harper in homers so far this year and he has not hit a single one of them in Coors Field. He does have 4 Ks in that time and 0 walks. </span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span id="docs-internal-guid-11ea7df8-e351-c89b-f763-6e4266377728"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; text-decoration-line:underline; text-decoration-skip-ink:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Flakes: </span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">I want to give this to Arenado for being a bitch about getting hit a single time, but since he's not playing I'll go with Ryan McMahon. He's actually a pretty highly touted rookie, but so far he has been overmatched by big league hitting. In his last 7 games, he has 2 hits for a 133 avg, which is better than the 097 he has on the season. He has 31 ABs on the season and only has 3 hits and 3 walks with 16 strikeouts. </span></span></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span id="docs-internal-guid-11ea7df8-e351-c89b-f763-6e4266377728"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; text-decoration-line:underline; text-decoration-skip-ink:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Throws: </span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">The only starter the Rockies have that could be considered for throws is Chad Bettis, but the Cubs won't see him this weekend. None of the other starters have an ERA below 434 and nobody makes it deep into games. German Marquez is the best we will see with that 434 ERA, a 139 whip, and a 209 avg against. Only Bettis has better numbers. </span></span></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span id="docs-internal-guid-11ea7df8-e351-c89b-f763-6e4266377728"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">The Rockies made a splash early in the off season with some serious money for a bullpen and Wade Davis is the one Cubs fans were pissed about. So far this year he has appeared in 9 games and collected 8 saves. In 7 of those games, he's struck out 7, walked 2, and had 0 hits. In the other two games, he gave up 3 hits and 2 runs including a homer. Another guy to watch in the bullpen is former Bastard Bird, Adam Ottavino just because he has wicked movement on his pitches and it's fun to watch. I doubt the Cubs get any hits off of him. </span></span></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span id="docs-internal-guid-11ea7df8-e351-c89b-f763-6e4266377728"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; text-decoration-line:underline; text-decoration-skip-ink:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Blows: </span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">The consolation prize in the 2013 draft after the Cubs took Kris Bryant, was Jon Gray. This guy still has some really good upside if he ever goes somewhere outside of Denver, but right now he is blowing. In his last two games, he's given up 7 and 5 runs respectively including 3 homers. On the plus side for Gray is 23 Ks in 21.2 innings with only 5 walks. In the pen, Antonio Senzatella has given up 8 earned runs on 11 hits and 2 walks over 8.1 innings. </span></span></span></p>
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tag:sonranto.com,2018-04-17:/entries/1550950Cubs vs Cards: Chatwood, but He Didn't2018-04-17T22:00:00-05:002018-04-17T23:01:45-05:00<p>By Michael Cotton</p>
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<p>Game 1 between the Cubs and Cards got postponed for weather, but game 2 being played at night in freezing temps was good to go on Tuesday night. The story of the game for the Cubs was Tyler Chatwood with lots of walks and lots of strikeouts with no rhyme or reason as to which was going to happen. Chatwood threw 93 pitches in 4-2/3 innings with 7 Ks and 7 walks. He only gave up 1 hit and 2 runs, but that was more than Wainwright. </p>
<p>On the red side, Adam Wainwright wasn't much better, but the umpires thought he was. His strikes and Chatwoods balls were sharing the same cloth, but only half were getting love. Wainwright went 5 innings, had 4 walks and 5 Ks while giving up 4 hits and 1 run. </p>
<p>The Captain, Anthony Rizzo returned after a stint on the 10 day DL nursing some back pain he acquired in a Queen City hotel room and immediately got hit by a pitch. Of course, it's not a Cubs vs Cards series if some BFIB is not blaming the Cubs for throwing at their guys. </p>
<p>@SportsHuman writes, "Breaking ball hits Rizzo, Maddon responds with a fastball up, classy." </p>
<p>Also, Contreras got hit later in the game, but the BFIB was silent and the Cubs did not hit any of the Cardinals' batters. </p>
<p>Heyward got an RBI to cut the lead in half in the 4th inning. Steve Cishek entered to get the last out of the 5th inning and stuck around to handle the entire 6th as well. Carl's Jr. struck out the side in the 7th, but the Cardinals got to Strop in the 8th for three runs, which thoroughly embarrassed his dead relatives. </p>
<p>Javy Baez took one to the seats in the Cubs' half of the 8th for a 2 run homer off of Greg Holland. He finished the night 3-4 and only a triple shy of the cycle.</p>
<p>Joe Maddon played some chess with Matheny and it seemed as if he lost when Almora got burned to get rid of Tyler Lyons and then Tommy LaStella entered and got embarrassed by Bud Norris. That was the last chance of the Cubs as they went quietly in the ninth for a 5 loss. </p>
tag:sonranto.com,2018-04-16:/entries/1550513Dirty Birds and Cubs Begin tonight!2018-04-16T08:36:00-05:002018-04-16T09:27:18-05:00<p><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">By Danny Rockett</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Seriously folks, I know it's April, but every game against the Cardinals or any interdivisional rival matters more. If you can make it out to the ballpark and make a little noise, do it. I'll be there. So how are the Cardinals doing and how do they match up against the slow starting Cubs?</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Well, The Cardinals, 9-7, have played 2 more games than the Cubs, and won two more games than the Cubs who are 7-7. They've also had a tougher schedule, facing the red hot Mets, Milwaukee twice, and Arizona. They also managed to sweep a 4 game set in Cincy over the weekend so they're coming in hot! The Cubs on the other hand were swept by Cincinnati in a 1 game 1-0 Chattering Chatwood game a couple weeks ago and are coming off a crazy comeback win in the driving sleet. The Cubs really put the Win in Winter. Though not really....</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">The Cardinals best the Cubs in nearly every offensive category. They've hit 9 more homers. (3rd). Hit for a higher average. Stolen more bases and scored more runs. The Cubs are better in one distinct category. Getting hit by pitches. 15 total to their 6. Ouch! Thus, the Cubs OBP is slightly higher. Silver lining or just black and blue?</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Pitching. The Cardinals team ERA is over half a run better. But their starters are over 2 runs better. The Cubs starters are 3rd worst in the majors! Double ouch! One bright spot has been the Cubs relievers who are over a run better than the red birds pen. #OurBullPenisAwesome</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">The Cardinals bullpen has been injured. They have been missing lefty Brett Cecil, Luke Gregerson, Ryan Sherriff, and Sam Tuivailala. Jedd Gyorko also pulled a hammy and is on rehab. But Gregerson could be back by Monday according to reports. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">So who's pitching that's not injured?</span></span></p>
<p><u><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Game 1</span></span></u></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span id="docs-internal-guid-e6e79ff7-cec0-b908-9255-129d09564e67"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Adam Wainwright 0-2, 5.06 vs Tyler Chatwood 0-2, 4.91 in </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span id="docs-internal-guid-e6e79ff7-cec0-b908-9255-129d09564e67"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">38-29 degrees</span></span></span></span></p>
<p>-Waino gave up 3 runs through 7 and walked no one against Milwaukee last time out. Gave up 8 hits.</p>
<p>-He had 3 starts last year against Cubs. Pitched well 19.2 IP, 4 runs. But Cubs won 2 of the games 3-2 and 2-1. Then they got shutout 5-0</p>
<p>Rakes-Rizzo, Heyward, Contreras homered off him</p>
<p dir="ltr">Flakes-Schwarber 0-10. All Cubs bat .227 against him.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span id="docs-internal-guid-e6e79ff7-cec0-b908-9255-129d09564e67"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">-Tyler Chatwood couldn’t whisper a single bat (penis). 5 runs through 5. K’d 7 against the Pirates.</span></span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span id="docs-internal-guid-e6e79ff7-cec0-b908-9255-129d09564e67"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">-Faced St. Louis last year in an inning of relief. Gave up a run, walked 2. </span></span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span id="docs-internal-guid-e6e79ff7-cec0-b908-9255-129d09564e67"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Rakes- In 27 total PA’s against Chatwood. Cards OBP .444</span></span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span id="docs-internal-guid-e6e79ff7-cec0-b908-9255-129d09564e67"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Still Rakes--Even Adam Wainwright has 2 hits and he’s on the hump Monday night.</span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span id="docs-internal-guid-e6e79ff7-cec0-b908-9255-129d09564e67"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; text-decoration-line:underline; text-decoration-skip-ink:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Game 2</span></span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span id="docs-internal-guid-e6e79ff7-cec0-b908-9255-129d09564e67"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Michael Wacha 2-1, 5.52 vs Jon Lester 1-0, 4.40</span></span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span id="docs-internal-guid-e6e79ff7-cec0-b908-9255-129d09564e67"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">45-35 degrees</span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span id="docs-internal-guid-e6e79ff7-cec0-b908-9255-129d09564e67"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">-Wacha gave up 4 through 5, 3 earned against Cincy. Walked 3</span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">-Saw Cubs 4 x last year. 5 runs twice, 6 runs once. Cards lost every game.</span></span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span id="docs-internal-guid-e6e79ff7-cec0-b908-9255-129d09564e67"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Rakes-Rizzo, 3 HRs and is batting .450 in 43 PA's (Welcome back Tony!)</span></span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span id="docs-internal-guid-e6e79ff7-cec0-b908-9255-129d09564e67"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Still Rakes- 2 homers each for Bryant, Happ, Contreras, Schwarber. Russell homered once</span></span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span id="docs-internal-guid-e6e79ff7-cec0-b908-9255-129d09564e67"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Flakes- Heyward 2-14</span></span></span></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span id="docs-internal-guid-e6e79ff7-cec0-b908-9255-129d09564e67"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Lester gave up 4 over 5 innings against Pitt. But Cubs won 13-5</span></span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span id="docs-internal-guid-e6e79ff7-cec0-b908-9255-129d09564e67"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Faced Cards 5x last year. 30.2 IP 10 earned runs. K’d 10 Cards last July and went 8 innings.</span></span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span id="docs-internal-guid-e6e79ff7-cec0-b908-9255-129d09564e67"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Rakes- Gyorko has 2 homers and is batting .316. Pham also homered 2x</span></span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span id="docs-internal-guid-e6e79ff7-cec0-b908-9255-129d09564e67"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Flakes-Carpenter .136 with a .188 OBP in nearly 50 PAs</span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span id="docs-internal-guid-e6e79ff7-cec0-b908-9255-129d09564e67"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; text-decoration-line:underline; text-decoration-skip-ink:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Game 3</span></span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span id="docs-internal-guid-e6e79ff7-cec0-b908-9255-129d09564e67"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Luke Weaver 1.59 vs Kyle Hendricks 0-1, 3.71</span></span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span id="docs-internal-guid-e6e79ff7-cec0-b908-9255-129d09564e67"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">High of 53 degrees!</span></span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"> </p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span id="docs-internal-guid-e6e79ff7-cec0-b908-9255-129d09564e67"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">-Luke went 6 and gave up 2. Struck out 7 against Cincy last time</span></span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span id="docs-internal-guid-e6e79ff7-cec0-b908-9255-129d09564e67"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">-Faced Chicago once in 2017. 8 runs on 7 hits. Only went 3.</span></span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span id="docs-internal-guid-e6e79ff7-cec0-b908-9255-129d09564e67"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">-Baez, Bryant and Russell have homered.</span></span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span id="docs-internal-guid-e6e79ff7-cec0-b908-9255-129d09564e67"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">- Cubs .459 OBP against in 32 PAs</span></span></span></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-e6e79ff7-cec8-a866-68e4-93b0521295aa"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">-Kyle gave up 2 through 6, but the Cubs lost to the Pirates 6-1. He Kd 7</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-e6e79ff7-cec8-a866-68e4-93b0521295aa"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">-Cubs lost all 3 games he's pitched this year.</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-e6e79ff7-cec8-a866-68e4-93b0521295aa"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">-Saw STL 3 x last year, Cubs won all 3. Went 7.2, 1 run, and also gave up 4 through 4 and 0 through 5. </span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-e6e79ff7-cec8-a866-68e4-93b0521295aa"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Rakes- Carpenter 3 homers in 32 PAs</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-e6e79ff7-cec8-a866-68e4-93b0521295aa"><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Flakes- Yadi 23 PAs, batting .200</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"> </p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">And Now....Cubstradamus Predicts!</span></span> </p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">Game 1- Cardinals 3-1</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">Game 2- Cubs 9-4</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">Game 3- Cubs 6-5</p>
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tag:sonranto.com,2018-04-08:/entries/1548633RecklessRecap:Brewers Series2018-04-08T22:45:00-05:002018-04-08T22:47:42-05:00<p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">by Michael Cotton</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">The Cubs lost to the Reds, but they only played one game and I don't really care that much about it to bother. Let's move on to the Brewers who the Cubs just got done playing. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Game 1:</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">The Handsome Youngsters finally started playing like the Cubs we were hoping to see. Up in Milwaukee, they put together a 3-1 series against the Drunks that allowed every Cubes Fan let out a sigh of relief. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">The Brewers management let out a sigh of relief as well. After 45 thousand showed up for opening day at Miller Park, attendance dropped to 27K, 27K, and 24K for the next three games; 2 vs Cardinals, 1 vs Cubs. But Milwaukee let it be known that Chicagoans would not be granted the opportunity to buy tickets and Chicago responded by heading to Milwaukee in droves. The three games over the weekend were 37K, 43K, and 39K. The smart money tells people they aren't allowed to come. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Game 1:</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Thursday was a nice one by Jon Lester as he threw 6 innings of 3 hit ball with 6 strikeouts and 1 walk. The best part was throwing out a cocky Ryan Braun who had just stolen second base and was trying to get to third as well. Lester bounced it to Bryant and Fisheyes never saw it coming. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Javy showed some imaginative base running in the 2nd inning when a ball glanced off Suter right to Hernan Perez with Javy running. Perez whiffed on the ball and it went into centerfield so Javy kept on going to third base. Lorenzo Cain was a bit lazy on getting to the ball and when he did, he whiffed as well. Butterfield said stop, but Baez said go and sneaked his hand to the plate to beat the throw. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">The Handsome Youngster continued to add hits and capped off the big game with a J-Hey Homer! The much maligned hitter launched a 2-run shot into right that was so embarrassing, Cory Knebel faked an injury so he could leave the game. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Game 2:</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Friday returned us to the Cubs that can't string together 2 wins in a row. Things got started ugly right away when it was announced that Rizzo could not man the first base because of back stiffness. This game went back and forth, but the Captain-less Cubs could not keep it together. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Kyle Hendricks was rolling through 4 innings and then got loose in the fifth when he gave up two homers of the 2RBI variety. Joe gave him the hook after that, but the damage had already been done. Luckily, Duensing, Strop, Cishek, Wilson, and Carl's Jr. were able to escape some serious jams over the next 3 innings to get to the ninth still tied. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Duensing gave up a walk and a double to give the Brewers their first chance. Luckily Caratini, who was playing first, worked with Contreras to get Sogard at the plate trying to score. Strop and Wilson finished out the inning with back to back Ks. Wilson got the first two outs in the 7th inning before issuing 3 straight walks to load the bases. Cisheck shrows shtrikeouts and the Cubs escaped again. Carl's Jr. hit 'em with the 1-2-3 meal in the 8th for no drama luckily. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Mike Montgomery entered a tie game in the ninth and did not have it. He struck out Domingo Santana to start the inning, but he walked Manny Pina and gave up back to back singles to Perez and Arcia to lose the game. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Offensively, the Cubs were alright. Schwarbs got it going with a walk in the first and Contreras, Russell, and Caratini knocked some singles around to ruff up Woodruff who only lasted 3.2 innings. The Cubs scored 2 runs in the first inning. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">After Hendricks gave up the 4 spot, the offense responded with 2 of their own to tie it up. With Addison Russell on 2nd base (pinch running for Caratini), Javy Baez hit a little league home run. Baez put one out to the wall in the right-center gap for what would be an easy double. Baez is a wild card and decided not to stop at second. As he was trying to dive into third base, the ball, thrown by Sogard on the relay, bounced off of Javy's head (no helmet, of course) and ricocheted into foul territory allowing Javy to trot home for a painful round tripper. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">The offense went quiet in the 7th and 8th and squandered a lead off double by LaStella in the ninth. Cubs lose 5-4. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Game 3:</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">The Cubs bounced back for a 5-2 win on Saturday afternoon with a 4 run ninth inning and Brandon Morrow's first save as a Cub. Anthony Rizzo was still sidelined with back stiffness. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Yu Darvish pitched well enough for the double Yu, but he didn't get it because of the late blooming offense. Darvish's lone mistake was to Eric Thames who cranked one over the right field fence in the 4th inning. Darvish finished with 6 innings and 9 strikeouts, which is "nice." </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">In the sixth inning, KB got clutch and posted a run on the scoreboard with a long shot over the left field wall. The game stayed tied until the 9th inning. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Sheshek and Shtrope combined to give up a run in the 8th inning giving the Brewers a 2-1 lead. Luckily, Evil Knebel was on the DL and the Cubs were going to get to face the closer by committee. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">All the excitement for Cubs fans came in the ninth at the expense of Jacob Barnes and the Brewers terrible defense. Caratini singled and Heyward walked to put 2 on with 1 out. Javy pulled one down to Shaw at third base for what should have been a game ending double play. Shaw had butter fingers and the bases were loaded. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Benzo stepped to the plate and rolled over on a grounder that should have been another out if it had gotten to Villar at second base. Instead, Thames made a diving stop and tossed it to the pitcher Barnes who was running for first base. Zobrist respected 90 and also the 3 inches that Barnes missed first base with his foot. Zobrist is safe on the error, Russell scores, and the bases are still loaded. Score tied at 2. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Ian Happ has basically sucked since hitting a homer on the first pitch of the year, but he was up to the task on Saturday. With the bases loaded, Doc Happer dropped an opposite field single to score Heyward and Javy and put the Cubs up by 2. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">The Brewers opted to not test Kris Bryant so they walked him to get to the pitcher's spot in the lineup. With Rizzo injured, Maddon was working with a short bench, so he called on the least feared batter on the team, Jon Lester. Lester was ready though and he put down a beauty of a bunt to allow Zobrist to score on the safety squeeze.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Cubs take a 3 run lead and Morrow enters for his first save of the season. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Game3: </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">On Sunday, Quintana went 6, struck out 6 and didn't allow anything from the Brewers. The Bullpen worked 3 innings to preserve the shutout and get 2-Morrow with 2 straight saves. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Ben Zobrist got a chance to hit in the 3-hole because Rizzo is still sitting and he acted like a guy that hits in the 3-hole. He launched his first homer of the year into the right field seats and that's all the Cubs would really need for the game since the Brewers could not figure out the Cubs pitching at all. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">The Cubs did add another run on Almora's double in the fifth inning, and a Jesus Aguilar error in the seventh inning to win 3-0 and get 3 out of 4 in Miller Park. </span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span id="docs-internal-guid-350faf11-a883-8231-0424-475c07efc460"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; text-decoration-line:underline; text-decoration-skip-ink:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Rakes </span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap"> Over the last 5 games, Benzo has 5 hits in 14 abs with 2 walks and a homer. his OPS is 1.009 and is the best on the team in that time so he is clearly the Raker. Honorable mention goes to Jon Lester for his perfect bunt and the J-Hey Kid for hitting a home run. </span></span></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span id="docs-internal-guid-350faf11-a883-8231-0424-475c07efc460"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; text-decoration-line:underline; text-decoration-skip-ink:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Flakes </span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Kyle Schwarber has been bad. He's only had 1 hit in 14 abs, but he's K'd 8 times! The only thing that has masked that horribleness is the 4 walks that he's picked up on the way. </span></span></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span id="docs-internal-guid-350faf11-a883-8231-0424-475c07efc460"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; text-decoration-line:underline; text-decoration-skip-ink:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Throws</span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap"> Lester and Quintana both went 6 innings with no runs and only gave up 3 hits each while striking out 6 each. Darvish actually looked better by only giving up 2 hits while striking out 9 so he gets the throws despite one of those hits being a homer and him not getting the W. </span></span></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span id="docs-internal-guid-350faf11-a883-8231-0424-475c07efc460"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; text-decoration-line:underline; text-decoration-skip-ink:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Blows </span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-variant-east-asian:normal; font-variant-numeric:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">I'm going to give it to Monty for not being able to hold that game on Friday night. He got 1 out, gave up 2 hits and the walk off. I don't actually think anyone is deserving of this right now, but somebody has to get it. Wait, could I give it to the entire Brewers defense, because they seriously blow. </span></span></span></p>
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tag:sonranto.com,2018-04-05:/entries/1548064Cubs and Brewers Tonight!2018-04-05T08:09:00-05:002018-04-05T09:39:46-05:00<p>By Danny Rockett</p>
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<p>The Cubs begin a 4 game set in Mil-ay-wauk-ay tonight and America's 5th drunkest city according to some bozo at CBS news in 2016 is about to get a lot drunker with Chicagoans invading Wrigley North. </p>
<p>A few upfront notes on the series.</p>
<p>Christian Yellich, one of the Brewers 27346 Outfielders, hurt his oblique. He's not on the DL or anything so we will probably see him at some point. However, the Brewers faced the STD ridden Carlos Martinez of the Cardinals yesterday and it's certainly possible that Yellich's oblique injury is actually back herpes. Use precaution if you're traveling up for the series. </p>
<p>The Brewers started the season by sweeping 3 from the Padres and then lost 2 of 3 to the Cardinals, getting shutout 6-0 by Chlamydia Carlos.</p>
<p>All the starters got pushed back a day because of Cincinnati's crappy weather Tuesday, so the entire pitching staff should be rested. The weather for Milwaukee looks cold with a chance of snow on Sunday. But luckily the weather for the games has 100% chance of of dome. </p>
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<p dir="ltr">G1</p>
<p dir="ltr">Jon Lester Vs. Brent Suter. Battle of the Lefty's</p>
<p dir="ltr">7:10</p>
<p dir="ltr">Jon gave up 4 runs, 3 Ernies, on 4 hits and 3 walks and only lasted 3.1 innings against the Marlins on Opening Day.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Insanely, he did not face the Brewers last year.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Ryan Braun is batting .438 against him in 17 PA's but mostly singles and a couple of doubles. Damage Control.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Lorenzo Cain has seen him a lot too and is batting .350</p>
<p dir="ltr">No Brewer has homered off Lester</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Brent is a lefty. Faced Cubs 4x. Only got 1 win but Brewers won 3 of the games</p>
<p dir="ltr">Pitched 5 innings, gave up 3 runs to SD in his last start. Brewers won.</p>
<p dir="ltr">0 Cubs have homered, Rizzo 0-8</p>
<p dir="ltr">Willson is 2-5 with a double and a walk.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Cubs batting .277</p>
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<p dir="ltr">G2</p>
<p dir="ltr">Kyle Hendricks vs Brandon Woodruff</p>
<p dir="ltr">7:10</p>
<p dir="ltr">HS and College students 10$ tix, 4$ happy hour menu through 1st.</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Kyle faced the Brewers 5x last year, a win and a loss, rest ND's</p>
<p dir="ltr">Last time vs. Marlins, gave up 1 run in 6 innings, 88 pitches. Game went 17 innings and sucked balls</p>
<p dir="ltr">Travis Shaw has homered twice in 14 PAs</p>
<p dir="ltr">Sunday Guitar Player AKA Domingo Santana 0-11, 8 Ks</p>
<p>Brandon has pitched 3 innings in relief. 6 hits and 2 runs to SD and STL this year</p>
<p>Faced Cubs last year. 4 runs in 5 innings in September. Cubs won 5-4</p>
<p dir="ltr">6 Cubs have 15 PAs against him. 0 extra base hits</p>
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<p dir="ltr">G3</p>
<p dir="ltr">Yu Darvish vs. Zach Davies</p>
<p dir="ltr">3:05 Tailgate with Ivy Envy!!</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Yu only went 4.3 and gave up 5 runs to the Marlins last time.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Gave up 3 through 5 to Mil last year, took the loss</p>
<p dir="ltr">Yellich and Hernan Perez took him deep</p>
<p dir="ltr">Sogard seen him the most and is 5-16, 6 walks</p>
<p dir="ltr">Villar 0-6 4 Ks and a walk</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Zach gave up 7 runs on 8 hits, 6 earned last time out</p>
<p dir="ltr">Saw Cubs 5x last year lost 3 and won 2. Worst outing in April where he gave up 5 over 5 in Milwaukee.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Schwarber deep 2x. So did Bryant, Willson and Caratini</p>
<p dir="ltr">Bryant .393, 28 ABS</p>
<p dir="ltr">Heyward 2-19</p>
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<p dir="ltr">G4</p>
<p dir="ltr">Jose Quintana vs Chase Anderson</p>
<p dir="ltr">1:10</p>
<p dir="ltr">Kids under 14...free icecream. Run bases</p>
<p>Jose last time vs. Marlins 666. 6 Ip, 6 hits, 6 runs...4 walks and 2 Ks...adds up to 6!</p>
<p dir="ltr">Complete Game Shutout vs Mil in Sept last year. Also 2 runs on 4 hits and lost 2-1 in July</p>
<p dir="ltr">Cain 65 PAs batting .270 (most boring stat ever)</p>
<p dir="ltr">Shaw is 1-14</p>
<p dir="ltr">No one has homered.</p>
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<p>Chase last time 0 runs on 1 hit, 6 innings against Padres</p>
<p>Faced cubs 4 x last year 2-2, worst start in May, 6 earned over 4 innings</p>
<p>1 hit over 5 in September against us too</p>
<p dir="ltr">Benzo 7-17, 2 homers...Bryant 3 homers in 16 PAs, Heyward and Almora took deep too</p>
<p dir="ltr">Rizzo only 1-12 with a walk</p>
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tag:sonranto.com,2018-04-01:/entries/1547256Opening Weekend vs Marlins2018-04-01T20:39:00-05:002018-04-01T21:50:49-05:00<p>By Michael Cotton</p>
<p>The Cubs and Marlins were the first game of the entire MLB 2018 season and Ian Happ went yard down in Miami on the first pitch thrown. With that, Cubs fans jumped on-line and started reserving their tickets for the World Series this year. The weekend went up and down from there, which woke every Cubes Fan from his/her winter slumber to over-react to every single pitch. </p>
<p>What did we actually learn? It's the first weekend of the season and going 2-2 over 4 games in an opposing ballpark is actually just fine like it always has been. Sure, the Marlins are supposed to be terrible this year, and the Cubs are supposed to be awesome, but that doesn't mean anything to these young guys on the Marlins trying to make a name for themselves after everyone wrote them off back in February. Also, 2-2 in the opening weekend does not translate to 81-81 for the season so there's no point in getting freaked out with 158 games left to play. </p>
<p>Another thing we learned is that the umpires are terrible. The MLB seriously needs to turn balls and strikes over to a computer with the umpire there as quality control in case something isn't calibrated correctly. I don't think the umps were harder on the Cubs than they were on the Marlins. They were just completely inconsistent so none of the players knew what was a strike or a ball. This lack of consistency directly contributed to two games going into extra innings. </p>
<p>As for the Cubs, we learned that Happ can hit the ball a ton if he can hit the ball. That opening pitch homer was great, but following it up with 8Ks and only 1 walk over 4 games is not going to cut it.</p>
<p>Kyle Schwarber figured out his hitting over the winter, which is good because he has looked bad in left field. The slimmed down slugger went Yahtzee twice and also hit 2 doubles. Hopefully the confidence at the plate will leak out to left field because the guy looks scary out there causing a Jon Lester meltdown in game 1. </p>
<p>KB is good. We've always known that, but if this weekend is a premonition of what 2018 is going to be for him, he's going to be a monster. He had 4 walks and a hit by pitch to go along with his 7 hits, which included 3 doubles and a homer. </p>
<p>Zobrist might be back. We all know that Baez is The Upgrade at any position in the field so we all expect him to be the starter on this team. That being said, Zobrist came out swinging a hot bat and racked up 4 hits and 2 walks compared to Baez's 1 hit and 1 walk. Zobrist might just hit Baez back onto the bench unless El Mago can pull some offense out of his hat. </p>
<p>On the mound, we found out that Eddie Butler is a goat damn warrior. The guy threw 90 pitches over 7 innings of extra innings of game 2 before finally giving up 1 earned run to get the L hung on him. Wins and Losses mean nothing. </p>
<p>The bullpenis strong so far. They had to pitch a ton this weekend and really held their own against a constantly changing strike zone. </p>
<p>The starters were not as sharp as we would have hoped. Of course, Schwarber ran up Lester's pitch count in game 1, which hurt him as he faded early in his first start of the season. Hendricks was good when the offense was not and that led to a 17 inning game that forced Joe Maddon to leave Darvish and Quintana in their games too long. Both Q and Yu had to go a bit long and got touched up more than should have happened if the bullpen wasn't smoked after 2 extra inning games. </p>
<p>The offense is Jekyll and Hyde right now. In games 1 and 3, the Cubs posted 18 runs over 19 innings for two wins. In games 2 and 4, they only managed 1 run over 26 total innings. Two games raking and two games flaking so we have no idea who the real Cubs are right now. </p>
<p>The Recap usually won't be this long, but I had a bit more excitement about opening weekend. It's time for the Cubs to move on to Cincinnati for two games of sloppy red stuff they call chili. Let's hope they don't split there too. </p>
<p>Rakes: Kris Bryant was on fire. It was great to see him doing it when it really mattered too. </p>
<p>Flakes: Ian Happ. 8 strikeouts in 13 at bats would have had Cubes Fans calling for him to be benched if he hadn't hit the first pitch of the year over the wall. </p>
<p>Throws: Eddie Butler's 4 hits, 1 walk, and 5 Ks to only give up 1 run was gutty performance considering he entered the game in the 10th inning and was the only reason the Cubs bullpen weren't absolutely destroyed this weekend. Honorable mention to 5 bullpen guys who made it through the weekend with 0.00 ERA's over a combined 14.1 innings. </p>
<p>Blows: This is unfair, but I'm doing it anyway. Brandon Morrow gets the blow because he threw 2 pitches and one was a game winning hit. Lester, Darvish, and Quintana all made cases to be the Blow, but I'm not ready to kill them quite yet. </p>
tag:sonranto.com,2018-03-19:/entries/1543664Pedro Strops Crooked Hat His Undoing2018-03-19T07:38:00-05:002018-03-19T09:52:01-05:00<p>By Danny Rockett</p>
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<p>It's been long documented that the unconventional way Pedro Strop wears his hat, slightly to the left, has resulted in botched relief appearances and blown holds, but this Spring, Pedro's tilted hat has resulted in a far more nefarious outcome for the reliever, a calf injury.</p>
<p>Pedro's left calf muscle has kept him out of Spring Training action this year, and it seems years of extra unnecessary grams of pressure exerted onto Strop's left leg over his 9 year career has finally taken it's toll on the right handers calf.</p>
<p>Back in 2009 through 2011, when Strop pitched for the Rangers at the beginning of his career, Pitching Coach Mike Maddux levied fines against Strop for his unorthodox hat fashion. Even sending him to a local haberdashery to learn the history of hat wearing in order to appreciate the long tradition of wearing hats straight. But it was to no avail, and now we finally see the chickens coming home to roost. I liken it to a life long smoker who finally gets lung cancer. It was bound to happen.</p>
<p>Strop also suffered a torn meniscus in his left knee during the Cubs Championship season of 2016. It was the first sign of trouble that the extra weight from his left leaning hat was exerting pressure and weakening Pedro's left leg. The injury should have been a wake up call to Manager Joe Maddon that his motivational slogan of "If it Looks Hot, Wear It" shouldn't apply to players who are out of uniform, as Strop has been for his entire career.</p>
<p>Fans in Chicago have even tried to convince Strop that his hat was ruining his pitching performances as well. Complaining regularly on Twitter that the 16 home runs he's given up in 271 plus innings since he's been a Chicago Cub have been caused by his tilted and disrespecting hat. </p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Dad: "Whenever I see a guy wearing a flat-billed hat I just want to go up and punch him in the face."</p>
— Chris Williams (@ChrisMWilliams) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChrisMWilliams/status/922162581795672066?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 22, 2017</a>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">That goes double for flat-billed hats turned to the side, Pedro Strop. <a href="https://t.co/c8yXf9xsWt">https://t.co/c8yXf9xsWt</a></p>
— RJ Montis (@thepastorrj) <a href="https://twitter.com/thepastorrj/status/922180190771564544?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 22, 2017</a>
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<p>And though some Cubs fans have embraced Pedro Strop's crooked hat, even taking #Selfies with their own hats tilted left when Strop appears in a game, complete with the #HatsLeft hashtag in a show of solidarity with the setup reliever, the fun appears to be over. Fans that know how baseball should be played, The Right Way, also know that baseball uniforms need to be worn the right way to achieve success. It seems that the years of individuality Pedro has enjoyed up until now has finally caught up with him.</p>
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<p>So what's next for Pedro Strop and when can we expect him back pitching for the Cubs? Famed baseball surgeon Dr. James Andrews has prescribed at least 2 weeks of rehab of throwing off a flat surface with Strop's hat twisted slightly to the right to try and counteract years of damage. This process should help even out Strop as he gets used to pitching in live games with his hat worn correctly. It's too early to tell if this method of rehabilitation will be effective, as years of wearing a hat to the left has left Strop's scalp damaged and uneven. The treatment has only been tried once before on reliever Fernando Rodney resulting in increased longevity, but with the side effect of Rodney impulsively shooting imaginary and invisible arrows when he pitches. Rodney still wears his hat crooked, but spends the off season turning his hat in the opposite direction to prepare for the new season. He sadly sometimes thinks he's wearing a hat even when he isn't. Rodney is nearly a decade older than Strop and if Pedro is to achieve Rodney's longevity, a similar hat training program should be implemented immediately.</p>
<p>The Cubs bullpen looked promising with the off season acquisitions of Steve Cishek and Brandon Morrow, both of who wear their hat in the traditional fashion, but Pedro Strop is a key piece to the Cubs pitching staff. It's a shame to lose such a valuable pitcher due to a crooked hat. Let's hope Pedro Strop realizes that his flouting of tradition is not only an affront to baseball, but could possibly end his career. Hat's off to the Cubs for nipping this in the bud now before #HatsLeft is all that's left of Pedro Strop.</p>
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tag:sonranto.com,2018-03-12:/entries/1542597Sweatyetta Sails2018-03-12T11:22:00-05:002018-03-13T08:12:27-05:00<p>Well. Finally we have an answer. Jake Arrieta is now a Philadelphia Phillies pitcher and will be rooted for by #TFG.</p>
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<p>This Philly fanatic intentionally vomited on a dad and little girl, which apparently resulted in the black eye you see before you in his police photo. Read about his winning moment <a class="navigation_external_link" href="https://deadspin.com/5519469/a-blow-by-blow-account-of-the-vomiting-phillies-fan" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
<p>But I'm not here to bash Philly fans or Philadelphia as a city. Well kind of...I'm writing this because I think Jake Arrieta made a huge mistake and so did the Phillies.</p>
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<p>Jake has been a man without a team and this signing of 3 years, 75 million, though front loaded and incentive laden, is not as good as a deal as Theo Epstein and the Cubs offered him. If the deal Jake was offered was anywhere close to what the Cubs gave Yu Darvish, he turned down the better deal, at least as far as guaranteed years goes, to pitch for a team that is unlikely to make the playoffs. Maybe the Wild Card. But even if Jake is worth 5 WAR this year (and he won't be), that hardly places the Phillies in contention unless some of their young prospects step up and outperform expectations. </p>
<p>But Jake's choice to pitch in Philly is bad for another reason. It's about sweating. We at the Son Ranto Show noticed that when Jake labored through innings in 2017, he got real sweaty. And now, Jake will be pitching most of his games in Philly. One of the most humid places in the county. I lived there during 2 different summers for 3 months at a time. And let me tell you. It's hot. With average temps in the mid to high 80s from June through August. Plus, games in sweltering places like Washington DC and Atlanta. I think you're likely to see the return of Baltimore Jake, at least in terms of sweatiness. And we all saw what that did to Jake last year.</p>
<p>Chicago's temps are an average 5 degrees cooler than Philadelphia, and the only NL Central road team we play where it gets real hot and sweaty is St. Louis. And though Jake has a miniscule .60 ERA over 2 games at Citizens Bank Ballpark in Philadelphia. He has a 4.40 ERA in St. Louis and a 5.56 ERA in Baltimore. I'm predicting a lot of sweat and a lot of opposing teams runs.</p>
<p>Add to it all the fact the the Phillies don't really have a solid catching situation. Jorge Alfaro and Casey Knapp are young and unproven, though Alfaro is a prospect, and veteran Cameron Rupp is fighting to stay the incumbent catcher. Plus Philadelphia's overall middling defense, you're looking at a possibly long and sweaty summer for Jake Sweatyetta. I mean Arrieta...</p>
<p>In addition, the Phillies have a pitching coach, Rick Kranitz, who was the pitching coach for the Orioles before. Remember Jake? The Orioles? Who you said ruined everything for you before you were a Cubs? Good luck when the mechanics go awry again like they did last year. </p>
<p>The Phillies aren't winning anything this year except maybe a wild card lottery ticket, and Jake chose a change of scene. And though I really appreciate what Jake Arrieta did for the Cubs who over-performed in 2015 thanks largely to his efforts. He was simply not the Ace we had hoped in the championship year of 2016, and definitely not in 2017 when he was barely worth 2 wins and didn't even pitch in a 7th inning. </p>
<p>Now to dog on Philly a bit. Their cheesesteaks are nowhere near as good as an Italian Beef in Chicago. They even use Cheese Whiz instead of actual cheese!</p>
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<p>Their pretzels are not pretzel shaped. </p>
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<p>And they have some of the worst fans in the major leagues. Just as violent as Dodger fans but way stupider. I was accosted by Philly fans when the Mets played there in 2011, and I was with my 14 year old niece! I used to joke that when the really stupid immigrants came to Ellis Island, they sent them to Philadelphia and told them it was NYC. The morons probably didn't even figure out they were in the wrong city for half a decade. </p>
<p>So....Thanks for the wonderful memories Jake. But you done played this all wrong. If I were him, I'd fire Scott Boras immediately. But maybe wait until the night the Cubs win the World Series in 2018 and Jake's sitting at home wishing he was there. </p>
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tag:sonranto.com,2018-03-02:/entries/1540807Cubs Beat A's 7-5 (Photos)2018-03-02T10:59:00-06:002018-03-02T11:05:52-06:00<p><a href="http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=1113574&u=1691207&m=62865&urllink=&afftrack=" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://static.shareasale.com/image/62865/41ED5F06-5CB9-0197-31EEEE6214D126FF.jpg"></a></p>
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tag:sonranto.com,2018-02-27:/entries/1540324Happ's Homer Enough to Beat Sox2018-02-27T22:54:00-06:002018-02-27T23:04:40-06:00<p>Have the Cubs Found their leadoff man in Ian Happ? Next Soriano? Let's Hope!! I mean Happ!</p>
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tag:sonranto.com,2018-02-27:/entries/1540220Photos of The Cubs and Mariners Tying One On2018-02-27T11:09:00-06:002018-02-27T11:16:44-06:00<p>By Danny Rockett</p>
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<p>Cubs and Mariners do something very un-baseball....tie!!! I hate ties!!!!</p>
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tag:sonranto.com,2018-02-27:/entries/1540216Oh I Believe in Lesterday2018-02-27T09:17:00-06:002018-02-27T09:34:44-06:00<p><a href="http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=1078836&u=1691207&m=71757&urllink=&afftrack=" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://static.shareasale.com/image/71757/imgshgen005-0016_cbs_playbill_theatre_97.jpg"></a></p>
<p>By Danny Rockett</p>
<p>After tying the Mariners yesterday, the Cubs try for their third win of the season on Lesterday! (Jon Lester that is)</p>
<p>Here's todays Cubs lineup (for 3 innings or so)</p>
<p>Happ CF</p>
<p>Schwarber LF</p>
<p>Contreras C</p>
<p>LaStella DH</p>
<p>Caratini 1B</p>
<p>Bote 3B</p>
<p>Freeman SS</p>
<p>Young 2B</p>
<p>Hanneman RF</p>
<p>Lester P</p>
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