Cubs won. Again. 4-2. They’re 13-3. Best record in MLB by a game and a half. I think. Math is hard, Darvish threw 7 innings of 1 hit, 1 run ball. 104 pitches. According to Statcast, Darvish threw 7 different pitches tonight. There is an average velocity but that might be the most meaningless stat […]
Category: Chicago Cubs
MALICE IN CHAINS: Cubs 7, Indians 2
Tonight the Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians had one of those “The game starts at quitting time so I will remember to sign off at 5” starts to conclude their two-game series at Progressive Field. It featured Kyle Hendricks against Carlos Carrasco, who was injured and did not pitch in the 2016 postseason – which […]
JASON HEYWARD IS A BEAUTIFUL MAN: Cubs 7, Indians 1
All it took was for us to mention on the Krausencast how bad Jason Heyward’s contract was. The handsome Cubs right fielder had his second-biggest night in Cleveland of his career last night, hammering three hits, including a 3-run home run, and driving in four as Jon Lester did Jon Lester things on the mound, […]
THE BEAT GOES ON: Cubs 6, Royals 1
The Chicago Cubs and Kansas City Royals moved their home-and-home series to Kaufmann Stadium in KC for the third game of this four game set. The Cubs, having won the first two, came in rocking a five game win streak, and the Royals had have a losing streak of the same length. How would tonight […]
The Cubs Starters Are the Best In the NL…and They Have a Best Friend
This is probably needless to say but this whole season is and will continue to be an exercise in Small Sample Size Theater. It’s best that we just get used to it now to save us all a lot of typing. Stats below courtesy of Fangraphs. The Cubs have now completed roughly 20% of their […]
No Recess: Cubs 5, Kansas City 4
Make that 5 in a row. I guess that’s all that counts. If you figure 32-28 makes the playoffs, the Cubs just need to win 23 of the final 49. Three more home runs. More great starting pitching. And some other stuff. I decided on a delicious veggie pizza with some added Italian sausage from […]
NICE TO SEE YOU, OLD FRIEND: Cubs 2, Royals 0
I guess I’m the Alec Mills recap guy now. If I’m going to have to do these, I’d appreciate if he’d spell his damn name properly. I’m tired of deleting the x and replacing it with the c. I think he brings more heat on his fastball than I bring on these. The only 2 […]
SINGING IN THE RAIN: Cubs 2, Pirates 1 (11)
The Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates met this afternoon at Wrigley Field for the finale that has seen the Cubs survive bullpen meltdowns to win the first two games. How would today’s game go? The Cubs rode solid pitching, both from Jon Lester and the much (and rightfully so) maligned bullpen to a 2-1 win […]
S-A-T-U-R-D-A-Y NIGHT!: Cubs 4, Pirates 3
Among the things that are new in this season of weirdness are regularly scheduled Cub games at Wrigley Field on Friday and Saturday nights. After last night’s game here, the Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates went at it under the lights again in the 2537th game in their history. How did it go? The Cubs […]
GO DO THAT VOODOO THAT YU DO SO WELL: Cubs 6, Pirates 3
After last night’s game in Cincinnati was postponed – one of the few to be postponed by rain rather than COVID-19 – Yu Darvish got to face the Pittsburgh Pirates instead of the Reds, which is extraordinarily good luck. Pittsburgh was in town tonight for the first of three games to face the Cubs. How […]