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There were eight ABS challenges made in Sunday’s 2-1 Cubs loss to the Yankees, four by the Cubs and four by the New Yorkers.
All four of the Cubs’ challenges were successful, including one in the first inning.
They could have had five successful challenges and tied the game in the bottom of the sixth. Situation: Bases loaded, two out, Nico Hoerner at the plate. The count is 3-0 and Yankees reliever Brent Headrick has had trouble throwing strikes. One more ball and the game is tied.
Nico did not challenge pitch four:
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As you can see, that pitch wasn’t close. It would have forced in a run and tied the game and then maybe we’re talking about a different result. And as you can see here, Nico made an out on the next pitch (a fly to left) to end the inning.
That wasn’t the only reason the Cubs lost this game, but…
Anyway, let’s go back to the beginning. Colin Rea struck out the first five Yankees he faced and got the sixth on a ground out. Then in the third, Ryan McMahon singled and José Caballero put a ball into the left-field bleachers and the Yankees led 2-0.
That homer was Rea’s only mistake, really — otherwise he was just outstanding. He allowed just three other baserunners — a walk right after the homer, the leadoff hitter reaching in the fourth on a rare error by Nico, and a leadoff single in the seventh, after which Rea was relieved by Ryan Rolison.
Rea struck out seven .And more on Rea’s outing .
The Cubs couldn’t do much with Gerrit Cole early, either. Pete Crow-Armstrong led off the first with a walk, which he got on a challenged strike three, overturned to ball four He scored on this single by Michael Busch .Continue reading...">
But Alex Bregman then hit into a double play and Ian Happ grounded out, and that ended that potential rally.
The Cubs had another rally in the bottom of the sixth, noted above. PCA walked and Suzuki singled, with PCA stopping at second. Two outs later Happ walked to load the bases, and then there was the Nico Hoerner at-bat already mentioned.
Rolison threw 1.2 innings without allowing a run and Aaron Civale finished off the eighth without giving the Yankees anything further. The Cubs had another chance to score in the bottom of the eighth. PCA walked again, his third of the game. Suzuki was calld out on strikes, but Busch walked, putting the potential tying run on second base. Bregman flied to center and PCA took third. At that point Craig Counsell sent Justin Dean in to run for Busch, and everyone in the ballpark knew he was going to try to steal second, which he wound up doing successfully.
With the tying run at third and lead run at second, Happ flied out to end the inning.
Civale threw a scoreless ninth, and so the Cubs had one last chance against Yankees closer David Bednar, who some past Cubs teams hit pretty well in his days with the Pirates.
With one out, Pedro Ramirez walked and stole second, again putting the tying run in scoring position. But Dansby Swanson grounded out, leaving it to pinch-hitter Michael Conforto.
Conforto’s had some heroics this year, but not on this day, as he was called out on strikes to end the game.
The Yankees aren’t a good hitting team without Aaron Judge, Cody Bellinger and Giancarlo Stanton, but they still have some good hitters, including Ben Rice and Spencer Jones, and the Cubs held them to six runs in the three games, two in each. But the Cubs offense wasn’t enough to win on Friday or Sunday, and so they drop two of three.
The Phillies defeated the Orioles Sunday, and they are in the third wild card spot, 4.5 games behind the Cubs. The Diamondbacks lost to the Guardians and are in the second wild card spot, 3.5 games back of the Cubs. For whatever it’s worth, the Angels defeated the Brewers and Jacob Misiorowski Sunday, so the Cubs remain 6.5 games behind Milwaukee.
It won’t get any easier starting Monday, as the Dodgers come to Wrigley Field for a three-game series. At this writing the Dodgers do not have a starter listed for Monday’s series opener, though it is likely going to be Justin Wrobleski. Matthew Boyd will go for the Cubs. Game time Monday is 7:05 p.m. CT and TV coverage will be via Marquee Sports Network.
And Tarik Skubal, just acquired by the Dodgers, is listed as their starter Tuesday night against Javier Assad. Should be fun times.
Continue reading...">.
But PCA was stranded at first base. The Cubs didn’t have another baserunner until Seiya Suzuki doubled to lead off the fourth. He scored on this single by Michael Busch .Continue reading...">
But Alex Bregman then hit into a double play and Ian Happ grounded out, and that ended that potential rally.
The Cubs had another rally in the bottom of the sixth, noted above. PCA walked and Suzuki singled, with PCA stopping at second. Two outs later Happ walked to load the bases, and then there was the Nico Hoerner at-bat already mentioned.
Rolison threw 1.2 innings without allowing a run and Aaron Civale finished off the eighth without giving the Yankees anything further. The Cubs had another chance to score in the bottom of the eighth. PCA walked again, his third of the game. Suzuki was calld out on strikes, but Busch walked, putting the potential tying run on second base. Bregman flied to center and PCA took third. At that point Craig Counsell sent Justin Dean in to run for Busch, and everyone in the ballpark knew he was going to try to steal second, which he wound up doing successfully.
With the tying run at third and lead run at second, Happ flied out to end the inning.
Civale threw a scoreless ninth, and so the Cubs had one last chance against Yankees closer David Bednar, who some past Cubs teams hit pretty well in his days with the Pirates.
With one out, Pedro Ramirez walked and stole second, again putting the tying run in scoring position. But Dansby Swanson grounded out, leaving it to pinch-hitter Michael Conforto.
Conforto’s had some heroics this year, but not on this day, as he was called out on strikes to end the game.
The Yankees aren’t a good hitting team without Aaron Judge, Cody Bellinger and Giancarlo Stanton, but they still have some good hitters, including Ben Rice and Spencer Jones, and the Cubs held them to six runs in the three games, two in each. But the Cubs offense wasn’t enough to win on Friday or Sunday, and so they drop two of three.
The Phillies defeated the Orioles Sunday, and they are in the third wild card spot, 4.5 games behind the Cubs. The Diamondbacks lost to the Guardians and are in the second wild card spot, 3.5 games back of the Cubs. For whatever it’s worth, the Angels defeated the Brewers and Jacob Misiorowski Sunday, so the Cubs remain 6.5 games behind Milwaukee.
It won’t get any easier starting Monday, as the Dodgers come to Wrigley Field for a three-game series. At this writing the Dodgers do not have a starter listed for Monday’s series opener, though it is likely going to be Justin Wrobleski. Matthew Boyd will go for the Cubs. Game time Monday is 7:05 p.m. CT and TV coverage will be via Marquee Sports Network.
And Tarik Skubal, just acquired by the Dodgers, is listed as their starter Tuesday night against Javier Assad. Should be fun times.
Continue reading...">
And even more on Rea’s afternoon from BCB’s JohnW53:
The Cubs couldn’t do much with Gerrit Cole early, either. Pete Crow-Armstrong led off the first with a walk, which he got on a challenged strike three, overturned to ball four He scored on this single by Michael Busch .Continue reading...">
But Alex Bregman then hit into a double play and Ian Happ grounded out, and that ended that potential rally.
The Cubs had another rally in the bottom of the sixth, noted above. PCA walked and Suzuki singled, with PCA stopping at second. Two outs later Happ walked to load the bases, and then there was the Nico Hoerner at-bat already mentioned.
Rolison threw 1.2 innings without allowing a run and Aaron Civale finished off the eighth without giving the Yankees anything further. The Cubs had another chance to score in the bottom of the eighth. PCA walked again, his third of the game. Suzuki was calld out on strikes, but Busch walked, putting the potential tying run on second base. Bregman flied to center and PCA took third. At that point Craig Counsell sent Justin Dean in to run for Busch, and everyone in the ballpark knew he was going to try to steal second, which he wound up doing successfully.
With the tying run at third and lead run at second, Happ flied out to end the inning.
Civale threw a scoreless ninth, and so the Cubs had one last chance against Yankees closer David Bednar, who some past Cubs teams hit pretty well in his days with the Pirates.
With one out, Pedro Ramirez walked and stole second, again putting the tying run in scoring position. But Dansby Swanson grounded out, leaving it to pinch-hitter Michael Conforto.
Conforto’s had some heroics this year, but not on this day, as he was called out on strikes to end the game.
The Yankees aren’t a good hitting team without Aaron Judge, Cody Bellinger and Giancarlo Stanton, but they still have some good hitters, including Ben Rice and Spencer Jones, and the Cubs held them to six runs in the three games, two in each. But the Cubs offense wasn’t enough to win on Friday or Sunday, and so they drop two of three.
The Phillies defeated the Orioles Sunday, and they are in the third wild card spot, 4.5 games behind the Cubs. The Diamondbacks lost to the Guardians and are in the second wild card spot, 3.5 games back of the Cubs. For whatever it’s worth, the Angels defeated the Brewers and Jacob Misiorowski Sunday, so the Cubs remain 6.5 games behind Milwaukee.
It won’t get any easier starting Monday, as the Dodgers come to Wrigley Field for a three-game series. At this writing the Dodgers do not have a starter listed for Monday’s series opener, though it is likely going to be Justin Wrobleski. Matthew Boyd will go for the Cubs. Game time Monday is 7:05 p.m. CT and TV coverage will be via Marquee Sports Network.
And Tarik Skubal, just acquired by the Dodgers, is listed as their starter Tuesday night against Javier Assad. Should be fun times.
Continue reading...">.
But PCA was stranded at first base. The Cubs didn’t have another baserunner until Seiya Suzuki doubled to lead off the fourth. He scored on this single by Michael Busch .Continue reading...">
But Alex Bregman then hit into a double play and Ian Happ grounded out, and that ended that potential rally.
The Cubs had another rally in the bottom of the sixth, noted above. PCA walked and Suzuki singled, with PCA stopping at second. Two outs later Happ walked to load the bases, and then there was the Nico Hoerner at-bat already mentioned.
Rolison threw 1.2 innings without allowing a run and Aaron Civale finished off the eighth without giving the Yankees anything further. The Cubs had another chance to score in the bottom of the eighth. PCA walked again, his third of the game. Suzuki was calld out on strikes, but Busch walked, putting the potential tying run on second base. Bregman flied to center and PCA took third. At that point Craig Counsell sent Justin Dean in to run for Busch, and everyone in the ballpark knew he was going to try to steal second, which he wound up doing successfully.
With the tying run at third and lead run at second, Happ flied out to end the inning.
Civale threw a scoreless ninth, and so the Cubs had one last chance against Yankees closer David Bednar, who some past Cubs teams hit pretty well in his days with the Pirates.
With one out, Pedro Ramirez walked and stole second, again putting the tying run in scoring position. But Dansby Swanson grounded out, leaving it to pinch-hitter Michael Conforto.
Conforto’s had some heroics this year, but not on this day, as he was called out on strikes to end the game.
The Yankees aren’t a good hitting team without Aaron Judge, Cody Bellinger and Giancarlo Stanton, but they still have some good hitters, including Ben Rice and Spencer Jones, and the Cubs held them to six runs in the three games, two in each. But the Cubs offense wasn’t enough to win on Friday or Sunday, and so they drop two of three.
The Phillies defeated the Orioles Sunday, and they are in the third wild card spot, 4.5 games behind the Cubs. The Diamondbacks lost to the Guardians and are in the second wild card spot, 3.5 games back of the Cubs. For whatever it’s worth, the Angels defeated the Brewers and Jacob Misiorowski Sunday, so the Cubs remain 6.5 games behind Milwaukee.
It won’t get any easier starting Monday, as the Dodgers come to Wrigley Field for a three-game series. At this writing the Dodgers do not have a starter listed for Monday’s series opener, though it is likely going to be Justin Wrobleski. Matthew Boyd will go for the Cubs. Game time Monday is 7:05 p.m. CT and TV coverage will be via Marquee Sports Network.
And Tarik Skubal, just acquired by the Dodgers, is listed as their starter Tuesday night against Javier Assad. Should be fun times.
Continue reading...">
And more on Rea’s outing .
The Cubs couldn’t do much with Gerrit Cole early, either. Pete Crow-Armstrong led off the first with a walk, which he got on a challenged strike three, overturned to ball four He scored on this single by Michael Busch .Continue reading...">
But Alex Bregman then hit into a double play and Ian Happ grounded out, and that ended that potential rally.
The Cubs had another rally in the bottom of the sixth, noted above. PCA walked and Suzuki singled, with PCA stopping at second. Two outs later Happ walked to load the bases, and then there was the Nico Hoerner at-bat already mentioned.
Rolison threw 1.2 innings without allowing a run and Aaron Civale finished off the eighth without giving the Yankees anything further. The Cubs had another chance to score in the bottom of the eighth. PCA walked again, his third of the game. Suzuki was calld out on strikes, but Busch walked, putting the potential tying run on second base. Bregman flied to center and PCA took third. At that point Craig Counsell sent Justin Dean in to run for Busch, and everyone in the ballpark knew he was going to try to steal second, which he wound up doing successfully.
With the tying run at third and lead run at second, Happ flied out to end the inning.
Civale threw a scoreless ninth, and so the Cubs had one last chance against Yankees closer David Bednar, who some past Cubs teams hit pretty well in his days with the Pirates.
With one out, Pedro Ramirez walked and stole second, again putting the tying run in scoring position. But Dansby Swanson grounded out, leaving it to pinch-hitter Michael Conforto.
Conforto’s had some heroics this year, but not on this day, as he was called out on strikes to end the game.
The Yankees aren’t a good hitting team without Aaron Judge, Cody Bellinger and Giancarlo Stanton, but they still have some good hitters, including Ben Rice and Spencer Jones, and the Cubs held them to six runs in the three games, two in each. But the Cubs offense wasn’t enough to win on Friday or Sunday, and so they drop two of three.
The Phillies defeated the Orioles Sunday, and they are in the third wild card spot, 4.5 games behind the Cubs. The Diamondbacks lost to the Guardians and are in the second wild card spot, 3.5 games back of the Cubs. For whatever it’s worth, the Angels defeated the Brewers and Jacob Misiorowski Sunday, so the Cubs remain 6.5 games behind Milwaukee.
It won’t get any easier starting Monday, as the Dodgers come to Wrigley Field for a three-game series. At this writing the Dodgers do not have a starter listed for Monday’s series opener, though it is likely going to be Justin Wrobleski. Matthew Boyd will go for the Cubs. Game time Monday is 7:05 p.m. CT and TV coverage will be via Marquee Sports Network.
And Tarik Skubal, just acquired by the Dodgers, is listed as their starter Tuesday night against Javier Assad. Should be fun times.
Continue reading...">.
But PCA was stranded at first base. The Cubs didn’t have another baserunner until Seiya Suzuki doubled to lead off the fourth. He scored on this single by Michael Busch .Continue reading...">
But Alex Bregman then hit into a double play and Ian Happ grounded out, and that ended that potential rally.
The Cubs had another rally in the bottom of the sixth, noted above. PCA walked and Suzuki singled, with PCA stopping at second. Two outs later Happ walked to load the bases, and then there was the Nico Hoerner at-bat already mentioned.
Rolison threw 1.2 innings without allowing a run and Aaron Civale finished off the eighth without giving the Yankees anything further. The Cubs had another chance to score in the bottom of the eighth. PCA walked again, his third of the game. Suzuki was calld out on strikes, but Busch walked, putting the potential tying run on second base. Bregman flied to center and PCA took third. At that point Craig Counsell sent Justin Dean in to run for Busch, and everyone in the ballpark knew he was going to try to steal second, which he wound up doing successfully.
With the tying run at third and lead run at second, Happ flied out to end the inning.
Civale threw a scoreless ninth, and so the Cubs had one last chance against Yankees closer David Bednar, who some past Cubs teams hit pretty well in his days with the Pirates.
With one out, Pedro Ramirez walked and stole second, again putting the tying run in scoring position. But Dansby Swanson grounded out, leaving it to pinch-hitter Michael Conforto.
Conforto’s had some heroics this year, but not on this day, as he was called out on strikes to end the game.
The Yankees aren’t a good hitting team without Aaron Judge, Cody Bellinger and Giancarlo Stanton, but they still have some good hitters, including Ben Rice and Spencer Jones, and the Cubs held them to six runs in the three games, two in each. But the Cubs offense wasn’t enough to win on Friday or Sunday, and so they drop two of three.
The Phillies defeated the Orioles Sunday, and they are in the third wild card spot, 4.5 games behind the Cubs. The Diamondbacks lost to the Guardians and are in the second wild card spot, 3.5 games back of the Cubs. For whatever it’s worth, the Angels defeated the Brewers and Jacob Misiorowski Sunday, so the Cubs remain 6.5 games behind Milwaukee.
It won’t get any easier starting Monday, as the Dodgers come to Wrigley Field for a three-game series. At this writing the Dodgers do not have a starter listed for Monday’s series opener, though it is likely going to be Justin Wrobleski. Matthew Boyd will go for the Cubs. Game time Monday is 7:05 p.m. CT and TV coverage will be via Marquee Sports Network.
And Tarik Skubal, just acquired by the Dodgers, is listed as their starter Tuesday night against Javier Assad. Should be fun times.
Continue reading...">
And even more on Rea’s afternoon from BCB’s JohnW53:
The Cubs couldn’t do much with Gerrit Cole early, either. Pete Crow-Armstrong led off the first with a walk, which he got on a challenged strike three, overturned to ball four He scored on this single by Michael Busch .Continue reading...">
But Alex Bregman then hit into a double play and Ian Happ grounded out, and that ended that potential rally.
The Cubs had another rally in the bottom of the sixth, noted above. PCA walked and Suzuki singled, with PCA stopping at second. Two outs later Happ walked to load the bases, and then there was the Nico Hoerner at-bat already mentioned.
Rolison threw 1.2 innings without allowing a run and Aaron Civale finished off the eighth without giving the Yankees anything further. The Cubs had another chance to score in the bottom of the eighth. PCA walked again, his third of the game. Suzuki was calld out on strikes, but Busch walked, putting the potential tying run on second base. Bregman flied to center and PCA took third. At that point Craig Counsell sent Justin Dean in to run for Busch, and everyone in the ballpark knew he was going to try to steal second, which he wound up doing successfully.
With the tying run at third and lead run at second, Happ flied out to end the inning.
Civale threw a scoreless ninth, and so the Cubs had one last chance against Yankees closer David Bednar, who some past Cubs teams hit pretty well in his days with the Pirates.
With one out, Pedro Ramirez walked and stole second, again putting the tying run in scoring position. But Dansby Swanson grounded out, leaving it to pinch-hitter Michael Conforto.
Conforto’s had some heroics this year, but not on this day, as he was called out on strikes to end the game.
The Yankees aren’t a good hitting team without Aaron Judge, Cody Bellinger and Giancarlo Stanton, but they still have some good hitters, including Ben Rice and Spencer Jones, and the Cubs held them to six runs in the three games, two in each. But the Cubs offense wasn’t enough to win on Friday or Sunday, and so they drop two of three.
The Phillies defeated the Orioles Sunday, and they are in the third wild card spot, 4.5 games behind the Cubs. The Diamondbacks lost to the Guardians and are in the second wild card spot, 3.5 games back of the Cubs. For whatever it’s worth, the Angels defeated the Brewers and Jacob Misiorowski Sunday, so the Cubs remain 6.5 games behind Milwaukee.
It won’t get any easier starting Monday, as the Dodgers come to Wrigley Field for a three-game series. At this writing the Dodgers do not have a starter listed for Monday’s series opener, though it is likely going to be Justin Wrobleski. Matthew Boyd will go for the Cubs. Game time Monday is 7:05 p.m. CT and TV coverage will be via Marquee Sports Network.
And Tarik Skubal, just acquired by the Dodgers, is listed as their starter Tuesday night against Javier Assad. Should be fun times.
Continue reading...">.
But PCA was stranded at first base. The Cubs didn’t have another baserunner until Seiya Suzuki doubled to lead off the fourth. He scored on this single by Michael Busch .Continue reading...">
But Alex Bregman then hit into a double play and Ian Happ grounded out, and that ended that potential rally.
The Cubs had another rally in the bottom of the sixth, noted above. PCA walked and Suzuki singled, with PCA stopping at second. Two outs later Happ walked to load the bases, and then there was the Nico Hoerner at-bat already mentioned.
Rolison threw 1.2 innings without allowing a run and Aaron Civale finished off the eighth without giving the Yankees anything further. The Cubs had another chance to score in the bottom of the eighth. PCA walked again, his third of the game. Suzuki was calld out on strikes, but Busch walked, putting the potential tying run on second base. Bregman flied to center and PCA took third. At that point Craig Counsell sent Justin Dean in to run for Busch, and everyone in the ballpark knew he was going to try to steal second, which he wound up doing successfully.
With the tying run at third and lead run at second, Happ flied out to end the inning.
Civale threw a scoreless ninth, and so the Cubs had one last chance against Yankees closer David Bednar, who some past Cubs teams hit pretty well in his days with the Pirates.
With one out, Pedro Ramirez walked and stole second, again putting the tying run in scoring position. But Dansby Swanson grounded out, leaving it to pinch-hitter Michael Conforto.
Conforto’s had some heroics this year, but not on this day, as he was called out on strikes to end the game.
The Yankees aren’t a good hitting team without Aaron Judge, Cody Bellinger and Giancarlo Stanton, but they still have some good hitters, including Ben Rice and Spencer Jones, and the Cubs held them to six runs in the three games, two in each. But the Cubs offense wasn’t enough to win on Friday or Sunday, and so they drop two of three.
The Phillies defeated the Orioles Sunday, and they are in the third wild card spot, 4.5 games behind the Cubs. The Diamondbacks lost to the Guardians and are in the second wild card spot, 3.5 games back of the Cubs. For whatever it’s worth, the Angels defeated the Brewers and Jacob Misiorowski Sunday, so the Cubs remain 6.5 games behind Milwaukee.
It won’t get any easier starting Monday, as the Dodgers come to Wrigley Field for a three-game series. At this writing the Dodgers do not have a starter listed for Monday’s series opener, though it is likely going to be Justin Wrobleski. Matthew Boyd will go for the Cubs. Game time Monday is 7:05 p.m. CT and TV coverage will be via Marquee Sports Network.
And Tarik Skubal, just acquired by the Dodgers, is listed as their starter Tuesday night against Javier Assad. Should be fun times.
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