Bleed Cubbie Blue - Cubs vs. Brewers Sunday Game ThreadsA Chicago Cubs Fan Community Since February 9, 2005https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/47557/cubbieblue.png2017-04-09T16:15:04-05:00http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/rss/stream/149940152017-04-09T16:15:04-05:002017-04-09T16:15:04-05:00Cubs 7, Brewers 4: A Thing Of Beauty
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<p>The Cubs won another road series.</p> <p id="wJoIWf">The tone was set for Sunday’s <a href="http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2017_04_09_chnmlb_milmlb_1">7-4 Cubs win over the Brewers</a> in the first two at-bats of the game, I think.</p>
<p id="wOTfBl"><span>Kyle Schwarber</span> had a five-pitch at-bat before leading off the game with a single, and through the shift, too. Schwarber seems to have really taken to the leadoff spot:</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cubs?src=hash">#Cubs</a> Schwarber digging leadoff role. He began the day 1st in NL in pitches/plate appearance (4.68). Singled after 5 pitch at-bat in 1st</p>— Carrie Muskat (@CarrieMuskat) <a href="https://twitter.com/CarrieMuskat/status/851137520389718016">April 9, 2017</a>
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<p id="EbtIo6">Then Kris Bryant worked a nine-pitch at-bat (coming from down 0-2 to 3-2) before he, too, singled. Even though <span>Anthony Rizzo</span> then hit a weak little ground ball in front of the plate, it advanced the runners. <span>Ben Zobrist</span> walked to load the bases and that set up <span>Addison Russell</span>, who doubled in two runs. Then <span>Jason Heyward</span> really squared up well on a baseball and smacked a triple to deep center field.</p>
<p id="nmW7dL">Really, almost before you could look up it was 4-0 against <span>Zach Davies</span>, who had also gotten hit hard in his first start of the year, last Monday against the <a href="https://www.purplerow.com/">Rockies</a>. The inning got so weird that <span>Miguel Montero</span> stole a base. He also had one last year and one in 2015, so I suspect Miggy’s done stealing bases for this year.</p>
<p id="V6nAbR">Give Davies credit. He settled down and gave up just one more run. This one:</p>
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<p lang="de" dir="ltr">Bingo, Bango, SCHWARBER. <a href="https://t.co/fA3XLBX3hq">pic.twitter.com/fA3XLBX3hq</a></p>— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) <a href="https://twitter.com/Cubs/status/851146844646387712">April 9, 2017</a>
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<p id="aY7nPZ">That’s Kyle’s second home run on this road trip, and he seems primed to have a big year.</p>
<p id="dF13e1"><span>Jake Arrieta</span> was dealing all the way through. He made just one mistake, grooving one to <span>Ryan Braun</span> with two men on base. Braun’s three-run homer briefly made the game close at 5-3, and the overwhelmingly Cubs-centric crowd booed Braun all the way around the bases. Here’s a Brewers beat writer’s take on the crowd:</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Crowd at Miller Park is 38,483. I predict heavy traffic in I-94 going south. Could be good day for Mars Cheese Castle.</p>— Tom (@Haudricourt) <a href="https://twitter.com/Haudricourt/status/851173410101231616">April 9, 2017</a>
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<p id="4X80hi">The good news is that Jake finished seven innings, the first Cubs starter this year to do so, allowing just three hits and two walks with 10 strikeouts. The seven-inning outing really helped save an overtaxed bullpen. Jake threw 63 strikes in his 98 pitches and now has 16 strikeouts, for the time being tied with <span>Madison Bumgarner</span> for the early National League lead.</p>
<p id="L5yHFC">Meanwhile, the Cubs tacked on two more runs in the seventh, one on Zobrist’s second homer of the season.</p>
<p id="H2kvYF">Two very positive signs from this one came from Bryant and Heyward. Bryant went 3-for-3 with a walk, so since he started the season 0-for-14, Kris is 7-for-11 with two doubles, a walk, two runs scored and three RBI.</p>
<p id="WaJDNB">Heyward had two hits on the afternoon and drove in a pair, but he also squared up a couple of other pitches quite well and lost a potential double on this outstanding catch by Braun:</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Today's great weather must have Ryan Braun in the mood to lay out in the ☀️! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ThisIsMyCrew?src=hash">#ThisIsMyCrew</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MILvsCHC?src=hash">#MILvsCHC</a> <a href="https://t.co/G7lHufdZ4X">https://t.co/G7lHufdZ4X</a> <a href="https://t.co/0s5Jhttmlm">pic.twitter.com/0s5Jhttmlm</a></p>— Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) <a href="https://twitter.com/Brewers/status/851156054654287873">April 9, 2017</a>
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<p id="64K2ze">Credit where credit is due, that was a terrific play. Heyward lost yet another hit on a great catch by <span>Keon Broxton</span> in the ninth inning on a ball that would have hit high off the wall for at least a double. Heyward tipped his helmet to Broxton after the catch. Here’s something about Heyward’s approach this year so far that I agree with:</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Thing I like most about Heyward so far is that he’s using the whole field. Everything was rolled over to 2B in 2016. Timing is much better.</p>— Gary Cohen (@GaryCohen10) <a href="https://twitter.com/GaryCohen10/status/851178611990200321">April 9, 2017</a>
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<p id="gKAlut"><span>Carl Edwards Jr.</span> threw a 1-2-3 eighth (12 pitches). <span>Hector Rondon</span> allowed a two-out solo homer to <span>Domingo Santana</span> in the ninth to complete the scoring. That forced Joe Maddon to bring <span>Wade Davis</span> into the game for the final out — which took only one pitch.</p>
<p id="1j45Pe">So the Cubs meatloafed both series on their season-opening road trip and come home 4-2, ready to face their NLCS opponent from 2016, the <a href="https://www.truebluela.com/">Los Angeles Dodgers</a>, in the Wrigley Field home opener Monday evening. The team will have a banner-raising ceremony beginning about 6:15 before the 7:05 p.m. CT start, so if you’re coming to the game, plan on getting there early. <span>Jon Lester</span> will go for the Cubs Monday night; he’ll face Dodgers lefthander <span>Alex Wood</span>.</p>
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<p>The Cubs go for their second straight series win.</p> <p id="xd18M6">Since the Cubs lost a few games to the Brewers at the end of 2016, it would be nice to start 2017 by taking the first series of the year between the two teams.</p>
<p>I'm expecting another loud, full house at Miller Park, filled with Cubs fans. A win would complete a successful road trip at 4-2.</p>
<p>Here are today’s particulars.</p>
<p id="bkIz8H"><a href="https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/">Cubs</a> lineup:</p>
<blockquote>Schwarber LF, Bryant 3B, Rizzo 1B, Zobrist 2B, Russell SS, Heyward RF, Montero C, Arrieta P, Jay CF</blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">.<a href="https://twitter.com/JArrieta34">@JArrieta34</a> makes his 100th career <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cubs?src=hash">#Cubs</a> start in today's series finale!<br><br>Game preview: <a href="https://t.co/o62XZcS4c0">https://t.co/o62XZcS4c0</a> <a href="https://t.co/qMvNU8QXZZ">pic.twitter.com/qMvNU8QXZZ</a></p>
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<p id="vhudPb"><a href="https://www.brewcrewball.com/">Brewers</a> lineup:</p>
<blockquote>Villar 2B, Thames 1B, Braun LF, Shaw 3B, Santana RF, Pérez SS, Broxton CF, Bandy C, Davies P</blockquote>
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<span>Jake Arrieta</span> vs. <span>Zach Davies</span>
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<p>Jake Arrieta had a successful first start of 2017, allowing just one unearned run in six innings vs. the <a href="https://www.vivaelbirdos.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Cardinals</a> last Tuesday. Against the Brewers last year he didn't do all that well: 4.86 ERA, 1.500 WHIP in 16⅔ innings with 15 (!) walks. Walks were one of Jake's biggest issues last year, if he can cut down on those, good things should happen. Jake did not pitch in Miller Park in 2016.</p>
<p>As noted above, today is Jake's 100th start as a Cub. He needs 1⅓ innings for 1,000 in his big-league career.</p>
<p>Zach Davies got pounded by the <a href="https://www.purplerow.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Rockies</a> in his first 2017 start last Monday (nine hits, four walks and six earned runs in 4⅓ innings). Last year the Cubs hit him pretty hard: 5.32 ERA, 1.455 WHIP in four starts (22 innings) including <a target="_blank" href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHN/CHN201608180.shtml">this pounding</a> at Wrigley Field on August 18. Current Cubs are hitting .300 (24-for-80) against Davies with one home run (<span>Kris Bryant</span>).</p>
<p id="NPvv0c">Today's game is on WGN.</p>
<p id="y4SIM1"><a href="http://mlb.mlb.com/mediacenter/index.jsp?ymd=20140401#date=4/9/2017">Here is the complete MLB.com Mediacenter for today.</a></p>
<p id="Xe5URc"><a href="http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2016_11_02_chnmlb_clemlb_1#game=2016_11_02_chnmlb_clemlb_1,game_state=Live">MLB.com Gameday</a></p>
<p id="cOzi2Y"><a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/previews/CHC.shtml">Baseball-reference.com game preview</a></p>
<p id="G92wAe"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/events/523193/pregame">SB Nation game preview</a></p>
<p id="AScVZw">Please visit our SB Nation <a href="https://www.brewcrewball.com/">Brewers</a> site <a href="http://www.brewcrewball.com/">Brew Crew Ball</a>. If you do go there to interact with Brewers fans, please be respectful, abide by their individual site rules and serve as a good representation of Cub fans in general and BCB in particular.</p>
<p id="4R9cxt">The 2017 Game Thread procedure will be the same as the one used during 2016. Here's how it works.</p>
<p id="uNrOo7">You'll find the game preview posted separately on the front page, two hours before game time (90 minutes for some early day games following night games).</p>
<p id="Jy7Er2">At the same time, a StoryStream containing the preview will also post on the front page. The First Pitch Thread and all the overflow threads will be published in that stream, as well as the recap. The recap will also live on the front page as a separate post, and at the time I write the recap I will rename the stream "Cubs vs. (Team) (Day of Week) Game Threads" so you can go back and find every thread related to that particular game.</p>
<p id="F5ehVY">You will also be able to find the preview, First Pitch Thread, all the overflow threads and recap in the box marked "Chicago Cubs Game Threads" at the bottom of the front page (you can also find them in <a href="http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/chicago-cubs-game-threads">this section link</a>). They will also appear in the game's StoryStream as noted above.</p>
<p id="pjBR1E">The First Pitch thread will post at five minutes before game time, then an overflow thread at one hour, two hours and 2:45 after the scheduled game time.</p>
<p id="9BqKXK">Discuss amongst yourselves.</p>
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