Bleed Cubbie Blue - Cubs vs. Rockies Tuesday game threadsA Chicago Cubs Fan Community Since February 9, 2005https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/47557/cubbieblue.png2018-05-02T09:40:02-05:00http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/rss/stream/170466092018-05-02T09:40:02-05:002018-05-02T09:40:02-05:002018 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 27
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<p>A bit of Deja Vu in Cubs loss.</p> <p id="8clyHu">All good things come to an end. And so it was with the <a href="https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/">Cubs</a> five-game winning streak that came to an end Tuesday night. You don’t lose a ton of games in which you only allow four hits and two walks. I didn’t see it, but I understand that one of the four hits should be considered a “hit” due to a misplay in the outfield. The winning streak was hallmarked by outstanding pitching and just enough hitting to squeak out five straight wins. On either side of that five game winning streak are two of the longest outings of the season by Cubs starting pitchers. And on either side of that streak, that long outing was superb save for three home runs allowed. Allowing three home runs is always going to give you a good chance of losing regardless of what happens in the rest of the game.</p>
<p id="BCVgtw">Another good way to lose a game is to only muster three hits and two walks of your own. The Cubs offense that looked to be one of the best in baseball a week ago averaging six runs per game has now played seven games since then and managed a total of 14 runs. Exactly two runs per game for the last week. Most of that baseball has been played in some of the best weather the Cubs have seen all year. The last two days the wind was blowing out at Wrigley and yet, the bats are still largely silent. We are forever reminded that baseball is A) a tough game and B) weird. </p>
<p id="Db1IZf">With that, we turn our attention to yesterday’s game as we look at what WPA had to say about Heroes and Goats. As always the Heroes and Goats are determined by WPA (Win Probability Added — <a href="https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2018/3/28/17159170/cubs-heroes-and-goats-2018-season-primer"><strong>here’s a good explanation of how WPA works</strong></a>) and are not in any way subjective. Many days WPA will not tell the story of what happened, but often it can give at least a glimpse to who rose to the occasion in a high leverage moment or who didn’t get the job done in that moment. Also note, for the purposes of Heroes and Goats, we ignore the results of pitchers while they are batting and hitters while they are pitching. With that, we get to the results.</p>
<p id="v6u4NY"><strong>Game 27, May 1 - Cubs out-homered in 3-1 loss to </strong><a href="https://www.purplerow.com/"><strong>Rockies</strong></a><strong> (16-11)</strong></p>
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<p id="abfZNP"><strong>THE THREE HEROES:</strong></p>
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<strong>Superhero - </strong><span>Ben Zobrist</span> (.107). This just doesn’t feel super when we’re talking about two walks in four plate appearances. They were the only two walks the Cubs drew and two of the five base runners. </li>
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<strong>Hero - </strong><span>Justin Wilson</span> (.033). This was an encouraging performance. Justin retired the last four Rockies, striking two of them out. The Cubs only used two pitchers in the loss and so they should have a fresh bullpen going into today’s game.</li>
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<strong>Sidekick - </strong><span>Anthony Rizzo</span> (.028). Small sample sizes are fun. Anthony lead off the game with a home run for the fourth time in just 15 games as a lead off hitter. The home runs was his only hit in four at bats on the day.</li>
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<p id="PJ8iYT"><strong>THE THREE GOATS:</strong></p>
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<strong>Billy Goat - </strong><span>Addison Russell</span> (-.185). Russell’s fly out in the ninth after Zobrist lead off with a walk was worth (-.063). His pop out in the fourth with runners on first and second and no outs was worth (-.070. Hitless in four at bats behind the only guys who reached base all night was a killer.</li>
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<strong>Goat - </strong> <span>Victor Caratini</span> (-.167). Victor only got three at bats, but he was also hitless. For him the biggest negative his strike out with one out and a runner on third in the seventh (-.087). He also grounded out to end the fourth with runners on first and third (-.062). </li>
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<strong>Kid - </strong><span>Jason Heyward</span> (-.100). Jason was also hitless in three at bats (as was <span>Ian Happ</span>). Jason’s foul out to end the seventh was worth (-.056).</li>
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<p id="VwEsnu"><strong>WPA Play of the Game - </strong><span>Nolan Arenado</span> lead off the fourth inning with a solo home run to make it 3-1 Rockies. (.105)</p>
<p id="VguLQx">*Cubs Play of the Game - <span>Kyle Schwarber</span> had a one out triple in the seventh. (.099). </p>
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<strong>Superhero - </strong><span>Javier Baez</span> 12</li>
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<strong>Hero - </strong>Ben Zobrist 7</li>
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<strong>Sidekick - </strong> Kyle Schwarber and <span>Tyler Chatwood</span> 6</li>
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<p id="UYeS04"><strong>Up Next: </strong>The Cubs and Rockies will finish their three-game set and their six-game season series. The Cubs have won three of five and can win the season set with a win and the teams will otherwise finish tied.</p>
<p id="TgsNrj">This game features another rematch from the last time the two teams met. On April 21, <span>Yu Darvish</span> started for the Cubs against <span>Tyler Anderson</span> for the Rockies. That was the one game the Rockies won in the series. Yu is coming off his best outing of the year when he threw six innings allowing only three hits, two walks and one unearned run while striking out eight. He’s faced the Rockies twice in his career, this year and last. Both times he failed to finish the fifth inning and allowed five runs. He has a 10.00 small sample size ERA and an 0-2 record against the Rockies.</p>
<p id="1utx9D">Anderson has also made two starts against the Cubs. He is 1-0 with a 4.85 ERA. He is coming off of an outing in which he only recorded four outs. He left the game early due to a heartbeat issue. He had allowed one hit and one walk in the six batters he faced. On the year he is 2-0 with a 3.24 ERA. He is a lefty, so expect to see a heavy right handed lineup today. </p>
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https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2018/5/2/17310646/2018-cubs-heroes-and-goats-game-27Thomas Smith2018-05-02T08:00:08-05:002018-05-02T08:00:08-05:00Rockies 3, Cubs 1: Home runs, and not much else
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<p>You could have left after the first inning and missed only one run scoring.</p> <p id="wHhUIf">It was suddenly summer in Chicago Tuesday, with temperatures in the mid-80s and the wind blowing out strongly at Wrigley Field at 16 miles per hour at game time. And after I saw this tweet:</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Cubs and Rockies combine to hit 16 baseballs on Waveland Ave. in batting practice including these 3 pearls ! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/wrigley?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#wrigley</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/PatandRon670?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PatandRon670</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Cubs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@cubs</a> <a href="https://t.co/redB62KrWn">pic.twitter.com/redB62KrWn</a></p>— BALLHAWK.NET (@Super_Dave) <a href="https://twitter.com/Super_Dave/status/991467976695209984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 2, 2018</a>
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<p id="mKphjs">... I figured we’d be in for a high-scoring affair with lots of home runs.</p>
<p id="w0TgvF">After the first inning, there was nothing to disabuse me of that notion. 10 pitches into the game, the <a href="https://www.purplerow.com/">Rockies</a> had a 2-0 lead on solo homers by <span>Charlie Blackmon</span> and <span>David Dahl</span> off <span>Kyle Hendricks</span>.</p>
<p id="5vej1J">Remember when <span>Anthony Rizzo</span> led off a few games in the summer of 2017 and homered to lead off? He did it again Tuesday:</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/statcast?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@statcast</a> alleges a 1% hit probability, but our internal metrics gave it a 100% chance of leaving the yard. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GLHOAT?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GLHOAT</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TeamRizzo?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TeamRizzo</a> <a href="https://t.co/YBXIUEJcMx">pic.twitter.com/YBXIUEJcMx</a></p>— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) <a href="https://twitter.com/Cubs/status/991474106590679040?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 2, 2018</a>
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<p id="Gs1SG5">That was <span>Jon Gray</span>’s first pitch. So just six batters in (five Rockies, one Cub), three of them have hit home runs.</p>
<p id="oLglte">As I noted at the top of this recap, you could have left the ballpark then and just missed a single run. Both starting pitchers settled down and threw well, but the <a href="https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/">Cubs</a> could score no more, and thus their five-game winning streak ended in <a href="http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2018_05_01_colmlb_chnmlb_1">a 3-1 loss to the Rockies</a>. One further home run was added for Colorado, by <span>Nolan Arenado</span> leading off the fourth.</p>
<p id="ZgiywC">After the leadoff homers, Hendricks was really, really good. He allowed just two other hits, one of them the homer by Arenado, the other a leadoff single by Rockies pitcher Jon Gray in the third. Gray was taken off the bases by a double play. In all, Hendricks recorded 12 outs by ground ball before departing with two out in the eighth.</p>
<p id="ELjIcC">Gray was just a little bit better. After Rizzo’s homer, Gray retired the next nine Cubs in order, seven of them by ground balls, before <span>Kris Bryant</span> led off the fourth with a single. <span>Ben Zobrist</span> walked, and two outs later the runners were on second and third. But Victor Caratini grounded out to end that threat.</p>
<p id="cJGv4d">The Cubs had no more baserunners until the seventh, when <span>Kyle Schwarber</span> smacked a baseball to the right-field corner and motored around to third base, his first triple of the season. That was with one out, a fine chance to score, but Caratini struck out and <span>Jason Heyward</span> popped up.</p>
<p id="onwaPd">After Hendricks was removed from the game, Joe Maddon called on <span>Justin Wilson</span> to face Dahl.</p>
<p id="fPvOLv">Wilson hadn’t pitched in a week, and after a pretty good start to this season his previous five outings were awful: four innings, seven hits, four walks, six earned runs.</p>
<p id="9d3aov">Joe’s point here, I think, was to see if Wilson could do the job in a medium-leverage situation: the Cubs still with in striking distance two runs down, and a runner on base. He struck out Dahl to end the inning, and then threw the ninth against three pretty good hitters in the middle of the Rockies order: Arenado, <span>Carlos Gonzalez</span> and Trevor Story. He retired them in order and did not go to a three-ball count on any of the four hitters he faced.</p>
<p id="orKVzg">So that’s good. Is Wilson “fixed”? We can’t make that judgment yet. But the Wilson who threw Tuesday night looked more like the guy the Cubs thought they had traded for last year. Let’s hope that continues.</p>
<p id="AAQrEG">Former Cub Wade Davis threw the ninth for the Rox; he walked Zobrist with one out, bringing the tying run to the plate, but <span>Addison Russell</span> flew to right and Schwarber struck out to end it.</p>
<p id="fr2EaE">That’s it, really; the Rockies simply hit more homers than the Cubs did, and got a better outing out of their starting pitcher.</p>
<p id="n4AGOe">A couple of home-run facts from this one:</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Tonight: first time <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cubs?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cubs</a> had a leadoff Home Run (HR by Anthony Rizzo) as their only run of the game since 6/1/2011 (HR by Kosuke Fukudome)</p>— Christopher Kamka (@ckamka) <a href="https://twitter.com/ckamka/status/991505266947641344?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 2, 2018</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cubs?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cubs</a> have scored 14 runs over last 7 games. <br>1, 1, 3, 3, 2, 3, 1<br>5 game winning streak in the middle of that somehow...</p>— Christopher Kamka (@ckamka) <a href="https://twitter.com/ckamka/status/991506272250945537?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 2, 2018</a>
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<p id="jzI53v">Sooner or later, this offense will get untracked. The pitching has been outstanding through that seven-game streak — while the Cubs have scored 14 runs in their last seven games (two per game), the pitching staff has allowed just 11 (1.57 per game).</p>
<p id="Gj9MwA">In case you were wondering, this game didn’t even come close to the major-league record for “most solo home runs in a game where there were no other runs.” That record is eight, set by the Rockies and <a href="https://www.fishstripes.com/">Marlins</a> <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIA/MIA201606200.shtml">June 20, 2016</a> (five by the Rockies, three by the Marlins). However, as far as I can tell Tuesday night’s game tied a Wrigley Field record with four such home runs (and no other runs). It first happened <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHN/CHN201306210.shtml">June 21, 2013</a> (Cubs three solo homers, <a href="https://www.crawfishboxes.com/">Astros</a> one) and was matched <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA201508160.shtml">August 16, 2015</a> (<a href="https://www.southsidesox.com/">White Sox</a> three solo homers, Cubs one). The Cubs also did this <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYN/NYN196904250.shtml">April 25, 1969</a> in New York, hitting three solo homers to the <a href="https://www.amazinavenue.com/">Mets</a>’ one in a 3-1 win.</p>
<p id="qmuF4y">So there’s that, anyway.</p>
<p id="CJeVDP">The Cubs maintained first place in the N.L. Central despite the loss. They’re now virtually tied for the top spot with the <a href="https://www.brewcrewball.com/">Brewers</a>, a few percentage points ahead (.593 to .581) after the Brewers beat the <a href="https://www.redreporter.com/">Reds</a>. The <a href="https://www.vivaelbirdos.com/">Cardinals</a> and <a href="https://www.bucsdugout.com/">Pirates</a> are tied for third, half a game behind.</p>
<p id="uwnNtl">The Cubs will go for the series win over the Rockies, and also the season series win (as this is the final regular-season game between the clubs for 2018) Wednesday afternoon. <span>Yu Darvish</span> will start for the Cubs and <span>Tyler Anderson</span> goes for the Rockies. Game time is 1:20 p.m. CT and TV coverage is on NBC Sports Chicago. The game preview will post at 11:30 a.m. CT.</p>
https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2018/5/2/17310452/cubs-rockies-recap-anthony-rizzo-kyle-hendricks-mlb-scoresAl Yellon2018-05-01T21:50:02-05:002018-05-01T21:50:02-05:00Overflow thread 3: Cubs vs. Rockies, Tuesday 5/1, 7:05 CT
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https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2018/5/1/17282510/overflow-thread-1-cubs-vs-rockies-tuesday-5-1-7-05-ctAl Yellon2018-05-01T19:00:02-05:002018-05-01T19:00:02-05:00First pitch thread: Cubs vs. Rockies, Tuesday 5/1, 7:05 CT
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<p id="wxHLCA">Go get ‘em, Kyle.</p>
https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2018/5/1/17282486/first-pitch-thread-cubs-vs-rockies-tuesday-5-1-7-05-ctAl Yellon2018-05-01T17:00:02-05:002018-05-01T17:00:02-05:00Chicago Cubs vs. Colorado Rockies preview, Tuesday 5/1, 7:05 CT
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<p>Five wins in a row! Can the Cubs make it six tonight?</p> <p id="Vergm4">Notes on another warm, windy Chicago afternoon:</p>
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<li id="d6cnC1">Cubs starting pitchers have not allowed an earned run in five straight starts for the first time since June 25-28, 1912 at Cincinnati (four games) and vs. Pittsburgh. (H/T: Ed Hartig)</li>
<li id="2pjnLY">More starting pitching: After beginning the season with just seven quality starts and a 5.27 ERA (57 ER/97⅓ IP) in the club’s first 19 games, Cubs starting pitchers have gone 4-1 with a 0.79 ERA (4 ER/45⅔ IP) in the last seven games.</li>
<li id="bVMSeO">Even more starting pitching: The starters have gone 33⅔ consecutive innings without giving up an earned run, the rotation’s longest stretch since at least 1974. (H/T STATS Inc.) This marks the longest run by any team’s rotation since the <a href="https://www.federalbaseball.com/">Nationals</a> staff went 47⅓ straight innings without allowing an earned run in June, 2015. </li>
<li id="errKQF">Neither the Cubs nor their opponent have homered in the last four games. That’s the longest streak without a homer at Wrigley Field by either team since a five-game run from April 12-23, 2012.</li>
<li id="T8wzX6">The Cubs have 10 triples so far this season, tied for the most in the majors with the <a href="https://www.azsnakepit.com/">Diamondbacks</a>. The 10 triples prior to May 1 are the Cubs’ most since 1926 (12 triples). </li>
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<p id="Go5rzB">Here are today’s particulars.</p>
<p id="3sVYvJ"><a href="https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/">Cubs</a> lineup:</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Here is tonight's <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cubs?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cubs</a> lineup! <br><br>Game preview: <a href="https://t.co/l5pEspHsiK">https://t.co/l5pEspHsiK</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EverybodyIn?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#EverybodyIn</a> <a href="https://t.co/pglllL7LFY">pic.twitter.com/pglllL7LFY</a></p>— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) <a href="https://twitter.com/Cubs/status/991393989084569601?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 1, 2018</a>
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<span>Kyle Hendricks</span>, RHP vs. <span>Jon Gray</span>, RHP</h2>
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<p id="mUzBz9">Tonight’s game is a pitching rematch of the game <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/COL/COL201804200.shtml">April 20</a> in Denver. Kyle Hendricks threw well enough (five innings, three runs) to put his team in position to win. The Cubs hit Jon Gray pretty well: eight hits, seven runs (six earned), including a home run by <span>Javier Baez</span>.</p>
<p id="kKW2Al">Both have made one start since that game. Hendricks threw seven outstanding shutout innings against the <a href="https://www.brewcrewball.com/">Brewers</a> <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHN/CHN201804260.shtml">April 26 at Wrigley Field</a>: four hits, no walks.</p>
<p id="09zcfN">Gray also had an excellent start in his last outing, <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/COL/COL201804250.shtml">April 26</a> against the <a href="https://www.gaslampball.com/">Padres</a>: six shutout innings, 11 strikeouts.</p>
<p id="wF0wkE">It’s going to be <a href="https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lon=-87.65545662492514&lat=41.94806286385065#.Wuh-pNMvzmI">warm with the wind blowing out again</a> tonight, and a bit more humid, so the balls should be carrying better. Keep the ball down, Kyle.</p>
<p id="m1uogE">Today’s game is on WGN. It’s also on MLB Network (outside the Chicago and Denver markets).</p>
<p id="47IVCe"><a href="https://www.mlb.com/live-stream-games/2018/05/01">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=2018_05_01_colmlb_chnmlb_1">MLB.com Gameday</a></p>
<p id="iDRiK8"><a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/previews/2018/CHN201805010.shtml">Baseball-reference.com game preview</a></p>
<p id="AScVZw"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/events/536291/pregame">SB Nation game preview</a></p>
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<p id="4R9cxt">The 2018 Game Thread procedure will be the same as the one used during 2017. 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="WTuQ61">Discuss amongst yourselves.</p>
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