Bleed Cubbie Blue - Cubs vs. Mariners and Royals Tuesday game threadsA Chicago Cubs Fan Community Since February 9, 2005https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/47557/cubbieblue.png2019-03-20T08:00:17-05:00http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/rss/stream/180359182019-03-20T08:00:17-05:002019-03-20T08:00:17-05:00Royals 8, Cubs 6: A tale of two games
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<p>The Cubs went way behind, then almost caught up.</p> <p id="RXqmpf">In 2016, the <a href="https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/">Cubs</a> did not have a first- or second-round draft pick because of the signings of <span>John Lackey</span> and <span>Jason Heyward</span>.</p>
<p id="FHtxTi">So their first pick that year was third-round righthander Thomas Hatch out of Oklahoma State. Hatch pitched last year at Double-A and had a decent year (3.82 ERA, 1.309 WHIP in 26 starts).</p>
<p id="Vmr1yI">Tuesday night was the first time he pitched in a big-league spring game, and it was not successful. Hatch was pounded for six hits, two walks, eight runs (seven earned) and a home run and though the Cubs mounted a late comeback, <a href="http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2019_03_19_chnmlb_kcamlb_2">they lost 8-6 to the Royals</a>, fielding a team of subs and non-roster guys against a Kansas City team that featured most of their regulars. </p>
<p id="cQ010o">I didn’t go to this game so watched it along with you via the Fox Sports Kansas City feed.</p>
<p id="HayRl4">There are a couple of highlights from this game worth a look. First is <a href="http://mediadownloads.mlb.com/mlbam/mp4/2019/03/20/2523773783/1553048505343/asset_1800K.mp4">this lo</a><a href="https://mediadownloads.mlb.com/mlbam/mp4/2019/03/20/2523773783/1553048505343/asset_1800K.mp4">ng home run [VIDEO]</a> by <span>Mark Zagunis</span> that was the Cubs’ first run.</p>
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<p id="RGYUfS">And, here’s <a href="https://mediadownloads.mlb.com/mlbam/mp4/2019/03/20/2523773683/1553048246571/asset_1800K.mp4">a slick diving catch [VIDEO]</a> by <span>Johnny Field</span>.</p>
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<p id="ud1N0A">As I’ve noted before, <span>Field</span> is an intriguing player. If he could learn to strike out less, he could be a good fifth outfielder, even on a contending team. He’s got surprising power and plays defense well at all three outfield positions. For now, he’s likely headed to Iowa to be a replacement on the Cubs’ big-league roster if there are injuries.</p>
<p id="dR8su9">After Hatch left the game, six Cubs relievers combined to throw six shutout innings and allow just two hits with seven strikeouts. They also walked five, though, and that’s been an issue particularly for <span>Dillon Maples</span> (two of the five walks). <span>Allen Webster</span>, who has an outside shot at the Opening Day roster, didn’t walk anyone.</p>
<p id="mU0elU">Among Cubs who will be on that OD roster eight days from now, <span>Victor Caratini</span> was 2-for-3, including a triple. </p>
<p id="1B6Wc2">That’s about it for this split-squad game. The Cubs will play again at night on Wednesday, when they host the <a href="https://www.truebluela.com/">Dodgers</a> at Sloan Park. <span>Cole Hamels</span> will pitch at Sloan for the first time, and <span>Julio Urias</span> will go for the Dodgers. Game time is 9:05 p.m. CT. TV coverage will be via the Dodgers network SportsNet LA, and that broadcast will be live on MLB Network. There will also be an audio webcast via <a href="http://cubs.com">cubs.com</a>. The game preview for tonight’s game will post here at 7 p.m. CT.</p>
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https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2019/3/20/18274052/cubs-royals-recapAl Yellon2019-03-19T20:00:00-05:002019-03-19T20:00:00-05:00First pitch thread: Cubs vs. Royals, Tuesday 3/19, 8:05 CT
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<p id="LIWOzi">Go get ‘em, Thomas.</p>
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<p>Fortunately, it doesn’t appear to be anything serious.</p> <p id="fXK8CY"><strong>MESA, Arizona</strong> — Well, I <em>told</em> you <a href="https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2019/3/19/18271004/cubs-mariners-mesa-preview-tuesday">this would be an odd baseball game</a>.</p>
<p id="B3kN5f">I thought it would be a yawner, something with no predictive value for the season to come at all.</p>
<p id="KIQ52n"><a href="http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2019_03_19_seamlb_chnmlb_1">The Cubs’ 6-4 win</a> over a team of miscellaneous <a href="https://www.lookoutlanding.com/">Mariners</a> minor leaguers and NRI’s instead had several occurrences of significance.</p>
<p id="eLrHBl">The first was <span>Yu Darvish</span> leaving the game with two out in the fifth (and one strike to go to finish the inning) with an apparent blister. Here’s how it looked:</p>
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<p id="OAQ3Cl">Fortunately, it doesn’t seem to be anything serious:</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Darvish says he’s not concerned about the blister. Happened on a slider on his last pitch. Post-treatment, plans on playing catch Wed, throwing bullpen Thur and making next start as scheduled. <a href="https://t.co/KtNANzA3rJ">pic.twitter.com/KtNANzA3rJ</a></p>— Jordan Bastian (@MLBastian) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLBastian/status/1108138070946123776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 19, 2019</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Yu said med staff will use laser treatment and cream to help blister healing process. Added that teammates suggested peeing on it. Yu: "They told me... I'm not sure I can say it here. Pee on it. I'm not sure that's a good thing or not. I'm not going to do that. I don't want to."</p>— Jordan Bastian (@MLBastian) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLBastian/status/1108139229031206912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 19, 2019</a>
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<p id="F8N8fS">This quote is actually a good thing. It shows he’s got a sense of humor, and can express that in English. Good stuff. More about Darvish:</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Slight correction on Darvish's schedule. He said his between-start bullpen session would take place on Friday.</p>— Jordan Bastian (@MLBastian) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLBastian/status/1108142338847604736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 19, 2019</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Darvish said the last time he had a blister on his right ring finger was his first start in 2013. In that one, he came one out from a perfect game. Pitched 2-3 innings with the blister. Made next start five days later.</p>— Jordan Bastian (@MLBastian) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLBastian/status/1108146591578222592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 19, 2019</a>
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<p id="QJpFVR">Darvish’s next start, if everyone stays on schedule, should be Sunday against the <a href="https://www.gaslampball.com/">Padres</a> in Peoria, or, if the team doesn’t want him to make the bus ride, perhaps in camp against minor leaguers.</p>
<p id="NWaSmF">Then there was a bit of a kerfuffle regarding hit batters. <span>Kris Bryant</span> and <span>Willson Contreras</span> both got hit, and that shouldn’t have been a big deal. Remember, these are minor-league pitchers the Cubs were facing. Then this happened:</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">There have been a few HBPs this afternoon. Carl Edwards Jr. was just ejected by HP umpire Alfonso Marquez for hitting Austin Nola in the 6th. Edwards threw arms up in disbelief. Maddon out talking things over with the ump. Montgomery entering.</p>— Jordan Bastian (@MLBastian) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLBastian/status/1108127971305377792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 19, 2019</a>
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<p id="gl6v8E">I mean... that pitch looked like it got away. You can see CJ’s reaction of disbelief in the video, as noted by Jordan Bastian. Don’t think I can recall the last time — if ever — a Cub was ejected from a spring training game.</p>
<p id="ZYk0Yo">Then there was yet another good inning thrown by <span>Tyler Chatwood</span>. Granted, this was against minor leaguers, and three substitute minor leaguers at that. But he threw strikes and got three ground ball outs. It’s yet another positive sign for Chatwood, who might just be a great secret weapon in the Cubs bullpen this year.</p>
<p id="CT6e0w">Here’s video of <span>Willson Contreras</span> throwing out a runner in the first inning:</p>
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<p id="bdmR6E">Thus, showing Willson is just fine after taking a foul ball off his hand last Thursday.</p>
<p id="Jdtdl1">So, this game was pretty eventful, despite being against minor leaguers. Darvish singled in a run, too, in a three-run Cubs fourth.</p>
<p id="n7TTHB"><strong>Attendance watch:</strong> On a perfect 82-degree afternoon, the Cubs came up short of a sellout. 13,576 paid to see this one, making the season total for 13 dates 173,899, or 13,377 per date.</p>
<p id="qg5i7W">Onward: This recap is also serving as a preview for tonight’s game against the Royals. That game will begin at 8:05 p.m. CT. All the threads for both games will reside in the same StoryStream, and a recap for tonight’s game will post at the usual time, 8 a.m. CT tomorrow. </p>
<p id="f7xTVK">Here are the particulars for tonight’s game.</p>
<p id="NIhSkF"><a href="https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/">Cubs</a> lineup:</p>
<blockquote><p id="R8qVgV">Almora CF, Adames 3B, Bote 2B, Caratini C, Russell SS, Adduci 1B, Field LF, Zagunis RF, J. Young DH</p></blockquote>
<p id="0wM7T2">Jared Young, tonight’s DH, has been getting quite a bit of playing time in big-league spring games. He’s definitely a prospect to watch. Will probably start this year at Myrtle Beach.</p>
<p id="zP80be"><a href="https://www.royalsreview.com/">Royals</a> lineup:</p>
<blockquote><p id="mnTOuM">Merrifield 2B, Mondesi SS, Gordon LF, Soler RF, O’Hearn 1B, Schwindel DH, Dozier 3B, Maldonado C, Hamilton CF</p></blockquote>
<p id="nNeK9p">Thomas Hatch, who was the Cubs’ top pick in 2016, will start tonight’s game. Cubs relievers tonight: <span>Dillon Maples</span>, <span>James Norwood</span>, <span>Randy Rosario</span>, <span>Allen Webster</span> and <span>Rowan Wick</span> .</p>
<p id="Zc3n3C"><span>Jakob Junis</span> will go for the Royals. Other pitchers on the Royals list for tonight: <span>Kyle Zimmer</span>, <span>Jake Diekman</span>, <span>Brad Boxberger</span>, <span>Wily Peralta</span> and <span>Scott Barlow</span>.</p>
<p id="OC139U">Tonight’s game is on 670 The Score. It’s also going to be televised via the Royals network Fox Sports Kansas City and will be available on MLB.tv.</p>
<p id="MNoeEF"><a href="http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2019_03_19_chnmlb_kcamlb_2">MLB.com Gameday</a></p>
<p id="0b0ENG"><em>Please note that during spring training, Gameday doesn’t usually go pitch-by-pitch as it does during the regular season — usually, it will update after each at-bat.</em></p>
<p id="duh5N2"><a href="https://www.mlb.com/live-stream-games/2019/03/22">Here is the complete MLB.com Mediacen</a><a href="https://www.mlb.com/live-stream-games/2019/03/19">t</a><a href="https://www.mlb.com/live-stream-games/2019/03/22">er for today.</a></p>
<p id="77FG6H">Please visit our SB Nation <a href="https://www.royalsreview.com/">Royals</a> site <a href="http://www.royalsreview.com/">Royals Review</a>. If you do go there to interact with Royals 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="fnbMtI">For spring-training games, we’ll have a first-pitch thread at five minutes to game time and one overflow thread, 90 minutes after game time (because I know how you all like overflow threads!). For tonight, that will be 8 p.m. CT and 9:30 p.m. CT.</p>
<p id="eDrZXV">These threads will <em>not</em> post individually onto the front page; instead, you can find links to them in the box marked <a href="http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/chicago-cubs-game-threads">”Chicago Cubs Game Threads”</a> at the <em>bottom</em> of the front page. There will also be a StoryStream on the front page with all the game thread links, as well as the recap after the game is over. The pitcher boxes and regular-season stats will return on Opening Day.</p>
<p id="mI6dIM">Discuss amongst yourselves.</p>
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<p id="ldCuzN">Go get ‘em, Yu.</p>
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<p>This is the afternoon portion of a day/night split-squad doubleheader.</p> <p id="CufsnO"><strong>MESA, Arizona</strong> — This is going to be a very odd baseball game.</p>
<p id="pMpOcm">I assure you that not a single Mariners fan cares about this game. The actual Mariners are going to open the 2018 regular season in a little more than 15 hours from the time this preview posts, against the <a href="https://www.athleticsnation.com/">Athletics</a> in Tokyo. The players wearing Mariners uniforms this afternoon in Mesa are guys who didn’t get chosen to make the trip to Japan, and minor leaguers.</p>
<p id="OL0Y3X">The Cubs are a split squad. But, as shown below, they’ll be playing most of their regulars in this game. <span>Willson Contreras</span> returns after missing a couple of games because he took a foul tip off his right hand last Thursday.</p>
<p id="fXK8CY"><strong>SITE NOTE:</strong> As noted above, today is a split-squad day. The other game, Cubs at <a href="https://www.royalsreview.com/">Royals</a>, will begin at 8:05 p.m. CT. I am attending the game in Mesa, and will write a recap of that game that will also serve as a preview for the night game. All the threads for both games will reside in the same StoryStream.</p>
<p id="RAgL9g">Here are today’s particulars.</p>
<p id="NIhSkF"><a href="https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/">Cubs</a> lineup:</p>
<blockquote><p id="R8qVgV">Zobrist 2B, Baez SS, Rizzo 1B, Bryant 3B, Schwarber LF, Contreras C, Heyward RF, Happ CF, Darvish P</p></blockquote>
<p id="0wM7T2">Nico Hoerner is once again on the reserves list for this afternoon’s game.</p>
<p id="RzTazt"><a href="https://www.lookoutlanding.com/">Mariners</a> lineup:</p>
<blockquote><p id="mnTOuM">Polo DH, Negron SS, White 1B, Fraley LF, Lewis RF, Lopes 2B, Nola C, Mariscal 3B, Miller CF</p></blockquote>
<p id="LkLwuV">I will almost guarantee you that the only player in that lineup who you have heard of is <span>Kristopher Negron</span>, who was in spring camp with the Cubs in 2016 and who played that year at Iowa. Of the 10 starting players for the Mariners today, eight of them are on their 40-man roster or NRI list.</p>
<p id="AgOS47"><span>Yu Darvish</span> will start for the Cubs. Cubs relievers this afternoon, in alphabetical order: <span>Brad Brach</span>, <span>Tyler Chatwood</span>, <span>Carl Edwards Jr.</span> and <span>Mike Montgomery</span>. </p>
<p id="gC3B7H">Chatwood’s outing will be on two days’ rest. This, I think, clearly shows they are taking a look at what he could do as a short reliever.</p>
<p id="8cSwGm">Nabil Crismatt will go for the Mariners. I promise you I am not making that name up. <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=crisma000nab">Crismatt is a righthanded pitcher</a> who has spent the last seven years in the <a href="https://www.amazinavenue.com/">Mets</a> organization and split 2018 between Double-A and Triple-A. Seattle signed him as a minor-league free agent in January.</p>
<p id="OC139U">No TV today. This game will have an audio webcast on <a href="http://cubs.com/">cubs.com</a>. </p>
<p id="MNoeEF"><a href="http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2019_03_19_seamlb_chnmlb_1">MLB.com Gameday</a></p>
<p id="0b0ENG"><em>Please note that during spring training, Gameday doesn’t usually go pitch-by-pitch as it does during the regular season — usually, it will update after each at-bat.</em></p>
<p id="duh5N2"><a href="https://www.mlb.com/live-stream-games/2019/03/19">Here is the complete MLB.com Mediacenter for today.</a></p>
<p id="77FG6H">Please visit our SB Nation <a href="https://www.lookoutlanding.com/">Mariners</a> site <a href="http://www.lookoutlanding.com/">Lookout Landing</a>. If you do go there to interact with Mariners 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="fnbMtI">For spring-training games, we’ll have a first-pitch thread at five minutes to game time and one overflow thread, 90 minutes after game time (because I know how you all like overflow threads!). For today, that will be 3 p.m. CT and 4:30 p.m. CT.</p>
<p id="eDrZXV">These threads will <em>not</em> post individually onto the front page; instead, you can find links to them in the box marked <a href="http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/chicago-cubs-game-threads">”Chicago Cubs Game Threads”</a> at the <em>bottom</em> of the front page. There will also be a StoryStream on the front page with all the game thread links, as well as the recap after the game is over. The pitcher boxes and regular-season stats will return on Opening Day.</p>
<p id="mI6dIM">Discuss amongst yourselves.</p>
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