Bleed Cubbie Blue - Cubs vs. Cardinals Tuesday 8/18 game threadsA Chicago Cubs Fan Community Since February 9, 2005https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/47557/cubbieblue.png2020-08-19T10:00:00-05:00http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/rss/stream/211375692020-08-19T10:00:00-05:002020-08-19T10:00:00-05:002020 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 22
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<p>Cubs win 6-3 behind a strong outing by Yu Darvish</p> <p id="l8TvcR">After a few days straying from the formula that has gotten them to where they are at this point in the season, the <a href="https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/">Cubs</a> returned to that formula Tuesday night. <span>Yu Darvish</span> gave them a strong six inning start. The hitters grinded out at bats, seeing just shy of 200 pitches in eight innings. That formula was enough for a 6-3 win. </p>
<p id="qmHqQo">Ironically, 6-3 is a middle of the road score and at the end of the game, that’s what it was. Neither dominant, nor a down to the last pitch game. But, at times this game felt like it could go in either direction. Part of the game felt like it would be a runaway Cubs victory. Part of it felt like this one just might get away from them. </p>
<p id="U1fquq">But in the end, the Cubs notched their 15th victory of the season. In a year with expanded playoffs, many believe somewhere are 30-32 wins should get you into the playoffs and the Cubs are just about half way there with 60 percent of the schedule remaining after today. Today is another day in which they’ll have the opportunity to pick up two wins during this afternoon’s doubleheader. </p>
<p id="6gRBnA">The Cubs have started to feel the pain of injuries with <span>Brad Wieck</span> likely done for the season, <span>Steven Souza Jr.</span> and <span>Tyler Chatwood</span> on the injured list, and <span>Kris Bryant</span> unavailable for at least the next couple of days. <span>Javier Baez</span> and <span>Kyle Schwarber</span> are also reportedly a bit banged up. With that being the case, if the Cubs could bank at least one more victory this afternoon, that could be invaluable going forward. This team has enough depth to survive some injuries, but if they experience many more, it could get tight. </p>
<p id="Yvj70f">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) 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. With that, let’s get to the results.</p>
<p id="KdLqJA"><strong>Game 22, August 18: </strong>Cubs 6, <a href="https://www.vivaelbirdos.com/">Cardinals</a> 3 (15-7)</p>
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<p id="A7rGqj"><strong>THREE HEROES: </strong></p>
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<strong>Superhero: </strong>Yu Darvish (.227). This wasn’t Yu’s best outing, but he was very effective. He worked six innings and allowed eight hits, one walk and one run. He struck out seven. It is possible he was adversely effected by the very long at bats the Cubs had. Particularly as the game wore on.</li>
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<strong>Hero: </strong><span>Jason Heyward</span> (.132). J-Hey stayed red hot with an RBI-triple, a single and a hit by pitch in four plate appearances. He scored once.</li>
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<strong>Sidekick: </strong><span>Ian Happ</span> (.108). Happ led off and continued his torrid start to the 2020 season. He homered, singled, drew two walks, but also struck out with the bases loaded (keeping him from being a bit higher here). </li>
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<p id="xVmucb"><strong>THREE GOATS:</strong></p>
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<strong>Billy Goat: </strong><span>Anthony Rizzo</span> (-.053). Anthony did have a single and a walk in five plate appearances. All three of his outs came with men on base, leaving a total of six runners on base. </li>
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<strong>Goat: </strong><span>David Bote</span> (-.023). Bote also had a single and a walk in his four plate appearances. </li>
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<strong>Kid: </strong><span>Dan Winkler</span> (-.016). Dan inherited runners on first and second. He promptly allowed a single and a walk. He did get a double play grounder, but by that point two runs had scored. After hitting a batter, his night was done. </li>
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<p id="6wGBC1"><strong>WPA Play of the Game: </strong>The double play induced by Winkler ends up being the play of the game. That play increased the Cubs chances of winning by 13.6 percent. </p>
<p id="Zt9gfe">*Cardinals Play of the Game: In the top of the fourth inning, <span>Matt Carpenter</span> batted with a runner on first and the Cardinals trailing 1-0. He doubled. (.131)</p>
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<p id="PAo8Wv"><strong>Heroes and Goats Cumulative Standings: </strong>(Top 3/Bottom 3)</p>
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<span>Jason Kipnis</span> 8</li>
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<span>Nico Hoerner</span> -6.5</li>
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<span>Willson Contreras</span> -7</li>
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<p id="L3LKjj"><strong>Up Next: </strong>An afternoon doubleheader will conclude this five-game set with the Cardinals. Alec Mills will start for the Cubs. He’s coming off of an outing that fell apart after throwing four no-hit innings. He’ll look to bounce back. The Cardinals send <span>Jack Flaherty</span> to the hill. Flaherty has made only one start so far this season and that was almost a month ago (July 24 versus the <a href="https://www.bucsdugout.com/">Pirates</a>). That one was quite good. Flaherty is generally the Cardinals best pitcher, so this is a tough matchup. The oddsmakers see it that way too and favor the Cardinals. The teams haven’t announced starters yet for the second game. </p>
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https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2020/8/19/21375079/2020-cubs-heroes-and-goats-game-22Thomas Smith2020-08-19T08:00:00-05:002020-08-19T08:00:00-05:00Cubs 6, Cardinals 3: Let’s get Happ-y
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<p>It took a while, but the Cubs posted a satisfying win over their division rivals.</p> <p id="WCMubA">Total game time of Monday’s 14-inning doubleheader: four hours, 36 minutes</p>
<p id="0fRDU3">Total game time of Tuesday’s nine-inning single game: four hours, nine minutes</p>
<p id="gIslbQ">Wait, what? It took almost as long to play nine innings Tuesday as 14 innings Monday?</p>
<p id="OTEku4">Yes, and that actually wound up being a good thing, because the patient <a href="https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/">Cubs</a> saw 207 pitches from <a href="https://www.vivaelbirdos.com/">Cardinals</a> hurlers (in only eight innings!) in completing <a href="http://www.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2020_08_18_slnmlb_chnmlb_1">a 6-3 win</a> over the visitors from St. Lous Tuesday evening at Wrigley Field. It was the third-longest nine-inning game by time in Cubs franchise history. Only <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHN/CHN201909210.shtml">this Cubs/Cardinals game last September 21</a> (4:24) and <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHN/CHN200005110.shtml">this Cubs/Brewers game May 11, 2000</a> (4:22) have been longer among nine-inning Cubs games all-time.</p>
<p id="VGNZ70"><span>Yu Darvish</span>, who has been a revelation since the middle of 2019, gave up some Cardinals hits through the first three innings, but managed to wriggle his way out of trouble each time. <span>Ian Happ</span> gave the Cubs the lead <a href="https://cuts.diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2020/2020-08/18/85ba402d-65fbcf14-267fd8e3-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_16000K.mp4">in the bottom of the third [VIDEO]</a>.</p>
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<p id="lNWjnt">That was Ian’s fifth home run of the season, tying <span>Anthony Rizzo</span> for the team lead. Happ, installed at the leadoff spot in <span>Kris Bryant</span>’s absence, had himself a night:</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Happ entered tonight averaging 4.35 P/PA this season. Saw 4.6 per PA in this one vs. Cards. Has a HR, K, 2 BB. Entered the game with a 27.7 K%, 16.9 BB%, and has now upped SLG to .627.<br><br>Has pretty much embodied the things Ross has preached about wanting from the Cubs' offense.</p>— Jordan Bastian (@MLBastian) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLBastian/status/1295930399407968256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 19, 2020</a>
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<p id="6lNEJs">Personally, I’ve always thought Rizzo was the best possible leadoff hitter the Cubs could use. But Happ is certainly making a case for remaining in the leadoff spot even when KB returns to the lineup. You can’t argue with a .439 on-base percentage, and I hope <span>David Ross</span> keeps Happ up top.</p>
<p id="8BDI5j">The Cubs increased their lead to 2-0 in the fourth. <span>Willson Contreras</span> walked and <span>Jason Heyward</span> <a href="https://cuts.diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2020/2020-08/18/13747576-536380a4-a9f4a05b-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_16000K.mp4">ripped a ball into the right-field corner [VIDEO]</a>.</p>
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<p id="N7ir1i">Heyward also had a nice game, reaching base three times on two hits and a HBP. He’s now hitting .291/.375/.473 (16-for-55) and over his last 10 games: .379/.472/.724 (11-for-29) with two home runs.</p>
<p id="29a8IZ">Cardinals starter <span>Daniel Ponce de Leon</span> faced one more batter after Heyward, striking out <span>David Bote</span>, and then that was it for him. The Cubs drew two more walks off reliever <span>Seth Elledge</span> but scored no more in the fourth. The Cardinals made it 2-1 in the fifth off Darvish, but the Cubs got more runs in a hurry in the fifth. <span>Javier Baez</span> led off with a double and <span>Kyle Schwarber</span> <a href="https://cuts.diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2020/2020-08/18/a3fede39-34e768ea-4604534e-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_16000K.mp4">then put a baseball in orbit [VIDEO]</a>.</p>
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<p id="lv0LOj">Repeat after me: <em><strong>That ball was crushed!</strong></em></p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/STLCards?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#STLCards</a> 1 @ <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cubs?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cubs</a> 4 [B5-0o]:<br><br>Kyle Schwarber homers (4): line drive to RF (2-run)<br><br>Hit: 416ft, 113.1mph , 23° <br><br>Pitch: 94mph Sinker (RHP Seth Elledge, 1)</p>— Home Run Tracker (@DingerTracker) <a href="https://twitter.com/DingerTracker/status/1295910255461834753?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 19, 2020</a>
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<p id="jKEGtI">Darvish completed his outing Tuesday evening with no further damage, so his line read: six innings, eight hits, one run, one walk, seven strikeouts, 98 pitches, 64 strikes. In the four starts this season since his mediocre first outing: 26 innings, 1.04 ERA, 0.804 WHIP, five walks and 29 strikeouts, .180 opponents BA, .468 opponents OPS. Since the All-Star break in 2019 Darvish has posted a 2.50 ERA in 18 starts. In that span he’s struck out 152 and walked only 12 in 107⅔ innings. He’s absolutely the dominant ace the Cubs had hoped for when he signed before the 2018 season.</p>
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<p id="oz4wf4">The Cubs extended their lead in the bottom of the seventh. With one out, Heyward and <span>David Bote</span> singled and <a href="https://cuts.diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2020/2020-08/18/6e77bbba-9771059e-c29c9e28-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_16000K.mp4">that brought up Victor Caratini [VIDEO]</a>.</p>
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<p id="vqbj1X">That ball hit the wall just below the basket, missing being a three-run homer by maybe six feet. Heyward scored and Bote stopped at third, but <span>Jason Kipnis</span> hit a sacrifice fly to make it 6-1 Cubs.</p>
<p id="W0gJP2">That should be it for a happy recap, but the Cubs didn’t get great bullpen work from <span>Casey Sadler</span> or <span>Dan Winkler</span>. Sadler threw a scoreless seventh, but then walked the first two he faced in the eighth. Winkler entered and allowed an RBI single to <span>Matt Carpenter</span>, then issued another walk. He did then get <span>Dylan Carlson</span> to hit into a double play, but another run scored to make it 6-3. </p>
<p id="uMfNUk">After Winkler hit <span>Dexter Fowler</span>, bringing the tying run to the plate, <span>Rowan Wick</span> was summoned. Wick struck out <span>Andrew Knizner</span> to end the threat, and though Wick issued a one-out walk in the ninth, he struck out <span>Tommy Edman</span> and <span>Paul Goldschmidt</span> to end the game. Goldschmidt, who used to torment Cubs pitching as a Diamondback, has continued to do so in the three games of this series, going 4-for-9 with two walks.</p>
<p id="kwSWAO">The Cubs drew eight walks Tuesday evening. That gives them 20 (!) in the 23 innings in this series and 97 in 22 games so far in 2020, an average of 4.41 per game. That pace for a 162-game season would be 714 walks, which would demolish the franchise record. They’ve walked at least three times in 19 of the 22 games in 2020 and currently rank sixth in bases on balls in MLB (though all the teams ahead of them have played more games). Despite ranking 21st in MLB in batting average (.232), they rank fourth in OBP (.341) thanks to all the walks, as well as HBP. Cubs batters have been hit 22 times this season, second to the Mets (23).</p>
<p id="CHw3fs">This game showed how the Cubs can attack from various offensive angles. Two home runs — but also, the eight walks and everyone in the starting lineup reached base by hit or walk, and seven of the nine starters reached base at least twice. Thus, despite the length of the game and a bit of shaky relief, the complaint department is closed this morning.</p>
<p id="pc8nNV">The Cubs currently stand as the only NL Central team over .500 and lead the Brewers and Cardinals by 4½ games. They’ll wrap up the series against the Cardinals with a doubleheader Wednesday afternoon, again two seven-inning games, at 1:20 p.m. CT. At this writing, <span>Alec Mills</span> will start for the Cubs in Game 1 against <span>Jack Flaherty</span> for the Cardinals. No starters have been listed for either team for Game 2, though it’s still possible <span>Adbert Alzolay</span> will be in the mix for the Cubs. TV coverage Wednesday is via Marquee Sports Network.</p>
https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2020/8/19/21374997/cubs-cardinals-recap-ian-happ-kyle-schwarber-mlb-scoresAl Yellon2020-08-18T22:00:00-05:002020-08-18T22:00:00-05:00Overflow thread 3: Cubs vs. Cardinals, Tuesday 8/18, 7:15 CT
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<p id="fbLkPH">Go get ‘em, Yu.</p>
https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2020/8/18/21373539/overflow-thread-3-cubs-vs-cardinals-tuesday-8-18-7-15-ctAl Yellon2020-08-18T21:15:00-05:002020-08-18T21:15:00-05:00Overflow thread 2: Cubs vs. Cardinals, Tuesday 8/18, 7:15 CT
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<p id="fbLkPH">Go get ‘em, Yu.</p>
https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2020/8/18/21373541/overflow-thread-2-cubs-vs-cardinals-tuesday-8-18-7-15-ctAl Yellon2020-08-18T20:15:00-05:002020-08-18T20:15:00-05:00Overflow thread 1: Cubs vs. Cardinals, Tuesday 8/18, 7:15 CT
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<p id="fbLkPH">Go get ‘em, Yu.</p>
https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2020/8/18/21373543/overflow-thread-1-cubs-vs-cardinals-tuesday-8-18-7-15-ctAl Yellon2020-08-18T19:10:00-05:002020-08-18T19:10:00-05:00First pitch thread: Cubs vs. Cardinals, Tuesday 8/18, 7:15 CT
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<p id="fbLkPH">Go get ‘em, Yu.</p>
https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2020/8/18/21373537/first-pitch-thread-cubs-vs-cardinals-tuesday-8-18-7-15-ctAl Yellon2020-08-18T17:00:00-05:002020-08-18T17:00:00-05:00Chicago Cubs vs. St. Louis Cardinals preview, Tuesday 8/18, 7:15 CT
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<p>Just one game today!</p> <p id="TNXbMy">After two seven-inning games Monday, will having nine full innings today feel weird?</p>
<p id="G8xC0j">Tuesday notes...</p>
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<strong>NOBODY BEATS THE RIZ:</strong> <span>Anthony Rizzo</span> has reached base safely in his last 31 games at Wrigley Field dating to August 7 of last season. Rizzo, who reached safely in 33 straight home games from April 5-June 24, 2014, is just one of eight <a href="https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/">Cubs</a> will multiple streaks of 30 or more games having reached safely at Wrigley Field. (H/T Ed Hartig)</li>
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<strong>WHO ARE THOSE OTHER SEVEN?</strong> The first seven with multiple streaks of 30 or more games having reached safely at home since 1901: Kiki Cuyler (twice), Augie Galan (twice), Mark Grace (twice), Stan Hack (four times), Billy Herman (twice), Jimmy Sheckard (twice) and Hack Wilson (four times). </li>
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<strong>GETTING OFF TO A GOOD START:</strong> Cubs batters have scored 12 runs in the first inning this season, tied for second-most in the N.L. behind the <a href="https://www.truebluela.com/">Dodgers</a> (13). And pitchers are keeping up their end of this deal, too: Cubs starting pitchers lead the majors with an 0.86 ERA (two earned runs in 21 innings) and a 0.857 WHIP in the first inning of games.</li>
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<p id="8o22da">Here are today’s particulars.</p>
<p id="3IvQgQ"><a href="https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/">Cubs</a> lineup:</p>
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<p id="TcJj9J"><span>Kris Bryant</span> is just getting the day off:</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Bryant is 2-for-16 with two singles, five strikeouts and no walks in past four games. That comes after he banged up his left wrist and a finger on a dive in Cleveland. Dealt with a left elbow issue and back stiffness at start of season.<br><br>Here was Ross Monday night... <a href="https://t.co/Nc9zMXSWcC">pic.twitter.com/Nc9zMXSWcC</a></p>— Jordan Bastian (@MLBastian) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLBastian/status/1295822121805983744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 18, 2020</a>
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<p id="mC8O4T"><a href="https://www.vivaelbirdos.com/">Cardinals</a> lineup:</p>
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<span>Yu Darvish</span>, RHP vs. <span>Daniel Ponce de Leon</span>, RHP</h2>
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<p id="dTvEga">Yu Darvish has been excellent lately, after a rough first start. He has a 0.90 ERA (two earned runs in 20 innings) in his last three outings since July 31. He’s walked just four, struck out 22 and limited opponents to a .123 average (8-for-65) with a .370 OPS in that span. </p>
<p id="SZ4Bac">His last start against the Cardinals, <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHN/CHN201909220.shtml">September 22, 2019 at Wrigley Field</a>, was brilliant for eight innings (no walks, 12 strikeouts), then... well, we shouldn’t talk about the rest. </p>
<p id="0EBRLt">Daniel Ponce de Leon has made one start and one relief appearance this year with a 6.75 ERA and 1.250 WHIP in a small sample size four innings.</p>
<p id="5JtWxP">Despite making 24 appearances (12 starts) for the Cardinals in 2018-19, his only career appearance against the Cubs is one inning of scoreless relief in garbage time <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHN/CHN201809300.shtml">September 30, 2018</a>, the last day of that regular season.</p>
<p id="yaRpae">Ponce de Leon does have some history with <span>Victor Caratini</span>, though — when both were in Triple-A three years ago, a line drive off Caratini’s bat hit Ponce de Leon in the head. Fortunately, Ponce de Leon recovered and <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/daniel-poncedeleon-victor-caratini-share-bond-c288053002">the two are happy for each other</a> that they both made the big leagues. Tonight will be the first time the two will play in the same game since that happene on May 9, 2017.</p>
<p id="eOdd93">Today’s game is on Marquee Sports Network. <a href="https://www.marqueesportsnetwork.com/providers/">Here is a list of providers currently carrying Marquee.</a> It’s also on FS1 (no blackouts). FS1 announcers: Kevin Burkhardt and Eric Karros.</p>
<p id="7sQ1M9"><a href="https://www.mlb.com/live-stream-games/2020/08/18">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=2020_08_18_slnmlb_chnmlb_1">MLB.com Gameday</a></p>
<p id="iDRiK8"><a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/previews/2020/CHN202008180.shtml">Baseball-reference.com game preview</a></p>
<p id="4R9cxt">Please visit our SB Nation <a href="https://www.vivaelbirdos.com/">Cardinals</a> site <a href="http://www.vivaelbirdos.com/">Viva el Birdos</a>. If you do go there to interact with Cardinals 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="7oSHCm">The 2020 Game Thread procedure will be the same as the one used in previous years. 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/Date) 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="cWIBoH">Discuss amongst yourselves.</p>
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https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2020/8/18/21370852/chicago-cubs-st-louis-cardinals-preview-tuesdayAl Yellon