Bleed Cubbie Blue - Cubs vs. White Sox Sunday 8/29 game threadsA Chicago Cubs Fan Community Since February 9, 2005https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/47557/cubbieblue.png2021-08-30T10:30:00-05:00http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/rss/stream/224110512021-08-30T10:30:00-05:002021-08-30T10:30:00-05:002021 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 132
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<p>Cubs crushed by Sox 13-1</p> <p id="tChXqj">It was a fine day for me to have followed a <a href="https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/">Cubs</a> game less than I have in quite a while. I’ve made no secret that I stopped watching them a long time ago. But I usually follow along while the game goes on via one app or another. It certainly helps to write about the ebbs and flows of the game if I know that they ebbed and flowed. Saturday’s game is a great example. A 17-13 game could take so many shapes. One might think there was a seesaw battle. Things going back and forth. Instead, Friday’s game had an odd “shape” with the Cubs scoring the early runs and also the late runs, but the <a href="https://www.southsidesox.com/">White Sox</a> pouring on the runs in the middle. </p>
<p id="3Dj226">This was a wacky Sunday for me to say the least. My day consisted of writing about Saturday’s game, eating donuts, loading a moving van, doing a walk through on the house we are closing on tomorrow, a family member having a nasty bout of foodborne illness (complete with an ER trip) and then writing about Sunday’s game. Phew. What a whirlwind. The good news: We are moving into a permanent home after staying for 93 days in a condo belonging to a relative of our family. We’re really happy with the home we are buying and the location it is in. We are even more happy to be leaving the condo, which was an absolute God-send. This summer would have been incalculably expensive if it weren’t for the immense generosity of a relative. But, this space is about one-third too small for our needs and it’s been claustrophobic. At various times we had as many as five family members in this condo along with our three cats. It’s just too cramped. </p>
<p id="hMHRSu">Back to baseball and not my life story. To be fair, a Cubs fan living in Tampa is probably more interesting than the baseball game played on Sunday. But, I’ll do you all a favor and try to stick (almost) entirely about baseball. The Cubs played. The Cubs lost. None of this is particularly new. Former Cubs prospect Dylan Cease was dominant. Will that wound ever heal? I really always appreciated Jose Quintana, but I’d be hard pressed to say that the deal worked out in any real way. I thought it was an overpay at the time they made it, but I understood why the Cubs did it. It absolutely helped them that year. I suspect if the Cubs had made it back to the <a href="https://www.sbnation.com/world-series">World Series</a>, that whole experience would be viewed differently. </p>
<p id="zfqZpb">On the flip side, Cubs ace Kyle Hendricks got knocked around again. I wish the Cubs had enough arms to just shut him down for the year soon. He’s thrown a lot of innings the last 5-plus years. I’m sure he’s fine and I have no doubt he’ll get back to where he was in 2022. But, a little extra rest really never hurt anyone. </p>
<p id="gagGOk">The Cubs offense mustered a grand total of five hits and two walks. They scored one run, but it would be overkill to say that they turned five hits and two walks into one run because the one run was a solo homer. The offense wasn’t good. This is about what happens when a largely Triple-A lineup runs into a good team. </p>
<p id="ouRXr2">The scoring isn’t all pinned on Hendricks. He was indeed charged for eight of the runs. But five different Cubs pitched at least one inning and only one threw a clean inning. Now that we are having our first full season without vastly expanded September rosters, I can solidify a thought. I dislike not expanding the rosters a bit more with a bad team. This would be a great time to get some auditions for some extra minor league players. A beat up pitching staff leaves a lot of innings for the bullpen to cover and it would be nice to have a few extra arms out there. </p>
<p id="Yq4tGy">This is definitely one of those games that screams for turning the page. So let’s get to the numbers. s you’ll recall, 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. And now, let’s get to the results.</p>
<p id="HjaMBZ"><strong>Game 132, August 29: </strong>White Sox 13, Cubs 1 (57-75)</p>
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<p id="1CnzLc"><strong>THREE HEROES:</strong></p>
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<strong>Superhero: </strong>Alfonso Rivas, III (.098). 2-3, 2B</li>
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<strong>Hero: </strong>Frank Schwindel (.031). 1-4, HR (5), RBI, R, 2K</li>
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<strong>Sidekick: </strong>Patrick Wisdom (.020). 0-3, BB, 3K</li>
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<p id="0UCKHI"><strong>THREE GOATS:</strong></p>
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<strong>Billy Goat: </strong>Kyle Hendricks (-.308). 4⅔ IP, 22 batters faced, 7H, 2BB, 8R, 4K (L 14-6)</li>
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<strong>Goat: </strong>Rafael Ortega (-.086). 1-4, 2B, K</li>
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<strong>Kid: </strong>Sergio Alcantara (-.080). 0-2, 2K</li>
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<p id="XqpjV1"><strong>WPA Play of the Game: </strong>Brian Goodwin batted with two outs and a runner on first in the second inning, the White Sox leading by one. He hit a two-run homer. (.169)</p>
<p id="JuLDua">*Cubs Play of the Game: Frank Schwindel hit a solo homer leading off the fourth inning. At that point the Cubs were only down three. (.085)</p>
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<p id="6bW9fF"><strong>Rizzo Award Cumulative Standings: </strong>(Top 5/Bottom 5)</p>
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<li id="wx0JqF"><em>Kris Bryant +26</em></li>
<li id="qnWYuP">Patrick Wisdom +21 (+1)</li>
<li id="ldDdKG"><em>Craig Kimbrel +20</em></li>
<li id="LHuxSs">Rafael Ortega +17 (-2)</li>
<li id="Yetjry">*Nico Hoerner +12</li>
<li id="4mrKc2">Frank Schwindel +12 (+2)</li>
<li id="SZgQ15">*PJ Higgins/Rex Brother -9.5</li>
<li id="dzpPWY">*David Bote/Ian Happ -12</li>
<li id="6OqYaZ">Zach Davies -14</li>
<li id="5k4OB2"><em>Jake Arrieta -19</em></li>
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<p id="E6Xx9t"><strong>Up Next: </strong>The Cubs have an off day Monday, then continue with interleague play with the first of two games against the Twins in Minnesota Tuesday. Zach Davies (6-10, 5.00) is slated to open the series. He’ll face John Gant (4-8, 4.00). </p>
https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2021/8/30/22647753/2021-cubs-heroes-and-goats-game-132Thomas Smith2021-08-29T17:30:07-05:002021-08-29T17:30:07-05:00White Sox 13, Cubs 1: Oh, well
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<p>Sometimes you win. Sometimes you lose. And sometimes you get blown out.</p> <p id="RWIRA4">You didn’t really think that the fine performance the <a href="https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/">Cubs</a> put on the field in beating the <a href="https://www.southsidesox.com/">White Sox</a> Saturday could be repeated, did you?</p>
<p id="KAEWP1">All right, I admit it. With Kyle Hendricks on the mound I thought there was at least a chance. But Kyle and four Cubs relievers got pounded for five homers and 13 runs and so the Cubs <a href="https://www.mlb.com/gameday/cubs-vs-white-sox/2021/08/29/632765">lost the rubber game of the series 13-1</a>.</p>
<p id="oCxpC8">Look at it this way: The White Sox scored 30 runs in the three games and only won two of three. </p>
<p id="VOzMx6">Anyway, let’s review some of the things in this game that are worth reviewing.</p>
<p id="RkVqqV">Hendricks has had trouble on the road and with home run balls this year and the first two innings were proof of that. He served up two homers in those innings and the Cubs trailed 3-0. The second homer, with a man on base and two out by Brian Goodwin, looked like it had a little help from an 18 mile per hour wind blowing toward left field. No matter, a homer’s a homer.</p>
<p id="hy20rJ">The Cubs cut the deficit to 3-1 in the top of the fourth <a href="https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2012/2012-08/29/01bb2c27-5f1953bc-a6317960-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_4000K.mp4">courtesy of Frank Schwindel [VIDEO]</a>.</p>
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<p id="Qwhl3B">That was Schwindel’s sixth of the year in just 121 plate appearances (five with the Cubs, one with Oakland).</p>
<p id="3iY1Mr">You know, there were a couple of spots in the White Sox’ seven-run fifth where Hendricks might have gotten out of the inning with no further damage. He issued a one-out walk, then got Leury Garcia to ground out. Two out, runner on first, relatively low pitch count. But then he issued a four-pitch walk to Cesar Hernandez and hit Luis Robert. (The crowd booed, but it was surely not intentional.)</p>
<p id="beHJwt">So now the bases are loaded and still two out. Hendricks got Jose Abreu to hit a catchable ball to center field but... <a href="https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2021/2021-08/29/46c95d49-98f18722-0e8251ab-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_4000K.mp4">Rafael Ortega did not play this ball well [VIDEO]</a>.</p>
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<p id="Y6oKsS">Catch that one and the inning is over. Instead it’s 5-1 with two runners on and the next hitter, Eloy Jimenez, parked one into the right-field seats to make it 8-1.</p>
<p id="1PhRAI">You don’t want to hear the rest, I don’t think.</p>
<p id="A97poF">I do want to highlight a couple of MLB debuts made by Cubs in this game. Alfonso Rivas started at first base in his first game for the Cubs. He had two hits and looked good in the field. <a href="https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2021/2021-08/29/72eab9b3-45200f10-a0a8cf32-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_4000K.mp4">Here’s his first MLB hit, in his first time at bat in the third [VIDEO].</a></p>
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<p id="kr4Nf8">I definitely want to see Rivas get more playing time, especially with that Triple-A OBP. He’s been a walk machine in the minor leagues, with a career OBP there of .393.</p>
<p id="xLkMB5">Scott Effross entered the game with one out and nobody on base in the sixth to make his own MLB debut. He hit the first batter he faced (Garcia) and then struck out Hernandez. Unfortunately, then he left a slider up and out over the plate and Robert smashed his second homer of the game.</p>
<p id="0N40S3">I like the fact that Effross is a sidearmer. There aren’t many of those in the big leagues and it presents a different look to a hitter. If he can locate his pitches well, the unusual motion could make him successful. I definitely want to see more of him for the rest of the season.</p>
<p id="mIiRiP">The Cubs have now used 63 different players this year, which is a franchise record (previous record 57 in 2013). The MLB record is 67, set by the 2019 Mariners. I don’t think the Cubs can get four more new players on this roster before season’s end but... you never know.</p>
<p id="aQ2mqu">Sergio Alcántara left the game after striking out in the fifth inning and apparently fouling a ball off his ankle during that at-bat:</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Sergio Alcántara left today's game with a right ankle contusion. Andrew Romine took over at SS for the bottom of the 5th.</p>— Tony Andracki (@TonyAndracki23) <a href="https://twitter.com/TonyAndracki23/status/1432067098663079937?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 29, 2021</a>
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<p id="6j0XeI">Hope Sergio is okay.</p>
<p id="0xW5rg"><strong>Strikeout watch:</strong> Cubs hitters struck out 15 times Sunday afternoon. In six games against the White Sox this year they struck out 82 times, an average of almost 14 per game, yikes. That gives the team 307 strikeouts in 28 games since the trading deadline, an average of 10.96 per game. The team total is 1,301 through Sunday, which leads MLB. To break the franchise record of 1,518 (set in 2015), the Cubs would need to strike out 218 times in the 30 games remaining, or 7.27 per game. I think you can see that record’s going to be obliterated.</p>
<p id="WV778o">So there’s that.</p>
<p id="XQ5Fqk">The Cubs have Monday off and then will travel to Minneapolis to face the Twins in a two-game set Tuesday and Wednesday. Tuesday evening, Zach Davies will start for the Cubs and our old Cardinals buddy John Gant, who the Twins acquired at the deadline for J.A. Happ, is the scheduled starter for Minnesota. Game time Tuesday is 7:10 p.m. CT and TV coverage will be via Marquee Sports Network.</p>
https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2021/8/29/22647566/cubs-white-sox-recap-kyle-hendricks-frank-schwindel-mlb-scoresAl Yellon2021-08-29T14:40:00-05:002021-08-29T14:40:00-05:00Overflow thread: Cubs vs. White Sox, Sunday 8/29, 1:10 CT
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https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2021/8/29/22647009/overflow-thread-cubs-vs-white-sox-sunday-8-29-1-10-ctAl Yellon2021-08-29T13:05:00-05:002021-08-29T13:05:00-05:00First pitch thread: Cubs vs. White Sox, Sunday 8/29, 1:10 CT
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<p id="xjThEf">Go get ‘em, Kyle.</p>
https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2021/8/29/22647007/first-pitch-thread-cubs-vs-white-sox-sunday-8-29-1-10-ctAl Yellon2021-08-29T11:30:00-05:002021-08-29T11:30:00-05:00Chicago Cubs vs. Chicago White Sox preview, Sunday 8/29, 1:10 CT
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<p>The Cubs go for an unexpected series win!</p> <p id="RdHxK4">Sunday notes...</p>
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<strong>JUST ONE MORE:</strong> The Cubs need to win either today or Tuesday to avoid their fewest-ever wins in August (6-24 in 1999).</li>
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<strong>TEN-RUN CONUNDRUM:</strong> Friday night was the 11th game this season in which the Cubs scored 10 or more runs, but the team fell to 6-5 in those contests. The five defeats when scoring 10-plus runs are the team’s most in a season since at least 1901, surpassing the four such losses the team had in 1993 (that club was 12-4 when scoring 10 or more runs in a game).</li>
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<strong>ORTEGA UPDATE:</strong> Rafael Ortega, since the trade deadline: .315/.376/.554 (29-for-92) with four doubles, six home runs, five stolen bases, 19 RBI and 19 runs.</li>
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<strong>WORDS OF WISDOM:</strong> Patrick Wisdom’s 25 home runs now trail only Adolis Garcia (27), and he has homered in 9.1 percent of his 275 plate appearances. If Wisdom had enough PA to qualify he would lead the NL in that category.</li>
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<p id="yyq6TO">Here are today’s particulars.</p>
<p id="pIPD1J"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/teams/chicago-cubs"></a><a href="https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/">Cubs</a> lineup:</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Here is today's <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cubs?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cubs</a> starting lineup against the White Sox. <a href="https://t.co/ViEhsf6WDq">pic.twitter.com/ViEhsf6WDq</a></p>— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) <a href="https://twitter.com/Cubs/status/1432001534670385157?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 29, 2021</a>
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<p id="OqWlTr">Alfonso Rivas will be making his MLB debut this afternoon.</p>
<p id="vmfAJU"><a href="https://www.southsidesox.com">White Sox</a> lineup:</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Dylan Cease has allowed three runs or less in 22 of his 26 starts in 2021, including nine in a row.<br><br>⏰: 1:10 p.m. CT<br> : <a href="https://twitter.com/NBCSChicago?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NBCSChicago</a> <br> : <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPN1000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ESPN1000</a> <a href="https://t.co/7KUKI2mME1">pic.twitter.com/7KUKI2mME1</a></p>— Chicago White Sox (@whitesox) <a href="https://twitter.com/whitesox/status/1432000585390305287?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 29, 2021</a>
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<h2 id="GgR9hc">Kyle Hendricks, RHP vs. Dylan Cease, RHP</h2>
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<p id="pq0zln">Kyle Hendricks held the Sox to two runs in six innings <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHN/CHN202108060.shtml">August 6 at Wrigley Field</a>, striking out seven. That’s good!</p>
<p id="NmnrTE">Not good are his home/road splits this year:</p>
<blockquote><p id="Df5smO"><strong>Home:</strong> 12 starts, 3.00 ERA, 1.187 WHIP in 75 innings<br><strong>Road:</strong> 14 starts, 5.17 ERA, 1.461 WHIP in 76⅔ innings</p></blockquote>
<p id="pJzpzK">On the other hand, Hendricks’ last road start, <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CIN/CIN202108170.shtml">August 17 at Cincinnati</a>, was very good: six innings, three hits, one run. So... perhaps this road start will be better than his overall numbers show.</p>
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<p id="Ay3yyZ">Dylan Cease allowed the Cubs three runs in five innings <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHN/CHN202108080.shtml">August 8 at Wrigley Field</a>. Of course, he had a huge lead before he even threw a pitch, as the Sox scored five in the top of the first. Cease struck out 10. He also has a 2.61 ERA in 13 home starts, as opposed to a 5.37 ERA in 13 road starts.</p>
<p id="OVyWXr">Clearly, we are doomed.</p>
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<p id="ofQViY">Today’s game is on Marquee Sports Network. <a href="https://www.marqueesportsnetwork.com/providers/">Here’s a list of providers currently carrying Marquee<strong>.</strong></a> It’s also on NBC Sports Chicago (with the Sox announcers).</p>
<p id="6w2xna"><a href="https://www.mlb.com/live-stream-games/2021/08/29">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=2021_08_29_chnmlb_chamlb_1">MLB.com Gameday</a></p>
<p id="iDRiK8"><a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/previews/2021/CHA202108280.shtml">Baseball-r</a><a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/previews/2021/CHA202108290.shtml">e</a><a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/previews/2021/CHA202108280.shtml">ference.com game preview</a></p>
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<p id="mRtOMf">The 2021 Game Thread procedure will be a bit different than previous years. It will be similar to what we’ve used for Spring Training.</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, titled “Cubs vs. (Team) (Day of week/date) game threads.” It will contain every post related to that particular game, including the First Pitch Thread and the overflow thread, as well as the recap when it’s published. The recap will also live on the front page as a separate post.</p>
<p id="F5ehVY">You will also be able to find the preview, First Pitch Thread and the overflow thread 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>). The StoryStream for each game can also be found in that section.</p>
<p id="pjBR1E">The First Pitch thread will post at five minutes before game time, then an overflow thread at 90 minutes after the scheduled game time.</p>
<p id="cWIBoH">Discuss amongst yourselves.</p>
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