Bleed Cubbie Blue - Cubs vs. Mariners Tuesday 3/22 game threadsA Chicago Cubs Fan Community Since February 9, 2005https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/47557/cubbieblue.png2022-03-22T18:30:00-05:00http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/rss/stream/227549662022-03-22T18:30:00-05:002022-03-22T18:30:00-05:00Cubs 5, Mariners 5: Not a great outing for Kyle Hendricks
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<p>It’s early, but...</p> <p id="LQuzZP">Kyle Hendricks had the worst year of his career in 2021 and one of the reasons was an extraordinarily large number of home runs allowed — 31 in 181 innings, by far a career high.</p>
<p id="Nlk51Q">It’s not that Hendricks’ velocity was down in 2021, he never threw with a lot of velocity. There wasn’t a really good explanation for the problem.</p>
<p id="eNWaLe">Hendricks didn’t allow any home runs Tuesday against the Mariners, but they pounded him around pretty good in the first inning, smacking a couple of doubles and scoring a pair of runs before Kyle could record his first out. He threw 27 pitches in that inning. In all, he allowed five hits in a two-inning outing, and I’m reasonably certain David Ross would have liked for Hendricks to go three.</p>
<p id="mkWWVO">Hopefully next time will be better. <a href="https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2022/2022-03/22/29082db1-c5b691e4-182d6fa9-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_4000K.mp4">He did record this nice K on a breaking pitch to end the first inning [VIDEO].</a></p>
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<p id="V3eyiN"><a href="https://www.mlb.com/gameday/cubs-vs-mariners/2022/03/22/706838#game_state=live,game_tab=box,game=706838">The Cubs recorded a 5-5 tie game with the Mariners</a> Tuesday afternoon. The first two runs came thanks to a two-run homer by Ildemaro Vargas, who won’t be making the Opening Day roster.</p>
<p id="2sNTn4"><a href="https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2022/2022-03/22/7bb680f3-388e33ec-ee334567-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_4000K.mp4">Vargas’ home run came in the third inning after Alfonso Rivas had walked [VIDEO].</a></p>
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<p id="aIDgos">That blast tied the game. The Cubs took a 3-2 lead in the fifth when <a href="https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2022/2022-03/22/dfa89c56-4bb266fa-e81c48ba-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_4000K.mp4">Owen Caissie doubled to right-center after a Michael Hermosillo walk [VIDEO]</a>. </p>
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<p id="ukjOub">Caissie, who doesn’t turn 20 until July, is a big dude with big power. He’s going to be a really good MLB player in a few years.</p>
<p id="cgSIjO">Or was that a CEO who walked?</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">field from a CEO <a href="https://t.co/SlbPGr3DtC">pic.twitter.com/SlbPGr3DtC</a></p>— MLB Closed Captioning (@mlb_cc) <a href="https://twitter.com/mlb_cc/status/1506406731072557058?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 22, 2022</a>
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<p id="IHaVwH">Two more Cubs runs crossed the plate in the seventh on an RBI single by Andy Weber and sacrifice fly by P.J. Higgins.</p>
<p id="gMapiJ">Cubs relievers turned in scoreless work from the third through the seventh, allowing one hit and two walks with five strikeouts. Here’s one of those K’s, from Ethan Roberts:</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Ethan Roberts with back to back strikeouts to get out of a jam <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cubs?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cubs</a> <a href="https://t.co/onA0lTDNQY">pic.twitter.com/onA0lTDNQY</a></p>— Aldo Soto (@AldoSoto21) <a href="https://twitter.com/AldoSoto21/status/1506398794719531012?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 22, 2022</a>
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<p id="ZdLysD">One of those relievers was Brandon Leibrandt, who the team signed to a minor league deal just last week. He’s the son of former MLB pitcher Charlie Leibrandt. The younger Leibrandt pitched in a handful of games for the Marlins in 2020. He’s 29, though, and likely ticketed for Iowa.</p>
<p id="frXqrx">Then the Mariners scored a pair off Ben Holmes in the eighth, and Ben Leeper — who might actually have a chance to appear in the Wrigley Field bullpen this year — was touched up for three hits and the tying run in the bottom of the ninth, and since teams aren’t playing extras at all this spring, that was that, the Cubs’ second tie game in the last three afternoons. Here’s the final out:</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Ben Leeper ends the game in Peoria with a strikeout. <a href="https://t.co/LiBT8xJYSk">pic.twitter.com/LiBT8xJYSk</a></p>— Iowa Cubs (@IowaCubs) <a href="https://twitter.com/IowaCubs/status/1506413036227084288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 22, 2022</a>
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<p id="QJPj80">The Cubs will return to Sloan Park Wednesday to take on the Athletics. Marcus Stroman will make his first start in front of a home crowd, and Adam Oller will go for the A’s. Game time is 3:05 p.m. CT and TV coverage will be via Marquee Sports Network.</p>
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https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2022/3/22/22991870/cubs-mariners-recap-kyle-hendricks-ildemaro-vargas-mlb-scoresAl Yellon2022-03-22T16:30:00-05:002022-03-22T16:30:00-05:00Overflow thread: Cubs vs. Mariners, Tuesday 3/22, 3:10 CT
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https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2022/3/22/22990876/overflow-thread-cubs-vs-mariners-tuesday-3-22-3-10-ctAl Yellon2022-03-22T15:05:00-05:002022-03-22T15:05:00-05:00First pitch thread: Cubs vs. Mariners, Tuesday 3/22, 3:10 CT
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<p>The Cubs again travel for an afternoon game.</p> <p id="CxwbOZ">Here’s some good news:</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Brennen Davis' X-ray on his right knee was negative, Ross says. <br><br>Ross added that Davis said he thought he'd be more sore than he is today, which is another good sign. Davis is day-to-day with a right knee contusion. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cubs?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cubs</a></p>— Meghan Montemurro (@M_Montemurro) <a href="https://twitter.com/M_Montemurro/status/1506311589472862212?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 22, 2022</a>
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<p id="Z4DTY2">Here are today’s particulars.</p>
<p id="d9YeVE">Cubs lineup:</p>
<blockquote><p id="n2wfSD">Ortega CF, Hoerner SS, Gomes C, Frazier LF, Rivas 1B, Vargas 2B, Machado 3B, Hermosillo DH, Caissie RF</p></blockquote>
<p id="1uO95r">Mariners lineup:</p>
<blockquote><p id="0X2mKQ">Toro 2B, Rodriguez CF, Suarez 3B, Raleigh C, Murphy DH, Trammell LF, White 1B, Souza RF, Moore SS</p></blockquote>
<p id="9SWwHz">Kyle Hendricks will start for the Cubs today. Cubs relievers today: Ben Leeper, Ethan Roberts and Michael Rucker.</p>
<p id="HZwzry">Robbie Ray will start for the Mariners.</p>
<p id="Fs5XKq">Today’s game is on Marquee Sports Network (with the Mariners broadcast team). It’s also on MLB.TV as one of the “Free Games of the Day” so everyone can watch (you do have to be logged in with a MLB.com account). There is an audio broadcast with the Mariners radio crew, also available over the air in the Seattle area via KIRO 710.</p>
<p id="g93npv"><a href="https://www.mlb.com/gameday/cubs-vs-mariners/2022/03/22/706838">MLB.com Gameday</a> </p>
<p id="OISCKL"><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="MUK4nn"><a href="https://www.mlb.com/live-stream-games/2022/03/22">Here is the complete MLB.com Mediacenter for today.</a></p>
<p id="aj8DqM">Please visit our SB Nation Mariners site <a href="https://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="S6oxx0">As we have done in the past, we’ll have a first-pitch thread at five minutes to game time and one overflow thread, 90 minutes after game time. For today, that will be 3:05 p.m. CT and 4:30 p.m. CT. There will be only one set of threads for both games today since they start at the same time.</p>
<p id="1zlN3d">These threads will not post individually onto the front page; instead, you can find links to them in the box marked ”Chicago Cubs Game Threads” at the bottom 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 photos and regular-season stats will return on Opening Day.</p>
<p id="9g9Jqo">Discuss amongst yourselves.</p>
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