Bleed Cubbie Blue - Cubs vs. Phillies Wednesday 9/28 game threadsA Chicago Cubs Fan Community Since February 9, 2005https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/47557/cubbieblue.png2022-09-29T08:00:00-05:00http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/rss/stream/231405712022-09-29T08:00:00-05:002022-09-29T08:00:00-05:00Cubs 4, Phillies 2: Christopher Morel’s three-run homer is the difference
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<p>... as the Cubs won their second straight over the contending Phillies.</p> <p id="cH44EM">The Cubs are going home next week when the 2022 season ends and watch the postseason on TV like the players on 18 other MLB teams.</p>
<p id="NXZWEG">But they appear to be having fun this series, wreaking a bit of havoc on the Phillies’ wild card chances.</p>
<p id="mXk49u">For the second straight night, the Cubs got good starting pitching and solid relief work. A three-run homer by Christopher Morel provided the eventual winning runs and <a href="https://www.mlb.com/gameday/phillies-vs-cubs/2022/09/28/663098#game_state=final,game_tab=box,game=663098">the Cubs knocked off the Phillies 4-2</a>.</p>
<p id="Tw6y2O">Hayden Wesneski wasn’t quite as dominant as he had been in previous starts. There was a lot of traffic on the bases for the Phillies in the first four innings, and they managed to take the lead in the third because Kyle Schwarber, who had been hit by a pitch and advanced to second on a single, stole third base. Kyle must be picking his spots well for that, because that was his ninth steal of the year in 10 attempts, both of those career highs by a significant margin. Regarding that steal:</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Ross grinned when asked about Kyle Schwarber stealing third in the 3rd:<br><br>"Freaking Schwarber, right? He's such a baseball guy. I think that's why we miss him and love him, you know? He's got a heads up way about him."<br><br>Said that steal was "on all of us." Not one person's fault.</p>— Jordan Bastian (@MLBastian) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLBastian/status/1575323135213273088?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 29, 2022</a>
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<p id="AefepJ">Anyway, Schwarber then scored on a sac fly by Bryce Harper to give the Phillies a 1-0 lead.</p>
<p id="IRa8rN">The Cubs were stymied by Aaron Nola over the first four innings with Esteban Quiroz the only baserunner in that period, on a first-inning single. But then they turned the offense on in the bottom of the fifth.</p>
<p id="GvEDt9">Nico Hoerner led off with a single and stole second. He went to third on a single by Patrick Wisdom and <a href="https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2022/2022-09/28/21bcb097-1bbca809-94b4d3d1-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_4000K.mp4">scored on this fielder’s choice by Yan Gomes [VIDEO]</a>.</p>
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<p id="TpBlP7">That tied the game 1-1. The next hitter was Alfonso Rivas, who was hit by a pitch, putting runners on first and second with one out.</p>
<p id="HMSYoE">Morel was next. He ran the count full and <a href="https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2022/2022-09/28/85565476-53fb2047-3fbbd965-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_4000K.mp4">then cleared the bases [VIDEO]</a>.</p>
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<p id="In8Ple">As you can see in the clip, Nola got a fastball too high up in the zone and Morel pounced on it for his 16th home run and second in as many days. After a prolonged slump, Morel has begun to hit again. It would be great to see him finish the season on a high note. Over his last eight games, Morel is 5-for-17 — but with all the hits for extra bases, two doubles and three home runs.</p>
<p id="8kBAEj">Wesneski allowed a leadoff single in the sixth and that was it for him. Ross, on Wesneski’s start:</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">"I thought that the night for him -- pitching out of some jams. Even when he's not in cruise control, it feels like he's got control of the game. He did a really nice job of just continuing to work through a really tough lineup." --Ross, on Hayden Wesneski's start vs. Phillies</p>— Jordan Bastian (@MLBastian) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLBastian/status/1575323765906472961?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 29, 2022</a>
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<p id="XUO6tU">That’s a real credit to Wesneski, who threw well on a night when he didn’t have his best stuff.</p>
<p id="Vas3H0">Mark Leiter Jr. relieved Wesneski. Leiter, who’s been very good in relief lately, retired the next three hitters, two by strikeout, to end the inning. Unfortunately, he got hit in the seventh, allowing a leadoff double to Schwarber, a single to Rhys Hoskins and an RBI groundout by Harper that made it 4-2. Adbert Alzolay replaced Leiter and finished off the inning with a line drive to Quiroz and a strikeout.</p>
<p id="MghOb0">In the eighth, Alzolay allowed two hits sandwiched around a strikeout and Ross summoned Brandon Hughes, who struck out pinch-hitter Matt Vierling and Schwarber to end the inning.</p>
<p id="htw7zw">The Cubs had resumed their batting slumber after the four-run fourth — again only one baserunner after that, a leadoff single by Rivas in the seventh. So the game went to the ninth with the Cubs maintaining a two-run lead. Hughes allowed a leadoff single to Hoskins, then struck out Harper. With righthanded hitters due up, Ross brought in Manuel Rodriguez, who had dispatched the Phillies quickly in the series opener.</p>
<p id="4g0Wc9">ManRod got J.T. Realmuto to hit a soft line drive to short for the second out. <a href="https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2022/2022-09/28/45561092-45f28a76-eb8fa729-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_4000K.mp4">Here’s the final out of the game [VIDEO].</a></p>
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<p id="i8S8Y6">The clip from NBC Sports Philadelphia above is the only one that was available to me to show you that final out, but Phillies TV announcer Tom McCarthy is correct. The Phillies’ loss plus the Brewers’ win over the Cardinals Wednesday brought Milwaukee to within half a game of Philadelphia for the NL’s final wild card spot. So the Cubs could continue to have some influence over that race when they play the series finale at Wrigley Field Thursday afternoon. The Brewers open a four-game series against the Marlins at Milwaukee Thursday evening, so they’ll no doubt be paying careful attention to Thursday afternoon’s game at Wrigley, which will feature Javier Assad going for the Cubs and lefthander Ranger Suarez for the Phillies. </p>
<p id="BzIOtd">The Cubs must now go just 4-3 in their final seven games to avoid a 90-loss season.</p>
<p id="vqT0jL">Thursday’s game time is 1:20 p.m. CT and TV coverage will be via Marquee Sports Network (and also on MLB Network outside the Cubs and Phillies market territories).</p>
https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2022/9/29/23378267/cubs-phillies-recap-christopher-morel-hayden-wesneski-mlb-scoresAl Yellon2022-09-28T20:10:00-05:002022-09-28T20:10:00-05:00Overflow thread: Cubs vs. Phillies, Wednesday 9/28, 6:40 CT
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<p id="TFfB3Z">Go get ‘em, Hayden.</p>
https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2022/9/28/23376527/first-pitch-thread-cubs-vs-phillies-wednesday-9-28-6-40-ctAl Yellon2022-09-28T16:30:00-05:002022-09-28T16:30:00-05:00Chicago Cubs vs. Philadelphia Phillies preview, Wednesday 9/28, 6:40 CT
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<p>The Cubs go for two straight over the contending Phillies.</p> <p id="nUM7bw">Wednesday notes...</p>
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<strong>ATTENDANCE WATCH:</strong> The Cubs have sold 2,478,405 tickets for 76 dates, an average of 32,611 per date. They must average 24,319 for the final five dates to get to 2.6 million for the year, a mark it now does appear they’ll reach. They haven’t announced fewer than 2.6 million tickets sold since 1997.</li>
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<strong>HE’S HOT:</strong> Yan Gomes, last 13 games since September 7: .296/.319/.477 (13-for-44) with two doubles, two home runs and nine RBI, including the game-winner Tuesday night.</li>
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<strong>GETTING CLOSER:</strong> The Cubs are now 25-26 in their 51 one-run games this year. But that record has improved tremendously in recent months — since July 17 they are 15-8 in one-run games.</li>
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<strong>POWER AND SPEED:</strong> Christopher Morel’s 15th home run of the season Tuesday made him the fifth rookie in Cubs history to register a 15-plus home run and 10-plus stolen base season during their first major league season. The last such season: Kris Bryant (26 HR and 13 SB in 2015).</li>
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<p id="evYeJb">Here are today’s particulars.</p>
<p id="OmIgrW"><a href="https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/">Cubs</a> lineup:</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Here is the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cubs?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cubs</a> starting lineup for game 2 vs. Philadelphia. <a href="https://t.co/S4KEcyd8Hz">pic.twitter.com/S4KEcyd8Hz</a></p>— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) <a href="https://twitter.com/Cubs/status/1575218507435868176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 28, 2022</a>
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<p id="nU1Gao"><a href="https://www.thegoodphight.com">Phillies</a> lineup:</p>
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<p lang="it" dir="ltr">Nola Day in Chicago. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RingTheBell?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RingTheBell</a><br><br> : <a href="https://twitter.com/NBCSPhilly?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NBCSPhilly</a><br> : <a href="https://twitter.com/SportsRadioWIP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SportsRadioWIP</a><br> : <a href="https://t.co/HhDxScbUut">https://t.co/HhDxScbUut</a> // <a href="https://t.co/vgbMhIN0El">https://t.co/vgbMhIN0El</a> <a href="https://t.co/uskB1teAy9">pic.twitter.com/uskB1teAy9</a></p>— Philadelphia Phillies (@Phillies) <a href="https://twitter.com/Phillies/status/1575208940149035009?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 28, 2022</a>
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<h2 id="lePhfq">Hayden Wesneski, RHP vs. Aaron Nola, RHP</h2>
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<p id="SlZFhz">You all know what Hayden Wesneski did in his last start, and how well he’s pitched overall since being called up from Triple-A Iowa.</p>
<p id="NzbKTb">Eventually the league will catch up to him and there will likely be bumps in the road, but I’d sure like to see him do well against a playoff-bound team.</p>
<p id="A9E23s">He’s obviously never faced the Phillies or anyone on their active roster.</p>
<p id="lkkQYW">Aaron Nola has had a good year, but every now and again he has a clunker. He’s allowed at least four runs in 10 of his 30 starts this year, which means he’s not unhittable.</p>
<p id="be7JHX">He has not faced the Cubs this year and among current Cubs, Yan Gomes has hit him well in the past — 6-for-16, two home runs. Franmil Reyes has also homered off him.</p>
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<p id="YZu7OH">Today’s game is on Marquee Sports Network. <a href="https://www.marqueesportsnetwork.com/providers/">Here’s a list of providers currently carrying Marquee.</a></p>
<p id="6w2xna"><a href="https://www.mlb.com/live-stream-games/2022/09/28">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=2022_09_28_phimlb_chnmlb_1">MLB.com Gameday</a></p>
<p id="iDRiK8"><a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/previews/2022/CHN202209280.shtml">Baseball-reference.com game preview</a></p>
<p id="7oSHCm">Please visit our SB Nation Phillies site <a href="http://www.thegoodphight.com/">The Good Phight</a>. If you do go there to interact with Phillies 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="mRtOMf">The 2022 Game Thread procedure will be like last year’s, 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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