Bleed Cubbie Blue - Cubs vs. Reds Friday 5/26 game threadsA Chicago Cubs Fan Community Since February 9, 2005https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/47557/cubbieblue.png2023-05-27T09:00:00-05:00http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/rss/stream/235015872023-05-27T09:00:00-05:002023-05-27T09:00:00-05:002023 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 50
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<p>And in the 50th game, they were shut out.</p> <p id="shdX8S">Side note to start, I have no idea what was happening in the picture. It vaguely looks like Javier was throwing to first, but the ball has entirely the wrong trajectory. The caption on the photo describes the action as Javier Assad bumps the ball. </p>
<p id="8pjrfq">What do I say here? I couldn’t bring myself to read <a href="https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2023/5/26/23739345/cubs-reds-recap-justin-steele-christopher-morel-mlb-scores">what Al had to write about this one</a>. I didn’t watch any part of the game. But the game pretty well speaks for itself, right? But we try to stay positive in this space. There’s not a whole lot to be positive about when your team loses by nine runs for the second straight day. </p>
<p id="SlRezH">With eight games in which the pitching staff allowed six or more runs in the last 12 games, five of them blowout losses and nine of them losses overall, what was once a healthy cushion in run differential has largely been wiped out. What had once been a fairly significant gap between the Cubs’ actual record versus their expected record is closing. As I feared at the time, the subpar play is actually drowning out the solid play and not vice versa. </p>
<p id="FXKgww">Of course, nothing is set in stone. There is a fair bit of talent in that locker room. Without studying teams across the league, I can bet safely that there are teams with less talent and better records. So it doesn’t have to be this way. Further, between returning players like the Cody/Codi’s, that is Bellinger and Heuer. There’s more talent on the horizon. </p>
<p id="vyMjB6">Your mileage will vary. But I’m at what for me is the worst place in the stages of grief. I’m at acceptance. I predicted before the homestand that the Cubs would win four of nine. They’ve won two of four and four looks slightly more than five with six and three both being possibilities. So I didn’t expect it to go well and I’m not surprised at these back to back clunkers. </p>
<p id="ucMk3w">I mean maybe a little surprised that Justin Steele got rocked. Twice in three starts and I’m afraid there is a glass slipper or a pumpkin for a minute, then I dismiss. He was good across a season break. When success runs across a season break, I tend to buy quite a bit more into the staying power of the success. But no one is good every time out. </p>
<p id="pF6M3V">But no, I’m not surprised by uneven play. That’s been the biggest constant. There’s no reason to rule out a 10-0 win or something like it today. Or another loss. Am I allowed to say Jameson Taillon is due? Is that a thing? </p>
<p id="hE8EuR">It’s way too soon for wait til next year. Yet that’s how I feel. I think I’m less frustrated about that because I do believe the future is brighter. I think I am frustrated because not withstanding today, it feels like Justin Steele and several members of the offense are having what could turn out to be career years. It feels like the sum of the parts is less than the individual pieces. </p>
<p id="n7EZuA">I have to attempt to stick to three positives. The sarcastic part of me was looking for a third after: the game ended, there is another game tomorrow and then what? Wrigley Field is still the best place on Earth to watch baseball? Let’s take this seriously for a moment. Here we go. </p>
<p id="A8xjf1">1) Christopher Morel led off the eighth inning with a single. The Cubs were down seven, but it extended the current streak of not being no-hit. I mean here’s the deal, the Cubs were so mad about being no hit for the fifth and sixth time in their long history in 1965 that they followed with 50 years of not being no-hit. Future Cub Cole Hamels broke that when he threw one for the Phillies in 2015. And the Cubs are creeping up on another 10 years of not being no-hit. So one time being no hit in 58 years of baseball. For all of the bad, the Cubs are exceptionally good at not being no-hit. </p>
<p id="ikQDJy">2) After an out, Miles Mastrobuoni added a second single. Shockingly, clustering the two hits together didn’t light up the scoreboard. But credit to Miles for trying to keep the streak of not being shut out going. Alas, all streaks big and small eventually come to an end. </p>
<p id="uqZTkA">3) Ian Happ drew a walk. I’m reaching here. But this was his 35th walk of the year. Good for tied for fourth in MLB with former teammate Kyle Schwarber. Barring injury, he’s unlikely to lead the league. Juan Soto already has 48. I have to say, Soto is obviously a good player, but he isn’t so good that I can readily understand why he’d have such a large lead in walks. </p>
<p id="rEo560"><strong>Game 50, May 26: </strong>Reds 10 at Cubs 2</p>
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<p id="J6Wmuu">Reminder: Heroes and Goats are determined by WPA scores and are in no way subjective.</p>
<p id="55AlsC"><strong>THREE HEROES:</strong></p>
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<strong>Superhero: </strong>Javier Assad (.004). 3⅔ IP, 19 batters), 7H, 3BB, 2R, 4K</li>
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<strong>Hero: </strong>Mike Tauchman (.003). 0-3, BB, K</li>
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<strong>Kid: </strong>Adbert Alzolay (.000). ⅓ IP, 1 batter</li>
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<p id="eGjBpW">*Executive judgment applied. Edwin Rios tied at .000, but I deemed Alzolay’s performance to be vaguely positive. </p>
<p id="t9FUMj"><strong>THREE GOATS:</strong></p>
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<strong>Billy Goat: </strong>Justin Steele (-.306). 3⅔ IP, 22 batters, 10H, 6R (5ER), 4K, L (6-2)</li>
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<strong>Goat: </strong>Nico Hoerner (-.038). 0-4</li>
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<strong>Kid: </strong>Trey Mancini (-.033). 0-3, 2K</li>
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<p id="JgrxaK"><strong>WPA Play of the Game: </strong>The third batter of the game, Spencer Steer, tripled with a runner on first and one out. It certainly felt demoralizing, but you wouldn’t have known that the game was basically over at that point. (.140)</p>
<p id="CL6lkr">*For reference, the Cubs top offensive play was Mike Tauchman’s walk with two outs in the first inning. (.013) Walks with two outs and already down two don’t have a whole lot of positive value. </p>
<p id="Zuw929">*Cubs Play of the Game: The Cubs were down two with two outs and runners on first and second in the first when Justin Steele struck out Kevin Newman. (.032)</p>
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<p id="dWLiD2"><strong>Yesterday’s Winner: </strong>Dansby Swanson (Superhero is 34-15)</p>
<p id="4KalPy"><strong>Rizzo Award Cumulative Standings: </strong>(Top 5/Bottom 5)</p>
<p id="sDdgkN">The award is named for Anthony Rizzo, who finished first in this category three of the first four years it was in existence and four times overall. He also recorded the highest season total ever at +65.5. The point scale is three points for a Superhero down to negative three points for a Billy Goat.</p>
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<li id="yVU5pb">Marcus Stroman +13</li>
<li id="4zdoh4">Justin Steele +10</li>
<li id="ah5CHQ">Mark Leiter Jr. +9.5</li>
<li id="ZzVshN">Ian Happ +7</li>
<li id="Sl4C6k">Drew Smyly +6</li>
<li id="KsfK0B">Michael Fulmer -7</li>
<li id="en6HU7">Trey Mancini -9</li>
<li id="Ifnm9G">Jameson Taillon -10</li>
<li id="s19tSM">Patrick Wisdom -10.5</li>
<li id="o28vFW">Nico Hoerner -12.5</li>
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<p id="Kr7LSY"><strong>Up Next: </strong>The Cubs will try to keep from losing a third straight and potentially dropping into last place in the NL Central. In a rare Saturday night game at Wrigley Field, Jameson Taillon (0-3, 8.10, 26⅔ IP) takes the hill for the Cubs looking for his first win as a Cub. Last time out, he allowed six runs while only recording seven outs while losing to the Phillies. </p>
<p id="2ubxcs">The Reds start 25-year-old lefthander Brandon Williamson (0-0, 3.60, 10 IP). The former second round pick (59th overall) in the 2019 draft by the Mariners is making just his third big league appearance and start. At 9-5, games against left handed starters remains one of the Cubs’ last positive splits. </p>
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https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2023/5/27/23739573/2023-cubs-heroes-and-goats-game-50Thomas Smith2023-05-26T16:55:00-05:002023-05-26T16:55:00-05:00Reds 9, Cubs 0: Cincinnati combined no-hit bid broken up in eighth
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<p>The headline is the only good news I have for you.</p> <p id="s6xvJc">Combined no-hitters are hard to complete. That’s why there have been just 19 in MLB history, including the one <a href="https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2021/6/25/22550105/cubs-dodgers-recap-zach-davies-willson-contreras-mlb-scores">the Cubs threw against the Dodgers two years ago</a>.</p>
<p id="waQQQo">For a while, though, it looked like the Cincinnati Reds might do just that against the Cubs on a sun-kissed Friday afternoon at Wrigley Field. They didn’t, <a href="https://www.mlb.com/gameday/reds-vs-cubs/2023/05/26/718027/final/box">but wound up winning 9-0</a>.</p>
<p id="r5p5pI">Hunter Greene was nearly unhittable for six innings, striking out 11 and making Cubs hitters look silly.</p>
<p id="IFtQ6w">Meanwhile, Justin Steele was... well, if you can figure it out let David Ross and the coaching staff know, because that didn’t look like the Steele we have seen all year. This was his shortest and worst outing of the season, allowing 10 (!) hits without finishing the fourth inning, and even the outs were hit hard.</p>
<p id="3jQbFP">I will spare you the carnage and simply show you <a href="https://darkroom-clips.mlb.com/06fce891-3030-4a03-a0c0-d6d96d037ee2.mp4">this pitch diagram for Steele [VIDEO]</a>.</p>
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<p id="tl4uDK">Looks like he really didn’t have command of any of his pitches. Steele didn’t walk anyone, even with as many pitches as you see out of the zone in that diagram, but as noted, everything Reds batters got around on got hit hard.</p>
<p id="kIGHRd">It’s the kind of outing that you just try to brush off and do better next time.</p>
<p id="23T5LE">Greene threw 110 pitches in six innings. Just 15 other pitchers have thrown that many this year. Eduardo Salazar relieved him in the seventh and got three straight groundouts.</p>
<p id="kYuKaR">Then Christopher Morel led off the eighth and <a href="https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2023/2023-05/26/7f30cb35-3795422d-d9009df7-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_4000K.mp4">ended Reds dreams on the first pitch [VIDEO]</a>.</p>
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<p id="IskLZ5">And so, the streak continues:</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">No. 1,149: Christopher Morel singles leading off the EIGHTH for the <a href="https://twitter.com/Cubs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Cubs</a>.<br><br>Only 6,771 to go!</p>— Cubs No-Hit Streak Bot (@CubsNHS_Bot) <a href="https://twitter.com/CubsNHS_Bot/status/1662194821639856128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 26, 2023</a>
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<p id="tL1jSV">Miles Mastrobuoni also singled in the eighth inning. I’ll just leave this here without comment: The only two Cubs who had hits today both spent significant time in Triple-A this year.</p>
<p id="6ultwz">Honestly, I don’t have much more to say about this game, so <a href="https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2023/2023-05/26/54e770ba-f63c13b5-cd28e63a-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_4000K.mp4">perhaps you’d like to hear from David Ross [VIDEO]</a>.</p>
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<p id="MaxTfN">No, seriously. That’s it from me. There’s another game tomorrow.</p>
<p id="bfO7B7">The Cubs will try to even up this series Saturday evening at Wrigley Field. Jameson Taillon will try once again to get back on track as he takes the mound for the Cubs. Rookie lefthander Brandon Williamson will go for Cincinnati. Game time Saturday is 6:15 p.m. CT and TV coverage will be via Fox-TV (regional — <a href="https://506sports.com/mlb.php?yr=2023&wk=7">coverage map</a>).</p>
<p id="4qSH1U">(Psst — if you’re looking for more, no, that really is all I’ve got. See you tomorrow.)</p>
https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2023/5/26/23739345/cubs-reds-recap-justin-steele-christopher-morel-mlb-scoresAl Yellon2023-05-26T14:50:00-05:002023-05-26T14:50:00-05:00Overflow thread: Cubs vs. Reds, Friday 5/26, 1:20 CT
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<p id="DlEIPz">——</p>
https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2023/5/26/23737544/overflow-thread-cubs-vs-reds-friday-5-26-1-20-ctAl Yellon2023-05-26T13:15:00-05:002023-05-26T13:15:00-05:00First pitch thread: Cubs vs. Reds, Friday 5/26, 1:20 CT
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<p id="DlEIPz">Go get ‘em, Justin.</p>
https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2023/5/26/23737534/first-pitch-thread-cubs-vs-reds-friday-5-26-1-20-ctAl Yellon2023-05-26T11:30:00-05:002023-05-26T11:30:00-05:00Chicago Cubs vs. Cincinnati Reds preview, Friday 5/26, 1:20 CT
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<p>The Cubs open a weekend series against a division rival.</p> <p id="NBxxTT">Friday notes...</p>
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<strong>SOME RUN SCORING FACTS:</strong> In their first 37 games, while going 18-19, the Cubs lost only twice by more than four runs: once by five and once by six. In their last 12 games, while going 4-8, they have lost by nine runs twice, by 10 once and by 13 once. The Cubs outscored their opponents by 48 runs in their first 37 games, 183-135. Since then, they have been outscored by 29, 49-78. (Courtesy BCB’s JohnW53)</li>
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<strong>MORE ON RUN SCORING:</strong> The Cubs have scored in each of their first 49 games in 2023 and in 58 straight games dating to September 25, 2022. The franchise record is 127, set in 1958-59.</li>
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<strong>HE’S HOT:</strong> Seiya Suzuki, last 13 games since May 10: .370/.464/.804 (17-for-46), five doubles, five home runs, nine walks. For the season Suzuki is now batting .293/.383/.504 with eight doubles, a triple and six home runs in 37 games. </li>
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<strong>HE’S NOT:</strong> Since his last home run May 10 against the Cardinals, Patrick Wisdom is batting .121/.194/.182 (4-for-33) with 19 strikeouts. (Yikes.)</li>
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<p id="TyaM8g">Here are today’s particulars.</p>
<p id="d9YeVE">Cubs 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 at Wrigley Field.<br><br>Tune in: <a href="https://t.co/Gs2hZXyTjH">https://t.co/Gs2hZXyTjH</a> <a href="https://t.co/KnR4fPcNlo">pic.twitter.com/KnR4fPcNlo</a></p>— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) <a href="https://twitter.com/Cubs/status/1662114843514613763?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 26, 2023</a>
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<p id="b4QJ9s">Reds lineup:</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Afternoon baseball at Wrigley. <br><br>Powered by <a href="https://twitter.com/PNCBank?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PNCBank</a> <a href="https://t.co/oCG8UndzNk">pic.twitter.com/oCG8UndzNk</a></p>— Cincinnati Reds (@Reds) <a href="https://twitter.com/Reds/status/1662105116378378241?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 26, 2023</a>
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<h2 id="yEsawb">Justin Steele, LHP vs. Hunter Greene, RHP</h2>
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<p id="vMvUDy">Justin Steele has been one of MLB’s best pitchers all season. He’s allowed more than three runs in just one of his 10 starts and has been particularly excellent at Wrigley Field: 1.48 ERA, 1.088 WHIP, no HR allowed in five starts and 30⅓ innings at home. </p>
<p id="IURYcl">He hasn’t faced the Reds this year. Don’t go look at <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/split.fcgi?id=steelju01&year=2022&t=p">what he did against them last year</a>. Don’t say I didn’t warn you. Hopefully today will be better.</p>
<p id="Xuhs9r">Hunter Greene throws HARD. Like 100 miles per hour hard much of the time. </p>
<p id="h5PjhQ">It hasn’t helped him much. While he strikes out a ton of batters — 69 in 50 innings — he also gives up a lot of home runs, eight of them already.</p>
<p id="s8vtFB">He has not faced the Cubs this year. The last time he faced the Cubs, <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CIN/CIN202210030.shtml">October 3, 2022 in Cincinnati</a> he threw six shutout innings, but the Cubs hit him hard in two other starts he made against them in 2022. Ian Happ and Nico Hoerner have homered off him.</p>
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<p id="kNfOBT">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>. It’s also on MLB Network (outside the Cubs and Reds market territories).</p>
<p id="PNVOXn"><a href="https://www.mlb.com/live-stream-games/2023/05/26">Here is the complete MLB.com Mediacenter for today.</a></p>
<p id="49NWKi"><a href="http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2023_05_26_cinmlb_chnmlb_1">MLB.com Gameday</a></p>
<p id="1mY3t5"><a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/previews/2023/CHN202305260.shtml">Baseball-reference.com game preview</a></p>
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<p id="mRtOMf">The 2023 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="9g9Jqo">Discuss amongst yourselves.</p>
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https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2023/5/26/23736223/chicago-cubs-cincinnati-reds-preview-fridayAl Yellon