Bleed Cubbie Blue - Cubs vs. Padres Sunday Game ThreadsA Chicago Cubs Fan Community Since February 9, 2005https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/47557/cubbieblue.png2015-04-20T08:30:02-05:00http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/rss/stream/81547302015-04-20T08:30:02-05:002015-04-20T08:30:02-05:00Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 11
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<img alt="Well, there were no photos available of the Billy Goat, so let's just go with a picture of a happy Kris Bryant." src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/lH5eYvU-gNCiggwsu0ifEoNo5T0=/0x0:3204x2136/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/46166824/GettyImages-470379854.0.jpg" />
<figcaption>Well, there were no photos available of the Billy Goat, so let's just go with a picture of a happy Kris Bryant. | Jon Durr/Getty Images</figcaption>
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<p>A rainy Sunday loss leads to a Hero podium that was somewhat... blah.</p> <p>From the "Bizarro World" files: There was only one pitcher on Sunday who had a positive WPA.</p>
<p>And that was <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/players/661/edwin-jackson?_ga=1.10321395.719799296.1327116326">Edwin Jackson</a>.</p>
<p>Uh... <i>hmm.</i></p>
<p><b>Graphs for Game 11 </b>(courtesy of <a href="http://www.fangraphs.com/livewins.aspx?date=2015-04-19&team=Cubs&dh=0&season=2015" target="_blank" style="background-color: #ffffff;">Fangraphs</a>):</p>
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<p><b>Stats for Game 11:</b></p>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="299">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="83">
<p><b>Pitcher</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="28">
<p><b>IP</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p><b>H</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p><b>HR</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p><b>ER</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p><b>BB</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p><b>SO</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p><b>pLI</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p><b>WPA</b></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="83">
<p>E Jackson</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="28">
<p align="right">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right">0.14</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="right">.017</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="83">
<p>J Lester</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="28">
<p align="right">5.1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p align="right">6</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">4</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right">1.09</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="right">-.012</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="83">
<p>B Schlitter</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="28">
<p align="right">0.2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right">2.56</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="right">-.074</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="83">
<p>J Motte</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="28">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p align="right">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right">0.78</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="right">-.182</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="83">
<p><b>Total</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="28">
<p align="right"><b>9</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p align="right"><b>10</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right"><b>2</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right"><b>5</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right"><b>2</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right"><b>5</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right"><b>1</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="right"><b>-.252</b></p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p> </p>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="327">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="89">
<p><b>Batter</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p><b>AB</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p><b>R</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p><b>H</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p><b>HR</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="27">
<p><b>RBI</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p><b>BB</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p><b>SO</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p><b>pLI</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p><b>WPA</b></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="89">
<p>S Castro</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">4</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="27">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right">1.27</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="right">.051</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="89">
<p>K Bryant</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="27">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right">0.86</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="right">.041</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="89">
<p>D Fowler</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p align="right">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="27">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right">0.73</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="right">.031</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="89">
<p>D Ross</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="27">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right">1.77</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="right">.029</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="89">
<p>C Denorfia</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="27">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right">0.14</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="right">.009</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="89">
<p>J Soler</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="27">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right">0.87</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="right">.003</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="89">
<p>C Coghlan</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">4</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="27">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right">1.44</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="right">-.036</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="89">
<p>M Montero</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="27">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right">0.77</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="right">-.037</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="89">
<p>A Alcantara</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="27">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right">1.18</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="right">-.058</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="89">
<p>J Herrera</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="27">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right">0.91</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="right">-.066</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="89">
<p>A Rizzo</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">4</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="27">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right">0.94</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="right">-.088</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="89">
<p>J Lester</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="27">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right">2.63</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="right">-.127</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="89">
<p><b>Total</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right"><b>35</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p align="right"><b>2</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p align="right"><b>7</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right"><b>0</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="27">
<p align="right"><b>2</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right"><b>2</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right"><b>8</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right"><b>1.1</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="right"><b>-.248</b></p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p><i style="font-weight: bold;">Writer's Note: </i><i>The daily selections of the three Heroes and three Goats are based solely on the top three and bottom three WPA scores for the game. The selections are not based on my subjective opinion.</i></p>
<p><b>THE THREE HEROES:</b></p>
<ul>
<li> <b>Superhero - </b><span>Starlin Castro</span> (.051). Another table-setter award in this game with his big play being the single in the third to put runners on the corners. As you can tell from that statement, the Hero list was pretty uneventful on Sunday.</li>
<li> <b><b>Hero</b> - </b><span>Kris Bryant</span> (.041). Exhibit Two: A beanball and a double with nobody on.</li>
<li> <b>Sidekick -</b> <span>Dexter Fowler</span> (.031). Exhibit Three: Two singles, one of them a bunt, and an assist to <span>Matt Kemp</span> for his error to move Fowler up a base.</li>
</ul>
<p><b>THE THREE GOATS:</b></p>
<ul>
<li> <b>Billy Goat -</b> <span>Jason Motte</span> (-.182). This was not a good series for the bullpen.</li>
<li> <b>Goat - </b><span>Anthony Rizzo</span> (-.088). Gets bumped up a notch as a result of the -.127 put up hitting by <span>Jon Lester</span>.</li>
<li> <b>Kid - </b><span>Brian Schlitter</span> (-.074). And that allowed yet another member of the bullpen to take the podium on Sunday.</li>
</ul>
<p><b>RANKINGS THROUGH GAME 11 ("x" indicates player not on active roster):</b></p>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="305">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p><b>Heroes</b><b></b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center"><b>1st</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center"><b>2nd</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center"><b>3rd</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center"><b>Total</b></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Anthony Rizzo</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">4</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">12</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Dexter Fowler</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">10</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Jorge Soler</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">6</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Kris Bryant</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Starlin Castro</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Phil Coke</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Jake Arrieta</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>x-Matt Szczur</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Travis Wood</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Jonathan Herrera</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Hector Rondon</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Arismendy Alcantara</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Jason Hammel</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Welington Castillo</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Zac Rosscup</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Chris Coghlan</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>David Ross</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Jason Motte</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Pedro Strop</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="305">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p><b>Goats</b><b></b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center"><b>1st</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center"><b>2nd</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center"><b>3rd</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center"><b>Total</b></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Chris Coghlan</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">9</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Dexter Fowler</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">7</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Anthony Rizzo</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">7</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Jon Lester</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">6</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Miguel Montero</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>x-Mike Olt</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">4</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Brian Schlitter</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">4</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Jorge Soler</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">4</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Kyle Hendricks</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Hector Rondon</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Jason Motte</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Starlin Castro</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Kris Bryant</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Welington Castillo</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>x-Neil Ramirez</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>David Ross</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Phil Coke</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Arismendy Alcantara</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p> </p>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="299">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p><b>Overall</b><b></b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center"><b>Hero</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center"><b>Goat</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center"><b>+/-</b></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>Anthony Rizzo</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">12</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">7</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>Dexter Fowler</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">10</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">7</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>Kris Bryant</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>Jake Arrieta</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>x-Matt Szczur</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>Travis Wood</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>Jonathan Herrera</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>Jorge Soler</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">6</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">4</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>Starlin Castro</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>Phil Coke</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>Jason Hammel</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>Arismendy Alcantara</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>Zac Rosscup</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>Pedro Strop</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">0.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">0.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>Welington Castillo</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>David Ross</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>Hector Rondon</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">2.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">-0.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>x-Neil Ramirez</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">-1</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>Jason Motte</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">-2</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>Kyle Hendricks</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">-3</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>Brian Schlitter</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">4</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">-4</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>x-Mike Olt</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">4</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">-4</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
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<p>The top of the plus/minus chart turns into a giant jumble with Rizzo moving down and Fowler moving up.</p>
https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2015/4/20/8455463/cubs-heroes-and-goats-game-11Russ La Croix2015-04-19T19:00:18-05:002015-04-19T19:00:18-05:00Padres 5, Cubs 2: Who's This Jon Lester Anyway?
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<p>The Cubs got the game in ahead of (most of) the rain, but probably wish it had rained earlier.</p> <p><span>Jon Lester</span>, at the very least, is going to be part of <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/">Cubs</a> lore because of one play in <a href="http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2015_04_19_sdnmlb_chnmlb_1" target="_blank">the Cubs' 5-2 loss to the Padres</a> Sunday afternoon. Since it's still too early for an embed code, <a href="http://m.mlb.com/cutfour/2015/04/19/119241324/jon-lester-can-throw-to-first-tosses-glove-with-ball-for-the-out" target="_blank">here's a link with the video and some GIFs</a>.</p>
<p>He couldn't get a comebacker out of the webbing of his glove, so he threw the entire glove to <span>Anthony Rizzo</span>, who caught it to retire <span>Clint Barmes</span>, a totally legal play. A heads-up one, too, on Lester's part -- and proof that he can indeed throw to first base!</p>
<p>Too bad the rest of the game didn't go this way. The Cubs scored two runs in the first inning thanks in part to a couple of <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.gaslampball.com/">Padres</a> errors. <span>Jorge Soler</span> and <span>Chris Coghlan</span> were credited with RBI in the inning, and things looked up, had Lester thrown a good game.</p>
<p>He didn't. This one was just about as shaky as the other two, and yes it's early but every one of the Cubs' four starters has had at least one start better than any of Lester's. You'll remember that Lester missed some time in spring training due to some unspecified arm trouble and we can only hope that there isn't some kind of injury underlying his mediocre performance so far this season. I'll grant that with the missed time, he's still playing catch-up with some of his rotation-mates. But the next time out, I'd like to see something better than we saw Sunday afternoon.</p>
<p>Two of the runs off Lester were on a two-run homer by <span>Will Middlebrooks</span>, who was the proverbial one-man wrecking crew this weekend at Wrigley. Middlebrooks was just 3-for-13 in the series, but two of the hits were homers and he drove in five runs.</p>
<p>The game was still close until <span>Jason Motte</span> allowed a two-run homer to <span>Yangervis Solarte</span> in the seventh.</p>
<p>And then, there's the <span>Edwin Jackson</span> conundrum. ("Edwin Jackson Conundrum." Sounds like a jazz band, right?)</p>
<p>Jackson, who hadn't pitched in nine days, threw the last two innings of this one as rain started to fall, and was just as effective against the Padres as he was a week ago Friday against the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.purplerow.com/">Rockies</a>. Two innings, one single, 16 strikes in 23 pitches.</p>
<p>Maybe this is all he can do -- mop up once a week. Or maybe he can do more, go into situations where the game is a bit closer in the late innings and keep it that way, or maybe even hold a lead. His performance so far, I'd say, at least justifies Joe Maddon trying him a bit more often. The Cubs now have yet another pitcher on the staff, <span>Gonzalez Germen</span>, recalled from Triple-A Iowa with <span>Matt Szczur</span> sent down. That gives the Cubs an eight-man bullpen again, and four bench players that include one reserve outfielder, one reserve infielder (okay, granted, <span>Arismendy Alcantara</span> can play the outfield, too) and two backup catchers.</p>
<p>I just don't see how that's going to work long-term even though Joe Maddon likes to move players around to different positions. There just isn't enough flexibility.</p>
<p>And if he'd actually use Jackson more, there might not be the need for eight relief pitchers.</p>
<p>I'm going to beat the drum again, softly, for the DH in the National League. Lester looks pathetic at the plate. He went 0-for-2 with a strikeout, which makes him 0-for-5 this year with three K's and 0-for-41 in his career with 25 punchouts. Is this really what you want to see? I should note here that the major-league record for going hitless in a season is held (naturally) by a Cubs pitcher, <a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/buhlbo01.shtml" target="_blank">Bob Buhl</a>, who went 0-for-70 in 1962. I don't know if Lester will get 70 at-bats this year, but I don't see any way he's going to get a hit, except by complete and utter accident.</p>
<p>The Cubs did rally a bit as the rain started falling harder, getting two runners on base in the ninth without hitting the ball out of the infield. <span>Chris Denorfia</span> got his first Cubs hit, an infield single, and then <span>Dexter Fowler</span> laid down a nice bunt. But Soler struck out and that, as they say, was that.</p>
<p>I should also note here <span>Kris Bryant</span>'s first major-league extra-base hit, a double off <span>Andrew Cashner</span> in the fifth. There will be many more of those to come, I'm sure, as well as home runs.</p>
<p>Just be thankful, for now, that the Cubs aren't the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.mccoveychronicles.com/">Giants</a>, who I saw play at AT&T Park this afternoon. Their offense looks completely puny without the injured <span>Hunter Pence</span> and the departed <span>Pablo Sandoval</span>, and <span>Tim Hudson</span> looks pretty close to done. The Giants lost for the ninth time in their last 10 games and have scored only 37 runs in their 14 total games -- the Cubs, in three fewer games, have scored 45. And they lost three of four to the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.azsnakepit.com/">Diamondbacks</a>, who were the worst team I saw all spring training; Arizona really has only one good player, <span>Paul Goldschmidt</span>, who homered today.</p>
<p>I should note that the Giants are doing the MLB-mandated security screening (the Cubs are exempt this year at Wrigley due to construction), so it was the first time I had experienced it. Pretty cursory, actually; I just put my keys and phone in a small basket, walked through the metal detector, picked my stuff back up, and that was that. It all moved pretty quickly.</p>
<p>The Cubs move on to a seven-game divisional road swing to Pittsburgh and Cincinnati beginning Monday night. <span>Jake Arrieta</span> will face <span>A.J. Burnett</span> in what many of us thought might be Bryant's first big-league game. Instead, it'll be his first road contest, as he still seek his first major-league home run.</p>
https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2015/4/19/8454847/cubs-padres-recap-jon-lester-kris-bryant-mlb-scoresAl Yellon2015-04-19T16:05:02-05:002015-04-19T16:05:02-05:00Overflow Thread 3: Cubs vs. Padres, Sunday 4/19
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https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2015/4/19/8390761/overflow-thread-3-cubs-vs-padres-sunday-4-19-1-20-ctAl Yellon2015-04-19T15:20:03-05:002015-04-19T15:20:03-05:00Overflow Thread 2: Cubs vs. Padres, Sunday 4/19
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https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2015/4/19/8390745/overflow-thread-2-cubs-vs-padres-sunday-4-19-1-20-ctAl Yellon2015-04-19T14:20:01-05:002015-04-19T14:20:01-05:00Overflow Thread 1: Cubs vs. Padres, Sunday 4/19
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<p>The Cubs have another chance for a series win today.</p> <p>Here's a fun little story apropos of nothing.</p>
<p>It was noted here earlier this year that the Cubs had another pitcher a while back whose name was pronounced "<span>Jon Lester</span>."</p>
<p>His name was <span>Jon Leicester</span>, but the last name was pronounced "Lester." He had a decent year or so in the Cubs' bullpen, and eventually was traded to the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.lonestarball.com/">Rangers</a> for no one you've ever heard of.</p>
<p>The reason I mention this is because I found one game in which both Jon Lester and Jon Leicester pitched. It happened <a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BOS/BOS200709020.shtml" target="_blank">September 2, 2007 at Fenway Park</a>, when Lester was in his first full big-league season and Leicester playing out the string with the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.camdenchat.com/">Orioles</a>.</p>
<p>Lester threw six innings and gave up two runs and posted the win in a 3-2 Boston victory.</p>
<p>Leicester threw 1⅓ innings of scoreless relief.</p>
<p>Like I said, pretty meaningless, but with Lester throwing today for the Cubs, I thought you'd like to know.</p>
<p>A reminder that I'm in San Francisco. I've decided to go to the Giants game this afternoon, which starts at 3:05 CT. This means that if today's Cubs game is played -- and <a target="_blank" href="http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lon=-87.65555&lat=41.94789#.VTO7WBfPtWY">the weather forecast</a> doesn't look good -- the recap will likely be delayed until early evening.</p>
<p>Here are today's particulars.</p>
<p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/">Cubs</a> lineup:</p>
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<pre>Fowler CF, Soler RF, Rizzo 1B, Bryant 3B, Castro SS, Coghlan LF, Ross C, Lester P, Herrera 2B</pre>
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<p>Here is the official Cubs cool-looking lineup tweet:</p>
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<p>.<a href="https://twitter.com/JLester34">@JLester34</a> on the mound, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LetsGo?src=hash">#LetsGo</a> win the series! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NVRQT?src=hash">#NVRQT</a> Preview: <a href="http://t.co/Rl8o3yjMRm">http://t.co/Rl8o3yjMRm</a> <a href="http://t.co/SqlLveAIfT">pic.twitter.com/SqlLveAIfT</a></p>
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) <a href="https://twitter.com/Cubs/status/589800565363736576">April 19, 2015</a>
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<p>Padres lineup:</p>
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<pre>Myers CF, Solarte 1B, Kemp RF, Norris C, Middlebrooks 3B, Gyorko 2B, Venable LF, Barmes SS, Cashner P</pre>
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<p>We're going to have a lot of this for a while this year. Jon Lester has faced the Padres only once, <a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BOS/BOS201307030.shtml" target="_blank">July 3, 2013</a> at Fenway Park. To show how completely the Padres have been made over, there are as many Padres from that game on this year's Cubs as on this year's Padres (one -- <span>Chris Denorfia</span>, while <span>Alexi Amarista</span> is the only Padre left).</p>
<p>The only active member of the Padres who has any significant success against Lester is <span>Justin Upton</span> (5-for-7, two home runs). Stay away from him and the rest of the Padres are 4-for-26 against Lester. It's about time Lester had a solid start after two shaky ones.</p>
<p><span>Andrew Cashner</span> is off to a rather rough start this year (4.09 ERA, 1.727 WHIP, three home runs in 11 innings). The last time he faced the Cubs was <a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SDN/SDN201308250.shtml" target="_blank">August 25, 2013</a>, and I post the link to that ridiculous game in which the Cubs blew a two-run lead in the bottom of the 13th with two out and a runner on and then failed to score with the bases loaded and one out in the top of the 15th in order to show you how far this team has come in less than two years.</p>
<p>Current Cubs are a small-sample-size 16-for-54 (.296) against Cashner, and most of that is from former N.L. West opponents <span>Dexter Fowler</span> and <span>Miguel Montero</span>, who have combined to go 8-for-28 (.286) with two home runs and five walks. Both seem like hot hitters right now; perhaps they can continue that.</p>
<p>Today's game is on WGN. <a href="http://mlb.mlb.com/chc/downloads/y2015/chc_ota_schedule.pdf" target="_blank">For coverage info in other Midwest markets click here</a> (link opens .pdf).</p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="http://mlb.mlb.com/mediacenter/index.jsp?ymd=20140401#date=4/19/2015">Here is the complete MLB.com Mediacenter for today.</a></p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2015_04_19_sdnmlb_chnmlb_1&mode=gameday">MLB.com Gameday</a></p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/previews/CHC.shtml">Baseball-reference.com game preview</a></p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/events/483912/pregame">SB Nation game preview</a></p>
<p>Please visit our SB Nation <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.gaslampball.com/">Padres</a> site <a target="_blank" href="http://www.gaslampball.com">Gaslamp Ball</a>. The usual caution is advised.</p>
<p>Once again for 2015, we are going to have the same game-thread routine as the last couple of years. Here's how it works.</p>
<p>You'll find the game preview -- like this one -- posting as the first link in the StoryStream™, which will then contain all the overflow threads and the recap. The recap will also be on the front page as a separate post; once I post a game recap, the stream for each game will be retitled "Cubs vs. (Team) (Day of Week) Game Threads" so you can go back and find every thread related to that particular game.</p>
<p>In general, game previews will post two hours before game time. Exception: for most day games after night games, that will usually be 90 minutes.</p>
<p>You will also be able to find the First Pitch Thread and all the overflow threads in the box marked "Chicago Cubs Game Threads" at the bottom of the front page (you can also find them in this section link). They will also appear in this StoryStream™. As I've done for each regular-season game for several years now, we'll have the First Pitch thread at five minutes before game time (moved up from actual game time per your requests), then an overflow one hour, two hours and 2:45 after game time.</p>
<p>Discuss amongst yourselves.</p>
https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2015/4/19/8390663/chicago-cubs-san-diego-padres-preview-sundayAl Yellon