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Game Highlights: Gomes Comes Through, Alzolay Seals Series Win vs. Tigers in Detroit | 8/23/23
Game recap of the August 23 Cubs vs. Tigers game at Comerica Park. Gomes came through in the 8th to break the tie game and ...
Jameson Taillon pitched eight outstanding innings and combined with Adbert Alzolay on a two-hitter, and the visiting Chicago Cubs spoiled Carlos Rodon's debut with the Yankees by beating New York 3-0 on Friday night.
REKAP: ⚾️ Chicago Cubs 5-3 loss to San Diego Padres - The bullpen wasn’t good enough
Kap says it was a good ballgame, but the bullpen wasn't good enough tonight. Alzolay gave up a run. Brandon Hughes gave up a ...
Column Why keep watching the Chicago Cubs The reasons may be hard to find, but young players can be
red sox vs blue jays, olympic marathon, field of dreams game, donda tracklist, bobby bowden, nba season start 2022, springer blue jays, field of dreams game 2021, white sox vs cubs, standings mlb, tim anderson Column Why keep watching the Chicago Cubs? The reasons may be hard to find, but young players can be worth keeping an eye on. Searching for reasons to continue watching the Chicago Cubs in this post-sell-off stretch may be difficult, but they’re there if you look hard enough. Kyle Hendricks’ starts are always worthwhile viewing. The maturation of Willson Contreras into the centerpiece of the team figures to be an interesting storyline. And the development of young pitchers Justin Steele, who will be called up from Triple-A Iowa on Tuesday for his first start, and reliever Codi Heuer, who has excelled since coming over from the South Side last week in the Craig Kimbrel trade, deserves our undivided attention. If you’re watching solely to see the Cubs win ballgames, you’ve come to the wrong place, as evidenced by the results of the City Series against the White Sox. But unless you became a Cubs fan in 2015 or later, you certainly know the drill. Trying to develop the young talent on the roster, or the players coming up soon from Iowa, might take precedence over the need to actually win the game. [Most read in Sports] 10 things to know about tonight’s closing ceremony for the Tokyo Olympics — even if you don’t plan to watch it » “I think you can do both,” pitching coach Tommy Hottovy said Sunday before the finale of the City Series. “If this were solely a development time for us, then we’d tell Codi, ‘You’re going to pitch this day. Then you’re going to have a day off, then a bullpen, and work on the side.’ But that’s not the case. “We’re like, ‘You’re available to pitch, (Heuer). Manny Rodríguez, you’re going to be available to pitch and pitch high-leverage innings.’ … We’ll be smart about it, but we wouldn’t come out here if we didn’t want to win the games. I know what you mean. Guys are working on things in spring training and taking them into games. We’re doing a lot of those things here.” Cubs fans already have seen some of that with the ongoing development of Adbert Alzolay, who has had ups and downs but showed Saturday what it can be like when he has everything working. The addition of Steele, as well as Iowa’s Keegan Thompson in a few weeks, will give the Cubs three young starters in the rotation. That could spell the end for Zach Davies, who served up three home runs in a five-run first inning Sunday, or Jake Arrieta, who has struggled since May. So be it. Ask some old-timer what it was like in 1987, when the bloom of the ‘84 success had worn off and young starters Greg Maddux and Jamie Moyer lost a combined 29 games and had ERAs over 5.00. Both enjoyed long, successful careers. Everyone has to go through a learning process. Nothing is ever easy. It might behoove Cubs fans to move past the anger stage of this grieving process over the Big 3 and accept the fact some of your favorite players are gone. It’s obvious ownership underestimated how upset the fan base would be to lose Kris Bryant, Javier Báez and Anthony Rizzo, which Chairman Tom Ricketts alluded to in a recent interview on his TV network. “I have the same emotional reaction that a lot of the fans did,” Ricketts told Marquee Sports Network of the sell-off. “Frankly, if I didn’t see the big picture, I probably would have sent myself a nasty email.” Nasty emails are cathartic, so by all means continue to send one to Ricketts if you can locate his email address. He might even answer, though he has yet to answer our longstanding request for an interview. Either way, once you’ve hit send, it’s time to move on. Thanks to modern technology, you can check the box scores on your smartphones in real time and catch up on all the ex-Cubs in your life. It should be noted, however, that Sunday was a particularly bad day to be an ex-Cub. Rizzo tested positive for COVID-19 after one week with the New York Yankees and will be out at least 10 days, including the “Field of Dreams” game with the White Sox on Thursday in Dyersville, Iowa. Báez, now a New York Met, exited Sunday’s game against the Philadelphia Phillies with a hip injury. The San Francisco Giants’ Bryant and the Atlanta Braves’ Joc Peterson were hitless, and Boston Red Sox first baseman Kyle Schwarber suffered a setback in his rehab from a hamstring injury, further delaying his return. St. Louis Cardinals starter Jon Lester, who allowed the first seven baserunners to reach in his Cardinals debut Tuesday, allowed five runs in 5⅓ innings against the Kansas City Royals. And those are just the ex-Cubs that team President Jed Hoyer dumped. There will be better days for all concerned, perhaps even in October. The New Era Cubs will surely tak
Chicago Cubs vs. San Diego Padres MLB Full Game 06/07/2021
Chicago Cubs vs. San Diego Padres MLB Full Game 06/07/2021 The Cubs dropped the series opener, leaving themselves needing to win the next two just to salvage a 3-4 road trip. Adbert Alzolay was unusually wild and it turns out that he was battling a blister that is hopefully the explanation for the performance (more on him later), and also hopefully something that doesn’t last. Either way, it meant an early hole for the Cubs, and another long, long night for the bullpen. Young fill-in relievers Keegan Thompson and Cory Abbott both got hit hard by the Padres (with Thompson a little wilder, and Abbott a little more hammered), which was a reminder that, yeah, that’s a really good lineup, but also these guys aren’t all just gonna be perfect when they come up, especially as they are seen more frequently. Again, that’s part of the compounding issue the Cubs will face as the rotation fails to provide meaningful innings. It was a blister tonight, but there hasn’t always been a physical issue. Dillon Maples went extreme Dillon Maples in his appearance: strikeout, hit by pitch, walk, hit by pitch, strikeout, pulled. Really the only pitcher who had a clean appearance tonight was Rex Brothers. Offensively, the Cubs really didn’t muster a lot, with a late Ian Happ homer the only extra-base hit on the night. The Padres wised up and walked Patrick Wisdom twice rather than let him crush them. (In all seriousness, he also added another couple strikeouts, and eventually those are gonna catch up on his production because they’re over the top at this point.) Manny Machado and Brian O’Grady each homered and had three RBI to lead the San Diego Padres over the Chicago Cubs 9-4 on Monday night in the opener of a three-game series between National League contenders. Machado hit a solo home run and two sacrifice flies. O’Grady, just recalled from the minors, had a two-run homer and an RBI single. Ryan Weathers (3-2) lasted five innings for the win, giving up three runs and five hits while striking out four. “I felt really good. I just have to get back to throwing strikes,” Weathers said. “I felt my slider was good the whole time. ... Fastball command is the thing that needs to get better.” Chicago starter Adbert Alzolay (4-5) left in the fourth with a blister on his right middle finger after walking leadoff batter Tommy Pham, who reached base four times. An athletic trainer and manager David Ross came out to talk with Alzolay briefly before he headed for the dugout. He threw 82 pitches in three-plus innings, giving up four runs, five hits and five walks. “He has been dealing with it for a little while now. Hopefully, we will know more tomorrow,” Ross said. “We took him out. ... It was something I didn’t want him to push through and make worse.” Ross said the blister was drained after the game and Alzolay was feeling some relief. “In the second inning is when I started feeling it the most. The sinker and hard slider — those were the two pitches when I felt it the most,” Alzolay said. “Everything else is feeling good — my body and arm. It was the blister that got me.” The Padres got single runs in the first and second against Alzolay, who worked out of jams in both innings. With the bases loaded and no outs in the first, the Padres managed only one run on Eric Hosmer's groundout. In the second they had runners at second and third with one out and scored on Machado's sacrifice fly. But in the third, Alzolay was tagged by O’Grady’s 407-foot homer to straightaway center that gave San Diego a 4-0 lead. It was O'Grady's first game since returning from Triple-A El Paso. “Basically, my swing had become a little steep, a little too uphill," O'Grady said, explaining the adjustments he made at El Paso. “I have been able to basically flatten my bat path a little bit more and put those balls in play that I would miss before.” Weathers had a cushion but ran into problems in the fourth. Two singles and a walk loaded the bases with no outs. Jake Marisnick then hit a slow roller that hugged the first-base line halfway to the bag. Weathers made an errant throw that hit Marisnick and bounded away. Two runs scored, and two batters later Sergio Alcantara hit a sacrifice fly to cut it to 4-3. San Diego added two runs in the sixth on an RBI grounder by Pham that scored a sliding Victor Carantini on a play at the plate, and Machado’s second sacrifice fly. “Manny's at-bats were really good throughout the night," Padres manager Jayce Tingler said. “He battled, had the sac flies, fought some pitches off — I thought his swing looked really good tonight." The Cubs trailed 6-4 after Ian Happ hit a solo homer to center in the seventh.
5/22/21 Free MLB Pick and Prediction: Cubs vs Cardinals
5/22/21 Free MLB Pick and Prediction: Cubs vs Cardinals SIGN UP TODAY: http://trytsp1.com/YT TEDDY BIG BAT BROOKS WITH YOUR FREE MLB BETTING PREDICTION AND FREE WINNER OF THE DAY FOR SATURDAY MAY 22. COMING OFF 2 NICE BACK 2 BACKS WINNERS WE’RE GOING FOR THE HATTRICK. THE CUBS ARE PLAYIN THE SECOND GAME OF THE WEEKEND SERIES AGAINST THE CARDINALS IN ST. LOUIS.THESE TWO TEAMS SIT IN FIRST AND SECOND PLACE IN THE NL CENTRAL WITH THE CARDS CURRENTLY 2 GAMES UP. THE CARDS HAVE A 14-10 HOME RECORD SO FAR AND ARE KNOWN FOR BEING ONE OF THE BETTER HOME FIELD TEAMS IN THE LEAGUE. BUSCH STADIUM IS A PITCHERS PARK AND USUALLY THE SCORE IS LOW. YESTERDAY, THE CUBS PUT UP 12 RUNS AGAINST THE CARDS RELIEVERS. CARLOS MARTINEZ ONLY GAVE UP 2 RUNS IN 6 INNINGS. THE CUBS ARE 6-2 OVER THEIR LAST 8 GAMES AND ARE AVERAGING 6.3 RUNS PER GAME. THE CHICAGO BATS WILL BE FACING MIKE MIKOLAS IN HIS FIRST START SINCE THE 2019 SEASON WHERE HE HAD A 4.16 ERA AND 9-14 RECORD.I’M EXPECTING HIM TO HAVE A ROUGH START AGAINST THE HOT CUBS BATS WHO HAVE A HIT HIM IN THE PAST. ESPECIALLY THE LEFTIES IN THE LINEUP. SOGARD, RIZZO AND HAPP. ALBERT ALZOLAY IS PITCHING FOR THE CUBS. HE HAS BEEN TRICKY FOR OPPOSING HITTERS WITH A .181 BATTING AVERAGE AGAINST BUT HAS A 4.62 ERA. IN HIS LIMITED APPEARANCES AGAINST THE CARDS, HE ONLY GAVE UP 2 HITS IN 5 INNINGS PITCHED HOWEVER 2 RUNS WERE SCORED AND HE GOT A LOSING DECISION.TONIGHT I THINK HE WILL GET THE WIN. EVEN IF HE GIVES UP A COUPLE THRU 5 INNINGS, THE CUBS PEN IS WELL RESTED AFTER BUSTING THE GAME WIDE OPEN AND NOT HAVING TO USE THEIR TOP PITCHERS. THE CUBS SHOULD BE ABLE TO HIT MIKOLAS WHO WILL BE RUSTY AND RUN THE SCORE UP AGAIN TO GIVE ALZOLAY PLENTY OF RUN SUPPORT.CUBS ML -105 Get a Full Package: https://thesportsprophets.com/ Call or Text : (833) 879-8771 Subscribe : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXkK... #1 Sports Handicapping Consultants in the industry. We make sports betting easy for you. Connect with The Sports Prophets : Website : https://thesportsprophets.com/ Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/sportsproph... YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXkK... #MLB #NHL #sportsprophets #ncaa #nfl #sportspicks #baseball #football #sportswinning #winning #money #cash #barstool #fanduel #sportshandicapping #sportsbetting