2017 Season Game Thread

CHC (86-67): RHP Kyle Hendricks (7-5, 3.22)  
MIL (81-73): LHP Brent Suter (3-2, 3.41) 
First pitch: 12:05pmCST

Hendricks gave up 1 ER in 7.2 innings and beat the Cardinals on Saturday. He’s 1-1 with a 4.91 in four starts against the Brewers this season. Overall, they are 26-131 (.198) against him. Shaw is 3-10 with 2 HR.

CHC (85-67): RHP John Lackey (11-11, 4.62) 
MIL (81-72): RHP Brandon Woodruff (2-2, 3.28) 
First pitch: 6:30pmCST

Wow. Wow!

That was easily the best and most significant win of the season. It’s the kind of game that makes you think the Cubs might actually play more than four games in October. 

CHC (84-67): RHP Jake Arrieta (14-9, 3.48)  
MIL (81-71): RHP Zach Davies (17-9, 3.89) 
First pitch: 7:10pmCST

Don’t say revenge. 

The Cubs could have stepped on the neck of the Brewers last week at Wrigley, but opted to get swept instead. Now the magic number to clinch the division is 8. I have no problem with having that happen on Sunday.

CHC (84-66): LHP Jon Lester (11-7, 4.30) 
TB (73-78): LHP Blake Snell (3-6, 4.25)       
First pitch: 6:10pmCST

Lester won his third start in a row on Thursday against the Mets (6 IP, 2 ER, 5 K, 4 BB). He’s 5-4 with a 4.04 on the road this season. Overall, these Rays are  35-136 (.257) against him. Bourjos is 7-17 with a HR.

CHC (83-66): LHP Mike Montgomery (6-8, 3.57)
TB (73-77): RHP Chris Archer (9-10, 4.06)       
First pitch: 6:10pmCST

Montgomery pitched two innings in relief of Tseng and ended up with the win against the Mets on Thursday. Overall, the Rays are 2-18 (.111) against him. Dickerson and Plouffe have the hits.

STL (77-71): RHP Lance Lynn (11-7, 3.01) 
CHC (82-66): LHP José Quintana (10-11, 4.25) 
First pitch: 1:20pmCST

Quintana took his turn beating the Mets on Tuesday, giving up 2 ER in 7 innings. He gave up 3 ER in 6 innings to win against St. Louis in July at Wrigley. Overall, they are 12-42 (.286) against him. Fowler is 4-10.

STL (77-70): RHP Michael Wacha (12-7, 3.99)
CHC (81-66): RHP Kyle Hendricks (6-5, 3.35)
First pitch: 3:05pmCST

Hendricks gave up 3 ER in 6 innings and lost to the Brewers on Sunday. He had a no-decision against the Cardinals in June at Wrigley. Overall, they are 22-92 (.239) against him. Carpenter is 6-20 with a HR.

STL (77-69): RHP Carlos Martinez (11-10, 3.33)
CHC (80-66): RHP John Lackey (11-11, 4.65)
First pitch: 1:20pmCST

Lackey gave up 2 ER in 7 innings and was tagged with the loss by the anemic Cubs offense against the Brewers on Friday. He’s 1-0 with a 3.46 in two starts against the Cardinals this season.

NYM (63-82): RHP Seth Lugo (6-4, 4.64)
CHC (79-66): RHP Jen-ho Tseng (0-0, —)
First pitch: 7:05pmCST

Tseng—not even AZ Phil saw this one coming!—went 13-4 with a 2.54 ERA in a combined 24 starts for Double-A Tennessee and Triple-A Iowa. 

NYM (63-81): RHP Matt Harvey (5-4, 5.82) 
CHC (78-66): LHP Jon Lester (10-7, 4.35) 
First pitch: 7:05pmCST

Thank you, sirs—may we have 30 others?