Cubs @ Giants: Arrieta vs. Cain (Game 124 Thread)

CHC (72-51): RHP Jake Arrieta (15-6, 2.30)

SF (66-58): RHP Matt Cain (2-3, 5.66)

First pitch: 9:15pmCT

Fowler# cf

Schwarber* lf

Coghlan* rf

Rizzo* 1b

Bryant 3b

Montero* c

Castro ss

Arrieta p

LaStella* 2b

Aoki* lf

Duffy 3b

Belt* 1b

Posey c

Crawford* ss

Byrd rf

Blanco* cf

Adrianza# 2b
Cain p

Arrieta won his fourth straight game on Thursday (6 IP, 0 ER) against the Braves, making him 4-0 with a 0.66 ERA in August, including a win against the Giants (7.2 IP, 0 ER). He's currently tied with Bumgarner and Wacha for wins at 15. Improving on his July (4-1, 1.90) would seem to be a tall task, but he’s on pace to do it. Arrieta is actually better on the road (9-1, 2.07) than at Wrigley, which might come in handy, say, on October 7th. The Giants are 11-55 (.200) against him. Duffy is 2-5. Posey is 0-6.

Cain, making his tenth start of the season, lost to the Cubs (4 IP, 5 ER) during the four-game sweep earlier this month and had a no-decision in St. Louis (6 IP, 2 ER) his last time out. The Cubs are 38-178 (.213) against him. Denorfia is 5-13, Rizzo is 2-18, and Bryant is 1-2 with a HR.

Of Bryant’s 20 HRs, 17 have been at home, including yesterday’s walk-off. At that pace, a 600-AB season at Wrigley would give him 48 HRs.

The pitching matchups for the rest of the series are Hendricks vs. Peavy and Haren vs. Bumgarner (oof).

The Cubs are a stellar 33-25 on the road so far--which is best in baseball. I hope y’all fit in a disco nap. It’s going to be a late one.

Go Cubs!

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TarzanJoeWallis 04/28/2024 - 04:42 am (view)

Word is that Counsell thought Mervis and Wisdom got too much work in yesterday so it will be Wesneski.
crunch 04/27/2024 - 04:44 pm (view)

no days off til may 9th. moves may happen if the pen gets too worked tomorrow.
Cubster 04/27/2024 - 04:30 pm (view)

On top of all that…Wicks scratched for Sunday due to “forearm soreness.” Bullpen day again starting with Mervis or Wisdom (or Wesn).
crunch 04/27/2024 - 04:04 pm (view)

"Morel told reporters after the game that he felt alright, just a little banged up — specifically noting his right hip and both elbows. He did say that he was optimistic about his ability to play on Sunday, though manager Craig Counsell may have other plans."
crunch 04/27/2024 - 04:51 pm (view)

rsox putting pablo reyes up to pitch...an infielder...cranking 70+mph stuff.

...and of course he gets out of it with no runs scored...that kind of day for the cubs.
crunch 04/27/2024 - 04:44 pm (view)

...and wisdom replaces mervis on the mound to try to get the last out.

busch is at 3rd, but i wouldn't read too much into that.

wisdom's thrown a couple in the 80s (one of them 88mph), but both missed the strike zone badly.
crunch 04/27/2024 - 04:38 pm (view)

matt mervis is no david ross on the mound.

cubs run differential getting destroyed.
crunch 04/27/2024 - 04:34 pm (view)

matt mervis pitching...wisdom replaces morel at 3rd.

he's featuring some high-50s thunder on the fastball.

through 15 pitches, he's straight up throwing BP...all mid-high 50s lobs. no way he's going to jose canseco himself out of a job.

on pitch 21 he railed a 75mph fastball missing high on a 0-1 count. ha.
crunch 04/27/2024 - 04:23 pm (view)

he's hugging canario in the dugout cuz morel will shrivel up and die if he doesn't hug at least a dozen people a day.
crunch 04/27/2024 - 04:22 pm (view)

and morel is injured...nice.

morel trying to play LF from 3rd...runs into canario while leaping and comes down ribs/arm-first.

hopefully he sticks around to finish this terrible game, or at least is going to avoid the IL.

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