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 |
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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