Cubs @ Brewers: Arrieta vs. Nelson (Game 101 Thread)
CHC (53-47): RHP Jake Arrieta (11-6, 2.61)
MIL (44-58): RHP Jimmy Nelson (8-9, 3.97)
First pitch: 7:10pmCT
Fowler# cf Schwarber* lf Coghlan* 3b Rizzo* 1b Soler rf Castro ss Ross c Arrieta p Russell 2b | Parra* cf Lucroy c Braun rf Lind* 1b Gomez Davis lf Gennett* 2b Segura ss Perez 3b Nelson p |
Arrieta gave up 3 ER in 6 innings and lost to the now-surging (and Hamels-less) Phills on Saturday. He’s 4-1 with a 1.72 in July. The Brewers are 24-94 (.255) against him. Braun is 3-8 with a HR.* The almost-Met Gomez is 3-10 with a HR.
Nelson (7 IP, 0 ER) won in AZ his last time out. July (3-1, 2.08) has been his best month this year. Lefties are hitting .302 against him. In his two starts against the Cubs this year, he is 0-1 with a 3.95. The Cubs are 23-81 (.284) against him. Coghlan is 4-12 with a HR. Rizzo is 2-10 with a HR.
Bryant gets a day off, and Zobrist Coghlan fills in--because why not. Montero is close to a return. It’s just a matter of how much pain he is willing to play through.
The Cubs are quiet on the trade front. But if the most reliable of the chatter is to be believed, it appears they are desperately trying to move Castro for a 4th/5th starter who would be under control for a couple of years--e.g., Andrew Cashner, Tyson Ross, Nate Karns, or Julio Teheran. Gyorko might also be involved in a Padre deal. Gallardo has also been mentioned, which doesn’t seem wise. Opening up SS for Russell, bringing up a rehabbed Baez to play 2B, and filling a spot in the rotation seem like a solid plan, especially if all it costs is Castro.
Go Cubs!
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