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PITCHERS: 13
Yency Almonte
Adbert Alzolay 
Javier Assad
Ben Brown
Kyle Hendricks
* Shota Imanaga
Mark Leiter Jr
* Luke Little
Hector Neris 
Daniel Palencia
* Drew Smyly
Keegan Thompson
* Jordan Wicks

CATCHERS: 2
Miguel Amaya
Yan Gomes

INFIELDERS: 7
* Michael Busch 
Garrett Cooper
Nico Hoerner
Nick Madrigal
* Miles Mastrobuoni
Christopher Morel
Dansby Swanson

OUTFIELDERS: 4
* Cody Bellinger 
# Ian Happ
Seiya Suzuki
* Mike Tauchman 

OPTIONED: 10 
Kevin Alcantara, OF 
Michael Arias, P 
Alexander Canario, OF 
Pete Crow-Armstrong, OF 
Jose Cuas, P 
Brennen Davis, OF 
Porter Hodge, P 
* Matt Mervis, 1B 
Luis Vazquez, INF 
Hayden Wesneski, P 

10-DAY IL: 1 
Patrick Wisdom, INF 

15-DAY IL: 3
Julian Merryweather, P
* Justin Steele, P  
Jameson Taillon, P 

60-DAY IL: 1 
Caleb Kilian, P 

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Dodgers @ Cubs: Kershaw vs Hendricks (Game 168; NLCS Game 2)

Submitted by CTSteve on

Dodgers 1, Cubs 0
W: Kershaw (2-0); L: Hendricks (0-1); S: Jansen (3)
Series tied 1-1
PREVIEW
LAD (0-1): LHP Clayton Kershaw (1-0, 5.84)
CHC (1-0): RHP Kyle Hendricks (0-0, 4.91)
First pitch: 7:00pmCST

Hendricks gave up 2 ER in 3.2 innings for a no-decision in Game Two of the NLDS against the Giants, which the Cubs went on to win 5-2. He beat the Dodgers at Wrigley on June 2, holding them to 2 ER through 8 innings. Overall, they are 8-41 (.195) against him. Turner is 2-7 with a HR. Hendricks was 9-2 with a crisp 1.32 ERA at Wrigley this year.

Kershaw had two starts (giving up 3 ERs in 5 innings and 5 ERs in 6.2 innings) and one two-out save (in the elimination game) against the Nationals in the NLDS. But don’t let the ERA fool you. He pitched Game Four on short rest and came in on his throw day for Game Five, and some of those runs can be tagged on the shoddy LA bullpen. He was 4-3 with a 2.31 on the road this year, and the Cubs were lucky enough to miss him, helped in part by the fact that he missed 11 starts with a back issue. For their careers, the Cubs are 32-133 (.241) against him. Fowler is 18-44 (.409)--atta boy, Dex!

Monday is (mercifully) a day off, then we have Arrieta vs. Rich Hill (who bears some resemblance to the former Cubs pitcher of the same name) on Tuesday in LA.

Go Cubs!

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Comments

Submitted by The E-Man on Sun, 10/16/2016 - 10:25 pm

Thanks again to CT Steve and all ya'll for your continued opining. For those of you not at the game last night, I was wondering if the zone was erratic? Granted I was on the 1st Base side, but several pitches located as strikes by Maeda looked the same and called balls for Lester. What did the "box" show? Re RIZZO, he at least made contact on a few pitches last night - so that is something. But, so far in two Playoff years, he looks terrible and the opposing pitchers make him look foolish. Reminded me of the Hawk looking MVP, and disappearing in the Cubs '89 run. Billy B is spot on with Russell. Let's hope he can continue to make spectacular plays and error-free baseball for the rest of this run. He is completely overmatched at the plate. He and Riz are just gonna have to get out of this on their own. Now.

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Submitted by billybucks on Sun, 10/16/2016 - 10:40 pm

E-Man -- I was 5 rows in the upper deck between home and first. Same issues with the home plate ump -- seemed very inconsistent, although you can't really tell from where I was sitting. Lester seemed shocked when he was issued his second walk -- he assumed the pitch was a strike and stood at home until the ump told him to go to first.

Submitted by crunch on Sun, 10/16/2016 - 10:39 pm

Dexter Fowler CF, Kris Bryant 3B, Anthony Rizzo 1B, Ben Zobrist LF, Addison Russell SS, Javier Baez 2B, Contreras C, Heyward RF, Hendricks P LAD doesn't handle the changeup well. this game could be fun.

Submitted by Old and Blue on Sun, 10/16/2016 - 10:27 pm

I'm very happy for E-man and Billybucks to see a game like yesterday's. For me, that would be a lifetime achievement thing.

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Submitted by The E-Man on Sun, 10/16/2016 - 10:43 pm

It was remarkable O&B. Regardless of the outcome this season, last night was absolutely the same game the team would have lost in 2003, 2007, or 2008 over and over. The place exploded after the Montero HR. I am so not used to these things going our team's way. It is not what I have ever seen before. Thanks Tom Ricketts. Thanks Theo.

Submitted by billybucks on Sun, 10/16/2016 - 10:59 pm

Just win the non-Kershaw games and we're in good shape. Great job by Hendricks & the pen.

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Submitted by Charlie on Mon, 10/17/2016 - 10:40 am

Yeah, the pitching and D kept the Cubs in this game despite the offense not being able to do anything with Kershaw or Jansen. If Rizzo could keep his fair or Baez could've gotten just a bit more of his flyout, we'd have been looking at a bullpen battle. As losses go, this one wasn't too demoralizing.

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  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    While the Chapman trade helped to cement a championship I honestly think that trade was made in a different era. Nobody trades their best prospects for rentals anymore.

    The Quintana trade was a stinker from day one. It seemed to be a product of Theo’s unshakable faith in his 2016 “core” and the consistent and mistaken idea that they were always just one guy away from a return to WS glory. The mistake was repeated several times and I think that realization along with a general evolution in baseball thinking has helped to shape Jed and the way he operates today.

  • Bill (view)

    I had mixed emotions when I heard of the trade, as I have with most trades that involve high potential prospects.  But that is because I hate to trade a high potential prospect for a veteran with only a few years control, and with a much lower potential than the prospects give away.  I hated the trade of Cease and Jiminez for Quinta, because I viewed Quintana as a decent, but not top pitcher, being traded for two very high-potential prospects.  I disliked the trade for Chapman, because a high-potential prospect was traded for a rental, although in this case, the fact that the rental was a top player greatly softened the blow.  The trade of Ferris and Hope for Busch seemed even at the time, to be a good one, even though they gave up one of my favorite prospects.  The return was a high-potential prospect with 6 years of control, at a time when he could be a difference maker on the team.

    13 games hardly proves that it was a good trade, but at least it was a reasonable one, no matter how it turns out.  So far, so good.

  • crunch (view)

    i was strongly happy about the deal, but words can barely describe how quickly zyhir hope went from "interesting youngster" to "high end prospect" when he showed up in arizona post-draft.

    it may not have shown up in the team prospect numbered rankings, but the dodgers had their eyes on such a low level guy for a reason and the cubs knew what they gave up.

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    I have to disagree. They got not just A triple A stud but THE AAA stud of the entire PCL for a position player who hadn’t played above the AZL level and a pitcher who was rather mediocre in his first taste of pro ball at low A. I’m not saying the guys they traded haven’t shown great promise but they have a very long way to go and a whole lot to prove before they make the bigs. Especially since Busch filled a defined need (whether it had been at third or first) I take this trade any day of the week and don’t bother looking back.

  • crunch (view)

    matt shaw (AA) has a .381/.552/.905 line through 7 games...3 homers and a triple.  6 games at 3rd, 1 game DH (5 PO, 7 A, 0 E).

    that's somewhat fun news.

  • crunch (view)

    i was blown away confused/pissed when it was announced the cubs were trading for y.almonte.

    i was thrilled when m.busch was announced as part of the trade.

    it's really weird to have the "you gotta take this payroll guy, too" (1.9m) part of the trade leak before the main piece.

    the cubs didn't get a deal given what they gave up, but i was very happy to have a guy like busch in the fold with so much club control.

  • Sonicwind75 (view)

    Have to admit I was initially disappointed the Cubs traded away the upside of Jackson Ferris but Busch is making a believer out of me.  If I still lived in midwest guessing we would have invented some drink special named a Busch Bomb at the local drinking establishment to celebrate his homers.  

  • Cubster (view)

    per Tribune: Suzuki MRI results pending from yesterday so we should get a timetable for return later today.

  • crunch (view)

    suzuki says he injured his oblique running to 1st, not swinging.  okay.  it's gonna be that kind of 2024 cubs year, huh?

    i would say that's good news compared to screwing it up swinging, but i'm not familiar with the recovery time of people screwing up their oblique by running.

    right side is at least different from his left side oblique injury last year.

  • crunch (view)

    5 IN A ROW!

    hack wilson, ryne sandberg, sammy sosa, christopher morel, and michael busch.

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