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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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Cubs @ Nationals: Hendricks vs Strasburg (NLDS Game 1)

Submitted by CTSteve on

CHC (0-0): RHP Kyle Hendricks (0-0, —) 
WAS (0-0): RHP Stephen Strasburg (0-0, —)
First pitch: 6:31pmCST (TBS)

Hendricks had a no-decision in St. Louis in his final game of the season last Monday (5 IP, 0 ER, 9 K, 1 BB). He went 1-1 with  2.01 in the final month. He lost in DC on August 4, going 7 innings and giving up 3 ER. On the road this season, he’s 3-2 with a 2.83. Overall, the Nationals are 20-92 (.217) against him. Harper is 4-13 with a HR.

Strasburg beat the Pirates his last time out for his fifth straight win. In 10 starts since the All-star Break, he went 6-1 with 0.86. That’s a paddlin’. The Cubs are 29-113 (.257) against him. Heyward is 15-37 (.405) against him with a HR. 

In other notes, the ALCS is shaping up to be an amazing series—between the two best teams in baseball, who unfortunately can’t play for the championship. 

And special thanks to MLB for making it even more difficult this year for people to watch their product—multiple channels, cable requirements, blackout restrictions, limited camera angles, delays, lame announcers. Well done, you greedy pricks.

Go Cubs!

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Submitted by The E-Man on Fri, 10/06/2017 - 10:30 am

ROSTER: Pitchers (11): Carl Edwards Jr. Kyle Hendricks Brian Duensing Jon Lester Justin Wilson Mike Montgomery John Lackey Pedro Strop Jake Arrieta Jose Quintana Wade Davis Position Players (14): Tommy La Stella Albert Almora Jr. Ian Happ Javier Baez Kyle Schwarber Alex Avila Kris Bryant Ben Zobrist Jason Heyward Leonys Martin Addison Russell Jon Jay Willson Contreras Anthony Rizzo Wilson was added purely for DMurphy. Good luck with that one, Joe.

Submitted by Transmission on Fri, 10/06/2017 - 10:52 am

Leonys Martin over 12th pitcher Rondon/Uehara?

Also, I'll be in attendance at the game.  33 years ago today (or tomorrow, I forget if it was game 4 or game 5) the Cubs made me cry at my 7th birthday party.

Please don't make me cry on another birthday weekend, Cubs....

Submitted by Jim Hickmans Bat on Fri, 10/06/2017 - 10:40 am

It's a best-of-five series with the Nats. Dimwit Dusty is sure to cost his team one game they should have won. So in reality, the Cubs have home field advantage and should be favored, amirite?

Submitted by Rob Richardson on Fri, 10/06/2017 - 10:40 pm

Zobrist RF Bryant 3B Rizzo 1B Contreras C Schwarber LF Russell SS Heyward CF (corrected) Baez 2B Hendricks P With the Nationals having a number of left handed relief pitchers Almora could play a key roll off the bench.

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Submitted by Charlie on Fri, 10/06/2017 - 10:43 pm

Heyward's next swing-change project will just be to emulate whatever the fuq he does in those ABs.

Submitted by The E-Man on Fri, 10/06/2017 - 10:42 pm

Well - let's let it all hang out. Nothing to lose, with facing their pitching plus beast of a lineup.

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Submitted by Jackstraw on Fri, 10/06/2017 - 10:47 pm

Yeah. I'm cool as can be. Totally relaxed AND I WISH THEY'D HURRY THE FUCK UP AND START. AND I CAN'T STAND THE (fill in TV network later because I don't know what channel it's on yet) BROADCAST TEAM. And also HEY BLUE, YOU'RE MISSING A GREAT GAME. PLUS IF I HAVE TO WATCH ONE MORE SPECTRUM CABLE TV AD I'M GOING TO LOSE IT. I FUCKING KNOW DirectTV BAD Spectrum Good. Man, I need more coffee.

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Submitted by The E-Man on Fri, 10/06/2017 - 10:53 pm

From an earlier interview I heard: Scherzer "the most difficult injury...I've had". Wants to be able to throw 100 pitches. "I PROMISE you. I will be pitching in this series." So, it seems (as it did to the bcast guys) that his start will be predicated on how the series is going, more than setting their rotation today.

Submitted by blockhead25 on Fri, 10/06/2017 - 10:10 pm

I suspect the Scherzer situation is a mental game as much as anything. The media buzz in the series would be all about how the Nats are impacted by injury and their chances lowered not knowing if Scherzer is going or not. So they put him in game 3, knowing full well they can pull him out at the last minute.

Submitted by John Beasley on Fri, 10/06/2017 - 10:13 pm

For the first time in all time, Dusty doesn't hit a slap hitter second. Dang.

Submitted by blockhead25 on Fri, 10/06/2017 - 10:11 pm

Swinging at the first pitch in the playoffs never seems like a good game plan. 1 pitch, 1 out let's the pitcher relax pretty darn quickly.

Submitted by Transmission on Fri, 10/06/2017 - 10:00 pm

View from the nosebleeds.... Hendricks is just cruising.  Team seems loose.  Between innings Rizzo rolled the infield practice ball from first thru the legs of the stadium attendant who was facing away from rizzo, in front of cubs dugout.  Rizzo threw up the field goal sign and laughed.

Submitted by johann on Fri, 10/06/2017 - 10:09 pm

So, um, any doubters as to Hendricks being the ace of the staff at this point? Which yes is sort of a crazy thing to say but the results speak for themselves.

Submitted by crunch on Fri, 10/06/2017 - 10:36 pm

woo! 1-0 in a best of 5. nice.

Submitted by Sonicwind75 on Fri, 10/06/2017 - 10:43 pm

Yes!!!!

Submitted by Jackstraw on Fri, 10/06/2017 - 10:48 pm

Really solid game of baseball by the Cubs. Really stout work by all 3 pitchers. I thought the home plate ump was very good through seven, then missed a number of pitches in the 8th and 9th. I think Contreras threw the dropped third strike ball in the 9th exactly where he wanted to. No way to throw the ball past Rizzo into the corner if you dot the runner between the numbers.

Submitted by Jim Hickmans Bat on Sat, 10/07/2017 - 10:25 am

Cubs!!! I hope the gin wears off before the 4 o'clock start tomorrow. I might've had a few.

Submitted by crunch on Sat, 10/07/2017 - 10:47 am

jock jones (WAS assistant hitting coach) suspended by WAS for "sharing revenge porn" (lawsuit filed in SD)

Submitted by The E-Man on Sat, 10/07/2017 - 10:42 pm

it is interesting that Dusty surrounds himself with cronies like that. Jacque, Davey Lopes, etc. Surprised "Dick Pole" is not his pitching coach.

Recent comments

  • 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.

  • Cubster (view)

    A bit more Jewish take on one of my favorite Cubs, Kenny Holtzman. His 9-0 season while serving in the National Guard and being available to pitch on weekends was one of my coolest teen recollections. 

    https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/388554

  • Cubster (view)

    Suzuki out with oblique strain. Canario indeed is called up. No word on Morel so that might be a red herring (or a red digit).

    AZ lineup is posted but Counsell is always late to post his lineup.

  • crunch (view)

    You have to C it! (tm)

  • Dolorous Jon Lester (view)

    Best hitter: IL with oblique strain

    Second best hitter: hasn’t looked the same since jamming his right hand during a swing

    Third best hitter: playing through a sore hammy

    Best pitcher: IL after one start 

    Second best RP: IL after 1.5 weeks

    Noice 

  • crunch (view)

    suzuki 10d IL.

    right oblique strain.  ow.  that's generally more than a 10d thing.

  • Dolorous Jon Lester (view)

    Seiya on IL with an oblique strain

  • crunch (view)

    cooper and morel are on the field doing pre-game stuff so it's not them...

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