Pittsburgh Pirates @ Chicago Cubs Official Gamethread

Pittsburgh Pirates
1. Adam Frazier (L) 2B
2. Starling Marte (R) CF
3. Francisco Cervelli (R) C
4. Josh Bell (S) 1B
5. Melky Cabrera (S) RF
6. Colin Moran (L) 3B
7. Jason Martin (L) LF
8. Erik Gonzalez (R) SS
9. Jordan Lyles (R) P

Chicago Cubs
1. Daniel Descalso (L) 2B
2. Kris Bryant (R) 3B
3. Anthony Rizzo (L) 1B
4. Javier Baez (R) SS
5. Kyle Schwarber (L) LF
6. Willson Contreras (R) C
7. Jason Heyward (L) RF
8. Albert Almora Jr. (R) CF
9. Yu Darvish (R) P

Gamenotes
Start Time: 7:05pm CST
Gametime Temp: 38°F
Chance of Precip: 57%
Chicago Cubs placed LHP Jon Lester on the 10-day injured list who was sacraficed to the bullpen gods so they could pitch 6 scoreless innings, retroactive to April 9, 2019. Left hamstring strain.
Chicago Cubs recalled LHP Tim Collins from Iowa Cubs.
Joe Maddon confirms that Tyler 'Wild Thing' Chatwood to start on Sunday
Pittsburgh Pirates sent C Elias Diaz on a rehab assignment to Indianapolis Indians.

Place your bets on if we see a repeat of that game last year against the Braves. Or MLB just cancels the game.

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Please keep it up cubbers

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>scubc

cubs desu

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>darvish
hes dead

>Terrible conditions
>Wind blowing in
>Other team hits a basket home run.
An ill omen

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>Joe Maddon confirms that Tyler 'Wild Thing' Chatwood to start on Sunday

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Did you guys see the white sux only had like 1000 fans if that at their game today?

Who?

pics/video?

Where's BAJP?

>beaning the pitcher

god damn it yu, you were on a roll
I like how he wears asics spikes, proper jap

drinking listerine in the local park

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How are they hitting home runs in these conditions?

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Cheating. It's below 40 degrees right now. Something's fishy.

It's a mystery desu

juiced balls

Hopefully getting treatment for his personality disorder

And his alcoholism

>Heyward gets a base hit
>Almora uses Heyward's luck stat
We're might get back in this if Darvish remembers how to hit.

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And his obsession with unhealthy greasy food mainly from Portillo's

woohoo

Whew, Cubs caught a break.

Let's hope Darvish can hit a dinger.

No, that wild pitch was a break.

Artful bunting, desu.

>tfw BP was high last time I went to the doctor so I gotta clean up my eating

I ate oatmeal for dinner :(

>walking up to CRANK THAT

why did no one mention darvish was base?

Nah, that was a total break. It could have been a DP.

BOO DESCALSO

>Runners on 2nd and 3rd
>No outs
>Don't score a run
The offense is dead again.

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RIP

If I had a 40 I'd pour one out for it.

ah yes, the old drought-and-deluge system

It's different this time believe me!

darvish will get a qs today

His pitch count is good, but he's on the edge with ERs.

Based double play!

woohoo

> it’s another cubs score a fuck ton of runs then can’t buy a hit the next game episode

Holy crap Heyward with a home run!
1-3

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Is Heyward back bros?

HEYWARDED

I want to believe the switched has been flipped.

> Heyward good
> Bryant bad
Did I just step into the twilight zone?

> Bryant good
Ahem, is this 2016?

>drunken maniacs screaming in the distance

how can other sports' broadcasts even compete?

This team sucks again

So how about those hockey playoffs? Which team are you rooting for since the Blackhawks are out?

CBJ for based Saad

Penguins
>missing the playoffs
lmao

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How about some fucking walks ffs. I swear this team, if it’s not one thing it’s the other.

> chatwood in
Gg pirates

Based chatwood performing when no one needs him to

Fuck off.

HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH
>SCHWARBAGE

Schwarber you blind fuck

Chatwood survives!

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BAEZ WITH A BASE HIT BRYANT SCORES, RIZZO TO THIRD
2-5

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>schwarbage

Shit nigga

I know it’s just April, but al, I’m hoping for is a WC.

This dude is short

gg pirates see ya tomorrow

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