Arizona Diamondbacks 1. Jarrod Dyson (L) CF 2. Wilmer Flores (R) 1B 3. David Peralta (L) LF 4. Adam Jones (R) RF 5. Eduardo Escobar (S) 3B 6. Ketel Marte (S) 2B 7. Nick Ahmed (R) SS 8. Carson Kelly (R) C 9. Robbie Ray (L) P
Chicago Cubs 1. Albert Almora Jr. (R) CF 2. Kris Bryant (R) LF 3. Anthony Rizzo (L) 1B 4. Javier Baez (R) SS 5. Willson Contreras (R) C 6. David Bote (R) 3B 7. Ben Zobrist (S) 2B 8. Tyler Chatwood (R) P 9. Mark Zagunis (R) RF
Gamenotes Start time: 1:20pm CST Gametime Temp: 71°F Chance of Precip: 0% Chicago Cubs optioned LHP Randy Rosario to Iowa Cubs. Chicago Cubs recalled RHP Alec Mills from Iowa Cubs.
>Crowd cheered and applauded every time Chatwood threw a strike. I can't tell if they're making fun of him, or this is collective positive reinforcement strategy.
>Chatwood having the best outing of his career for the Cubs >Under his pitch count >Still pull him after only 6 innings If the bullpen blows this, this is entirely on Maddon
It's just a law of Wrigley field, where for every Hit that comes 2 feet to being a home run for the Cubs, the opposing team must hit a home run 10 rows deep.
James Gutierrez
EL MAGO
Jordan Lopez
>EL MAGO
Justin Clark
REEEEEEEEEEEEE
Adam Ramirez
BAEZ WITH A TRIPLE! Winning run 90 feet away!
>Immediately hits willy They could have just walked him.
Amusing the starting rotation stays healthy. If Chatwood keeps this level of play up, and Darvish is still a bum, I wonder what the chances are of Darvish being put in the pen and Chatwood being a starter.
Either way, everyone but Darvish has really stepped up with Lester out, let's hope it's sustainable.
well the starting rotation can be amusing at times, but that's possible. Or they can just go to the 6 man rotation,Darvish is getting closer to putting it together
darvish would likely be elite in the pen, its probably what hes best suited for at this point
Aaron Scott
This early in the season you have to let Darvish have some starts. They have a ton of cash wrapped up in him, plus he's a former 4x allstar. Coming off elbow surgery, you have to give him some time to get his throwing mechanics in line. There's still 140+ games to play. This is the time to let Darvish try to get himself right.