Chicago Cubs @ Pittsburgh Pirates Official Gamethread

>Chicago Cubs
1. Jason Heyward (L) CF
2. Nicholas Castellanos (R) RF
3. Kris Bryant (R) 3B
4. Anthony Rizzo (L) 1B
5. Javier Baez (R) SS
6. Kyle Schwarber (L) LF
7. Jonathan Lucroy (R) C
8. Kyle Hendricks (R) P
9. Tony Kemp (L) 2B

>Pittsburgh Pirates
1. Adam Frazier (L) 2B
2. Bryan Reynolds (S) LF
3. Starling Marte (R) CF
4. Josh Bell (S) 1B
5. Colin Moran (L) 3B
6. Melky Cabrera (S) RF
7. Kevin Newman (R) SS
8. Jacob Stallings (R) C
9. Joe Musgrove (R) P

Gamenotes
▩ Start Time: 6:05pm CST
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▩ Chicago Cubs activated RHP Brandon Kintzler from the 10-day injured list.
▩ Chicago Cubs optioned CF Albert Almora Jr. to Iowa Cubs.
▩ Chicago Cubs optioned RHP James Norwood to Iowa Cubs.
▩ Chicago Cubs recalled 2B Addison Russell from Iowa Cubs.
▩ Pittsburgh Pirates optioned RHP Geoff Hartlieb to Indianapolis Indians.
▩ Pittsburgh Pirates recalled SS Cole Tucker from Indianapolis Indians.

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Good thing we now play cannon fodder basement dwellers now.

What went wrong with Bell?

Billy Hamilton is available...

>cusb

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kek scuba

>Happ fucking ruins the game by not getting two balls his way
>Almora gets demoted
What the fuck

yeah addy back addys back yeah

who wants some spaghetti?

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Lyl

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Nazis are banned from from Wrigley field

We doinked

spaghetti is just in >our dna

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I remember Pepe from before he was a white power mascot.
Nobody likes those people so I'm taking it back.

i didnt see the game last night can you tell me if it was joe or the relievers again

my money is on joe

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Bullpen gave up 7

thanks

because jojo took darvish out

You think darvish should have pitched the whole game?

It couldn't have been any worse

inb4
>risp

True

wow

couldnt even move the runner from second, what a pathetic team

nailed it

Do these guys not know when to bunt?

pitcher didn't even throw strikes
could've walked a run in

can kemp get a hit? when was his last hit?

sorry I asked...

>another 1 2 3
I'm shocked, really

With a whimper...

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hendricks was throwing well too what a wasted night

cubs offense:
>"oh it's only 1-0"
>"we can score anytime no urgency"
>doesn't score
OR
>"oh shit it's 4-0 better score 3 lol"

well nice plays at least

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this is hopeless

I miss hibikes bros...

Did you forget the drought and deluge offense from last year?

I told you, the Cubs are either winning the world series, or missing the playoffs.
There is nothing in between now. Not even clawing into the playoffs to get blown out in the wild card or NLDS.

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Maybe they should start letting Clark perform in park during games. Could use the luck if it's there.

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Based Hooper destroyed this team in more ways than one

They should have Clark act like a NPB mascot.
And commandeer the Bear's old Cheerleader squad, the Honey Bears for ball games.

Prove me wrong.

Any Lurking Pirates fans about?

>Five runs?
>Better change the batting order.

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>the Cubs are either winning the world series, or missing the playoffs
that's not how it works though, they'd have to get unbelievably lucky to even get past the braves if they win the division

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Just Cubs fans and people who hate the Cubs.

Momentum matters a lot in baseball. To win the NL Central this year means you have to be red hot at the end the season to over take the Tards and Boors. Like what the Boors did last year. Where the Cubs played well, but the Boors had an inhuman run.
If you ride that into the playoffs with their experience, they'd win.
The outcome if they're ice cold is obviously.
It's World Series Champions or Bust in the most literal sense.

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whoa a base hit

PHing for Hendrick is the right call with how anemic the offense is.

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>have vazquez in next
PLEASE score now

Those are both the same people.

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this

Happ should just be used as a Pinch hitter since his defense is ass

Vazquez bout to fuck the Cubs harder than his sister.

So you admit, this is you?
Shame on you. SHAME

kemp pls

BASE HIT BY KEMP!
LUCROY AND HAPP SCORES!
KEMP TO THIRD!

2-1

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kemp pls'd!

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Shit.

>The absolute state of Boris Johnson.

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great now put in kim-
oh wait

>GIDP
I thought Nick was supposed to be fast?

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who is the 8th inning guy

>cusb putting it in place for another walk-off loss

this is going to be great

>Cubs bullpen has to protect a 1 run lead
>For 2 innings
What can go wrong? More than everything. Again.

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you can't stop me

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>Got through that inning
The hardest 3 outs to go.

Maybe an insurance run? Or 10?

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how about 7

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>give up the tying run and go ahead run
>they're not charged to you so you won't get the loss
What did Vasquez mean by this?

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just keep moving forward, keep trying, and good things will happen

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here we go the bottom of the 9th top of the order...single double hr

im calling it

>bottom of the 9th

Lube up those assholes, cusbs.

FUCK YOU THEO FUCK YOU...TRADE RIZZO FOR PITCHING

>Happ didn't fuck up this time

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1

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fuck oh fuck why does it always happen like this

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>cusb fielding

Source on anime?

Home run and the pie rats win. Thanks, Joe.

It doesn't matter now, it'll never get a sequel or movie.

At least it's Kintzler that's in, if he gives up a homer. Fuck everything.

This post aged well.

kintzler pls

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oh god no

>So you admit, this is you?

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>bases loaded

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Why does this always happen?

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Cubs closing is like a double doink, but it’s every game

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THEO NEEDS TO GO ALONG WITH JOE...

Why don't you jump on the team and come on in for the big win?

this is it. either beat the road woes here or have them forever

>Walking in the tying run
That's ball game

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Intentional walk...

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KEK SCUBA

Wild pitch, walk or balk
How does this game end?

HR

god damn it...

KEK SCUBA KEK

I can't even schwarbie post right now...

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Nothing matters anymore.

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holy fucking BASED

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[ L ]

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GET FUCKED SCUBA KEKS


GET
ABSOLUTELY
FUCKED

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this really hurts

Sigh...
See you guys at BCB bunker...

THEO HAD ONE FUKKEN JOB FOR 2019...GET DECENT HELP AT RELIEVERS...

Heard this stat from Ron & Pat; cubs have lost 12 games this year after having the lead in the 7th inning or later. 13 now.

Hey we still have the Bears.

Okay i'm out of here, i can't handle all the incoming shitposting..... this hurts, man

its time to start over
lester is shit
hendrick is shit
q was always shit
cole is getting to be shit
yu is shit

Are you Cubs or white sux fans?

What does it matter both of us are shitty franchises. A brief stint of success doesn't change it. I knew it was a farce, it always is it always has been at least a ring came.

I wasn't aware of the who? until you mentioned them. There is a baseball team on the south side!? huh...

fire the pitching coach and joe