This sport, in fact, doesn’t erase the quite a few issues the 2024 Chicago Cubs nonetheless have.
It was, although, a reminder of what these gamers are able to doing — and who is aware of, possibly they’ll proceed doing it.
The Cubs exploded for double figures in runs for the primary time since April 16 in Arizona — and so they misplaced that sport, 12-11 in 10 innings. They scored 10 at house for the primary time since April 2 towards the Rockies, a 12-2 blowout. Sure, it’s been that lengthy since this kind of offense has been seen at Wrigley Discipline from the house crew.
And Ian Happ had himself a day, going 4-for-4 and switch-hitting three-run homers for a six-RBI afternoon that was essentially the most RBI from any Cubs participant since Patrick Knowledge homered twice and had six towards the Reds June 30, 2022. All of this helped lead the Cubs to a 10-2 thrashing of the NL-best Phillies.
Let’s start firstly, which started depressingly much like nearly each latest Cubs sport. Jameson Taillon was touched up for a run within the first on two singles, which usually wouldn’t produce a run besides after the primary of these hits, Trea Turner stole second, the place he was in a position to rating on Brandon Marsh’s single.
The Cubs went down fairly meekly within the first three innings, and that included getting runners on first and second with no one out within the second, solely to see Christopher Morel, Dansby Swanson and David Bote all strike out.
Then Nick Castellanos homered off Taillon within the fourth and the best way issues have been going, that appeared like an virtually insurmountable 2-0 deficit.
Not on today, although!
The Cubs had themselves an inning within the backside of the fourth. Cody Bellinger led off with a stroll and Seiya Suzuki singled.
That introduced up Happ [VIDEO].
Identical to that, the Cubs had the lead. And so they weren’t finished in that inning! Morel flied to middle, however Swanson walked and was doubled to 3rd by Bote.
This floor out by Tomas Nido scored run quantity 4 [VIDEO].
And another for good measure, Nico Hoerner’s RBI single made it 5-2 [VIDEO].
The Cubs batted round within the fourth so Bellinger once more led off the fifth. This time, he singled earlier than a Suzuki single and, then, Happ once more [VIDEO].
That was it for the Cubs within the fifth, now main by six, and listed here are some enjoyable Happ homer information from BCB’s JohnW53:
As we speak’s sport was simply the 14th by which a Cub has hit a pair of three-run homers at Wrigley Discipline. It was the Cubs’ 8,522nd sport on the park, by which they’ve hit 7,244 homers, 837 of them with two on base.
They’d performed 1,080 video games and hit 1,196 homers at Wrigley for the reason that final Cub homered twice with two aboard: Aramis Ramirez, on July 20, 2010, vs. the Astros. That was the third time Ramirez did it.
Ten others earlier than Happ did it as soon as: Hack Miller (1922), Hank Sauer (1952), George Altman (1960), Ernie Banks (1969), Jim Hickman (1972), Rick Monday (1976), Keith Moreland (1982), Leon Durham (1984), Roosevelt Brown (2001) and Geovany Soto (2008).
And, with one in every of Happ’s homers hit righthanded and the opposite lefthanded, it was the primary such day for any Cub since Victor Caratini did it at Pittsburgh virtually precisely 5 years in the past, July 3, 2019. (The Cubs misplaced that sport, too, 6-5.) The final time earlier than in the present day a Cub had switch-hit homers in a sport at Wrigley Discipline was Could 29, 2013, when Dioner Navarro did it towards the White Sox in a 9-3 blowout win.
Additionally, Happ’s second dinger was crushed! [VIDEO]
Whereas all this was happening, Taillon was throwing a very nice sport, a number of of the center innings going by in simply six or seven pitches. He acquired helped out by some slick protection.
Patrick Knowledge, within the fourth [VIDEO].
Swanson, within the fifth [VIDEO].
All instructed, Taillon threw seven innings and allowed simply 4 hits, solely two of these after the primary. He didn’t stroll anybody and struck out seven. He’s simply been excellent this yr. Right here’s a breakdown of Taillon’s outing [VIDEO].
And listed here are Taillon’s seven strikeouts [VIDEO].
The Cubs tacked on single runs within the seventh and eighth to get to double figures. Within the seventh, Suzuki walked, the fourth time he had been on base. Happ adopted with a double, his fourth hit, after which this occurred [VIDEO].
Morel’s single scored Suzuki to make it 9-2, however Happ was thrown out. Happ in all probability ought to have simply held at third, but it surely made for an fascinating spectacle on the plate with the 2 runners so shut. If the rating had been nearer this may need been a grievance division merchandise, however not in the present day.
Within the eighth, Nido singled with one out, Hoerner walked and Knowledge looped a single to proper to load the bases for Bellinger, whose power play scored run quantity 10 [VIDEO].
Drew Smyly threw a scoreless eighth and Hector Neris a scoreless ninth. Each innings had been a bit messy, however ultimately, that is how the victory was accomplished [VIDEO].
And so, no less than for a day, particularly on a vacation, that is acceptable:
As I famous above, this sport doesn’t repair all and even many of the Cubs’ points, but it surely definitely made for an fulfilling afternoon on the ol’ ballyard. Right here’s hoping there are extra video games like this to return.
The Cubs open a three-game collection towards the Los Angeles Angels Friday afternoon at Wrigley Discipline. Justin Steele will get the decision for the Cubs within the collection opener and he’ll face Angels righthander Griffin Canning. Sport time is 1:20 p.m. CT and TV protection shall be by way of Marquee Sports activities Community (and in addition MLB Community exterior the Cubs and Angels market territories).
This sport, in fact, doesn’t erase the quite a few issues the 2024 Chicago Cubs nonetheless have.
It was, although, a reminder of what these gamers are able to doing — and who is aware of, possibly they’ll proceed doing it.
The Cubs exploded for double figures in runs for the primary time since April 16 in Arizona — and so they misplaced that sport, 12-11 in 10 innings. They scored 10 at house for the primary time since April 2 towards the Rockies, a 12-2 blowout. Sure, it’s been that lengthy since this kind of offense has been seen at Wrigley Discipline from the house crew.
And Ian Happ had himself a day, going 4-for-4 and switch-hitting three-run homers for a six-RBI afternoon that was essentially the most RBI from any Cubs participant since Patrick Knowledge homered twice and had six towards the Reds June 30, 2022. All of this helped lead the Cubs to a 10-2 thrashing of the NL-best Phillies.
Let’s start firstly, which started depressingly much like nearly each latest Cubs sport. Jameson Taillon was touched up for a run within the first on two singles, which usually wouldn’t produce a run besides after the primary of these hits, Trea Turner stole second, the place he was in a position to rating on Brandon Marsh’s single.
The Cubs went down fairly meekly within the first three innings, and that included getting runners on first and second with no one out within the second, solely to see Christopher Morel, Dansby Swanson and David Bote all strike out.
Then Nick Castellanos homered off Taillon within the fourth and the best way issues have been going, that appeared like an virtually insurmountable 2-0 deficit.
Not on today, although!
The Cubs had themselves an inning within the backside of the fourth. Cody Bellinger led off with a stroll and Seiya Suzuki singled.
That introduced up Happ [VIDEO].
Identical to that, the Cubs had the lead. And so they weren’t finished in that inning! Morel flied to middle, however Swanson walked and was doubled to 3rd by Bote.
This floor out by Tomas Nido scored run quantity 4 [VIDEO].
And another for good measure, Nico Hoerner’s RBI single made it 5-2 [VIDEO].
The Cubs batted round within the fourth so Bellinger once more led off the fifth. This time, he singled earlier than a Suzuki single and, then, Happ once more [VIDEO].
That was it for the Cubs within the fifth, now main by six, and listed here are some enjoyable Happ homer information from BCB’s JohnW53:
As we speak’s sport was simply the 14th by which a Cub has hit a pair of three-run homers at Wrigley Discipline. It was the Cubs’ 8,522nd sport on the park, by which they’ve hit 7,244 homers, 837 of them with two on base.
They’d performed 1,080 video games and hit 1,196 homers at Wrigley for the reason that final Cub homered twice with two aboard: Aramis Ramirez, on July 20, 2010, vs. the Astros. That was the third time Ramirez did it.
Ten others earlier than Happ did it as soon as: Hack Miller (1922), Hank Sauer (1952), George Altman (1960), Ernie Banks (1969), Jim Hickman (1972), Rick Monday (1976), Keith Moreland (1982), Leon Durham (1984), Roosevelt Brown (2001) and Geovany Soto (2008).
And, with one in every of Happ’s homers hit righthanded and the opposite lefthanded, it was the primary such day for any Cub since Victor Caratini did it at Pittsburgh virtually precisely 5 years in the past, July 3, 2019. (The Cubs misplaced that sport, too, 6-5.) The final time earlier than in the present day a Cub had switch-hit homers in a sport at Wrigley Discipline was Could 29, 2013, when Dioner Navarro did it towards the White Sox in a 9-3 blowout win.
Additionally, Happ’s second dinger was crushed! [VIDEO]
Whereas all this was happening, Taillon was throwing a very nice sport, a number of of the center innings going by in simply six or seven pitches. He acquired helped out by some slick protection.
Patrick Knowledge, within the fourth [VIDEO].
Swanson, within the fifth [VIDEO].
All instructed, Taillon threw seven innings and allowed simply 4 hits, solely two of these after the primary. He didn’t stroll anybody and struck out seven. He’s simply been excellent this yr. Right here’s a breakdown of Taillon’s outing [VIDEO].
And listed here are Taillon’s seven strikeouts [VIDEO].
The Cubs tacked on single runs within the seventh and eighth to get to double figures. Within the seventh, Suzuki walked, the fourth time he had been on base. Happ adopted with a double, his fourth hit, after which this occurred [VIDEO].
Morel’s single scored Suzuki to make it 9-2, however Happ was thrown out. Happ in all probability ought to have simply held at third, but it surely made for an fascinating spectacle on the plate with the 2 runners so shut. If the rating had been nearer this may need been a grievance division merchandise, however not in the present day.
Within the eighth, Nido singled with one out, Hoerner walked and Knowledge looped a single to proper to load the bases for Bellinger, whose power play scored run quantity 10 [VIDEO].
Drew Smyly threw a scoreless eighth and Hector Neris a scoreless ninth. Each innings had been a bit messy, however ultimately, that is how the victory was accomplished [VIDEO].
And so, no less than for a day, particularly on a vacation, that is acceptable:
As I famous above, this sport doesn’t repair all and even many of the Cubs’ points, but it surely definitely made for an fulfilling afternoon on the ol’ ballyard. Right here’s hoping there are extra video games like this to return.
The Cubs open a three-game collection towards the Los Angeles Angels Friday afternoon at Wrigley Discipline. Justin Steele will get the decision for the Cubs within the collection opener and he’ll face Angels righthander Griffin Canning. Sport time is 1:20 p.m. CT and TV protection shall be by way of Marquee Sports activities Community (and in addition MLB Community exterior the Cubs and Angels market territories).
This sport, in fact, doesn’t erase the quite a few issues the 2024 Chicago Cubs nonetheless have.
It was, although, a reminder of what these gamers are able to doing — and who is aware of, possibly they’ll proceed doing it.
The Cubs exploded for double figures in runs for the primary time since April 16 in Arizona — and so they misplaced that sport, 12-11 in 10 innings. They scored 10 at house for the primary time since April 2 towards the Rockies, a 12-2 blowout. Sure, it’s been that lengthy since this kind of offense has been seen at Wrigley Discipline from the house crew.
And Ian Happ had himself a day, going 4-for-4 and switch-hitting three-run homers for a six-RBI afternoon that was essentially the most RBI from any Cubs participant since Patrick Knowledge homered twice and had six towards the Reds June 30, 2022. All of this helped lead the Cubs to a 10-2 thrashing of the NL-best Phillies.
Let’s start firstly, which started depressingly much like nearly each latest Cubs sport. Jameson Taillon was touched up for a run within the first on two singles, which usually wouldn’t produce a run besides after the primary of these hits, Trea Turner stole second, the place he was in a position to rating on Brandon Marsh’s single.
The Cubs went down fairly meekly within the first three innings, and that included getting runners on first and second with no one out within the second, solely to see Christopher Morel, Dansby Swanson and David Bote all strike out.
Then Nick Castellanos homered off Taillon within the fourth and the best way issues have been going, that appeared like an virtually insurmountable 2-0 deficit.
Not on today, although!
The Cubs had themselves an inning within the backside of the fourth. Cody Bellinger led off with a stroll and Seiya Suzuki singled.
That introduced up Happ [VIDEO].
Identical to that, the Cubs had the lead. And so they weren’t finished in that inning! Morel flied to middle, however Swanson walked and was doubled to 3rd by Bote.
This floor out by Tomas Nido scored run quantity 4 [VIDEO].
And another for good measure, Nico Hoerner’s RBI single made it 5-2 [VIDEO].
The Cubs batted round within the fourth so Bellinger once more led off the fifth. This time, he singled earlier than a Suzuki single and, then, Happ once more [VIDEO].
That was it for the Cubs within the fifth, now main by six, and listed here are some enjoyable Happ homer information from BCB’s JohnW53:
As we speak’s sport was simply the 14th by which a Cub has hit a pair of three-run homers at Wrigley Discipline. It was the Cubs’ 8,522nd sport on the park, by which they’ve hit 7,244 homers, 837 of them with two on base.
They’d performed 1,080 video games and hit 1,196 homers at Wrigley for the reason that final Cub homered twice with two aboard: Aramis Ramirez, on July 20, 2010, vs. the Astros. That was the third time Ramirez did it.
Ten others earlier than Happ did it as soon as: Hack Miller (1922), Hank Sauer (1952), George Altman (1960), Ernie Banks (1969), Jim Hickman (1972), Rick Monday (1976), Keith Moreland (1982), Leon Durham (1984), Roosevelt Brown (2001) and Geovany Soto (2008).
And, with one in every of Happ’s homers hit righthanded and the opposite lefthanded, it was the primary such day for any Cub since Victor Caratini did it at Pittsburgh virtually precisely 5 years in the past, July 3, 2019. (The Cubs misplaced that sport, too, 6-5.) The final time earlier than in the present day a Cub had switch-hit homers in a sport at Wrigley Discipline was Could 29, 2013, when Dioner Navarro did it towards the White Sox in a 9-3 blowout win.
Additionally, Happ’s second dinger was crushed! [VIDEO]
Whereas all this was happening, Taillon was throwing a very nice sport, a number of of the center innings going by in simply six or seven pitches. He acquired helped out by some slick protection.
Patrick Knowledge, within the fourth [VIDEO].
Swanson, within the fifth [VIDEO].
All instructed, Taillon threw seven innings and allowed simply 4 hits, solely two of these after the primary. He didn’t stroll anybody and struck out seven. He’s simply been excellent this yr. Right here’s a breakdown of Taillon’s outing [VIDEO].
And listed here are Taillon’s seven strikeouts [VIDEO].
The Cubs tacked on single runs within the seventh and eighth to get to double figures. Within the seventh, Suzuki walked, the fourth time he had been on base. Happ adopted with a double, his fourth hit, after which this occurred [VIDEO].
Morel’s single scored Suzuki to make it 9-2, however Happ was thrown out. Happ in all probability ought to have simply held at third, but it surely made for an fascinating spectacle on the plate with the 2 runners so shut. If the rating had been nearer this may need been a grievance division merchandise, however not in the present day.
Within the eighth, Nido singled with one out, Hoerner walked and Knowledge looped a single to proper to load the bases for Bellinger, whose power play scored run quantity 10 [VIDEO].
Drew Smyly threw a scoreless eighth and Hector Neris a scoreless ninth. Each innings had been a bit messy, however ultimately, that is how the victory was accomplished [VIDEO].
And so, no less than for a day, particularly on a vacation, that is acceptable:
As I famous above, this sport doesn’t repair all and even many of the Cubs’ points, but it surely definitely made for an fulfilling afternoon on the ol’ ballyard. Right here’s hoping there are extra video games like this to return.
The Cubs open a three-game collection towards the Los Angeles Angels Friday afternoon at Wrigley Discipline. Justin Steele will get the decision for the Cubs within the collection opener and he’ll face Angels righthander Griffin Canning. Sport time is 1:20 p.m. CT and TV protection shall be by way of Marquee Sports activities Community (and in addition MLB Community exterior the Cubs and Angels market territories).
This sport, in fact, doesn’t erase the quite a few issues the 2024 Chicago Cubs nonetheless have.
It was, although, a reminder of what these gamers are able to doing — and who is aware of, possibly they’ll proceed doing it.
The Cubs exploded for double figures in runs for the primary time since April 16 in Arizona — and so they misplaced that sport, 12-11 in 10 innings. They scored 10 at house for the primary time since April 2 towards the Rockies, a 12-2 blowout. Sure, it’s been that lengthy since this kind of offense has been seen at Wrigley Discipline from the house crew.
And Ian Happ had himself a day, going 4-for-4 and switch-hitting three-run homers for a six-RBI afternoon that was essentially the most RBI from any Cubs participant since Patrick Knowledge homered twice and had six towards the Reds June 30, 2022. All of this helped lead the Cubs to a 10-2 thrashing of the NL-best Phillies.
Let’s start firstly, which started depressingly much like nearly each latest Cubs sport. Jameson Taillon was touched up for a run within the first on two singles, which usually wouldn’t produce a run besides after the primary of these hits, Trea Turner stole second, the place he was in a position to rating on Brandon Marsh’s single.
The Cubs went down fairly meekly within the first three innings, and that included getting runners on first and second with no one out within the second, solely to see Christopher Morel, Dansby Swanson and David Bote all strike out.
Then Nick Castellanos homered off Taillon within the fourth and the best way issues have been going, that appeared like an virtually insurmountable 2-0 deficit.
Not on today, although!
The Cubs had themselves an inning within the backside of the fourth. Cody Bellinger led off with a stroll and Seiya Suzuki singled.
That introduced up Happ [VIDEO].
Identical to that, the Cubs had the lead. And so they weren’t finished in that inning! Morel flied to middle, however Swanson walked and was doubled to 3rd by Bote.
This floor out by Tomas Nido scored run quantity 4 [VIDEO].
And another for good measure, Nico Hoerner’s RBI single made it 5-2 [VIDEO].
The Cubs batted round within the fourth so Bellinger once more led off the fifth. This time, he singled earlier than a Suzuki single and, then, Happ once more [VIDEO].
That was it for the Cubs within the fifth, now main by six, and listed here are some enjoyable Happ homer information from BCB’s JohnW53:
As we speak’s sport was simply the 14th by which a Cub has hit a pair of three-run homers at Wrigley Discipline. It was the Cubs’ 8,522nd sport on the park, by which they’ve hit 7,244 homers, 837 of them with two on base.
They’d performed 1,080 video games and hit 1,196 homers at Wrigley for the reason that final Cub homered twice with two aboard: Aramis Ramirez, on July 20, 2010, vs. the Astros. That was the third time Ramirez did it.
Ten others earlier than Happ did it as soon as: Hack Miller (1922), Hank Sauer (1952), George Altman (1960), Ernie Banks (1969), Jim Hickman (1972), Rick Monday (1976), Keith Moreland (1982), Leon Durham (1984), Roosevelt Brown (2001) and Geovany Soto (2008).
And, with one in every of Happ’s homers hit righthanded and the opposite lefthanded, it was the primary such day for any Cub since Victor Caratini did it at Pittsburgh virtually precisely 5 years in the past, July 3, 2019. (The Cubs misplaced that sport, too, 6-5.) The final time earlier than in the present day a Cub had switch-hit homers in a sport at Wrigley Discipline was Could 29, 2013, when Dioner Navarro did it towards the White Sox in a 9-3 blowout win.
Additionally, Happ’s second dinger was crushed! [VIDEO]
Whereas all this was happening, Taillon was throwing a very nice sport, a number of of the center innings going by in simply six or seven pitches. He acquired helped out by some slick protection.
Patrick Knowledge, within the fourth [VIDEO].
Swanson, within the fifth [VIDEO].
All instructed, Taillon threw seven innings and allowed simply 4 hits, solely two of these after the primary. He didn’t stroll anybody and struck out seven. He’s simply been excellent this yr. Right here’s a breakdown of Taillon’s outing [VIDEO].
And listed here are Taillon’s seven strikeouts [VIDEO].
The Cubs tacked on single runs within the seventh and eighth to get to double figures. Within the seventh, Suzuki walked, the fourth time he had been on base. Happ adopted with a double, his fourth hit, after which this occurred [VIDEO].
Morel’s single scored Suzuki to make it 9-2, however Happ was thrown out. Happ in all probability ought to have simply held at third, but it surely made for an fascinating spectacle on the plate with the 2 runners so shut. If the rating had been nearer this may need been a grievance division merchandise, however not in the present day.
Within the eighth, Nido singled with one out, Hoerner walked and Knowledge looped a single to proper to load the bases for Bellinger, whose power play scored run quantity 10 [VIDEO].
Drew Smyly threw a scoreless eighth and Hector Neris a scoreless ninth. Each innings had been a bit messy, however ultimately, that is how the victory was accomplished [VIDEO].
And so, no less than for a day, particularly on a vacation, that is acceptable:
As I famous above, this sport doesn’t repair all and even many of the Cubs’ points, but it surely definitely made for an fulfilling afternoon on the ol’ ballyard. Right here’s hoping there are extra video games like this to return.
The Cubs open a three-game collection towards the Los Angeles Angels Friday afternoon at Wrigley Discipline. Justin Steele will get the decision for the Cubs within the collection opener and he’ll face Angels righthander Griffin Canning. Sport time is 1:20 p.m. CT and TV protection shall be by way of Marquee Sports activities Community (and in addition MLB Community exterior the Cubs and Angels market territories).
This sport, in fact, doesn’t erase the quite a few issues the 2024 Chicago Cubs nonetheless have.
It was, although, a reminder of what these gamers are able to doing — and who is aware of, possibly they’ll proceed doing it.
The Cubs exploded for double figures in runs for the primary time since April 16 in Arizona — and so they misplaced that sport, 12-11 in 10 innings. They scored 10 at house for the primary time since April 2 towards the Rockies, a 12-2 blowout. Sure, it’s been that lengthy since this kind of offense has been seen at Wrigley Discipline from the house crew.
And Ian Happ had himself a day, going 4-for-4 and switch-hitting three-run homers for a six-RBI afternoon that was essentially the most RBI from any Cubs participant since Patrick Knowledge homered twice and had six towards the Reds June 30, 2022. All of this helped lead the Cubs to a 10-2 thrashing of the NL-best Phillies.
Let’s start firstly, which started depressingly much like nearly each latest Cubs sport. Jameson Taillon was touched up for a run within the first on two singles, which usually wouldn’t produce a run besides after the primary of these hits, Trea Turner stole second, the place he was in a position to rating on Brandon Marsh’s single.
The Cubs went down fairly meekly within the first three innings, and that included getting runners on first and second with no one out within the second, solely to see Christopher Morel, Dansby Swanson and David Bote all strike out.
Then Nick Castellanos homered off Taillon within the fourth and the best way issues have been going, that appeared like an virtually insurmountable 2-0 deficit.
Not on today, although!
The Cubs had themselves an inning within the backside of the fourth. Cody Bellinger led off with a stroll and Seiya Suzuki singled.
That introduced up Happ [VIDEO].
Identical to that, the Cubs had the lead. And so they weren’t finished in that inning! Morel flied to middle, however Swanson walked and was doubled to 3rd by Bote.
This floor out by Tomas Nido scored run quantity 4 [VIDEO].
And another for good measure, Nico Hoerner’s RBI single made it 5-2 [VIDEO].
The Cubs batted round within the fourth so Bellinger once more led off the fifth. This time, he singled earlier than a Suzuki single and, then, Happ once more [VIDEO].
That was it for the Cubs within the fifth, now main by six, and listed here are some enjoyable Happ homer information from BCB’s JohnW53:
As we speak’s sport was simply the 14th by which a Cub has hit a pair of three-run homers at Wrigley Discipline. It was the Cubs’ 8,522nd sport on the park, by which they’ve hit 7,244 homers, 837 of them with two on base.
They’d performed 1,080 video games and hit 1,196 homers at Wrigley for the reason that final Cub homered twice with two aboard: Aramis Ramirez, on July 20, 2010, vs. the Astros. That was the third time Ramirez did it.
Ten others earlier than Happ did it as soon as: Hack Miller (1922), Hank Sauer (1952), George Altman (1960), Ernie Banks (1969), Jim Hickman (1972), Rick Monday (1976), Keith Moreland (1982), Leon Durham (1984), Roosevelt Brown (2001) and Geovany Soto (2008).
And, with one in every of Happ’s homers hit righthanded and the opposite lefthanded, it was the primary such day for any Cub since Victor Caratini did it at Pittsburgh virtually precisely 5 years in the past, July 3, 2019. (The Cubs misplaced that sport, too, 6-5.) The final time earlier than in the present day a Cub had switch-hit homers in a sport at Wrigley Discipline was Could 29, 2013, when Dioner Navarro did it towards the White Sox in a 9-3 blowout win.
Additionally, Happ’s second dinger was crushed! [VIDEO]
Whereas all this was happening, Taillon was throwing a very nice sport, a number of of the center innings going by in simply six or seven pitches. He acquired helped out by some slick protection.
Patrick Knowledge, within the fourth [VIDEO].
Swanson, within the fifth [VIDEO].
All instructed, Taillon threw seven innings and allowed simply 4 hits, solely two of these after the primary. He didn’t stroll anybody and struck out seven. He’s simply been excellent this yr. Right here’s a breakdown of Taillon’s outing [VIDEO].
And listed here are Taillon’s seven strikeouts [VIDEO].
The Cubs tacked on single runs within the seventh and eighth to get to double figures. Within the seventh, Suzuki walked, the fourth time he had been on base. Happ adopted with a double, his fourth hit, after which this occurred [VIDEO].
Morel’s single scored Suzuki to make it 9-2, however Happ was thrown out. Happ in all probability ought to have simply held at third, but it surely made for an fascinating spectacle on the plate with the 2 runners so shut. If the rating had been nearer this may need been a grievance division merchandise, however not in the present day.
Within the eighth, Nido singled with one out, Hoerner walked and Knowledge looped a single to proper to load the bases for Bellinger, whose power play scored run quantity 10 [VIDEO].
Drew Smyly threw a scoreless eighth and Hector Neris a scoreless ninth. Each innings had been a bit messy, however ultimately, that is how the victory was accomplished [VIDEO].
And so, no less than for a day, particularly on a vacation, that is acceptable:
As I famous above, this sport doesn’t repair all and even many of the Cubs’ points, but it surely definitely made for an fulfilling afternoon on the ol’ ballyard. Right here’s hoping there are extra video games like this to return.
The Cubs open a three-game collection towards the Los Angeles Angels Friday afternoon at Wrigley Discipline. Justin Steele will get the decision for the Cubs within the collection opener and he’ll face Angels righthander Griffin Canning. Sport time is 1:20 p.m. CT and TV protection shall be by way of Marquee Sports activities Community (and in addition MLB Community exterior the Cubs and Angels market territories).
This sport, in fact, doesn’t erase the quite a few issues the 2024 Chicago Cubs nonetheless have.
It was, although, a reminder of what these gamers are able to doing — and who is aware of, possibly they’ll proceed doing it.
The Cubs exploded for double figures in runs for the primary time since April 16 in Arizona — and so they misplaced that sport, 12-11 in 10 innings. They scored 10 at house for the primary time since April 2 towards the Rockies, a 12-2 blowout. Sure, it’s been that lengthy since this kind of offense has been seen at Wrigley Discipline from the house crew.
And Ian Happ had himself a day, going 4-for-4 and switch-hitting three-run homers for a six-RBI afternoon that was essentially the most RBI from any Cubs participant since Patrick Knowledge homered twice and had six towards the Reds June 30, 2022. All of this helped lead the Cubs to a 10-2 thrashing of the NL-best Phillies.
Let’s start firstly, which started depressingly much like nearly each latest Cubs sport. Jameson Taillon was touched up for a run within the first on two singles, which usually wouldn’t produce a run besides after the primary of these hits, Trea Turner stole second, the place he was in a position to rating on Brandon Marsh’s single.
The Cubs went down fairly meekly within the first three innings, and that included getting runners on first and second with no one out within the second, solely to see Christopher Morel, Dansby Swanson and David Bote all strike out.
Then Nick Castellanos homered off Taillon within the fourth and the best way issues have been going, that appeared like an virtually insurmountable 2-0 deficit.
Not on today, although!
The Cubs had themselves an inning within the backside of the fourth. Cody Bellinger led off with a stroll and Seiya Suzuki singled.
That introduced up Happ [VIDEO].
Identical to that, the Cubs had the lead. And so they weren’t finished in that inning! Morel flied to middle, however Swanson walked and was doubled to 3rd by Bote.
This floor out by Tomas Nido scored run quantity 4 [VIDEO].
And another for good measure, Nico Hoerner’s RBI single made it 5-2 [VIDEO].
The Cubs batted round within the fourth so Bellinger once more led off the fifth. This time, he singled earlier than a Suzuki single and, then, Happ once more [VIDEO].
That was it for the Cubs within the fifth, now main by six, and listed here are some enjoyable Happ homer information from BCB’s JohnW53:
As we speak’s sport was simply the 14th by which a Cub has hit a pair of three-run homers at Wrigley Discipline. It was the Cubs’ 8,522nd sport on the park, by which they’ve hit 7,244 homers, 837 of them with two on base.
They’d performed 1,080 video games and hit 1,196 homers at Wrigley for the reason that final Cub homered twice with two aboard: Aramis Ramirez, on July 20, 2010, vs. the Astros. That was the third time Ramirez did it.
Ten others earlier than Happ did it as soon as: Hack Miller (1922), Hank Sauer (1952), George Altman (1960), Ernie Banks (1969), Jim Hickman (1972), Rick Monday (1976), Keith Moreland (1982), Leon Durham (1984), Roosevelt Brown (2001) and Geovany Soto (2008).
And, with one in every of Happ’s homers hit righthanded and the opposite lefthanded, it was the primary such day for any Cub since Victor Caratini did it at Pittsburgh virtually precisely 5 years in the past, July 3, 2019. (The Cubs misplaced that sport, too, 6-5.) The final time earlier than in the present day a Cub had switch-hit homers in a sport at Wrigley Discipline was Could 29, 2013, when Dioner Navarro did it towards the White Sox in a 9-3 blowout win.
Additionally, Happ’s second dinger was crushed! [VIDEO]
Whereas all this was happening, Taillon was throwing a very nice sport, a number of of the center innings going by in simply six or seven pitches. He acquired helped out by some slick protection.
Patrick Knowledge, within the fourth [VIDEO].
Swanson, within the fifth [VIDEO].
All instructed, Taillon threw seven innings and allowed simply 4 hits, solely two of these after the primary. He didn’t stroll anybody and struck out seven. He’s simply been excellent this yr. Right here’s a breakdown of Taillon’s outing [VIDEO].
And listed here are Taillon’s seven strikeouts [VIDEO].
The Cubs tacked on single runs within the seventh and eighth to get to double figures. Within the seventh, Suzuki walked, the fourth time he had been on base. Happ adopted with a double, his fourth hit, after which this occurred [VIDEO].
Morel’s single scored Suzuki to make it 9-2, however Happ was thrown out. Happ in all probability ought to have simply held at third, but it surely made for an fascinating spectacle on the plate with the 2 runners so shut. If the rating had been nearer this may need been a grievance division merchandise, however not in the present day.
Within the eighth, Nido singled with one out, Hoerner walked and Knowledge looped a single to proper to load the bases for Bellinger, whose power play scored run quantity 10 [VIDEO].
Drew Smyly threw a scoreless eighth and Hector Neris a scoreless ninth. Each innings had been a bit messy, however ultimately, that is how the victory was accomplished [VIDEO].
And so, no less than for a day, particularly on a vacation, that is acceptable:
As I famous above, this sport doesn’t repair all and even many of the Cubs’ points, but it surely definitely made for an fulfilling afternoon on the ol’ ballyard. Right here’s hoping there are extra video games like this to return.
The Cubs open a three-game collection towards the Los Angeles Angels Friday afternoon at Wrigley Discipline. Justin Steele will get the decision for the Cubs within the collection opener and he’ll face Angels righthander Griffin Canning. Sport time is 1:20 p.m. CT and TV protection shall be by way of Marquee Sports activities Community (and in addition MLB Community exterior the Cubs and Angels market territories).
This sport, in fact, doesn’t erase the quite a few issues the 2024 Chicago Cubs nonetheless have.
It was, although, a reminder of what these gamers are able to doing — and who is aware of, possibly they’ll proceed doing it.
The Cubs exploded for double figures in runs for the primary time since April 16 in Arizona — and so they misplaced that sport, 12-11 in 10 innings. They scored 10 at house for the primary time since April 2 towards the Rockies, a 12-2 blowout. Sure, it’s been that lengthy since this kind of offense has been seen at Wrigley Discipline from the house crew.
And Ian Happ had himself a day, going 4-for-4 and switch-hitting three-run homers for a six-RBI afternoon that was essentially the most RBI from any Cubs participant since Patrick Knowledge homered twice and had six towards the Reds June 30, 2022. All of this helped lead the Cubs to a 10-2 thrashing of the NL-best Phillies.
Let’s start firstly, which started depressingly much like nearly each latest Cubs sport. Jameson Taillon was touched up for a run within the first on two singles, which usually wouldn’t produce a run besides after the primary of these hits, Trea Turner stole second, the place he was in a position to rating on Brandon Marsh’s single.
The Cubs went down fairly meekly within the first three innings, and that included getting runners on first and second with no one out within the second, solely to see Christopher Morel, Dansby Swanson and David Bote all strike out.
Then Nick Castellanos homered off Taillon within the fourth and the best way issues have been going, that appeared like an virtually insurmountable 2-0 deficit.
Not on today, although!
The Cubs had themselves an inning within the backside of the fourth. Cody Bellinger led off with a stroll and Seiya Suzuki singled.
That introduced up Happ [VIDEO].
Identical to that, the Cubs had the lead. And so they weren’t finished in that inning! Morel flied to middle, however Swanson walked and was doubled to 3rd by Bote.
This floor out by Tomas Nido scored run quantity 4 [VIDEO].
And another for good measure, Nico Hoerner’s RBI single made it 5-2 [VIDEO].
The Cubs batted round within the fourth so Bellinger once more led off the fifth. This time, he singled earlier than a Suzuki single and, then, Happ once more [VIDEO].
That was it for the Cubs within the fifth, now main by six, and listed here are some enjoyable Happ homer information from BCB’s JohnW53:
As we speak’s sport was simply the 14th by which a Cub has hit a pair of three-run homers at Wrigley Discipline. It was the Cubs’ 8,522nd sport on the park, by which they’ve hit 7,244 homers, 837 of them with two on base.
They’d performed 1,080 video games and hit 1,196 homers at Wrigley for the reason that final Cub homered twice with two aboard: Aramis Ramirez, on July 20, 2010, vs. the Astros. That was the third time Ramirez did it.
Ten others earlier than Happ did it as soon as: Hack Miller (1922), Hank Sauer (1952), George Altman (1960), Ernie Banks (1969), Jim Hickman (1972), Rick Monday (1976), Keith Moreland (1982), Leon Durham (1984), Roosevelt Brown (2001) and Geovany Soto (2008).
And, with one in every of Happ’s homers hit righthanded and the opposite lefthanded, it was the primary such day for any Cub since Victor Caratini did it at Pittsburgh virtually precisely 5 years in the past, July 3, 2019. (The Cubs misplaced that sport, too, 6-5.) The final time earlier than in the present day a Cub had switch-hit homers in a sport at Wrigley Discipline was Could 29, 2013, when Dioner Navarro did it towards the White Sox in a 9-3 blowout win.
Additionally, Happ’s second dinger was crushed! [VIDEO]
Whereas all this was happening, Taillon was throwing a very nice sport, a number of of the center innings going by in simply six or seven pitches. He acquired helped out by some slick protection.
Patrick Knowledge, within the fourth [VIDEO].
Swanson, within the fifth [VIDEO].
All instructed, Taillon threw seven innings and allowed simply 4 hits, solely two of these after the primary. He didn’t stroll anybody and struck out seven. He’s simply been excellent this yr. Right here’s a breakdown of Taillon’s outing [VIDEO].
And listed here are Taillon’s seven strikeouts [VIDEO].
The Cubs tacked on single runs within the seventh and eighth to get to double figures. Within the seventh, Suzuki walked, the fourth time he had been on base. Happ adopted with a double, his fourth hit, after which this occurred [VIDEO].
Morel’s single scored Suzuki to make it 9-2, however Happ was thrown out. Happ in all probability ought to have simply held at third, but it surely made for an fascinating spectacle on the plate with the 2 runners so shut. If the rating had been nearer this may need been a grievance division merchandise, however not in the present day.
Within the eighth, Nido singled with one out, Hoerner walked and Knowledge looped a single to proper to load the bases for Bellinger, whose power play scored run quantity 10 [VIDEO].
Drew Smyly threw a scoreless eighth and Hector Neris a scoreless ninth. Each innings had been a bit messy, however ultimately, that is how the victory was accomplished [VIDEO].
And so, no less than for a day, particularly on a vacation, that is acceptable:
As I famous above, this sport doesn’t repair all and even many of the Cubs’ points, but it surely definitely made for an fulfilling afternoon on the ol’ ballyard. Right here’s hoping there are extra video games like this to return.
The Cubs open a three-game collection towards the Los Angeles Angels Friday afternoon at Wrigley Discipline. Justin Steele will get the decision for the Cubs within the collection opener and he’ll face Angels righthander Griffin Canning. Sport time is 1:20 p.m. CT and TV protection shall be by way of Marquee Sports activities Community (and in addition MLB Community exterior the Cubs and Angels market territories).
This sport, in fact, doesn’t erase the quite a few issues the 2024 Chicago Cubs nonetheless have.
It was, although, a reminder of what these gamers are able to doing — and who is aware of, possibly they’ll proceed doing it.
The Cubs exploded for double figures in runs for the primary time since April 16 in Arizona — and so they misplaced that sport, 12-11 in 10 innings. They scored 10 at house for the primary time since April 2 towards the Rockies, a 12-2 blowout. Sure, it’s been that lengthy since this kind of offense has been seen at Wrigley Discipline from the house crew.
And Ian Happ had himself a day, going 4-for-4 and switch-hitting three-run homers for a six-RBI afternoon that was essentially the most RBI from any Cubs participant since Patrick Knowledge homered twice and had six towards the Reds June 30, 2022. All of this helped lead the Cubs to a 10-2 thrashing of the NL-best Phillies.
Let’s start firstly, which started depressingly much like nearly each latest Cubs sport. Jameson Taillon was touched up for a run within the first on two singles, which usually wouldn’t produce a run besides after the primary of these hits, Trea Turner stole second, the place he was in a position to rating on Brandon Marsh’s single.
The Cubs went down fairly meekly within the first three innings, and that included getting runners on first and second with no one out within the second, solely to see Christopher Morel, Dansby Swanson and David Bote all strike out.
Then Nick Castellanos homered off Taillon within the fourth and the best way issues have been going, that appeared like an virtually insurmountable 2-0 deficit.
Not on today, although!
The Cubs had themselves an inning within the backside of the fourth. Cody Bellinger led off with a stroll and Seiya Suzuki singled.
That introduced up Happ [VIDEO].
Identical to that, the Cubs had the lead. And so they weren’t finished in that inning! Morel flied to middle, however Swanson walked and was doubled to 3rd by Bote.
This floor out by Tomas Nido scored run quantity 4 [VIDEO].
And another for good measure, Nico Hoerner’s RBI single made it 5-2 [VIDEO].
The Cubs batted round within the fourth so Bellinger once more led off the fifth. This time, he singled earlier than a Suzuki single and, then, Happ once more [VIDEO].
That was it for the Cubs within the fifth, now main by six, and listed here are some enjoyable Happ homer information from BCB’s JohnW53:
As we speak’s sport was simply the 14th by which a Cub has hit a pair of three-run homers at Wrigley Discipline. It was the Cubs’ 8,522nd sport on the park, by which they’ve hit 7,244 homers, 837 of them with two on base.
They’d performed 1,080 video games and hit 1,196 homers at Wrigley for the reason that final Cub homered twice with two aboard: Aramis Ramirez, on July 20, 2010, vs. the Astros. That was the third time Ramirez did it.
Ten others earlier than Happ did it as soon as: Hack Miller (1922), Hank Sauer (1952), George Altman (1960), Ernie Banks (1969), Jim Hickman (1972), Rick Monday (1976), Keith Moreland (1982), Leon Durham (1984), Roosevelt Brown (2001) and Geovany Soto (2008).
And, with one in every of Happ’s homers hit righthanded and the opposite lefthanded, it was the primary such day for any Cub since Victor Caratini did it at Pittsburgh virtually precisely 5 years in the past, July 3, 2019. (The Cubs misplaced that sport, too, 6-5.) The final time earlier than in the present day a Cub had switch-hit homers in a sport at Wrigley Discipline was Could 29, 2013, when Dioner Navarro did it towards the White Sox in a 9-3 blowout win.
Additionally, Happ’s second dinger was crushed! [VIDEO]
Whereas all this was happening, Taillon was throwing a very nice sport, a number of of the center innings going by in simply six or seven pitches. He acquired helped out by some slick protection.
Patrick Knowledge, within the fourth [VIDEO].
Swanson, within the fifth [VIDEO].
All instructed, Taillon threw seven innings and allowed simply 4 hits, solely two of these after the primary. He didn’t stroll anybody and struck out seven. He’s simply been excellent this yr. Right here’s a breakdown of Taillon’s outing [VIDEO].
And listed here are Taillon’s seven strikeouts [VIDEO].
The Cubs tacked on single runs within the seventh and eighth to get to double figures. Within the seventh, Suzuki walked, the fourth time he had been on base. Happ adopted with a double, his fourth hit, after which this occurred [VIDEO].
Morel’s single scored Suzuki to make it 9-2, however Happ was thrown out. Happ in all probability ought to have simply held at third, but it surely made for an fascinating spectacle on the plate with the 2 runners so shut. If the rating had been nearer this may need been a grievance division merchandise, however not in the present day.
Within the eighth, Nido singled with one out, Hoerner walked and Knowledge looped a single to proper to load the bases for Bellinger, whose power play scored run quantity 10 [VIDEO].
Drew Smyly threw a scoreless eighth and Hector Neris a scoreless ninth. Each innings had been a bit messy, however ultimately, that is how the victory was accomplished [VIDEO].
And so, no less than for a day, particularly on a vacation, that is acceptable:
As I famous above, this sport doesn’t repair all and even many of the Cubs’ points, but it surely definitely made for an fulfilling afternoon on the ol’ ballyard. Right here’s hoping there are extra video games like this to return.
The Cubs open a three-game collection towards the Los Angeles Angels Friday afternoon at Wrigley Discipline. Justin Steele will get the decision for the Cubs within the collection opener and he’ll face Angels righthander Griffin Canning. Sport time is 1:20 p.m. CT and TV protection shall be by way of Marquee Sports activities Community (and in addition MLB Community exterior the Cubs and Angels market territories).