It’s Tomoyuki Sugano tonight. He’s got like 12 pitches that are all below average. Not a lot of help. Both sides of the plate can expect sinker/fastball/Splitter. All 9 guys show up with their batting gloves on ready t do some damage. ALL 9! IS THAT TOO MUCH TO ASK?! #Cubs
9 guys tomorrow. All 9. Each and every single member of the 9 needs to be locked and loaded. Assess the situation and execute. 2 things! ASSESS & EXECUTE! #Cubs#Assess#Execute
Trevor McDonald tonight. 93-96 mph sinker, an 85-88 mph slider, and an 83-86 mph changeup. RHH should expect a heavy sinker/slider mix. LHH will see more changeups fading away. 9 guys ready to hit today, all 9! BE COMPETITIVE TODAY! #Cubs
Landen Rouppe. Heavy sinker low 9’s and a hammer curveball. The sinker generates weak contact early, while the curve misses bats at an elite rate. He’ll also mix an 87 mph changeup and occasional cutter to keep hitters honest.
Just fucken compete today! #Cubs
Robbie Ray tonight. Hitters should expect velocity up in the zone early and sliders below the zone when behind in the count. RHH will see a combo of fastball/slider while lefties will get more fastball/change. Build off of last night and keep the bats rolling! HUNT HEATERS #Cubs
J.T. Ginn, sinker-heavy RHP. Works primarily off a mid 9’s sinker, using a sharp slider as his main put-away pitch vs. RHH and mixing in a fading changeup more often vs. LHH.
RHH: Expect sinkers in and sliders away.
LHH: Expect more changeups and cutters.
GAME 3 WAKE UP! #Cubs
Jeffrey Springs tonight. A deceptive lefty who relies on pitch mix, command, and an elite changeup rather than velocity. RHH can expect a lot of FB/CH (fastball is MEAT). LHH should expect more slider/FB combo. NOTHING SPECIAL! HIT THE HEATER! COME ON! #Cubs
Gage Jump will make his 2nd MLB start tonight. Cubs have Jamo going. We need to score runs early and often and give Jamo some breathing room. Get the bats hot! #Cubs
Ben Brown has quietly been NASTY for the Cubs 🐻
51.2 IP | 1.92 ERA | 53 K’s | 2.19 FIP
Every whiff and called strike from his dominant 7 shutout innings vs. the Cardinals: