GDT 9/16/21 Chicago Cubs (Hendricks) @ Philadelphia Phillies (Bedrosian)

[kikutaro]

Frank Schwindel

Mound Visit.
Pitching Change: JD Hammer replaces Matt Moore, batting 9th, replacing pitcher Matt Moore.
Ball (93.9 mph four-seam fastball)
Ball (83.3 mph slider)
Called strike (93.6 mph four-seam fastball)
Foul (93.8 mph four-seam fastball)
Foul (94.3 mph four-seam fastball)
Ball (83.6 mph slider)
Ball (83. mph slider)

Frank Schwindel walks. Sergio Alcantara to 3rd. Rafael Ortega to 2nd.

[LoneStarPhan]

Three walks so far this inning. This is ridiculous.

But Hammer costs much less to not pitch well.

[kikutaro]

Ian Happ

Swinging strike (81.5 mph slider)
Ball (94.8 mph four-seam fastball)
Called strike (94.4 mph four-seam fastball)
Hit by pitch (84.1 mph slider)

Ian Happ hit by pitch. Sergio Alcantara scores. Rafael Ortega to 3rd. Frank Schwindel to 2nd.

Chicago Cubs 1 - Philadelphia Phillies 0

[kikutaro]

Willson Contreras

Mound Visit.
Called strike (92.3 mph four-seam fastball)
In play, run(s) (92.2 mph four-seam fastball)

Willson Contreras singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Odubel Herrera. Rafael Ortega scores. Frank Schwindel to 3rd. Ian Happ to 2nd.

Chicago Cubs 2 - Philadelphia Phillies 0

[HopeSpringsEternal]

Tryin Velasquez one more time would have been better than trying to figure out this bullpen game approach IMO.

[schillingfan]

So how many times do I tell Joe Girqrdi that you can’t put J.D. Hammer in with men on base? He needs to start an inning.

[kikutaro]

Patrick Wisdom

Ball (84.6 mph slider)
Ball (93.6 mph four-seam fastball)
Swinging strike (92.2 mph four-seam fastball)
Called strike (94. mph four-seam fastball)
Foul (86.4 mph slider)
Foul (95.1 mph four-seam fastball)
Foul (95.2 mph four-seam fastball)
In play, run(s) (84.9 mph slider)

Patrick Wisdom doubles (13) on a line drive to center fielder Odubel Herrera. Frank Schwindel scores. Ian Happ scores. Willson Contreras to 3rd.

Chicago Cubs 4 - Philadelphia Phillies 0

[kikutaro]

Alfonso Rivas

Ball (84.6 mph slider)
Ball (84.2 mph slider)
Called strike (95.1 mph four-seam fastball)
Swinging strike (95. mph four-seam fastball)
Swinging strike (95.1 mph four-seam fastball)

Alfonso Rivas strikes out swinging.

[kikutaro]

Matt Duffy

Ball (85.8 mph slider)
Called strike (94.2 mph four-seam fastball)
Ball (94. mph four-seam fastball)
Called strike (93.9 mph four-seam fastball)
Foul (94.8 mph four-seam fastball)
Ball (85.2 mph slider)
In play, run(s) (93.3 mph four-seam fastball)

Matt Duffy homers (5) on a fly ball to left center field. Willson Contreras scores. Patrick Wisdom scores.

Chicago Cubs 7 - Philadelphia Phillies 0

[kikutaro]

Sergio Alcantara

Swinging strike (95.2 mph four-seam fastball)
In play, no out (83.6 mph slider)

Sergio Alcantara singles on a ground ball to center fielder Odubel Herrera.

[LoneStarPhan]

Cubs get 7 runs on 3 hits this inning.

The bullpen game has to become a tribute to the failure.

[zambonir]

Phillies adding an epic new chapter to their history of "let's do what the innovative teams do, except without the ability to actually do it."

[schillingfan]

Boos well deserved.

[HopeSpringsEternal]

This is the “avoid the chance of a blown save” strategy

[zambonir]

I'm rooting for him but I'm afraid the reality is Hammer just isn't that good. He was good when he only pitched in the 5th inning of games we trailed and you say he's good if there aren't men on base and to me that all equals, not good. Today is extreme of course, but also not unlike what he ended up doing during his first stint a few years ago, and before the previous DFA.

[LoneStarPhan]

This has to be the end of any hope for this season.

Failure on the field, failure in managing the team, and failure in making up the roster.

[kikutaro]

Kyle Hendricks

Mound Visit.
Pitching Change: Ramon Rosso replaces JD Hammer, batting 9th, replacing pitcher JD Hammer.
Foul (94.1 mph four-seam fastball)
Ball (84.1 mph slider)
Called strike (94.5 mph four-seam fastball)
In play, no out (85.5 mph slider)

Kyle Hendricks singles on a ground ball to left fielder Andrew McCutchen, deflected by shortstop Didi Gregorius. Sergio Alcantara to 2nd.

[kikutaro]

Rafael Ortega

Foul (95.2 mph four-seam fastball)
Ball (96.8 mph four-seam fastball)
Foul (89.3 mph changeup)
Ball (96.5 mph four-seam fastball)
In play, out(s) (96.8 mph four-seam fastball)

Rafael Ortega grounds out, pitcher Ramon Rosso to first baseman Brad Miller.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Chicago Cubs	0	0	7							7	6	0
Philadelphia Phillies	0	0								0	1	0

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Current Batters

Chicago Cubs

Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	HR	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Rafael Ortega CF	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	.279	.338	.466	.804
Frank Schwindel 1B	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	.335	.382	.642	1.023
Ian Happ LF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	.221	.311	.428	.738
Willson Contreras C	2	1	1	1	0	1	0	.226	.331	.410	.741
Patrick Wisdom 3B	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	.239	.307	.538	.845
Alfonso Rivas RF	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	.294	.385	.412	.796
Matt Duffy 2B	2	1	1	3	0	0	1	.268	.339	.359	.698
Sergio Alcantara SS	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	.203	.309	.316	.626
Kyle Hendricks P	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.125	.160	.146	.306

Philadelphia Phillies

Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	HR	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Odubel Herrera CF	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.254	.309	.419	.728
Jean Segura 2B	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.297	.357	.443	.800
Bryce Harper RF	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.309	.425	.614	1.039
J.T. Realmuto C	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.266	.352	.444	.795
Didi Gregorius SS	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216	.276	.376	.652
Andrew McCutchen LF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.218	.331	.431	.762
Brad Miller 1B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.224	.320	.455	.775
Freddy Galvis 3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.303	.423	.726
Cam Bedrosian P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Matt Moore P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
JD Hammer P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Ramon Rosso P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

Current Pitchers

Chicago Cubs

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-K	ERA
Kyle Hendricks	2.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	26-17	4.48

Philadelphia Phillies

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-K	ERA
Cam Bedrosian	1.1	0	0	0	1	2	0	28-15	4.64
Matt Moore	1.0	1	2	2	2	0	0	23-10	6.29
JD Hammer	0.1	4	5	5	1	1	1	35-22	4.95
Ramon Rosso	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	9-6	7.50

[LoneStarPhan]

In fairness to Rosso, the hit to Gregorius really should have been fielded.

What a pathetic inning. Perhaps fitting for the 2021 Phillies season.

[Philsmania]

The Commissioner's Office needs to step in and block teams from doing bullpen games.