GDT 9/2/18 Chicago Cubs (Lester) @ Philadelphia Phillies (Nola)

[EastFallowfield]

Worst month of the season for Nola in terms of homers allowed

[kikutaro]

Báez, J

Called strike (93.5 mph four-seam fastball)
Ball (95.3 mph four-seam fastball)
Swinging strike (79.8 mph curveball)
Foul (95.5 mph four-seam fastball)
In play, run(s) (92.3 mph four-seam fastball)

Javier Baez homers (30) on a fly ball to left center field.

Chicago Cubs 3 - Philadelphia Phillies 0

[kikutaro]

Rizzo

Foul (94.2 mph four-seam fastball)
Ball (77.6 mph curveball)
Called strike (79.7 mph curveball)
Foul (78.7 mph curveball)
Ball (93.7 mph four-seam fastball)
Ball (79.7 mph curveball)
Ball (86.9 mph two-seam fastball)

Anthony Rizzo walks.

[zambonir]

Shouldn't really matter rest-wise but Nola was not originally supposed to pitch today.

[kikutaro]

Bryant

Mound Visit.
Ball (92.5 mph four-seam fastball)
Swinging strike (77.1 mph curveball)
Foul (78.2 mph curveball)
Foul (79.9 mph curveball)
Ball (93.4 mph four-seam fastball)
Foul (84.3 mph changeup)
Called strike (79.3 mph curveball)

Kris Bryant called out on strikes.

[kikutaro]

Schwarber

Called strike (85.3 mph changeup)
Swinging strike (94.0 mph four-seam fastball)
Foul (94.1 mph four-seam fastball)
Ball (80.0 mph curveball)
Foul (93.3 mph four-seam fastball)
Pickoff Attempt 1B
Ball (92.5 mph two-seam fastball)
In play, run(s) (78.6 mph curveball)

Kyle Schwarber triples (3) on a ground ball to right fielder Jose Bautista. Anthony Rizzo scores.

Chicago Cubs 4 - Philadelphia Phillies 0

[EastFallowfield]

Are we gonna get stories that the Phils ruined Nola like they ruined Eflin?

[kikutaro]

Contreras

Mound Visit.
Pitching Change: Victor Arano replaces Aaron Nola, batting 9th.
Swinging strike (86.1 mph slider)
In play, out(s) (88.1 mph slider)

Willson Contreras grounds out sharply, second baseman Pedro Florimon to first baseman Carlos Santana.

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

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Current Batters

Chicago Cubs

Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	HR	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Murphy, D 2B	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	.303	.341	.466	.807
Báez, J SS	3	1	1	1	0	1	1	.298	.330	.577	.907
Rizzo 1B	1	2	1	1	2	0	1	.278	.376	.479	.855
Bryant RF	3	0	1	0	0	2	0	.280	.381	.476	.857
Schwarber LF	3	0	1	1	0	2	0	.240	.355	.469	.824
Contreras C	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.263	.355	.411	.766
Happ, I CF	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	.234	.352	.409	.761
Lester P	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	.113	.113	.170	.283
Bote 3B	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.252	.327	.450	.777

Philadelphia Phillies

Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	HR	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Quinn CF	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.356	.373	.562	.935
Hoskins LF	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	.252	.361	.492	.853
Bautista RF	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.199	.344	.362	.706
Santana, C 1B	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.226	.350	.414	.764
Cabrera, A 3B	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	.263	.311	.457	.768
Kingery SS	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	.230	.271	.338	.609
Florimón 2B	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	.250	.308	.467	.775
Alfaro C	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.253	.309	.392	.701
Nola P	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.058	.075	.077	.152
Arano 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
Lester	5.0	7	0	0	0	6	0	89-61	3.55

Philadelphia Phillies

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-K	ERA
Nola	5.2	5	4	4	2	11	3	96-68	2.23
Arano	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2-2	2.65

[HopeSpringsEternal]

I support the move to pitch Nola today (vs. Cubs at home) rather than tomorrow (vs. Marlins away). He may have tired in the 6th a bit on this hot, humid day. But if we can’t score runs, I guess it doesn’t really matter who pitches.

[ButlerBulldog]

Are we gonna get stories that the Phils ruined Nola like they ruined Eflin?

I would hope the media are smarter than that. Nola wasn’t as sharp today but was still somewhat effective. Eflin has been nothing less than a disaster since the start of the second half.

[kikutaro]

Santana, C

Called strike (85.0 mph cutter)
Ball (70.2 mph curveball)
In play, out(s) (85.6 mph cutter)

Carlos Santana grounds out, shortstop Javier Baez to first baseman Anthony Rizzo.

[kikutaro]

Cabrera, A

Ball (87.0 mph cutter)
Ball (85.4 mph cutter)
Foul (89.6 mph four-seam fastball)
Ball (87.2 mph cutter)
Foul (87.2 mph cutter)
In play, no out (91.5 mph four-seam fastball)

Asdrubal Cabrera doubles (32) on a fly ball to second baseman Daniel Murphy, deflected by center fielder Ian Happ.

[EastFallowfield]

Deflected by Happ’s face.

[kikutaro]

Kingery

Called strike (87.0 mph cutter)
Ball (87.4 mph cutter)
Ball (88.9 mph cutter)
Swinging strike (87.7 mph cutter)
Called strike (88.1 mph cutter)

Scott Kingery called out on strikes.

[ButlerBulldog]

Kingery needs to swing the bat with two strikes. That’s the second time he’s stood and watched strike three go by.

[HopeSpringsEternal]

In Kingery’s defense, that last pitch was not a strike.

[EastFallowfield]

Of course it was a ball to all the strike zone boxes.

[kikutaro]

Altherr

Offensive Substitution: Pinch-hitter Aaron Altherr replaces Pedro Florimon.
Mound Visit.
Ball (90.8 mph four-seam fastball)
Ball (91.1 mph four-seam fastball)
Called strike (72.7 mph curveball)
In play, out(s) (90.4 mph four-seam fastball)

Aaron Altherr flies out to center fielder Ian Happ.

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

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Current Batters

Chicago Cubs

Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	HR	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Murphy, D 2B	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	.303	.341	.466	.807
Báez, J SS	3	1	1	1	0	1	1	.298	.330	.577	.907
Rizzo 1B	1	2	1	1	2	0	1	.278	.376	.479	.855
Bryant RF	3	0	1	0	0	2	0	.280	.381	.476	.857
Schwarber LF	3	0	1	1	0	2	0	.240	.355	.469	.824
Contreras C	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.263	.355	.411	.766
Happ, I CF	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	.234	.352	.409	.761
Lester P	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	.113	.113	.170	.283
Bote 3B	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.252	.327	.450	.777

Philadelphia Phillies

Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	HR	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Quinn CF	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.356	.373	.562	.935
Hoskins LF	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	.252	.361	.492	.853
Bautista RF	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.199	.344	.362	.706
Santana, C 1B	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.226	.349	.413	.762
Cabrera, A 3B	3	0	2	0	0	1	0	.264	.313	.460	.773
Kingery SS	3	0	1	0	0	2	0	.229	.270	.338	.608
Florimón 2B	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	.250	.308	.467	.775
Altherr PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.171	.289	.303	.592
Alfaro C	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.253	.309	.392	.701
Nola P	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.058	.075	.077	.152
Arano 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
Lester	6.0	8	0	0	0	7	0	107-71	3.53

Philadelphia Phillies

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-K	ERA
Nola	5.2	5	4	4	2	11	3	96-68	2.23
Arano	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2-2	2.65

[EastFallowfield]

Happ looks hapless but still makes the catch.

[ButlerBulldog]

Happ looks hapless but still makes the catch.

If only that one had deflected off his face.