GDT 9/24/24 Chicago Cubs (Steele) @ Philadelphia Phillies (Banks)

[xogfog]

I really hope we never see Walker in a Phillies uniform again.

[kikutaro]

Alec Bohm

Called strike (88.8 mph four-seam fastball)
Swinging strike (84.4 mph changeup)
In play, out(s) (84.4 mph changeup)

Alec Bohm grounds out, shortstop Dansby Swanson to first baseman Cody Bellinger.

[dicemen99]

Allard saves Walker's bacon.

Walker's line is actually better than Banks's for this game - unfortunate for people who will only see the box.

Banks actually pitched OK, just was unfortunate that Walker was on the mound for his 3 earned runs to score.

[kikutaro]

Nick Castellanos

Ball (83.5 mph changeup)
Called strike (88.9 mph four-seam fastball)
Called strike (90.1 mph four-seam fastball)
In play, out(s) (90.4 mph four-seam fastball)

Nick Castellanos grounds out, shortstop Dansby Swanson to first baseman Cody Bellinger.

[dicemen99]

Why are our Red October shirts blue this year?

[kikutaro]

Austin Hays

Swinging strike (82.2 mph slider)
Ball (84.9 mph changeup)
Called strike (89.4 mph four-seam fastball)
In play, no out (83. mph slider)

Austin Hays singles on a ground ball to third baseman Isaac Paredes.

[owaistabish]

Is it me or the Phillies just need to slow it down against off speed stuff?

[kikutaro]

Edmundo Sosa

Called strike (89.3 mph four-seam fastball)
Swinging strike (82.7 mph slider)
Batter Timeout.
Ball (91.1 mph four-seam fastball)
Foul (92. mph four-seam fastball)
Foul (90.9 mph four-seam fastball)
Foul (81.8 mph slider)
Foul (85.2 mph changeup)
Hit by pitch (92.4 mph four-seam fastball)

Edmundo Sosa hit by pitch. Austin Hays to 2nd.

[HopeSpringsEternal]

It’s gotta be tough to be Taijuan Walker at this point. Aside from the unfortunate tweet (or whatever it was) about being disrespected during last year’s playoffs, he’s been a pretty good soldier through his tenure here, especially this year when he’s really performed poorly. This may indeed be the end of his Phillies career if he can’t figure some things out during the offseason. It will end up being a costly miscalculation by the Phillies, but they may have to eat the remainder of his contact.

[EastFallowfield]

Edmundo Sosa hit by pitch. Austin Hays to 2nd.

No he wasn't, we'll see how confused the bot gets. After a few more pitches, he popped up to end the inning

[BostonRoss]

Edmundo Sosa hit by pitch. Austin Hays to 2nd.

No he wasn't, we'll see how confused the bot gets

I don't really understand what happened. They didn't call it a ball as the count didn't change. Did they call it a foul ball? Was it reviewable?

[EastFallowfield]

I wasn't listening. I thought maybe his padding loosened and unsnapped when he moved out of the way of the pitch which made it look like it was a HBP when it wasn't.

[EastFallowfield]

Allard a 1-2-3 inning while the bot tries to figure out why it's paying attention to this game at this point. Strikeout, Fly to shallow right that Sosa caught even though Nick was charging in, both calling it. Fly to left.

But you can read the bot's version below now.

[kikutaro]

Edmundo Sosa

Foul (90.9 mph four-seam fastball)
Foul (83.2 mph slider)
Foul (92.1 mph four-seam fastball)
In play, out(s) (83.1 mph slider)

Edmundo Sosa pops out to first baseman Cody Bellinger.

Mike Tauchman

Called strike (89.7 mph four-seam fastball)
Ball (91.2 mph sinker)
Swinging strike (83.2 mph cutter)
Batter Timeout.
Ball (89.7 mph four-seam fastball)
Swinging strike (89.7 mph four-seam fastball)

Mike Tauchman strikes out swinging.

Nico Hoerner

Called strike (72.4 mph curveball)
Ball (90.6 mph four-seam fastball)
In play, out(s) (90.2 mph four-seam fastball)

Nico Hoerner flies out to second baseman Edmundo Sosa.

Pete Crow-Armstrong

Called strike (89.9 mph four-seam fastball)
Ball (90.3 mph sinker)
Foul (90.8 mph sinker)
Ball (89.2 mph four-seam fastball)
In play, out(s) (89.6 mph four-seam fastball)

Pete Crow-Armstrong lines out to left fielder Austin Hays.

[kikutaro]

Garrett Stubbs

Pitching Change: Drew Smyly replaces Justin Steele.
Ball (89.7 mph sinker)
Ball (90.4 mph sinker)
Called strike (89.4 mph sinker)
Ball (77.3 mph knuckle curve)
Ball (89.9 mph sinker)

Garrett Stubbs walks.

[kikutaro]

Johan Rojas

Called strike (77.1 mph knuckle curve)
Batter Timeout.
Foul (76.8 mph knuckle curve)
Called strike (77.8 mph knuckle curve)

Johan Rojas called out on strikes.

[HopeSpringsEternal]

Allard a 1-2-3 inning while the bot tries to figure out why it's paying attention to this game at this point.

I think it was the MLB feed that slowed down the bot - had to rework the details of the Sosa AB. The bot was probably just stewing about Thomson’s decision to pitch Walker instead of Allard to follow Banks.

[kikutaro]

Kyle Schwarber

Swinging strike (86.9 mph cutter)
Ball (78.3 mph knuckle curve)
Ball (92. mph sinker)
Ball (87.4 mph cutter)
In play, out(s) (87.2 mph cutter)

Kyle Schwarber pops out to shortstop Dansby Swanson.

[LoneStarPhan]

I hope Walker can come back in the spring and be reasonably effective. He was never great, but he was servable, especially if he is the fifth starter. For awhile in the past, the Phillies were very successful in games he started. This year has been a lost year for him. If he is truly healthy and can regain his composure next season, he could be of value.

There is also the possibility of a trade for another player with a similar contract who has fallen off in performance and favor with his team. The hope being that both would benefit with a new start with a different team.

[kikutaro]

Trea Turner

Pickoff Attempt 1B
In play, out(s) (91.5 mph sinker)

Trea Turner flies out to second baseman Nico Hoerner.

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

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Current Batters

Chicago Cubs

Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	HR	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Ian Happ LF	1	1	0	1	2	0	0	.247	.344	.452	.796
Dansby Swanson SS	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	.242	.311	.388	.699
Seiya Suzuki DH	3	1	2	2	0	1	0	.281	.360	.482	.842
Cody Bellinger 1B	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	.264	.324	.425	.749
Isaac Paredes 3B	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	.235	.345	.394	.739
Michael Busch 1B	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.252	.335	.446	.781
Mike Tauchman RF	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	.248	.357	.367	.724
Nico Hoerner 2B	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	.271	.335	.362	.697
Pete Crow-Armstrong CF	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	.238	.289	.392	.681
Miguel Amaya C	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	.229	.288	.359	.647
Justin Steele P								.000	.000	.000	.000
Drew Smyly P								.000	.000	.000	.000

Philadelphia Phillies

Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	HR	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Kyle Schwarber DH	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	.249	.366	.486	.852
Trea Turner SS	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.295	.339	.461	.800
Bryce Harper 1B	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	.286	.373	.531	.904
Alec Bohm 3B	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.285	.338	.457	.795
Nick Castellanos RF	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	.250	.308	.420	.728
Austin Hays LF	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.257	.306	.389	.695
Edmundo Sosa 2B	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.260	.314	.430	.744
Garrett Stubbs C	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	.208	.298	.264	.562
Johan Rojas CF	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.240	.277	.320	.597
Tanner Banks P								.000	.000	.000	.000
Taijuan Walker P								.000	.000	.000	.000
Kolby Allard P								.000	.000	.000	.000

Current Pitchers

Chicago Cubs

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-K	ERA
Justin Steele	4.0	4	2	2	0	3	1	62-50	3.07
Drew Smyly	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	14-7	3.88

Philadelphia Phillies

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-K	ERA
Tanner Banks	1.1	3	3	3	0	1	0	20-15	4.09
Taijuan Walker	1.2	4	3	3	3	1	0	55-32	7.10
Kolby Allard	2.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	24-16	3.96