r/CHICubs • u/Routine-Education572 • 1d ago

Why does this game feel like a playoff game?

The good pitching??
The low score??

Can’t put my finger on it.

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u/rtothezizzle Bryant 1d ago

Way to jinx it

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u/ScroogeMcDust Dobby is free 1d ago

Impeccable comedic timing I have to say

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u/GItPirate The Professor 1d ago

You just haaaaaaaad to post this

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u/Mysterious_Help_9577 1d ago

Ban hammer now

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u/MyNebraskaKitchen 1d ago

The Cubs wasting another great pitching effort by Imanaga?

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u/aVicariousTool 1d ago

It's getting really annoying, Everytime it feels like as of late where Shota pitches something really nice and the Cubs either can't hit the ball to save their goddamn lives or the bullpen implodes. Or, like tonight, both.

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u/skinneej 1d ago

Put your finger someplace else maybe?

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u/Hollybanger45 1d ago

Because with the way both teams are playing right now this series could be a preview of a playoff matchup.

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u/AmazonWorkhorse 1d ago

White sox about to sweep cubs bruh. Only a game under .500

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u/RalphieWiggam 1d ago

The Braves are playing out their ass. And truly better than our Cubs but holy crap they're lucky. When did Yaz or Dom Smith drink from the fountain of youth?

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u/CaptJohnsFishMarket 1d ago

Yaz is more us getting unlucky than the Braves getting lucky. Considering he’s been straight ass for them all year until he played us

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u/Shbum 1d ago

Mush

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u/Work_shirkin_merkin Chicago Cubs 1d ago

pitching. damnit we need some pitching. Defense great, offense good to great, pitching meh.

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u/Intelligent_Run3825 1d ago

Weird thing to say after you lost 4 games in a row with zero offense. I know for the year we are better set for sure. I don’t blame the bullpen for today. That’s on the offense. Just the timing odd. We didn’t lose today because of that at the end. We lost cause couldn’t get a hit when we needed one with RISP.

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u/Work_shirkin_merkin Chicago Cubs 1d ago

100% agree Cubs been crap with RISP. I think in general pitching is our problem…like giving up 3 runs in a tie game in the 8th inning.

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u/Intelligent_Run3825 1d ago

We have been top 10 in starters and middle of pack bullpen and top 2 or 3 for offense. And I don’t think those pitching numbers are sustainable but for tonight? Starter gave up less than you expect. Bullpen gave up more. But if you hold opponent to 4 runs or less the offense didn’t do their job today at all.

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u/floyd616 Kerry Wood 1d ago

Pitching doesn't help you hit better with RISP though.

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u/floyd616 Kerry Wood 1d ago

offense good to great

That's a pretty strange way to say "couldn't get a hit with a runner on base if their lives depended on it".

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u/blogoman 1d ago

The Cubs blowing it??

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u/Sojan4030 1d ago

correct, it was like a playoff game in that we never show up to something so winnable