The Cubs got out to an early lead, though squandered a couple opportunities to actually blow the doors off the thing early. The Cubs then lost that early lead, not solely through their own errors, however by way of the Brewers scoring, repeatedly, on some really dinky-ass hits. Nothing that occurred today minimized my thinking that hes a big league factor, however it reinforced my really early feelings that hes a man who plays up enough in relief that he should stick in the pen.
Decent work otherwise by the bullpen today in a long trip (which sucks with two doubleheaders coming).
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Colin Reas start was mostly great, all things thought about for a fill-in man, however it seemed like it highlighted why he might be best in relief. When starting, he does not get that additional couple MPH on his fastball, and his cutter didnt rather seem to have that swing-and-miss quality. He was going for efficient contact, which can be great, as it was for a couple of innings, but then some of those balls are going to find turf, as they did in the 4th. More on Rea and his function in the days ahead. Nothing that occurred today lessened my thinking that hes a major league contributor, however it strengthened my really early sensations that hes a man who highlights enough in relief that he must stick in the pen.
Decent work otherwise by the bullpen today in a long getaway (which draws with two doubleheaders coming). Jeremy Jeffresss 2nd inning of work was the exception. I guess Casey Sadlers inning wasnt fantastic either, however he was injured by a Jason Kipnis error.
On the whole, the Cubs had lots of possibilities to offset the Brewers BABIP luck today, so theres a lot of blame to walk around in addition to the whiny excuses.
Oh well. Moving on.
The Cubs got out to an early lead, though wasted a couple chances to truly blow the doors off the thing early. The Cubs then lost that early lead, not entirely through their own screw-ups, but by method of the Brewers scoring, repeatedly, on some really dinky-ass hits. The Cubs had numerous quality shots that found gloves. Its just how it felt to me.
Then, after Steven Souza tied things up in the 8th, the Cubs had a possibility to walk it off in the 9th. However Kris Bryants leadoff single went wasted, the Brewers scored two times in their half of the 10th, the second of which began yet another dingleberry nothing groundball. The Cubs scored the freebie run in their half, but not another. Video game over. Prompt to battle increasing.
Its been a minute considering that Ive had among these games that simply grinds me to a pulp, but todays sure did.
