2018-10-01 (Game 163): Brewers (Chacín) at Cubs (Quintana) 12:05 PM CDT [Brewers win 3-1; 2018 NL Central Champs!]

[adambr2]

Kind of surprised they didn't walk him just to force Maddon to make a decision with Quintana

 

No decision to make, not with this pen. Quintana hits. Now the real decision will be if he leads off next inning or not.

[brewcrewdue80]

OMG Ravich, shut up about pulling Chacin before this inning - that is absurd

 

Absolute garbage spewing from his mouth. He's been beating this drum since the 3rd inning. Hope Yelich hits HR and says nothing about how the Cubs should have gone to bullpen.

[owbc]

Yelich is so ridiculously good

[YelichPosse]

M V P

[Fear The Chorizo]

um...CY is good at hitting

[TURBO]

MVP!

[wildcat83]

Hey Quintana - Save yourself two pitches and just 4 finger pass him....

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

THere's a guy that understands the value of baserunners here. And it chases Quintana!

[YelichPosse]

If you told me, before the game it would be 1-1 top 6, and Q coming out. I'd take it.

[Fear The Chorizo]

here we go...bullpen time and they'll need to get 12 outs to beat the Brewers...really like our chances now

 

Can't believe that gets Quintana out for a righty...I almost want to see CC open up the stable of LH hitters

[owbc]

This is why 10-15 AB matchup numbers are so silly.

[yfinn6]

I thought Quintana wouldn't face Braun for the 3rd time.

 

Hit and run time.

[bigredrobbo]

Time for Braun to cement Cub fan hatred!

[wildcat83]

First reliever to enter the game is a Cub.... That's a win

[Cool Hand Lucroy]

Well...the Cubs pen has to get 12 outs. If yoi gave me this situation and said taje it or leave it yesterday afternoon, I would have taken it.

 

Doesn't make me any less terrified, but this is our shot. Let's do it!

[WinkelsasVsSoriano]

That Yelich guy is decent. I'd take him over a guy like Jeffrey Hammonds.

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

Need a clutch AB from Braun here. Time for him to channel 2011.

[MrTPlush]

Yup, as I assumed. Maddon quick to the pen. This is what he does in big games. Can't keep his finger off the trigger.

[SRB]

Pulling Quintana? Madden is a fool!

[Ennder]

If the game is tied I keep Chacin in but he only faces Murphy if the bases are empty. We are in that awkward stage of the game where you don't want to blow your big RPs if you can avoid it in case we play tomorrow. Another inning out of Chacin would be huge.

 

Of course I'd rather we score 2 or 3 here and not have to worry about blowing the good RPs.

[OldSchoolSnapper]

This game can go either way but that felt like a favor. Guy looks fine, gives up a cheap hit to the best player in the league and you have to pull the hook on 64 pitches?

[KeithStone53151]

Yup, as I assumed. Maddon quick to the pen. This is what he does in big games. Can't keep his finger off the trigger.

 

Fixed

 

It's fair he's more prone to in big games, but this dude over-manages to an absurd degree.

[phnxcrew]

Maddon is a moron. Lol. Why on earth would you take him out?

[MrTPlush]

Caught a break there… 2-0 count Braun, come on.

[yfinn6]

Solid AB