Brewers at Cubs; Wednesday, August 20 @ 7:05 p.m.: Jacob Misiorowski (3.89 ERA, 3.29 FIP) vs. Colin Rea (3.99 ERA, 4.61 FIP)

[yourout]

Mears getting away with some fat ones.

[Cool Hand Lucroy]

Give Mears another methinks.

[OldSchoolSnapper]

3 minutes ago, willie key said:

Get back to me if we win another game this series.    This was exactly what the cubs needed.   They kicked our ass this series and that should be enough confidence for them to win a bunch of series against pretty poor competition.   We will see what happens against a lot better competition when the collar tightens up   I actually think the cubs have a good team

brewers built up a decent cushion but 4.5 games is really not that much.     We wait for chourio to save us.   Heck Perkins and collins miss a weekend and they act like they never played baseball before    And Chourio is gone how knows long

this could easily be down to a couple of games before September even starts

This series hasn't even been decided yet. 

[kevinisaname]

Please, I'm begging... score some runs!

[BarremlensTSSC]

2 minutes ago, BCF said:

Brewers have had 7 outs this game with EV of 100 or more

Lot of at 'em balls.  This is why the pronouncements of doom are just silly.  It's just BABIP biting them in the ass.  It happens to every player and every team sooner or later.  

[BCF]

Cubs have one hit through 5 innings 

[Brian]

Yeli time is now.

[82brewcrew82]

Just now, BCF said:

Cubs have one hit through 5 innings 

Baseball is funny

[ReverendBrewmeister]

Nice quick, clean inning for Mears in the Bottom 5th.

Need to keep pushing at Rea at 86 pitches until it breaks for a big inning.

[Brian]

1 minute ago, BCF said:

Cubs have one hit through 5 innings 

Miz is not what he was 3 months ago.

[HarryDoyle]

1 minute ago, BCF said:

Cubs have one hit through 5 innings 

And as of now, their win probability is 76.1%

[BarremlensTSSC]

I find it much easier to look at Craig Counsell's face when the Cubs are losing.  #FTC

[82brewcrew82]

Stupid bunting.

[kevinisaname]

Incredible play, of course.

[HarveysWBs]

Just stop bunting

[yourout]

Is Siegler slow? 

[Cool Hand Lucroy]

Cubs making plays and stealing outs. We've done that to plenty of people this year.

[Bulldogboy]

Why are we bunting a guy over with one out? Just play Durbin if this guy can't hit a right handed pitcher.

[yourout]

3 minutes ago, Brian said:

Miz is not what he was 3 months ago.

Hasn't been the same since they shut him down for a couple of weeks

[BCF]

What a play by Shaw 

[OldSchoolSnapper]

I have more faith in the bunting than the ball being drilled 120 mph right into glove webbing. 

[adambr2]

6 minutes ago, BCF said:

Cubs have one hit through 5 innings 

And I’m not upset at all about the 1 hit that was allowed. It was the 3 walks that preceded it.

[kevinisaname]

If we can score here, I'd feel pretty good about the game. Big IF though.

[Brian]

Now we start raking. Rea out. Cubs BP, The bullpen ranked 26th in ERA with a 5.23. 

[adambr2]

Just now, OldSchoolSnapper said:

I have more faith in the bunting than the ball being drilled 120 mph right into glove webbing. 

I’ll take it there since we got one back.