Well, I was going to say the Cubs would be wise to try and work the count and get his pitch count up early, but scoring certainly works too.
2 errors. unbelievable.
The error was the throw that caused the run to score.Kluber AB was ruled (correctly) an infield single and not E5 on the throw to 1B. That would have been a heckuva play for the Cubs to pull off to force Klubes.
Kluber AB was ruled (correctly) an infield single and not E5 on the throw to 1B. That would have been a heckuva play for the Cubs to pull off to force Klubes.
They ruled it a single and a throwing error since it caused the run to score.It was an error according to the scoreboard going to commercial. Did they change it? Bryant's throw was way off and certainly pulled Rizzo off the base. It looks like Kluber might have tied, beat the toss, but the throw certainly wasn't there.
Yeah, I think it could/should have been a single, but doesn't the bad throw overule that?
The error was the throw that caused the run to score.
I hate to say this as a Cubs fan, but this is now becoming embarrassing. The Cubs came home and all of a sudden forgot how to play baseball. I'm starting to think that the pressure really hit them hard when they came home to Wrigley. All of sudden the media and everyone is talking 108 years, Bartman, the goat, the insane bar crowds around the stadium....they saw all that along with the expectations that everybody was saying they will win all 3 at home....tremendous pressure that I would no doubt crumble under in their shoes.
Hendrix was way off last night, Lackey looks like crap tonight, Baez looks like the prospect that average a K every other at bat by swinging at everything.....even Bryant looks outmatched at the plate. The only reliable hitter is Zobrist.
Maybe Lester carries them to their only win at home tomorrow, but right now the Cubs don't look like they will win the series. And that's fine, it's not the end of the world, and maybe they learn from this going into next year where they are still expected to contend.