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Tuesday notes…
- 10 STRAIGHT WINS. THE NEXT 10, NOT SO MUCH: Tonight’s game will be the Cubs’ 10th since the last of their 10 straight wins on May 8 at Texas. They are 2-7 since then. A loss tonight would tie for their worst record in the 10 games following any of their 22 previous double-digit winning streaks in which they played 10 subsequent games. They were 2-8 after winning 11 in a row in 1944. They have gone 3-7 following five double-digit streaks: in 1917 (after 10 wins), 1927 (12), 1953 (10), 1970 (11) and 1998 (10). Following their earlier 10-game streak this season, the Cubs went 7-3 in their next 10 games, tying for their third-best such record. They were 9-1 twice in 1906. They had been 7-3 four times since then, but not since 1945, after 11 wins. (Courtesy BCB’s JohnW53)
- CUBS vs. BREWERS: The Cubs are 36-35 in second games of series at home vs. the Brewers. They are 18-13 after having lost first games. In all games, the Cubs are 119-111. (Courtesy BCB’s JohnW53)
- THE BUSCH LEAGUE: Michael Busch, 17 games in May: .339/.493/.607 (19-for-56) with seven doubles, a triple, two home runs, 17 walks and 16 RBI.
- TODAY IN CUBS HISTORY: Kerry Wood threw six solid innings and the Cubs defeated the Diamondbacks 6-2 at Wrigley Field. It was the first win of what would become a 12-game winning streak, the team’s longest since a 14-game streak in 1936. It happened 25 years ago today, Saturday, May 19, 2001.
Cubs lineup:
Brewers lineup:
Ben Brown, RHP vs. Jacob Misiorowski, RHP
Ben Brown has stepped up after being asked to slot into the rotation when Matthew Boyd was injured.
In two starts: eight innings, one hit, two walks, 10 strikeouts.
That’s really good! Brown also has thrown well in long relief this year. After
throwing 65 pitches in his last start against the Braves, Brown is likely going to be asked to go 75-80 pitches and hopefully six innings, as the bullpen has been a bit overworked lately (and not good).
Historically, he’s done very well vs. the Brewers: three starts, 18 innings, 1.00 ERA, 0.778 WHIP, 19 strikeouts. Current Brewers are 8-for-53 (.151) against Ben with 18 strikeouts.
Brown will need to be on his best game tonight because Jacob Misiorowski has been striking out pretty much everyone in sight this year. He has faced 202 batters and struck out 80 (MLB leader). That’s a 39.6 percent strikeout rate which is just ridiculous. He’s also thrown more 100 mile per hour pitches (233) than all other starters in MLB combined (144).
He made two starts against the Cubs last year and allowed six runs (five earned) in eight innings, largely because he issued five walks. He’s cut down on the walks this year, so this will not be an easy game. At all.
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