Friday notes…
- ABOUT LAST NIGHT: With the Cubs’ win last night and the Cardinals’ rainout, the Cubs are in sole possession of second place in the division, at 44-37 to the Cards’ 42-36. The Cubs had not been second alone since May 30, following a 6-1 win at St. Louis that made them 32-27 to the Cards’ 30-26. (Courtesy BCB’s JohnW53)
- PLAYING THE WINNING TEAMS: Tonight’s game will be the first the Cubs have played against the opponent that started the game with a winning record since May 31, when they lost at St. Louis, 5-1. They are 12-9 since then. The Cubs are 18-18 vs. teams with more wins than losses and 26-19 vs. those at .500 or below. (Courtesy BCB’s JohnW53)
- SCORING LOTS OF RUNS: In their last seven games, the Cubs have outscored their opponents, 63-33. They batted .355 (33 for 93) with runners in scoring position, raising their average for the year by 17 points, from a season-low .217 to .234, its highest since it was .238 on May 17. They have played 33 games since then. (Courtesy BCB’s JohnW53)
- TODAY IN CUBS HISTORY: Ron Santo’s three-run homer off Bob Gibson in the seventh helped lead the Cubs to a 5-1 win over the Cardinals at St. Louis. It happened 55 years ago today, Saturday, June 26, 1971.
Cubs lineup:
Brewers lineup:
Colin Rea, RHP vs. Jacob Misiorowski, RHP
Well, this looks like a mismatch.
Colin Rea did have a good start in his last outing, last Saturday vs. the Blue Jays, allowing no runs in 5.1 innings.
He has not faced the Brewers this year. Current Brewers are batting .316 (18-for-57) against Rea with one home run (Andrew Vaughn).
Good luck, Colin.
You all know about Jacob Misiorowski’s
amazing run over his last nine starts: 0.45 ERA, 0.564 WHIP. Over that span he’s struck out 87 of 216 batters faced and thrown a metric buttload of pitches over 100 miles per hour.
That stretch includes six shutout innings vs. the Cubs May 20 at Wrigley Field.
Some Cubs have hit him okay, though. Seiya Suzuki is 3-for-9 with a home run. Nico Hoerner, 3-for-8. The Cubs did beat him last year in Milwaukee.
Doing that again will not be easy.
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