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Cubs Travel to A town as First Place Team Square off
The Cubs had a day off and would travel to Atlanta to play the first place Braves. The Braves sit at 25 wins and 15 losses on the young year and return a most of their core from a year ago. Puig moved on but Justin Dean has taken off the right field duties. The Braves have a solid pitching staff and are aided by returning 4 Gold Glovers from a year ago: Langielers at Catcher, Freeman at 1st, Ozzie Albies at 2nd and Acuna in 2nd. In the first game Sean Newcomb would take on Kyle Hendricks. The Cubs had early success in running up Newcomb’s pitch count but it did not translate into runs until the 5th when Nico Hoerner was able to walk and 2 batters later Kris Bryant was able to get on with a single to put runners at 1st and 2nd. Rafeal Guerra was up and said when Newcomb had a pick off attempt sail into the stands to move the runners in scoring position. Guerra was able to single up the middle to score Nico to take the lead. The Braves would respond in the bottom of the 5th with a Austin Riley solo shot but Hendricks would keep continue his impressive run as he went 7innings giving up 6 hits and striking out 5. In the 7th the Cubs were in business with runners at 3rd and 1st as Kyle Schwarber came up as a pinch hitter and 1 out. Schwarber would miss on a pitch but got enough for it to take a odd bounce; Nico was able to score and Brennan Davis got to 2nd safely to make it 2-1. Carl Edwards Jr and Clase again showed to be a great 1-2 punch in the 8th and 9th as they held the Braves scoreless to seal the win.
In game 2 DeGrom gave up a early home run to Gallo but settled in after that as he gave up just 2 hits in 7 innings and struck out 11. The Cubs tied it in the 4th on a Victory Reyes double. The Cubs would give Degrom the win when JD Martinez got on with a single and Brennan Davis pinch run and moved to second on a wild pitch. The Cubs would make it 3-1 with a Rizzo sac fly. Contreras homered in the 8th to make it 4-1 and that would be the ball game. Besides the Gallo home run, Atlanta was held in check as they would go down swinging 15 times.
In the 3rd game Colas struggled as he could only go 4.1 innings and gave up 7 runs including home runs to Acuna, Langeliers and Gallo in the 10-1 loss.
The Cubs would struggle in the next series as they split the 4 gamer against the Marlins 2-2. AJ Puk will spend some time out as was moved to the IL with a hamstring injury as he could only go 4 innings before being removed from the game as a precaution. Duane Underwood Jr to the show. The Series also saw Kyle Hendricks lose his first game after going 8-0 in his first 8 starts. Hendricks gave up 2 runs in 6 innings but the Cubs offense couldn’t produce enough to keep his streak alive. After the Series the Cubs announced that they are going to tweak their order. Anthony Rizzo has not rebounded from a down year the previous season and has struggled to get on base consistently to the tune of a .250 average. Rizzo will be dropped in the order he will bat 6th. Nico Hoerner has kept his hot start as hits over 300 and will now bat second between Bryant and Contreras. Chicago also announced that Richard Kell was optioned to AAA Iowa. Kell has struggled since his break out year 2 seasons ago. With Hoerner’s strong play he has had limited at bats & he is hitting under .200 and the Cubs brought Mariano Velaquez backup from Iowa. The Cubs are hopeful that Kell can rejoin the club later in the year if he can regain his swing with consistent at bats. The Cubs will face off against Colorado at Wrigley before facing the Marlins again as May comes to a close. The Cubs are 1.5 games ahead of the Brewers and 8 games head of the Pirates.
Jay’s Cubs Wrap Up: 2024
Cubs Travel to A town as First Place Team Square off
The Cubs had a day off and would travel to Atlanta to play the first place Braves. The Braves sit at 25 wins and 15 losses on the young year and return a most of their core from a year ago. Puig moved on but Justin Dean has taken off the right field duties. The Braves have a solid pitching staff and are aided by returning 4 Gold Glovers from a year ago: Langielers at Catcher, Freeman at 1st, Ozzie Albies at 2nd and Acuna in 2nd. In the first game Sean Newcomb would take on Kyle Hendricks. The Cubs had early success in running up Newcomb’s pitch count but it did not translate into runs until the 5th when Nico Hoerner was able to walk and 2 batters later Kris Bryant was able to get on with a single to put runners at 1st and 2nd. Rafeal Guerra was up and said when Newcomb had a pick off attempt sail into the stands to move the runners in scoring position. Guerra was able to single up the middle to score Nico to take the lead. The Braves would respond in the bottom of the 5th with a Austin Riley solo shot but Hendricks would keep continue his impressive run as he went 7innings giving up 6 hits and striking out 5. In the 7th the Cubs were in business with runners at 3rd and 1st as Kyle Schwarber came up as a pinch hitter and 1 out. Schwarber would miss on a pitch but got enough for it to take a odd bounce; Nico was able to score and Brennan Davis got to 2nd safely to make it 2-1. Carl Edwards Jr and Clase again showed to be a great 1-2 punch in the 8th and 9th as they held the Braves scoreless to seal the win.
In game 2 DeGrom gave up a early home run to Gallo but settled in after that as he gave up just 2 hits in 7 innings and struck out 11. The Cubs tied it in the 4th on a Victory Reyes double. The Cubs would give Degrom the win when JD Martinez got on with a single and Brennan Davis pinch run and moved to second on a wild pitch. The Cubs would make it 3-1 with a Rizzo sac fly. Contreras homered in the 8th to make it 4-1 and that would be the ball game. Besides the Gallo home run, Atlanta was held in check as they would go down swinging 15 times.
In the 3rd game Colas struggled as he could only go 4.1 innings and gave up 7 runs including home runs to Acuna, Langeliers and Gallo in the 10-1 loss.
The Cubs would struggle in the next series as they split the 4 gamer against the Marlins 2-2. AJ Puk will spend some time out as was moved to the IL with a hamstring injury as he could only go 4 innings before being removed from the game as a precaution. Duane Underwood Jr to the show. The Series also saw Kyle Hendricks lose his first game after going 8-0 in his first 8 starts. Hendricks gave up 2 runs in 6 innings but the Cubs offense couldn’t produce enough to keep his streak alive. After the Series the Cubs announced that they are going to tweak their order. Anthony Rizzo has not rebounded from a down year the previous season and has struggled to get on base consistently to the tune of a .250 average. Rizzo will be dropped in the order he will bat 6th. Nico Hoerner has kept his hot start as hits over 300 and will now bat second between Bryant and Contreras. Chicago also announced that Richard Kell was optioned to AAA Iowa. Kell has struggled since his break out year 2 seasons ago. With Hoerner’s strong play he has had limited at bats & he is hitting under .200 and the Cubs brought Mariano Velaquez backup from Iowa. The Cubs are hopeful that Kell can rejoin the club later in the year if he can regain his swing with consistent at bats. The Cubs will face off against Colorado at Wrigley before facing the Marlins again as May comes to a close. The Cubs are 1.5 games ahead of the Brewers and 8 games head of the Pirates.
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