IST: Cubs vs. Giants

[fatbeard]

So where are the whiners from mid-June when the Cubs were slumping a bit?

The ones who said they weren't as good as the Giants?

 

[Parade_Rain]

The ones who said they weren't as good as the Giants?

The ones who said the sky was falling.

 

[A.C. Milan]

The Cardinals lost against the Reds

 

[TL1961]

Let's recap, shall we?

Jon Lester is 15-4 with a 2.61 ERA.

About those 4 losses:
One was in April when he allowed only a solo HR to Arenado, and the cubs got shut out. 2-0 final. One run allowed by pen

Another loss came on May 15, when he pitched 6.1 no hit ball before losing 2-1 to Gerrit Cole.

His last loss came on July 3rd, when he got the crap knocked out of him. 7 ER in 1 1/3.

Can't get all the stats right now, but 2.61 withthat one bad start? Where is he without it?

Dude is sooooooo underrated. Yes. Under

 

[TL1961]

OK, to answer my own post....

Throw out the July 3rd debacle in NY, and Lester owns a 2.25 ERA.

Throw out his one other bad loss, in SF in Mid-May....his ERA is 2.02 over the other 25 starts.

He's had a couple other clunkers in which he escaped without a loss, but....

April: 5 starts 1.83 ERA

June 6 starts 1.41 ERA (pitcher of the month)

August 5 starts 1.71 ERA

He also has the following no-decisions (everyone has some, I know, but....)

7 IP 1 ER
7 IP 2 ER
7. 2 IP 1 Er (solo HR)
6 IP 2 ER
6 IP 0 ER

THIS, ladies and gentlemen, is your Game 1 starter!

 

[beckdawg]

M# = 13 with cards loss

 

[Diehardfan]

It's starting to get creepy now...everything falling right for the Cubs.

 

[CSF77]

OK, to answer my own post....

Throw out the July 3rd debacle in NY, and Lester owns a 2.25 ERA.

Throw out his one other bad loss, in SF in Mid-May....his ERA is 2.02 over the other 25 starts.

He's had a couple other clunkers in which he escaped without a loss, but....

April: 5 starts 1.83 ERA

June 6 starts 1.41 ERA (pitcher of the month)

August 5 starts 1.71 ERA

He also has the following no-decisions (everyone has some, I know, but....)

7 IP 1 ER
7 IP 2 ER
7. 2 IP 1 Er (solo HR)
6 IP 2 ER
6 IP 0 ER

THIS, ladies and gentlemen, is your Game 1 starter!

Debatable. It is tempting to line up Jake vs their best then go leverage 2-3 with Lester/Hendricks. Jake is so hit or miss this year it is worth it wasting Jake vs the other team's ace. Not to mention game 1 would be vs the other team's 2 as most likely they blew their 1 on a 1 game. That way their ace comes in game 4 vs Lackey.

 

[DanTown]

I still think the playoff rotation should be

Arrieta
Hendricks
Lester
Lackey

You have Jake in game one and potentially five, you have Kyle at home, and you have your two most experienced guys in Lester and Lackey going on the road to hopefully close it out.

 

[TC in Mississippi]

I still think the playoff rotation should be

Arrieta
Hendricks
Lester
Lackey

You have Jake in game one and potentially five, you have Kyle at home, and you have your two most experienced guys in Lester and Lackey going on the road to hopefully close it out.

I'd go

Lester
Hendricks
Arrieta
Lackey

As good as Hendricks has been game one obviously has to be Arrieta or Lester. Right now I trust Lester more. I still trust Arrieta to get the job done though so he starts on the road.

 

[Diehardfan]

I'd go

Lester
Hendricks
Arrieta
Lackey

As good as Hendricks has been game one obviously has to be Arrieta or Lester. Right now I trust Lester more. I still trust Arrieta to get the job done though so he starts on the road.

I'd agree with this right now but there's still a month to go. If Jake suddenly turns electric again...well, that would change everything. I even heard Jake himself say that you have to go with who's hot.

 

[SilenceS]

So, Joe is taking the whole "Dont be a fan" to the extreme. lol

No lefties today. Not one. Rizzo and Heyward are out against Bum.

 

[anotheridiot]

Woohoo no coghlan no lastella, but come on, make Zobrist play first base.

 

[Omeletpants]

Soler scratched due to a ingrown toenail....lolololololololololololo

 

[SilenceS]

Updated #Cubs lineup vs. #SFGiants: Fowler CF Bryant 1B Zobrist RF Russell SS Contreras C Baez 2B Szczur LF Arrieta P La Stella 3B

 

[chibears55]

Soler scratched due to a ingrown toenail....lolololololololololololo

Your think not playing for a couple days hed find time to cut his dann nails..[emoji16]

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[chibears55]

I'd agree with this right now but there's still a month to go. If Jake suddenly turns electric again...well, that would change everything. I even heard Jake himself say that you have to go with who's hot.

Can't go wrong either way, Arrieta or Lester

My guess, Maddon waits to see on matchup to go with either the Lefty for 2 possible starts or Righty if he chooses to go with a 4th starter in game 4 over bringing back game 1 starter.

Someone above mentioned matching Arrieta up with their ACE in game1, remember whichever team it is will most likely use their ACE in wildcard game, so their ACE won't be available til game 3. Which is another reason why I'd go Arrieta Hendricks and Lester..
Matchup Lester with their ACE on road

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[fatbeard]

That was a gorgeous slider against Span. Just like the one he struck out Utley on in the 1st no-hitter.

 

[SilenceS]

Rough run to give up. Ump squeezed him on strike 3. Allows the double to same guy. LaStella botches an easy ground out.

 

[chibears55]

Figures the late addition gives up the run on an error..

I blame that on Soler for not cutting his toe nails

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