starting pitcher for the cubs
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This for you, we look at the
pitch mix for right hander,
keegan Thompson four seamer
averages 94 MPH and curve ball.
Those pitches really good
weapons for him features the
changeup and once in a while,
Gil sink his fastball primarily
four seamer, 62367.
The Braves hoping to get
Ronald Acuna Jr.
going here as he gets ready to
lead off.
Game one of this series against
the cubs into shallow right,
right over the head of swindle
and floats it in the right field
for a soft single leadoff single
for Ronald Acuna that will bring
Dansby Swanson up to the plate
to now, Swanson, wait a swing
and a miss gets the strikeout
one down here in the first
inning.
That brings Austin Riley up to
the plate to pitch, Here's a
swing and a miss!
! Strike three, throw the first
, not in time, Riley strikes out
on a high fastball back to back.
Punchouts for keegan Thompson
two down, A man at first, it
brings up matt Olsen, Here's a
swing and a smash one hop glove
by wisdom on the left side
shovels it to simmons and that
ends the inning scored that 15
to 4 on the fielder's choice
despite a leadoff single.
The Braves walk away empty
handed after a half Atlanta,
nothing in the cubs coming up.
38 year old right hander charlie
morton, 65 ??235 right hander
and he will be going to work.
Christopher moral will lead off
pitch is a swing and three
pitches.
Takes care of Wilson down to
start at D.H. He has one
strikeout today and the 22 pitch
on the way.
He has two strikeouts on the day
that swung on and missed
fastball 98.
That baby was gassed up.
Wisdom, the third baseman
hitting 2 25 hits out of a bit
of a crouch, here's the two to
called third strike fastball 97
wisdom just spikes his helmet
right there on the plate.
And a great inning for charlie
morton sits down moral contreras
and wisdom in order striking out
the side game.
Here's frank, Swindle Hits
softly on the ground to 3rd.
Well I think frank, yeah, he
might have hurt himself favoring
something there at the end of
the run down the line.
The ball in play anyway for the
cubs.
Not good news for swindle.
2/3 of the way down.
I'm not sure he's hurting,
that's for sure he's walking
off.
He's got a little bit of a limp
to him but it doesn't look like
he is going to stay in the game.
I wouldn't think Orlando Rco
second baseman open stance from
the right side balls, two
strikes and in the air to right.
Hayward broke back now comes
galloping, still coming, still
coming, still coming, dives,
can't get it.
That's fair ball.
And Arcia will stand at second
with a chalk kissing double with
two outs in the fifth inning.
That was trouble the moment it
left the bat perfectly placed,
just put the ball in play battle
two strikes.
Jeison had to go a long way for
that good hustle by Arcia
getting the second base there
for double, we go To the 6th,
Still No Score.
Top of the order,
Ronald Acuna Jr.
singled and struck out first
pitch popped up foul coming over
and making a very nice catches.
P.J. Higgins while popped up off
the bat of Ronald Acuna Jr.
Higgins him racing over near the
braves dugout.
You're not going to get any
assistance from guys in the
dugout on that play and he had
about three ft to spare.
He ended up being right in front
of manager brian Snitker as he
made a long reach and then
gently collided with the
railing.
Seventh inning matt Olsen
leading off, Thompson has just
walked matt Olsen on four
pitches, so it is the leadoff
walk.
David ross will head to the
mound run.
Let's see if that's going to be
it.
6-plus innings for Keegan
Thompson, he cannot win the
game.
Unfortunately, he could have a
no decision and he could suffer
a loss if the man at first Olson
comes around and scores and
Atlanta maintains the lead, but
he pitched a great ball today
and listen to this crowd.
So two walks in the inning as
Arcia will bat against Givens.
This is the first time they've
had a man in scoring position
except for briefly when Arcia
doubled with two outs in the 5th
down, nothing to got him
swinging a strikeout for Gibbons
and the Braves leave a couple cr
advances to second and now the
cubs need a clutch base hit,
moral struck out three times on
breaking balls from the starter
, charlie morton.
You always get chances to redeem
yourself in baseball.
However moral can still be the
hero of this game, moral trying
to come through the runner goes
the pitch low and inside stolen
base, the pitch in the dirt.
Villar slid in hard, upending
Riley.
There was no throw from the
catcher.
Travis d'Arnaud the ball in the
dirt.
Travis d'Arnaud didn't really
have a handle but Villar taking
no chances.
Dove aggressively into third
with a stolen base and that
could be a Big Play in this
game.
1st Runner to reach 3rd for
either side, The go ahead run 90
ft away, two to in the air.
Centerfield Harris coming up in
some more.
Makes the catch one, nothing.
Villar tags on the morale sac
fly and the cubs have the lead.
Small ball fans steal zack run
start that comes on deck hitter
telling him to go outside for
morale, strikeout day, Couple of
streaks on the line.
David Robertson trying to close
this one out And end the Cubs 10
game losing streak and try to
finish the Braves 14 game win
streak.
Now the bags are loaded with two
down and Orlando.
Arcia is due up the stretch for
the 01 ground ball, right side
glove by Higgins takes it to the
bag.
Clubs win the ball.
Game losing streak is history,
and so is the Braves 14 game
winning streak, sharp ground
ball.
But Higgins, playing him
perfectly, grabbed it and then
sprinted across first base ahead
of Garcia, and the cubs hang on
To win by a score of 1 to
nothing.
Great win for the cubs today and
a very well played and well
pitched game by both teams.