At Wrigley Field, one thing remains the same. Technology and creature comforts have upgraded everything from stadium seats to the locker rooms. Over the past century, stadiums across the nation have been modernized. Run or out, ball or strike, it keeps careful count during the game. Perched high above the bleachers in center field, the scoreboard sits for all to see. Then, eyes flit up to the big green scoreboard. Throughout the nearly four-and-a-half-hour game, everyone is laser focused on the action happening on the field. The home team here, the Chicago Cubs, hasn’t won a World Series since 1908, before Wrigley Field was built. The fifth game of the 2016 World Series has started, and more than 41,000 baseball fans have gathered to watch in nervous anticipation as the innings tick up – from the bottom of the seventh to the top of the ninth. CT and TV coverage will be via Marquee Sports Network.It’s a Sunday night in Chicago and the stands at Wrigley Field are packed. Jameson Taillon will start for the Cubs Saturday against Cardinals veteran righthander Adam Wainwright. This year they are 7-4 against their rivals with two games remaining, and have won their last five games against St. 2017 was also the last time before this year that the Cubs won the season series from the Cardinals. The Cubs haven’t won a four-game series in St. The Cubs will go for their eighth straight victory, and a series win in St. Even if that doesn’t work out, though, this team appears to at last be clicking. They absolutely are, and ought to think about a couple of upgrades before Tuesday’s trade deadline, perhaps adding a reliever or two and maybe a power bat. So much has gone wrong for this team, from bad pitching performances to injuries, yet here we are, with 59 games remaining and I don’t think any of you would argue that the Cubs aren’t in contention. This is how I thought this Cubs team could play, and as you know I’ve been saying so all year, that they’ve been playing below their talent level. They are also now just 3½ games behind the third wild card spot (currently held by the Giants) and just three down in the loss column. 500 on the road (25-25), and edged to within 4½ games of first place as the Brewers lost to the Braves. 500 for the first time since May 6, when a win over the Marlins at Wrigley Field made them 17-16. Hoerner called Tauchman’s game-ending catch “probably the most dramatic single play I’ve been a part of.” /ZlJhcRDG7P- Meghan Montemurro July 29, 2023 Īs he initially tracked the ball, Tauchman wasn’t sure it would be that close to wall but as he kept going and got to warning track, he had time to adjust & prepare to jump. The first two Cubs were routine outs in that inning, then Patrick Wisdom sent one deep into the St. The Cubs got one of the runs back in the fifth. I will be glad to not see him play against the Cubs again after Sunday. Nootbaar has just worn out Cubs pitching this year. Wasn’t the point of sending him to Iowa to stretch him out to start?ĭrew Smyly then entered in relief, as he had done on Saturday, and Nootbaar did it again, a leadoff homer in the bottom of the third to give the Cardinals a 2-0 lead. Honestly, I thought he could have gone longer - he threw only 35 pitches. Wesneski, recalled to start this game, settled down and allowed nothing else in two innings of work. Didn’t we see this game last Saturday at Wrigley? Lars Nootbaar homered off Hayden Wesneski to lead off the first inning. Now let’s rewind and look at the rest of this exciting win. Jim Deshaies said, “That is spectacular,” and that’s good enough for me. Almost don’t have enough superlatives for that, so I’m not even going to try. Perfectly timed, made sure he grabbed it and held on tight, and then a celebration began. wow, that’s one of the best that I have ever seen. I’ve watched that about half a dozen times and.
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