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u/CuriousCubSixteen Baaah 4d ago
Scored 1 run, pitching staff fault
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u/Omnipootent 4d ago
I mean, we faced one of the best pitching staffs in the league. Top to bottom, none of the guys they threw out there had a higher ERA than our best pitcher.
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u/jus10beare 3d ago
We forgot any plate discipline
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u/Mr_BigShot Tennessee Smokies 3d ago
Probably because they felt the pressure to out score the (likely) worst pitching staff ever on a playoff team
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u/Lopsided_Duty_5531 3d ago
We also gave up 12 runs. Obviously our offense was awful in the 2 game sample but it's silly to imply that it's the weakness of our team when we had arguably the worst pitching staff in baseball this year and have consistently had poor pitching staffs during Jed's tenure
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u/trapper2530 3d ago
Onyl.gave up 4 in game 2. They aveaged 4.3 in regular season. So pitching staff in game 2 did better than the expectation
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u/DorguHitsDingers 3d ago
Our “ace” had nearly an ERA of 4 this season. This team could’ve beat San Diego 10-0 in game one and game two and I’d still bet a million dollars we wouldn’t sniff the World Series. This pitching will not get it done, objectively. You need good pitching more than good hitting in the postseason
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u/trapper2530 3d ago
100% Gave up less runs in game 2 than the per game average during the season. Pitching staff did better than expected for game 2.
Game 1 yes. But also in the history of MLB no team has ever won a game while scoring 0 runs.
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u/big-daddy-unikron 3d ago
Would’ve had a bye if they had a pitching staff, instead of playing a glorified play in game on the road
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u/cola1016 4d ago
There’s literally no excuse for not hitting. They were mentally checked out to begin with.
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u/chillinois1 4d ago
The best offense in baseball has scored 1 run. Complaining about pitching isn’t it
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u/Old_General_6741 Chicago Cubs/Canada 3d ago
Hitting and defence were great during the regular season, and then they disappeared.
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u/AmazingResponse338 3d ago
I agree, but hitting is always hard to come by in postseason play....good pitching and getting outs is what gets you through to rhe next series
Getting outs needs good pitching
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u/mrjacank Let's play two 4d ago
Pitching is awful. But hitting also carried no momentum or anything. But tough to feel like you’re in it when you’re immediately down early both games by numerous runs.
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u/Global_Conflict_6145 3d ago
Had a chance in game 2. 2 on nobody out and a 3-0 count on Dansby. He takes a pitch for a strike then swings at not one, but two balls out of the zone for a strike out. Next time up and bases load he swings at the first pitch and flys out. A hit in both places and the Cubs win the game.
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u/Calm_Coach97 #FlyTheW 3d ago
It genuinely takes a team effort to get beaten down so thoroughly in a playoff series like that. As bad as the pitching staff has been this season the lineup was an even bigger disappointment during the series. Remember the old saying there’s always next year
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u/Character-Owl9408 4d ago
Surprisingly enough, the pitching staff was our strongest unit this series
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u/mrjacank Let's play two 4d ago
12 runs and 4 HRs is pretty bad. I mean compared to literally zero offense I guess 😂
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u/FriedRiceJutsu 4d ago
I guess some mfs just had pitching staff memes locked and loaded regardless of how they lost huh? The best offense in the majors put up 1 run in 8 hits in 18 innings. THAT is the story here.
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u/hey_ooo 4d ago
And yet…the offense is about to put up 1 run in 18 innings