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Agreed. He's been way better at home and he should be feeling as well physically as he has in a while. It's the right move.
I think there is decent change he's good today. Looking at season splits, he's actually been quite a bit better on 4 days rest than 5+ for the season.
That said, no chance in hell he's going 6 innings. Boyd/Shota/Taillon have pitched a total of 19.2 innings across six games. The longest any pitcher has gone in the postseason was Boyd's 4.1 IP in game 1 against SD and then Civale went 4.1 IP in mop duty of game 1 against MIL.
If he can get through the lineup twice I'll feel good. A great outcome out would be 4+ IP and 1 run.
Is my math off because if he goes thru the lineup twice he will have at least pitched 6 innings.
You could technically go through the lineup twice in one inning. I think it would be pretty standard to take about 4 innings to go through the lineup twice when you factor in walks/hits.
I would be very happy if he makes it through the lineup twice within 6 innings
KidSilverhair
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Twice through lineup = 18 batters
Four innings = 12 outs
That’s six batters reaching base in 4 innings. I guess that can work without allowing runs, but in an elimination game I don’t know if you’re comfortable with your starter putting 6 guys on in 4 innings.
math is hard … I should probably stop working today as all I have been doing is calculations.
Hey, I like your math. I'll sign up for a perfect game through 6 innings!
But I still won't be happy without an offensive explosion to go along with it. Twelve Cubs runs should do it...Hey, I like your math. I'll sign up for a perfect game through 6 innings!
So, here’s my probably dumb take on the lineup: I think you need to bat Horner 5th. You can’t count on anybody else to get contact with men on, so to try to make that work, here’s how I’d set the lineup:
1. PCA
2. Busch
3. Tucker
4. Suzuki
5. Hoerner
6. Happ
7. Kelly
8. Swanson
9. Shaw
1. PCA
2. Busch
3. Tucker
4. Suzuki
5. Hoerner
6. Happ
7. Kelly
8. Swanson
9. Shaw
Because our front office has given us very little to work with
The worst guy at getting on base statistically is leading off. Odds are he’ll never hit there.
Agree with the Hoerner take - would love him batting behind Tucker and Suzuki, two elite guys at getting on base
Yeah, I wasn’t sure where to put people. You could argue Happ works from this perspective, and he’s led off before, but I dunno how to feel about that right now.
