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St. Louis Cardinals (46-39, UP 1-0, ABSOLUTELY DOMINANT!) vs Chicago Cubs (49-39, DOWN 0-1, REELING!) | Wrigley Field | Saturday, 7:08 PM CT / 8:08 PM ET
The Chicago Cubs (49โ39, DOWN 0-1 AFTER HISTORIC 17-1 LOSS!) host the St. Louis Cardinals (46โ39, ABSOLUTELY DOMINANT!) in Game 2 of their three-game series at Wrigley Field on Saturday night! This is a MUST-WIN to save face after one of the WORST LOSSES in franchise history! We just GOT CRUSHED 17-1 in what was an ABSOLUTE NIGHTMARE! NATHAN CHURCH and MASYN WINN each hit 3-run home runs! ANDRE PALLANTE dominated (5.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R!) while DAVID PETERSON was TERRIBLE (10 ER in 3.2 IP!) Our MOMENTUM FROM THE HOT STREAK IS COMPLETELY GONE! We WENT FROM BEATING THE PADRES 23-3 ON WEDNESDAY with DANSBY SWANSONโs three-homer, eight-RBI night to getting ABSOLUTELY HUMILIATED 17-1! The Cubs BECAME THE FIRST TEAM TO WIN BY 20+, THEN LOSE BY 10+ RUNS (Elias Sports Bureau), which is HISTORICALLY BRUTAL! Now weโre DOWN 0-1 and we NEED to respond with SHOTA IMANAGA (5-6, 4.30 ERA) facing KYLE LEAHY (6-4, 4.09 ERA)! This is a BOUNCE-BACK GAME!
Can we recover from the worst loss of the season and stay alive in this series?
Cubs Season: 49-39, DEVASTATED AFTER 17-1 MASSACRE!
Record: 49-39 (DOWN 0-1, CAME OFF HISTORIC HOT STREAK, NOW REELING!)
Weโre **49โ39 and weโre DEVASTATED! We just WENT FROM 15-4 (15 wins in 19 games!) to getting ABSOLUTELY CRUSHED 17-1! We were ON FIRE! DANSBY SWANSON had THREE HOME RUNS and EIGHT RBIs on Wednesday against the Padres in a 23-3 BLOWOUT WIN! He had 26 RBIs in his last 10 games (only Hall of Famers Mel Ott, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx, and Joe DiMaggio had that many in a 10-game span since 1920!) Now weโre CRUSHED and HUMILIATED!
Game 1 Disaster Recap (July 3, Devastating Loss):
- Cardinals 17, Cubs 1 (ABSOLUTE NIGHTMARE!)
- Nathan Church 3-run HR in 2nd (7th HR, 3rd in 4 games!)
- Masyn Winn 3-run HR in 4th (4th HR, 4th in 5 games!)
- Andre Pallante DOMINANT (5.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 5.2 IP perfection after!)
- David Peterson TERRIBLE (10 ER in 3.2 IP!, 4-7 after!)
- First team to lose by 10+ after winning by 20+ (Elias Sports)
- 17 hits for Cardinals, 5 for Cubs (OUTMATCHED!)
Key Stats:
- 49-39 record (DOWN 0-1!)
- Coming off 15-19 hot streak (MOMENTUM KILLED!)
- Dansby Swanson 26 RBIs last 10 (had been ELITE!)
- David Peterson disaster (4-7, needs bounce-back!)
Weโre DESPERATE to respond!
St. Louis Cardinals: 46-39, ABSOLUTELY DOMINANT!
Record: 46-39 (UP 1-0, CRUSHING US WITH 17-1 WIN!)
The Cardinals are **46โ39 and theyโre ABSOLUTELY ROLLING! They just DOMINATED us 17-1 with HISTORIC offensive display! 17 hits, 3 home runs, FOUR separate multi-RBI innings! ANDRE PALLANTE was ELITE (5.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R!) Theyโre WINNING 4 of their last 5 and theyโre READY to SWEEP us!
Game 1 Victory (Dominant!):
- Cardinals 17, Cubs 1 (DEMOLISHED!)
- Nathan Church 3-run HR in 2nd! (HERO!)
- Masyn Winn 3-run HR in 4th! (POWER!)
- Alec Burleson 4 RBIs (contributed!)
- 17 hits total (OFFENSIVE EXPLOSION!)
- Andre Pallante DOMINANT (5.2 IP perfect start!)
The Cardinals are CONFIDENT and ROLLING!
Key Matchups at Wrigley Field
Shota Imanaga (5-6, 4.30 ERA!) vs Kyle Leahy (6-4, 4.09 ERA!)!
Leahy has the better record and ERA! But Imanaga pitches at home at Wrigley! Slight edge to Leahy but home field helps!
Dansby Swanson (Need Bounce-Back!) vs Cardinals After 17-1 Win!
Swanson was ELITE before Friday! Need him to bounce back after the massacre!
Cubs 26-17 Home vs Cardinals 22-18 Away!
HOME ADVANTAGE is OURS! We NEED to use it to survive this series!
Cubs Need Offensive Rebound vs Cardinals After Historic Offensive Display!
We scored 1 run on Friday! NEED to produce runs! Canโt lay down!
What the Cubs Need at Wrigley Field
Shota Imanaga Pitches Well!
Imanaga is 5-6! We need solid pitching to rebound!
Dansby Swanson and Bats Produce!
Need runs NOW! Canโt score 1 run again!
Bounce Back from 17-1 Humiliation!
This is a CHARACTER game! Show resilience!
Donโt Get Swept at Home!
DOWN 0-1! WIN THIS and weโre back in it!
Cubs Fan Prediction: We Bounce Back and Win!
Final Score: Cubs 5, Cardinals 2
Shota Imanaga pitches SOLIDโ7 innings, 2 runs!
Dansby Swanson and our bats BOUNCE BACK with 5 runs!
Pete Crow-Armstrong and our offense produce after the 1-run disaster!
The Cardinals score 2 but we FINALLY get runs!
Three-run win. Weโre 50โ39. ELEVEN GAMES OVER .500! Series tied 1-1!
Why This Game Matters
Weโre 49โ39 (DOWN 0-1!) after HISTORIC 17-1 LOSS! Coming off 15-19 HOT STREAK! Dansby Swanson was ELITE (26 RBIs last 10, 3 HRs, 8 RBIs Wednesday!) Beat Padres 23-3 Wednesday! Now CRUSHED 17-1 Friday! First team to lose by 10+ after winning by 20+! David Peterson TERRIBLE (10 ER in 3.2 IP, 4-7)! Only scored 1 run! The Cardinals are 46โ39 (UP 1-0!) DOMINATED us 17-1! Nathan Church 3-run HR (7th HR, 3rd in 4 games!) Masyn Winn 3-run HR (4th HR!) 17 hits! Andre Pallante ELITE (5.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R!) Kyle Leahy 6-4, 4.09 ERA starts today!
Win and weโre 50โ39. ELEVEN GAMES OVER .500! Series tied 1-1! Show resilience!
Can we bounce back? Will our bats produce? Can we show character and survive at home?
This is a CHARACTER GAME! BOUNCE BACK AND WIN!
Go Cubs Go. Bounce back from the 17-1 disaster and win Game 2 on Independence Day!
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