Chicago Cubs (35-34, Series Drought!) at San Francisco Giants (28-41, Beat Cubs Last Week!) | Oracle Park | Saturday, 7:05 PM PT / 10:05 PM ET
The Chicago Cubs (35–34, haven’t won a series since May 7!!!) travel to Oracle Park to face the San Francisco Giants (28–41, one of baseball’s WORST teams!) in Game 2 of their three-game series! This is DESPERATION TIME for the Cubs! We’re STRUGGLING TERRIBLY—we lost to the last-place Rockies, we’re 3-6 against teams with losing records, we CAN’T WIN SERIES, and our hitting has COLLAPSED! Nico Hoerner dropped from .300 to .207 since May 1! Pete Crow-Armstrong hit a homer but we still lost! Alex Bregman got on base 6 times but we still can’t win! The Giants are TERRIBLE (28-41!) but they BEAT US LAST WEEKEND and they have Matt Chapman (10 RBI vs us!) and Willy Adames causing problems! Assad starts for us (filling in for injured Taillon and Boyd!) at a terrible time—we’re 15-17 on the road! We HAVE to win this game or the season gets DARKER!
Can we FINALLY snap the series drought and beat a 28-win team?
Cubs Season: 35-34, IN CRISIS MODE!
Record: 35-34 (One Game Over .500, Series Drought Since May 7!)
We’re 35–34 and in COMPLETE CRISIS! The worst part? WE HAVEN’T WON A SERIES IN OVER A MONTH! We last won a series on MAY 7—that’s NEARLY FIVE WEEKS AGO! We’re 15-17 on the road (TERRIBLE away!) and we LOST TO THE LAST-PLACE ROCKIES! Our hitting is COLLAPSING, our pitching is STRUGGLING, and we’re ONLY 3-6 against teams with LOSING RECORDS! We should be DOMINATING bad teams but instead we’re getting swept and losing series after series!
The Offensive Crisis:
- Nico Hoerner: .207 since May 1 (dropped from .300 in April!)
- Alex Bregman: Getting on base but can’t drive in runs!
- Pete Crow-Armstrong: Hit a homer vs Giants but it wasn’t enough!
- Team batting collapse: Can’t score enough runs!
The Pitching Situation:
- Assad starting: Filling in for Jameson Taillon (injured) and Matthew Boyd (setback in rehab!)
- Missing our aces! (Taillon and Boyd out!)
- Relief pitchers failing! (Blown saves!)
Key Stats:
- 35-34 record (ONE game over .500!)
- Series drought since May 7 (OVER A MONTH!)
- 3-6 vs losing-record teams (UNACCEPTABLE!)
- 15-17 on road (STRUGGLING away!)
- Haven’t won a series (CRISIS!)
We’re DESPERATE and we’re facing a 28-LOSS team we can’t beat!
San Francisco Giants: 28-41, TERRIBLE But Beat Us Last Week!
Record: 28-41 (Thirteen Games Under .500, WORST RECORD)
The Giants are 28–41 and one of the WORST teams in baseball! But here’s the problem—THEY BEAT US LAST WEEKEND AT WRIGLEY! That’s the most embarrassing thing imaginable! A team with 28 wins beat us MULTIPLE times last week! They have SERIOUS OFFENSIVE ISSUES but they came to our house and DOMINATED us!
Giants Strengths Against Cubs:
- Matt Chapman: 2 HRs and 10 RBIs vs us last week (CRUSHING us!)
- Willy Adames: Always a thorn in our side!
- Luis Arraez: On-base machine (.300+ all season!)
- Jung Hoo Lee: Another on-base threat!
Giants Weaknesses Overall:
- 28-41 record (TERRIBLE!)
- 16-25 at home (AWFUL at Oracle Park!)
- Just lost 2 of 3 to the Nationals (another mediocre team!)
- Massive pitching struggles (Keaton Winn blew a save!)
- Overall completely broken team!
What They’re Doing:
- They somehow BEAT US LAST WEEKEND (our house!)
- They WILL PLAY us tough (they have confidence now!)
- They have SOME DANGEROUS INDIVIDUAL PLAYERS (Chapman, Adames!)
- We CAN’T overlook them (they just proved they can beat us!)
The Giants are AWFUL but they KNOW they can beat us!
Key Matchups at Oracle Park
Assad (Filling In!) vs Giants Offense
Assad is stepping in for injured Taillon and Boyd! The Giants will TEST him early!
Cubs Collapsed Offense vs Giants
Hoerner .207! Bregman not producing! Can we score at Oracle Park?
Matt Chapman (10 RBI vs us!) vs Cubs Pitching
Chapman was DOMINANT last week! Keep him down!
Cubs Road Struggles (15-17!) vs Giants at Home (16-25!)
Both teams struggle in their respective situations! But we’re the DESPERATE one!
What the Cubs Need at Oracle Park
Assad Pitches a SOLID GAME!
Assad is filling in for injured pitchers! He MUST be good!
Our Bats FINALLY PRODUCE!
Hoerner needs to hit! Bregman needs to drive in runs! This is CRITICAL!
Beat a 28-WIN TEAM!
We’re 3-6 vs losing-record teams! Beat this AWFUL Giants team!
WIN A SERIES!!!
Haven’t won since May 7! We NEED this series victory desperately!
Cubs Fan Prediction: We Finally Break the Series Drought!
Final Score: Cubs 3, Giants 2
Assad pitches SOLID—6 innings, 2 runs! He gives us a chance!
Our offense FINALLY produces! Bregman drives in a run! Hoerner gets a hit! Cubs score 3!
The Giants score 2 but we FINALLY WIN!
One-run victory. We’re 36–34. TWO GAMES OVER .500! We BREAK THE SERIES DROUGHT!
Why This Game Matters
We’re 35–34 (ONE game over .500!) and we HAVEN’T WON A SERIES SINCE MAY 7! That’s NEARLY FIVE WEEKS! The Giants are 28–41 and one of the WORST TEAMS IN BASEBALL! But they BEAT US LAST WEEKEND! We’re 3-6 vs losing-record teams (UNACCEPTABLE!) Assad is filling in for injured Taillon and Boyd! We’re 15-17 on the road! We’re DESPERATE!
Win and we’re 36–34. TWO GAMES OVER .500! We BREAK THE SERIES DROUGHT! We finally beat a bad team!
Can we beat the 28-41 Giants? Will Assad be adequate? Can our bats finally produce? Will we FINALLY WIN A SERIES?
This is ROCK BOTTOM STUFF! We HAVE TO WIN!
Go Cubs Go. FINALLY snap the series drought and beat the worst team in baseball!
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