The Cubs have just seven games left this season, with four more against the Cardinals, including one this afternoon. Keegan Thompson is on the mound for Chicago looking to make at least one good start before the year is up to show that he could actually be an option for the rotation next season.
Unfortunately, his first four starts not gone extremely not well and are always filled with these long, laborious early innings that shorten the effort altogether.
vsKCR: 4.0 IP, 5H, 2ER, 2BB, 1K
@CHW: 2.0 IP, 5H, 5ER, 2BB, 1K
vsPIT: 1.2 IP, 4H, 3ER, 2BB, 3Ks
@MIL: 2.0 IP, 1H, 0ER, 2BB, 0K
If you’re keeping score at home, that’s 9.2 IP, 15H, 10 ER, 8BB, and just 5 strikeouts over his first four starts.
Game Info
St. Louis Cardinals (86-69) at Chicago Cubs (67-88) – Sunday, September 26th at 1:20 CT on MARQ, 670 The Score
Starting Pitchers
Cardinals: Jake Woodford (R)
versus
Cubs: Keegan Thompson (R)
Chicago Cubs (Lineup Discussion):
1. Rafael Ortega, CF
2. Frank Schwindel, 1B
3. Ian Happ, RF
4. Willson Contreras, C
5. Matt Duffy, 3B
6. Nick Martini, LF
7. Sergio Alcántara, SS
8. David Bote, 2B
9. Keegan Thompson, P
St. Louis Cardinals:
1. Tommy Edman, 2B
2. Paul Goldschmidt, 1B
3. Tyler O’Neill, LF
4. Nolan Arenado, 3B
5. Dylan Carlson, RF
6. Harrison Bader, CF
7. Paul DeJong, SS
8. Andrew Knizner, C
9. Jake Woodford, P