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Postgame Thread: 9/18 Athletics @ Cubs

  • September 18, 2024


Line Score – Game Over

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OAK0001002205907
CHC0000300003605

Box Score

CHCABRHRBIBBSOBA
LFHapp400002.247
SSSwanson402101.237
DHSuzuki301112.278
RFBellinger300101.268
3BParedes400000.236
1BBusch400002.254
2BHoerner312010.270
CFCrow-Armstrong411001.242
CAmaya110010.230
PHTauchman000010.245
CBethancourt000000.203
CHCIPHRERBBSOP-SERA
Steele2.22003157-373.03
Roberts1.11110015-82.78
Thompson, K1.00001122-132.57
Miller, T1.00000216-102.33
Smyly0.22220010-63.81
Pearson1.14220133-214.76
López, Jo1.0000029-82.94
OAKABRHRBIBBSOBA
RFButler, L501101.268
DHRooker302120.304
CLangeliers401012.220
CFCameron200001.199
LFBrown, S211000.238
2BGelof311111.216
SSWilson400001.231
1BSoderstrom422200.224
LFNevin311000.202
CFBleday100000.246
3BAllen, N300001.178
OAKIPHRERBBSOP-SERA
Basso4.26332593-602.33
Holman1.10000115-105.11
Ferguson, T1.00001010-33.80
Otañez1.00000214-103.38
Miller, M1.00001110-62.37

Scoring Plays

InningEventScore
T4Tyler Soderstrom homers (8) on a fly ball to left center field.0-1
B5Dansby Swanson singles on a ground ball to third baseman Nick Allen. Nico Hoerner scores. Pete Crow-Armstrong to 3rd. Miguel Amaya to 2nd.1-1
B5Seiya Suzuki singles on a ground ball to left fielder Tyler Nevin. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores. Miguel Amaya to 3rd. Dansby Swanson to 2nd.2-1
B5Cody Bellinger out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Daz Cameron. Miguel Amaya scores.3-1
T7Lawrence Butler grounds out, second baseman Nico Hoerner to first baseman Michael Busch. Tyler Soderstrom scores. Tyler Nevin to 3rd.3-2
T7Brent Rooker singles on a soft ground ball to third baseman Isaac Paredes. Tyler Nevin scores.3-3
T8Zack Gelof doubles (20) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Ian Happ. Seth Brown scores. Zack Gelof to 3rd.3-4
T8Cubs challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: Tyler Soderstrom reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by second baseman Nico Hoerner. Zack Gelof scores.3-5

Highlights

DescriptionLength
Probable pitchers for Athletics at Cubs – September 18, 20240:06
Justin Steele against the Athletics0:07
Bullpen availability for Chicago, September 18 vs Athletics0:07
Bullpen availability for Oakland, September 18 vs Cubs0:07
Bench availability for Oakland, September 18 vs Cubs0:07
Fielding alignment for Chicago, September 18 vs Athletics0:11
Fielding alignment for Oakland, September 18 vs Cubs0:11
Bench availability for Chicago, September 18 vs Athletics0:07
Starting lineups for Athletics at Cubs – September 18, 20240:09
Breaking down Justin Steele's pitches0:04
The distance behind Tyler Soderstrom's home run0:13
Analyzing Tyler Soderstrom's home run through bat tracking0:11
Breaking down Brady Basso's pitches0:04
Justin Steele strikes out Daz Cameron0:06
Brady Basso strikes out Dansby Swanson0:06
Nick Allen ruled out at first after review0:30
Ethan Roberts escapes a bases-loaded jam0:11
Tyler Soderstrom's solo home run (8)0:26
Dansby Swanson's RBI single0:22
Seiya Suzuki's RBI single0:15
Cody Bellinger's sacrifice fly0:16
Lawrence Butler's RBI groundout0:14
Brent Rooker's game-tying single0:29
Cubs catch Brent Rooker in a rundown0:25
Brady Basso strikes out five Cubs0:44
Zack Gelof's go-ahead double0:27
nate-pearson-in-play-run-s-to-zack-gelof0:19

Decisions

Winning PitcherLosing PitcherSave
Ferguson, T (4-2, 3.80 ERA)Pearson (2-2, 4.76 ERA)Miller, M (27 SV, 2.37 ERA)

Game ended at 4:02 PM.

29 comments

  5. Incredible performance all around. All i could ask for! Is literally fucking anything besides these bums

  8. I’m loving this new annual tradition of losing multiple series in September to the worst teams in baseball while “in” the playoff race.

  17. The lack of a– running game– during most of the first half of the season and Counsell’s inability to manage the bullpen during most of the season squandered a lot of talent. This team was never slow and almost always produced more runs when they included their running game.

  18. Back to back series losses to the Rockies and the A’s (at home). I’m so fucking glad we are t in the playoff hunt. This team needs a major re-tooling this off-season and it sucks that we won’t get it

  23. What an absolute failure of a season. Completely unacceptable. I bet Jed runs it back with pretty much the same roster again next year

  26. This was my first Cubs season, new fan. Bright future for sure, but we need a closer, better bullpen, and the guys we’re already paying to step up (Swanson in particular)

  28. I can’t wait to see us roll this same medoicre ass team out next year. Just competitive enough to draw fans for 3/4 of the season and get those Marquee subs.

  29. I hope CC feels responsible for us missing the postseason. He mismanaged the last game in LA, particularly the double steal in the 9th. He keeps using Smyly on an almost daily basis, despite putting him on waivers weeks ago, him loading the bases for a grand slam in Colorado, and giving up the walkoff run in extras the next day. CC also wisely put in Pearson (a notoriously bad pitcher for HRs) in a situation with no outs and the bases loaded. Then he spent 2 games (both losses) where he subbed defending player of the week Michael Busch with one of our least valuable bats (Wisdom) for at least half of the available ABs (1 of 4 on 9/14 and 2 of 4 on 9/17). That’s 4 losses in one week that can be attributed to his mismanagement

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