Q comes through, the pitching comes through, the hitting comes through. Everyone comes through against the Marlins.
First up, Jose Quintana pitched 7 scoreless innings (again), struck out a bunch of people (averaging 9 strikeouts per 7 innings), and is looking like a tough as nails pitcher, exactly what the Cubs need.
And what is this? The bullpen pitches 2 scoreless innings and ONLY gives up 1 walk? Certainly the horrid start from the bullpen couldn't be sustainable, they had to actually pitch well at some point and that point is now.
Let's talk about the offense. Sprinkling 4 runs over 9 innings is totally fine. It is gratifying to see that the Cubs can score in any inning. Heyward continues to look great, going 2 for 4 and keeping that average above 360. Baez went 3 for 4 but my poor guy KB went 0 fer 5.
I don't know what is up with KB. He is either not seeing the pitches or is guessing wrong on the pitches he sees. He is making solid contact occasionally but nothing is dropping. He currently sits at a .217 average and while there are many offensive metrics to judge his impact, you can't have metrics if you can't hit.
Thankfully with Baez, Contreras and Heyward, the Cubs are getting all the hitting they need.
The Cubs currently sit at 7-9 and are making up ground on the rest of the division but with Yelich and the Brewers playing lights out, they are still 4 games out of first. It is going to be a long way back to the mountaintop and first is getting to .500 (baby steps).
Cubs Games Watched: 4.5
Cubs Games Listened To: 10
Gave Up, BCB: 1.5
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