{"id":26550,"date":"2018-07-31T07:02:28","date_gmt":"2018-07-31T11:02:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test.ngscsports.com\/?p=26550"},"modified":"2020-08-20T11:52:46","modified_gmt":"2020-08-20T15:52:46","slug":"chicago-cubs-weekly-recap-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ngscsports.com\/2018\/07\/31\/chicago-cubs-weekly-recap-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Beat Up Cubs Muster Three Victories Despite Ineffective Starting Pitching"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='booster-block booster-read-block'>\n                <div class=\"twp-read-time\">\n                \t<i class=\"booster-icon twp-clock\"><\/i> <span>Read Time:<\/span>4 Minute, 17 Second                <\/div>\n\n            <\/div><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The banged up Chicago Cubs salvaged the series finale with St. Louis on Sunday after splitting a four-game set with Arizona to cap off a 3-4 week. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 61-44 Cubs, who still hold a 1.5-game division lead over Milwaukee, have more to be concerned about than proud of currently.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just when it looked like Chicago was beginning to coast, it hit a bit of a rut. The culprits? Injuries and shaky starting pitching. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It shouldn\u2019t be too long until the Cubs are close to completely healthy. However, the injuries had to catch up sooner or later and they finally have. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Cubs\u2019 disabled list boasts some pretty significant names. Kris Bryant is back on the DL with left shoulder inflammation and some fear that the star third baseman won\u2019t be the same this season. The injury is being compared to Bryce Harper\u2019s from 2016. Harper experienced a noticeable dip in production because his shoulder was nagging him all season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brandon Morrow, who was eligible to come off the DL last Saturday, remains sidelined with right bicep inflammation. Yu Darvish has made decent progress but the major off-season acquisition has now been on the DL for over two months. Obviously, Chicago won\u2019t risk rushing Darvish back. However, considering how its rotation has performed lately, the Cubs would love to have the righty back as soon as possible. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With or without Darvish, the Cubs starting rotation needs help. The whole Tyler Chatwood thing officially did not work out.\u00a0Chatwood has been moved to the bullpen with a 4.98 ERA and the most walks in MLB to his name.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26551\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26551\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-26551\" src=\"http:\/\/ngscsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Chatwood-400x267.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ngscsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Chatwood-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/ngscsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Chatwood.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26551\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by ESPN<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All of Chicago\u2019s starters have been shaky besides Jon Lester. Just when it looked like Jose Quintana was getting in a groove he went out and let up six earned runs in the opening inning against St. Louis. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s evident that Darvish returning won\u2019t solve all of the Cubs\u2019 rotation woes. So, they went out and got help. Recently acquired veteran Cole Hamels will make his Cubs debut on Wednesday. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hamels, who sports a 4.72 ERA, has been iffy this season to say the least. But, the move didn\u2019t cost the Cubs much so it\u2019s worth a shot. The four-time All-Star has plenty of postseason experience and Chicago is hoping that the move to a contending team will rejuvenate the once dominant starter. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Who knows, maybe Hamels will experience the \u201cJustin Verlander effect\u201d. Verlander was far from effective on Detroit in the first half of 2017. Since Verlander was moved to the eventual world champion Houston Astros he has been nothing short of dominant. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the bright side for the Cubs, last week undoubtedly could have gone worse. A 3-4 week is nothing to be excited about. However, Chicago\u2019s starting rotation had an ERA of 7.15 and the Cubs failed to score more than two runs in five games. With that in mind, Chicago should be content with earning three victories. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is no reason to press the panic button yet and the Cubs had some pretty exciting moments last week as well. The highlight of the week came on Thursday when David Bote and Anthony Rizzo hit back-to-back home runs in the bottom of the ninth to give the Cubs a 7-6 victory over the Diamondbacks.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">David Bote ties it up and Anthony Rizzo WALKS. IT. OFF! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0ZF29lXCbu\">pic.twitter.com\/0ZF29lXCbu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Cubs Talk (@NBCSCubs) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBCSCubs\/status\/1022600210533371905?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 26, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rizzo was one of Chicago\u2019s hottest hitters last week and finally seems to have his power back. Rizzo collected eight hits in seven games last week and has homered in three of his last four games. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition, Javier Baez and Ben Zobrist provided a significant amount of offense for the Cubs. Baez knocked in five runs and homered twice during the Cardinals series alone. Overall, Baez hit .364 last week. Zobrist went 8-17 at the dish in limited time last week and put together a monster performance during Sunday\u2019s 5-2 win. \u201cZobs\u201d went 4-5 with a home run and a double on Sunday Night Baseball.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/benzobrist18?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@benzobrist18<\/a> gets things started. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EverybodyIn?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EverybodyIn<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WWisetRK42\">pic.twitter.com\/WWisetRK42<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Cubs\/status\/1023753758558380037?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 30, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Taking a look at the bullpen, the Jesse Chavez acquisition has worked out swimmingly for Maddon and the Cubs so far. The 34-year old has thrown eight innings as a Cub and has yet to surrender a run. Chavez has struck out nine and only walked one batter during that span. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chicago is set to take on the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park for a quick two-game series beginning on Tuesday night. The Pirates, who looked all but finished in mid-May, have suddenly got hot and are contending for the NL Central again. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Pirates are still seven games back in the division but they shouldn\u2019t be taken lightly. Since July 11, Pittsburgh has won 13 of 16 games. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Cubs will wrap up the week by hosting San Diego four a four-game set beginning on Thursday. 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