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a whole bunch of different positions. You’re not playing every day, but when you’re out there, you have to be at your best. You know, it’s diff it’s difficult, right? It’s difficult mentally, but you need to learn how to dominate that. And if you’re able to dominate that, you’re able to succeed. But if you don’t, then you’re going to be thinking about why am I not being put in or man, I haven’t played as much. But but you’re able once you’re able to dominate that, you’re able to push forward with that, right? The difference, one of the main differences from the Marlins to here is there there’s a lot of of veterans here, right? There’s there’s a lot of a veteran big veteran presence. So like you help each other out. You are one team. It’s not just one individual yourself. So it is difficult mentally, but once you’re able to overcome that and and and master that, so to speak, then you’re able to to progress forward and and go about it. In the majors, who’s had the biggest influence on your career? There’s a lot of players, right? Marco, there’s been Sammy Sosa who didn’t, you know, wouldn’t have imagined that he would have such a huge impact in my career, but someone like Will Thomas, right? There people that have talked to me. um throughout my career. You have even owned Justin Turner is here right now has talked to me before as well. I mean Christian Bethnenc I mean all those players that that have that have talked to me all throughout my career and they’re people that that I give my respect to and they have my respect just because of you know how much they they talked to me helped me and and people that I’ve that have you know been there for me. You’re a quiet guy. So what should Chicago know about Vidal Bruhan? I’m a fun guy. I’m a happy guy. I’m a guy that has great vibe. I love to dance. Uh you know, I may look like I’m a little quiet guy, but you know, I I definitely I have a vibe to me, right? I’m I’m a very happy guy and I you know, I treat the people that are there for me with a lot of love, so I’m a very loving person as well. But yeah, you know, I have a good vibe and and I’m a very very lively uh happy person. I think Cub fans are going to like that. Is there anything that you would like to say to Cub fans in English? I loved. Thank you so much. Really appreciate it. You’re welcome, my man. You’re welcome. Good catching up with Cubs utility man Vidal Bruhan. Fans in Illinois can purchase Cubs charities 50/50 raffle tickets starting at 10 a.m. through the end of the game at cubs.com/riffle or from a raffle ambassador at Wrigleyfield through the eighth inning. Coming up, the manager show next on the score in the Southwest Airlines Cubs Radio Network. This is your home for every pitch of Cubs baseball. We are the Southwest Airlines Cubs Radio Network. Hey, Chicago. 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Um I think you know you’re you’re pleased at that. Um you know there’s games that you’re like you know always probably some games we should have lost that we won. Um but it’s it’s just where we’re at right now. Um I think the schedule is is tricky. It doesn’t the playing a hard schedule. That’s a fact. We we’ve played some of the good teams. You can’t deny that. I think it doesn’t help you win games going forward. Um, but you know, when you play, I think we saw this yesterday is a great example, like you play a team like the Mets, like you got to play a really good game to beat them. Um, they’re they’re going to hang with you and hang with you and then, you know, some of their great players did something good late in the game. So, it’s tough to beat like, you know, you play a team like the Marlins and there’s there’s just not that player on the team. Um, so you hope that gives you a little bit of some soft spots, but you still got to go out and beat them and you still got to execute and you still got to play well. Um, and that is the challenge that lays in front of us. So, um, I think, you know, a little of it is, you know, I think we believe if we continue to play in the manner we’ve played the first 40 games that there’s going to be wins. Um, and I think that’s true because I think we have played pretty darn well. Um, and but but we got to go out and do it. So when you look back at this last month and a half then to back to just what you said, when you look back at your group, what are the things that you go, “Wow, that’s been really good and we’re we continue that. We’re going to win a lot of baseball games. We just know that because we’ve been in our game a long time.” Yeah, I think the production throughout the lineup has been a big deal. Um, that that’s number one. um not counting on one player um to to be the offensive, you know, carrier. Um I think our starting pitching um has been very solid. Uh we’re going to need to continue that. Absolutely. Um they they’ve they’ve really done a nice job and and with some with some injuries obviously. Um and then we got to get better in the bullpen. you know, we’ve we’ve had some really good things happen in the bullpen and we’ve had some struggles in the bullpen and I think um you know, just consistency there. You’re not going to win every game you hand the ball to your bullpen. I think sometimes that’s a misnomer in the game. Like yesterday’s game, we we got three hits. I mean, that’s that’s the story of the game yesterday. Um so, but we have to be, you know, consistent down there and and the winnable games, you know, we got to make sure we we close them out. You talked about your starting pitching, a guy that did was not in your rotation to start the season in Ray, but when you look back at his numbers, he I mean, wow, he’s given you a lot. And you know him, you’ve you’ve managed him before, um, your thoughts on him today and now this Marlin series. Well, I think what you know, we signed Colin for in the off season is essentially what has come to fruition with him. Um, and you know, you you’re hoping that you don’t need him in the rotation, but you know that you’re going to need him in the rotation. And so, and he’s hand and he’s handled that really really well and and delivered with some really good starts. So, you know, he he’s we’re going to need him for the foreseeable future in the rotation here and um that means uh we’re handing the ball to him every fifth day and and I think he’s proven he can handle that. Coming back here now, the Marlins are in town. They’re a very young team, but they, you know, those sometimes can be the most dangerous because every guy out there is trying to make a name for himself and stay in the big leagues for that matter. Um, your thoughts on this series in particular? Yeah, I mean, I think against uh this particular team, it’s they they there’s some things they do well um and so we just we have to execute. I think um from a hitting perspective, we just we got to stay in the strike zone. Um there there’s some stuff and we just got to make sure we don’t chase the stuff and make make them make the next pitch. Um and then the good offensive teams kind of do that whether it’s a foul ball. You know, I thought that Jeff McNeel leading off against Porter Hodgej on Saturday night was a great example of a hitter making a pitcher throw a couple more pitches and then he gets a walk. Um and that’s what a good a good solid hitter does is that you just foul off some of the good pitches and then you get a ball, right? So that’s I think offensively the key. And then from a pitching perspective, um, you know, we we got to attack. I mean, it it doesn’t this is what doesn’t change. I think just being on the attack, limiting free passes, um, is is really important. Um, we have enough stuff that plays in the zone, so we’ve got to be on the attack. Good luck this week against Florida. Thanks. That’s manager show. Craig Council, Zack, back to you. The baseball board next on the score in the Southwest Airlines Cubs Radio Network. Hall of Famer Pat and Ronku bring you all the action on the Chicago Cubs radio network. Hey, I’m ordering dinner. I was thinking burgers. Boom. I just earned a $650 bonus for opening up a checking account at Old National Bank. Sorry, what’ you say? Burgers. No, I definitely said 40 oz dry-aged tomahawk steaks. Yep, with those little sauteed mushrooms. Earn up to a $650 bonus when you open an eligible checking account and complete qualifying activities. 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And as for Ray, he allowed five runs, four earned in five innings last Tuesday against the Giants here at Wrigley Field. That was the game the Cubs lost 14 to five to San Francisco in 11 innings. Now, let’s pause as we get set for the playing of the national anthem here at Wrigley Field. Oh, say can you see by the dawn early what so proudly we held at the twilight last gleaming whose broad stripes and bright stars through the us by for the rampart we were so gallently streaming and the rockets reds bursting in gave proof through the night that our flag was still there. Oh, say does that star spangled yet? Let’s see if we can figure out the following baseball slang term. Today’s phrase is oppo taco. Do you know what it means? Oppo taco. A home run hit to the opposite field. With an oppo taco game. Expand your vocabulary by listening to every game on the MLB app and mlb.com. take a hack at guessing which baseball player or manager said the following. I really don’t know what to say. 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It’s got a chance. Gone. Home run. Dansby Swanson. Highf fly ball deep right field. This ball’s got a chance. It is gone for a home run. Let’s see if we can figure out the following baseball slang term. Today’s phrase is oppo taco. Do you know what it means? Taco. A home run hit to the opposite field. Austin with an oppo taco. His 13. Then it’s a one-run game. Expand your vocabulary by listening to every game on the MLB app and MLB.com. Take a hack at guessing which baseball player or manager said the following. I I really don’t know what to say. I’m just uh so happy I gave something. These people cheer. We all did. I mean, it was a great game. Both teams played incredible. It was a great game. That’s Mike Piaza after he hit an eighth inning go-ahead home run in the first New York Mets home game after 911. Hear moments like this and more on the MLB app and MLB.com. Moments in baseball have been broadcast on the radio since 1921. Smith Corks went in right down the line. 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The catcher is Liam Hicks and batting ninth and playing third base, Graham Paulie. Those are the Marlins. The Cubs take the field. We’ll be back to give you the Cubs lineup and get this ball game underway right after this on the score and the Southwest Airlines Cubs Radio Network. Cub fans, Nicoer here. Pat and Ron call every game on the Chicago Cubs radio network. 1877 Cars for Kids K A R S Cars for Kids 187 today. Donate today at carsforkids.org. Your car running or not can be picked up at the next day. No title, no problem. Go to carsforkids.org today. for kids. Donate your car today. Now accepting donations of land, homes, buildings, or any kind of real estate. Finishing chicago.com for the industry’s best drywall finishing, wall covering, glass system, signage, and painting contractors. Rely on finishing chicago.com. It’s game time. It’s It’s game time. Time to crack open a Yingling after 190. Six years the wait is over. Yingling is finally available here in Illinois. Look for it at your favorite bar or store. Yingling, the oldest brewery in America. And partner, it’s great to have you back. We missed you in New York City, but it’s great to have you back. And it’s great to be back at Wrigley Field. Always, Ron. And I agree. And uh I watched and listened to the series in New York with great interest. Very impressive start by or not a start but appearance by Cade Horton in his major league debut. He pitched well enough to get the win and what a what a great thrill for him. You talk about baptism by fire facing the Mets in New York right for your first ball game. Go get him. Absolutely. And he he you know he passed with flying colors. He you know the one thing where you really see for a young guy how he deals with all of this is when you do get a little adversity. gave up the three-run homer and he kept pouring in strikes. He was outstanding and it was really nice to see him get the W. We are ready for baseball. We’ll get the Cubs lineup to you momentarily. Colin Ray, the right-hander, fires to Xavier Edwards. The pitch is high and away we go. Edwards hitting 259. Pete Crow Armstrong will bat lead off for the Cubs in center. Kyle Tucker in right and Seya Suzuki in left. The 10 is lifted toward left center. playable for Keith Ro Armstrong drifting back onto the track, makes the catch for out number one. The rest of the Cubs lineup looks like this. Michael Bush, the cleanup man at first. Carson Kelly, the DH, Nicoer batting sixth and playing second base. Dansby Swanson is the short stop. The catcher in the number eight spot is Miguel Amaya. And John Birdie batting ninth and playing at the hot corner. One away, just underway. The batter Jesus Sanchez, a left-handed hitter, takes a strike, Ronnie, as you think about Colin Ray facing these Marlins. What’s on your mind? I think it, you know, whenever you talk about Ray and his pitching as a starter, it’s all about command of his fast ball outside oneonone. He does such a nice job of pitching on the edges of the zone and his command is great, you know, right on that, you know, from the top to the bottom. He can pitch on both sides of the plate. And boy, when he is on them, it just makes it so tough with the secondary pitches to lay off of them because they come out looking like the fast ball. He misses outside. Two and one on Chz. Both teams lost two out of three over the weekend. The Cubs in New York against the Mets. Here’s a little chopper foul up along first. Two and two. And the Marlins were on the on the south side at Guaranteed Rate Field playing the White Socks and they lost two out of three. First meetings of the year between the two teams. Sanchez hitting 213. Left-handed batter waiting. Colin Ray fires 22. Little lighter shallow left. Falling in for a base hit. Soft line drive in front of Suzuki in left. And Sanchez likes to run. That’s one thing the Marlins will do. They’ve got a couple of guys, the first two in their order, Edwards and Sanchez. You’ve got to be aware cuz they’ll try to steal bags. Yeah, they will. And pretty nice piece of hitting too by Sanchez. He got that pitch. It’s down and away. Didn’t try to hook it or do too much with it. Just served it the other way. Pretty nice piece of Augustine Ramirez the batter. He’ll take a strike. He’s got bright blue shoes. Ramirez hitting 262. Gets some power. Four home runs. He’s driven in nine. The Marlins are not a strong team at the point at the moment. At this point, they are 15 and 24. Swinging a foul off to the right out of play. And that brings to mind, Ron, the the schedule for the Cubs. You always have to be careful when you talk about playing teams with losing records because you’re not going to win every single game. Here comes the O2 from Ray and it’s fouled away. But the fact is that this series begins a stretch for the Cubs of playing seven straight series all against teams that currently have losing records. Yeah. And you know, you look at you can’t help but look at the schedule and see the disparity and and you know that this first month and a half and all the quality teams and playoff teams the Cubs were playing. So first diving back in safely as Sanchez and you get through that stretch to your point and you’re you know would you take that if you were to say that in spring you’re five games over 500 and you’re in first place. Would you take that and you’re two games up in first place? Yes, you would. I think anyone would say yes to that question. I agree. Now you look at the schedule and you go, okay, to your point, you’re going to play these this group now, you know, for the next month and you’re going to play teams under 500. Now you’ve you’ve got to play good baseball here. But it, as you just said, it does not mean you’re going to win night after night. The one two bounced toward the middle glove by her goes to Swanson. One running through to first. Got him. What a double play. Poetry in motion. 463. Beautifully done by Nicoer, Dansby Swanson, and Michael Bush at the end. 463. Put a star in your scorebook if you’re keeping score on that one. Beautiful double play. Marlins don’t score after a half. It’s a great night for baseball. This matchup features some of the best talent in the game. A lot of power, a lot of marquee names. Here we go. Buckle up for There’s a guy you want to be in the spotlight. The bats have come alive. We’re just playing Powerball. This place doesn’t know what these teams are entertaining. The show continues. Experience gametoame coverage of the night’s biggest moments live and commercial free. MLB Network Strike Zone Wednesday and Friday nights all season. Moments in baseball have been broadcast on the radio since 1921. Smith courts went in right down the line. It may go. Go crazy, folks. Go crazy. It’s a home run and the Cardinals have won the game by the three to two on a home run by the Wizards. Catch the next unforgettable call on the MLB app and MLB.com. Let’s see if we can figure out the following baseball slang term. Today’s phrase is oppo taco. You know what it means? Oppo taco. A home run hit to the opposite field with an oppo taco. His 13. That’s a one- run game. Expand your vocabulary by listening to every game on the MLB app and mlb.com. Legends stand the test of time. England. Official beer of the Cubs Radio Network, PG Yingling and Sun, Pottsville, Pennsylvania. You’ll score big with everyday deals at Suits 2020 and Niles. From men’s suits and formal wear to sports and casual wear 2020, we’re more than just amazing suits. Play turned by the Cub sponsored by Nissan. Experience the thrill at Nissanusa.com. Big right-hander Cal Quantrell ready to go to work on Pete Pro Armstrong. And the first pitch to Pete is taken high for a ball. The Cubs leadoff man presented by Benny’s Beverage Depot. If PCA gets a hit, Benny’s Beverage Depot will donate $100 to the Greater Chicago Food Depository. If you can’t find it at Benny’s, it’s probably not worth drinking. There is a strike. Ron, I know you always scout the opposing starting pitcher. What’s the plan of attack for the Cubs hitters? Well, Cal Quantrol is a guy that’s going to mix in all the pitches. Fast ball, curveball, slider, split. The next pitch, swing and a miss. One and two. And to me, the key is getting him into the zone. If you don’t chase, you’ve got a good chance. The league is hitting well over 300 against him. And if you The Dodgers had some issues in his last start against him, and he threw pretty well. A lot of chase with two strikes from the Dodger hitters. low and inside two and two. If you can keep him in the zone to me, he’s a guy also that in the first few pitches you might get a really good pitch to hit. Be ready to hit it. Two and two on Cro Armstrong. Here comes the two- two pitch on the way to Pete. Basketball is high three and two. Game time temperature a very pleasant 63° sponsored by Four Seasons Heating, Air Conditioning, Plumbing, and Electric, your trusted local experts. Four Seasons. Here comes the 3-2 fromW Quantril. And it’s swung on and missed. Strike three. High fast ball. Got him. And that’s out number one. No score. Bottom of the first. The batter is Kyle Tucker. Pete walking back to the dugout, turned around and asked Manny Gonzalez and he’s been doing that a little bit here lately. The last few days I’ve noticed asking the umpire falsy strikes, did I swing it a strike or not? That last pitch is well up out of the zone. Tucker left-handed batter with power. He’ll take a strike. Tucker’s average down to 269. And I say down, that’s not a terrible average, but it was well over 300 for most of the first few weeks. A little bit of a slump here. Here comes the 01. And he’ll take down low. In his last 16 games, Tucker hitting just 183. But uh in a long season, Ron, every single hitter will go through those. Yeah, you’re going to have your ups and downs. There’s no doubt. Tuck’s going to end up with probably 650 plate appearances by the time the season’s over. You will have some good and some bad. There’s no doubt. No score first inning. The 1-1 fast ball at the knee is for a strike. One and two. Pretty good sinker there. 94 milesPH at the bottom of the zone. Speed gun tonight powered by Exfinity. Gets seriously powerful Wi-Fi. Exfinity. The wifi is booming. Just in case you didn’t know that on those three days off, it had slipped my mind. I’m glad you did. Remind me, Rob. Very thoughtful of you. Booming. You say booming. Two and two on Tucker. Now it’s coming back. Actually when you said it extra loud, it definitely came back. Trying to help partner out. Now the two to Tucker down low. Three and two. He’s gone full on the first two hitters. Cubs wearing their home white uniforms, the blue pinstripes all over, the blue hats and helmets, sleeves and socks. Miami in their gray shirts and trousers, black hats and socks. Liner toward right, diving stopped by Simon from a knee. Throws to first in time. The second baseman Simon made a very nice play. Ronnie Simon took a base hit away from Kyle Tucker. Two downs. Yeah, I think this ball Simon was not expecting this ball to get to him as quick as it did and then all of a sudden he had to really get to this ball and kind of dive out towards right field and kind of change his angle a little bit, but he does love it cleanly and made what turned out to be a nice play. No score first inning. Seya Suzuki takes inside. Seya, another guy slumping a little bit in his last 11 games, hitting 125. His RBI totals are healthy though, 32. Here comes the 10. And that’s going to be down low for a ball at this first inning. It’s powered by Invesco QQQ. Let’s rethink possibility. Invesco distributors incororated. Tonight, Ron playing game number 42. So they’ve passed the one quarter hole of the season, a swing in a mess, two and one. So if you want to see what kind of a pace a certain hitter is on, you just multiply by four what his numbers are right now. For example, both Tucker and Suzuki with 32 RBI’s. They’re both on a pace to drive in 128. Probably unsustainable for two guys to do that on the same team hitting back to back in the order, but you never know. You’d sure take that. Absolutely. Now the 3-1 to Suzuki fouled away. Three and two. Montrosra 7.11. when you were a ball player, Ron, were there some guys you knew he was a big league pitcher, but you saw that 7.11 and you think that that can’t really be. He’s he’s a major league pitcher. He’s got to be better than that. Yeah, absolutely. And you just go, what’s what’s going on? Swinging a foul back three. And that’s when you try to start digging deeper into the scouting report of what what’s happening? Why why is this happening? you know, and and you start evaluating his pitches and then what he’s doing and who he’s giving up these runs to and you start really digging into it. The 3-2 from Quantrell to Suzuki Seya nubs it foul right off the end of the bat. There are guys you would face, you’d go, “This guy’s nasty. He just really he’s got a great arm and good but he would always end up throwing one or two pitches in the at bat right down the middle. good pitches to hit and he would give up runs and you’re just like, you know, you didn’t understand it, but you you sure hit him. Swinging a popup foul might be playable for the third baseman Paulie or the catcher. They collide and Paulie, the third baseman, makes the catch. The catcher fell down. It was a mild collision. Although mild from my standpoint, I’m looking down at Paulie. He’s uh maybe feeling like mild is not the exact word he would use. He did make the catch. They are walking off at Let’s see if you can figure out the following baseball slang term. Next phrase is oppo taco. Do you know what it means? Oppo taco. A home run hit to the opposite field. Austin with an taco. His 13th and it’s a one-run game. Expand your vocabulary by listening to every game on the MLB app and MLB.com. Introducing baseball’s all new national pregame show. MLB Tonight live at 5. Join Greg, Harold, and Dan and a star studded roster for a preview of all the nights matchups. Get a first look at the lineups. Everything looks good right now for the Yankees. First take from the players. I’m just excited to put any pair of cleats on. And the first of many breakdowns before the first pitch. A full night of baseball starts at 5:00. MLB Tonight’s National Pregame Show, weekdays at 5 Eastern on MLB Network. 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Nice crowd at Wrigley. The lights are on yet to take full effect. Next pitch swung on and fouled back. One and one. The uniform descriptions we gave you sponsored by Benjamin Moore. On the field or the walls of your home, the right team and colors make all the difference. Official paint of the Chicago Cubs. Benjamin Moore. Ster hitting .287. He’s got the best batting average of anybody in the Marlins lineup. And he’s got some pop with seven home runs. The 1-1 from Cub right-hander Colin Ray. Check swing. Did he go? No swing. Boy, that was close. Second. Go ahead. Cory Blazer, the third base umpire, made the call. Haven’t seen a replay. Now the 2-1 on the way from Colin Ray. Fisted foul out of play run. Second inning brought to you by Seaglass Wines, official partner of the Chicago Cubs. Bring the California coast to you wherever you are. Se glass one the stretch for the 2-2 in swing and a miss. Good high fast ball got him. Gray always works out of the stretch. He gets his first strike out of the game. Strikeouts by Cubs pitchers. Those are brought to you by your Chicago and Northwest Indiana Hyundai dealers. One away second inning, no score. of the batter is former cub Matt MVvis. MVvis struggling hitting 198 as he takes a strike. Big strong left-handed batter. He’s got power. Seven home runs. Ray Reian brings it. There’s a popup foul out of play. We play straight away for Armstrong. Not that deep in center, but he goes back on a ball so very effectively. Defensive alignment sponsored by Fitzgerald Equipment. Material handling handled. Learn more at Fitzgerald Equipment.com. And the O2 from Ray just a little bit low. One and two. Often think what you say about a guy traded from one team to another plays his former team. And that’s what Mervvis is doing tonight. Careful as we outside two and two. There’s just something about that that there’s a little height heightens your senses a little bit. You just there’s a little more to the game. I don’t know. Shouldn’t be that way, but it is. And we’ve all experienced it. I poply foul right side and out of play. I think it’s going to be out of play. Yep. Let’s pause 10 seconds for station ID. This is the score on the Southwest Airlines Cubs Radio Network. Cubs talk in the morning on the Mully and Haw Show. 5:30 to 10 on 670 the score. WCR Chicago, WBMX HD2 Chicago and Odyssey Sports Station. Nothing nothing game. Top of inning number two. Matt MV waiting for the two- two pitch. Swings and misses. Colin Ray took something off a breaking ball. Mvvis out in front. Down he goes. Back-to- back strikeouts for Ray. Strikeouts for Cubs pitchers. As we said a minute ago, brought to you by your Chicago and Northwest Indiana Hyundai dealers. Two down and the batter Ronnie Simon. Excellent pitch by Ray. Down and in. Slider MVvis out in front. Simon showing bunt and takes a strike. which would be a little bit of a peculiar move here with two outs and nobody on. It’s one of those things if you’re going to bunt for a base hit with two outs and no one on, you’ve got to be in line of steel second base right away immediately. Yeah. Pop up foul might be playable for birdie over near the stands. It is good play by John up against the side wall beyond the Cubs third base dugout. And he was right up against that railing as he reached up and pulled it in. Nice play. Three up, three down for Colin Ray. No score. Middle of inning number two. This is the score. And the Southwest Airlines Cubs Radio Network. Take a hack at guessing which baseball player or manager said the following. I really don’t know what to say. I’m just uh so happy I gave something. These people cheer. We all did. I mean, it was a great game. Both teams played incredible. It was a great game. That’s Mike Piaza after he hit an eighth inning go-ahead home run in the first New York Mets home game after 9/11. Hear moments like this and more on the MLB app and MLB.com. Let’s see if we can figure out the following baseball slang term. Next phrase is oppo. Do you know what it means? Oppo Taco, a home run hit to the opposite field. Austin with an oppo taco. His 13th and it’s a one-run game. Expand your vocabulary by listening to every game on the MLB app and MLB.com. Your day in baseball starts with MLB Central. Let’s get it started. Lead off your morning with in-depth breakdowns. Perfect balance. Boom. Interviews with the players. Get back to the fast ball. I know what that passion feels like. And a little bit of everything else. The window seats are the baseball day begins with MLB Central, weekdays at 10:00 a.m. Eastern, only on MLB Network. If you’re not watching this show, you’re the problem. and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. And on Wednesday, May 28th, the Cubs will celebrate with special entertainment, music, and other recognitions. Fans who purchase tickets through cubs.com/specials will receive a special edition Cubs Heritage jersey designed by artist Luis Deusman be here for it. Pat, very good, Zack. Michael Bush leads off the second inning for the Cubs. Swung and missed at the first pitch. Takes one down low. One and one. Nothing nothing game. Carson Kelly on deck. And then Nicoer. And now the 1-1 from Quantrell is in there for a strike. Cubs last week lost a couple of series. First time they’ve lost back-to- back series all year to the Giants here and then in New York to the Mets. Dropping two out of three. See if they can get things turned around on this home stand. Pass ball is high. Yeah, those both of those series you could say, you know, that not that the Cubs let games slip away, but you felt like both of those series you could have won. Bush takes inside for a some close games. Absolutely. Yeah. you know, one game on each series, you know, for both teams was kind of a, you know, a pretty easy win. And then the the other two games in those series were, you know, where were good ball games could have went either way. Swinging a high fly ball right center field deep back goes Sanchez near the warning track on the track makes the catch. Bush gave it a ride, but it just did not have enough to leave the yard. It’s out number one. Scoreless game. Second inning. And the batter Carson Kelly. That’s a little cutter right down the middle at the knees. I mean, it’s center cut. Pushy. The only reason this ball doesn’t go out of the ballpark is I think he was just out in front just enough to where he didn’t hit right through the ball, but it hit right on the barrel. Hit it a mile in the air and deep. And it had a good sound. It did. Carson Kelly takes a strike. challenges by managers and instant replays whenever they take a second look. A second opinion is always a good idea. Get yours at Northwestern Medicine. Kelly the designated hitter hitting 315. What a start to the season he has had. Eight home runs, 23 driven in. He’s only got 73 at bats, eight and 23 and well over 300. That’s pretty good. Here comes the 1-1 swinging a bouncer foul past third. You might remember it was the first week of the regular season in Sacramento that he hit for the cycle and he did it in very dramatic fashion getting the triple in his last atbat. That’s always the one you need, right? The triple is always the most elusive. And he got it. Here’s the one-two pitch. A little soft liner to third caught by Paulie and that’s out number two. But sometimes you wonder when a guy has that kind of a a magical night, what does that do for his confidence? Does that take you to a different level and you start thinking, you know what, I am a good hitter. Look what I just did. Yeah. The carryover effect, you know, having a, you know, a career night. Absolutely. Nico Horn of the batter. Nico takes a strike from Quantril. Nico hitting a sturdy 281. He gets on. He might steal a bag in a spot like this. He drives on in the air. Deep center field. Back goes Hill. Still going on the track now. Makes the catch. A couple of warning track drives, but nothing to show for it as we go to inning number three. A nothing nothing game. Cubs and Miami on the score on the Southwest Airlines Cubs radio network. Cubs fans, Pico Armstrong here. Patent. Let’s see if we can figure out the following baseball slang term. Today’s phrase is oppo taco. Do you know what it means? taco. A home run hit to the opposite field. Austin with an off taco, his 13th, and it’s a one-run game. Expand your vocabulary by listening to every game on the MLB app and MLB.com. Introducing baseball’s all new national pregame show, MLB Tonight live at 5. Join Greg, Harold, and Dan, and a star roster for a preview of all the nights matchups. Get a first look at the lineups. Everything looks good right now for the Yankees. First take from the players. I’m just excited to put any pair of cleats on. And the first of many breakdowns before the first pitch, a full night of baseball starts at 5. MLB Tonight’s National Pregame Show, weekdays at 5 Eastern on MLB Network. Great moments in baseball have been broadcast on the radio since 1921. Smith courts went into right down the line. It may go crazy, folks. Go crazy. It’s a home run and the Cardinals have won the game by the score of three to two and a home run by the Wizards. Catch the next unforgettable call on the MLB app and MLB.com. Cubs and Marlins are scoreless as we get set for the top half of the third inning here at Wrigley Field. Wind blowing in 62 degrees and partly cloudy. Time and temperature sponsored by Circa Sports Illinois. Bet like the pros and download the Circa Sports app today. Pat Derek Hill, right-handed batting center fielder, will take a strike. We are in the top of the third. Nice crowd at Wrigley. We’re going to make our guesses in the Benny’s Beverage Depot attendance game as we move along. If you can’t find it at Benny’s, here’s a broken bat bouncer to short fielded by Swanson. Throws to first in time. The barrel shattered and flew over the head of Colin Ray. He saw it, so he was never in any real danger, but it had to be a little frightening to see that uh barrel with the jagged edge flying over your head. Well, the crazy part is you see two two objects coming at you. One’s a baseball coming just off to your right and then that the helicopter of the barrel of the bat going over your head. Which way do you go? Liam Hicks, the batter, no score. Third inning. Hicks will take outside, but if you can’t find it at Benny’s, it’s probably not worth drinking. I see a few empty seats. Not many in the upper deck. I think we have more than 30 here. The 10 fast ball outside ball two. I’ll go with 30,03. Hicks hitting 254, three home runs, left-handed batter, and he’ll take the strike. Two and one. I will say 32,000. Lights are on. Still some daylight left. There’s a few clouds in the sky, but nothing threatening. Only a slight chance for any shower or rain later on. Here’s the 2-1. That’s going to be a strike two and two. I’m going to go 32,500. And our engineer, the maestro, Paul Zarang, going with 29,222. Okay, we’re locked in. The Benny’s Beverage Depot attendance game. The 2-2 pitch is outside to Hicks. Three and two. Split four at Wrigley a year ago against these Marlins and beat them two out of three in August. Liner to right falling in front of Tucker for a base hit. On the 3-2 delivery, Hicks collects a one out single. Second hit for Miami. Nothing nothing game with a man on. One away. The batter is Graham Paulie. Pitch down in the zone. Down and in. And to put a charge into that little top spin line drive right in front of Tucker and right. A little more green Ivy has blossomed on the outfield walls. Looking better and better every time the Cubs come home. Molly takes a strike. I would say it’s about 90% coverage right now. It’s not as full regarding the ivy, but it it’s coming. Another another month or so, it’ll be completely green and full and beautiful. Well, here comes the 01 to Paulie. Stroke fouled off to the left and out of play. The White Socks are here this weekend. Three straight night games against Miami tonight, tomorrow night, and Wednesday evening. All three beginning at 6:40 and then three straight day games starting on Friday at 1:20. Friday, Saturday, Sunday. Cubs and White Socks. Breaking ball just missed. One and two. A good pitch by Ray. That one just below the zone. Good hook. Back door hook. White Socks beat these Marlins over the weekend on the south side. Two out of three. Now the one two just outside. Was reading about their win yesterday. Youngster for the Socks, Tim Elco, with his first big league hit. It was a game-winning three-run homer against Sandy Alcantra. How about that? There’s a high popfly shallow right backpedaling and calling us for her. Easy play for Nico. And that’s going to be out number two. Something tells me, Ron, when you hit a home run for your first hit against a former Sai Young award winner and it’s a game winner that you will never forget your first big league hit. I I don’t even know what to say to that other than I think you’re right. Yeah, he had a three-run homer in the middle of the game. I think it was the fifth or sixth inning. The Socks went on to beat these Marlins 4-2. Here’s the stretch by Colin Ray and the pitch to Xavier Edwards and it’s in for a strike. And by the way, you’re going to hear that name Sandy Alcantra a lot as you get close to the trading deadline, although he has not pitched well this season. He is a former SA Young Award winner. Here’s the 01. It’s outside for a ball. But right now, his erra is Let’s see. I wrote it down. It’s in the mid fours, I believe. But and his record is two and five. So, he has not been overly effective. No, but he’s he’s a guy with a big arm, great stuff. He’s got good track record. You know, he’s going to be a guy that teams are if he’s healthy, that’ll be the determining factor. Drive into the first base dugout, everyone’s okay. That’s where you’re really happy you got those nets right over the dugout. Mhm. Hit that netting and then went down into the dugout. But that would have went in the first or second row. That would have been dangerous. Did you ever get nailed while sitting on the bench by a foul ball? I get hit in the leg once pretty bad. You know, nothing that I took me out of any games, but you’re that close. There’s sometimes just you can’t get out of the way. Mhm. Do you remember who hit it? I do not. It was a minor league guy in the minor leagues. Now the one two to Xavier Edwards is outside. Two and two. No score. Top of the third. Two down, a two and two count on Xavier Edwards. Keep an eye on the runner Hicks at first. It’s not a Steelers lead and the 2-2. Hicks is not running. Just a bit outside. Ray thought he had him. Took a step toward the Cubs third base dugout. In fact, see it again, Ron. Excellent pitch. slow back door hook, but you know, it’s one of those pitches that it might have, if it missed, it missed by the width of the seam of the baseball. That’s about it. Ground ball right side. Tough play. Diving stop. Nope. It’s past a diving hero. Base hit to right. Hicks will go to third. It’s a single for Edwards. I thought Nico was going to get a glove on it. It may have hit the lip where the dirt meets the grass and the ball jumped a little bit over the glove of a diving Nicoer. Yeah, Nico lays out for this ball and he gets to it and I think it does bounce up and it hits him in the thumb of the glove as his hand is going out. So, it just bounces up over the top of his glove while he’s diving and ends up in right field. Now, two men on. Jesus Sanchez steps in. First time either team has had a man in scoring position in the game. Spoilerless game in the third. Threw to first and they got him picked off. What a pickoff move by Colin Ray. Michael Bush took it. Slapped the tag on the head first diving Xavier Edwards. And the inning comes to an end. Big pickoff play. Your day in baseball starts with MLB Central. Let’s get it started. Lead off your morning with in-depth breakdowns. Perfect balance. Interviews with the players. Get back to the fast ball. I know what that passion feels like and a little bit of everything else. The window seats are the baseball day begins with MLB Central weekdays at 10:00 a.m. Eastern only on MLB Network. If you’re not watching this show, you’re the problem. Let’s see if we can figure out the following baseball slang term. Today’s phrase is oppo taco. Do you know what it means? Oppo taco. A home run hit to the opposite field. Austin with an oppo taco. His 13. It’s a one-run game. Expand your vocabulary by listening to every game on the MLB app and MLB.com. Take a hack at guessing which baseball player or manager said the following. I really don’t know what to say. I’m just uh so happy I gave something. These people cheer. We all did. I mean, it was a great game. Both teams played incredible. It was a great game. That’s Mike Piaza after he hit an eighth inning go ahead home run in the first New York Mets home game after 911. Hear moments like this and more on the MLB app and MLB.com. Let’s see if we can figure out the following baseball slang term. Next phrase is oppo taco. You know what it means? W right now. Any accident at all? Call DNW Law right now. Don’t hesitate. Call the 8. 312888. Dansby Swanson’s on deck for the Cubs. Who’s on deck is brought to you by Timberch decking and railing. Everything wood should be. Visit timbert.com. Pat Dansby Swanson first up takes inside from Cal Quantril. Nothing nothing game. We are in the bottom of the third. Gansby hitting 242. The pitch swinging a foul back. Miguel Amaya on deck and then John Birdie. It was a bit surprising Ron to see an inning end with a guy getting picked off with men say first and third. Yeah, that’s that’s one of those things you can’t have that happen. You got your number two hole hitter up. You got you flip the lineup over. You can’t get picked off first base there. Xavier Edwards hung out to dry. Good quick move by Colin Ray. That move is made by Colin Ray’s feet. He has very quick feet in that pickoff move and a very short arm swing. Great, great move. One two pitch bounces in there. The catcher Hicks tried to bail out. He did and I think Gonzalez took the blunt of it. Manny Gonzalez the homeplayed umpire. Okay, that’ll cost you. Wait till he’s come to the bat next time. Except I thought you were going to protect me. I I guess I thought wrong. Running away with all the gear on. Let’s see if Dansby can start a rally. The two- two pitch on the way. Little bouncer foul at the plate. And we’re coming to you live all season long from the QQQ broadcast booth. Proud ETF partner of the Chicago Cubs. Lights beginning to have a little bit of an effect. Still plenty of daylight left. Day is getting longer and longer now. You’re getting into the middle of May. Here’s the 2-2. Cracked line drive. Diving catch by Paulie at third base. Excellent catch by him. Paulie lunging and diving to his left. Took a base hit away from Dansby Swanson. Nice play. I don’t know if Danby can hit a ball any harder than he just hit it. And this is that one’s got the old Superman cape on the end of that one. He caught that one in full extension on the dive and up. Great play by Paulie. One away. No score. Miguel Amaya the batter. Miguel loops one down the left field line racing over Sters. That’s going to be a fair ball base hit. And Amaya going for two. There’s going to be a play. The throw, the slide. No, he didn’t slide. He goes in standing up with a double. I thought he might have wanted to slide. See if the Marlins are going to challenge that play. The second baseman, Simon, thought he tagged him. Apparently, he’s pointing into the dugout. And let’s see if Miami challenges that safe call at second base. I don’t think they’re going to challenge. And this is one of those plays where Maya I didn’t I think felt like he was going to beat this a little more than he did. But he ends up running into the bag. Does not slide and gets to the bag. He does beat the play but not by a lot. John Birdie the batter. It is a double. No challenge. Two base hit for Amaya. Let’s see if Birdie can drive in the game’s first run. Maya the Cubs first base runner of the game with one away here in the third. Now the pitch to Birdie. That’s in for a strike. Birdie spent some time with Miami. So here’s another case of a guy hoping to do well against his former organization. Short lead by Amaya wearing red batting gloves. Red base running glove on his right hand. Got a blue glove on his left hand. That’s an old Cubs trick play there. Yeah. One blue, one red. He’s just being very patriotic, right? He really is. White uni. Yeah. Here’s a broken bat line drive caught by the second baseman, Simon. You could see a little splinter leave the bat of John Birdie. And that’s out number two. No score. Here’s Pete Crow Armstrong. I was looking at a note, Ron. There are three big league ball players at this stage that have at least 10 home runs and 10 stolen bases each. Pete Pro Armstrong, Kyle Tucker, and Show Otani. Good group to be in if you’re Petro Armstrong, right? Absolutely. Now Pete Pro Armstrong batting against Quantril. Now I’m looking at the third baseman Paulie Run. He’s playing shallow, but this is a spot where if you’re Cro Armstrong, you’re trying to drive this run in, aren’t you? Look at Hill in center field how shallow he is. Wow. Playing like it’s the ninth inning and there, you know, a sacrifice fly. You got to play in. I’ve never seen a center fielder play that shallow in the middle of a ball game like this against a guy with real power. He needs to turn around and look at the scoreboard. He might be the leadoff hitter, but he’s also one of the league leaders in home runs. For Armstrong struck out his first time. He hits one in the air, foul. As I was thinking about Miami being the opposition, I thought back to his inside the park home run in Miami last August. Yeah. Still a great memory. Just the absolute speed of a human being going from home all the way around the bases. It’s fast fastest I’ve ever seen a guy circle the base. Here’s the 1-1. Armstrong takes outside. Two and one. He is, you know, I really there’s no way to really find out who the fastest guy is in Major League Baseball right now, but you wouldn’t bet against him, would you? Here’s the 2-1. Petro Armstrong takes high. And and thinking back, Ron, you remember the right fielder made a lunging try for it and it went past him. And as soon as it went past him and kicked kind of out toward right center, I knew he was going to try to go all the way. Yeah, I agree. Didn’t you? Absolutely. Yeah. Here’s the 3-1 now to Pete. And that’s in there for a strike. Three and two. Good take actually by Peter Armstrong. Borderline strike up and outside. Good call by Manny Gonzalez and hit the strike zone. I’m not getting on him, but it it’s a good take. That’s not a pitch you want to swing at on three and one. Scoreless game. Two down, a man at second now. Tom called. I’m called by Pete Crow Armstrong. Three balls in two strikes. Center fielder Hill and the right fielder Sanchez. Extremely shallow. And the 3-2. It’s high for ball four. And I when I say shallow, I mean that’s their positioning, not their personalities. You understand that? I didn’t. Yeah. Maybe you knew them better than, you know, maybe most people thought, but yeah, I I just didn’t know. Two outs, two on for Kyle Tucker. And the outfielders back up a little bit. Same home run numbers. I don’t know why they’re not playing way in. Come on back in there, guys. This would be a good time for Tucker to break out of his little slide. Scoreless game. Two men on. Third inning, two outs. Robbed on a good play by the second baseman Simon in the first. Stretched by Quantrell. The pitch. That was a strike. Second time he started him with a fast ball strike taken each time by Kyle 0 and one me of the order presented by chef IQ sense never under overcook your food again purchase now at chef IQ.com runners take their leads Tucker takes outside one and one okay you were in a few slumps in your career run did you have any little thing you would talk to yourself about or prepare what would you Well, first thing I would do when I if I wasn’t squaring the ball up regularly is I would really focus on tracking the baseball with my eyes and tracking it to the barrel of the bat. Tucker swings and fouls it one and two. So I like in batting practice and everything, I would really be overemphasize. I’d hit the ball in batting practice and not track where the ball went. just keeping your eyes at the contact point so you really focus on seeing the baseball and then you want that same carryover effect into the game. The other thing I would do is I usually start using the other side of the field a little more swinging a fly ball to left. It’s playable for Sters and the left-handed left fielder makes the catch and the Cubs do not score. They get a double and a walk but walk away empty-handed. We move to inning number four. Nothing nothing. Let’s see if we can figure out the following baseball slang term. Next phrase is oppo taco. Do you know what it means? Oppo taco. A home run hit to the opposite field with an oppo taco. His 13th and it’s a one-run game. Expand your vocabulary by listening to every game on the MLB app and MLB.com. Take a hack at guessing which baseball player or manager said the following. I really don’t know what to say. I’m just uh so happy I gave something. These people cheer. We all did. I mean, it was a great game. Both teams played incredible. It was a great game. That’s Mike Piaza after he hit an eighth inning go ahead home run in the first New York Mets home game after 9/11. Hear moments like this and more on the MLB app and MLB.com. Off base is coming in a brand new format. Join Lauren Gardner and Xavier Scrugs as they explore all the baseball buzz across social media, pop culture, and around the majors. The OffBase Podcast, Sundays at 11:00 a.m. Eastern, only on MLB Network. The MLB Network podcast is here. Join your favorite on air personalities for unique perspectives, in-depth interviews, and untold stories from on and off the field. The MLB Network podcast presented by New Balance. Sundays at 11:30 Eastern. You can get away. Our versatile lineup is ready to ride. Visit your local Toyota dealer and save big. Toyota, let’s go places. The out of town scoreboard is sponsored by Club Sitco. Sitco can save you money every day. When you start with Sitco, you’re good to go. Guardians lead the Brewers five to nothing in the top of the eighth. Land drive, one hop to Horner at second. Easy play for Nico. Lobs it over to BCH. One pitch, one away. No score here in the fourth. Zach and Augustine Ramirez stepping in. And before I continue the scoreboard, Pat, the first out is brought to you by Exfinity. The Wi-Fi is booming. Other action around the majors, the Tigers a 12 to one lead over the Red Sox. They are in the middle of the sixth inning. Labor Torres going deep for the Tigers. His fifth home run. Cardinals and Phillies are tied at two. They’re in the bottom half of the sixth inning in Philadelphia. Pitch to Augustine. Ramirez is inside. Zack after five. Pirates and Mets are tied at one. Jeff McNeel an RBI double even things up for New York. The Braves a three to one lead over the Nationals. They’re in the middle of the eighth inning. Ray fires a strike. One and one. Marcelo Zuna with his sixth home run. Rockies and Rangers scoreless in the top of the second. Also top two, it’s the Royals one and the Astros nothing. H. Very good, Zack. Zack will be along in the fifth inning to work with Ron. Here’s a swing and a high pop fly. Should be an easy play for her in very short right field. The second baseman slaps the leather on it for out number two. Scoreless game and it brings up Kyle Stard. Once again, good sequence of pitches by Colin Ray all around the edges of the zone. Very nice job. Fourth inning sponsored by Winrust, home of the exclusive Cubs debit card, member FDIC, EHL, and lender. Stard is a strikeout victim, his first time. And the pitch on the way to him is a strike. Just getting started. Three straight night games at 640 between these two teams. Tomorrow it’ll be Ben Brown against Valente Beoso. The next offering low and inside one and one Jameson Tyone has been penciled in to start the Wednesday night game for the Cubs. Miami has not decided on their Wednesday night starter. Thursday is an off day. The White Socks are here over the weekend. The 1-1 basketball is outside two and one. St. Lewis leading Philadelphia 2 to one in the sixth inning. The Cardinals surging looking for their ninth consecutive win. 2-1 is outside ball three. So many things in our great game, Ron. They just come right out of the blue. You could not see that coming. I couldn’t. Oh, I would agree. And one of your former teams, the Minnesota Twins, they’ve also won eight straight games. There’s a line drive down the right field line. That’s going to be a fair ball bouncing against the sidewall. There’s going to be a play and holding it first is Sters. He saw Tucker play the g play the carum very skillfully and quickly and he held him to a single. Good play. Well, and and part of this play, Tucker goes in and gets to this ball and instead of roll turning inside and throwing, he got his body around and it, you know, it took him a little bit more to turn his body that way, but then his throwing, the action for him to throw to second base is much stronger and he threw a bullet right to Nico. And excellent play by Tucker and Wright. Matt Mervvis struck out his first time. He takes inside. Short lead at first by Stard. It’s not a Steelers lead. He is being held by Bush. The pitch by Ray to Murvvis. A high fly ball into right center. Playable for either Tucker or Cro Armstrong. It’ll be Tucker to make the catch and the Marlins do not score. Four shutout innings for Colin Ray. Let’s see if the Cubs can get him some runs as we go to the bottom of the fourth. Nothing nothing game on the score. Moments in baseball have been broadcast on the radio since 1921. Smith courts went into right down the line. It may go crazy folks. Go crazy. It’s a home run and the Cardinals have won the game by the three-2 and a home run by the Wizards. Catch the next unforgettable call on the MLB app and MLB.com. Off base is coming in a brand new format. Join Lauren Gardner and Xavier Scrugs as they explore all the baseball buzz across social media, pop culture, and around the majors. The OffBase Podcast, Sundays at 11:00 a.m. Eastern, only on MLB Network. The MLB Network podcast is here. Join your favorite on air personalities for unique perspectives, in-depth interviews, and untold stories from on and off the field. The MLB Network podcast presented by New Balance. Sundays at 11:30 Eastern. Take a hack at guessing which baseball player or manager said the following. I really don’t know what to say. I’m just uh so happy I gave something. These people cheer. We all did. I mean, it was a great game. Both teams played incredible. It was a great game. That’s Mike Piaza after he hit an eighth inning go-ahad home run in the first New York Mets home game after 911. Your moments like this and more on the MLB app and MLB.com. and grills. American Sale bring the fun home, guys. Leagueers is sponsored by American Sale. Bring the fun home. Aaron Judge leads the majors in batting average, hitting at 409. Judge tied with Kyle Schwarber for the home run lead, each with 14. Judge the RBI leader with 39. Judge also the on base percentage slugging OPS and hits leader in the majors Pat. What’s his current batting average? 409. Very healthy. Sea Suzuki leads it off. Look out. Takes inside right near the left shoulder. He ducked out of there and bailed out. Who can blame him? Yeah, that one’s definitely the high and tight. There’s no doubt this fast ball gets away from Quantrol and it’s Buzz them up and in. Molly and Hall talk Cubs baseball and Chicago sports every weekday morning from 5:30 to 10 on 67 score in the Odyssey app. I’ll be with them Friday morning and I’ll be in studio with them Friday morning. They got a little a little but they got a thing going with our station at the you know the Cross Town Classic that weekend kicking off on Friday. So I’ll be in with Mike, David, Dustin, Alex, all those guys. So it’ll be fun morning. Suzuki takes outside Friday. A big day for you, Ron. You’ve got that event in the morning. There’s the ball game, the Cubs and the White Socks here at 120. And then after the game, Cub fans might want to head to Kum’s Corner in Lockport and enjoy Yingling Game Day bucket specials for $12 each. You could also, it says here, score some Yingling swag. Plus live music later that night. I’m not sure if Ron’s going to be doing the singing. No. The guy singing on Friday night at our place will be Johnny Vincent. John Vincent. Yeah. Johnny. That’s even better. Much better. Yeah. Yeah. I’ll be be I’ll be the background singer from way in the back. Like in the back of the house, you know? Maybe when John takes a break, you can get up and belt out Sinatra’s famous song, My Way. Yeah. Uh, I would I would hope that would get recorded so we could all enjoy it later. We’re going to call it John’s way and he’ll be the one singing it. Yep. Suzuki at first. Michael Bush the batter. That’s a high pop fly and a shallow right coming in as Sanchez and he will make the catch. One down. Suzuki at first after he walked. Scoreless game. The batter is Carson Kelly. That’s another near miss. Michael Bush has hit two right on the barrel and hit him a mile in the air. Two near misses for Michael. Seya at first being looked back to the bag by Quantril. The stretch by the right-hander and the pitch to Kelly is in there for a strike. Talking about the Cardinals being hot. Actually, the whole division kind of tightening up here late. The Cubs are in first by a game over St. Louis, three over Milwaukee, three and a half over Cincinnati. Only the Pirates are out of the picture at the moment. Nine games in a rears. That’s coming off back-to- back series losses for the first time this year. Two good teams, the Giants and the Mets. Here’s the stretch for the 1-1. Throw to first diving back in Suzuki. Well, that’s the second throw over. So now Quantrol can’t throw over unless he picks him off. It’s Bookie with a little better lead now at first. Kelly lined out to third his first time. The pitch to Carson is outside about two and one. That’s always been a popular hit and run count. Let’s see if the Cubs have something in the works on this pitch. I would say yes. It looks like Suzuki’s out there pretty good. He’s not going. And a pitch taken for a strike. Two and two. Yep. Right down the middle. Kelly didn’t pull the trigger on that one. What are some of the reasons, Ron, why two and one has been a popular hit and run count? Well, the pitcher you you you you’re guessing that the pitcher does not want to go to three and one and get way behind in the count, right? So, you know, the pitcher’s going to be on the attack. And if your hitter can handle the bat thumb, the runner goes. The pitch hit in the air to right. Playable for Sanchez. Suzuki was 2/3 of the way to second. Now has to backpedal and retreat to first. Two down. No score. Fourth inning. The batter Nicoer. Y I’m going to guess that something got mixed up in signals on that 2-1 pitch. That’s that’s my guess. I I think count I I’m not sure what happened, but Suzuki didn’t go and Tucker or and Kelly took the ball right down the middle. And that did look a little odd. There’s Nico taking inside. Warner drove one to the warning track in center. It was hauled in by Hill. Nico very steady. 279 average. gives you good effort defensively at second every day. Here comes the 10. Nico takes loan in. He’ll take his walks. He’s always a hustling player and I appreciate that quality in any ball player. Yeah, there’s no doubt. Nico is outstanding player. Very good. And we got a little equipment issue here. I think Hicks, the catcher, broke his pocket of his glove. The strings in his pocket and he’ll get a new glove as he comes back behind the plate. Suzuki at first, two balls, no strikes. Zuki’s designated hitter. They’re sponsored by BBQ Authority. Visit BBQ Authority in Lyall. This might be a time for the runner to go two and 0. Wouldn’t think he’d want to go three and 0 on a spot like this. It might be a hitable pitch. Well, and I think the guy that handles the bat the best on your team is at home plate. The stretch by Quantril and the two pitch. Nico taking a strike. Suzuki not running. He bluffed like he was going to go. Oh, he took a jab step and then shut it down. Poncho very slow to the plate. I’m I’m really surprised Suzuki has not gone. There he goes. The pitch taken for a strike. Throw it to second base. The tag out at second base. A one hop throw. Simon, the second baseman, gloved it, made a quick tag. And let’s see if the Cubs are going to challenge that call or not. I don’t think they will. And they will not. Inning over. Score that one two to four on the clock. Stealing. Zack Sman joins Ronkumer in a moment. At the end of four, nothing nothing game between the Cubs and Miami on the score. And the South Take a hack at guessing which baseball player or manager said the following. I really don’t know what to say. I’m just uh so happy I gave something. These people cheer. We all did. I mean, it was a great game. Both teams played incredible. It was a great game. That’s Mike Piaza after he hit an eighth inning go-ahead home run in the first New York Mets home game after 911. Hear moments like this and more on the MLB app and MLB.com. Let’s see if we can figure out the following baseball slang term. Today’s phrase is oppo taco. Do you know what it means? Alo taco. A home run hit to the opposite field. Austin with ano taco. His 13th and it’s a one- run game. Expand your vocabulary by listening to every game on the MLB app and MLB.com. Every game night is a chance to go big with MLB Big Innings. Turn on baseball’s only nightly show that brings you the biggest plays of the night. Live and commercial free. No one stacks more clutch plays into one live show with up to four games on a single screen. Out of here. He is on fire. Change up game night with baseball’s biggest game changer. MLB Big Inning presented by Rams every night all season long on MLB.TV. Great. Click clips. It’s going to be great. Alongside Ronkumer, Zach Sman with you. Top five here at Wrigley Field. The Cubs and Marlins are scoreless as Colin Ray fires up a fast ball for a strike to start off Ronnie Simon here in the fifth. Simon is the Marlin second baseman hitting from the left side against the right-hander Ray who deals slow moving breaking ball low. One and one the count. We’re coming to you live all season long from the Invesco QQQ broadcast booth. Proud ETF partner of the Chicago Cubs. It’s the opener of a three-game set between the Cubs and Marlins. Birdie in at third and the pitch is pulled foul off to the right. One and two. Still plenty of daylight. Cloudy day here in Chicago. Wind blowing in at the moment. Temperature in the low 60s at first pitch. Ray works on the first base side of the rubber and deals. A bouncing ball up the middle fielded by Horner with a backhand across the body throw dug out by Push at first. Excellent play. One away. Nice play by Nico going coming in and then having to throw straight across his body. Also a very good back door breaking ball by Ray to get the little roll over ground ball. But Nico so effective feeling that ball coming in. and he catches that ball and he’s very accurate throwing across his body. Now Derek Hill stands in. The Marlin center fielder, right-handed batter. Ray sets, kicks, and fires. Inside ball one. The first out brought to you by Xfinity. The Wi-Fi is booming. Here’s the one. That’s low for ball two. Hill grounded out to short his first time up. Marlins with four hits off of Ray through the first four and a third. Cubs have just one hit tonight. A double by Miguela in the third as Hill looks at a strike. A fast ball on the outside edge. Two and one. The Cubs have had some near misses. A lot of high fly balls. Couple by Bushy. line drive off the bat of Dansby that third baseman made a very nice play on calling time call by the batter Hill steps out of the box now digs in upright stance very little bend at the knees as Ray works his motion the 2-1 foul out of play off to the right two and two I tell you, Colin Ray has had great, not good, great command of his pitches tonight. Everything he throws is right at the edges of the strike zone. Here’s the 2-2 swing and a miss. Strike three. Got him with a slider. Hills retired. Two away. Third punch out of the game for Colin Ray. And I I’m telling you, he’s he’s just made some great pitches. This is the perfect slider. It starts out in the zone, stays in the zone, all the way to home plate, and then just fades off the outside corner. Excellent pitch. Strikeouts by Cubs Pitches brought to you by your Chicago and Northwest Indiana Hyundai dealer. Liam Hicks at the plate and he looks at a breaking ball first strike. 0 and1 the Marlins catcher singled his first time up in the third. One of just four Miami hits on the night. Rays ready. Here’s the 01. That foul at the plate. Got a piece of Manny Gonzalez again. The home plate umpires taking his lumps a little bit tonight. So he walks halfway up to the mound to hand Colin Ray a new baseball. Ray spends some time talking to the umpire to give him some extra time to recover. And now Gonzalez dusting off home plate. He gets a chance to recollect. And now we’re ready for the resumption of play. 0 and2 the count on the batter Hicks. Grace sets at the belt. And now the pitch. A bouncing ball hit to second. Fielded on a high hop by a corner. His throw to first in time. And the Marlins go down in order in the top of the fifth. Middle five still scoreless. Cubs and Marlins on the score on the Southwest Airlines Cubs Radio Network. Hey Cubs fans, it’s Kyle Tucker. Listen to every game here. 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Post your next outing at a private suite located on the Wrigley Field suite level. This allincclusive experience starts at 8 guests for select games. For details, visit cubs.com/premiere. Getting set for the last of the fifth here at Wrigley Field. The opener of a three-game set between the Cubs and Marlins. Still scoreless. Nico her back at the plate. He was hitting when Sey Suzuki was caught stealing to end the fourth. right-handed batter against his former college teammate Cal Quantrol, a right-handed pitcher. High leg kick and the pitch is high and inside for ball one. Quantro missing with a fast ball. One and0 flat out to deep centers first time up. Running a six-game hitting streak and the pitch low and outside. Ball two. Push your next outing in a private suite located on the Wrigleyfield suite level. This all-inclusive experience starts at eight guests. For select games for details, visit cubs.com/premier as her fouls one back off the screen. Two and one. Our suits here at Wrigley Field are very nice. It is really good setup. I’ve been down there obviously not much during the game, but right after the game I’ll go down and meet some friends down there and it is really nice and our hosts of the suits, they’re awesome. Elite. They are very good. Funny. They have a great time down there. Line drive smoke to left. It’ll drop in in front of Scour for a base hit. A quick start to the fifth inning for the Cubs. Nico her extends his hitting streak to seven with a hard hit single to left. Great swing by Nico. Just drops ahead of the bat down on this ball and hooks it into left field. Got the head out on that one. And now the Cubs need to get a little action going. Would not surprise me with the way things have gone so far in this game for council to start doing some things to try to jumpst start the offense a little bit. Nico has the Steelers lead. Dansby Swanson at the plate looks at a ball low and outside. One and0. Warner was obviously not going. Warner’s former teammate Matt Mvvis holding him on at first. Montrol peers in, gets the sign from his catcher Hicks. He’s ready. Here’s the pitch outside. Two and0. You’d love to see Dansby get a good pitch to hit here. He smoked one at the third baseman Paulie in his last at bat. Really can’t hit it any harder than that. See if he gets a good fast ball. This one could go a long way. The pitch. Oh, strike on the outside corner. Two and one. Did not get the fast ball. Got a cutter and Pontrol threw a perfect pitch. Two and0. Painted the outside corner at the Denise. Monson hitting better than 400 over his last 12 games. He waits for the 2-1. Nope. First to throw to first. Nico gets back standing up. Gansy’s really taken off since moving down in the order. Initially, he was hitting eighth. Now batting seventh tonight. Quantrol sets at the belt. Nico goes. Here’s the pitch. It’s a ball outside. They’ll throw to second. Nowhere near in time. Head first slide by her and a stolen base. That’s number eight on the year for Nico. Well, Nico kind of bouncing around over there at first base and gets a huge jump as he hops, hops, and goes and Control did not see him with the first hop and then Nico just takes off. No chance to throw him out at second. Stolen bases. There’s another one. Another Cub Steel. Steels are powered by a Turo tire. Very nice jump. Now her in scoring position. The 3-1 to Swanson. High five ball deep left center field. Still going way back there. Gone. Strike first. A two-run home run halfway up the bleachers in left center field by Dansby Swanson. His ninth of the year. And the Cubs up two to nothing over the Marlins here in the fifth. Uh, Poncho made a great pitch on two and0. A cutter down and away and hit the corner. And then Nico takes off for second. Gansby ends up going to three and one. And he throws a 90. They said this a 91 mph split finger. I’m not quite sure that that was split. Whatever it did, it went right into the barrel and it certainly didn’t sink. And Dansby hit that ball a mile right at the scoreboard and left. So now Miguel stands in. Still nobody out here in the fifth. Cubs up two to nothing. The pitch is low and outside for ball one. A 400 and a 400 ft drive for Swanson. Exit velocity 108 mph. Another hefty hefty hefty home run. Official trash bag of the Chicago Cubs. Hefty strength that’s anything but ordinary. Amaya looks at a strike from Quantrol. A fast ball. One and one. You looked at kind of what Quantrol does as a pitcher and earlier today, you know, you just start matching up. Who you think has a good is a good matchup against Quantrol. Amaya pulls one past third and past the diving Paulie into left field for a big hit. This will roll all the way to the corner. Amaya gets to second base standing up with a double. His second of the ball game. Well, Amaya’s figured it out. and he hooks two balls down the left field line for back-to- back doubles for him. But a lot of Quantrol’s pitches fade in to the right-handed hitter and that’s exactly what that last pitch did to Dansby and he hit it a mile. Yeah, you circled Dansby’s name before the game because of just that. Yeah, you knew this was going to be a good matchup for him, especially if Quantrol was getting behind in the count, which he did. John Birdie looks at a ball inside. A sinking fast ball that missed. One and0 the count. Still no one out here in the bottom of the fifth inning. Cubs with a two nothing lead and looking for more. Amaya at second base. Birdie lined out to second in his first atbat. And the pitch line drive. Oh, a leaping grab at first by Matt Mvvis. One away as Birdies retired. That’s when you know that’s you know there’s luck involved in baseball. Good or bad, Birdie does everything right and scalds this ball and MVvis makes a great leaping catch at first base. You can’t do it any better than Birdie just did. And looks like that’s going to be all for Cal Quantro. Clayton McCulla, the first year manager of the Marlins is going to make a pitching change. Before we take a break, let’s pause 10 seconds for stations to identify themselves on the score on the Southwest Airlines Cubs Radio Network. Covering the Cubs and all of Chicago sports on the Raheem and Harris show midday 10 to Great moments in baseball have been broadcast on the radio since 1921. Smith courts went into right down the line. It may go crazy folks go crazy. It’s a home run and the Cardinals have won the game by the score of three to two and a home run by the Wizards. Catch the next unforgettable call on the MLB app and MLB.com. Off base is coming in a brand new format. 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We’re in the bottom half of the fifth inning. One away, Cubs up two to nothing on a two-run shot by Dansby Swanson earlier in the frame. Amaya at second and the pitch. PCA looks at a ball low from Veneziano. A sinking fast ball that missed. 1 and0. Veneziano has pitched in 19 games this season. A 3.94 erra. And the pitch packed up behind home plate. The catcher Hicks jocking toward the back stop, but this one is well out of play. One and one. Big hole on the left side of the diamond. Third base and Paulie playing in on the grass at third and the shorts stop playing way up the middle. Edwards. So he’s right in behind Nico at second. So big gap on that left side. Armstrong waits. Here comes the 1-1. Low and outside missed with a slider. So it’s now two and one. Right fielder Sanchez again playing very shallow and right. Left fielder Sters playing deep. And here comes the 2-1 chop foul off to the right. ECA is 0 for one with a walk tonight. Just one away here in the bottom of the fifth inning. Cubs two, Marlins nothing. Amaya at second base. Pal Tucker on deck. And he’s works on the extreme third base side of the rubber. Here’s the pitch. Missed it. Foul out of play off to the left. Second deck. Two and two. Pretty good adjustment by Pete. So pitch before that was a hanging curveball and he’s frustrated that he pulled the trigger too soon. Just rolled over and fouled. So then that last fast ball was inside and he got a good long look at it. It beat him a little in, but that’s a good good adjustment. A swing and a miss. Foul tip into the glove by PCA. Strike three to a win. And then he gets a little inside breaking ball and he’s trying to to look at it as long as he can and then just a little too long. A little seems like he’s a little bit in between right now. He’s a little little tardy with the heater cuz he’s trying to get a look and then occasionally he’s a little jumpy at that slider. I like the adjustment he made on the fast ball. That that was a positive. He’s getting close. Kyle Tucker now stands in the pitch. Breaking ball fouled back off the screen on one. Wind blowing in at the moment, but it’s it’s just a zephyr of a breeze as Pat would say. Beautiful baseball sky here at Wrigley Field. Gray, some white, some blue, some orange. Amaya at second. Now the 01. It’s inside to Tucker. One ball, one strike. Two away here in the bottom of the fifth inning. Cubs up by two. Tuck gets a breaking ball in the middle of the plate here. This one could go a long way. It looks like to me he’s sitting on breaking ball. Tucker with 10 home runs on the year. He waits the 1-1. That sails over Tucker’s head. And advancing to third on the wild pitch is Amaya. Tucker had to duck to avoid getting hit. That went on the fly to the brakes and ricocheted all the way near the Cubs on deck circle along the third base line. Where’s the bull? That missed his target only by about eight feet. A reference from Bulldurham. If fans don’t know that’s their fault. Highf fly ball into deep right field down the line. It frames off the wall. Amaya scores. Tucker digging for third. The throw cut off. RBI triple for Kyle Tucker. And the Cubs extend the lead three to nothing over the Marlins here in a fifth. after the pitch the uh misfire then you know you get a fast ball in middle of the plate inner half maybe Tuck didn’t miss this one he laces this one down into the corner ball kind of gets into that Ivy and Ivy kind of slows that ball down from kicking back out Tucker ends up with a stand up triple now Seu Suzuki stands in with Tucker third and two away the pitch strike on the outside corner. With that triple by Tucker, Great Lakes Credit Union makes another donation to the Northern Illinois Food Bank. Join GLCU’s mission of banking for a greater good at glcu.org. And the pitch high and tight to Suzuki one and one. It’s the second time he’s almost been hit by a pitch tonight. Yeah, that that last one though, that’s a slider inside. That’s not a fast ball up and in. The one Quantrol threw is a fast ball up and in. One ball and one strike. The pitch outside off the glove of the catcher Hicks bouncing slightly to his right but not far enough. Tucker start coming home. So he stays at third. Two and one the count. Hicks already had one glove sent to the equipment manager. He might need another one. That one had that one springloaded. Springloaded. Yeah. You don’t want to hear that if you’re the catcher. Catcher. No, we we’d say in the dugout looks at a strike. A fast ball on the outer half. Two and two. What was that? You heard it. It’s good sound effect. RBI’s by Cubs batters are sponsored by Old National Bank, where relationships and results matter. Get old. Now the 2-2 that’s low and outside. Blocked by the catcher Hicks. Full count. Change that missed. Sea should get a good pitch to hit here. If he does. Suzuki waits. Powerful right-handed batter. Hits out of a crouch. Extends the hands high over home plate. The left-hander. for an easy deal. Highf fly ball deep left center field. This is going to go on. Another two run home run here in the fifth for the Cubs. Number 10 on the year for Seya Suzuki. And the lead is now five to nothing Cubs over the Marlins here in inning number five. Who you just called now. Big fifth inning for the Cubs. say, you knew he was going to get a good pitch to hit. And this one is center cut. This is a pitch that starts out. It’s a cutter. Starts out outer third and comes right to the middle. Bullseye. And this ball gets tattooed to left field. So, a pair of rockets for the Cubs this inning in a five spot here in the fifth. A 413 ft laser by Suzuki as Michael Bush swings and taps one foul at the plate from Veniano. When you pitch in the middle of the strike zone to big league hitters, I don’t care how hard you throw, they’re going to club you. And this inning is proof. Now the 01 course swings and misses at a slider in the hole. 0 and two. Another hefty, hefty, hefty home run. Official trash bag of the Chicago Cubs. Hefty strength. That’s anything but ordinary. Suzuki has a lot of strength. A muscular right-handed batter. The exit velocity on his home run, 107 mph. Or as you said, he tattooed it. The pitch low and outside. One and two on Bush. Another reminder that RBI’s by Cubs batters are sponsored by Old National Bank, where relationships and results matter. Get old. The one two is low. Two balls and two strikes and a light wind blowing in. But right before we started this game, you said the wind would not be a factor for hitters. Yeah, I I was watching batting practice today and the ball was, you know, there were a lot of balls hit way up into the bleachers. Way up into the bleachers. Bush looks at strike three. A fast ball on the outer edge and that ends the fifth inning. But a high five in the fifth for the Cubs, including two two-run home runs. The Cubs with a five nothing lead as we head to the sixth against Miami. on the score in a Southwest Airlines cup. Take a hack at guessing which baseball player or manager said the following. I really don’t know what to say. I’m just uh so happy I gave something. These people cheer. We all did. I mean, it was a great game. Both teams played incredible. It was a great game. That’s Mike Piaza after he hit an eighth inning go-ahad home run in the first New York Mets home game after 911. Hear moments like this and more on the MLB app and MLB.com. Great moments in baseball have been broadcast on the radio since 1921. Smith courts went into right down the line. It may go crazy, folks. Go crazy. It’s a home run and the Cardinals have won the game by the score of 3 to2 and a home run by the Wizards. Catch the next unforgettable call on the MLB app and MLB.com. 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Great to be back home after a tough series in New York. Here’s a fly ball to right. Should be caught by Tucker. It is Paulie is out number one. And the batter is Xavier Edwards. We’re just getting started in this three-game series. We’ll be right back out here again tomorrow night. Ben Brown against Valente Beosso. And then Jameson Tyion to pitch the Wednesday night game. The Marlins yet to commit to a starter. One down. Here is Edwards and he’ll take off the inside corner. Good to see Ray working into the sixth inning. Burn the ball exceptionally well. Great great fast command tonight. outside for a ball. I would say he more than any other guy run on the staff. When Justin Steel went down with that season ending elbow issue, Ray stepped up and said, “There’s a job to be won. That’s going to be my job.” Yeah. Here’s a ground ball to second fielded by her. Routine play. That’s out number two. And that’s where your organizational depth comes into play. Well, I especially on the mound. I mean, you just have to have it. If you’re planning on playing in October, you better have pitching done in our league in the current game. That’s for sure. I could not agree more with you about Ry, you know, and you look at his numbers. He’s 2 and 0, but the 2.04 is all you need to know about what he has done for this Cubs team, you know, since signing here. Sanchez will take inside for a ball. Two down, nobody on. Cubs on top 5 nothing here in the top of the sixth. Beautiful spring night at Wrigley. Maybe it’s just me, but when the Cubs rally and take a big lead, I appreciate the weather even more. Funny how that works that way, right? I think the people in the bleachers do too. They got a few souvenirs. They maybe some hot hands, but small price to pay, right? Yeah, it sure looked like they were having some fun when those balls are flying into the bleachers. Well, those were two big league home runs. Dansby Swanson clobbered one and so did Seya Suzuki. Sea a little bit more of a line drive, but both were just clobbered. Three balls in a strike on Sanchez. 77 pitches for Colin Ray. The native of Iowa fires and that’s going to be ball four. Ray’s frustrated. He missed his location by an inch or two. He wanted that at the top of the zone. High fast ball and just missed up. It’s actually a really good take by Sanchez to not swing at that pitch. A two out walk for Ray. First walk of the game. Cubs lead by five. Augustine Ramirez batting and he’ll swing and miss. Get a kick out of these guys with apparently shoe contracts. Yeah. And the bright blue kicks of Augustine Ramirez. Here’s the pitch on the way. Fouled away off to the right. Out of play. Yeah, they I I would guess as far as cleats go. They’re not making a lot of those special made. I I I would tailor. Yeah, I would think you got to have a shoe contract and ask for those. Here comes the O2 taken high for a ball. It’s one and two. I’ve been I’ve had the same shoe company that I’ve worked with for a long time with Adidas. And if I called and said I wanted that color shoe, what would they say? Here’s a breaking ball outside. It’s two and two. How many sliders have you hit for home runs lately? Time call now. Ramirez will go over to the on deck circle to allow all of us to appreciate his blue shoes for a few more seconds. Yeah, I’ve told you before when I when I danced as a young person, I was very similar to the Tin Man and The Wizard of Oz. Wow. And I don’t think there were many shoe contracts being handed out to the Tin Man. No. No. Kind of stiff, too, huh? Yeah, a little bit. Thanks for adding on to that. There’s a tutu pitch. I meant shoes. swinging a miss. Strike three. Ramirez is out on strikes. No runs, no hits. One 10-man story. And one take a hack at guessing which baseball player or manager said the following. I really don’t know what to say. I’m just uh so happy I gave something. These people cheer. We all did. I mean, it was a great game. Both teams played incredible. It was a great game. That’s Mike Piaza after he hit an eighth inning go-ahead home run in the first New York Mets home game after 911. Hear moments like this and more on the MLB app and MLB.com. Great moments in baseball have been broadcast on the radio since 1921. Smith Clark’s one to right down the line. It may go. Go crazy, folks. Go crazy. It’s a home run and the Cardinals have won the game by the three-2 and a home run by the Wizards. Catch the next unforgettable call on the MLB app and MLB.com. Introducing baseball’s all new national pregame show, MLB Tonight live at 5. Join Greg, Harold, and Dan and a star studded roster for a preview of all the nights matchups. Get a first look at the lineups. Everyone looks good right now for the Yankees. First take from the players. I’m just excited to put any pair of cleats on. And the first of many breakdowns before the first pitch. A full night of baseball starts at 5. 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And Kelly is out number one the batter Nicoer. But the Cardinals have just been getting fantastic pitching in their eightgame winning streak. This is before tonight, Ron. They had outscored their opposition in the last eight games 33-7. So they’re giving up less than a run per game over the last eight. And then they did give up two tonight, but still won the game. But that’s a hot pitching staff right now. Absolutely. And when you pitch it well, you got a great chance to win. Nico her has flyed to the morning track and center and singled. His single ignited the five run rally in the fifth and he takes a strike one and one. Nico also had a stolen base. Here’s the wind up by left-hander Gibson. And a curveball floats in there for a strike. One and two. Take a look at a little baseball history as we move along. This was a big day for Ernie Banks. There’s a swing and a smash to third. Glove by Paulie. He gets up and throws to first to get him. Good play by Paulie. He had to back up and the force of the ball actually knocked him back and he fell and then quickly got up and made that long throw to first. Made a good play. He really has and and he did on that one and has all game long. He’s made three really nice plays at third base tonight. Sometimes you you feel those those smashes at third and it does knock you backwards, doesn’t it? Absolutely. Dansby Swanson will take a strike. Brian, you may have been watching, although you would have been about four or five years old. 1970 on this date. The legendary Ernie Banks hit home run number 500. I’ve heard that Jack Brick House call many, many times. Just great, isn’t it? Him against the Braves pitcher by the name of Pat Jarvis. Was a line drive right here at Wrigley into about the second or third row. Here’s the O2 outside. And no, I remember seeing it. I I do when I was a kid because it was such a big deal here in Chicago. The buildup of him getting number 500, you know, we were just little guys, you know, and very very big deal. The pitch to Dansby lined in the center of base hits. Swanson stays hot. He is making very consistent, solid contact on almost a daily basis. That’s a great sign for this team. He’s got three balls today that he’s hit right on the button. He hit a line drive at Paulie who made that diving catch. That was a blast. Right. Then he hits the home run deep to left center and now a line drive bullet back to the middle of the field. Two down a man at first. Cubs lead by five. Swanson to be held by MVvis Miguela two for two with a pair of doubles and he’ll take a strike. But I worked with Ron Santo for 15 years and they would play that highlight when he and I were the Cubs radio announcing team and he would see that highlight of Ernie’s 500th and he would say that is a typical Ernie Banks home run. He hit so many. There’s a curveball right here at Wrigley. He said he did not hit the tape measure home runs. He just hit him far enough to get into the first or second or third row line drives many times. That’s all it took. He He knew his park very well, it sounds like. Well, he knew his park and he was he would backspin that ball so even when the wind was blowing in that lowline drive would keep climbing and go just far enough to get to the bleachers. Mhm. There’s the 02 to Miguel instead of pickoff throw to first at this ballpark because the wind blows in so much when it is blowing in. If you’re a guy that hits a lot of high towering shots, the wind affects that ball and blows it back into field of play. If you’re a line drive guy, you’re going to do very well at Wrigley. Chopper foul toward third. 0 and2. Well, the wind giveth and the wind taketh away. And the game plays two completely different ways. Wind blowing in, which you see a lot of in April and early in the season. And then wind blowing out, which is typical for the summertime. There’s a liner to center a base hit. And Amaya is three for three. Two doubles and now a single. Swanson stopping at second. And let’s see if John Birdie can add to this five nothing Cubs lead. That’s kind of like the Cubs have had two different teams in this game. The first half of the game had one hit and really didn’t do much damage. Then the fifth inning, Cubs started banging the baseball, put up a five spot in the fifth and now in the six here with a couple line drive bullets. Here’s John Birdie. He’s hitting tough luck tonight. He hits a drive down the right field line. Might be a tough play. Long run Sanchez. That ball is going to be fouled. Foul. It landed in an area that Ron and I cannot see. That sidewall blocks our vision of balls that come close to hitting that line. So, we wait for the umpire. And first base umpire made that call. Yeah. Sanchez playing so shallow in right field that even that ball hit. He had to go back and it ends up just getting into the seats but just foul. There is 6 in between the white straight the foul line and the wall down the line. Here comes the 01 to John Birdie. Bounced to third. Gloved by Paulie. He’ll throw to second. There’s the force. That’s the inning. Cubs don’t score. It’s on to inning number seven. Cubs five. Marlins nothing on the score. and the Southwest Airlines Cubs Radio Network. Great Cubs guests all season long. Raheem and Harris mid. Great moments in baseball have been broadcast on the radio since 1921. Smith courts went into right down the line. It may go crazy folks. Go crazy. It’s a home run and the Cardinals have won the game by the three-2 and a home run by the Wizards. Catch the next unforgettable call on the MLB app and MLB.com. Off base is coming in a brand new format. Join Lauren Gardner and Xavier Scrugs as they explore all the baseball buzz across social media, pop culture, and around the majors. 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Four hits allowed and just very little solid contact against him. Kyle Sters will lead off the seventh for Miami. He has one of the hits, a single his last time up. And the pitch on away, taken high for a ball. The Cubs needed this, too. You’d love to see Greg get through this seventh inning. That would be outstanding. He’s got 84 pitches in the game. Swing and a miss. You know, you play a New York team, you use your bullpen extensively. game two of that series, you have a bullpen game, you know, and and so you you need some starters to really have some really good games and Colin Ray is having one for the Cubs and perfect timing for the Cubs. One-1 Stars, a high fast check swing, no swing. Looking at some more baseball history. 1955 on this date. There was a no hitter right here at Wrigley. Sam Toothpick Jones against the Pirates. He’s reading about that game. Interesting decision. Stan Hack was the Cub manager at that time. Imagine this. It’s a four nothing game in the ninth inning. Your pitcher has a no hitter going. Mhm. There’s a swing and a foul back out away. Sam Toothpick Jones, but he walked the bases full to start the bottom of the ninth inning. Oh wow. And your lead is only 4 nothing. Stan Hack went to the mound and said, I I’ve read about this. He said, you know, I don’t want to take you out. There was a very small crowd on hand. Imagine this. Just 2,918 fans were at Wrigley that day. 1955, many moons ago. Here’s the 3-2. Cubs on top 5 nothing. And the payoff pitch to Sters is way outside and high. That’s a leadoff walk. But think about a manager in that spot, Rod. You You want the guy to get a no hitter. That’s a given. But he’s walked the bases loaded. He probably said, “Look, if you walk, I might let you walk one more guy, but after that, if you walk five in a row, I got to come get you.” Right. Absolutely. Yeah. No, I would agree. That’s That’s something, right? Matt MV, the batter, big left-handed hitter, checks and takes low and inside for a ball. He may have said, “If you walk four in a row, I’m going to have to go get you because now you got the tying runs on base.” Did they score in that game? Does it say they did not? The final was 4 nothing. I was going to say he turned himself around. Sam Toothpick Jones. He struck out. Now listen to the three guys he struck out. Dick Gro, Roberto Clementi, and Frank Thomas to preserve the no hitter. Really, a very small crowd of less than 3,000 on hand at Wrigley that day. It was the first no hitter ever thrown by an African-American ball player in major league history. Very cool. Right here at Wrigley. That is a very tough decision for a manager. Now the 2-1 on the way and that’s going to be a strike. Some other factors would probably go into it. They were they were a struggling franchise, not drawing very well. You’re trying to build up excitement with the fans. Yeah. And to take a guy out in the ninth inning and he’s got a no hitter going. Yeah. Knock. Yeah. You almost had to stay with him. Yeah, I would agree. Yeah. Two and two on MVIS. Cubs lead 5 nothing. And the pitch on the way to Matt. Ground ball to second. Horner’s got it. Go to Swanson. There’s one over to first. There’s two. A double play. 463. They really are a good tandem to watch in the middle of the diamond. Nico her and Dansby Swanson. Second double play they’ve turned today and both of them have been 463. The first one pretty pretty incredible. Nico was on the shortstop side of second and shoveled the ball to Dansby. This one a little more traditional hot smash off the bat of MVIS and the Cubs turn it into a double play. Two down, nobody on. Cubs on top five nothing. Top of the seventh inning. Hardest working players of the game. How about if we save both of those guys at short and second? That’d be great. That takes a lot of practice and um dedication to play that good of defense. consistent consistently. So, the hardest working players of the game, Nicoer and Danby Swanson. Here’s a base hit to left by Simon. Now, the double play looks even bigger. But the hardest working players brought to you by Bosch Power Tools. The more you Bosch, the more you feel like a Bosch. I know I’ve heard you say that. Yeah. Well, I’m not sure I’ve heard you say it quite like that, but I bet while you were gone, while we were in New York, you were missing watching. I was I was missing all these commercials. Yeah, I I figured that. Two B two outs in the inning. And now Tommy Hottabi or Hottie, I was thinking of Bosch still. I put a B in his name. Daniel Palencia throwing in the bullpen. The hard throwing right-hander. Seventh inning stretch coming up soon. Seventh inning stretch will be sponsored by the new Volvo XC90. Designed for life. Derek Hill at the plate. Simon takes his lead at first. Here’s a highf fly ball deep left center trouble all the way back and it’s going to leave the yard. Derek Hill a two-run homer and it puts Miami on the board. It’s now a five to2 ball game. All of the homers in the game have gone to that general area straight away a little more toward left center. Y and it’s carrying very well. Now this a high fast ball and one of those few swings we’ve seen tonight where a hitter has climbed the ladder. Hill gets up on this one and hammers this ball left center and that’ll bring out Craig Counc inning. Sters walked MV hit into the double play which was a very big play in retrospect. Simon singled and now Hill has hit a two-run homer and Colin Ray gets a nice rousing ovation deservedly soing changes for the Cubs are a reminder. Take a hack at guessing which baseball player or manager said the following. I really don’t know what to say. I’m just uh so happy I gave something these people cheer. We all did. I mean it was a great game. Both teams played incredible. It was a great game. That’s Mike Piaza after he hit an eighth inning go-ahad home run in the first New York Mets home game after 911. Hear moments like this and more on the MLB app and MLB.com. The big hits, all the great brats. You got to be kidding me. And all the swagger. Relive the day’s biggest plays all in one lightning fast hour. Show. You better believe it. Quick pitch. Late nights and early mornings only on MLB Network. Let’s see if we can figure out the following baseball slang term. Today’s phrase is apo taco. You know what it means? Combo taco. A home run hit to the opposite field. Austin with an oppo taco. His 13th and it’s a one-run game. Expand your vocabulary by listening to every game on the MLB app and MLB.com. Pat mentioned this earlier. The Cardinals win again, their ninth in a row as they edge the Phillies 3-2. Mason Win hit the go-ahead home run for St. Louis. The Tigers off 14-2 drumming of the Red Sox and the Guardians shut out the Brewers 5 to nothing. Pat Zack, before you get away, Liam Hicks steps in to face Daniel Palencia, right-handed pitcher, left-handed batter. There’s the strike. Minnesota also had an eightgame winning streak. Are they playing or are they idle today or tonight? I don’t see them on the oldfashioned scoreboard here at Wrigley. Yeah, they’re off tonight. Okay, thank you. Bounce toward the middle. Her backhands it nicely, straightens up and throws to first in time. Good play by Nico backhanding a ball on the short hop on the move. Always a challenging play, but he made it. And it’s time for the seventh inning stretch. The Cubs enjoying a 52 lead. And from the Chicago Fire Department and Police Department and the Office of Emergency Services, we’ll identify these good people a little bit later on. They’re ready to sing. All right, first responder Let me hear you. A one, a two, a three. Take me up to the ground. always play here with Hall of Famer hat use and allstar Ronkumer on. Take a hack at guessing which baseball player or manager said the following. I really don’t know what to say. I’m just uh so happy I gave something. These people cheer. We all did. I mean, it was a great game. Both teams played incredible. It was a great game. That’s Mike Piaza after he hit an eighth inning go-ahad home run in the first New York Mets home game after 911. Hear moments like this and more on the MLB app and MLB.com. Great moments in baseball have been broadcast on the radio since 1921. Smith courts went into right down the line. It may go crazy folks. Go crazy. It’s a home run and the Cardinals have won the game or exam. Don’t delay. Ask your doctor about today. It’s GA going. Visit.com. That’s erva y.com. Paid for by Estellis Pharma. Quality start for Colin Ray. Cubs on top 52. Pet Armstrong drills one foul deep to Ryden. It’s a long loud strike. One and one. But the first responders singing the seventh inning stretch. Here comes the 1-1 check swing on a breaking ball low and outside. The first pitches were thrown out by some first uh responders. Jason Lack, I believe it is, LAC, Deputy District Chief Marine and Dive Operation, Chicago Fire Department. Dwayne Deere, chief of Bureau of Counterterrorism, Chicago Police Department. You can only imagine how dangerous some of those jobs are. Swinging a high pop up left side playable for the shortstop Edwards and he’ll make the catch. Armstrong is out number one. Cubs lead 52 and the batter is Kyle Tucker. The Cubs finished last inning with a nice double play. Double plays turned by the Cubs. They’re sponsored by Nissan. Experience the thrill at Nissanusa.com. It’s Colin Ray’s game to win. Quality start for Colin again. Sponsored by Benjamin Moore. Start your next project with quality paints from Benjamin Moore. The official paint of the Chicago Cubs. Tucker fouls it away 0 and1. Zack Zman to the rescue. He has found something with maybe the tiniest print that I’ve ever seen in my life. Way to go. There we go. Here comes the next offering blowing outside to Tucker. Want me to help the magnifying? No, I I think I’ve got it here. Okay, good. I’m glad you do. Swinging a foul back. I can help out if you need it. Of Chicago, Chief Todd Van Horn. Van Horn, police communications officer Deborah White and Officer Miriam Tamo. Well, there you go. We thank you. And no joking around about that. is a vitally important role in our society. I saw them right back behind us as we were switching in the sixth inning and they were back there. So very nice. Great job tonight singing the seventh inning stretch. Fash ball is high to Tucker. Tucker had an RBI triple during the Cubs big inning. Their only scoring inning, but it’s been enough so far. They got five in the fifth and lead 5-2. Lefty to lefty. The two- two bounce pass the mound. The shorts stop. Edwards will throw to first. Close play. Out by an eyelash is Tucker. Out number two. Two gone. A little a little cutter away. And Tuck just pulled off that one a little bit. Rolled one up the middle. The Miami Marlins, the only team in baseball history that has won two World Series titles without ever winning a division title. That is something, isn’t it? It really is. They snuck in through the wildard door both in 1997 and in 2003. The 01 to Suzuki fouled away off to the right. Greg Councel was on Yeah. the 97 team against Cleveland and he almost had a game-winning home run. Yeah. In the bottom of the ninth inning. It turned out to be a sacrifice fly that tied the game. That was against Jose Mesa if I’m not mistaken. The Cleveland closer back in the day. Absolutely. Did you ever face him? Oh, many times. Yeah. And Craig, I remember he fouled off several pitches and then drove one to deep right and it was caught on the warning track swinging a foul back by Suzuki. Can you imagine though a guy playing in his first World Series game a pinch hitter in the ninth inning? What if he would have had a game-winning home run, right? That would have been talked about forever. Now the one, two from the left-hander Gibson. A swing and a miss. And the Cubs are retired in order here in the seventh inning. We go to the eighth. Cubs five, Miami two. This is the score. And the Southwest Airlines Cubs Radio Network. Hey Cubs fans, it’s Ian Hap. Listen to every game here on the Chicago Cubs Radio Network. at Northern Illinois. Great moments in baseball have been broadcast on the radio since 1921. Smith Corks went into right down the line. It may go crazy, folks. Go crazy. It’s a home run and the Cardinals have won the game by the score of three to two. A home run by the Wizards. Catch the next unforgettable call on the MLB app and MLB.com. Take a hack at guessing which baseball player or manager said the following. I really don’t know what to say. I’m just uh so happy I gave something. These people cheer. We all did. I mean, it was a great game. Both teams played incredible. It was a great game. That’s Mike Piaza after he hit an eighth inning go-ahad home run in the first New York Mets home game after 911. Hear moments like this and more on the MLB app and MLB.com. The big hits, all the great brats. You got to be kidding me. And all the swagger. Relive the day’s biggest plays all in one lightning fast hour. show. You better believe it. Quick pitch, late nights and early mornings, only on MLB Network. Cubs up five to two. And this eighth inning is sponsored by Cars for Kids. 877 Cars for Kids. That’s Cars of the K. to donate your car today. Patrick Cubs five Miami 2 eighth inning. Daniel Palencia fires a strike. Valencia has always had a great arm. No question about that. But lately, Ron, I’ve been noticing he’s throwing more strikes, and that’s kind of the moment you always wait for a guy with this great of an arm. Here’s a popup left side. Might be playable for birdie over near the stands. Does he have a play? Yes. Bernie never took his eye off the ball. You don’t have a lot of space over there, Ron. You played in this ballpark. You got to be careful when you’re heading toward that grandstand wall. Absolutely. And you know, the one thing for Birdie is he’s had the benefit of his own dugout a couple times, helping him, letting him know right where he’s at. A very nice play. That is not an easy play when you’re running over there to try to make that catch and you’re running hard. One away eighth inning. Xavier Edwards is the batter and he strokes it foul down the left field line. But you always wait when you when you have a great prospect who throws a 100 miles an hour, you wait for the day when he gets command. Yeah, that’s right. It’s kind of like an intersection. Mhm. There’s a fast ball taken high and you just wait for that intersection to occur. It doesn’t always occur to every guy. Yeah, that’s right. That’s exactly right. That he has a special arm. No question. Here’s the 1-1. Edwards takes outside. Two balls in a strike. And speaking of Daniel, pitching change by the Cubs are sponsored by James Hardy Building Products. Siding with the Cubs. All reviews in this game sponsored by Northwestern Medicine. A second opinion is always a good idea. Get yours at Northwestern Medicine. Dubs leading 52 in the eighth inning. There’s a strike top of the zone. Two and two. What’s on your mind here, Ron? Well, I think you know you never go wrong throwing 99 miles an hour. If he can elevate this fast ball at the top of the zone, I I like that pitch. One away, nobody on. Cubs starting a three-game series and a sixgame home stand here tonight. Leading by three in the eighth. Here comes the 22 to Edwards from Palencia. Abs it fisted fouled and out of play. About the catch of a game tonight sponsored by Catch De Moine. Discover a weekend getaway in De Moines where only the S’s are silent. Find all the fun at catchde moine.com. How about the catch that birdie made early in the game where he’s almost falling into the Cubs dugout? That’ll be our catch of the game. 22 check swing. Did he go? No. Three and two. First out brought to you by Xfinity. The Wi-Fi is booming with Xfinity. And the next offering, strike three call. Edwards trying to work his way for a base on balls. He didn’t like the call, but it looked pretty good. Came in there about 99 mph. Yeah, this is for seen fast ball at the knees. When he gets back and looks at his hitting film, he’s going to say, “Yeah, that was a strike.” Good call by Manny Gonzalez. Two down, nobody on. Eighth inning. Jesus Sanchez the batter and he takes high. You stay tuned for the toast of the game presented by Benny’s Beverage Depot coming up in the ninth inning. We are in the eighth. Sanchez takes a ball wide. 2 and 0. and that postgame show featuring Zack Zademan. Please stay tuned for the Verizon Cubs radio postgame show. Check swing a pitch low and inside 3 and 0. A note here from a Cub fan who claims he was in the movie Ren 1010 as a child actor. Looks like his name is William Lipus. Here is a pitch. In for a strike three and one tin. I saw it many many moons ago. Did you? Good movie. I don’t recall a lot of detail, but thanks for asking. Here’s a swing in a mouse to count. Count three and two. Probably could Google that, right? Yeah. Signs some highlights of rim tim. The next pitch inside. He walked in. Sanchez gets the walk. So now the next batter becomes important because if Augustine Ramirez can reach the tying run would get to the plate. Yeah, it’s one of those walks two out walk where you know Valencia trying to throw that ball right down the middle and take your chances with it and just pulled that ball inside. Renin tin was based on a true story guys. He’s telling me more. Zach is this ball is chopped foul. You sure? Yeah, Renin was found in September of 1918 by Lee Duncan, an American soldier at a deserted German encampment in France. The movie didn’t come out until much later, right? Correct. We have the year of the movie as the pitch is inside to Ramirez. I was going to say if this guy says he was around back in 1918, I’m going to have to call bogus on him. Here’s the one one a swinging a miss one or two. Wasn’t the movie maybe around 1950 55 somewhere in there. I I I was not around back then, but I’m uh I’m reading a story here that says Ren Tintin was sometimes called the dog who saved Hollywood. I’m buy that in there for a call. Strike three. Palencia strikes out Sanchez or rather Ramirez took the call. Third strike. Good inning for Valencia. Miami does not score. We go to the bottom. take a hack at guessing which baseball player or manager said the following. I really don’t know what to say. I’m just uh so happy I gave something. These people cheer. We all did. I mean, it was a great game. Both teams played incredible. It was a great game. That’s Mike Piaza after he hit an eighth inning go-ahad home run in the first New York Mets home game after 911. Hear moments like this and more on the MLB app and MLB.com. Moments in baseball have been broadcast on the radio since 1921. Smith Corks went into right down the line. It may go. Go crazy, folks. Go crazy. It’s a home run and the Cardinals have won the game by the score of three to two and a home run by the Wizards. Catch the next unforgettable call on the MLB app and MLB.com. Let’s see if we can figure out the following baseball slang term. Today’s phrase is oppo taco. Do you know what it means? Oppo taco. A home run hit to the opposite field with an taco. His 13th aun game. Expand your vocabulary by listening to every game on the MLB app and mlb.com. Eggs resist rips, rips, tears, and leaks. Strength that’s anything but ordinary. MLB is partnering with Crisis Text Line to increase mental health awareness. Michael Bush pulls the ground ball in a second. Routine play for Simon. Over to first out number one, Zack. So Pat, MLB is partnering with Crisis Text Line to increase mental health awareness. Free 247 confidential support in English and Spanish. Text MLB to 741741. Pat one away. Bottom of the eighth inning. Cubs leading 52. Let’s see if they can break the game wide open here. Carson Kelly batting against the left-hander Gibson. Cade Gibson misses outside. We’re going to pass along a station ID break after this pitch to Carson Kelly. Fouled away. 10 for ID on the score in the Southwest Airlines Cubs Radio Network. Your headquarters for Cubs talk. It’s the Mullen Show. Morning 5:30 to 10 on the score in the Southwest Airlines Cubs radio network WSCR Chicago WBMXHD2 Chicago in Odyssey sports station. Now the Marlin lefty fires a late swing and a foul off to the right off the bat of Kelly. How about the tough play of the game tonight partner? How about that double play that the Cubs turned in the very first inning? I like it. You know that 463. Nico was on the shortstop side of the bag and shoveled the ball to to Danby for the 463 double play. Some good call sponsored by Lyola Medicine. Lyola Medicine defines tough. I’m a big believer in doing good things in the first inning. Your pitcher, your starting pitcher, your offense, your defense. It almost always establishes kind of a tone. Yeah. For the whole game. I’m not saying it wins the game for you, but it’s a very positive thing to start a game with. Yeah, I would agree. Pomerance now for the Cubs warming up. Three and two on Carson Kelly. He’ll take ball four. It’s a one out walk and let’s see if that leads to a rally. The Cubs got all of their runs in a cluster of hits in the fifth inning. Dansby Swanson belted a two-run homer. Kyle Tucker a runscoring triple and Seya Suzuki also hit a two-run home run. Here is Nico batting. Warner 143 in the game facing Cade Gibson and he’ll take high for a ball. These are key at bats when you’ve gone one for three and you get that fourth AB run. Absolutely. Big hole on the right side of the diamond for Nico. Still waiting for the attendance figure. Or did we get it? Change up is down low in the count two and it’s right here in front of me. 32,271 32271 Zack Zademan is the winner and the 200 pitch hit toward right center on the run. Sanchez that ball is going to be caught by Sanchez with a long reach running full speed angling back to the warning track. Very nice play by the Miami right fielder Jesus Sanchez. Wow. Well, he went a long way to go get this ball. Nico hammers this ball. I thought this is going to be a double and it just that just outruns this play and reaches out, makes a catch about one or two strides from the track. Those drives sometimes have a tendency to slice back toward the fielder and give him a chance to make a play when the first thing you see, Ron, you think gapper. Yep. I would agree. It’s going to be in there, but it slices back toward the fielder and that’s what happened that time. Here’s Danby Swanson and he’ll take outside glancing to the Miami ninth inning. They will have the three, four, and five hitters due up. Ramirez, Sters, and MV. Cubs lead 52. Swanson takes high for a ball. Drew Pomeran’s continues to throw in the bullpen. Anthony Bender, a right-hander getting loose for Miami. Now the 2 lifted foul and out of play. trying to start this home stand on a positive note. Go to cubs.com for ticket info tomorrow night and Wednesday night each game at 6:40. Sponsson takes a strike and the count now two and two. And I wouldn’t wait to get tickets to the White Sox series. Yeah, they’re filling up fast. I I think two of the three games I know Saturday, I believe, is already a sellout. And see if Friday and Sunday you might be able to get some tickets. Always a fun series. I don’t care what the records are, right? It’s just always a series. The city gets behind the series. You got great Cub fans, great Socks fans. Be a fun weekend. Now the 22 way outside to Dansby. Traveling time now for Kelly at first. Swanson has lined out, homered and single. He is really seeing the ball and his timing has been excellent with his swings of late. And the 3-2 hold foul sharply toward third. There’s just something about a guy when he’s hot, Ron. And you you were hot many, many times in your career. Players call it being in a zone. Yeah. You just see the ball so well. And the other thing is you’re seeing the ball well, your timing is great, and your balance is outstanding. So then it allows your hands to really work for you. Here’s a foul out of play. You know, the other thing, too, when you see the ball so well, you don’t chase a lot of bad pitches. And the confidence is is actually visible. Yeah. When you’re watching a guy that’s hot, you know, he’s thinking, I’m going to hit this ball hard somewhere. Yeah. I’m I’m doing some damage. When you walk to home plate, there are times you just know, I don’t know if I’m going to hit a home run, but I’m going to do some damage right here. Now the 3-2 to Danby swinging a drive toward right going back is Sanchez near the track makes the catch and that ends the inning. Okay, the Cubs do not score. Time to fasten those seat belts. We go to the ninth inning. Cubs five. Introducing baseball’s all new national pregame show. MLB tonight live at 5. Join Greg, Harold, and Dad and a star roster for a preview of all the nights matchups. Get a first look at the lineups. Everything looks good right now for the Yankees. First take from the players. I’m just excited to put any pair of cleats on. And the first of many breakdowns before the first pitch, a full night of baseball starts at 5. MLB Tonight’s National Pregame Show weekdays at 5 Eastern on MLB Network. Let’s see if you can figure out the following baseball slang term. Today’s phrase is oppo taco. Do you know what it means? Oppo taco. A home run hit to the opposite field with an oppo taco. His 13th and it’s a one-run game. Expand your vocabulary by listening to every game on the MLB app and MLB.com. Moments in baseball have been broadcast on the radio since 1921. Smith courts went in right down the line. It may go. Go crazy, folks. Go crazy. It’s a home run and the Cardinals have won the game by the score of three to two on a home run by the Wizards. Catch the next unforgettable call on the MLB app and MLB.com. Stinky leftovers. Exhale. Watermelon in the summer. That’s the power of hefty ultra strong trash bags with Fabuloso. James Hardy Building Products knows how important your home is. That’s why they’re rated the number one brand of sighting in North America. James Hardy is proud to sponsor the Cubs. James Hardy Building Products. Sighting with the Cubs. This copyrighted broadcast is presented by authority of the Chicago Cubs and may not be reproduced or retransmitted in any form. The accounts or descriptions of this game may not be disseminated without the express written consent of the Chicago Cubs. Pat Drew Pomearance with a save on the line as the new left-handed pitcher for the Cubs here in the ninth inning. First pitch to Kyle Sters is fouled away. Cubs five Miami two. Sters has struck out, singled, and walked in the game. Lefty to lefty. This pitch is outside. One and one. Arance has done a terrific job. Seven games has not allowed a run. He’s worked a total of six and two/3 innings and given up just one hit. Yeah. And no runs. Can’t do much better than that. You really can’t. Lefty against lefty. 1-1 to Stard swing. I think he went too far. Yes, he did. Sourers barking at Manny Gonzalez saying, “Why didn’t you challenge?” And Manny said, “I didn’t need to. I saw you swing.” Nikki Lopez now has entered the ball game at third base for the Cubs. And the next offering check swing. No swing. Fur ball was low. Two and two. There is a save on the line and the pitch right down the middle called strike three. One down. Obviously the batter looking for something off speed. Boy, that’s embarrassing. Yep. Fast ball out outer third. A little cut to it. Perfect pitch by Palmer. Ninth inning brought to you by Bosch power tools. The more you bosch, the more you feel it. One down, ninth inning. Matt MV will leave for a pinch batter. Eric Wagaman. Wagaman will take a strike. W A G A M. Offsp speed pitch outside gets away from the catcher Amaya. That’s Wagaman. He’s from Mission Viejo, California. A town known for great swimming programs. Lot of Olympic swimmers. Come from Mission Vo. There’s a fly ball into left center field. Playable. Pete Pro Armstrong drifting in. He’s got it. And all of a sudden, Miami is down to their last chance. Two down, ninth inning. Excellent pitch. It’s a routine fly ball and it happens. You pitch ahead and good things can happen. Another pinch batter coming up. This is a guy by the name of Norby. And the pitch to Norby, Connor Norby. I knew he must have a first name, although I I was thinking maybe Norby was his first name. Yeah, I don’t see a comma between Connor and Norby. So, I’m going to go with Connor Norby. Fly ball to shallow center. Carl Armstrong comes in, dives, has to play it on a bounce. That’s going to be a base hit. A sinking liner in shallow center and a base hit for Norby. Great effort by Peter Armstrong in center as he comes flying in and just short hops this ball in center. Close but didn’t quite get there in time. Good job by him to keep this ball in front of him. He actually makes a nice pick on that short hop just to keep it in front of him. His hand eye coordination is remarkable. Derek Hill the batter. Cubs lead 52. Two down ninth inning the pitch. Swinging and a foul back. Fans are standing at Wrigley. Ready for one final big cheer. Hill the only blemish on the Cubs roster against the Cubs today. He hit the two-run homer in the seventh. He checks and takes low. Cubs trying to climb to six games above 500. They need to win to stay a game ahead of St. Louis. The sizzling Cardinals made it nine in a row with their win tonight in Philadelphia. Zach will have all the scores on the postgame show. Now the 1-1 swinging a tap foul. Okay, Miami down to their last strike. Rod, what’s on your mind? Well, you got a couple options. You go back to that knuckle curve that he just threw or he can throw high. The high fast ball is what he hit out of the ballpark at 94 miles an hour. So, obviously he can cover the fast ball off. I would not throw him a high fast ball. Time calling at the plate. Amaran’s trying to save it for Colin Ray and the Chicago Cub. The runner at first not being held on. Two down, ninth inning, Cubs five, Miami two. The one-two pit. Check swing. It’s low in the dirt, bouncing away from Amaya and down to second will go Simon. It’s a wild pitch. Actually, Norby is the guy at second base. It was Norby who had the hit that kept them alive. Now the 2-2 from Armarans to Derek Hill inside three and two tried to throw that fast on the inside corner. just missed in. Hill was not chasing and the 3-2 pitch on the way. Straight corn and the Cubs win the ball game. Armors a fast ball right down the middle. Derek Hill caught looking and that’s the way the ball game ends with the Cubs winning it by a score of five-2 and the Cubs start the home stand on a very positive note by winning this ball game tonight. Yeah, very nice ball game. Cubs come out. Both starting pitches did their job to the first four innings and then the Cubs exploded for a five spot in that fifth. a pair of home runs in that inning. Big swings in a bat by Suzuki and Dansby. Bolted two-run bombs. And that was the inning that all the Cubs needed. And you know, very nice ball game for the Cubs. The other guy you really got to talk about tonight, Colin Ray, six and two/3 innings of just dominant baseball. The only blemish on his scorecard at all, he gave up a two-run homer on a high fast ball to Hill.

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