Chicago Cubs rookie Cade Horton delivers again in 6-1 victory
ATLANTA – Given the performance of Cade Horton and the position of the Chicago Cubs eliminations series, it is just a question of what series of Jokers that the recruit will start, and not if it should get the ball.
Faced with the brave of Atlanta for the second time in a week, Horton only gave up one point and four strokes without walking on 6 1/3 rounds Tuesday evening in the 6-1 victory of the Cubs at Truist Park. Horton was on a role in his 10 departures since the stars break, displaying an MPM of 0.84 in this period.
The Cubs (82-63) did not want Horton to have thought too much to try to change things just because he opposed the brave in consecutive departures. The approach simply focused on attacking them with its best locations and relying on its more stuff.
“It was more beyond the same thing, it was just a really, really good, really effective outing, it is only beat the strike area,” said manager Craig Counsell. “It is just comfortable attacking inside the striking area and forcing guys to swing, and they do not necessarily get an excellent contact. So it’s really good things.
“It intensifies a very long time for us.”
The single of Jorickson PROFAR in the third produced the only race of Atlanta and reduced the advance of the cubs to 2-1. The small margin for the error in a tight match, with the cubs rolling with a sequence of three consecutive defeats, did not win Horton. When he ended up in rare troubles during the fifth round after Jake Fraley and Ronald Acuña Jr. are consecutive runners, he brought Nacho Alvarez Jr.
The persistent veal number of Chicago Cubs Right Fielder Kyle Tucker won him on the 10 -day injured list
The 6 1/3 rounds of Horton equaled his second longest beginning of the year, while his 87 throws were the most to have launched 94 on July 9 at Minnesota.
With three weeks in the regular season, Horton attracts more attention to the Cy Young Prix of the National League. The 24 -year -old lowered his ERA from the season to 2.70 to 21 outings, part of his convincing case. After Tuesday’s performance, Counsell said Horton “absolutely deserves” the honor and that there was “no question” that he won this type of recognition.
“It’s really cool, but it’s not the end of the world,” said Horton. “I prefer to win a world series rather than winning the recruit of the year. And therefore continuing to block these things and find ways to go there every fifth days and give our team a chance to win.”
If the Cubs keep Horton on his current five -game schedule and don’t skip any of his laps, he should make three regular season departures and would be aligned with normal rest to start match 2 of the Wild Card of the National League on October 1.
Cubs must find and maintain offensive consistency if they are going to race in the playoffs. After having wasted two opportunities loaded with bases on Tuesday, they finally went to this place in the eighth thanks to the march of inby Swanson and the single of two points of Matt Shaw who brought another race to the house on an error of setting up in the third row by Alvarez.
Above all, with Kyle Tucker landing on the 10-day injured list with a left veal strain, Pete Crow-Armstrong has reached the base three times. His sacrifice flies in the first and the single RBI in the third of the Starter Braves Spencer Strider gave the cubs an advance. Crow-Armstrong has also worked, has been struck by a field and recorded two interceptions for its first multi-work match since June 3.
On Tuesday, Crow-Armstrong had only totaled three interceptions since early August.
“This is what I can do when I get on the basis,” said Crow-Armstrong. “I appreciate the long sleeves and all that, and I can’t wait to climb on the base. And I have the impression that lately, I haven’t done that much, so I have a lot of energy to put on this subject. ”
