Thoughts on a 3-0 Rangers win
ARLINGTON, TEXAS - MAY 10: Brandon Nimmo #24 of the Texas Rangers is congratulated by teammates following a victory over the Chicago Cubs at Globe Life Field on May 10, 2026 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images) | Getty Images Rangers 3, Cubs 0 What if we made the whole team out of Jacobs? When I did a write-up for Bleed Cubbie Blue before this series, I said that Jacob deGrom was no longer “best pitcher in baseball” good, but he is still “legitimate #1 starter” good.
They would be forgiven for assuming I lied to them. While it is cool to have a pitcher with a deep repertoire who throws six pitches and mixes things up and keeps batters guessing, it is also cool to have a pitcher who just pumps in a couple of elite pitches, MC Hammer-style. (U Can’t Touch This).
Of Jacob deGrom’s 94 pitches on Sunday, 44 of them were fastballs. The Cubs swung 26 times at them, whiffed 12 times, fouled it off 8 times, and put the ball into play 6 times. None of the 6 fastballs in play went for hits.
Per Statcast, here are the xBAs of the six deGrom fastballs that the Cubs put into play: . 010, . 030, .
010, . 010, . 140, .
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