Gameday Thread, #37: 5/10 vs. Cubs

Max Scherzer
RHP, 0-1, 5.40

Ryan Dempster
RHP, 4-1, 2.72

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Need to win this one, folks: I do not want to find us tomorrow, needing Johnson to beat Zambrano to avoid the sweep. A large part will depend on how Scherzer is: do we get Good Max or Bad Max today? In his two appearances so far, we've seen both; there's no doubting he throws hard, but he needs to be able to throw at least one other pitch for a strike, in order to have any success, even the second time through the order. This Cubs' offense is not bad, but none of them have ever faced Scherzer before, obviously. more...