5 On It: What do you need to see from the Cubs this weekend in Pittsburgh?

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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?

Mark Grote 0:01

It's time for Five On It. Raheem Harrison-Rowdy.

Mark Grody 0:05

Bring you five topics on their minds today.

Mark Grote 0:07

On 104.3 The Score.

Mark Grody 0:11

Number one. What do you need to see from the Cubs this weekend in Pittsburgh?

Vinny Rotino 0:15

Offense. We need offense. Be aggressive. Be aggressive. At the plate.

What do the hosts want to see from the Cubs' offense in Pittsburgh this weekend?

Vinny Rotino 0:22

I like to say Suzuki, continue to take advantage of pitchers' mistakes. That was actually a very encouraging sign. Did I hear you just do a sympathy or in support? Did I hear that out of you? I did. Because it was a great hit off of Montero against the Tigers to get that home run.

Mark Grote 0:41

Absolutely.

Vinny Rotino 0:41

Just took up too much of the plate and Seah's like, nope, see you later. And that's what happened. So Cubs offense has to come through. You got to see production out of the leadoff spot, PCA. You got to see production out of Seah, Alex Bregman. There's got to be, I can't ask for consistent offensive production out of this team. I can't do that, right?

Mark Grote 1:01

Yeah. You can do that.

Vinny Rotino 1:02

I don't know. I mean, I don't know that I'm going to get it.

Mark Grote 1:04

Hey, we need to see Cubs Tuesday. Cubs Tuesday was an 11-2 win over Detroit. Yes.

Vinny Rotino 1:11

Even Cubs Monday would probably get the job done if other things go okay.

Mark Grote 1:17

Yeah. Yeah, right. It just can't be Cubs Wednesday. It can't be Colin Ray has to try to do everything and he gives up a three-run homer and Detroit beats the Cubs 5-1 in that Wednesday game. And I need to see the Cubs win the series, too.

Vinny Rotino 1:31

Wouldn't that be nice?

Mark Grote 1:32

No more of what we just saw at Wrigley Field out of the All-Star break. And I thought they were going to—I really did. I really thought that they were going to blast off. in that series and it just it didn't happen so I need two out of three unfortunately and I'm I'm getting greedy here I need Matthew Boyd to continue doing what he has been doing he has won four straight starts he's got a 257 ERA and five starts since returning from surgery I need him to do that I need Shota Imanaga to keep up with with Paul Skeens on Saturday I need Jamison Tyone How you doing, Jameson? I need you to keep up with all-star replacement Brexit Ashcraft. I need you to keep up with those guys, and we need to keep Brian Reynolds from continuing on with his 854 OPS.

Mark Grote 2:15

And a shout-out to Jake Mangum, who is the son of John Mangum, who used to play for the Bears in the 1990s.

Vinny Rotino 2:22

Also, Matthew Boyd's game log, just keep doing what you've been doing, dude. Six innings on Saturday. He goes six and a third on the 12th of July. He went six on July 7th. In that span, he gave up only one earned run against the Twins last Saturday. He gave up four against the Reds, but, you know, at Cincinnati, he's kind of a mixed bag. And then he had the... Six scoreless against Baltimore. That's a good sign, man. When he can go at least six innings for you and you can expect that, things are much better.

Mark Grote 2:56

Like low key. And Bruce sort of put this out there. Is he returning to the first half form?

Vinny Rotino 3:03

See, it's just like me trying to ask the offense to produce. I'm just like, hey guys, can you... I don't know. I don't have the answer entirely. And I think it's going to also have to come from some people, some X-Factors who you need it to. Like, Nico, you're going to have to continue to do what you've been doing since the All-Star break. I know we had that four-hit game last Saturday. So that's part of it, too.

Mark Grote 3:24

Give me a good Carson Kelly three-run homer.

Vinny Rotino 3:26

Be the team you were against Minnesota on Saturday. Can you do that? That was here. That was the 2016 anniversary game.

Mark Grote 3:33

Hell yeah.

Vinny Rotino 3:34

Hit something to Nick Friedel, metaphorically. Live on it. Wait.

Mark Grote 3:39

Number two.

Vinny Rotino 3:39

Can you do your Nick Friedel impression?

Mark Grote 3:41

I gotta hear it again. Like, I'm off my game.

Vinny Rotino 3:43

He was laughing quite a bit yesterday.

Mark Grote 3:45

On the Friedel laugh. I just, like, I did it once recently, and I got the yips on the Friedel laugh right now. I'll bring it back eventually. One day you, like, unconsciously... Is that it?

Vinny Rotino 3:56

There it is.

Mark Grote 3:56

Was that it, or no?

Vinny Rotino 3:57

It was something along those lines. I think there was a little more bass, and it was slightly slower.

Mark Grote 4:00

Yeah, I just had... Uh-oh. Yikes. What the...

Vinny Rotino 4:05

Was that like a Nick Friedel Jack in the Box?