Game 47 Thread / Cubs @ Astros (3 of 3)

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SP Sean Gallagher SP Shawn Chacon
  1-0, 4.40, 10 K, 7 BB, 14.1 IP
0-0, 4.14, 35 K, 27 BB, 54.1 IP
       
SS Ryan Theriot CF *Michael Bourn
RF *Kosuke Fukudome 2B #Kaz Matsui
1B Derrek Lee SS Miguel Tejada
3B Aramis Ramirez 1B #Lance Berkman
LF *Micah Hoffpauir LF Carlos Lee
C Geovany Soto 3B #Geoff Blum
CF *Jim Edmonds RF Hunter Pence
2B Mark DeRosa C J.R. Towles
P Sean Gallagher P Shawn Chacon

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After going five consecutive series without a series win, the Cubs will snag their fourth series in a row if they can upend the Houstons.

Lineup changes galore this evening--Theriot hits leadoff, Fukudome moves up to second, and Hoffpauir gets his first MLB start (in left, not as a replacement for Lee at first, as we expected).

In putting together this post, I did a double-take when I saw that the veteran Chacon had started 9 games, pitched 54 1/3 innings and somehow had no decisions, but Baseball-Reference.com doesn't lie. Turns out Chacon has set a Major League record for starting pitchers by recording nine consecutive no-decisions to start a season. Why, he's the Switzerland of Major League starting pitchers!

Continuing on this international theme, if I could quickly think of a country that's been overrun numerous times in wars, I would say that's who Chacon is, vis a vis Aramis Ramirez, who is 10-for-17 lifetime against him with 5 HR, 13 RBI and a 2306 OPS. Ramirez, who was all but silent this past weekend against Pittsburgh, has been the biggest bat since the Cubs landed in Houston, raising his average 16 points with five hits, including a pair of longballs.

Young Gallagher beat the Pirates last time out for his first Major League win, allowing just 1 ER over 6 innings.

For Gallagher, that's two starts, one decision.

Shawn Chacon, take note.

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Submitted by Cubnut on Wed, 05/21/2008 - 7:16pm
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Submitted by Bigz
on Wed, 05/21/2008 - 7:17pm

fuku!

Submitted by Osiris
on Wed, 05/21/2008 - 8:02pm

france

Submitted by Andy
on Wed, 05/21/2008 - 8:29pm

poland?

Submitted by crunch
on Wed, 05/21/2008 - 9:49pm

almost forgot about them.

Submitted by Cubnut
on Wed, 05/21/2008 - 10:00pm

After tonight, the comparison is less apt. Figures he would get his first win against us.

I hate losing to Houston. 

Submitted by crunch
on Wed, 05/21/2008 - 9:55pm

c.young (SD) just caught a pujols comebacker to the face.

it's not pretty.

Submitted by crunch
on Wed, 05/21/2008 - 10:09pm

wtf...

pujols just took out bard. it looks REALLY bad. clean slide/clean play...ankle crushed.

Submitted by Wes
on Wed, 05/21/2008 - 10:17pm

Padres are boned if this thing goes about 28 innings. Pujols is executing two members of their team once every three innings.

You're next, Kouzmanoff.

Unrelated side note, Ray King is making his ESPN debut this evening, I believe. Spending some quality time on ESPNews with Linda Cohn.

Submitted by crunch
on Wed, 05/21/2008 - 10:34pm

it's weird...1 inning...about 10 minutes apart...pujols, without fault or malice, puts 2 guys on the DL.

these are pretty much no-doubt DL injuries and one potential season ender (bard).

Submitted by Mister Whipple
on Wed, 05/21/2008 - 10:59pm

Weak. Gameday has video of scoring plays but none of the gory dudes getting maimed plays. What the hell?

Submitted by Rob G.
on Thu, 05/22/2008 - 1:47am

The Bard play was there earlier..it was one of the scoring plays. I think Glaus hitting a single.

Submitted by SheffieldCornelia
on Thu, 05/22/2008 - 7:03am

ESPN knows what the fans like. If you check out the video attached to their website's game recap, the only 2 replays shown in the highlights are the Young comebacker and the Bard anklebreaker.

Submitted by Chifan
on Thu, 05/22/2008 - 8:46am

Too bad the Padres dont play the Cards tomorrow, as they might take out Pujols for us. Well maybe they play them before we do so we can get a Pujols-free Cards team.

Submitted by billybucks
on Wed, 05/21/2008 - 10:09pm

How the hell can we score a total of 5 runs in 2 games in that joke of ballpark against total crap starting pitchers??

One hit after the 2nd inning -- aaaauuuuggghhh!

I hope this "win at home but not on the road" thing doesn't take on a life of its own.

Crap. Crapcrapcrapcrapcrap. Crap.

Submitted by rokfish
on Wed, 05/21/2008 - 10:53pm

so it definately looks like padres are sellers anyone we want

to bad the pads dont get one back

Submitted by Bleeding Blue
on Thu, 05/22/2008 - 11:57am

Michael Barrett?

Submitted by rokfish
on Wed, 05/21/2008 - 10:54pm

we can send them k. hill and j. dubois for someone

Submitted by billybucks
on Thu, 05/22/2008 - 7:46am

Edmonds, Pie and Fuld are collectively hitting about .100 in the new roles.

Forget Right Field and Left Field --- Center Field sucks!!

Submitted by Chifan
on Thu, 05/22/2008 - 8:41am

Sometime bewteen Flag Day (June 15) and the ASG, With a Hoffpauir/Johnson platoon in RF.

Submitted by navigator
on Thu, 05/22/2008 - 9:31am

IF and when that happens we probably get Murt back.

Submitted by Dr. aaron b
on Thu, 05/22/2008 - 9:57am

Can we just do it now already? As Matt Murton's agent, it is really tough to commission his Minor League split.

Submitted by Chifan
on Thu, 05/22/2008 - 10:54am

I think Lou likes Hoffpauir alot more than he does Murton.

Submitted by Rob G.
on Thu, 05/22/2008 - 10:06am

http://www.suntimes.com/sports/baseball/cubs/96432...

Re: Fuku batting 2nd last night
''I wouldn't get too excited about this right now; this is just today,'' said Piniella, who has called Fukudome a more classic No. 2 hitter than No. 5 but believes he fits the Cubs' lineup best behind Aramis Ramirez.

Re: Soriano's day off
Leadoff hitter Alfonso Soriano, who's 0-for-8 since being named NL player of the week, got the day off, in part to rest a left calf problem that has been heating up the last several games.

Re: Z's neck stiffness
More irritated by the suggestion that he might be hurt than by anything in his neck or right shoulder, Cubs ace Carlos Zambrano said Wednesday he's healthy and strong -- then flexed and smacked his, uh, forearm as proof.

''My shoulder's fine,'' Zambrano said. ''I'll show you Friday.''

Submitted by Mister Whipple
on Thu, 05/22/2008 - 10:21am

Apparently anatomy is not his strong suit--but he wouldn't be so boastful if he couldn't follow it up with something, would he?

Submitted by John Beasley
on Thu, 05/22/2008 - 12:01pm

If the epicenter of cable sports news was Chicago, this would just be described as Carlos Being Carlos.

Submitted by Andy
on Thu, 05/22/2008 - 12:28pm

maybe he was just trying to find a vein to shoot up.

Submitted by Doug Dascenzo
on Thu, 05/22/2008 - 11:56am

God, I hate off days after a loss. Well, off days period, but especially after a loss.

Submitted by Vegas Brian
on Thu, 05/22/2008 - 12:28pm

Gagne shut down due to shoulder:

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3407632

Submitted by Jace
on Thu, 05/22/2008 - 12:29pm

Gagne has been shut down due to shoulder inflammation and tightness... It just keeps getting better for the Brewers...

Submitted by Wes
on Thu, 05/22/2008 - 1:07pm

Sounds like a classic case of Strugglingitis to me.

I'd also have an inflammed shoulder if I had a 6.98 ERA and had already blown 5 saves 6 weeks in.

Submitted by billybucks
on Thu, 05/22/2008 - 3:35pm

My favorite one of those was a guy named Neil Allen who pitched for the Mets. Got lit up repeatedly, then didn't show up for a game, saying that he was an alcoholic and had a drinking problem. Tom Seaver publically called him on it, and questioned his manhood. Allen admitted he made the whole thing up.

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