Game 53 Thread / Dodgers @ Cubs (3 of 3)

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SP Derek Lowe SP Carlos Zambrano
  2-5, 5.03, 44 K, 19 BB, 62.2 IP
7-1, 2.47, 52 K, 20 BB, 73 IP
       
LF *Juan Pierre LF Alfonso Soriano
2B Luis Maza SS Ryan Theriot
RF *Andre Ethier 1B Derrek Lee
C Russell Martin 3B Aramis Ramirez
1B *James Loney RF *Kosuke Fukudome
CF Matt Kemp C Geovany Soto
3B *Blake DeWitt 2B Mark DeRosa
SS Chin-lung Hu CF Reed Johnson
P Derek Lowe P #Carlos Zambrano

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carlos Zambrano is fresh off that remarkable game in which he stroked four hits off a trio of Pittsburgh pitchers and, oh, yeah, also threw the first seven innings in a 12-3 Cubs win.

Z was 1-1 last year against the Dodgers, including a horrible outing last September at Wrigley. Lowe pitched twice against Piniella's men in '07 and came away with a pair of ND's. Derrek Lee, who is 10-for-22 lifetime (1136 OPS) against the former Bosoxer probably couldn't get to the ballpark today early enough. For his part, Lowe hasn't won a game in more than a month and has a 7.29 ERA in his last six starts.

Despite Lowe's right-handedness, Jim Edmonds—just 5-for-30 lifetime against Lowe—sits in favor of Reed Johnson.

If the Cubs can complete the sweep, it will be the first time they've swept the Dodgers at Wrigley since '01.

One other item of historic interest: during Tommy Lasorda's interminable appearance with Len and Bob on the Comcast broadcast Tuesday night, the former Dodger manager did not once mention any Italian restaurant in Chicago by name (at least not while I was able to continue paying attention).

I believe that's the first time that has happened during a Lasorda appearance on a Cubs broadcast since...ever.


mlb.com reports that Geovany Soto, Alfonso Soriano, and Kosuke Fukudome would all start for the NL All-Star team if fan balloting ended today. Soto has a "six-figure lead" over the other NL catchers and will become the first rookie ever to start behind the plate for the National League if he maintains that lead. Fukudome would become the first rookie outfielder to start for the NL since Richie Ashburn did so in 1948.

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Submitted by Cubnut on Wed, 05/28/2008 - 1:10pm
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Submitted by billybucks
on Wed, 05/28/2008 - 8:40pm

Good thing we got that stiff Lowe pitching.

Yuck. So far, anyway.

Submitted by Pootie T
on Wed, 05/28/2008 - 9:11pm

Thanks DeRosa.

For trotting down to first base on your double play and extending Z in the 9th with your defense.

Now Theriot boots one. Z meltdown in 3...2...1...

Submitted by Pootie T
on Wed, 05/28/2008 - 9:13pm

Win this for Zambrano! Don't waste 130 pitches!

Submitted by RI Mike
on Wed, 05/28/2008 - 9:18pm

Great work by Z. Two errors, let's be honest, and he does not lose his cool. Great strike 3.

Submitted by Doug Dascenzo
on Wed, 05/28/2008 - 9:23pm

Could they have looked any more pathetic missing everything Broxton threw in the 8th? I don't think they even managed a foul ball. It's not like this guy's throwing 106 mph out there. Kyle Farnsworth can hit 99 and he sucks.

Submitted by big_lowitzki
on Wed, 05/28/2008 - 10:54pm

What does Farnsworth have to do with anything?

Submitted by Doug Dascenzo
on Thu, 05/29/2008 - 10:31am

They both throw in the upper 90's with straight as a rope fastballs. Broxton didn't throw anything but a fastball until he got to Soriano, and the first two guys didn't even make contact.

My point was that major leaguers should be able to hit a straight fastball, regardless of how fast it's coming in (and my example of a guy who throws hard and gets hit all over the place was Farnsy).

Submitted by The E-Man
on Wed, 05/28/2008 - 9:53pm

DeRosa is up in the 9th with RISP. Automatic out?

Submitted by The E-Man
on Wed, 05/28/2008 - 9:57pm

HA! I knew it! Mr. Clutch. NOT!!!

WTG DeRosa!

The LAST guy I want up with runners on in a game-winning situation: Mark DeRosa. Scrappy!

Submitted by The E-Man
on Wed, 05/28/2008 - 10:07pm

Quick check on Cubs "clutch stats" - 2 outs and RISP, career:

Soto, .194 BA
Theriot, .218
Soriano, .230
DeRosa, .234
DLee, .237
A-Ram, .243

Submitted by Chad
on Wed, 05/28/2008 - 11:25pm

That stat is worthless unless you show us some people who have good stats in those situations.

Submitted by 10man
on Thu, 05/29/2008 - 12:36pm

NOT Chadball approved.

Submitted by crunch
on Wed, 05/28/2008 - 10:19pm

this game ruled.

Submitted by Ryno
on Wed, 05/28/2008 - 10:20pm

:) !

Submitted by 10man
on Wed, 05/28/2008 - 10:20pm

Ok now I demand to see that broom graphic again!

Submitted by Doug Dascenzo
on Wed, 05/28/2008 - 10:24pm

All is forgiven. Despite scoring a grand total of 8 runs, they swept the Dodgers. I guess that'll happen when your pitching holds the opponents to a grand total of 3 runs in an entire series.

Wow.

Submitted by Hobart Mike
on Wed, 05/28/2008 - 10:27pm

Z battled Lowe big time.

Submitted by CA-Phil
on Wed, 05/28/2008 - 10:27pm

this is getting fun...

Submitted by jacos
on Wed, 05/28/2008 - 10:27pm

Sweep!!!!!
WHHHHHHHHHHHHHHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!

Submitted by Q-Ball
on Wed, 05/28/2008 - 10:28pm

We would be riding even higher right now had Soriano caught that ball. He really needs a good OF coach right now, maybe the Cubs should hire Stilinovich, he has just the approach for him:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyyE2DLztA8

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