Archive - May 10, 2008
Game 36 Thread / Diamondbacks @ Cubs (2 of 3)
Submitted by Rob G. on Sat, 05/10/2008 - 1:35pm.
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| SP | Max Scherzer |
SP |
Ryan Dempster |
| 0-1, 5.40, 12 K, 2 BB | 4-1, 2.72, 29 K, 20 BB | ||
| 2B |
#Augie Ojeda |
LF |
Alfonso Soriano |
| SS |
*Stephen Drew | SS |
Ryan Theriot |
| CF |
Chris Young | 1B |
Derrek Lee |
| 1B |
Conor Jackson | 3B |
Aramis Ramirez |
| RF |
Justin Upton | RF |
*Kosuke Fukudome |
| 3B |
Mark Reynolds | C |
Geovany Soto |
| C |
Chris Snyder | 2B |
Mark DeRosa |
| LF |
Jeff Salazar | CF |
Reed Johnson |
| P |
Max Scherzer |
P |
Ryan Dempster |
The Cubs go for their first series win in a few weeks and have already bucked their recent trend of dropping the first game, winning the second and then losing the rubber game. I look forward to the new trend of sweeping a couple series in a row.
Felix Pie must be on his way to Iowa as he's out of the lineup again versus a righty, losing playing time to a suddenly mortal Reed Johnson.
20 Hottest Last Ten
Submitted by Arizona Phil on Sat, 05/10/2008 - 11:24am.
When judging the performance of a prospect or minor league position player at the plate, player development people usually look most-closely at what the player has done over his last ten games rather than over the entire season, since the whole point of playing in the minor leagues is for a player to improve as the season progresses. (For starting pitchers, it's the last three starts, and for relievers, it's the last six outings).
Here are the 20 hottest Cubs minor league position players at the plate over their last ten games (BA/OBP/SLG):
