Archive - May 23, 2008
Game 48 Thread / Cubs @ Pirates (1 of 3)
Submitted by Cubnut on Fri, 05/23/2008 - 12:29pm.
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| SP | Carlos Zambrano |
SP |
*Zach Duke |
| 6-1, 2.45, 46 K, 19 BB, 66 IP | 2-2, 4.23, 20 K, 19 BB, 55.1 IP | ||
| LF |
Alfonso Soriano | 2B |
Freddy Sanchez |
| SS |
Ryan Theriot |
CF |
*Nate McLouth |
| 1B |
Derrek Lee | LF |
Jason Bay |
| 3B |
Aramis Ramirez | 1B |
*Adam LaRoche |
| C |
Geovany Soto | RF |
Xavier Nady |
| 2B |
Ronny Cedeño | 3B |
*Doug Mientkiewicz |
| RF |
Mark DeRosa |
C |
Ronny Paulino |
| CF |
Reed Johnson |
SS |
Chris Gomez |
| P |
#Carlos Zambrano |
P |
*Zach Duke |
Yes, the Washington Generals host the Harlem Globetrotters yet again.
The Cubs enter the game with an 8-1 record and 69-38 run differential this season against the Pirates. The lone loss occurred last Saturday at Wrigley Field, when these same two pitchers hooked up, and Zambrano, who has been so stellar in the first couple months of the campaign, went completely mental. Neither pitcher figured in the final decision, a 7-6 Pittsburgh win.
Tonight, Fukudome gets the night off, DeRosa moves to right, and Cedeño, who has hit Duke well (8-for-21), gets a start and gets to hit in front of DeRosa, who can't seem to hit at all on the road this year (11-for-62, .172, 530 OPS).