Archive - Jun 17, 2008
Game 71 Thread / Cubs @ Rays (1 of 3)
Submitted by Rob G. on Tue, 06/17/2008 - 4:48pm.
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| SP | Ryan Dempster |
SP |
*Scott Kazmir |
| 8-2, 2.81, 75 K, 35 BB, 89.2 IP | 6-2, 1.74, 54 K, 16 BB, 51.2 IP | ||
| CF |
Reed Johnson | 2B |
*Akinori Iwamura |
| SS |
Ryan Theriot |
1B |
#Willy Aybar |
| 1B |
Derrek Lee | CF |
BJ Upton |
| 3B |
Aramis Ramirez |
RF |
*Eric Hinske |
| DH |
Geovany Soto | 3B |
Evan Longoria |
| RF |
Mark DeRosa | DH |
*Cliff Floyd |
| LF |
Matt Murton |
C |
#Dionar Navarro |
| C |
Henry Blanco | RF |
*Gabe Gross |
| 2B |
Ronny Cedeno |
SS |
Jason Bartlett |
Matt Murton has been called up and Eric Patterson has been sent down. Welcome back to the Show Orange Guy, and good luck with Scott Kazmir, who has given up all of one run in four home starts this year (thanks nohit). The entire Rays team has been enjoying the comforts of Tampa, Florida with a shiny 26-11 mark at Tropicana Field. That's good for second best in the home record in the American League and has helped catapult them from the worst overall record in the league last year to the current AL Wild Card leaders. Most of that turnaround can be attributed to their pitching and defense and not that sketchy lineup that I'm looking at. But I guess you don't need good hitters if you can "Execute to the Max".
Game notes fun after the jump...
Rule 4 Draft Update - D-Day +10
Submitted by Arizona Phil on Tue, 06/17/2008 - 11:03am.
Ten days after the 2008 Rule 4 Draft, the Cubs have signed 23 of their 51 draft picks.
Ten days after the 2007 Rule Draft, the Cubs had signed 23 of their 50 selections, although they eventually signed 33.