Game Chat
Paul Gurner Maholm vs.
Carlos Zambrano
Lineups:
Sanchez 2B |
Soriano LF |
Bautista 3B |
Theriot SS |
Bay LF |
Lee 1B |
Doumit RF |
Ramirez 3B |
Nady CF |
Murton RF |
LaRoche 1B |
DeRosa 2B |
Paulino C |
Blanco C |
Wilson SS |
Pagan CF |
Maholm P |
Zambrano P |
The Cubs
sent Felix Pie down to Iowa and recalled Angel Pagan. Pagan was hitting 250/310/414 but 273/314/576 vs lefties which should be about the only time he should see at-bats. Last year with the big club he hit 196/292/304 vs lefties in a little over 60 plate appearances but did walk 8 times to only 7 strikeouts. Without full minor league splits for his career, it's tough to deteremine whether he was overmatched or just unlucky last year.
It's a shame to see Pie get sent down but 224/240/388 and 10 K's to 1 BB weren't exactly setting the world on fire and might as well let Pie get the consistent playing time he deserves down in Iowa while Pagan sits on the bench or gets the occasional centerfield start versus a lefty like today. With Pie up, Soriano fixed in left, 12 pitchers and only one middle infield reserve, Lou was basically stuck with either Jacque or Pie in center versus lefty starters and we saw how that worked out yesterday. Let's hope Angel can do a little better from the right-side in this major league stint.
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