Game 114 Thread / Astros @ Cubs (2 of 3)
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SP | Rich Harden | SP | *Wandy Rodriguez |
1-1, 1.11, 39 K, 8 BB, 24.1 IP | | 6-4, 3.61, 83 K, 27 BB, 92.1 IP | |
LF | Alfonso Soriano | 2B | #Kaz Matsui |
SS | Ryan Theriot | SS | Miguel Tejada |
1B | Derrek Lee | RF | Hunter Pence |
3B | Aramis Ramirez | LF | Carlos Lee |
CF | Reed Johnson | 1B | #Geoff Blum |
2B | Mark DeRosa | 3B | Ty Wigginton |
RF | *Kosuke Fukudome | CF | *Darin Erstad |
C | Henry Blanco | C | Humberto Quintero |
P | *Rich Harden | P | *Wandy Rodrguez |
Apparently the new trend for the Cubs is to get shut out the first game of a series. I can't say I approve. The amazing Rich Harden goes for the Cubs who saw his strikeout rate go down after striking out nine in seven innings in his last outing. He'll oppose Wandy Rodriguez, the Astros ace, who seems to have figured out how to pitch on the road this season - a 4.03 road ERA vs 3.31 home ERA. This compared to his 2007 split of a 6.37 road ERA vs a 2.94 home ERA.
The weather looks a little nicer today and I do hope all of our Chicago readers are safe and sound after yesterday's storm. Sure, the clear skies means there will be baseball, but it also means we won't see a repeat of Elvis sliding on the tarp. Suspiciously, the Astros' "Fat Elvis" - Lance Berkman - is out of the lineup today.
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