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Game 62 Thread / Cubs @ Dodgers (2 of 4)
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SP | Sean Gallagher |
SP |
Hiroki Kuroda |
3-1, 4.55, 25 K, 10 BB, 31.2 IP | 2-5, 3.93, 37 K, 23 BB, 71 IP | ||
LF |
Alfonso Soriano |
LF |
*Juan Pierre |
SS |
Ryan Theriot | RF |
#Delwyn Young |
1B |
Derrek Lee | 2B |
Jeff Kent |
3B |
Aramis Ramirez |
1B |
*James Loney |
RF |
*Kosuke Fukudome | CF |
Matt Kemp |
CF |
*Jim Edmonds | 3B |
*Blake DeWitt |
2B |
Mark DeRosa |
C |
Danny Ardoin |
C |
Henry Blanco |
SS |
Chin-Lung Hu |
P |
Sean Gallagher | P |
Hiroki Kuroda |
A win tonight and the Cubs are the proud owner of a winning road trip. They will aslo be the first team to 40 wins this season, a seemingly insignificant milestone that reader "JohnBeasley" shows is at the very least, a marker of good things to come.
First in the majors to 40:
2007: 6/9 - BOS (won World Series) and LAA (made playoffs)
2006: 6/11 - DET (won pennant)
2005: 6/8 - CHW (won World Series)
2004: 6/13 - NYY (made playoffs)Source: BaseballRace.com
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Game 61 Thread / Cubs @ Dodgers (1 of 4)
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SP | Ryan Dempster |
SP |
Chad Billingsley |
7-2, 2.75, 63 K, 33 BB, 75.1 IP | 4-6, 3.29, 71 K, 34 BB, 65.2 IP | ||
LF |
Alfonso Soriano |
LF |
*Juan Pierre |
SS |
Ryan Theriot | CF |
Matt Kemp |
1B |
Derrek Lee | RF |
*Andre Ethier |
3B |
Aramis Ramirez |
2B |
Jeff Kent |
RF |
*Kosuke Fukudome | C |
Russell Martin |
C |
Geovany Soto | 1B |
*James Loney |
CF |
*Jim Edmonds |
3B |
*Blake DeWitt |
2B |
Mark DeRosa |
SS |
Chin-Lung Hu |
P |
Ryan Dempster | P |
Chad Billingsley |
And so, here we are:
The final, deciding game in the Cubs' and Dodgers' best-of-2,021 game series.
Who'd have thought it would come down to this?
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Game 60 Thread / Cubs @ Padres (3 of 3)
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SP | *Ted Lilly |
SP |
Greg Maddux |
5-4, 5.54, 61 K, 21 BB, 65 IP | 3-4, 3.69, 38 K, 12 BB, 70.2 IP | ||
LF |
Alfonso Soriano | CF |
Scott Hairston |
SS |
Ryan Theriot |
2B |
Edgar Gonzalez |
1B |
Derrek Lee | RF |
*Brian Giles |
3B |
Aramis Ramirez | 1B |
*Adrian Gonzalez |
RF |
*Kosuke Fukudome | 3B |
Kevin Kouzmanoff |
CF |
*Jim Edmonds | SS |
Khalil Greene |
C |
Geovany Soto | LF |
Justin Huber |
2B |
Mark DeRosa |
C |
Michael Barrett |
P |
*Ted Lilly | P |
Greg Maddux |
The Cubs go for their tenth (10th!) win a row, a feat they haven't done since 2001 when they strung together 12 wins in a row. It would also be their third straight series sweep. Oh, it's fun to be a Cubs fan these days.
On the mound, it's Ted Lilly still searching for his 2007 form. Things started looking up for him in May, that is until he met a 20 mph wind flying out of Wrigley last Friday. A wind the Cubs offsense used to pull off one of those miracle wins that it seems every good baseball team has at least once a season.
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Game 59 Thread / Cubs @ Padres (2 of 3)
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SP | Jason Marquis |
SP |
*Wil Ledezma |
2-3, 4.98, 32 K, 22 BB, 56 IP | 0-2, 4.50, 31 K, 21 BB, 26 IP | ||
LF |
Alfonso Soriano | CF |
*Jody Gerut |
SS |
Ryan Theriot |
2B |
Tadahito Iguchi |
1B |
Derrek Lee | RF |
*Brian Giles |
3B |
Aramis Ramirez | 1B |
*Adrian Gonzalez |
C |
Geovany Soto | 3B |
Kevin Kouzmanoff |
CF |
Reed Johnson |
LF |
*Paul McAnulty |
RF |
Mark DeRosa | C |
Michael Barrett |
2B |
Ronny Cedeño |
SS |
Khalil Greene |
P |
*Jason Marquis | P |
*Wil Ledezma |
The Cubs seek consecutive win number nine tonight versus the generally punchless Padres. While the Giants offense gets mocked for their futility, it's the Padres(3.66 R/G) and Nationals(3.74 R/G) currently battling for the bottom rung of the NL offensive ladder.
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Game 58 Thread / Cubs @ Padres (1 of 3)
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Game 57 Thread / Rockies @ Cubs (4 of 4)
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SP | Ubaldo Jimenez |
SP |
Sean Gallagher |
1-5, 5.37, 48 K, 33 BB, 58.2 IP | 2-1, 4.50, 17 K, 10 BB, 26 IP | ||
LF |
*Scott Podsednik | LF |
Alfonso Soriano |
CF |
*Cory Sullivan |
SS |
Ryan Theriot |
1B |
*Todd Helton | 1B |
*Micah Hoffpauir |
3B |
Garrett Atkins | 3B |
Aramis Ramirez |
RF |
*Seth Smith | RF |
*Kosuke Fukudome |
2B |
*Ian Stewart | C |
Geovany Soto |
SS |
*Omar Quintanilla | CF |
*Jim Edmonds |
C |
Yorvit Torrealba |
2B |
Mark DeRosa |
P |
Ubaldo Jimenez | P |
Sean Gallagher |
How do you top a 7-1 homestand and an 8-2 homestand? What about a 7-0 homestand? And let's not even think about that the Cubs would be going for the tenth straight win if it wasn't for those two unfortunate blown ninth-inning losses in Pittsburgh.
All this home-cooking might be needed, as the Cubs head out for a West Coast trip that will see them on the road for 23 of their next 32 games.
Today's lineup features Micah Hoffpauir in the three spot. I wonder what Lou had to do to get Derrek to take a game off?
Game notes fun after the jump...
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Game 56 Thread / Rockies @ Cubs (3 of 4)
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SP | *Glendon Rusch |
SP |
Ryan Dempster |
1-2, 6.41, 12 K, 11 BB, 19.2 IP | 6-2, 2.56, 56 K, 29 BB, 70.1 IP | ||
CF |
Willy Taveras |
LF |
Alfonso Soriano |
RF |
*Seth Smith |
SS |
Ryan Theriot |
1B |
*Todd Helton | 1B |
Derrek Lee |
LF |
Ryan Spilborghs | 3B |
Aramis Ramirez |
3B |
*Ian Stewart | C |
Geovany Soto |
C |
Chris Iannetta | RF |
*Kosuke Fukudome |
2B |
Jeff Baker |
2B |
Mark DeRosa |
SS |
*Omar Quintanilla | CF |
Reed Johnson |
P |
*Glendon Rusch |
P |
Ryan Dempster |
Former Cub Glendon Rusch makes his first appearance at Wrigley since September 4, 2006. After a none too successful comeback with the Padres earlier this year (6.41 ERA in 12 relief appearances), the Rockies signed him, sent him to Triple-A Colorado Springs, recalled him after two successful appearances for the Sky Sox, and you know now everything you need to know about what a desperate season the Colorado Rockies are having.
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Game 55 Thread / Rockies @ Cubs (2 of 4)
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SP | Aaron Cook |
SP |
*Ted Lilly |
7-3, 2.82, 35 K, 22 BB, 76.2 IP | 5-4, 5.23, 58 K, 21 BB, 62 IP | ||
CF |
Willy Taveras |
LF |
Alfonso Soriano |
RF |
#Jonathan Herrera |
2B |
*Mike Fontenot |
LF |
Ryan Spilborghs | 1B |
Derrek Lee |
3B |
Garrett Atkins |
C |
Geovany Soto |
1B |
*Todd Helton | RF |
*Kosuke Fukudome |
C |
Chris Iannetta | CF |
*Jim Edmonds |
RF |
Jeff Baker |
3B |
Mark DeRosa |
SS |
*Omar Quintanilla | SS |
Ronny Cedeño |
P |
Aaron Cook |
P |
*Ted Lilly |
With rain falling and plenty of those intimidating orange and red spots on the weather radar, we could well be looking at a rainout. That being the case, I'm going to save all of my good Omar Quintanilla material for another occasion.
This is the Rockies' only visit to Wrigley this season, and the Cubs have already made the trip to Denver, so a washout would presumably create a doubleheader. I imagine Saturday would be the DH day, so as not to complicate the teams' travel plans. (The Rockies play in Los Angeles Monday night, while the Cubs will be in San Diego.)
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Game 54 Thread / Rockies @ Cubs (1 of 4)
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SP | *Jeff Francis |
SP |
Jason Marquis |
1-5, 6.18, 46 K, 24 BB, 59.2 IP | 2-3, 4.97, 29 K, 20 BB, 50.2 IP | ||
CF |
*Scott Podsednik |
LF |
Alfonso Soriano |
RF |
*Seth Smith |
SS |
Ryan Theriot |
1B |
*Todd Helton | 1B |
Derrek Lee |
3B |
Garrett Atkins |
3B |
Aramis Ramirez |
LF |
Ryan Spilborghs | C |
Geovany Soto |
2B |
*Ian Stewart | RF |
*Kosuke Fukudome |
C |
Yorvit Torrealba |
2B |
Mark DeRosa |
SS |
Omar Quintanilla | CF |
Reed Johnson |
P |
*Jeff Francis |
P |
*Jason Marquis |
The darlings of the National League in 2007 make their annual visit to Wrigley Field, bypassing the normal chartered bus in favor of an escorted ambulance. The Rockies find 1/3 of their starting lineup on the disabled list (Troy Tulowitzki, Matt Holliday and Brad Hawpe), along with five pitchers and Tulowitzki's replacement, Clint "Deer Meat" Barmes. It appears the devil is cashing in on the deal they made last August.
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Game 53 Thread / Dodgers @ Cubs (3 of 3)
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SP | Derek Lowe |
SP |
Carlos Zambrano |
2-5, 5.03, 44 K, 19 BB, 62.2 IP | 7-1, 2.47, 52 K, 20 BB, 73 IP | ||
LF |
*Juan Pierre |
LF |
Alfonso Soriano |
2B |
Luis Maza |
SS |
Ryan Theriot |
RF |
*Andre Ethier | 1B |
Derrek Lee |
C |
Russell Martin |
3B |
Aramis Ramirez |
1B |
*James Loney | RF |
*Kosuke Fukudome |
CF |
Matt Kemp | C |
Geovany Soto |
3B |
*Blake DeWitt |
2B |
Mark DeRosa |
SS |
Chin-lung Hu | CF |
Reed Johnson |
P |
Derek Lowe |
P |
#Carlos Zambrano |
Carlos Zambrano is fresh off that remarkable game in which he stroked four hits off a trio of Pittsburgh pitchers and, oh, yeah, also threw the first seven innings in a 12-3 Cubs win.
Z was 1-1 last year against the Dodgers, including a horrible outing last September at Wrigley. Lowe pitched twice against Piniella's men in '07 and came away with a pair of ND's. Derrek Lee, who is 10-for-22 lifetime (1136 OPS) against the former Bosoxer probably couldn't get to the ballpark today early enough. For his part, Lowe hasn't won a game in more than a month and has a 7.29 ERA in his last six starts.
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crunch (view)
masterboney is a luxury on a team that has multiple, capable options for 2nd, SS, and 3rd without him around. i don't hate the guy, but if madrigal is sticking around then masterboney is expendable.
TarzanJoeWallis (view)
I THINK I agree with that decision. They committed to Wicks as a starter and, while he hasn’t been stellar I don’t think he’s been bad enough to undo that commitment.
That said, Wesneski’s performance last night dictates he be the next righty up.
Quite the dilemma. They have many good options, particularly in relief, but not many great ones. And complicating the situation is that the pitchers being paid the most are by and large performing the worst - or in Taillon’s case, at least to this point, not at all.
Childersb3 (view)
Wesneski and Mastrobuoni to Iowa
Taillon and Wisdom up
Wesneski can't pitch for a couple of days after the 4 IP from last night. But Jed picked Wicks over Wesneski.
crunch (view)
booooooooooo
also, wisdom and taillon are both in chicago.
TarzanJoeWallis (view)
Tonight’s game postponed. Split games on Saturday.
crunch (view)
cubs getting crazy good at not having player moves leak.
taillon we 100% know is pitching tonight. who he's replacing and any additional moves are unknown as far as i can tell.
p.wisdom was not in today's lineup in iowa (rained out) and he was removed from the game last night mid-game, but not for injury. good bet he's with the team in the bigs, too.
Bill (view)
A good rule of thumb is that if you trade a near-ready high ceiling prospect, you should get at least two far-away high ceiling prospects in return. Like all rules-of-thumb, it depends upon the specific circumstances, but certainly, we weren't going to get Busch for either prospect alone.
Sonicwind75 (view)
Right on schedule, just read an article in Baseball America entitled "10 MLB Prospects Outside The Top 100 Who Have Our Attention". Zyhir Hope was one of the prospects featured. It stated that he's "one of the biggest arrow-up sleeper prospects in the lower levels right now."
Not sharing to be negative about the trade, getting a top 100 prospect who is MLB ready should carry a heavy prospect cost. But man, Dodger sure are good at identifying and developing young talent. Andrew Friedman seems to have successfully merged Ray's development with Yankees financial might to create a juggernaut of an organization.
Sonicwind75 (view)
I suspect Brown will spend some time in the bullpen due to inning restrictions. Pitched only 93 innings last year and career high is 104 innings in 2022. I would expect them to be cautious with a young player with his injury history.
Childersb3 (view)
I wanted Almonte gone last week, but that was before Merryweather went down and Little got demoted. Almonte in his last 5 appearances has gone 4.1 IP with no ER or Runs. NO hits, 3 BBs and 8 SO. He did hit 96 with his 2S FB in AZ on Tues.
I don't see Jed waiving him when we have injuries all over and guys with options that can be sent down.
I probably won't like the move Jed makes, but he can't play the "let's hope no one wants his 1.7mil remaining deal and we can hide him in Iowa" card.
That's why I think the current Bullpen stays as is and Wicks goes to Iowa.
I don't like that, but that's the fix I see.
We'll find out soon enough!!!