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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)
steele MRI on friday. counsell expects an IL stint.
no current plans for his rotation replacement.
hellfrozeover (view)
I would say also in the bright side column is Busch looked pretty good overall at the plate. Alzolay…man, that hurts but most of the time he’s not giving up a homer to that guy. To me the worst was almonte hanging that pitch to Garcia. He hung another one to the next hitter too and got away with it on an 0-1.
crunch (view)
amaya blocked like 6-8 of smyly's pitches in the dirt very cleanly...not even an exaggeration, smyly threw a ton of pitches bouncing in tonight.
neris looking like his old self was a relief (no pun), too.
TarzanJoeWallis (view)
In looking for bright spots the defense was outstanding tonight. The “stars” are going to need to shine quite a bit brighter than they did tonight offensively though for this to be a successful season.
Eric S (view)
Good baseball game. Hopefully Steele is pitching again in April (but I’m not counting on it).
crunch (view)
boo.
crunch (view)
smyly to face the 2/3/4 hitters with a man on 2nd in extras.
this doesn't seem like a 8 million dollar managerial decision.
crunch (view)
i 100% agree with you, but i dunno how jed wants to run things. the default is delay. i would choose brown.
like hellfrozeover says, could be smyly since he's technically fresh and stretched.
anyway, on a pure talent basis....brown is the best option.
Childersb3 (view)
Use pitchers when you believe they're good. Don't plan their clock.
I'm sorry. I'm simply anti-clock/contract management. Play guys when they show real MLB potential talent.
If Brown hadn't been hurt with the Lat Strain he would've gotten the call, and not Wick.
Give him a chance.
But Wesneski probably gets it
crunch (view)
alzolay...bro...