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Game 136 Thread / Phillies @ Cubs (3 of 4)
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Game 135 Thread / Phillies @ Cubs (2 of 4)
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SP | Joe Blanton | SP | Rich Harden |
(NL) | 1-0, 4.03, 27 K, 15 BB, 38 IP | (NL) | 4-1, 1.47, 70 K, 14 BB, 49 IP |
SS | #Jimmy Rollins | LF | Alfonso Soriano |
CF | #Shane Victorino | SS | Ryan Theriot |
2B | *Chase Utley | 1B | Derrek Lee |
1B | *Ryan Howard | 3B | Aramis Ramirez |
LF | Pat Burrell | CF | *Jim Edmonds |
RF | Jayson Werth | 2B | Mark DeRosa |
3B | *Greg Dobbs | RF | *Kosuke Fukudome |
C | Carlos Ruiz | C | Henry Blanco |
P | Joe Blanton | P | *Rich Harden |
A few aftershocks from last night's game...the come from behind win was the 38th for the Cubs this season, second to the Yankees 39. It was their 19th win when trailing in the seventh inning or later, best in baseball ahead of their current foe - the Phightin Phils.
Today, ex-teammates do battle as Rich Harden and Joe Blanton take the mound. I'm sure a steak dinner at Morton's is on the table for the winner.
Some more game notes fun after the jump...
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Game 134 Thread / Phillies @ Cubs (1 of 4)
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SP | *Cole Hamels | SP | Ryan Dempster |
11-8, 3.20, 162 K, 43 BB, 188.2 IP | 15-5, 2.85, 153 K, 65 BB, 170.2 IP | ||
SS | #Jimmy Rollins | LF | Alfonso Soriano |
2B | *Chase Utley | SS | Ryan Theriot |
LF | Pat Burrell | 1B | Derrek Lee |
1B | *Ryan Howard | 3B | Aramis Ramirez |
CF | #Shane Victorino | C | Geovany Soto |
RF | Jayson Werth | CF | Reed Johnson |
3B | Pedro Feliz | RF | *Kosuke Fukudome |
C | Carlos Ruiz | 2B | Mark DeRosa |
P | *Cole Hamels | P | Ryan Dempster |
The Cubs and Phillies play the first game in Major League history in which the umpires—or at least the crew chief—will have the option to summon an instant replay to assist a call. (The Rangers/Angels and Twins/A's games starting later Thursday will also be replay-enabled; umpires at all games will be onboard starting Friday.) The reviewable plays will be limited to potential home runs, i.e., fair or foul, over the fence or in play, fan interference or not.
Cubs manager Lou Piniella thinks it's all just a grand idea:
"This is not going to work. I shouldn't say it's not going to work, but this could turn into a little bit of a fiasco initially."
Anyhow, having beaten our boys twice (and nearly three times) in a three-game series in Philadelphia back in April, the Philles begin this four-game set as the only NL team with a lead in their season series against the Cubs.
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Game 132 Thread / Pirates @ Cubs (2 of 3)
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Game 131 Thread / Cubs @ Pirates (1 of 3)
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SP | *Ted Lilly | SP | Jeff Karstens |
12-7, 4.25, 148 K, 56 W, 161 IP | 2-2, 2.25, 11 K, 8 W, 28 IP | ||
LF | Alfonso Soriano | CF | *Nate McLouth |
SS | Ryan Theriot | 2B | Freddy Sanchez |
1B | Derrek Lee | C | #Ryan Doumit |
3B | Aramis Ramirez | 1B | *Adam LaRoche |
CF | *Jim Edmonds | RF | Jason Michaels |
2B | Mark DeRosa | LF | *Brandon Moss |
RF | *Kosuke Fukudome | 3B | Andy LaRoche |
C | Geovany Soto | SS | Jack Wilson |
P | *Ted Lilly | P | Jeff Karstens |
The Cubs open a three-game set at PNC Park, concluding their 9-game stretch against the Reds, Nationals, and Pirates before they resume play against Major League opposition. (Yes, I'm tempting fate: Friday's smug game preview was just a preamble to an ugly 13-5 loss to the Nats, but 30 games over .500, I'm feeling smug all over again.)
Coming off a tough luck defeat in which he held the Reds hitless for the first 5 innings and wound up yielding just 2 hits in 7 IP, Lily has reduced his ERA to a season-low 4.25.The lefty has given the Cubs Quality Starts in 8 of his last 10 turns, and that defeat to Cincinnati was his first after five consecutive W's.
This will mark Lilly's fourth start of the year against the Bucs. He's 1-0, 5.63 in the three previous starts, with a butt-ugly 8.38 ERA in his two outings at PNC.
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Game 128 Thread / Nationals @ Cubs (1 of 3)
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SP | *John Lannan |
SP | Jason Marquis |
6-12, 3.81, 89 K, 54 W, 141.2 IP |
8-7, 4.67, 68 K, 49 W, 129 IP |
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2B |
#Emilio Bonificio | LF |
Alfonso Soriano |
SS | #Cristian Guzman |
SS | Ryan Theriot |
3B |
Ryan Zimmerman |
1B |
Derrek Lee |
CF |
Lastings Milledge |
3B |
Aramis Ramirez |
1B | Ronnie Belliard |
CF |
Reed Johnson |
RF | *Ryan Langerhans |
C |
Geovany Soto |
LF | *Willie Harris |
RF | Mark DeRosa |
C | Wil Nieves |
2B |
Ronny Cedeno |
P | *John Lannan |
P | *Jason Marquis |
Weather note: As of 12:40, it's pouring in the western suburbs, with storms on their way to the city. Could be a rain delay in our future.
The Cubs advance to the next course in the all-meatball buffet, following their series against the Reds with three against the 45-83 Nationals starting today, before moving on to Pittsburgh.
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Childersb3 (view)
Things I've been wrong about:
-Tauchman is fine as a 4th OF. I knew that. I just want a better LH DH option and he was really the DH for us until Seiya got hurt. I'm glad Mervis is getting a chance at it. Caissie is coming for that job for sure. But Tauchman continues to be highly useful as a 4th OF with Seiya being hurt
-I wanted Yency to go to get guys at Iowa a chance. Guys like Palencia and Sanders or RileyT. Maybe even Hodge! But Yency has been better the last two plus weeks. He did hit 96 the other day. He was 93 in Texas to open the season.
-Leiter has his split working enough. It just needs to stay there
-I was surprised Jed picked Wisdom over Cooper. I wonder if this happens if Seiya wasn't hurt. Wisdom has more power. Cooper is the better hitter. Jed picked Wisdom and Wisdom had an option left as well.
-Palencia just doesn't miss enough bats. Similar to ManRod, just two yrs younger. ManRod is killing AAA for TB right now!
Things I got right so far:
-Hendricks. Sorry Kyle. You got paid though!
Jed, you missed there.
-Smyly. If Jed could've traded him before or during ST, then he should have and saved some cash.
-Mastro. Not a LH DH. Pinch runner. Defensive utility. Maybe he's better than Madrigal but didn't get a legit chance to prove it.
-Luke Little is good. He's had one bad outing. That's it. Needs to get better entering with guys on base. But he needs to stay in MLB.
-Oh yeah....Morel is doing fine at 3B! He'll get better as well!!
crunch (view)
bellinger "right rib contusion"
Childersb3 (view)
South Bend just lost the lead in the bottom of the 9th on the weirdest scenario, ever.
It's absolutely pouring rain....men on 1st and 2nd, 1out....JPatterson asks for a new ball, but no time out was called....he throws the old ball toward the dugout (not sure if it rolled out of play).....the ump declares the runners get two bases each so one run scores. Then a single up the middle ties the game.
The rain was coming down in buckets at this point.
Just weird
crunch (view)
...and bellinger is gone in the 7th because of that 2nd blown chance and the wall he bounced off of...
hopefully his rib cage/shoulder feels better tomorrow, we just got happ back.
Childersb3 (view)
Phil,
Any thoughts on Y. Rojas' stuff and Y. Melendez's game (I believe I've asked about him before, sorry)?
crunch (view)
wow, things are moving fast. hopefully it continues.
crunch (view)
morel with 4 clean plays in 4 innings...showed off his 100000000mph arm a couple times.
cody bellinger not having a good 4th, though...5 run leads are handy when your CF is making your pitcher have a 5-out inning. 2nd blown chance was ruled a hit even though it went in/out of his glove...1st was lost in the lights, also ruled a hit.
crunch (view)
welcome back happ! double off the wall 1st PA back.
crunch (view)
oh yeah, totally, i was just chiming about why i fan like i fan.
i would like nothing more than hendricks to keep on hendricks'ing. guys with his stuff can throw for a long, long time as long as it works.
he velocity is actually up a minor amount this year. it's really "damn" when a guy like him not only has gas in the tank, but it's looking like it was years ago. he added a curve a few years ago and it helped a little bit, but he's throwing it less and less while the fb/change combo are less effective.
Alexander Dimm (view)
CRUNCH—There is no one person in this community I’m talking about. My remarks were not directed at you or anyone, but at a tone I’ve noticed lately.
You have a great, dry sense of humor and there is thought behind your comments. You and I don’t always agree but I always understand your position.
Lastly, and I’ll be quiet, I agree with you on Hendricks. We can dislike the recent performance but still love the guy. Lots of questions about his future.