Sunday Game Thread: Giants (8-4) v. Cubs (4-7)
Injury update: Steve Clevenger, who was going to get another start at 3B today, is instead on the sidelines with a strained oblique, suffered on the final, ugly swing in Saturday's loss. He is expected to miss at least six weeks.
The Cubs will go shorthanded today, then fill Clevenger's roster spot Tuesday, when Darwin Barney returns from his brief rehab stay in Iowa. (Barney went 1-for-4 in the I-Cubs' win Saturday.)
As for this afternoon's game at Wrigley, the Cubs go for the split in the series finale against the World Champs. Lineups after the jump.
Giants' Posey-less lineup v. Edwin Jackson (0-2, 5.73; coming off L in home opener to the Brewers, in which he got torched early): Pagan 8, Scutaro 4, Sandoval 5, Pence 9, Belt 3, Glanco 7, Sanchez 2, Crawford 6, Lincecum 1
Small Sample Terror Alert: Pablo Sandoval is 5-for-8 lifetime v. Edwin Jackson, including a double, HR and 5 RBI.
Cubs lineup v. Tim Lincecum (1-0, 4.91; just 1-3, 4.45 in his last 5 outings against the Cubs): DeJesus 8, Castro 6, Rizzo 3, Soriano 7, Schierholtz 9, Navarro 2, Valbuena 5, Gonzalez 4, EJax 1
Comments
Cubs have signed Kevin Gregg
Cubs have signed Kevin Gregg to a minor league deal. Yes. They have.
odd it took so long for
I don't like when my jokes
If Darwin is healthy enough
Is he eligible to come off
Is he eligible to come off the DL yet? Injury happened late in spring training. Gonzalez made a helluva nice defensive play in the game, about as much as you'd get from Barney.
Because Darwin Barney was
Because Darwin Barney was injured in an MLB Spring Training game on Saturday 3/30, he could not be placed on the DL until Sun 3/31 (the assignment could not be backdated), so he won;t be eligible to be reactivated from the DL until tomorrow (Monday).
Jackson will give up his 3-4
"BruceMiles2112 #Cubs claim
Another diamond in rough!!!!
CRUNCH: When a player is
CRUNCH: When a player is claimed off waivers, the claiming club MUST assume 100% of the player's contract & remaining salary.
lulz...side-by-side photos of
castro 2r HR...cubs lead by 1
nate shureholds 2r HR...cubs
so much for that cubs lead..
buchholz (BOS) no-hitter
no-hitter over...1st batter
Crunch'd
so much for the cubs not
TIE GAME IN THE 8TH!
...and the cubs lead on a sac
s.camp's 87mph fastball in
...and we're tied with a 2out
...and the giants have a 2
...make that a 3 run lead.