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Yency Almonte
Adbert Alzolay 
Javier Assad
Colten Brewer
Ben Brown
Kyle Hendricks
* Shota Imanaga
Mark Leiter Jr
Hector Neris 
* Drew Smyly
Jameson Taillon 
Keegan Thompson
* Jordan Wicks

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Yan Gomes

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Garrett Cooper
Nico Hoerner
Nick Madrigal
Christopher Morel
Dansby Swanson
Patrick Wisdom

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* Cody Bellinger 
# Ian Happ
Seiya Suzuki
* Mike Tauchman 

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Michael Arias, P 
Pete Crow-Armstrong, OF 
Jose Cuas, P 
Brennen Davis, OF 
Porter Hodge, P 
* Luke Little, P 
* Miles Mastrobuoni, INF
* Matt Mervis, 1B 
Daniel Palencia, P 
Luis Vazquez, INF 
Hayden Wesneski, P 

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Seiya Suzuki, OF

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Julian Merryweather, P
 




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Game 145 Thread / Cubs @ Cardinals (2 of 3)

Submitted by Cubnut on

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SP *Ted Lilly
 SP Braden Looper

13-9, 4.43, 161 K, 60 BB, 176.2 IP
12-11, 4.09, 87 K, 41 BB, 174 IP
       
LF
 Alfonso Soriano
 SS
 Cesar Izturis
SS
 Ryan Theriot
 3B #Felipe Lopez
1B Derrek Lee
 1B
Albert Pujols
3B Aramis Ramirez
 RF
 Ryan Ludwick
C
 Geovany Soto
 C
 Yadier Molina
RF *Kosuke Fukudome
 LF
 Josh Phelps
2B
 Mark DeRosa
 2B
 *Adam Kennedy
CF
 *Felix Pie
 P Braden Looper
P *Ted Lilly
 CF
 *Skip Schumaker

 

With the NL Central race now firmly under his team's control, Cubs manager Lou Piniella sounds like a guy who is prepared to enjoy a low-stress wind-down to his team's regular season before he has to deal with the high drama of the National League playoffs.

"After that little rough patch on the last homestand, it's good to see us clicking again," Piniella said following Tuesday night's one-sided win against the Cardinals. "We're playing like we expect to win and doing the things that got us here. It's fun to watch this club play right now."

By winning the first four games of the team's current, ten-day, nine-game, three-city road trip while the Brewers have faltered at home, the Cubs have been able to build up a 7 1/2-game lead on Ned Yost's club, a margin that has the Brewers concentrating on holding off the Phillies for the WIld Card and abandoning any thoughts of catching the Cubs in the Central.

Ryan Dempster was commanding in last night's 11-1 victory over the Cards' Kyle Lohse, but Kosuke Fukudome and Jim Edmonds—a combined 5-for-8 with 2 HR and 7 RBI—were responsible for the big fireworks. The game, in which the Cubs built an early 3-0 advantage then piled onto their lead throughout the evening, was a contrast to Sunday's unexpectedly exciting win over the Reds, when Ronny Cedeno triggered a game-ending 6-3 double-play to put down a Cincy rally.

As Piniella said after last night's ten-run victory...

"A win is a win, but after that close call on Sunday, it's great to have a ballgame where we can give some of the regulars a break. Plus, you've got to remember, I'm an old man. Games like this one are a lot better for my blood pressure."

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Comments

Submitted by Rob G. on Wed, 09/10/2008 - 09:13 pm

if Cubs win tonight, they'll gain two more on their playoff magic number. A loss though means they'll gain nothing since Cards and Phils are tied in the loss column entering today. Astros can make it a 3-way tie there if they win and Cards lose.

Submitted by Cubster on Wed, 09/10/2008 - 09:25 pm

Brandon Lyon blows a 3-2 lead in the bottom of the 9th, giving up a 2 run/2out triple vs SF after the Dbacks got a 2 spot to take the lead in the top of the 9th. Must be crushing given how things have changed in the west. also Phils lose late to the fish, who scored one in the 8th to take a one run lead and 3 in the 9th to ice the game.

Submitted by Rob G. on Wed, 09/10/2008 - 09:22 pm

• Carlos Zambrano had a successful bullpen outing on Tuesday, one day after Rich Harden was judged ready to rejoin the Cubs' rotation. Harden will pitch Thursday in St. Louis, Zambrano on Saturday in Houston. Piniella currently has his starters lined up in this order for the playoffs: Zambrano, Ryan Dempster and either Ted Lilly or Harden, with Jason "The Fifth Beatle" Marquis set to be dropped from a playoff rotation for the third year in a row. But Marquis is pitching well. His 4.23 ERA in the second half is better than Zambrano's (5.26) and almost as good as Lilly's (3.96).

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Submitted by Rob G. on Wed, 09/10/2008 - 09:53 pm

speaking of..

http://www.khou.com/sports/texans/stories/khou080810_cc_uilschedule.623… “The Houston Astros are continuing to monitor the projections and path of Hurricane Ike and are in close contact with the Office of Emergency Management. We are considering all of our potential options, and there is a possibility that our game against the Chicago Cubs Friday evening (Sept. 12) may be moved to a 1:05 PM start, relative to how the storm is progressing toward the Houston area. There will be a decision made tomorrow with regards to Friday’s game after continued consultation with the Office of Emergency Management. The safety and well-being of our fans and both teams involved is always our primary concern.” The Astros have never had a weather-related postponement at 8-year-old Minute Maid Park, which has a retractable roof. On June 15, 1976, a game at the Astrodome between the Astros and Pittsburgh Pirates was canceled after about 10 inches of rain fell in the Houston area.

Submitted by superjimmer on Wed, 09/10/2008 - 09:08 pm

jesus christ that was ridiculous. whew. a victory. I gotta say I was steaming when Lilly got pulled after dominating for 8 innings and only throwing 90 pitches. What's the matter with a frickin' complete game Lou?? anyway. whew.

Submitted by Brick on Wed, 09/10/2008 - 09:11 pm

I think it might be me, guys. The Cubs do better when I'm not paying attention. It seems like as soon as I check in on a game, things go badly. It's happened all through this horrible stretch of the past week and a half, culminating in my walking in last night just in time to see the game-tying homer. I tuned in moments ago to see the 2-run homer, then ignored the game for a few minutes and missed the last 2 outs. Perhaps I made some sort of deal where the Cubs would win the World Series but I wouldn't be allowed to watch it happen. I hope you guys enjoy it.

Submitted by Cubster on Wed, 09/10/2008 - 09:32 pm

I like it better when we win and the brewers win...than when they lose and we lose. but I agree with Santo, et al...you've got to add on runs when you get a lead and they got nada vs the stl bullpen and I agree with Lou that it's tough winning games until you get 5 runs (or more)...knew this one tonight wouldn't be an easy one. Rays/Bosox 1-1, 13th...talk about a cage deathmatch.

Submitted by billybucks on Wed, 09/10/2008 - 09:33 pm

Same again, please. Only with more runs for us and less 9th inning drama. Hopefully, this is the type of ugly, slump-busting win that will propel the Cubs back to winning series. Ted -- many thanks. Very, very clutch. Thanks also to Fonzie for throwing a runner out at the plate. We'd better win a few against the Astros --- looking at their schedule, I'm not sure who else is going to beat them. Rich Harden -- come on down! Playoff magic number is now 9 (?). Gotta love single-digit magic numbers.

Submitted by Jeff_Pico on Wed, 09/10/2008 - 09:35 pm

A win is a win. I'm not even going to complain about the lack of insurance runs or the struggles of Kerry Wood. I'd like our chances even if we only win 8 or 9 games the rest of the year...but that is the key WINS....Hopefully Harden is back to his dominating self tomorrow.

Submitted by tbone on Thu, 09/11/2008 - 09:40 am

I wanted Lilly to stay in too but after Wood's horrid outing Sunday after, I think, five days between appearances, Lou rightly wanted to get him some work in a fairly pressure free situation. Unfortunately, Wood quickly turned it into a high pressure situation.

Submitted by billybucks on Thu, 09/11/2008 - 09:06 am

Previous discussion was about how the good offense in August was covering for Z's troubles... Last night, Lilly saved the offense. A horrid offensive night -- only scored one earned run, and got nothing after the 2nd inning. Need to stop this trend of scoring early, then not at all.

Submitted by rokfish on Thu, 09/11/2008 - 09:39 am

so where are the cubs/astros playing this weekend dont think either team wants to make up games after season is over i would think mr. selig would move the series to a nuetral site which means the cub fans would pack the place my vote is for kansas city

Submitted by rokfish on Thu, 09/11/2008 - 09:51 am

#39 i to was pretty impressed with that collision lilly did not look like a pitcher there molina got what he deserved,he could of backed of the plate and just taged him, i can think of a few cub players that would not have done what lilly did one of them was on second base and was still there after the play when he should have been at third. atlanta would be another choice for cubs/astros the nfl is already making plans to maybe move the texans sunday game back a day or move to atlanta.

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  • Arizona Phil (view)

    I have had the pleasure of watching some of the young A's pitchers lately (first Joe Boyle the last day of Minor League Spring Training in March, and more recently Luis Morales last week and Steven Echavarria yesterday at Extended Spring Training), and it reminds me of the Miami Marlins a couple of years ago. A really nice collection of young pitchers. It will be interesting to see what the A's will get for two years of ex-Cub Paul Blackburn at the Trade Deadline (there should be a robust market for Blackburn). 

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Good deal

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  • Arizona Phil (view)

    Childersb3: Very possible. Suriel, too. 

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    DJL: if a pitcher is recalled to be the 27th man for a doubleheader and then is optioned back to the minors the next day, the 15-day "clock" does NOT reset. The one day call-up for the doubleheader is treated like it never happened with respect to a pitcher having to spend at least 15 days on optional assignment before he can be recalled. 

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    Probably the only reason David Peralta is still in the organization (he is at AAA Iowa) is to be available in case anything bad were to happen to Ian Happ (which it just did). So if Happ needs to go on the IL, the Cubs can select Peralta to play LF, DFA Wisdom (and hope he and what remains of his $2.725M salary gets claimed off waivers), and recall Mervis to platoon at DH with Cooper (with Canario / Tauchman sharing RF), at least until Suzuki and Happ are back...

     

  • crunch (view)

    i'd just like to take a moment to express to the world i'm still pissed willson contreras is not a cub when the pricetag was 5/87m (17.5m/yr).

    it would be nice to have a legacy-type player to stick around, especially one with his leadership and the respect he gets from his peers.  cubs fans deserved more than 1 season of contreras + morel...that was gold.

  • crunch (view)

    happ, right hamstring tightness, day-to-day (hopefully 0 days).

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  • Childersb3 (view)

    I guess I'm not looking for that type of AB 

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  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    I don’t see Tauchman as a weak link in any position. He simply adds his value in a different way.

    I don’t know that we gain much by putting him in the outfield - Happ, Bellinger and Suzuki and Tauchman all field their positions well. If you’re looking for Taucnman’s kind of AB in a particular game I don’t see why it can’t come from DH.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Tauchman gets a pinch hit RBI single with a liner to RF. This is his spot. He's a solid 4th OF. But he isn't a DH. 

    He takes pitches. Useful. I still believe in having good hitters.

    You don't want your DH to be your weak link (other than your C maybe)

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