Game 145 Thread / Cubs @ Cardinals (2 of 3)
Submitted by Cubnut on Wed, 09/10/2008 - 5:56pmGame Chat | Press Pass | BR Preview
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."