The bad news is that Alfonso Soriano had a pretty bad night, going 1-for-6 with three strikeouts. The good news is that his one hit was a 13th inning game winning grand slam that gave the Cubs a 5-1 win. Carlos Zambrano got the start for the Cubs and pitched well, going 7.0 innings and [...]
Tag Archives: Houston Astros
Catching Up At The All-Star Break
July 13, 2009 – 8:51 am
When I left on vacation last week, I planned on keeping up with my blog entries. Unfortunately, every time I had the time to do it, I didn’t have an Internet connection, and every time I could find an Internet connection, I didn’t have time to log on. Oh well… So what’s happened since the [...]
Cubs Odds & Ends
June 12, 2009 – 5:39 am
The Cubs lost two-out-of-three to the Astros this week. Cubs pitching gave up a total of five runs in the three games, but the offense couldn’t muster more than one run in the two games they lost. I’ll be the first to admit that the bullpen couldn’t hold the Astros in game two or three [...]
Cubs Take Two-Out-Of-Three in Cincinnati
June 7, 2009 – 8:27 pm
The Cubs continued to get good pitching and very little offense in their 2-1 victory against the Reds in the first game of the series. Carlos Zambrano pitched 6.2 innings, giving up just two hits and no earned runs. He also hit what would prove to be the game winning home run in the fifth [...]
Cubs Win!
May 27, 2009 – 7:33 am
Our long national nightmare is over. The Cubs beat the Pirates 6-1 in a rain-shortened game at Wrigley. The win ends the Cubs eight game losing streak which started on April 17 against Houston. Sean Marshall pitched well, going five innings and giving up just four hits and an earned run. He also chipped in [...]
