The Cubs beat the Nationals last night 3-1 behind the pitching of Carlos Zambrano and a surpringly effective bullpen. Zambrano went five innings scattering four hits, allowed one run, struck out six and walked four. He was effective, but had he been facing a team other than Washington, the results may have been different. Beginning [...]
Tag Archives: Micah Hoffpauir
Cubs Split Two With Atlanta
June 4, 2009 – 9:01 pm
Randy Wells looked great again in the first game against Atlanta. He pitched 7.0 innings giving up just two hits and two earned runs. Unfortunately, the bullpen gave up five runs in the eighth and nineth innnings to allow the Braves to tie the game and then go on to win it in the 12th [...]
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 [...]
Cubs Get Lucky
May 17, 2009 – 10:08 am
The Cubs got lucky on Saturday. Going in to the ninth inning, the Cubs had a 4-0 lead over Roy Oswalt and the Houston Astros. In his second Major League start, Randy Wells pitched six strong (albeit adventurous) innings and had shut-out the Astros to that point. Micah Hoffpauir led the way offensively with a 2-run [...]
A Dream Come True
May 12, 2009 – 10:38 pm
Bobby Scales is 31 years old and has played minor league baseball for the past ten years. Until last week, he had never played in a Major League game. But on Monday, May 4, Scales joined the Cubs at Wrigley Field and the next day he got his first Major League start. He also got [...]
