Tag Archives: Neil Cotts

Two Wins in a Row

A lot happened involving the Cubs yesterday, so I’ll present all the happenings in bulletted form for your reading pleasure:

The Cubs beat the Pirates 5-2.  Zambrano pitched 6.1 innings before being ejected for (barely) bumping the home plate umpire during an argument over a play at the plate.  Carlos Marmol got the victory and Kevin Gregg looked [...]

Offense Explodes, Pitching Implodes

The offense erupted for eight runs, but the pitching allowed 10 runs to the Pirates, as the Cubs stumbled to their eighth loss in a row.  The Cubs pounded out 10 hits, including a three double night for Ryan Theriot, but the offensive explosion wasn’t enough to overcome the poor pitching.
Ryan Dempster got the start [...]