For the second day in a row, the Cubs won a game with a hit in their last at-bat. Two days ago, the victory came against the White Sox when Alfonso Soriano drove home Reed Johnson for the winning run on a bloop single into right-center field in the bottom of the ninth. Yesterday, the Indians [...]
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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, Dempster Great
May 31, 2009 – 8:34 am
The strong pitching of the past two days continued – at least for the Cubs – as they shutout the Dodgers 7-0. Ryan Dempster was the pitching hero on Saturday, throwing seven innings of four hit ball. He gave up one walk and struck out five on the way to the victory. Three of the [...]
Two Wins in a Row
May 28, 2009 – 8:27 am
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 [...]
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 [...]
Offense Explodes, Pitching Implodes
May 26, 2009 – 7:45 am
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 [...]
Cubs Score Two!…But Still Lose
May 25, 2009 – 8:21 am
The Cubs offense really came alive on Sunday in San Diego by doubling their output from the previous day. By scoring two runs (yeah, that’s all) in a 7-2 lose to the Padres, the Cubs raised their run production to five runs during their seven game road trip. Certainly not a good performance for one [...]
Cubs Score, But Lose Again
May 24, 2009 – 12:59 pm
The good news is that the Cubs scored a run. After being shut out two of their last four games, the Cubs scored first against the Padres and had their first lead since last Sunday. They went a total of 43 innings without having a lead. The Cubs lone run came on a Derrick Lee [...]
Another Day, Another Shutout
May 23, 2009 – 9:35 am
Carlos Zambrano returned last night from the DL to take on the Padres, but it didn’t really matter. Z’s good (but sometimes shaky) pitching performance went to waste and the Cubs failed to score, losing 4-0. Jake Peavy picked up the victory for San Diego. Every starter for the Cubs, with the exception of Derrick [...]
