The Cubs have lost eleven of their last thirteen, including six of seven to the former last place Pittsburgh Pirates. Right now, the Cubs are 4 1/2 games ahead of the Royals for worst team in all of baseball. At least we’ll get a good draft pick. The last time we had a #2 pick, we got Mark Prior. Oh, wait……..
On Monday, the score went to 5-4 in a hurry. Two innings in a hurry. Then neither team scored the rest of the way as the pens took over. Carlos Zambrano had one of his worst starts all season and didn’t even last two innings. Ryan Theriot drove in three runs.
Tuesday was another one run loss. The Cubs went down 5-1 early but they tied it up in the fifth. Neither team scored until the Pirates put the game away with a run in the ninth. Ryan Dempster fell to 1-8 and Juan Mateo lasted only four innings. Juan Pierre had three hits, two RBIs and a run in the 6-5 loss.
Finally, the Cubs procured a win on Wendesday. Derek Lee homered and drove in four runs and Rich Hill had a very nice start despite not getting a decision. He went 7 1/3 innings and he gave up two runs (one earned) on four hits and two walks with eleven strikeouts. If Hill can get any kind of consistency, he could be a nice number two guy to Carlos Zambrano down the road.
Sean Marshall was knocked around this afternoon and he last only four innings. Aramis Ramirez, Carlos Marmol and Scott Moore all hit homeruns. It was both Marmol and Moore’s first career homeruns. Final was 7-5.
Next up is four against the Braves in a wrap around series. Hard to believe the Braves are kind of out it in September.
