The Cubs lost again today. It’s the team’s sixth straight loss and the Cubs now sit only a game and a half back of the Pirates for the worst record in the National League. They’re six games ahead of the Royals for the worst team in all of baseball. None of this is good.
Monday’s game was a blow out. At one point, the score was 9-1 before the Cubs put some runs on the board to make it look less like a blow out. Derek Lee returned to the lineup and he had a hit and two RBIs. Juan Pierre hit homerun number two this season. He racked up three hits, two RBIs and two runs. Angel Guzman gave up eight runs through only three innings and he dropped to 0-4.
Yesterday’s game was the first of two eleven inning games. The Cubs jumped out to 4-0 lead only to see that disappear. The game went into extra frames and while Derek Lee put the Cubs on the board in the eleventh, the Pirates scored two runs in the bottom half on Ryan Dempster to make it a 7-6 final. Dempster dropped to 1-6 and it’s his seventh blown save this year. Carlos Zambrano was only okay in seven innings of work.
Today was just like yesterday only with more runs. The Cubs were down 7-3 and scored runs in each of the final three innings to tie it up and send it into extra frames again. This time the Cubs scored two in the top of the eleventh only to have the Pirates score three to win it in the bottom of the eleventh. Ryan Dempster did it again and he’s now 1-7. Each team racked up 20 hits. Ryan Theriot had five hits in six at bats and neither team hit a homerun.
Next up is a three game set against the Giants. I love baseball, but I’ve never wanted a season to end as much as this one. How about Joe Girardi for our manager next season? He might be available.
