Six games are in the bag and the Cubs sit at an even 3-3 record. They needed a series win over the Brewers just to get there but hopefully from now on, they’ll put this losing record stuff behind them and continue to roll.
The Cubs really turned on the offense in the series opener. With six runs in the first inning, the Cubs coasted to a 9-3 win. Cliff Floyd, Michael Barrett and Mark DeRosa all drove in two while all nine runs were scored by different Cubs. Rich Hill was very impressive in his start. He gave up just a single solo homerun in seven innings with just one walk. He struck out six.
On Saturday, it was a battle of the titans between Carlos Zambrano and Ben Sheets with the Cubs coming out on top. Derek Lee had three hits and Aramis Ramirez hit a two run homerun in the 6-3 win. Zambrano gave up three runs on five hits and two walks with six strikeouts in seven innings of work.
Then yesterday, the winning streak came to an end. Wade Miller was knocked around for six runs on nine hits in the 9-4 loss. Derek Lee drove in two runs and had two hits while Mark DeRosa had a tough game with four strikeouts.
The Cubs open up Wrigley Field this afternoon with the Astros in town. It’s on WGN so I’ll be watching.
