Rich Hill looked awesome last night. He improved to 3-0 and in the process, he gave up just four hits in eight shutout innings. He struck out seven and he’s now given up just one earned run in twenty innings. At the plate, Michael Barrett and Aramis Ramirez went yard in the 3-0 win. Derek Lee walked twice and Barrett finished with two hits.
Wednesday’s game didn’t go quite as well. After coming back from a 5-2 deficit to take a 6-5 lead, Scott Eyre gave up three runs in the seventh to lose it. Carlos Zambrano’s start wasn’t all that great either as he gave up five runs on eight hits and five walks with six strikeouts in six innings. Mark DeRosa hit a homerun and drove in two while Derek Lee went two for four with two runs and an RBI in the 8-6 loss.
So the Cubs are tied with the Cardinals and both sit in the cellar. The good news is, the Cubs trail the first place Brewers by just three games so a little winning streak could heal a ton of wounds. And it’s a battle for last place as the Cubs host their arch-rivals, the Cardinals, in a three game series this weekend. Ted Lilly gets the start tonight.
