6/10 Cubs[Zambrano] @ Reds[Claussen] - 5:10 pm CT on CSN

[NorthsideAvenger]

Claussen almost had to give up this start to Joe Mays. If he runs his pitch count up again, we could see Mays by the 3rd or 4th inning, no matter what the score is. This matchup looks as lopsided for the Cubs as Thursday's did for the Reds.

 

 

.....which is pretty much a gaurantee that we get blown out. And who ever heard of the Cubs running the opposing pitcher's pitch count up?

 

Dude, it's call hitting, not "working the pitcher." You got to swing the bat, dude.

[Shilzzz]

why does dunn always bat in the oddest spots in the lineup? i would much rather hit him 3rd and griffey 5th than vice versa.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Cubs win, 4-2.

[Bruce Miles]

The Cubs even got some of the breaks they’ve complained they haven’t gotten all year long.

 

And still everything nearly went kaplooey.

 

Bruce, if I've said it once, I've said it a thousand times. The word "kaplooey" is SADLY underused in sportswriting....:D

 

Thanks for reading. Don't know if I've every used "kaplooey" before. It just seemed to fit last night's situation just fine. So did a couple other words, but I can't get them in the paper.

[Pistolcub42]

Oh great, Neifi is playing against a lefty! I can't wait to see Neifi and his .371 OPS (yes, OPS) against lefties in the lineup tonight!

 

Even though Neifi hits right handed pitchers better then lefties, if you want to give Cedeno a night off, wouldn't it make sense to do it against a left hander? I mean, Cedeno can't exactly hit left handed pitching this year either, so we might as well have Neifi in where they are almost equal in order to get Cedeno in against all the right handers where Cedeno is enormously better.

 

 

 

Not that I consider Neifi adequate from either side of the plate but I dont see how you can consider Neifi a better hitter lefty than righty. Granted his righty numbers aren't much this year but his righty OPS is 56 points higher for his career and he has 9 more homers in 2171 less at bats.

[Flames24Rulz]

Pierre K's swinging.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Pierre struck out swinging

[Flames24Rulz]

Walker grounds out 4-3.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Walker grounded out to second, 4-3

[Flames24Rulz]

Barrett fouls out to Hatteberg. Great start Cobs.

[Fred Hornkohl]

TOP OF THE FIRST INNING

 

Pierre struck out swinging

Walker grounded out to second, 4-3

Barrett popped out (foul) to first base

 

0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 men left on base

 

              1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9    R H E
CUBS          0                    0 0 0 
Cincinnati    .                    0 0 0 

[Flames24Rulz]

Lopez fouls out to Murton.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Pierre now rocking a .570 OPS.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Lopez flied out to left field

[Flames24Rulz]

Phillips K's looking.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Phillips struck out (called)

[Flames24Rulz]

Griffey doubles.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Griffey doubled to left field

[Flames24Rulz]

ahaha, Griffey did the ARam specialty.

[Flames24Rulz]

Aurilia fouls out to Nevin.

 

No score after 1.

[Fred Hornkohl]

BOTTOM OF THE FIRST INNING

 

Lopez flied out (foul) to left field

Phillips struck out (called)

Griffey doubled to left field

Aurilia popped out (foul) to first base

 

0 runs, 1 hits, 0 errors, 1 men left on base

 

              1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9    R H E
CUBS          0                    0 0 0 
Cincinnati    0                    0 1 0 

 

pitcher     IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Zambrano   1.0  1  0  0  0  1  0  08 

[Transmogrified Tiger]

8 pitches, sweeeeet

[Fred Hornkohl]

Nevin flied out to right field

[Flames24Rulz]

Nevin flies out to Kearns.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Ramirez doubled to left field