08/16 CUBS (O'Malley) @ Houston (Pettitte) 1:05, WGNTV,XM186

[Fred Hornkohl]

http://www.diamondjaxx.com/images/players/OMalley05.jpg O'Malley (7-7) 4.08 at AAA

 

vs.

 

http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/images/gameday/mugshots/mlb/120485.jpg Pettitte (11-12) 4.86

 

 

I know Hill pitched Tuesday night in relief. When they figure out who's really gonna pitch, I'll come back and change this thing.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Worthless stats of the day for Wednesday.......

 

CUBS are 7-10 on Wednesdays

CUBS are 6-8 vs. Houston

CUBS are 34-27 vs. the NLC Division

CUBS are 1-5 when they've won their last 3 game(s) in a row

CUBS are 20-29 when they've won their previous game

CUBS are 15-23 in games that end a series

CUBS are 3-5 in games that end a road trip

CUBS are 23-37 in day games

CUBS are 26-37 on the road

CUBS are 16-36 when WGN broadcasts the game

CUBS are 32-46 when the temperature is 70 degrees or above

CUBS are 41-34 when they don't allow any runs is the first inning.... 10-34 when they do

CUBS are 36-22 when their pitchers average 16 pitches per inning or less..... 15-46 when they don't

CUBS are 14-35 when they throw more pitches than the opponent.... 23-13 when they throw fewer pitches than the opponent.... 14-20 when the pitch counts are even.

CUBS are 18-17 when they average 3.4 P/PA or fewer.... 33-51 when they don't

CUBS are 40-24 when the opponent's starter pitches 6-1/3 inning or less.... 11-45 when he doesn't

CUBS are on a pace to win 69 games this year..... compared to 79 last year

CUBS are on a pace to score 692 runs this year..... compared to 703 last year

CUBS are on a pace to hit 161 home runs this year..... compared to 194 last year

CUBS are on a pace to draw 407 walks this year..... compared to 419 last year

CUBS are scoring 4.27 runs per game compared to 4.34 last year

CUBS are seeing 3.67 pitches per plate appearance compared to 3.61 last year

CUBS are drving in 19.4% of their runners on base compared to 18.4% last year

CUBS are scoring 0.357 runs per baserunner compared to 0.365 last year

CUBS extra base hit ratio is 31.9% compared to 35.8% last year

CUBS have 16 GIDP's in their last 26 games.... 25 GIDP's in their last 44 games

CUBS have 29 SB in their last 33 games

CUBS have 21 sac bunts in their last 31 games...... 27 sac bunts in their last 53 games

CUBS have 74 home runs in their last 63 games..... 41 home runs in their last 29 games

CUBS have drawn 98 BBs in their last 34 games

CUBS have 12 sac flies in their last 54 games

CUBS have 6 errors in their last 22 games

CUBS have allowed 39 HR in their last 37 games

CUBS have hit 28 batters in their last 43 games

CUBS have 5 quality starts in theie last 25 games.... 14 quality starts in their last 37 games

CUBS have not made an error in their last 5 games

 

CUBS are 3-5 when Hill starts

Hill is 2 of 8 in quality starts

Hill's ERA pitching to Barrett is 6.81 ... pitching to Blanco it's 11.25

CUBS score 4.27 R/G overall.... 2.88 R/G when Hill pitches

CUBS hit 0.99 HR/G overall.... 1.13 HR/G when Hill pitches

 

CUBS' offensive support of Hill.....

 

04/03 - 08/15      AB    R    H   2b   3b   HR   TB  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS
CUBS w/Hill       263   23   67   15    1    9  111   22   12   40  0.255  0.289  0.422  0.711
CUBS overall     4078  508 1093  200   31  118 1709  483  299  644  0.268  0.320  0.419  0.739

 

Hill's pitching lines (3-5).....

 

Hill                    IP    H    R   ER   BB    K   HR    PC  BB/9   K/9  HR/9  WHIP   ERA
05/04  vs. Ariz        4.0    6    5    5    2    1    2    67  4.50  2.25  4.50  2.00 11.25
05/09  vs. S.F.        6.0    8    5    5    3    4    1   100  4.50  6.00  1.50  1.83  7.50
05/14  vs. S.D.        5.3    4    3    3    5    4    0    90  8.44  6.75  0.00  1.69  5.06
05/20  vs. CWS         4.0    5    7    7    5    2    2    87 11.25  4.50  4.50  2.50 15.75
07/27  vs. St. L       3.3    6    4    4    3    1    1    83  8.10  2.70  2.70  2.70 10.80
08/01  vs. Ariz        8.0    6    3    3    1    6    1   109  1.13  6.75  1.13  0.88  3.38
08/06  vs. Pitts       7.0    5    1    1    2    9    1   103  2.57 11.57  1.29  1.00  1.29
08/11  vs. Colo        4.7    6    6    6    5    2    1    96  9.64  3.86  1.93  2.36 11.57

Home                  23.7   21   11   11   11   20    3   385  4.18  7.61  1.14  1.35  4.18
Road                  20.7   26   23   23   15   12    6   378  6.53  5.23  2.61  1.98 10.02

Day                   16.3   14   11   11   12   15    3   280  6.61  8.27  1.65  1.59  6.06
Nite                  28.0   33   23   23   14   17    6   483  4.50  5.46  1.93  1.68  7.39

totals vs. Houst       2.0    1    0    0    0    3    0    28  0.00 13.50  0.00  0.50  0.00

seasson totals        44.3   47   34   34   26   32    9   763  5.28  6.50  1.83  1.65  6.90

 

              Tues       Mon        Sun        Sat        Fri        Thurs      Wed           Totals
             15 Aug     14 Aug     13 Aug     12 Aug     11 Aug     10 Aug     09 Aug
             at Colo    at Colo    at Colo    at Colo    at Colo    at Milw    at Milw 
pitcher        IP Pit     IP Pit     IP Pit     IP Pit     IP Pit     IP Pit     IP Pit        IP Pit

Dempster      3.0  53    1.0  11    1.0  21                                                   5.0  85
Eyre          0.7  16                                     1.0  25               0.7  16       2.3  57
Howry         0.7   5               1.0  10    1.0  25               1.0  13                  3.7  53
Ohman         0.7  11                          0.3   1               1.0  17                  2.0  29
Novoa         2.0  28               2.0  28               2.0  38               1.3   9       7.3 103
Wuertz        0.3  12                          1.7  22    0.3  12               0.3   5       2.7  51
Aardsma       0.7  12                          2.3  34               1.0  10    1.0  14       5.0  70
Mateo                                                                2.0  30                  2.0  30
Hill          2.0  28                                                                         2.0  28
Guzman        3.0  54                                                                         3.0  54

Totals       13.0 219    1.0  11    4.0  59    5.3  82    3.3  75    5.0  70    3.3  44      35.0 560

 

CUBS' season series vs. Houston (4-8) .......

 

Gm#    Date       Opponent         Score  Starter
56  Mon 06/05  @ Houston       N   8- 0  Zambrano      
57  Tue 06/06  @ Houston       N   1- 4  Wood        
58  Wed 06/07  @ Houston           0- 1  Marshall      
63  Tue 06/13    Houston       N   2- 9  Marshall      
64  Wed 06/14    Houston       N   4- 5  Maddux        
65  Thu 06/15    Houston           2- 3  Zambrano      
82  Mon 07/03  @ Houston       N   2- 7  Marmol        
83  Tue 07/04  @ Houston           2- 7  Prior        
84  Wed 07/05  @ Houston       N   1- 0  Marshall      
92  Tue 07/18    Houston       N   4- 2  Marmol        
93  Wed 07/19    Houston       N   2- 4  Maddux        
94  Thu 07/20    Houston           4- 1  Zambrano      
118  Mon 08/14  @ Houston       N   3- 0  Zambrano      
119  Tue 08/15  @ Houston       N   8- 6  Mateo        
120  Wed 08/16  @ Houston            -    Hill        

 

CUBS hitters vs. Houston this year.....

 

vs. Houst          AB    R    H   2B   3B   HR   TB  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS
Blanco              6    1    3    1    0    1    7    1    1    0  0.500  0.571  1.167  1.738
Nevin              28    5   11    2    0    3   22    8    3    9  0.393  0.452  0.786  1.237
Barrett            49    5   16    3    0    2   25    5    7    6  0.327  0.404  0.510  0.914
Bynum               9    1    3    0    1    0    5    0    0    3  0.333  0.333  0.556  0.889
Izturis             9    0    4    0    0    0    4    1    0    0  0.444  0.444  0.444  0.889
Mabry              16    1    5    2    0    0    7    1    1    4  0.313  0.353  0.438  0.790
Perez              29    2   10    2    0    0   12    0    0    2  0.345  0.345  0.414  0.759
Pierre             59    4   17    2    2    0   23    1    4    2  0.288  0.344  0.390  0.734
Jones              49    7   10    1    0    4   23    8    2   19  0.204  0.245  0.469  0.715
Walker             27    3    6    2    0    1   11    3    2    0  0.222  0.276  0.407  0.683
Lee                18    0    5    0    0    0    5    1    3    6  0.278  0.381  0.278  0.659
Murton             29    2    7    0    0    1   10    4    3    4  0.241  0.313  0.345  0.657
Ramirez            59    4   13    2    0    1   18    3    0    9  0.220  0.220  0.305  0.525
Cedeno             47    5    8    0    2    1   15    1    0    9  0.170  0.170  0.319  0.489
Pagan              15    1    2    1    0    0    3    1    2    5  0.133  0.235  0.200  0.435
Theriot             5    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    2  0.000  0.167  0.000  0.167
Womack             13    1    0    0    0    0    0    0    1    0  0.000  0.071  0.000  0.071

total vs. Houst   496   43  123   18    5   15  196   43   29   85  0.248  0.292  0.395  0.688

season totals    4078  508 1093  195   31  118 1704  473  298  642  0.268  0.321  0.418  0.738

 

CUBS pitchers vs. Houston this year......

 

vs. Houst            IP    H    R   ER   BB    K   HR    PC  BB/9   K/9  HR/9  WHIP   ERA
Dempster            8.0    4    0    0    4    5    0   127  4.50  5.63  0.00  1.00  0.00
Eyre                4.3    5    0    0    2    3    0    93  4.15  6.23  0.00  1.62  0.00
Aardsma             2.3    0    0    0    0    2    0    34  0.00  7.71  0.00  0.00  0.00
Hill                2.0    1    0    0    0    3    0    28  0.00 13.50  0.00  0.50  0.00
Zambrano           31.0   12    2    2   15   28    0   477  4.35  8.13  0.00  0.87  0.58
Guzman              5.0    3    1    1    2    4    0    85  3.60  7.20  0.00  1.00  1.80
Wood                3.7    7    4    1    2    0    1    75  4.91  0.00  2.45  2.45  2.45
Howry               6.7    5    3    2    2    8    0   122  2.70 10.80  0.00  1.05  2.70
Marshall           18.0   17    6    6   10    8    2   274  5.00  4.00  1.00  1.50  3.00
Mateo               5.0    4    2    2    1    2    0    78  1.80  3.60  0.00  1.00  3.60
Marmol             12.3   11    5    5   13   10    2   241  9.49  7.30  1.46  1.95  3.65
Novoa               4.7    4    2    2    2    1    0    68  3.86  1.93  0.00  1.29  3.86
Prior               6.0    4    4    3    4    7    0   109  6.00 10.50  0.00  1.33  4.50
Maddux             14.0   18    8    8    0    4    1   192  0.00  2.57  0.64  1.29  5.14
Williamson          1.7    1    1    1    0    1    1    22  0.00  5.40  5.40  0.60  5.40
Ohman               5.0    6    6    6    1    1    1    62  1.80  1.80  1.80  1.40 10.80
Rusch               1.0    3    3    3    3    2    0    37 27.00 18.00  0.00  6.00 27.00
Wuertz              0.3    2    2    2    1    0    0    12 27.00  0.00  0.00  9.00 54.00

totals vs. Houst  131.0  107   49   44   62   89    8  2136  4.26  6.11  0.55  1.29  3.02

season totals    1054.3 1029  620  570  517  882  155 18029  4.41  7.53  1.32  1.47  4.87

 

CUBS' hitters during the last 30 games......

 

07/15 - 08/15      AB    R    H   2B   3B   HR   TB  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS
Theriot            21    5    9    3    1    0   14    4    2    3  0.429  0.500  0.667  1.167
Ramirez           115   27   41    6    1   12   85   28   11   16  0.357  0.415  0.739  1.155
Murton             66    9   24    5    0    4   41   17    7    5  0.364  0.425  0.621  1.046
Blanco             21    2    7    3    0    1   13    8    2    3  0.333  0.391  0.619  1.010
Barrett            97   14   32   10    0    4   54   13    4    9  0.330  0.375  0.557  0.932
Pagan              56   13   18    4    1    1   27    5    6    7  0.321  0.381  0.482  0.863
Nevin              57   12   15    2    0    4   29   13    7   21  0.263  0.338  0.509  0.847
Pierre            132   17   40    9    4    0   57   10    9    3  0.303  0.350  0.432  0.781
Mabry              60    7   14    3    0    3   26   11    8   15  0.233  0.329  0.433  0.762
Izturis            51    4   14    2    0    0   16    5    5    4  0.275  0.339  0.314  0.653
Walker             32    4    5    1    0    2   12    5    5    2  0.156  0.270  0.375  0.645
Jones             109   12   22    4    0    5   41   13    8   23  0.202  0.263  0.376  0.639
Cedeno             87    8   21    1    0    3   31    8    2   21  0.241  0.267  0.356  0.623
Perez              60    7   16    3    0    0   19    4    1    4  0.267  0.274  0.317  0.591
Lee                16    2    2    0    0    0    2    0    2    5  0.125  0.222  0.125  0.347

30 game totals   1038  148  292   58    7   41  487  146   80  161  0.281  0.337  0.469  0.806

season totals    4078  508 1093  195   31  118 1704  473  298  642  0.268  0.321  0.418  0.738

 

CUBS' pitchers during the last 30 games......

 

07/15 - 08/15        IP    H    R   ER   BB    K   HR    PC  BB/9   K/9  HR/9  WHIP   ERA
Dempster           18.7   15    3    3    8   12    0   306  3.86  5.79  0.00  1.23  1.45
Aardsma             9.3    7    2    2    3    9    1   153  2.89  8.68  0.96  1.07  1.93
Novoa              15.0   18   10    4   10    7    2   273  6.00  4.20  1.20  1.87  2.40
Wuertz             12.7    9    6    4    6   14    1   202  4.26  9.95  0.71  1.18  2.84
Mateo              12.0   12    7    4    6    5    0   196  4.50  3.75  0.00  1.50  3.00
Eyre               10.3   12    4    4    4   10    3   197  3.48  8.71  2.61  1.55  3.48
Zambrano           45.7   36   21   19   28   43    4   784  5.52  8.47  0.79  1.40  3.74
Hill               25.0   24   14   14   11   21    4   419  3.96  7.56  1.44  1.40  5.04
Maddux             19.0   22   11   11    1   13    1   274  0.47  6.16  0.47  1.21  5.21
Rusch               8.3   12    5    5    4    6    3   155  4.32  6.48  3.24  1.92  5.40
Howry              14.7   20    9    9    7   18    0   224  4.30 11.05  0.00  1.84  5.52
Prior              22.7   19   19   17   18   16    4   446  7.15  6.35  1.59  1.63  6.75
Marshall            9.3   13    9    7    1    6    4   153  0.96  5.79  3.86  1.50  6.75
Marmol             30.3   29   25   24   32   19    6   592  9.49  5.64  1.78  2.01  7.12
Ohman              12.3   12   10   10    8   14    1   226  5.84 10.22  0.73  1.62  7.30
Guzman              5.7   11    7    7    3    4    1   122  4.76  6.35  1.59  2.47 11.12
Williamson          1.7    4    4    4    2    1    1    42 10.80  5.40  5.40  3.60 21.60

30 game totals    272.7  275  166  148  152  218   36  4764  5.02  7.20  1.19  1.57  4.89

season totals    1054.3 1029  620  570  517  882  155 18029  4.41  7.53  1.32  1.47  4.87

 

Percentage of baserunners driven in

 

04/03 - 08/15      BDI  LOB   RBI%
Theriot              4    4  0.500
Restovich            1    2  0.333
Blanco              20   52  0.278
Walker              34  105  0.245
Izturis              5   16  0.238
Ramirez             50  173  0.224
Murton              34  118  0.224
Perez               22   82  0.212
Barrett             32  122  0.208
Jones               40  154  0.206
Nevin               15   70  0.176
Mabry               13   62  0.173
Lee                 10   58  0.147
Pagan                6   36  0.143
Pierre              22  133  0.142
Bynum                4   25  0.138
Cedeno              25  165  0.132
Hairston             4   27  0.129
Womack               1   14  0.067

CUBS               355 1515  0.190

 

Let's say "Good-bye" to Houston with a flair..........

 

http://sneakykitchen.com/fullerbrush/images/household_broom.jpg

 

Go CUBS !!

[soccer10k]

This should be a fun game to watch. Both teams are likely to be exhausted.

[macuser2]

This should be a fun game to watch. Both teams are likely to be exhausted.

 

Meh. The only problem is that the viewers are likely to be exhausted too. Let's see I got up at 5 a.m., CDT, so how many hours of sleep did I get? I got exactly........zzzzzz

[NewUserName]

Is Hill still starting?

[Tracer Bullet]

Is Hill still starting?

 

No - according to Bruce.

 

Hill (3-5) will not start today. Baker and general manager Jim Hendry were scrambling at 1 a.m. to round up a pitcher, most likely from the minor leagues.

 

link

[Soul]

Haha, this game is going to be great.

[CubbieBlue78]

Is Hill still starting?

 

No - according to Bruce.

 

Hill (3-5) will not start today. Baker and general manager Jim Hendry were scrambling at 1 a.m. to round up a pitcher, most likely from the minor leagues.

 

link

 

This is my first post here, but a friend of mine told me that Ryan O'Malley is going to make his first big league start today. He went to high school with O'malley and just heard about it this morning.

[Laura]

Welcome to the forums!

 

Wow, Ryan O'Malley? Interesting.

[C.C.]

Welcome to the forums!

 

Wow, Ryan O'Malley? Interesting.

 

He was due to start today for Iowa. Makes sense. He's 7-7 with a 4.08 era...

[UMFan83]

Is Hill still starting?

 

No - according to Bruce.

 

Hill (3-5) will not start today. Baker and general manager Jim Hendry were scrambling at 1 a.m. to round up a pitcher, most likely from the minor leagues.

 

link

 

This is my first post here, but a friend of mine told me that Ryan O'Malley is going to make his first big league start today. He went to high school with O'malley and just heard about it this morning.

 

Great scoop. ESPN 1000 is indeed reporting it is O'Malley that is called up. No word who is going down.

 

Now that the 40 is full, whose going on the 60 when Miller comes back? Probably Woody

[Andy]

Time for a

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v257/vance_the_cubs_fan/cubsweep.jpg

 

Go O'Malley!

[CaliforniaRaisin]

ClickonDetroit.com[/url]"]Rich Hill, who came into the game in the 17th inning, retired the Astros in order in the 18th frame to finish the marathon game.

 

Hill was originally slated to start this afternoon's contest. The Cubs will instead turn to rookie Ryan O'Malley, who will be called up from Triple-A Iowa to make his major-league debut.

 

O'Malley, an 26-year-old who joined the Chicago organization as an undrafted free agent in 2002, has posted a 7-7 record with a 4.08 ERA in 26 games (19 starts) at Iowa this season.

 

Wow, the one time the veteran makes sense...

 

Now Guzman has to deal with O'Malley AND Miller taking away his starts and innings.

[Mizzou]

ClickonDetroit.com[/url]"]Rich Hill, who came into the game in the 17th inning, retired the Astros in order in the 18th frame to finish the marathon game.

 

Hill was originally slated to start this afternoon's contest. The Cubs will instead turn to rookie Ryan O'Malley, who will be called up from Triple-A Iowa to make his major-league debut.

 

O'Malley, an 26-year-old who joined the Chicago organization as an undrafted free agent in 2002, has posted a 7-7 record with a 4.08 ERA in 26 games (19 starts) at Iowa this season.

 

Wow, the one time the veteran makes sense...

What veteran would that be?

[otis89]

ClickonDetroit.com[/url]"]Rich Hill, who came into the game in the 17th inning, retired the Astros in order in the 18th frame to finish the marathon game.

 

Hill was originally slated to start this afternoon's contest. The Cubs will instead turn to rookie Ryan O'Malley, who will be called up from Triple-A Iowa to make his major-league debut.

 

O'Malley, an 26-year-old who joined the Chicago organization as an undrafted free agent in 2002, has posted a 7-7 record with a 4.08 ERA in 26 games (19 starts) at Iowa this season.

 

Wow, the one time the veteran makes sense...

What veteran would that be?

 

Miller. Have you read this thread?

[Mizzou]

ClickonDetroit.com[/url]"]Rich Hill, who came into the game in the 17th inning, retired the Astros in order in the 18th frame to finish the marathon game.

 

Hill was originally slated to start this afternoon's contest. The Cubs will instead turn to rookie Ryan O'Malley, who will be called up from Triple-A Iowa to make his major-league debut.

 

O'Malley, an 26-year-old who joined the Chicago organization as an undrafted free agent in 2002, has posted a 7-7 record with a 4.08 ERA in 26 games (19 starts) at Iowa this season.

 

Wow, the one time the veteran makes sense...

What veteran would that be?

 

Miller. Have you read this thread?

Um, yeah. And Miller's name wasn't mentioned. Have you read this thread?

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Cut it out, guys. I was referring to Wade Miller.

 

Ryan O'Malley's 2006 stats at AAA Iowa.

 

Ryan O'Malley's career minor league stats.

 

He was signed as a non-drafted FA in 2002 out of the University of Memphis and has made 46 starts over 5 minor league seasons.

[UBlink]

Miller. Have you read this thread?

Um, yeah. And Miller's name wasn't mentioned. Have you read this thread?

 

I think Miller's name was brought up in this morning's game thread. Hard to keep those game threads straight.

[UMFan83]

Gotta love when an undrafted FA (American, because we know most Latin players were undrafted) makes it to the pros, if only for a cup of coffee.

 

Speaking of cups of coffee, I've had 4 this morning trying to shake the cobwebs...I am going to be in pain later today.

[Mizzou]

Cut it out, guys. I was referring to Wade Miller.

 

Ryan O'Malley's 2006 stats at AAA Iowa.

 

Ryan O'Malley's career minor league stats.

 

He was signed as a non-drafted FA in 2002 out of the University of Memphis and has made 46 starts over 5 minor league seasons.

I don't understand why you think it'd make more sense to have Miller start. He has no future with this organization. Why waste a start on him when we can give O'Malley a look?

[J.R.]

ClickonDetroit.com[/url]"]Rich Hill, who came into the game in the 17th inning, retired the Astros in order in the 18th frame to finish the marathon game.

 

Hill was originally slated to start this afternoon's contest. The Cubs will instead turn to rookie Ryan O'Malley, who will be called up from Triple-A Iowa to make his major-league debut.

 

O'Malley, an 26-year-old who joined the Chicago organization as an undrafted free agent in 2002, has posted a 7-7 record with a 4.08 ERA in 26 games (19 starts) at Iowa this season.

 

Wow, the one time the veteran makes sense...

 

Now Guzman has to deal with O'Malley AND Miller taking away his starts and innings.

 

His starts and innings?

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Cut it out, guys. I was referring to Wade Miller.

 

Ryan O'Malley's 2006 stats at AAA Iowa.

 

Ryan O'Malley's career minor league stats.

 

He was signed as a non-drafted FA in 2002 out of the University of Memphis and has made 46 starts over 5 minor league seasons.

I don't understand why you think it'd make more sense to have Miller start. He has no future with this organization. Why waste a start on him when we can give O'Malley a look?

 

Because eventually Wade Miller will be starting for the Cubs, whether we want it or not. And I'm not the biggest O'Malley fan.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

O'Malley features a mid-80s FB, a slider and a circle change.

[CubColtPacer]

Cut it out, guys. I was referring to Wade Miller.

 

Ryan O'Malley's 2006 stats at AAA Iowa.

 

Ryan O'Malley's career minor league stats.

 

He was signed as a non-drafted FA in 2002 out of the University of Memphis and has made 46 starts over 5 minor league seasons.

I don't understand why you think it'd make more sense to have Miller start. He has no future with this organization. Why waste a start on him when we can give O'Malley a look?

 

Because eventually Wade Miller will be starting for the Cubs, whether we want it or not. And I'm not the biggest O'Malley fan.

 

This might actually open up more starts for somebody else though. We know O'Malley will probably go back down after the game. When Miller gets up, he'll probably be here to stay. So if Miller started at Chicago today, he might have started every 5th day for the rest of the season in Chicago. Because they determined he's not ready, somebody like Guzman (if he's not sent down today, which he might-there's not many options to be sent down today) might get another start in Chicago on Tuesday before they determine that Miller is ready to come up to the big club. So this might actually help our young pitchers that we want to see get one more start with the big club, and it certainly can't hurt if O'Malley just takes one start away that was going to go to Miller anyway.

[Bruce Miles]

Lineups

 

Cubs

Pierre, CF

The Riot, 2B

Barrett, C

Ramirez, 3B

Phil Nevin, 1B

Pagan, RF

Murton, LOF

Perez, SS

O'Malley, P

 

Astros

Taveras, CF

Burke, 2B

Berkman, 1B

Scott, LF

Ensberg, 3B

Lane, RF

Everett, SS

Ausmus, C

Pettitte, P