09/04 Pittsburgh (Maholm) @ CUBS (Zambrano) 1:20 CDT, WGNTV

[Fred Hornkohl]

Marte in to pitch for Pittsburgh

[TruffleShuffle]

thorugh 6 innings.........

 

            Pittsburgh            CUBS
P/PA              3.44            5.04

 

5 pitches per batter? Is this the Cubs we're talking about?

[Fred Hornkohl]

Bynum, pinch hitting for Aardsma, struck out swinging

[Fred Hornkohl]

Pierre singled to center field

[Fred Hornkohl]

thorugh 6 innings.........

 

            Pittsburgh            CUBS
P/PA              3.44            5.04

 

5 pitches per batter? Is this the Cubs we're talking about?

 

Most certainly is. Of course..........

 

CUBS are 20-18 when they average 3.4 P/PA or fewer.... 35-63 when they don't

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[Fred Hornkohl]

Capps in to pitch for Pittsburgh

[Fred Hornkohl]

Theriot popped out to third base

[TruffleShuffle]

thorugh 6 innings.........

 

            Pittsburgh            CUBS
P/PA              3.44            5.04

 

5 pitches per batter? Is this the Cubs we're talking about?

 

Most certainly is. Of course..........

 

CUBS are 20-18 when they average 3.4 P/PA or fewer.... 35-63 when they don't

 

 

Go CUBS !!

 

Another bizarro stat

[Fred Hornkohl]

BOTTOM OF THE SEVENTH INNING

 

Marte in to pitch for Pittsburgh

Bynum, pinch hitting for Aardsma, struck out swinging

Pierre singled to center field

Capps in to pitch for Pittsburgh

Theriot popped out to third base

Ramirez grounded out to second, 4-3

 

0 runs 1 hits 0 errors 1 men left on base

 

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

 

Home runs:

Pittsburgh: none

CUBS: none

 

Pittsburgh     IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Maholm        5.0  3  4  4  3  4  0 105
Grabow        1.0  0  0  0  1  0  0  21
Marte         0.3  1  0  0  0  1  0   5
Capps         0.7  0  0  0  0  0  0   9

 

CUBS           IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Zambrano      1.3  4  5  4  4  1  0  43
Novoa         0.7  0  0  0  0  0  0   2
Rusch         2.0  2  0  0  2  1  0  34
Aardsma       3.0  2  0  0  1  5  0  49

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 7-68 when they trail by 1 run or more after 7 innings.

 

Go CUBS !!

[Fred Hornkohl]

Howry in to pitch for the CUBS

 

04/03 - 09/03        IP    H    R   ER   BB    K   HR    PC  BB/9   K/9  HR/9  WHIP   ERA
Howry              66.3   68   31   30   23   66    7  1140  3.12  8.95  0.95  1.37  4.07

[Fred Hornkohl]

through 7 innings.........

 

            Pittsburgh            CUBS				
P/PA              3.66            4.83				
RBI%              0.16            0.25				
R/BR              0.31            0.44				
BA               0.296           0.167				
OBP              0.457           0.310				
SLG              0.333           0.208				
OPS              0.790           0.519				

[Fred Hornkohl]

Duffy grounded an IF single to second base

[Fred Hornkohl]

Randa flied out to center field

[Fred Hornkohl]

Sanchez flied out to right field

[Fred Hornkohl]

TOP OF THE EIGHTH INNING

 

Howry in to pitch for the CUBS

Duffy grounded an IF single to second base

Randa flied out to center field

Sanchez flied out to right field

Bay grounded into a FC, 6-4, Duffy out at second

 

0 runs 1 hits 0 errors 1 men left on base

 

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

 

Home runs:

Pittsburgh: none

CUBS: none

 

Pittsburgh     IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Maholm        5.0  3  4  4  3  4  0 105
Grabow        1.0  0  0  0  1  0  0  21
Marte         0.3  1  0  0  0  1  0   5
Capps         0.7  0  0  0  0  0  0   9

 

CUBS           IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Zambrano      1.3  4  5  4  4  1  0  43
Novoa         0.7  0  0  0  0  0  0   2
Rusch         2.0  2  0  0  2  1  0  34
Aardsma       3.0  2  0  0  1  5  0  49
Howry         1.0  1  0  0  0  0  0  13

[Fred Hornkohl]

Can we find a way to score a run here ??? PLEASE ???

[Fred Hornkohl]

Lee grounded out to short, 6-3

[Fred Hornkohl]

Murton singled to right field

[Fred Hornkohl]

Pagan flied out to shallow right field

[UMFan83]

So when the Cubs lose this one they will be within 1/2 game of last place?

[Fred Hornkohl]

BOTTOM OF THE EIGHTH INNING

 

Lee grounded out to short, 6-3

Murton singled to right field

Pagan flied out to shallow right field

Blanco flied out to deep right center field

 

0 runs 1 hits 0 errors 1 men left on base

 

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

 

Home runs:

Pittsburgh: none

CUBS: none

 

Pittsburgh     IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Maholm        5.0  3  4  4  3  4  0 105
Grabow        1.0  0  0  0  1  0  0  21
Marte         0.3  1  0  0  0  1  0   5
Capps         1.7  1  0  0  0  0  0  25

 

CUBS           IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Zambrano      1.3  4  5  4  4  1  0  43
Novoa         0.7  0  0  0  0  0  0   2
Rusch         2.0  2  0  0  2  1  0  34
Aardsma       3.0  2  0  0  1  5  0  49
Howry         1.0  1  0  0  0  0  0  13

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 2-67 when they trail by 1 run or more at the end of 8 innings.

 

Go CUBS !!

[radarluv1]

So when the Cubs lose this one they will be within 1/2 game of last place?

 

i see it as first place

[Fred Hornkohl]

Wuertz in to pitch for the CUBS