09/05 Pittsburgh (Santos) @ CUBS (Mateo) 7:05 CDT, WCIU TV

[Fred Hornkohl]

http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/images/gameday/mugshots/mlb/276343.jpg Santos (5-9) 5.54

 

vs.

 

http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/images/gameday/mugshots/mlb/462940.jpg Mateo (1-2) 4.15

[Fred Hornkohl]

Worthless stats of the day for Tuesday...........

 

CUBS are 8-12 on Tuesdays

CUBS are 5-7 vs. Pittsburgh

CUBS are 36-36 vs. the NLC Division

CUBS are 4-8 when they've lost their last 3 game(s) in a row

CUBS are 33-47 when they've lost their previous game

CUBS are 28-38 at night

CUBS are 28-39 at home

CUBS are 1-3 when WCIU broadcasts the game

CUBS are 36-58 when the temperature is 70 degrees or above

CUBS have 30 GIDP's in their last 44 games.... 13 GIDP's in their last 17 games

CUBS have 40 SB in their last 51 games...... 11 SB in their last 18 games

CUBS have 31 sac bunts in their last 49 games...... 9 sac bunts in their last 17 games

CUBS have 89 home runs in their last 80 games..... 56 home runs in their last 46 games

CUBS have drawn 142 BBs in their last 52 games..... 51 BBs in their last 22 games

CUBS have 25 errors in their last 40 games...... 20 errors in their last 23 games

CUBS have allowed 60 HR in their last 55 games

CUBS have hit 37 batters in their last 61 games

CUBS have 13 quality starts in their last 43 games.... 22 quality starts in their last 55 games

 

CUBS are 2-3 when Mateo starts

Mateo is 0 of 5 in quality starts

Mateo's ERA pitching to Barrett is 5.14 ... pitching to Blanco it's 4.24

CUBS score 4.26 R/G overall.... 5.40 R/G when Mateo pitches

CUBS hit 0.98 HR/G overall.... 0.80 HR/G when Mateo pitches

 

CUBS' offensive support of Mateo.....

 

04/03 - 09/04      AB    R    H   2b   3b   HR   TB  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS
CUBS w/Mateo      212   27   61   13    2    4   90   27   12   35  0.288  0.330  0.425  0.755
CUBS overall     4699  584 1250  232   35  134 1954  553  343  753  0.266  0.318  0.416  0.734

 

Mateo's pitching lines (1-2).....

 

Mateo                   IP    H    R   ER   BB    K   HR    PC  BB/9   K/9  HR/9  WHIP   ERA
08/03  vs. Ariz        5.0    6    3    2    3    2    0    88  5.40  3.60  0.00  1.80  3.60
08/15  vs. Houst       5.0    4    2    2    1    2    0    78  1.80  3.60  0.00  1.00  3.60
08/20  vs. St. L       7.0    7    4    4    3    5    2   101  3.86  6.43  2.57  1.43  5.14
08/25  vs. St. L       5.0   10    2    1    1    2    0    96  1.80  3.60  0.00  2.20  1.80
08/30  vs. Pitts       2.0    4    3    3    1    2    0    53  4.50  9.00  0.00  2.50 13.50

season totals         26.0   33   16   12   11   14    2   446  3.81  4.85  0.69  1.69  4.15

 

CUBS bullpen usage for the last weeek

 

              Mon        Sun        Sat        Fri        Thur       Wed        Tue           Totals
             04 Sep     03 Sep     02 Sep     01 Sep     31 Aug     30 Aug     29 Aug
             vs. Pitt   vs. S.F.   vs. S.F.   vs. S.F.   no game    at Pitts   at Pitts
pitcher        IP Pit     IP Pit     IP Pit     IP Pit     IP Pit     IP Pit     IP Pit        IP Pit

Dempster                 1.0  18                                     1.7  41    0.3  21       3.0  80
Eyre                                0.7   7    1.0  20                                        1.7  27
Howry         1.0  13    1.0  12                                                1.0  16       3.0  41
Ohman                    0.3   9    0.3   5                          1.3  22                  2.0  36
Novoa         0.7   2    1.0  12                                     1.3  21                  3.0  35
Wuertz        1.0  12         10    0.7  20                          1.7  36    1.0  18       4.3  96
Aardsma       3.0  49               1.7  18                          1.0  20    1.0  11       6.7  98
Rusch         2.0  34                                                                         2.0  34
Walrond                  1.0  20                                     1.7  40                  2.7  60

Totals        7.7 110    4.3  81    3.3  50    1.0  20               8.7 180    3.3  66      28.3 507

 

CUBS' season series vs. Pittsburgh (5-7) .......

 

Gm#    Date       Opponent         Score  Starter
 9  Fri 04/14  @ Pittsburgh    N  11- 6  Marshall      
10  Sat 04/15  @ Pittsburgh    N   1- 2  Williams      
11  Sun 04/16  @ Pittsburgh        7- 3  Rusch        
24  Mon 05/01    Pittsburgh    N   2- 1  Marshall      
25  Tue 05/02    Pittsburgh        0- 8  Guzman        
109  Fri 08/04    Pittsburgh        0- 6  Zambrano      
110  Sat 08/05    Pittsburgh        7- 5  Prior        
111  Sun 08/06    Pittsburgh        6- 1  Hill        
131  Mon 08/28  @ Pittsburgh    N   6-11  Guzman        
132  Tue 08/29  @ Pittsburgh    N   6- 7  Zambrano      
133  Wed 08/30  @ Pittsburgh        9-10  Mateo        
137  Mon 09/04    Pittsburgh        4- 5  Zambrano      
138  Tue 09/05    Pittsburgh    N    -    Mateo        
139  Wed 09/06    Pittsburgh    N    -    Hill        
140  Thu 09/07    Pittsburgh         -    Marshall      

 

Percentage of baserunners driven in

 

04/03 - 09/04      BDI  LOB   RBI%
Theriot              8   15  0.348
Restovich            1    2  0.333
Blanco              21   62  0.253
Walker              34  105  0.245
Murton              42  137  0.235
Ramirez             56  197  0.221
Jones               47  173  0.214
Perez               22   83  0.210
Barrett             38  145  0.208
Izturis              5   20  0.200
Nevin               18   79  0.186
Lee                 14   68  0.171
Mabry               14   70  0.167
Pierre              27  146  0.156
Pagan                8   50  0.138
Cedeno              30  188  0.138
Hairston             4   27  0.129
Bynum                5   34  0.128
Womack               1   14  0.067
Coats                0    1  0.000
Soto                 0    1  0.000
Moore                0    0  0.000

CUBS               409 1727  0.191

 

 

 

In their last 17 games.............. the CUBS are 3-14 !!

 

Gm#    Date       Opponent         Score  Starter
121  Fri 08/18    St. Louis         3-11  Marmol        
122  Sat 08/19    St. Louis         5- 4  Zambrano      
123  Sun 08/20    St. Louis         3- 5  Mateo        
124  Mon 08/21    Philadelphia  N   5- 6  Hill        
125  Tue 08/22    Philadelphia  N   3- 6  O'Malley      
126  Wed 08/23    Philadelphia  N   1- 2  Guzman        
127  Thu 08/24    Philadelphia     11- 2  Zambrano      
128  Fri 08/25  @ St. Louis     N   0- 2  Mateo        
129  Sat 08/26  @ St. Louis         1- 2  Hill        
130  Sun 08/27  @ St. Louis     N   6-10  Walrond       
131  Mon 08/28  @ Pittsburgh    N   6-11  Guzman        
132  Tue 08/29  @ Pittsburgh    N   6- 7  Zambrano      
133  Wed 08/30  @ Pittsburgh        9-10  Mateo        
134  Fri 09/01    San Francisco     6- 2  Hill        
135  Sat 09/02    San Francisco     2- 4  Marshall      
136  Sun 09/03    San Francisco     4- 7  Guzman        
137  Mon 09/04    Pittsburgh        4- 5  Zambrano      

 

 

                  1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9  10  11  12  13  14  15  16    Total

CUBS             11   9   9   9   7   9   8   5   4   1   3   0   0   0   0   0      75
Opponents        17   6  14   9  12  10   7   6  10   0   5   0   0   0   0   0      96

 

The pitching has been positively atrocious, except for a 4 game stretch where they allowed only 2 runs in each of 4 games. Of course, they lost 3 of those 4 !!!

 

During this 17 game stretch............

 

CUBS are on a pace to win 29 games this year..... compared to 79 last year

CUBS are on a pace to score 715 runs this year..... compared to 703 last year

CUBS are on a pace to hit 143 home runs this year..... compared to 194 last year

CUBS are on a pace to draw 410 walks this year..... compared to 419 last year

CUBS are on a pace to strike out 972 times this year..... compared to 920 last year

CUBS are on a pace to steal 105 bases this year..... compared to 64 last year

CUBS are on a pace to ground into 124 double plays this year..... compared to 129 last year

CUBS are on a pace to commit 172 errors this year..... compared to 100 last year

CUBS are scoring 4.41 runs per game compared to 4.34 last year

CUBS are seeing 3.83 pitches per plate appearance compared to 3.61 last year

CUBS are drving in 20.8% of their runners on base compared to 18.4% last year

CUBS are scoring 0.381 runs per baserunner compared to 0.365 last year

CUBS base hit ratio is 32.7% compared to 35.8% last year

 

CUBS' hitters during the last 17 games......

 

08/18 - 09/04      AB    R    H   2B   3B   HR   TB  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS
Moore               0    1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0  0.000  1.000  0.000  1.000
Nevin              24    5    9    0    0    2   15    5    0    6  0.375  0.375  0.625  1.000
Jones              53   10   20    3    0    2   29    9    5   11  0.377  0.431  0.547  0.978
Ramirez            66   11   21    7    0    3   37    9    8    5  0.318  0.392  0.561  0.952
Lee                24    5    9    1    0    1   13    5    1    1  0.375  0.385  0.542  0.926
Theriot            35    7   11    4    0    1   18    5    4    3  0.314  0.385  0.514  0.899
Pierre             73    9   23    2    2    1   32    6    5    0  0.315  0.359  0.438  0.797
Murton             52    8   14    2    0    2   22   10    5    6  0.269  0.333  0.423  0.756
Pagan              31    4    7    1    0    1   11    3    5    5  0.226  0.333  0.355  0.688
Perez               6    1    2    0    0    0    2    0    0    0  0.333  0.333  0.333  0.667
Soto                3    0    1    0    0    0    1    0    0    1  0.333  0.333  0.333  0.667
Bynum              32    4    7    3    0    0   10    1    3   10  0.219  0.286  0.313  0.598
Barrett            43    4    7    3    0    2   16    8    2    5  0.163  0.200  0.372  0.572
Blanco             26    2    6    2    0    0    8    1    1    6  0.231  0.259  0.308  0.567
Mabry              26    0    5    1    1    0    8    1    1    7  0.192  0.222  0.308  0.530
Cedeno             53    4    8    2    0    0   10    5    3   13  0.151  0.193  0.189  0.382
Izturis             9    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    2  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000
Coats               5    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    2  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000

17 game totals    593   75  151   31    3   15  233   69   43  102  0.255  0.305  0.393  0.698

season totals    4699  584 1248  227   34  134 1945  543  342  751  0.266  0.318  0.414  0.732

 

CUBS' pitchers during the last 17 games......

 

08/18 - 09/04        IP    H    R   ER   BB    K   HR    PC  BB/9   K/9  HR/9  WHIP   ERA
Ryu                 2.0    2    0    0    0    1    0    28  0.00  4.50  0.00  1.00  0.00
Ohman               7.7    4    0    0    3   11    0   132  3.52 12.91  0.00  0.91  0.00
Wuertz             12.3   13    2    2    2   13    1   199  1.46  9.49  0.73  1.22  1.46
Hill               21.0   14    7    4    4   14    3   311  1.71  6.00  1.29  0.86  1.71
Novoa               8.7    9    4    4    0    6    2   117  0.00  6.23  2.08  1.04  4.15
Zambrano           22.3   23   14   11    8   21    1   365  3.22  8.46  0.40  1.39  4.43
Aardsma            13.7   12    7    7    3   11    3   204  1.98  7.24  1.98  1.10  4.61
Mateo              14.0   21    9    8    5    9    2   250  3.21  5.79  1.29  1.86  5.14
Eyre                1.7    2    1    1    0    2    0    27  0.00 10.80  0.00  1.20  5.40
O'Malley            4.7    5    3    3    1    2    0    76  1.93  3.86  0.00  1.29  5.79
Howry               8.7    9    6    6    3    7    2   150  3.12  7.27  2.08  1.38  6.23
Marshall            5.7    5    4    4    2    1    3    90  3.18  1.59  4.76  1.24  6.35
Rusch               4.7   10    4    4    4    3    0   110  7.71  5.79  0.00  3.00  7.71
Guzman             13.7   17   12   12    7   17    2   267  4.61 11.20  1.32  1.76  7.90
Marmol              3.0    6    4    3    0    0    1    60  0.00  0.00  3.00  2.00  9.00
Dempster            5.3   13    9    8    7    4    0   134 11.81  6.75  0.00  3.75 13.50
Walrond             5.3   13   10    9    5    4    1   128  8.44  6.75  1.69  3.38 15.19

17 game totals    154.3  178   96   86   54  126   21  2648  3.15  7.35  1.22  1.50  5.02

season totals    1217.7 1212  716  656  577 1011  176 20804  4.26  7.47  1.30  1.47  4.85

 

I have survived the '62 team and the '66 team that each lost 103 games, and I will survive this one, too.

[beersoakedivy]

The battle for the basement resumes.....Go CUBS

[macuser2]

The battle for the basement resumes.....Go CUBS

 

Battle? It's more like that Paul Simon song, "Slip Sliding Away" :lol:

[soccer10k]

The battle for the basement resumes.....Go CUBS

 

If the Cubs lose today, they will have the worst record in the National League.

[E.J.]

The battle for the basement resumes.....Go CUBS

 

If the Cubs lose today, they will have the worst record in the National League.

 

High draft pick, here we come!!!!

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

You know how bad the season has gotten when I'm going to a middle school football game instead of watching the Cubs.

[beersoakedivy]

You know how bad the season has gotten when I'm going to a middle school football game instead of watching the Cubs.

 

I'm willing to bet that those kids play with more passion/pride than the CUBS do...

[Flames24Rulz]

The battle for the basement resumes.....Go CUBS

 

If the Cubs lose today, they will have the worst record in the National League.

 

Please lose.

[UMFan83]

Which inning will we see our first Mark O'Neal appearence of the day? My guess is the 4th

[ToupeeOnFire]

The battle for the basement resumes.....Go CUBS

 

If the Cubs lose today, they will have the worst record in the National League.

If the D-Rays win their game, the Cubs will have the second worst record in baseball behind KC. And with Zambrano possibly done for the year, I think they have a chance of catching the Royals.

 

While I want the team (especially the young players) to do well, after what we've had to put up with all year, they deserve the humiliation of having the worst record in baseball

[RammyFanny]

We can overtake the 3 spot on the draft boards if we lose. At this point, we should just hope for good performances out of the young guys, but in a losing effort. Having the worst record in the NL would hopefully make Jimbo realize he's got a lot of work to do and not to half ass it this offseason.

[ToupeeOnFire]

Which inning will we see our first Mark O'Neal appearence of the day? My guess is the 4th

 

3rd inning, strained oblique.

[BigbadB]

Who is Mark O'Neal?

[YearofDaCubs]

Who is Mark O'Neal?

Our trainer/doctor who doesn't know jack.

[Mark Priors Calves]

Wow. There are a ton of empty seats in the bleachers. I can't remember the last time it was that empty. It will fill-in over the next few innings, but its still amazing.

[Too Tall]

Incase anyone cares, cubs are down 2-0 after the top of the first, 2 run homer by Bay.

[UMFan83]

Incase anyone cares, cubs are down 2-0 after the top of the first, 2 run homer by Bay.

 

Last place here we come!

[Mark Priors Calves]

Dusty McBunt ordering one in the bottom of the 1st when down by 2 runs. Nevermind its actually one of the better hits for the past few weeks.

[sethuel1]

Don Baylor's managing!

[cheapseats]

Dusty McBunt ordering one in the bottom of the 1st when down by 2 runs. Nevermind its actually one of the better hits for the past few weeks.

 

Just stupid.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Don Baylor's managing!

 

Did EY steal 3rd after Gutierrez bunted him over?

[YearofDaCubs]

I'm actually happy to see so many empty seats, it's about time.

[Too Tall]

Incase anyone cares, cubs are down 2-0 after the top of the first, 2 run homer by Bay.

 

Last place here we come!

Good thing we pay our manager 4 million dollars to keep us a float during the rough times..

 

2-1 now after a Lee single RBI..

[Mark Priors Calves]

misplay by Jones, but at least he threw it back in to the cutoff man.