3/24ST Cubs (Miller) @ Giants (Zito) 3:05 CT CSN Chicago

[98navigator]

Maybe they told him not to throw it to keep him healthy. Looks like he can make them miss without it.

 

A changeup is not hard on your arm. Not much different from a fastball except for the grip.

 

Not like a curve or slider that you have to "cut".

 

Fair enough. He must have lost confidence in it--in games at least.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Alfonzo flied out to right field

[Dirt Dog Sparly]

I still haven't seen many changeups from Guzman, which is supposed to be a plus pitch for him. Wonder why he's not throwing it very often.

 

Could be keeping it in his back pocket for when it counts. Also a change up is better the second time through the order when they have already seen the fastball.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Frandsen blooped a single to left field

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Guzman had trouble finishing Frandsen.

[E.J.]

Guzman had trouble finishing Frandsen.

 

Can't fault Guzman there. That was a good pitch. Frandsen was just able to muscle that pitch into short left.

[98navigator]

That was killed!

[Fred Hornkohl]

Sweeney homered to right field , Frnadsen scored

[E.J.]

That doesn't help Guzman's cause. :x

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

That wasn't good. :x

[Dirt Dog Sparly]

The audio feed sounded like he squared it up. How far did it get out?

[98navigator]

Get DLee out of the game!

[Omar]

Demp scheduled in the 9th?

[Fred Hornkohl]

DeLaRosa struck out (called)

[Sammy Sofa]

Nice curveball for a strikeout.

[Dirt Dog Sparly]

Nice bounce back after giving up the homer.

[Fred Hornkohl]

BOTTOM OF THE EIGHTH INNING

 

Alfonzo flied out to right field

Frandsen blooped a single to left field

Sweeney homered to right field , Frnadsen scored

DeLaRosa struck out (called)

Niekro popped out to shortstop

 

2 runs 2 hits 0 errors 0 men left on base

 

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

 

 

Home runs:

CUBS: Ramirez

San Francisco: Sweeney

 

CUBS           IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Miller        5.0  3  0  0  0  5  0   0
Guzman        3.0  4  2  2  0  4  1   0

 

San Francisco  IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Zito          4.0  2  1  1  1  0  1   0
Cortes        2.0  3  1  0  1  1  0   0
Munter        1.0  2  0  0  0  0  0   0
Wilson        1.0  2  1  1  0  1  0   0

[Omar]

Benitez in.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Benitez in to pitch for San Francisco

[Fred Hornkohl]

Izturis lined out to third base

[Fred Hornkohl]

Murton struck out swinging

[98navigator]

Murton has had a rough ST

[Omar]

Lets get this win!

[Fred Hornkohl]

TOP OF THE NINTH INNING

 

Benitez in to pitch for San Francisco

Izturis lined out to third base

Murton struck out swinging

Pie popped out to shortstop

 

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 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0              3  9  0
San Francisco   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2                2  7  0

 

 

Home runs:

CUBS: Ramirez

San Francisco: Sweeney

 

CUBS           IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Miller        5.0  3  0  0  0  5  0   0
Guzman        3.0  4  2  2  0  4  1   0

 

San Francisco  IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Zito          4.0  2  1  1  1  0  1   0
Cortes        2.0  3  1  0  1  1  0   0
Munter        1.0  2  0  0  0  0  0   0
Wilson        1.0  2  1  1  0  1  0   0
Benitez       1.0  0  0  0  0  1  0   0

[Omar]

Angel Guzman will go for the save.