4/18 Cubs (Z) at Braves (Davies) 6:35 p.m. CT CSN+

[sweetpeteman]

Tomorrow, the Cubs head out to Atlanta to face the 9 - 4 Braves.

 

On the mound for the Cubs is:

 

Carlos Zambrano!

http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/images/2007/03/02/mA9xPpVU.jpg

 

1-2, 7.88 ERA

 

From MLB.com:

Cubs: Zambrano is coming off a strange outing. He hit his first homer of the season as well as a double, but blew a 5-0 lead as the Reds rallied on Friday at Wrigley. Big Z gave up six runs on six hits and four walks over four innings while striking out two in an Opening Day rematch against Cincinnati's Aaron Harang. The Cubs' ace is 1-0 in two games at Turner Field, giving up one earned run over 12 innings.

 

 

He will be facing:

 

Kyle Davies

http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/images/2007/03/02/EK4Z4V7M.jpg

 

0-0, 2.70

 

Braves: Other than the back-to-back, two-out second-inning homers he surrendered, Davies was nearly perfect in his season debut against the Mets on Sunday. The 23-year-old right-hander matched a career high with eight strikeouts and issued just three walks. He has regained the confidence he lacked when he came back from right groin surgery to make six forgettable September starts last year. Since altering the placement of his hands during his windup three weeks ago, he's shown an ability to find more consistency with his location.

 

 

Hopefully Cubs can frick'n win.

Edited April 18, 2007 by sweetpeteman

[Flames24Rulz]

Zambrano needs to step up and show that he is the ace.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

I'll be there!

[98navigator]

Z needs 7 quality innings at minimum!

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

The last time I attended a game Z pitched was in Houston when he nearly had a no-hitter until Preston Wilson broke it up.

[98navigator]

The last time I attended a game Z pitched was in Houston when he nearly had a no-hitter until Preston Wilson broke it up.

 

I'll take a second scoop.

[BigSlick]

2007 so far: Bad start, good start, bad start.

 

Time for that good start to come bust the slump.

[PrimeTime]

2007 so far: Bad start, good start, bad start.

 

Time for that good start to come bust the slump.

 

Exaclty..Im sick of win one,lose one, win,lose,lose how about we win 2 or 3 freakin games ina row for once

[CubmanPi]

Last time I saw Z pitch was April 9th, 2004. It was in Atlanta, and I don't remember if his one run allowed was over 7 innings or 8, but I remember that Hollandsworth tied it on a 2-out HR off Smoltz in the 9th, and it needed more innings than today's game did before the Cubs finally won 2-1.

 

Z needs to be just as effective this time around, and hopefully the offense will take a little less than 26 outs to show up.

 

Edit - I'm sure I've seen him pitch since then, but none of the Cubs games I've seen since then have been worth remembering, so I'm standing by this story.

[Butterscup1679666578]

Z needs to go at least 7.

[Laura]

Maybe they can win in Atlanta. It should be warmer.

[IWU_CUBS_FAN]

game 1 one of my predicted 5 game win streak (don't worry i'm not holding my breath)....need a big outing from Z with a taxed bullpen...

 

 

LET'S GO CUBS

[Andy]

Zambrano needs to step up and show that he is the ace.

I expect Hill to outpitch Z on Thursday no matter what Z does tomorrow. That's the first time I've said that about Z in three years.

[Omar]

Chicago Cubs Vs. Kyle Davies

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Nothing too special... Hopefully Ramirez gets the nod.

 

Atlanta Braves Vs. Carlos Zambrano

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Ouch.. Watch out for Renteria and Jones squared.

[seanimal]

Z needs to go at least 9.

 

Fixed.

 

I'm excited to see Pie play again.

[Outshined_One]

Somehow, I'm unsurprised that Z has walked Francoeur.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Perfect game.

[Laura]

Somehow, I'm unsurprised that Z has walked Francoeur.

 

:lol:

 

But that's all Francoeur got off Z!

[soccer10k]

I expect Lou to tell Z that he's going to throw 100 pitches regardless of how many runs he gives up. Z better not waste pitches because there won't be an early exit tomorrow. He needs to step up and pitch like the ace he is supposed to be.

[gflore34]

I'd reallly like to believe Zambrano' going to give the Cubs 8+ tonight but, realistically his pitch count will probably be into to the 80's by 4th. Zambrano cannot throw strikes. Hopefully, the Cubs produce some runs tonight, a lot of them.

[otis89]

Z's going yard again today.

[Sammy Sofa]

Z's failings are going to be highlighted even moreso today when we really need him to be the ace he isn't.

 

The Trade Z BandWGN is now accepting all passengers for boarding. I know ARod is lighting things up right now, but I think Z and a reliever would look real good to the Yankees right now for him, especially with the pitching gap they have.

[Derwood]

any chance this game is on TBS as well?

[E.J.]

any chance this game is on TBS as well?

 

No. I was hoping for the same thing, but it looks like it's on Fox Sports Net for Atlanta fans.

[cubweiser03]

I was happy seeing Smoltz pitch last night so he wont face the Cubs this series. Dont know much about this guy but id rather see him than Smoltz.

 

DO IT