4/21 StLouis (Reyes) @ CUBS (Marquis), 2:55, FOX & XM187

[TruffleShuffle]

for the record, i'd have preferred that marquis swung away there... he strikes out very infrequently for a pitcher (just 25 times in 165 ABs the last two years) and I think there's a better chance of scoring the run if he doesn't bunt

[RichHillIsABeast]

Murton really sucks this year.

[Fred Hornkohl]

BOTTOM OF THE SECOND INNING

 

DeRosa doubled to right field

Cedeno doubled to down the right field line , DeRosa scored

Marquis grounded out to second, 4-3 , Cedeno to third

Pie popped out (foul) to third base

Murton grounded out to second, 4-3

 

1 runs 2 hits 0 errors 1 men left on base

 

                1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9              R  H  E
St. Louis       0 0                            0  3  0
CUBS            3 1                            4  5  0

 

Home runs:

St. Louis: none

CUBS: Barrett (3)

 

St. Louis      IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Reyes         2.0  5  4  4  0  2  1  38

 

CUBS           IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Marquis       2.0  3  0  0  0  2  0  49

[A New Era]

Geez. Does Murton swing at every first pitch now or what? He's quickly becoming Alou.

 

I'll take Matt=Alou.

[Post Count Padder]

Inning over

[texascub]

Does Murton have any options left?

[98navigator]

Ronny actually got a hit?!

 

XBH to boot

 

That's all he's gotten to this point.

 

true. He had that PH homer in MIL.

[rickrolled]

for the record, i'd have preferred that marquis swung away there... he strikes out very infrequently for a pitcher (just 25 times in 165 ABs the last two years) and I think there's a better chance of scoring the run if he doesn't bunt

 

he did swing away

[CubColtPacer]

for the record, i'd have preferred that marquis swung away there... he strikes out very infrequently for a pitcher (just 25 times in 165 ABs the last two years) and I think there's a better chance of scoring the run if he doesn't bunt

 

For the record, he didn't bunt-he hit a 2 bouncer to the second baseman :D

[TruffleShuffle]

for the record, i'd have preferred that marquis swung away there... he strikes out very infrequently for a pitcher (just 25 times in 165 ABs the last two years) and I think there's a better chance of scoring the run if he doesn't bunt

 

he did swing away

 

okay, well i'm an idiot then

[98navigator]

Geez. Does Murton swing at every first pitch now or what? He's quickly becoming Alou.

 

I'll take Matt=Alou.

 

At least Moises was good for a big homer once in a while.

[TruffleShuffle]

Geez. Does Murton swing at every first pitch now or what? He's quickly becoming Alou.

 

I'll take Matt=Alou.

 

alou is better than murton

[RynoRules]

Felix swings at too much high crap. Oh well - he'll learn.

 

Baker took CPatt and Pie aside and showed them the way to be a good ML hitter.

 

Its really fortunate that Pie came up this year and not when Dusty was here. The difference between these guys is palpable, and I strongly suspect this team is at least in part still hungover from Dusty's teachings.

[98navigator]

38 pitches for Reyes

51 pitches for Marquis

[Fred Hornkohl]

Duncan singled to left field

[Post Count Padder]

Crap, basehit

[RynoRules]

Geez. Does Murton swing at every first pitch now or what? He's quickly becoming Alou.

 

I'll take Matt=Alou.

 

alou is better than murton

 

He wasn't really arguing that Matt is as good a hitter as Alou, was he? I'd be satisfied if he put 2/3 of Alou's nos. during his prime years.

[98navigator]

Come on Marquis, get the DP!

[texascub]

At this rate, Marquis will reach 100 pitches in the 4th inning. We could still use a good outing by him but I don't think it's gonna happen.

[98navigator]

Poo pops out

 

opps, it was dropped but Marquis got the runner at 2B

[Rob]

You could watch that one unraveling right from the start...

 

At least we salvaged it.

[Butterscup1679666578]

jesus...no harm no foul.

[E.J.]

Got lucky there.

[Post Count Padder]

Nice

[TruffleShuffle]

38 pitches for Reyes

51 pitches for Marquis

 

not surprising, given that the cards lineup is loaded with patient hitters and the cubs are a bunch of first-pitch hackers