4/30 Cubs (Hill) @ Pirates (Duke) 6:05PM WCIU/720/XM185

[E.J.]

Cubs 7 Pirates 2.

 

 

Soriano with a breakout game.

 

Has to happen sometime, right? :?

[otis89]

Cubs 7 Pirates 2.

 

 

Soriano with a breakout game.

 

I hope you are predicting that the bullpen gives up the 2 runs to the Pirates. :wink:

[A New Era]

soriano won't have a breakout game for atleast another few weeks. But then he'll go on an INSANE tear for like 2 months. So no worries mate.

[Chris]

niw eW

[BigSlick]

Too much optimism in this thread.

 

We lose, badly, 1-0 or something. We can't scrap up any runs against the young lefty.

 

I had a good feeling about sweeping the Cardinals and going into that series, and now all that optimism is gone.

[IWU_CUBS_FAN]

i feel a big game for DeRosa tomm for some reason

[Omar]

i feel a big game for DeRosa tomm for some reason

 

Gut feeling, dude?

[soccer10k]

I'll be watching on MLB.TV.

[seanimal]

I'll be listening on the radio as the Cubs won't be on WGN until Friday, which kinda stinks, but the broadcast schedule is backloaded, so I'll get a lot of *hopefully* meaningful games in July and August. Hopefully.

[CubmanPi]

One hitter for Hill.

I agree. Too bad Little Cezar will have three more errors that inning right before the one hit, which will of course be a Grand Slam off the bat of Zach Duke.

 

Cubs finish the game with 19 hits, 6 GIDP, and a perfect 0-15 with RISP.

 

Cubs lose, 4-1 (DLee with a worthless :roll: HR to lead off the top of the ninth)

 

 

 

This was a reverse jinx attempt. Any bearing to actual future events, which are frighteningly likely, is purely coincidental, though I accept that permanent banning would be the only acceptable course of action.

[IWU_CUBS_FAN]

i feel a big game for DeRosa tomm for some reason

 

Gut feeling, dude?

yep...not sure why...but i feel bad for derosa cuz that doesnt mean a whole lot when i get a gut feeling about him

[CubmanPi]

My gut tells me you gotta play the vets, dude. I wonder if we could get Neifi back for Murton.

[Schwarber Fan]

I think we'll see a lineup of:

 

LF Soriano

RF Murton

1B Lee

3B Ramirez

CF Jones

C Barrett

2B DeRosa

SS Cedeño

P Hill

[C.C.]

Hill has to be on top of his game because Duke owns us.

[Banedon]

Argh....another WCIU game?

[Jake]

This is going to be Duke's breakout game. He owns the Cubs.

 

But he can't pitch against anybody else, it seems.

[Jake]

Cubs 2 Pirates 7.

 

 

LaRoche with a breakout game.

 

Has to happen sometime, right? :?

 

Fixed. :-)

[Jake]

Cubs lose, 4-1 (DLee with a worthless :roll: HR to lead off the top of the ninth)

 

I see you're up on Torres' season!

[Fred Hornkohl]

Greetings one and all from beautiful Glendale, CA !!

 

Worthless stats of the day for Monday..............

 

CUBS are 1-3 on Mondays

CUBS are 0-0 vs. Pittsburgh

CUBS are 8-11 vs. the NLC Division

CUBS are 0-0 when they've won their last 3 game(s) in a row

CUBS are 4-6 when they've won their previous game

CUBS are 3-6 in games that start a series

CUBS are 5-3 at night

CUBS are 6-4 on the road

CUBS are 1-1 against lefties

CUBS are 0-1 when WCIU broadcasts the game

CUBS are 10-4 when they get a quality start.... 0-9 when they don't

CUBS are 2-6 when the opponenent gets a quality start.... 8-7 when they don't

CUBS are 9-6 when they score first in the game.... 1-7 when they don't

CUBS are 3-6 when they score in the first inning.... 7-7 when they don't

CUBS are 9-5 when they score at least 4 runs.... 1-8 when they don't

CUBS are 9-2 when they allow fewer than 4 runs.... 1-11 when they don't

CUBS are 9-4 when they outhit the opponents.... 1-6 when they get outhit.... and 0-3 when the hits are even

CUBS are 10-8 when they don't allow any runs is the first inning.... 0-5 when they do

 

Last time the CUBS won 4 games in a row (2006)............ (then they came home and got their brains beat in by some team from Missouri !!)

 

Gm#    Date       Opponent         Score  Starter
117  Sun 08/13  @ Colorado          8- 7  Marmol        
118  Mon 08/14  @ Houston       N   3- 0  Zambrano      
119  Tue 08/15  @ Houston       N   8- 6  Mateo        
120  Wed 08/16  @ Houston           1- 0  O'Malley      

 

Last time the CUBS scored 7 runs in one inning..... Sun 17 Sept 2006 vs. Cincinnati (1st inning)

Last time the CUBS scored 8 runs in one inning..... Wed 21 June 2006 vs. Cleveland (3rd inning)

These 2 games, like Saturday's game, were all CUBS victories, and the winning pitcher was Carlos Zambrano

 

CUBS are 3-1 when Hill starts

Hill is 3 of 4 in quality starts

Hill's ERA pitching to Barrett is 1.57.... Hill hasn't pitched to Blanco

CUBS score 4.78 R/G overall.... 5.00 R/G when Hill pitches

CUBS hit 0.83 HR/G overall.... 1.00 HR/G when Hill pitches

 

CUBS' offensive support of Hill.....

 

04/02 - 04/28      AB    R    H   2b   3b   HR   TB  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS
CUBS w/Hill       132   20   39   11    0    4   62   19   12   26  0.295  0.356  0.470  0.826
CUBS overall      823  110  223   55    4   19  343  105   66  158  0.271  0.327  0.417  0.744

 

Hill's starts this year (2-1)

 

Hill                    IP    H    R   ER   BB    K   HR    PC  BB/9   K/9  HR/9  WHIP   ERA
04/06  vs. Milw        7.0    1    1    1    0    6    1    78  0.00  7.71  1.29  0.14  1.29
04/14  vs. Cincy       7.0    3    0    0    4    5    0    95  5.14  6.43  0.00  1.00  0.00
04/19  vs. Atla        8.0    4    0    0    3    7    0   111  3.38  7.88  0.00  0.88  0.00
04/24  vs. Milw        6.7    6    4    4    3    5    2   108  4.05  6.75  2.70  1.35  5.40

Home                  13.7    9    4    4    7   10    2   203  4.61  6.59  1.32  1.17  2.63
Road                  15.0    5    1    1    3   13    1   189  1.80  7.80  0.60  0.53  0.60

Day                    7.0    3    0    0    4    5    0    95  5.14  6.43  0.00  1.00  0.00
Nite                  21.7   11    5    5    6   18    3   297  2.49  7.48  1.25  0.78  2.08

season totals         28.7   14    5    5   10   23    3   392  3.14  7.22  0.94  0.84  1.57

 

Hill's starts vs. Pittsburgh last year (1-0).......

 

Hill                    IP    H    R   ER   BB    K   HR    PC  BB/9   K/9  HR/9  WHIP   ERA
08/06  vs. Pitts       7.0    5    1    1    2    9    1   103  2.57 11.57  1.29  1.00  1.29
09/06  vs. Pitts       7.3    4    2    1    2   11    0   111  2.45 13.50  0.00  0.82  1.23

totals vs. Pitts      14.3    9    3    2    4   20    1   214  2.51 12.56  0.63  0.91  1.26

season totals         99.3   83   51   46   39   90   16  1637  3.53  8.15  1.45  1.23  4.17

 

CUBS bullpen load during the last week.......

 

              Sun        Sat        Fri        Thur       Wed        Tue        Mon           Totals
             29 Apr     28 Apr     27 Apr     26 Apr     25 Apr     24 Apr     23 Apr
             no game    @ St. L.   @ St. L.   no game    vs Milw    vs Milw    vs Milw 
pitcher        IP Pit     IP Pit     IP Pit     IP Pit     IP Pit     IP Pit     IP Pit        IP Pit

Cotts                               0.0   3                                                   0.0   3
Dempster                            1.7  26                                     2.0  18       3.7  44
Eyre                                                                 1.0  23    0.7  19       1.7  42
Guzman                                                                                               
Howry                                                     1.0  15               1.3  13       2.3  28
Ohman                    1.0   8    0.0   3                                     0.7  10       1.7  21
Wuertz                              0.7  11               1.0  19               1.0  11       2.7  41
Cherry                   1.0  12                                     1.3  19    1.0  13       3.3  44


Totals                   2.0  20    2.3  43               2.0  34    2.3  42    6.7  84      15.3 223

 

CUBS' season series vs. Pittsburgh this year (0-0).....

 

Gm#    Date       Opponent         Score  Starter         Opp Starter
24  Mon 04/30  @ Pittsburgh    N    -    Hill            Duke          
25  Tue 05/01  @ Pittsburgh    N    -    Lilly           Armas         
26  Wed 05/02  @ Pittsburgh         -    Marquis         Snell         
30  Tue 05/08    Pittsburgh    N    -    Marquis         Gorzelanny    
31  Wed 05/09    Pittsburgh         -    Zambrano        Maholm        
32  Thu 05/10    Pittsburgh         -    Hill            Armas         
84  Fri 07/06  @ Pittsburgh    N    -    Guzman          Capuano       
85  Sat 07/07  @ Pittsburgh    N    -    Marquis         Suppan        
86  Sun 07/08  @ Pittsburgh         -    Zambrano        Bush          
142  Fri 09/07  @ Pittsburgh    N    -    Hill            Gorzelanny    
143  Sat 09/08  @ Pittsburgh    N    -    Lilly           Maholm        
144  Sun 09/09  @ Pittsburgh         -    Guzman          Armas         
154  Fri 09/21    Pittsburgh         -    Guzman          Armas         
155  Sat 09/22    Pittsburgh         -    Marquis         Duke          
156  Sun 09/23    Pittsburgh         -    Zambrano        Snell         

 

CUBS' season series vs. Pittsburgh last year (6-9) .......

 

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   5- 6  Mateo        
139  Wed 09/06    Pittsburgh    N   7- 2  Hill        
140  Thu 09/07    Pittsburgh        5- 7  Marshall      

 

CUBS hitters vs. Pittsburgh last year.....

 

vs. Pitts          AB    R    H   2B   3B   HR   TB  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS
Moore               5    2    2    1    0    1    6    2    1    1  0.400  0.571  1.200  1.771
Walker             17    4    8    1    1    1   14    3    1    1  0.471  0.500  0.824  1.324
Theriot            24    5    9    2    1    0   13    4    4    1  0.375  0.464  0.542  1.006
Lee                37    5   16    1    0    1   20   11    2    2  0.432  0.450  0.541  0.991
Ramirez            55   12   18    7    0    2   31    6    8    5  0.327  0.422  0.564  0.986
Pagan              26    7    9    1    0    1   13    4    5    6  0.346  0.438  0.500  0.938
Murton             49    5   17    2    1    1   24   10    6    9  0.347  0.418  0.490  0.908
Cedeno             49    5   15    3    0    1   21    9    0    9  0.306  0.314  0.429  0.742
Blanco             22    2    7    1    0    0    8    0    0    1  0.318  0.318  0.364  0.682
Pierre             62   11   17    1    0    1   21    6    5    2  0.274  0.338  0.339  0.677
Hairston            7    2    2    0    0    0    2    0    1    1  0.286  0.375  0.286  0.661
Jones              35    5    9    1    0    0   10    2    5    9  0.257  0.350  0.286  0.636
Izturis            11    1    3    0    0    0    3    2    0    2  0.273  0.273  0.273  0.545
Bynum              19    3    3    2    0    0    5    0    2    6  0.158  0.238  0.263  0.501
Barrett            38    2    7    2    0    0    9    6    2    4  0.184  0.262  0.237  0.499
Mabry              14    2    3    0    0    0    3    1    1    7  0.214  0.267  0.214  0.481
Nevin              10    2    1    0    0    0    1    1    2    6  0.100  0.250  0.100  0.350
Restovich           1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    1  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000
Perez               3    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000
Coats               2    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    1  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000
Soto                1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000

totals vs. Pitts  516   76  149   25    3   10  210   69   46   88  0.289  0.352  0.407  0.759

season totals    5586  715 1495  266   45  166 2349  667  394  926  0.268  0.319  0.421  0.739

 

CUBS pitchers vs. Pittsburgh last year......

 

vs. Pitts            IP    H    R   ER   BB    K   HR    PC  BB/9   K/9  HR/9  WHIP   ERA
Novoa               7.7    4    2    0    1   10    0   104  1.17 11.74  0.00  0.65  0.00
Ohman               5.0    2    0    0    1    7    0    74  1.80 12.60  0.00  0.60  0.00
Marmol              4.0    2    0    0    1    6    0    64  2.25 13.50  0.00  0.75  0.00
Williamson          2.0    1    0    0    0    3    0    19  0.00 13.50  0.00  0.50  0.00
Hill               14.3    9    3    2    4   20    1   214  2.51 12.56  0.63  0.91  1.26
Howry               6.7    4    1    1    1    2    0    99  1.35  2.70  0.00  0.75  1.35
Willliams           6.0    4    2    1    4    3    0    94  6.00  4.50  0.00  1.33  1.50
Aardsma             8.0    6    2    2    5    9    1   154  5.63 10.13  1.13  1.38  2.25
Prior               5.7    5    3    2    3    5    1   103  4.76  7.94  1.59  1.41  3.18
Rusch              10.0   12    4    4    5    8    1   177  4.50  7.20  0.90  1.70  3.60
Wuertz              5.0    6    2    2    0    3    2    97  0.00  5.40  3.60  1.20  3.60
Eyre                4.7    2    2    2    4    5    2    75  7.71  9.64  3.86  1.29  3.86
Marshall           16.3   16   10   10    4    8    2   238  2.20  4.41  1.10  1.22  5.51
Dempster           10.0   16    9    8    5    9    1   205  4.50  8.10  0.90  2.10  7.20
Zambrano           14.3   20   15   12    8   14    1   271  5.02  8.79  0.63  1.95  7.53
Mateo               6.0   10    8    8    1    9    2   121  1.50 13.50  3.00  1.83 12.00
Guzman              8.7   16   14   12    5   12    2   197  5.19 12.46  2.08  2.42 12.46
Walrond             1.7    4    3    3    3    1    0    44 16.20  5.40  0.00  4.20 16.20

totals vs. Pitts  136.0  139   80   69   55  134   16  2350  3.64  8.87  1.06  1.43  4.57

season totals    1439.0 1402  838  766  691 1256  210 24704  4.32  7.86  1.31  1.45  4.79

 

CUBS' hitters during the last 7 games......

 

04/21 - 04/28      AB    R    H   2B   3B   HR   TB  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS  BABIP
Lee                32    9   14    5    0    1   22    5    2    7  0.438  0.471  0.688  1.158  0.542
Barrett            23    3    8    1    0    2   15    7    1    4  0.348  0.375  0.652  1.027  0.353
DeRosa             23    4    8    4    0    0   12    4    4    5  0.348  0.464  0.522  0.986  0.444
Murton              9    3    3    2    0    0    5    0    1    0  0.333  0.400  0.556  0.956  0.333
Blanco              7    1    3    0    0    0    3    1    0    2  0.429  0.429  0.429  0.857  0.600
Ramirez            28    5    5    0    0    3   14    7    5    3  0.179  0.294  0.500  0.794  0.091
Izturis             6    1    2    0    0    0    2    1    1    0  0.333  0.429  0.333  0.762  0.333
Pie                25    2    7    2    0    1   12    2    0    4  0.280  0.280  0.480  0.760  0.300
Soriano            20    3    6    2    0    0    8    0    1    5  0.300  0.333  0.400  0.733  0.400
Cedeno             11    1    2    1    0    1    6    2    0    4  0.182  0.182  0.545  0.727  0.167
Jones              23    2    8    0    0    0    8    6    1    2  0.348  0.375  0.348  0.723  0.381
Floyd              17    3    5    1    0    0    6    3    1    5  0.294  0.333  0.353  0.686  0.417
Theriot            22    4    6    2    0    0    8    3    0    2  0.273  0.273  0.364  0.636  0.300
Ward                2    1    0    0    0    0    0    0    2    0  0.000  0.500  0.000  0.500  0.000

Last 7 games      265   42   80   21    0    8  125   41   19   50  0.302  0.350  0.472  0.821  0.348

season totals     824  110  223   51    3   19  337  105   66  158  0.271  0.327  0.409  0.736  0.315

 

CUBS' pitchers during the last 7 games......

 

04/21 - 04/28        IP    H    R   ER   BB    K   HR    PC  BB/9   K/9  HR/9  WHIP   ERA
Ohman               3.7    1    0    0    1    3    0    48  2.45  7.36  0.00  0.55  0.00
Cotts               0.7    0    0    0    3    0    0    26 40.50  0.00  0.00  4.50  0.00
Lilly               7.0    6    2    1    0    3    0   100  0.00  3.86  0.00  0.86  1.29
Marquis            13.7   12    3    3    3    5    1   215  1.98  3.29  0.66  1.10  1.98
Wuertz              4.3    6    1    1    0    4    1    56  0.00  8.31  2.08  1.38  2.08
Zambrano           12.3   12    3    3    3    9    2   216  2.19  6.57  1.46  1.22  2.19
Cherry              3.3    3    1    1    0    1    1    44  0.00  2.70  2.70  0.90  2.70
Howry               4.0    4    2    2    2    1    0    68  4.50  2.25  0.00  1.50  4.50
Hill                6.7    6    4    4    3    5    2   108  4.05  6.75  2.70  1.35  5.40
Dempster            4.7    4    3    3    1    5    1    62  1.93  9.64  1.93  1.07  5.79
Eyre                2.0    6    2    2    2    4    1    50  9.00 18.00  4.50  4.00  9.00
Miller              4.7    9    7    7    0    3    3    97  0.00  5.79  5.79  1.93 13.50

Last 7 games       67.0   69   28   27   18   43   12  1090  2.42  5.78  1.61  1.30  3.63

season totals     212.0  183   88   85   80  170   25  3365  3.40  7.22  1.06  1.24  3.61

 

Percentage of baserunners driven in........

 

04/02 - 04/28      BDI  LOB   RBI%
Lee                 15   29  0.341
Barrett             13   33  0.283
Theriot              7   18  0.280
DeRosa              11   30  0.268
Ramirez             11   38  0.224
Floyd                8   28  0.222
Blanco               2    8  0.200
Jones                7   31  0.184
Murton               2   15  0.118
Pie                  2   15  0.118
Izturis              3   26  0.103
Cedeno               2   21  0.087
Soriano              1   15  0.063
Ward                 0    7  0.000

CUBS                86  339  0.202

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[jersey cubs fan]

Argh....another WCIU game?

 

And to make matters worse, they are playing the 1955 Pirates who don't think it's necessary to put the game on TV at all, so no extra innings channel is showing this one. Absurd.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Greetings one and all from beautiful Glendale, CA !!

 

Ugh, within 10 miles of Fred. Must escape...

 

(Did you know snoodmonger works in Glendale? True story.)

[Fred Hornkohl]

Greetings one and all from beautiful Glendale, CA !!

 

Ugh, within 10 miles of Fred. Must escape...

 

(Did you know snoodmonger works in Glendale? True story.)

 

I was gonna warn you I was coming..... but you'd just run and hide, and then you'd lose another day's work. I figured you probably need the money, eh?

[Rob]

Argh....another WCIU game?

 

WCIU games should be outlawed.

[abuck1220]

Argh....another WCIU game?

 

And to make matters worse, they are playing the 1955 Pirates who don't think it's necessary to put the game on TV at all, so no extra innings channel is showing this one. Absurd.

 

i was going to order extra innings today (last day of the early bird offer), but now i'm not so sure.

[Moonlight Graham]

Argh....another WCIU game?

 

WCIU games should be outlawed.

 

WCIU looks like the game was broadcasted 15 years ago.