8/8 Idiots (Z) @ Astros (Oswalt) 7:05 PM WGN

[Fred Hornkohl]

K Hill flied out to left field

[minnesotacubsfan]

[b]K Hill[/b]

[Fred Hornkohl]

Pie, pinch hitting for Wuertz, grounded out to first, 3-1 3-6, Murton out at second

[Fred Hornkohl]

Pie took second base on defensive indifference

[CubmanPi]

CUBS are 0-5 when they trail by seven runs or more after 7 innings.

 

 

Go CUBS !!

These are some Earth-shattering numbers here. Cubs' ability to score runs when down by 7 is clearly a problem that needs to be addressed immediately.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Theriot singled to left center field , Pie scored

[Fred Hornkohl]

Theriot took second base on defensive indifference

[CubmanPi]

Dammit Riot! Basehits aren't allowed with a runner on second or third.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Jones singled to right field , Theriot to third

[CubmanPi]

Are you watching this Fred? Is there any good reason Riot couldn't have scored there?

[CubmanPi]

For some good news about Cubs baseball, this morning I scored tickets in the front row behind home plate for the series opener in San Francisco.

[anabiono]

Are you watching this Fred? Is there any good reason Riot couldn't have scored there?

 

yeah, he would have been in...

 

go quade!

[rynefan]

I'm so sick of watching the Astros bat.

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 0-5 when they trail by seven runs or more after 7 innings.

 

 

Go CUBS !!

These are some Earth-shattering numbers here. Cubs' ability to score runs when down by 7 is clearly a problem that needs to be addressed immediately.

 

smart ass

[Fred Hornkohl]

Gallagher in to pitch for the CUBS

[CubColtPacer]

Are you watching this Fred? Is there any good reason Riot couldn't have scored there?

 

It was hit pretty hard to center. In a normal situation, it still would have been a send, but with a 6 run deficit even a 10-15 percent chance of being thrown out is too much to risk.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Lamb grounded out to third, 5-3

[Fred Hornkohl]

Are you watching this Fred? Is there any good reason Riot couldn't have scored there?

 

Riot might have made it..... but it was no gimme.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Berkman grounded out to short, 6-3

[Fred Hornkohl]

Burke doubled (ground rule) to right center field

[Fred Hornkohl]

For some good news about Cubs baseball, this morning I scored tickets in the front row behind home plate for the series opener in San Francisco.

 

btw.... what day is it I'm supposed to meet you in SF ??

[Fred Hornkohl]

Scott walked

[Fred Hornkohl]

BOTTOM OF THE EIGHTH INNING

 

Gallagher in to pitch for the CUBS

Lamb grounded out to third, 5-3

Berkman grounded out to short, 6-3

Burke doubled (ground rule) to right center field

Scott walked

Lane grounded into a FC, 6-4, Scott out at second

 

0 runs 1 hits 0 errors 2 men left on base

 

                1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9              R  H  E
CUBS            0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1                2 11  1
Houston         0 0 3 0 1 3 1 0                8 11  0

 

Home runs:

CUBS: none

Houston: Biggio (8), Berkman (20), Ausmus (3)

 

CUBS           IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Zambrano      5.7  8  7  7  3  6  2 113
Eyre          0.0  1  0  0  2  0  0  15
Wuertz        1.3  1  1  1  0  1  1  23
Gallagher     1.0  1  0  0  1  0  0  23

 

Houston        IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Oswalt        6.0  6  0  0  4  4  0 108
Borkowski     0.3  2  1  1  0  0  0  10
Miller        0.7  0  0  0  1  0  0  13
Albers        1.0  3  1  1  0  0  0  19

[Fred Hornkohl]

                  CUBS         Houston
P/PA              3.85            4.24
RBI%              0.07            0.29
R/BR              0.13            0.47
BA               0.324           0.324
OBP              0.410           0.425
SLG              0.382           0.735
OPS              0.793           1.160
ERA               9.00            2.25
BB/9              6.75            5.63
K/9               7.88            4.50

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 0-6 when they trail by 6 runs or more at the end of 8 innings.

 

 

Go CUBS !!