04/26 Cubs (Zambrano) @ Nationals (Chico) 6:10pm CDT, CSN

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Nice double play there.

[Illini Iceman]

Are we sure this game is Wuertz-proof?

 

He better not stink it up tonight or it very well may be good bye Wuertz, hello Ascanio.

[javy knows my name]

Exciting thread we have here tonight.

Ironically, half of the thread is made up posts commenting on how short the thread is.

[BCVM22]

Good to see Wuertz prove me wrong a little bit.

[Fred Hornkohl]

BOTTOM OF THE EIGHTH INNING

 

Wuertz in to pitch for the CUBS

Johnson walked

Milledge grounded into a DP, 6-3, Johnson out at second

Kearns struck out swinging

 

0 runs 0 hits 0 errors 0 men left on base

 

                1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9              R  H  E
CUBS            3 2 0 0 0 0 0 2                7 12  2
Washington      0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0                0  5  0

 

Home runs:

CUBS: none

Washington: none

 

CUBS           IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Zambrano      7.0  5  0  0  4  5  0 114
Wuertz        1.0  0  0  0  1  1  0  16

 

Washington     IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Chico         4.0  8  5  5  2  5  0  85
Hanrahan      2.0  2  0  0  2  3  0  49
Cordero       1.0  1  0  0  0  2  0  17
Colome        1.0  0  0  0  1  1  0  22

[Fred Hornkohl]

                  CUBS      Washington
P/PA              4.22            3.94
RBI%              0.26            0.00
R/BR              0.39            0.00
BA               0.343           0.185
OBP              0.439           0.333
SLG              0.486           0.222
OPS              0.925           0.556
ERA               0.00            5.63
BB/9              5.63            5.63
K/9               6.75           12.38

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 12-0 when they lead after 8 innings

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[Fred Hornkohl]

DeRosa flied out to shallow right center field

[Illini Iceman]

Soto's goal here should just be to not strike out.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Soto struck out swinging

[UMFan83]

0-8 8K

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Not a good night for Soto.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Cedeno singled to center field

[erik316wttn]

0-5, 5 k's for Soto tonight.

 

Easily his worst game as a pro. I hope it's just a really bad day and not the start of an extended slump.

[Schwarber Fan]

I hope Soto doesn't start slumping.

 

Cedeno rocks.

[CubColtPacer]

0-8 8K

 

Thankfully for him the Nationals intentionally walked him in the 8th inning last night. If not for that at-bat, Soto would be 1 strikeout away from matching the major league record for most consecutive strikeouts.

[Fred Hornkohl]

TOP OF THE NINTH INNING

 

DeRosa flied out to shallow right center field

Soto struck out swinging

Cedeno singled to center field

Ward, pinch hitting for Wuertz, flied out to shallow left field

 

0 runs 1 hits 0 errors 1 men left on base

 

                1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9              R  H  E
CUBS            3 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0              7 13  2
Washington      0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0                0  5  0

 

Home runs:

CUBS: none

Washington: none

 

CUBS           IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Zambrano      7.0  5  0  0  4  5  0 114
Wuertz        1.0  0  0  0  1  1  0  16

 

Washington     IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Chico         4.0  8  5  5  2  5  0  85
Hanrahan      2.0  2  0  0  2  3  0  49
Cordero       1.0  1  0  0  0  2  0  17
Colome        2.0  1  0  0  1  2  0  30

[javy knows my name]

0-8 8K

Will this finally bring an end to the ad nauseum Geovany Soto quotes?

[ctcf]

I suspect this Soto thing is a fluke. It's just too absurd to take that seriously.

 

Finish it Cubs.

[Schwarber Fan]

Geovany Soto

[ctcf]

Geovany Soto

[javy knows my name]

Geovany Soto

You got a belly laugh out of me. Well done

[Illini Iceman]

I hope Soto doesn't start slumping.

 

Cedeno rocks.

 

I think that eight consecutive strike outs qualifies as "starting" a slump. If it was Theriot instead I can't imagine the uproar on this board. Let's just hope Soto snaps out of it quickly. The Cubs need his offense against the Brewers.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Lieber in to pitch for the CUBS

[Fred Hornkohl]

Estrada singled to right field