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

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 12-7 when they hit at least 1 double.... 1-1 when they don't

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[Andy]

It is unreal how good Ronny is now.

[javy knows my name]

Haha don't know if you guys noticed this but the Nats are now 8-16. How'd they ever win eight?

[Fred Hornkohl]

TOP OF THE THIRD INNING

 

DeRosa grounded out to third, 5-3

Soto called out on strikes

Cedeno doubled to down the left field line

Zambrano grounded out to short, 6-3

 

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                          5  8  1
Washington      0 0                            0  1  0

 

Home runs:

CUBS: none

Washington: none

 

CUBS           IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Zambrano      2.0  1  0  0  1  3  0  37

 

Washington     IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Chico         3.0  8  5  5  2  3  0  71

[cheapseats]

Percentage wise we have to be the worst ballclub when it comes to steal.

 

To borrow from PJ O'Rourke,

Giving Lou Piniella the opportunity to call for stolen bases is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys.

 

It's strange, because that was one of the things that he was praised for when he was hired. His teams during his managerial career had always been one of the best in stolen base percentage.

I don't remember him being this aggressive (and reckless) last year.

 

He was. IIRC, Dan Fox's work at Baseball Prospectus showed the Cubs were the worst basestealing team in the majors last year.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Lopez singled to left field

[Fred Hornkohl]

Guzman flied out to center field

[Fred Hornkohl]

Zimmerman grounded into a FC, 6-4, Lopez out at second

[Fred Hornkohl]

Johnson walked , Zimmerman to second

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 5-3 when they allow fewer than 3 walks.... 8-5 when they don't

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[weis21]

Haha don't know if you guys noticed this but the Nats are now 8-16. How'd they ever win eight?

Bob Howry-esque pitchers

[Fred Hornkohl]

BOTTOM OF THE THIRD INNING

 

Lopez singled to left field

Guzman flied out to center field

Zimmerman grounded into a FC, 6-4, Lopez out at second

Johnson walked , Zimmerman to second

Milledge called out on strikes

 

0 runs 1 hits 0 errors 2 men left on base

 

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

 

Home runs:

CUBS: none

Washington: none

 

CUBS           IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Zambrano      3.0  2  0  0  2  4  0  59

 

Washington     IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Chico         3.0  8  5  5  2  3  0  71

[Fred Hornkohl]

                  CUBS      Washington
P/PA              3.94            4.21
RBI%              0.33            0.00
R/BR              0.50            0.00
BA               0.500           0.182
OBP              0.556           0.357
SLG              0.563           0.273
OPS              1.118           0.630
ERA               0.00           15.00
BB/9              6.00            6.00
K/9              12.00            9.00

[Fred Hornkohl]

Johnson struck out swinging

[Fred Hornkohl]

Theriot flied out to deep left field

[UMFan83]

Blah. That looked crushed.

[AlwaysaCub]

Theriot flied out to deep left field

 

Sucks for Theriot, he had one of his 6 annual homers taken away by the wind.

[Fred Hornkohl]

TOP OF THE FOURTH INNING

 

Johnson struck out swinging

Theriot flied out to deep left field

D Lee called out on strikes

 

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                        5  8  1
Washington      0 0 0                          0  2  0

 

Home runs:

CUBS: none

Washington: none

 

CUBS           IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Zambrano      3.0  2  0  0  2  4  0  59

 

Washington     IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Chico         4.0  8  5  5  2  5  0  85

[CubInOK]

The Nattys production of this game is pretty awful.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Kearns grounded out to short, 6-3

[Fred Hornkohl]

Estrada flied out to left center field

[Fred Hornkohl]

Pena walked

[Fred Hornkohl]

BOTTOM OF THE FOURTH INNING

 

Kearns grounded out to short, 6-3

Estrada flied out to left center field

Pena walked

Mackowiak, pinch hitting for Chico, grounded out to first, 3-1

 

0 runs 0 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                        5  8  1
Washington      0 0 0 0                        0  2  0

 

Home runs:

CUBS: none

Washington: none

 

CUBS           IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Zambrano      4.0  2  0  0  3  4  0  78

 

Washington     IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Chico         4.0  8  5  5  2  5  0  85

[Fred Hornkohl]

                  CUBS      Washington
P/PA              4.05            4.33

[Fred Hornkohl]

Hanrahan in to pitch for Washington