5/17 - Pirates (Duke) @ Cubs (Zambrano) 12:05PM CSN & 720

[Fred Hornkohl]

TOP OF THE THIRD INNING

 

Sanchez popped out to second base

McLouth grounded out to short, 6-3

Bay flied out to deep left field

 

0 runs 0 hits 0 errors 0 men left on base

 

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

 

Home runs:

Pittsburgh: none

CUBS: none

 

Pittsburgh     IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Duke          2.0  6  3  3  0  0  0  44

 

CUBS           IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Zambrano      3.0  2  1  0  1  1  0  32

[rawaction]

Bay owns Zambrano. Yesterday, he has 2 HRs.

[Notorious]

How close was it to the wall this time?

[Hairyducked Idiot]

How close was it to the wall this time?

 

It was a lower line drive, probably hit harder than the last one, but not quite as close as the last one. Still pretty close.

 

If the wind wasn't blowing in, it might have at least been off the wall.

[inari]

Z definitely looks pretty iffy out there. Luck is a good thing to have, though.

[VanceJergins]

Only 32 pitches. Our bullpen is getting nice and rested up these past few games.

[erik316wttn]

Z definitely looks pretty iffy out there. Luck is a good thing to have, though.

 

Sometimes it's better to be lucky than good.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Ramirez flied out to right field

[Fred Hornkohl]

Fukudome grounded out to first, 3-1

[Fred Hornkohl]

Soto walked

[laurens]

Soto = sexiness

[Schwarber Fan]

Geovany Soto scares Zachary Duke

[VanceJergins]

Soto walked

 

H yeah, he did. So dreamy.

[erik316wttn]

Soto out at the plate on a DeRo double.

 

Here comes Lou.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Soto's foot catches as he slides and is tagged out after beating the throw but never touching the plate.

 

Ugly fundamentals by the Cubs today.

[Careless]

7 straight balls including the one derosa and fukudome put into play

Gotta slide better than that, soto

[Schwarber Fan]

Bad Call, IMO

[inari]

Wow. He was out, amazingly.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Bad Call, IMO

 

Just saw the replay. He never touched home.

 

Of course, that didn't stop the Rockies from heading to the playoffs...

[Schwarber Fan]

Bad Call, IMO

 

I was wrong... bad slide

[nilodnayr]

Bad Call, IMO

 

Never touched the base...but at least he wasn't hurt, that could have been a lot worse.

[UMFan83]

Wow, what a terrible slide haha

[Fred Hornkohl]

BOTTOM OF THE THIRD INNING

 

Ramirez flied out to right field

Fukudome grounded out to first, 3-1

Soto walked

DeRosa doubled to down the left field line , Soto out at the plate, 7-6-2

 

0 runs 1 hits 0 errors 1 men left on base

 

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

 

Home runs:

Pittsburgh: none

CUBS: none

 

Pittsburgh     IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Duke          3.0  6  3  3  1  0  0  60

 

CUBS           IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Zambrano      3.0  2  1  0  1  1  0  32

[Schwarber Fan]

None of this matters anyway, the Cubs are obviously lightyears better than the Pirates.

[hawkcub]

I honestly think if he would have ran instead of slid he would have made it. He seemed to make a complete stop the moment he slid.