5/18 Pirates (Dumatrait) @ Cubs (Marquis) 1:20PM WGNTV

[splintersag]

That sucks. 4-3.

[Fred Hornkohl]

LaRoche singled to right field , McLouth scored

[Laura]

phew

[17 Seconds]

Dero cost us a run.

[Fred Hornkohl]

TOP OF THE SIXTH INNING

 

Sanchez singled to left field

McLouth grounded into a FC, 4 unassisted, Sanchez out at second, McLouth to second on a throwing error, E4

Bay flied out to center field

LaRoche singled to right field , McLouth scored

Nady flied out to deep right field

 

1 runs 2 hits 0 errors 1 men left on base

 

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

 

Home runs:

Pittsburgh: LaRoche (5)

CUBS: none

 

Pittsburgh     IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Dumatrait     4.7  4  4  4  7  2  0 105
Salas         0.3  0  0  0  0  0  0   5

 

CUBS           IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Marquis       6.0  4  3  2  1  3  1  94

[AlwaysaCub]

I would trade a homer there by Nady for DLee's ball going out in the 9th yesterday.

[UMFan83]

Unearned run against Marquis.

 

Cardinals down 3-1 with the bases loaded and 1 out with Pujols (3-3) on deck.

[CubsGM]

A few more feet and Marquis would have been gone.

[chuckywang]

Really like the idea that Hoffpauir's on deck.

[BCVM22]

Hoffpauir on deck. Good to see him.

[UMFan83]

Rays get out of it, as Miles K's and Pujols grounds out on the first pitch.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Johnson flied out to left field

[weis21]

STOP USING REED JOHNSON VS. RIGHT HANDERS!

 

I guess the pirates didn't get the scouting report that Hoffpauir actually hits lefties better

[17 Seconds]

4 runs won't win this game.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Grabow in to pitch for Pittsburgh

[UMFan83]

STOP USING REED JOHNSON VS. RIGHT HANDERS!

 

I guess the pirates didn't get the scouting report that Hoffpauir actually hits lefties better

 

I would think if Reed got a 3-1 count against a righty, he would be smart enough to try to take a walk, not take an uppercut swing on the 3-1 pitch.

 

Also, hopefully Lou got that scouting report too.

[Careless]

Why would you bother bringing in a lefty for that?

[Fred Hornkohl]

Hoffpauir, pinch hitting for Marquis, struck out swinging , 2-3

[SouthSideRyan]

That was a really ugly AB.

[AlwaysaCub]

I guess AAA lefties are not MLB lefties.

[Careless]

STOP USING REED JOHNSON VS. RIGHT HANDERS!

 

I guess the pirates didn't get the scouting report that Hoffpauir actually hits lefties better

He's not going to burn Edmonds in a situation like that

[SouthSideRyan]

Grabow's a better pitcher than Salas, but it seems weird to be okay letting a lefty face Soriano to get the lefty-lefty advantage on Hoffpauir.

[CubsGM]

So, which scrub will homer off Howry?

Bixler?

[Fred Hornkohl]

BOTTOM OF THE SIXTH INNING

 

Johnson flied out to left field

Grabow in to pitch for Pittsburgh

Hoffpauir, pinch hitting for Marquis, struck out swinging , 2-3

Soriano 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
Pittsburgh      2 0 0 0 0 0                    3  4  0
CUBS            0 0 2 1 1 0                    4  4  1

 

Home runs:

Pittsburgh: LaRoche (5)

CUBS: none

 

Pittsburgh     IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Dumatrait     4.7  4  4  4  7  2  0 105
Salas         0.7  0  0  0  0  0  0  10
Grabow        0.7  0  0  0  0  2  0  10

 

CUBS           IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Marquis       6.0  4  3  2  1  3  1  94

[Fred Hornkohl]

            Pittsburgh            CUBS
P/PA              4.09            4.46
RBI%              0.18            0.23
R/BR              0.50            0.36
BA               0.190           0.211
OBP              0.261           0.458
SLG              0.381           0.211
OPS              0.642           0.669
ERA               6.00            3.00
BB/9             10.50            1.50
K/9               6.00            4.50