7/18 Cubs (Lilly) at Astros (Moehler) 7:05 WGN

[TMan92]

I hate Hunter Pence so much.

[UMFan83]

20-27 on the road.

 

It will be more than a week since the last time I've experienced a Cubs victory.

[ChiCubsfan0502]

Pathetic performance tonight coming out of the break. No excuse for getting one run off a terrible pitcher. Really, just pathetic.

[Fred Hornkohl]

BOTTOM OF THE NINTH INNING

 

Tejada doubled (ground rule) to right field

Pence singled to center field , Tejada scored

 

1 runs 2 hits 0 errors 1 men left on base

 

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

 

W:Geary (2-1)

S:none

L:Howry (3-3)

 

T:2:27

A:42,368

 

Home runs:

CUBS: Edmonds (10)

Houston: C Lee (22)

 

CUBS           IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Lilly         7.0  6  1  1  2  6  1 104
Cotts         0.7  0  0  0  0  0  0   8
Howry         0.3  2  1  1  0  0  0  10

 

Houston        IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Moehler       7.0  4  1  1  1  3  1  87
Geary         2.0  0  0  0  0  1  0  22

[illiniguy]

Heroes of the game Brian Moehler with his pitching and Hunter Pence with his three hits. What a joke.

[UMFan83]

Nothing has gone right for us since last Saturday

 

Sunday:

Cubs lose

Cardinals win

Brewers win

 

Tuesday:

AL wins

 

Thursday:

Cardinals win

 

Friday:

Cubs lose

Cardinals will probably come back to win

[Magnetic Curses]

yeah, i hope we're embarassed, i hope we're ashamed.

[Flames24Rulz]

I don't understand how this team sucks so much on the road. The Cell series was the most befuddling one of them all, but we suck at Houston too, where we should have success. A right handed-dominant lineup should be able to own Minute Maid.

 

I didn't expect to win this game because I thought Lilly would've been shelled. But he pitched a solid game and our offense decides to die yet again.

[UMFan83]

I wish this game was on CSN because I wanted to see Lou's post game

[RedFlash]

our bullpen sucks

 

Not really, but keep thinking that.

 

Losing to the last place team in the division ALWAYS sucks. Neither team "deserved" this game, but of course the team with the last at-bat will get the win. Come out tomorrow and kick the Astos butts, Cubs. You need to take control of the divison.

[killthegoat06]

the all star game loss was huge. we really suck on the road.

[17 Seconds]

I was really hoping and expecting the Cubs to get off to a fast start in the second half, then they start out with one of their worst offensive performances of the season against a garbage pitcher. Thanks.

[third eye]

No "other games" thread up yet?

[Fred Hornkohl]

                  CUBS         Houston
P/PA              3.41            3.70
RBI%              0.00            0.08
R/BR              0.20            0.20
BA               0.129           0.258
OBP              0.156           0.303
SLG              0.290           0.452
OPS              0.447           0.755
ERA               2.00            1.00
BB/9              2.00            1.00
K/9               6.00            4.00

[UMFan83]

our bullpen sucks

 

Not really, but keep thinking that.

 

Losing to the last place team in the division ALWAYS sucks. Neither team "deserved" this game, but of course the team with the last at-bat will get the win. Come out tomorrow and kick the Astos butts, Cubs. You need to take control of the divison.

 

I think the Cubs deserved it less with only 5 baserunners all game and absolutely not a single baserunner past the 5th inning.

[UMFan83]

I was really hoping and expecting the Cubs to get off to a fast start in the second half, then they start out with one of their worst offensive performances of the season against a garbage pitcher. Thanks.

 

Me too actually. I was feeling pretty confident that we would start off the second half on a run that would be fed by Sori's return. This might end up being an abberation and we might still go on that run, who knows. We do have Z and Demp to close out the series then Harden going on Monday.

[UMFan83]

Cardinals tied it on... HGH HR Edited July 19, 2008 by UMFan83

[Fred Hornkohl]

Friday 18 July 2008

CUBS @ Houston

19:05

 

 

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



CUBS
                     ab   r   h rbi  bb   k lob  sb  cs sac gdp   e  2b  3b  hr  sf  hb
Theriot       ss       3   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0
Fukudome      rf       4   0   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D Lee         1b       4   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ramirez       3b       4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Soto          c        4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Edmonds       cf       3   1   1   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0
DeRosa        lf       3   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Fontenot      2b       3   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0
Lilly         p        2   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ward          ph       1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Cotts         p        0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Howry         p        0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

totals                31   1   4   1   1   4   6   0   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0



Houston
                     ab   r   h rbi  bb   k lob  sb  cs sac gdp   e  2b  3b  hr  sf  hb
Matsui        2b       4   0   1   0   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0
Erstad        cf       3   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Berkman       1b       4   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C Lee         lf       4   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0
Tejada        ss       4   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0
Pence         rf       4   0   3   1   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Wigginton     3b       3   0   0   0   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Towles        c        2   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Loretta       ph       1   0   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ausmus        c        0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Moehler       p        2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Blum          ph       0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Geary         p        0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

totals                31   2   8   2   2   6  11   0   1   0   0   0   1   1   1   0   0



CUBS
                 IP   H   R  ER  BB   K  HR  Pit
Lilly            7.0   6   1   1   2   6   1  104
Cotts            0.7   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
Howry            0.3   2   1   1   0   0   0   10

totals           8.0   8   2   2   2   6   1  122


Houston
                 IP   H   R  ER  BB   K  HR  Pit
Moehler          7.0   4   1   1   1   3   1   87
Geary            2.0   0   0   0   0   1   0   22

totals           9.0   4   1   1   1   4   1  109



Home runs:
CUBS: Edmonds (10)
Houston: C Lee (22)

W:Geary (2-1)
S:none
L:Howry (3-3)

T:2:27
A:42,368

[TysonCBulls423]

Ankiel ties it. w00t! :banghead:

[illiniguy]

Rick Ankiel with another homer. [expletive] awesome.

[UMFan83]

Ankiel now has 5 more HRs than the Cubs leader in dingers

[Fred Hornkohl]

Last time the CUBS were held to 4 hits in a game.... Fri 06 June 08 in a 3-0 loss at Los Angeles

CUBS are 2-13 when they get less than 7 hits

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[illiniguy]

Ankiel now has 5 more HRs than the Cubs leader in dingers

Someone needs to float the HGH story to the press again.

[RedFlash]

our bullpen sucks

 

Not really, but keep thinking that.

 

Losing to the last place team in the division ALWAYS sucks. Neither team "deserved" this game, but of course the team with the last at-bat will get the win. Come out tomorrow and kick the Astos butts, Cubs. You need to take control of the divison.

 

I think the Cubs deserved it less with only 5 baserunners all game and absolutely not a single baserunner past the 5th inning.

 

Perhaps, the Astros had more baserunners, and they only score 2 runs all night. So, while I do agree the Cubs prolly "deserve" this loss, by no means did Astros earn this win.

 

I am pretty confident the Cubs will win the next two games. and take the series.

[TMan92]

Ankiel now has 5 more HRs than the Cubs leader in dingers

 

I thought the Padres had a good bullpen. We really should go out and get Greg Maddux. :^o