Re: 9/15: Cubs (Lilly) @ Astros (Moehler), 1:05, CSN (?)

[Mark_R]

Big Z's Big Night

 

http://assets.espn.go.com/photo/2008/0914/mlb_u_zambrano02_412.jpg

 

A bad situation for the Astros -- a home game at Miller Park in Milwaukee instead of Houston -- got worse. How? They were no-hit by the Cubs' Carlos Zambrano on Sunday night.

 

Tonight was the apex of the Cubs' regular season and gives the fuel to the fans to overcome the lull that had be-fallen our beloved recently. But we have kept the faith and we received an amazing gift in the form of Carlos Zambrano's no hitter. It was a very special game. It was in our north rivals' home without them there and had the feel of being at Wrigley Field. The surreal nature of the game from the get go was soon overshadowed by our dominant starter showing why the Cubs are a major force to be reckoned with in the playoffs. We are fortunate enough to say a handful of times a year, "man, Big Z has no hit stuff, and he was finally able to deliver on that single game potential. From all of the Cubs fans, we say a hearty "thank you" to Big Z on a tremendous outing that we will not soon forget.

 

For Monday's game, its pretty obvious our reign of domination is going to continue against the hapless (against the cubs) Astros. Our stone cold killer faced Ted Lilly will try his hardest to follow Z's excellence and pitch a strong outing himself.

 

It must suck for Brewers fans to see a road team throw a no hitter in their park not against them! Drayton McLane may need medical assistance for the angst that will be swelling over the next few days.

 

The real alternative for ol' Mac is a session with Ozzie Guillen sitting in a dark room watching the Jack Nicholson flick, "Anger Management."

 

It'll be an ol' romp day at the ol' road game that's really a home game because our fans rock the party.

 

Cubs 8 Astros 2

Edited September 15, 2008 by Mark_R

[Ski]

Jason Marquis will do better than Z and throw a perfect game.

[Sammys Boombox]

Um, Lilly is listed as the starter and now Marquis pitching Wednesday against Sheets....

 

http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/news/probable_pitchers.jsp?c_id=chc

[Mark_R]

I edited it. Was going off espn's projected starters. YOU SUCK ESPN!

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Go Cubs!

 

Keep this train rolling and get this division wrapped up!

[ctcf]

Keep it up, Ted!

[Omar]

Cubs Vs. Moehler

                    **PA**  AB  H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   OPS 
+-----------------+-------+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+
Jim Edmonds          43    39  14  5  0  6  11   4   6  .359  .419  .949 1.368 
Aramis Ramirez       20    19   5  1  1  0   2   0   3  .263  .300  .421  .721 
Daryle Ward          17    16   6  3  0  0   4   1   3  .375  .412  .563  .975 
Alfonso Soriano      14    12   4  1  0  0   0   2   3  .333  .429  .417  .846 
Kosuke Fukudome       8     7   1  0  0  0   0   1   1  .143  .250  .143  .393 
Derrek Lee            8     8   1  0  0  1   1   0   1  .125  .125  .500  .625 
Geovany Soto          8     8   2  0  0  1   3   0   0  .250  .250  .625  .875 
Mark DeRosa           7     7   1  0  0  0   0   0   1  .143  .143  .143  .286 
Ryan Theriot          7     6   1  1  0  0   0   1   0  .167  .286  .333  .619 
Ronny Cedeno          6     6   2  0  0  0   1   0   2  .333  .333  .333  .666 
Mike Fontenot         6     6   2  1  0  0   0   0   1  .333  .333  .500  .833 
Henry Blanco          4     4   1  1  0  0   0   0   1  .250  .250  .500  .750 
Ted Lilly             4     3   1  0  0  0   0   0   1  .333  .333  .333  .666 
Ryan Dempster         2     1   1  0  0  0   0   0   0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 
Jason Marquis         1     1   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000  .000 
+-----------------+-------+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+
Total               155   143  42 13  1  8  22   9  23  .294  .340  .566  .906 

 

Astros Vs. Lilly

                    **PA**  AB  H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   OPS  
+-----------------+-------+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+
Miguel Tejada        34    30   6  2  0  0   3   4   7  .200  .294  .267  .561 
Darin Erstad         25    23   2  1  0  0   1   2   1  .087  .160  .130  .290 
Mark Loretta         19    18   5  2  0  2   3   0   2  .278  .316  .722 1.038 
Lance Berkman        15    14   1  0  0  0   1   0   5  .071  .067  .071  .138 
Geoff Blum           13    11   3  1  0  0   1   2   1  .273  .385  .364  .749 
Ty Wigginton         10     9   2  1  0  0   0   1   3  .222  .300  .333  .633 
Hunter Pence          9     9   2  0  0  0   1   0   4  .222  .222  .222  .444 
Kazuo Matsui          7     6   1  0  1  0   0   1   2  .167  .286  .500  .786 
Humberto Quintero     6     5   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .167  .000  .167 
Brad Ausmus           5     5   1  0  0  0   0   0   0  .200  .200  .200  .400 
Jose Castillo         5     5   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000  .000 
Reggie Abercrombi     4     4   1  0  0  0   0   0   3  .250  .250  .250  .500 
Michael Bourn         3     3   1  0  0  0   1   0   0  .333  .333  .333  .666 
Brian Moehler         3     3   0  0  0  0   0   0   2  .000  .000  .000  .000 
Roy Oswalt            2     2   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000  .000 
Wandy Rodriguez       2     2   1  0  0  0   1   0   0  .500  .500  .500 1.000 
J.R. Towles           2     2   0  0  0  0   0   0   2  .000  .000  .000  .000 
+-----------------+-------+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+
Total               164   151  26  7  1  2  12  10  35  .172  .232  .272  .504 

[CubInOK]

The Cubs play well when pictures like this show up in game threads.

 

EDIT: It was my best find. Scroll down for a different pic.

Edited September 15, 2008 by CubInOK

[otis89]

Lilly will one up Carlos by throwing a perfect game AND hitting a grand slam. Cubs win 592-0.

[Sammys Boombox]

I edited it. Was going off espn's projected starters. YOU SUCK ESPN!

 

Yeah, it just changed today. I guess Lou has some reason. Maybe he really wants to bury HOU.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Worthless stats of the day for Monday...............

 

CUBS are 9-5 on Mondays

CUBS are 4-6 in September

CUBS are 7-9 vs. Houston

CUBS are 41-29 vs. the NLC Division

CUBS are 7-5 when they've won their last 3 game(s) in a row

CUBS are 54-32 when they've won their previous game

CUBS are 28-19 in games that end a series

CUBS are 7-4 in games that end a road trip

CUBS are 9-11-3 in road series

CUBS have won 1 consecutive series

CUBS are 10-3 in series sweeps

CUBS are 6-6 in games following a no-hitter by their pitcher

CUBS are 45-27 in day games

CUBS are 38-34 on the road

CUBS are 62-44 against right handers

CUBS are 45-17 when CSN broadcasts the game

CUBS are 57-23 when they get a quality start.... 32-35 when they don't

CUBS are 23-36 when the opponent gets a quality start.... 66-22 when they don't

CUBS are 62-20 when they score first in the game.... 27-38 when they don't

CUBS are 30-10 when they score in the first inning.... 59-48 when they don't

CUBS are 71-39 when they don't allow any runs in the first inning.... 18-19 when they do

CUBS are 74-12 when they score at least 4 runs.... 15-46 when they don't

CUBS are 54-15 when they allow fewer than 4 runs.... 35-43 when they don't

CUBS are 73-9 when they outhit the opponents.... 9-35 when they get outhit.... and 7-14 when the hits are even

CUBS are 38-14 when their pitcher gets a hit.... 51-44 when he doesn't

CUBS are 21-21 in one run games.... 13-13 in two run games

CUBS are 52-40 when the temperature is 70 degrees or above.... 37-18 when it's less than 70 degrees

CUBS are 32-12 when their pitchers average 15 pitches per inning or less..... 57-45 when they don't

CUBS are 52-21 when their starter throws more pitches than the opponent.... 34-36 when they throw fewer pitches than the opponent.... 3-1 when the pitch counts are even.

CUBS are 71-32 when the opponent's starter pitches 6-1/3 inning or less.... 18-26 when he doesn't

CUBS are on a pace to win 98 games this year..... compared to 85 last year and 66 in '06 and 79 in '05

CUBS are on a pace to score 864 runs this year..... compared to 752 last year and 716 in '06 and 703 in '05

CUBS are on a pace to hit 184 home runs this year..... compared to 151 last year and 166 in '06 and 194 in '05

CUBS are on a pace to draw 648 walks this year..... compared to 500 last year and 395 in '06 and 419 in '05

CUBS are on a pace to strike out 1176 times this year..... compared to 1054 last year and 928 in '06 and 920 in '05

CUBS are on a pace to steal 93 bases this year..... compared to 87 last year and 121 in '06 and 64 in '05

CUBS are on a pace to ground into 136 double plays this year..... compared to 128 last year and 135 in '06 and 129 in '05

CUBS are on a pace to commit 98 errors this year..... compared to 94 last year and 104 in '06 and 100 in '05

CUBS are on a pace to be HBP 54 this year..... compared to 37 last year and 41 in '06 and 50 in '05

CUBS have outscored the opponents 109-60 in the 7th inning

CUBS have thrown out 23 runners trying to steal in 80 attempts during their last 114 games

CUBS are 40-2 when they get 12 hits or more..... 5-21 when they get less than 7 hits

CUBS have committed 21 errors in their last 21 games

CUBS have stolen 29 bases in 35 attempts during their last 42 games.

CUBS offense has been held to 2 runs or less 31 times this season..... Ted Lilly started 9 of those 31 games

CUBS offense has scored 10 or more runs 19 times this season..... Ted Lilly has started 6 of those 19 games

CUBS pitchers have 18 quality starts in their last 25 games

CUBS have scored first in 22 out of their last 34 games

CUBS have GIDP'd 41 times in their last 39 games.... their opponents have GIDP'd 19 times

CUBS pitchers have allowed 12 HR in their last 16 games

CUBS have scored in the first inning in 3 of their last 19 games

CUBS have been held to 7 hits or less in 7 of their last 13 games

CUBS have stolen a base in 1 of their last 11 games.... opponents have at least 1 SB in 6 of their last 12 games

CUBS have failed to get an XBH in 5 of their last 12 games.... their opponents have twice

CUBS pitchers have allowed double digit hits in 7 of their last 12 games

CUBS have been held to 3 runs or less in 10 of their last 15 games.

CUBS have given up 11 ninth inning runs in their last 8 games

 

CUBS are 8-2 with Tim Tschida's crew on the field this year...

 

Gm#    Date       Opponent         Score  Starter         Opp Starter
.68  Fri 06/13  @ Toronto       N   2- 3  Gallagher       Burnett       
.69  Sat 06/14  @ Toronto           6- 2  Marquis         Halladay      
.70  Sun 06/15  @ Toronto           7- 4  Lilly           Litsch        
.90  Tue 07/08    Cincinnati    N   7- 3  Dempster        Harang        
.91  Wed 07/09    Cincinnati    N   5- 1  Zambrano        Cueto         
.92  Thu 07/10    Cincinnati        7-12  Lilly           Arroyo        
131  Mon 08/25  @ Pittsburgh    N  12- 3  Lilly           Karstens      
132  Tue 08/26  @ Pittsburgh    N  14- 9  Zambrano        Snell         
133  Wed 08/27  @ Pittsburgh        2- 0  Marquis         Davis         
147  Sun 09/14  @ Houston       N   5- 0  Zambrano        Wolf          
148  Mon 09/15  @ Houston            -    Lilly           Moehler       

 

Composite scoring with Tim Tschida's crew on the field this year....

 

                  1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9  10  11  12  13  14  15  16    Total

CUBS              2   9  14   9   9   6   9   8   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0      67
Opponents         3   2   6   7   3   5   2   3   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0      37

 

CUBS are 2-1 with Jim Joyce behind home plate this year.

 

Gm#    Date       Opponent         Score  Starter         Opp Starter
.69  Sat 06/14  @ Toronto           6- 2  Marquis         Halladay      
.92  Thu 07/10    Cincinnati        7-12  Lilly           Arroyo        
133  Wed 08/27  @ Pittsburgh        2- 0  Marquis         Davis         
148  Mon 09/15  @ Houston            -    Lilly           Moehler       

 

CUBS were 1-0 with Jim Joyce behind home plate last year.

 

Gm#    Date       Opponent         Score  Starter         Opp Starter
.59  Fri 06/08  @ Atlanta       N   9- 1  Marshall        Cormier       

 

 

CUBS are 19-11 when Lilly starts

Lilly is 19 of 31 (.613) in quality starts

Lilly has 1 consecutive quality start(s)

Lilly's ERA pitching to Soto is 4.26.... to Blanco it's 4.50

CUBS score 5.33 R/G overall.... 5.52 R/G when Lilly pitches

CUBS hit 1.14 HR/G overall.... 1.13 HR/G when Lilly pitches

CUBS have scored first in 20 of Lilly's 31 starts

CUBS have scored in the first inning in 7 of Lilly's 31 starts

Lilly has given up run(s) in the first inning in 8 (14 runs total) of his 31 starts

 

CUBS' offensive support of Lilly.....

 

03/31 - 09/14      AB    R    H   2b   3b   HR   TB  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS
CUBS w/Lilly     1092  171  303   59    2   35  471  163  134  215  0.277  0.356  0.431  0.787
CUBS overall     5093  784 1421  299   20  167 2261  745  588 1067  0.279  0.357  0.444  0.800

 

Composite scoring in games started by Lilly.........

 

                  1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9  10  11  12  13  14  15  16    Total

CUBS             11  21  27  23  19   8  26  27   6   0   1   2   0   0   0   0      171
Opponents        14  14  11  28  13  21  13  14  14   0   1   0   0   0   0   0      143

 

Lilly's starts this year (13-8)

 

Lilly                   IP    H    R   ER   BB    K   HR    PC  BB/9   K/9  HR/9  WHIP   ERA
04/02  vs. Milw        4.7    5    4    4    0    4    1    77  0.00  7.71  1.93  1.07  7.71
04/07  vs. Pitts       3.7    7    5    5    2    1    0    80  4.91  2.45  0.00  2.45 12.27
04/12  vs. Phila       4.3    7    5    5    2    3    2    86  4.15  6.23  4.15  2.08 10.38
04/17  vs. Cincy       6.0    6    5    5    3    6    1    94  4.50  9.00  1.50  1.50  7.50
04/22  vs. Mets        6.0    4    1    1    4    4    0   107  6.00  6.00  0.00  1.33  1.50
04/27  vs. Wash        6.0    4    2    2    2    7    0   108  3.00 10.50  0.00  1.00  3.00
05/03  vs. St. L       7.0    6    3    3    1    4    2   112  1.29  5.14  2.57  1.00  3.86
05/09  vs. Ariz        7.0    3    1    1    2   10    1   104  2.57 12.86  1.29  0.71  1.29
05/14  vs. S.D.        6.0    6    4    4    1   11    0   102  1.50 16.50  0.00  1.17  6.00
05/19  vs. Houst       5.7    4    2    2    2    6    0    95  3.18  9.53  0.00  1.06  3.18
05/25  vs. Pitts       6.0   10    4    4    2    2    3   101  3.00  3.00  4.50  2.00  6.00
05/30  vs. Colo        3.0    8    7    4    0    3    2    62  0.00  9.00  6.00  2.67 12.00
06/04  vs. S.D.        7.3    7    2    2    2    8    1   110  2.45  9.82  1.23  1.23  2.45
06/10  vs. Atla        6.7    4    3    3    3    8    1    98  4.05 10.80  1.35  1.05  4.05
06/15  vs. Toro        6.0    1    0    0    5    6    0   110  7.50  9.00  0.00  1.00  0.00
06/20  vs. CWS         6.7    7    3    3    3    8    2   106  4.05 10.80  2.70  1.50  4.05
06/25  vs. Balt        7.0    5    4    4    2    4    2   108  2.57  5.14  2.57  1.00  5.14
06/30  vs. S.F.        8.0    7    2    2    2    5    0   110  2.25  5.63  0.00  1.13  2.25
07/05  vs. St. L       6.0    7    2    2    1    5    1    90  1.50  7.50  1.50  1.33  3.00
07/10  vs. Cincy       2.7    6    4    4    2    3    2    63  6.75 10.13  6.75  3.00 13.50
07/18  vs. Houst       7.0    6    1    1    2    6    1   104  2.57  7.71  1.29  1.14  1.29
07/23  vs. Ariz        6.0    6    3    3    3    6    1   115  4.50  9.00  1.50  1.50  4.50
07/28  vs. Milw        6.0    7    3    3    1    4    2    93  1.50  6.00  3.00  1.33  4.50
08/02  vs. Pitts       6.3    6    1    1    3    5    0   111  4.26  7.11  0.00  1.42  1.42
08/08  vs. St. L       7.3    7    2    2    2    4    1    83  2.45  4.91  1.23  1.23  2.45
08/14  vs. Atla        6.0    8    4    4    2    8    1    91  3.00 12.00  1.50  1.67  6.00
08/20  vs. Cincy       7.0    2    2    2    2    7    0   100  2.57  9.00  0.00  0.57  2.57
08/25  vs. Pitts       7.0    7    3    3    1    7    2   110  1.29  9.00  2.57  1.14  3.86
08/30  vs. Phila       6.7    6    3    3    0    5    1   110  0.00  6.75  1.35  0.90  4.05
09/05  vs. Cincy       2.0    4    5    5    3    1    1    42 13.50  4.50  4.50  3.50 22.50
09/10  vs. St. L       8.0    5    1    1    0    5    0    90  0.00  5.63  0.00  0.63  1.13

Home                  83.0   75   44   41   27   82   14  1325  2.93  8.89  1.52  1.23  4.45
Road                 102.0  103   47   47   33   84   17  1647  2.91  7.41  1.50  1.33  4.15

Day                   91.0   93   47   44   32   77   17  1518  3.16  7.62  1.68  1.37  4.35
Nite                  94.0   85   44   44   28   89   14  1454  2.68  8.52  1.34  1.20  4.21

Road  Day             34.7   35   16   16   13   25    6   601  3.38  6.49  1.56  1.38  4.15

April                 30.7   33   22   22   13   25    4   552  3.82  7.34  1.17  1.50  6.46
May                   34.7   37   21   18    8   36    8   576  2.08  9.35  2.08  1.30  4.67
June                  41.7   31   14   14   17   39    6   642  3.67  8.42  1.30  1.15  3.02
July                  27.7   32   13   13    9   24    7   465  2.93  7.81  2.28  1.48  4.23
August                40.3   36   15   15   10   36    5   605  2.23  8.03  1.12  1.14  3.35
September             10.0    9    6    6    3    6    1   132  2.70  5.40  0.90  1.20  5.40

totals vs. Houst      12.7   10    3    3    4   12    1   199  2.84  8.53  0.71  1.11  2.13
season totals        185.0  178   91   88   60  166   31  2972  2.92  8.08  1.51  1.29  4.28

 

Lilly' start(s) vs. Houston last year (1-0).....

 

Lilly                   IP    H    R   ER   BB    K   HR    PC  BB/9   K/9  HR/9  WHIP   ERA
07/14  vs. Houst       8.0    4    1    1    1    7    0   106  1.13  7.88  0.00  0.63  1.13

season totals        207.0  181   91   88   55  174   28  3240  2.39  7.57  1.22  1.14  3.83

 

CUBS' bullpen load during the last week.....

 

              Sun        Sat        Fri        Thurs      Wed        Tues       Mon           Totals
             14 Sep     13 Sep     12 Sep     11 Sep     10 Sep     09 Sep     08 Sep
             @ Houst    no game    no game    @ St. L.   @ St. L.   @ St. L.   no game 
pitcher        IP Pit     IP Pit     IP Pit     IP Pit     IP Pit     IP Pit     IP Pit        IP Pit

Cotts                                                                                                
Gaudin                                                                                               
Guzman                                                                                               
Hart                                                                                                 
Howry                                                                                                
Lieber                                                                                               
Marmol                                         1.0  27               1.3  29                  2.3  56
Marshall                                                                                             
Samardzija                                     1.0   7                                        1.0   7
Wood                                           1.0  14    1.0  18                             2.0  32
Wuertz                                                                                               

Totals                                         3.0  48    1.0  18    1.3  29                  5.3  95

 

CUBS' season series vs. Houston this year (7-9) .......

 

Gm#    Date       Opponent         Score  Starter         Opp Starter
..4  Fri 04/04    Houston           3- 4  Hill            Sampson       
..5  Sat 04/05    Houston           9- 7  Marquis         Oswalt        
..6  Sun 04/06    Houston           3- 2  Zambrano        Backe         
.45  Mon 05/19  @ Houston       N   7- 2  Lilly           Moehler       
.46  Tue 05/20  @ Houston       N   2- 4  Dempster        Sampson       
.47  Wed 05/21  @ Houston       N   3- 5  Gallagher       Chacon        
.96  Fri 07/18  @ Houston       N   1- 2  Lilly           Moehler       
.97  Sat 07/19  @ Houston       N   1- 4  Zambrano        Rodriguez     
.98  Sun 07/20  @ Houston           9- 0  Dempster        Backe         
113  Mon 08/04    Houston       N   0- 2  Dempster        Moehler       
114  Tue 08/05    Houston          11- 7  Harden          Rodriguez     
115  Wed 08/06    Houston          11- 4  Marquis         Backe         
138  Mon 09/01    Houston           0- 3  Marquis         Oswalt        
139  Tue 09/02    Houston       N   7- 9  Zambrano        Backe         
140  Wed 09/03    Houston       N   0- 4  Dempster        Wolf          
147  Sun 09/14  @ Houston       N   5- 0  Zambrano        Wolf          
148  Mon 09/15  @ Houston            -    Lilly           Moehler       
162  Mon 09/29  @ Houston            -    Zambrano        Wolf          

 

CUBS' season series vs. Houston in 2007 (8-6).....

 

Gm#    Date       Opponent         Score  Starter         Opp Starter
..8  Tue 04/10    Houston           2- 4  Marquis         Sampson       
.62  Mon 06/11    Houston       N   2- 1  Zambrano        Williams      
.88  Fri 07/13    Houston           6- 0  Zambrano        Jennings      
.89  Sat 07/14    Houston           9- 3  Lilly           Oswalt        
.90  Sun 07/15    Houston           7- 6  Marquis         Rodriguez     
111  Mon 08/06  @ Houston       N   1- 2  Hill            Rodriguez     
112  Tue 08/07  @ Houston       N   2- 5  Marshall        Williams      
113  Wed 08/08  @ Houston       N   2- 8  Zambrano        Oswalt        
133  Fri 08/31    Houston           1- 6  Marshall        Rodriguez     
134  Sat 09/01    Houston           4- 3  Marquis         Patton        
135  Sun 09/02    Houston           6- 5  Hill            Williams      
144  Tue 09/11  @ Houston       N   4- 5  Marquis         Backe         
145  Wed 09/12  @ Houston       N   3- 2  Hill            Albers        
146  Thu 09/13  @ Houston       N   6- 2  Trachsel        Williams      

 

Composite scoring vs. Houston this year.....

 

                  1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9  10  11  12  13  14  15  16    Total

CUBS              9   7  13   9   3   4  17   2   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0      72
Opponents         2   5  11  11   8   8   5   5   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0      59

 

CUBS hitters vs. Moehler this year.....

 

vs Moehler         AB    R    H   2b   3b   HR  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS  BABIP  P/PA   IsoD   RBI%
Edmonds             7    1    3    1    0    1    1    0    0  0.429  0.429  1.000  1.429  0.333  4.00  0.000  0.000
Cedeno              2    0    1    0    0    0    0    0    0  0.500  0.500  0.500  1.000  0.500  6.50  0.000  0.000
Fontenot            5    0    2    1    0    0    0    0    1  0.400  0.400  0.600  1.000  0.500  3.00  0.000  0.000
Soto                8    1    2    0    0    1    3    0    0  0.250  0.250  0.625  0.875  0.143  3.38  0.000  0.400
Theriot             5    0    1    1    0    0    0    1    0  0.200  0.333  0.400  0.733  0.200  3.83  0.133  0.000
Ramirez             8    1    2    0    0    0    0    0    1  0.250  0.250  0.250  0.500  0.286  3.88  0.000  0.000
DeRosa              5    0    1    0    0    0    0    0    1  0.200  0.200  0.200  0.400  0.250  4.20  0.000  0.000
Fukudome            7    1    1    0    0    0    0    1    1  0.143  0.250  0.143  0.393  0.167  4.00  0.107  0.000
Soriano             5    0    0    0    0    0    0    1    1  0.000  0.167  0.000  0.167  0.000  3.33  0.167  0.000
D Lee               6    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    1  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000  2.33  0.000  0.000
Ward                2    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    1  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000  5.00  0.000  0.000

totals vs. Moehler 64    4   15    3    0    2    4    3    8  0.234  0.269  0.375  0.644  0.241  3.55  0.034  0.091
totals vs. Houst  543   72  147   36    1   19   70   35   94  0.271  0.314  0.446  0.760  0.298  3.62  0.044  0.205
season totals    5091  784 1421  299   20  167  742  588 1067  0.279  0.357  0.444  0.801  0.325  3.89  0.078  0.196

 

CUBS hitters vs. Houston this year.....

 

vs. Houst          AB    R    H   2b   3b   HR  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS  BABIP  P/PA   IsoD   RBI%
Hoffpauir           4    1    2    2    0    0    0    1    1  0.500  0.600  1.000  1.600  0.667  4.00  0.100  0.000
Fontenot           20    4    8    2    0    1    4    1    4  0.400  0.429  0.650  1.079  0.467  4.05  0.029  0.500
D Lee              62   11   24    7    0    3   12    4   14  0.387  0.424  0.645  1.069  0.467  3.52  0.037  0.391
Cedeno             13    2    6    0    0    0    0    2    1  0.462  0.533  0.462  0.995  0.500  3.93  0.072  0.000
DeRosa             58    7   19    5    0    3   11    3    7  0.328  0.361  0.569  0.930  0.333  3.54  0.033  0.286
Edmonds            30    5    7    2    0    2    3    3    4  0.233  0.303  0.500  0.803  0.208  3.82  0.070  0.083
Soriano            52    7   11    1    0    5   10    2   10  0.212  0.241  0.519  0.760  0.162  3.31  0.029  0.167
Theriot            58    7   17    4    0    0    5    5    4  0.293  0.349  0.362  0.711  0.315  3.75  0.056  0.185
Soto               55    6   13    3    1    2    9    2   11  0.236  0.259  0.436  0.695  0.262  3.48  0.022  0.269
Blanco              8    1    2    1    0    0    0    0    0  0.250  0.250  0.375  0.625  0.250  2.75  0.000  0.000
Johnson            24    1    6    2    0    0    3    0    6  0.250  0.269  0.333  0.603  0.333  3.69  0.019  0.214
Ramirez            60    8   12    1    0    2    6    7    9  0.200  0.284  0.317  0.600  0.204  4.13  0.084  0.143
Fukudome           52    7   12    4    0    0    4    4    7  0.231  0.281  0.308  0.588  0.267  3.82  0.050  0.154
Ward                9    0    1    0    0    0    0    1    4  0.111  0.200  0.111  0.311  0.200  4.10  0.089  0.000
Pie                 5    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000  3.20  0.000  0.000
McGehee             2    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    1  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000  3.50  0.000  0.000

vs Villareal        4    2    1    0    0    1    1    1    1  0.250  0.400  1.000  1.400  0.000  4.00  0.150  0.000
vs Backe           90   20   31    8    0    7   17   11   17  0.344  0.416  0.667  1.083  0.364  3.74  0.071  0.217
vs Paronto          2    0    1    0    0    0    2    0    0  0.500  0.500  0.500  1.000  0.500  3.00  0.000  0.667
vs Borkowski       13    2    4    1    0    1    3    0    2  0.308  0.308  0.615  0.923  0.300  3.85  0.000  0.400
vs Rodriguez       51    7   18    4    0    1    7    2    8  0.353  0.382  0.490  0.872  0.405  3.35  0.029  0.194
vs Brocail         32    4    8    0    0    2    6    4    6  0.250  0.333  0.438  0.771  0.250  3.47  0.083  0.267
vs Wright          14    2    4    1    0    0    3    3    3  0.286  0.412  0.357  0.769  0.364  4.24  0.126  0.188
vs Sampson         69   11   21    6    0    1    9    2    6  0.304  0.319  0.435  0.754  0.323  3.05  0.015  0.286
vs Wolf            43    5   12    2    0    1    5    3   10  0.279  0.326  0.395  0.721  0.344  3.92  0.047  0.190
vs Byrdak          21    4    5    4    0    0    3    2    6  0.238  0.292  0.429  0.720  0.333  3.83  0.054  0.273
vs Chacon          25    3    5    3    0    1    3    1    5  0.200  0.231  0.440  0.671  0.211  3.73  0.031  0.333
vs Moehler         64    4   15    3    0    2    4    3    8  0.234  0.269  0.375  0.644  0.241  3.55  0.034  0.091
vs Oswalt          56    6   14    2    1    1    4    1    3  0.250  0.263  0.375  0.638  0.250  3.41  0.013  0.143
vs Nieve           14    1    3    1    0    0    1    0    4  0.214  0.214  0.286  0.500  0.300  4.64  0.000  0.125
vs Valverde        19    1    2    0    0    1    1    2    7  0.105  0.190  0.263  0.454  0.091  4.19  0.085  0.000
vs Geary           12    0    2    1    0    0    1    0    3  0.167  0.167  0.250  0.417  0.222  3.75  0.000  0.200
vs Cassel          10    0    1    0    0    0    0    0    1  0.100  0.100  0.100  0.200  0.111  3.30  0.000  0.000
vs Hawkins          4    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    4  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000  4.75  0.000  0.000

vs. starters      352   49  104   24    1   14   44   22   53  0.295  0.338  0.489  0.826  0.316  3.51  0.042  0.191
vs. relievers     164   23   39   12    0    5   26   13   38  0.238  0.291  0.402  0.693  0.281  3.82  0.053  0.239

vs Left           129   18   39   11    0    2   18   10   27  0.302  0.352  0.434  0.786  0.370  3.72  0.050  0.203
vs Right          414   54  108   25    1   17   52   25   67  0.261  0.302  0.449  0.752  0.276  3.58  0.041  0.206

Home              301   44   87   20    1   11   42   26   48  0.289  0.344  0.472  0.816  0.314  3.63  0.055  0.188
Road              242   28   60   16    0    8   28    9   46  0.248  0.275  0.413  0.688  0.277  3.60  0.027  0.238

Day               241   46   74   21    1    8   44   15   34  0.307  0.346  0.502  0.848  0.332  3.47  0.039  0.288
Nite              302   26   73   15    0   11   26   20   60  0.242  0.289  0.401  0.689  0.268  3.73  0.047  0.121

Leading off       134   17   29    7    0    5    5    7   22  0.216  0.255  0.381  0.636  0.224  3.81  0.039  0.000
Pinch hitting      19    1    3    1    0    0    0    3    5  0.158  0.273  0.211  0.483  0.214  4.00  0.115  0.000
bases empty       333   40   85   19    1   12   12   16   62  0.255  0.289  0.426  0.716  0.282  3.72  0.034  0.000
runners on        210   32   62   17    0    7   58   19   32  0.295  0.352  0.476  0.828  0.322  3.46  0.057  0.208
RISP              124   21   39   12    0    6   56   13   21  0.315  0.376  0.556  0.932  0.340  3.40  0.061  0.275

totals vs. Houst  543   72  147   36    1   19   70   35   94  0.271  0.314  0.446  0.760  0.298  3.62  0.044  0.205
season totals    5091  784 1421  299   20  167  742  588 1067  0.279  0.357  0.444  0.801  0.325  3.89  0.078  0.196

 

CUBS pitchers vs. Houston this year......

 

vs. Houst            IP    H    R   ER   BB    K   HR    PC  BB/9   K/9  HR/9  WHIP   ERA
Marmol              6.7    0    0    0    0    6    0    97  0.00  8.10  0.00  0.00  0.00
Lieber              4.3    3    2    0    0    1    0    45  0.00  2.08  0.00  0.69  0.00
Gaudin              3.7    0    0    0    1    5    0    56  2.45 12.27  0.00  0.27  0.00
Wuertz              3.7    1    0    0    3    2    0    59  7.36  4.91  0.00  1.09  0.00
Ascanio             2.0    2    0    0    2    1    0    41  9.00  4.50  0.00  2.00  0.00
Marshall            1.7    1    0    0    0    1    0    18  0.00  5.40  0.00  0.60  0.00
Hart                1.7    1    0    0    0    2    0    25  0.00 10.80  0.00  0.60  0.00
Guzman              1.0    1    0    0    1    0    0    15  9.00  0.00  0.00  2.00  0.00
Eyre                1.0    0    0    0    1    2    0    21  9.00 18.00  0.00  1.00  0.00
Lilly              12.7   10    3    3    4   12    1   199  2.84  8.53  0.71  1.11  2.13
Samardzija          3.7    3    1    1    1    3    0    57  2.45  7.36  0.00  1.09  2.45
Zambrano           27.3   18    9    9   10   23    1   410  3.29  7.57  0.33  1.02  2.96
Hill                6.0    4    2    2    3    4    1    88  4.50  6.00  1.50  1.17  3.00
Dempster           26.0   25    9    9    7   26    2   398  2.42  9.00  0.69  1.23  3.12
Cotts               2.7    1    1    1    0    3    0    35  0.00 10.13  0.00  0.38  3.38
Wood                5.0    3    2    2    1    5    1    72  1.80  9.00  1.80  0.80  3.60
Marquis            17.7   19   11   10    6   13    2   299  3.06  6.62  1.02  1.42  5.09
Harden              5.7    8    5    4    1    8    2    93  1.59 12.71  3.18  1.59  6.35
Gallagher           4.7    8    5    5    1    4    1    96  1.93  7.71  1.93  1.93  9.64
Howry               5.0   11    9    9    1    7    1    89  1.80 12.60  1.80  2.40 16.20

totals vs. Houst  142.0  119   59   55   43  128   12  2213  2.73  8.11  0.76  1.14  3.49
season totals    1325.7 1209  602  564  482 1148  151 21745  3.27  7.79  1.03  1.28  3.83

 

CUBS' last 21 games (12-9)..............

 

Gm#    Date       Opponent         Score  Starter         Opp Starter
127  Thu 08/21    Cincinnati        3- 2  Zambrano        Fogg          
128  Fri 08/22    Washington        5-13  Marquis         Lannan        
129  Sat 08/23    Washington        9- 2  Dempster        Perez         
130  Sun 08/24    Washington        6- 1  Harden          Bergmann      
131  Mon 08/25  @ Pittsburgh    N  12- 3  Lilly           Karstens      
132  Tue 08/26  @ Pittsburgh    N  14- 9  Zambrano        Snell         
133  Wed 08/27  @ Pittsburgh        2- 0  Marquis         Davis         
134  Thu 08/28    Philadelphia  N   6- 4  Dempster        Hamels        
135  Fri 08/29    Philadelphia      3- 2  Harden          Blanton       
136  Sat 08/30    Philadelphia      2- 5  Lilly           Myers         
137  Sun 08/31    Philadelphia      3- 5  Marshall        Moyer         
138  Mon 09/01    Houston           0- 3  Marquis         Oswalt        
139  Tue 09/02    Houston       N   7- 9  Zambrano        Backe         
140  Wed 09/03    Houston       N   0- 4  Dempster        Wolf          
141  Fri 09/05  @ Cincinnati    N   2-10  Lilly           Arroyo        
142  Sat 09/06  @ Cincinnati    N  14- 9  Marquis         Cueto         
143  Sun 09/07  @ Cincinnati        3- 4  Marshall        Harang        
144  Tue 09/09  @ St. Louis     N   3- 4  Dempster        Lohse         
145  Wed 09/10  @ St. Louis     N   4- 3  Lilly           Looper        
146  Thu 09/11  @ St. Louis     N   3- 2  Harden          Wellemeyer    
147  Sun 09/14  @ Houston       N   5- 0  Zambrano        Wolf          

 

Composite scoring during the last 14 games.........

 

                  1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9  10  11  12  13  14  15  16    Total

CUBS              6  12  13  14  12  10  14  21   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0      106
Opponents        11   6   1   9   9  26   3  11  16   0   2   0   0   0   0   0       94

 

CUBS' hitters during the last 21 games......

 

08/21 - 09/14      AB    R    H   2b   3b   HR  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS  BABIP  P/PA   IsoD   RBI%
K Hill              4    0    2    1    0    0    1    0    2  0.500  0.500  0.750  1.250  1.000  4.75  0.000  0.200
Fontenot           24    4    9    3    0    1    6    4    4  0.375  0.467  0.625  1.092  0.421  3.70  0.092  0.500
DeRosa             74   17   22    4    1    6   11    8   12  0.297  0.373  0.622  0.995  0.286  3.75  0.076  0.185
Soriano            83   17   24    5    0    6   10   15   18  0.289  0.398  0.566  0.964  0.305  4.12  0.109  0.087
Pie                 3    1    1    0    0    0    1    2    0  0.333  0.600  0.333  0.933  0.333  3.80  0.267  1.000
Soto               69   10   21    5    0    3   12    3   18  0.304  0.342  0.507  0.850  0.375  3.97  0.038  0.205
Cedeno             23    3    8    1    0    0    3    2    4  0.348  0.400  0.391  0.791  0.421  3.56  0.052  0.188
Edmonds            33    7    7    2    1    1    2    8    9  0.212  0.366  0.424  0.790  0.261  4.41  0.154  0.043
D Lee              79    9   24    5    0    1   12   10   20  0.304  0.382  0.405  0.787  0.397  3.61  0.078  0.224
Ramirez            83    9   20    5    0    4   20    6   13  0.241  0.292  0.446  0.738  0.242  4.19  0.051  0.296
Theriot            81   12   22    2    1    0    4    9   12  0.272  0.344  0.321  0.665  0.319  3.71  0.073  0.111
Fukudome           44    6    9    1    0    1    7    8    9  0.205  0.321  0.295  0.616  0.235  4.70  0.116  0.182
Johnson            43    5   10    1    0    0    1    1   11  0.233  0.267  0.256  0.522  0.313  3.67  0.034  0.048
Ward               13    1    3    0    0    0    1    1    2  0.231  0.286  0.231  0.516  0.273  3.64  0.055  0.083
Hoffpauir           8    2    1    0    0    0    1    2    1  0.125  0.300  0.125  0.425  0.143  4.40  0.175  0.250
Blanco             15    0    3    0    0    0    3    0    3  0.200  0.200  0.200  0.400  0.250  3.19  0.000  0.176
McGehee             3    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    2  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000  4.33  0.000  0.000

last 21 games     723  106  196   35    3   25  100   79  152  0.271  0.345  0.432  0.777  0.313  3.89  0.074  0.177
season totals    5091  784 1421  299   20  167  742  588 1067  0.279  0.357  0.444  0.801  0.325  3.89  0.078  0.196

 

CUBS' pitchers during the last 21 games......

 

08/21 - 09/14        IP    H    R   ER   BB    K   HR    PC  BB/9   K/9  HR/9  WHIP   ERA
Guzman              3.0    2    0    0    1    1    0    38  3.00  3.00  0.00  1.00  0.00
Harden             18.0   10    5    4    5   19    1   295  2.50  9.50  0.50  0.83  2.00
Marmol             13.0    8    3    3    5   17    2   217  3.46 11.77  1.38  1.00  2.08
Marquis            25.7   19    8    8   11   16    0   401  3.86  5.61  0.00  1.17  2.81
Zambrano           25.3   19   10   10   12   20    1   400  4.26  7.11  0.36  1.22  3.55
Dempster           27.3   31   11   11   10   24    2   438  3.29  7.90  0.66  1.50  3.62
Samardzija          7.0    9    4    3    4    5    0   128  5.14  6.43  0.00  1.86  3.86
Marshall           14.3   15    7    7    4    7    1   235  2.51  4.40  0.63  1.33  4.40
Lilly              23.7   22   12   12    4   18    4   352  1.52  6.85  1.52  1.10  4.56
Howry               7.0   10    5    5    1    6    0   106  1.29  7.71  0.00  1.57  6.43
Wood                9.3   13    8    8    3   14    2   184  2.89 13.50  1.93  1.71  7.71
Cotts               6.0    8    7    6    2    6    3   120  3.00  9.00  4.50  1.67  9.00
Hart                1.0    2    1    1    0    2    0    26  0.00 18.00  0.00  2.00  9.00
Wuertz              2.3    2    3    3    2    1    0    36  7.71  3.86  0.00  1.71 11.57
Gaudin              3.7    7    6    6    2    5    2    75  4.91 12.27  4.91  2.45 14.73
Lieber              2.0    3    4    4    1    1    1    32  4.50  4.50  4.50  2.00 18.00

last 21 games     188.7  180   94   91   67  162   19  3083  3.20  7.73  0.91  1.31  4.34
season totals    1325.7 1209  602  564  482 1148  151 21745  3.27  7.79  1.03  1.28  3.83

 

Patience is a virtue.........

 

03/31 - 09/14        P   PA  P/PA
K Hill              19    4  4.75
McGehee             13    3  4.33
Fukudome          2400  556  4.32
Ward               425  101  4.21
Edmonds           1127  269  4.19
Ramirez           2445  602  4.06
Fontenot          1005  251  4.00
Soto              2131  538  3.96
DeRosa            2211  563  3.93
D Lee             2559  652  3.92
Cedeno             764  200  3.82
Theriot           2310  616  3.75
Johnson           1285  343  3.75
Soriano           1685  456  3.70
E Patterson        161   44  3.66
Hoffpauir          179   49  3.65
Pie                272   75  3.63
Blanco             397  112  3.54
Murton             144   41  3.51

CUBS             22663 5830  3.89

 

Percentage of baserunners driven in........

 

03/31 - 09/14      BDI  LOB   RBI%
Ramirez             79  231  0.255
Johnson             40  124  0.244
E Patterson          6   19  0.240
Soriano             43  151  0.222
DeRosa              63  229  0.216
Edmonds             28  105  0.211
Fontenot            28  106  0.209
D Lee               66  254  0.206
Cedeno              25  100  0.200
K Hill               1    4  0.200
Soto                60  245  0.197
Murton               6   29  0.171
Fukudome            45  219  0.170
Ward                11   56  0.164
Theriot             35  193  0.154
Hoffpauir            2   12  0.143
Pie                  7   44  0.137
Blanco               8   69  0.104
McGehee              0    2  0.000

CUBS               575 2355  0.196

 

CUBS' magic numbers:

 

Milwaukee       7
Houston         6
St. Louis       3
Cincinnati     **
Pittsburgh     **

 

 

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Go CUBS !!!

 

 

 

© 2008, Fred W. Hornkohl

[Guest]

Posted this before today's game so I figure I might as well do it again.

 

CUBS have never lost a game when playing a team other than the Brewers at Miller Park.

[CubsBears29]

The Cubs play well when pictures like this show up in game threads.

 

http://media1.suntimes.com/multimedia/060708hotcubs9_cst_feed_20080607_12_39_35_3359-225-400.imageContent

 

Sorry dude, but that is quite unhot.

 

The chest isn't even eye catching.

 

Let me repost a winning pic from Thursday's thread.......

 

http://69.63.148.121/_images/articles/2008/06/07/untitled.bmp

[Fred Hornkohl]

Ah, the wonder of modern science and silicone !!

[Bote McBoteface]

If I can touch them, they're real.

 

 

Lilly better throw a no hitter or he gets DFA'd.

[BCVM22]

Lilly better throw a no hitter or he gets DFA'd.

 

I'll settle for him bowling over the catcher again, so long as he leads with his right shoulder this time.

[Schwarber Fan]

I'm gonna guess Edmonds starts today... :shock:

[Little Slide Rooter]

Here come another guy were due to get some runs from.

[kujay]

Come on Ted Theodore, keep the magic number rolling down the hill.

 

I had this thought this morning as I tried to get out of bed though. I wonder if the guys were out late partying on the mean streets of Dahmertown. If so, they might be a bit sluggish for the early start today.

[erik316wttn]

Back-to-back no-hitters would be sweet. Do it, Ted.

[Cynosure]

Lilly going to follow up Z's no-no with a fine game of his own.

 

7 1/3 IP, 2 ER, 4 H, 8 K

[Little Slide Rooter]

Were still waiting on that offensive explosion. it seems like in each of the last few games, weve had 1 inning where we thought it was coming, but it never arrived. Obviously, we didnt need it last night. 12-3. Make it happen.

[CubInOK]

Sorry dude, but that is quite unhot.

 

The chest isn't even eye catching.

 

Let me repost a winning pic from Thursday's thread.......

 

http://69.63.148.121/_images/articles/2008/06/07/untitled.bmp

OK, OK, so that wasn't quite my best. I'll post a classic instead.

 

http://media1.suntimes.com/multimedia/060608hotcubs151_cst_feed_20080606_21_31_58_3205-400-300.imageContent

[RammyFanny]

Perfect or bust.

[CUBZ99]

Have to admit, the Astros are really getting screwed with the rescheduling from the Hurricane and all. Its a shame it had to happen when they were on such a great stretch and had put themselves back into contention for the wildcard and all. But having said that, good teams take advantage of favorable circumstances.