07/19 Houston (Rodriguez) @ CUBS (Silva) 7:05 CDT, WCIU TV

[Fred Hornkohl]

Soriano grounded out to short, 6-3

[Fred Hornkohl]

Soto               AB    R    H   2b   3b   HR  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS  BABIP  P/PA     RC   IsoD   RBI%
bases empty       132   18   36    6    0    7    7   21   29  0.273  0.373  0.477  0.850  0.302  3.95   23.5  0.100  0.000
Late (7th on)      74   13   21    4    0    3    6   16   21  0.284  0.411  0.459  0.871  0.360  4.08   14.0  0.127  0.111
2 outs             57    6   17    3    0    3   12   22    7  0.298  0.494  0.509  1.002  0.298  3.91   14.3  0.195  0.237
CUBS trailing      82    9   17    5    0    2    5   19   23  0.207  0.353  0.341  0.694  0.263  4.11    9.9  0.146  0.100
last 10 games      29    4   10    1    0    3    9    4    7  0.345  0.424  0.690  1.114  0.368  3.76    8.5  0.079  0.429
July               43    6   15    4    0    3   13    6   10  0.349  0.429  0.651  1.080  0.400  3.73   12.0  0.080  0.385
Home              114   15   30    4    0    6   15   25   26  0.263  0.393  0.456  0.849  0.293  4.13   20.4  0.130  0.164
Nite               98   12   27    7    0    5   14   21   24  0.276  0.403  0.500  0.903  0.319  4.04   19.8  0.128  0.231
vs Right          143   21   39    9    0    7   23   29   36  0.273  0.395  0.483  0.878  0.320  4.09   27.3  0.123  0.239
vs. Houst          10    1    4    1    0    0    0    0    4  0.400  0.400  0.500  0.900  0.667  4.20    2.0  0.000  0.000
Tony Randazzo       7    0    2    0    0    0    0    1    2  0.286  0.375  0.286  0.661  0.400  4.25    0.8  0.089  0.000

season totals     217   30   62   13    0   11   32   45   52  0.286  0.407  0.498  0.905  0.331  4.04   43.9  0.121  0.208

[Fred Hornkohl]

Soto doubled to left center field

[Fred Hornkohl]

Baker              AB    R    H   2b   3b   HR  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS  BABIP  P/PA     RC   IsoD   RBI%
RISP               39    2    6    2    1    0    7    2   12  0.154  0.190  0.256  0.447  0.222  3.95    1.9  0.037  0.115
Late (7th on)      41    6   13    1    1    1    6    3   15  0.317  0.364  0.463  0.827  0.480  3.84    6.9  0.047  0.156
2 outs             41    2    4    0    0    1    3    1   15  0.098  0.119  0.171  0.290  0.120  4.02    0.8  0.021  0.063
CUBS trailing      33    2    8    0    1    0    3    1    9  0.242  0.286  0.303  0.589  0.333  3.63    2.9  0.043  0.136
last 10 games       5    1    2    0    0    0    0    0    3  0.400  0.400  0.400  0.800  1.000  4.40    0.8  0.000  0.000
July                9    1    2    0    0    0    0    0    5  0.222  0.222  0.222  0.444  0.500  4.33    0.4  0.000  0.000
Home               51    9   16    1    2    2    7    4   10  0.314  0.375  0.529  0.904  0.359  3.48   10.1  0.061  0.238
Nite               73    8   18    3    2    0    4    4   19  0.247  0.286  0.342  0.628  0.333  3.87    7.1  0.039  0.083
vs Right           44    3    5    2    0    1    4    3   18  0.114  0.167  0.227  0.394  0.160  3.94    1.7  0.053  0.103
vs. Houst           3    1    1    0    0    0    0    2    0  0.333  0.600  0.333  0.933  0.333  4.80    0.6  0.267  0.000
Tony Randazzo       4    1    1    0    0    1    2    0    0  0.250  0.250  1.000  1.250  0.000  3.50    1.0  0.000  0.333

season totals     122   15   30    5    2    3   12    7   34  0.246  0.290  0.393  0.684  0.318  3.85   13.9  0.044  0.115

[Fred Hornkohl]

Last time the CUBS hit 4 doubles in a game.... Thur 15 Jul 10 (4 2b) in a 12-6 win over Philadelphia at Wrigley

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[Ballgame64]

This team is so frustrating. They have as much overall talent as anyone in the division but are lacking something. Heart, courage, passion, focus, leadership...something that does not allow them to take advantage of bad teams other than Arizona.

 

Come on. They didn't lose tonight because of ridiculous intangibles; they lost because of poor pitching. Most of the other games lost to bad teams has been due to a lack of offense.

That is true, but why does this keep happening, especially against bad teams? Take a look at the Cardinals record in the first game of a series compared to the Cubs. Carpenter and Wainwright are not the only ones who pitch for the Cardinals. Tonight, the immortal Blake Hawksworth gives up 3 in the first and another in the 4th. He keeps his team in the game for 6 innings and the offense comes back to give him a win. The bullpen comes in and doesn't give up runs.

 

Meanwhile, in Chicago, the Cubs bullpen gives up home runs to unproven players on a horrible team. EVERY pitcher used by Lou gave up runs. Are these top bullpen guys, no but no one can step up and shut down a bad line-up for a few innings?

 

Is it bad talent? Maybe. But it is not always talent level.

[Fred Hornkohl]

BOTTOM OF THE NINTH INNING

 

Majewski in to pitch for Houston

Byrd flied out to right field

Soriano grounded out to short, 6-3

Soto doubled to left center field

Baker lined out to the pitcher

 

0 runs 1 hits 0 errors 1 men left on base

 

                1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9              R  H  E
Houston         5 0 3 0 0 0 2 1 0             11 17  0
CUBS            0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0              5 10  2

 

W: Rodriguez (7-11)

S: none

L: Silva (9-4)

 

T: 2:51

A: 35,514

 

Home runs:

Houston: J Castro (2), Johnson (1)

CUBS: Colvin (13), Ramirez (12)

 

Houston        IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Rodriguez     6.0  8  5  5  1  2  2  89
Lopez         1.0  0  0  0  0  1  0  16
Byrdak        1.0  1  0  0  0  0  0  13
Majewski      1.0  1  0  0  0  0  0  13

 

CUBS           IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Silva         1.0  7  5  5  2  0  0  41
Atkins        4.0  5  3  3  1  1  1  64
Berg          2.0  3  2  2  1  2  1  31
Howry         2.0  2  1  0  2  1  0  48

[Fred Hornkohl]

           Houston        CUBS
P/PA          3.76        3.74
RBI%          0.36        0.25
R/BR          0.48        0.45
BA           0.395       0.303
OBP          0.469       0.333
SLG          0.628       0.606
OPS          1.097       0.939
ERA           5.00       10.00
BB/9          1.00        6.00
K/9           3.00        4.00

[Fred Hornkohl]

Milwaukee      3
Pittsburgh     1  F

Philadelphia   4
St. Louis      8  F

Washington     2
Cincinnati     7  F

[Fred Hornkohl]

Monday 19 July 2010

Houston @ CUBS

19:05

 

 

                1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9              R  H  E
Houston         5 0 3 0 0 0 2 1 0             11 17  0
CUBS            0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0              5 10  2



Houston
                     ab   r   h rbi  bb   k lob  sb  cs sac gdp   e  2b  3b  hr  sf  hb
Bourn         cf       5   1   2   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Sanchez       ss       6   1   3   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Berkman       1b       4   1   1   0   2   1   3   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0
Pence         rf       6   1   1   2   0   2   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C Lee         lf       5   1   2   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0
Keppinger     2b       2   3   1   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Johnson       3b       5   2   3   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0   1   1   0   0
J Castro      c        5   1   2   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0
Rodriguez     p        3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0
Feliz         ph       1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Lopez         p        0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Byrdak        p        0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Michaels      ph       1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

totals                43  11  17  10   6   4  14   0   1   0   2   0   2   1   2   0   0



CUBS
                     ab   r   h rbi  bb   k lob  sb  cs sac gdp   e  2b  3b  hr  sf  hb
Colvin        rf       4   1   1   2   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0
S Castro      ss       4   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0
D Lee         1b       4   2   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0
Ramirez       3b       3   1   2   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1   0
Byrd          cf       4   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0
Soriano       lf       4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Soto          c        3   1   2   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0
Baker         2b       4   0   1   0   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0
Silva         p        0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Atkins        p        1   0   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Nady          ph       1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0
Berg          p        0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Fontenot      ph       1   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                33   5  10   5   1   3   9   0   0   0   2   2   4   0   2   1   0



Houston
                 IP   H   R  ER  BB   K  HR  Pit
Rodriguez        6.0   8   5   5   1   2   2   89
Lopez            1.0   0   0   0   0   1   0   16
Byrdak           1.0   1   0   0   0   0   0   13
Majewski         1.0   1   0   0   0   0   0   13

totals           9.0  10   5   5   1   3   2  131


CUBS
                 IP   H   R  ER  BB   K  HR  Pit
Silva            1.0   7   5   5   2   0   0   41
Atkins           4.0   5   3   3   1   1   1   64
Berg             2.0   3   2   2   1   2   1   31
Howry            2.0   2   1   0   2   1   0   48

totals           9.0  17  11  10   6   4   2  184

W: Rodriguez (7-11)
S: none
L: Silva (9-4)

T:  2:51
A:  35,514

Home runs:
Houston: J Castro (2), Johnson (1)
CUBS: Colvin (13), Ramirez (12)

[Fred Hornkohl]

Ya know that feeling of relief you get when you stop beating your head against the wall ???

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[Sammy Sofa]

That is true, but why does this keep happening, especially against bad teams? Take a look at the Cardinals record in the first game of a series compared to the Cubs. Carpenter and Wainwright are not the only ones who pitch for the Cardinals. Tonight, the immortal Blake Hawksworth gives up 3 in the first and another in the 4th. He keeps his team in the game for 6 innings and the offense comes back to give him a win. The bullpen comes in and doesn't give up runs.

 

Meanwhile, in Chicago, the Cubs bullpen gives up home runs to unproven players on a horrible team. EVERY pitcher used by Lou gave up runs. Are these top bullpen guys, no but no one can step up and shut down a bad line-up for a few innings?

 

Is it bad talent? Maybe. But it is not always talent level.

 

It's baseball. These things just happen when you have a team that has been struggling to play consistently good baseball. Like I said, when the Cubs have lost to bad teams this year it's typically been due to the inconsistent offense. Tonight happened to be because of the pitching. It happens. There is no mysterious metaphysical reason.

[Little Slide Rooter]

The main story behind the failure of the 2010 Cubs isnt just offense or bullpen or defense, its been the inability to take care of business in their own divison, the good teams or the bad. You can beat good teams like the Phillies or bad teams like the D Backs all you want, but if you keep getting beat by your own divison, its not going to be a good season.

[Sammy Sofa]

The main story behind the failure of the 2010 Cubs isnt just offense or bullpen or defense, its been the inability to take care of business in their own divison, the good teams or the bad...

 

...which is because of the offense or the defense or the bullpen or the starting pitching.

[erik316wttn]

Well, looks like Silva is back to his old self.

[TruffleShuffle]

That is true, but why does this keep happening, especially against bad teams? Take a look at the Cardinals record in the first game of a series compared to the Cubs. Carpenter and Wainwright are not the only ones who pitch for the Cardinals. Tonight, the immortal Blake Hawksworth gives up 3 in the first and another in the 4th. He keeps his team in the game for 6 innings and the offense comes back to give him a win. The bullpen comes in and doesn't give up runs.

 

Meanwhile, in Chicago, the Cubs bullpen gives up home runs to unproven players on a horrible team. EVERY pitcher used by Lou gave up runs. Are these top bullpen guys, no but no one can step up and shut down a bad line-up for a few innings?

 

Is it bad talent? Maybe. But it is not always talent level.

 

It's baseball. These things just happen when you have a team that has been struggling to play consistently good baseball. Like I said, when the Cubs have lost to bad teams this year it's typically been due to the inconsistent offense. Tonight happened to be because of the pitching. It happens. There is no mysterious metaphysical reason.

 

if you're rolling mitch atkins, justin berg and washed-up bob howry out of the bullpen, then the bullpen problem is most certainly talent level.

[TruffleShuffle]

also, trever miller has been at least a decent reliever for a number of years, jason motte is young but throws 100 mph, and mcclellan has been a solid pitcher for them for a few years now. they're certainly more talented than two kids who don't have big league arms and a guy who was good three years ago.

[UMFan83]

Did you know...

 

-The 11 runs the Astros scored tonight is a season high

-This is only the 2nd time this season the Astros scored 10 runs or more

-This is only the 10th time all season the Astros have scored more than 6 runs in a game

[Andy]

Did you know...

 

-The 11 runs the Astros scored tonight is a season high

-This is only the 2nd time this season the Astros scored 10 runs or more

-This is only the 10th time all season the Astros have scored more than 6 runs in a game

Did you know...

 

- Carlos Silva sucks at pitching

- Jeff Stevens is mediocre at best at pitching

- Justin Berg sucks at pitching

- Bob Howry really, really, really [expletive] sucks at pitching

[SouthSideRyan]

Seems odd to blame this one on Jeff Stevens

[Sammy Sofa]

Jeff Stevens was seducing Andy's girlfriend in the bleachers with his eyes. Andy's grudge will never die.

[Derwood]

Jeff Stevens was seducing Andy's girlfriend in the bleachers with his eyes. Andy's grudge will never die.

 

I thought OleMissCub had cornered the market on girlfriends being stolen by major league pitchers

[SouthSideRyan]

Jeff Stevens was seducing Andy's girlfriend in the bleachers with his eyes. Andy's grudge will never die.

 

I thought OleMissCub had cornered the market on girlfriends being stolen by major league pitchers

 

AA-equivalent pitchers

[UMFan83]

Jeff Stevens was seducing Andy's girlfriend in the bleachers with his eyes. Andy's grudge will never die.

 

I thought OleMissCub had cornered the market on girlfriends being stolen by major league pitchers

 

Only pitchers that played in the 50's or earlier.

[Andy]

It was a joke, friends. Calm down. I like Stevens, I'm just hoping for some improvement.