07/26 CUBS (Silva) @ Houston (Wright) 7:05 CDT, CSN TV

[Fred Hornkohl]

TOP OF THE NINTH INNING

 

Lopez in to pitch for Houston

S Castro singled to center field

D Lee grounded into a DP, 6-4-3, S Castro out at second

Ramirez struck out swinging

 

0 runs 1 hits 0 errors 1 men left on base

 

                1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9              R  H  E
CUBS            0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0              5 13  1
Houston         1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0                2 11  0

 

Home runs:

CUBS: Theriot (1)

Houston: none

 

CUBS           IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Silva         5.0  5  1  1  1  4  0  90
Berg          1.7  5  1  1  0  0  0  28
Cashner       0.3  0  0  0  0  0  0   2
Marshall      1.0  1  0  0  0  2  0  16

 

Houston        IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Wright        5.0  8  4  4  1  4  0  93
Figueroa      2.0  3  1  1  0  2  1  40
Chacin        1.0  1  0  0  0  0  0   7
Lopez         1.0  1  0  0  0  1  0  14

[TruffleShuffle]

Someone call Jeff Gillooly and tell him where to find Theriot.

 

i know everyone likes dumping on theriot, but can we wait to do it when he's having a bad game? he's 2-4 with a home run. i almost want him traded so that we don't need three posts after every ground out about how much he sucks and shouldn't play.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Cincinnati     2
Milwaukee      3  F

Seattle        1
white sox      6  F

Florida        0
San Francisco  0  2

Minnesota     19
Kansas City    0  8

[Fred Hornkohl]

              CUBS     Houston
P/PA          3.85        3.68
RBI%          0.20        0.11
R/BR          0.36        0.17
BA           0.342       0.306
OBP          0.359       0.324
SLG          0.605       0.333
OPS          0.964       0.658
ERA           2.25        5.00
BB/9          1.13        1.00
K/9           6.75        7.00

[Fred Hornkohl]

Marmol in to pitch for the CUBS

[Fred Hornkohl]

Sanchez called out on strikes

[Fred Hornkohl]

Berkman grounded out to the catcher, 2-3

[Fred Hornkohl]

Pence doubled to right field

[Fred Hornkohl]

BOTTOM OF THE NINTH INNING

 

Marmol in to pitch for the CUBS

Sanchez called out on strikes

Berkman grounded out to the catcher, 2-3

Pence doubled to right field

C Lee struck out swinging

 

0 runs 1 hits 0 errors 1 men left on base

 

                1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9              R  H  E
CUBS            0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0              5 13  1
Houston         1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0              2 12  0

 

CUBS WIN !! CUBS WIN !! CUBS WIN !!

 

W: Silva (10-4)

S: none

L: Wright (0-1)

 

T: 3:00

A: 25,640

 

Home runs:

CUBS: Theriot (1)

Houston: none

 

CUBS           IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Silva         5.0  5  1  1  1  4  0  90
Berg          1.7  5  1  1  0  0  0  28
Cashner       0.3  0  0  0  0  0  0   2
Marshall      1.0  1  0  0  0  2  0  16
Marmol        1.0  1  0  0  0  2  0  17

 

Houston        IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Wright        5.0  8  4  4  1  4  0  93
Figueroa      2.0  3  1  1  0  2  1  40
Chacin        1.0  1  0  0  0  0  0   7
Lopez         1.0  1  0  0  0  1  0  14

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[Fred Hornkohl]

Cincinnati     2
Milwaukee      3  F

Seattle        1
white sox      6  F

Florida        0
San Francisco  0  3

Minnesota     19
Kansas City    0  9

[Fred Hornkohl]

              CUBS     Houston
P/PA          3.85        3.73
RBI%          0.20        0.10
R/BR          0.36        0.15
BA           0.342       0.300
OBP          0.359       0.317
SLG          0.605       0.350
OPS          0.964       0.667
ERA           2.00        5.00
BB/9          1.00        1.00
K/9           8.00        7.00

[Fred Hornkohl]

Monday 26 July 2010

CUBS @ Houston

19:05

 

 

                1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9              R  H  E
CUBS            0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0              5 13  1
Houston         1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0              2 11  0



CUBS
                     ab   r   h rbi  bb   k lob  sb  cs sac gdp   e  2b  3b  hr  sf  hb
Colvin        rf       5   0   1   0   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0
S Castro      ss       5   0   2   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0
D Lee         1b       5   1   1   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0
Ramirez       3b       5   0   2   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Byrd          cf       3   2   1   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Soriano       lf       4   1   2   1   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0
Soto          c        3   0   1   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0
Berg          p        0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Cashner       p        0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Nady          ph       1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Marshall      p        0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Marmol        p        0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Theriot       2b       4   1   2   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   1   0   0
Silva         p        1   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Fontenot      ph       1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K Hill        c        1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

totals                38   5  13   5   1   7  17   0   0   1   1   1   5   1   1   0   0



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

totals                40   2  11   2   1   8  19   2   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0



CUBS
                 IP   H   R  ER  BB   K  HR  Pit
Silva            5.0   5   1   1   1   4   0   90
Berg             1.7   4   1   1   0   0   0   28
Cashner          0.3   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
Marshall         1.0   1   0   0   0   2   0   16
Marmol           1.0   1   0   0   0   2   0   17

totals           9.0  11   2   2   1   8   0  153


Houston
                 IP   H   R  ER  BB   K  HR  Pit
Wright           5.0   8   4   4   1   4   0   93
Figueroa         2.0   3   1   1   0   2   1   40
Chacin           1.0   1   0   0   0   0   0   7
Lopez            1.0   1   0   0   0   1   0   14

totals           9.0  13   5   5   1   7   1  154

W: Silva (10-4)
S: Marmol (19)
L: Wright (0-1)

T:  3:00
A:  25,037

Home runs:
CUBS: Theriot (1)
Houston: none

 

 

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[Keener98]

Man, last nights game vs Stl was huge. If the Cubs had won that game they would "only" be 7.5 games out of 1st place. Then just imagine if they had actually beat Houston and Pitt like they should have...Ya its fun to dream

[Fred Hornkohl]

Well I guess the real Carlos Silva has came back.

 

Yeah, I guess so.

[TruffleShuffle]

Man, last nights game vs Stl was huge. If the Cubs had won that game they would "only" be 7.5 games out of 1st place. Then just imagine if they had actually beat Houston and Pitt like they should have...Ya its fun to dream

 

that's not nearly as huge as you think.

[Keener98]

Man, last nights game vs Stl was huge. If the Cubs had won that game they would "only" be 7.5 games out of 1st place. Then just imagine if they had actually beat Houston and Pitt like they should have...Ya its fun to dream

 

that's not nearly as huge as you think.

 

A 2 game swing in the wrong way right now is pretty huge. When you take into account the games left vs the Cardinals, and that Stl and Cincy play each other 6 more times, 7.5 isnt insurmountable.

[Keener98]

Well I guess the real Carlos Silva has came back.

 

Yeah, I guess so.

 

Ohhhh you got me!

[Coach C]

7-4 since the AS Break. Beating St. Louis 2 out of 3 does help. If they can keep this pace, which is probably unlikely, but is possible, 9.5 games can be easily erased.

[Guest]

7-4 since the AS Break. Beating St. Louis 2 out of 3 does help. If they can keep this pace, which is probably unlikely, but is possible, 9.5 games can be easily erased.

 

If Cincinnati and St. Louis play .500 ball the rest of the way, then all the Cubs have to do is play at a 107 win pace from here on out. They are done.

[erik316wttn]

7-4 since the AS Break. Beating St. Louis 2 out of 3 does help. If they can keep this pace, which is probably unlikely, but is possible, 9.5 games can be easily erased.

:oldbluekoolaid: :oldbluekoolaid:

[UMFan83]

7-4 since the AS Break. Beating St. Louis 2 out of 3 does help. If they can keep this pace, which is probably unlikely, but is possible, 9.5 games can be easily erased.

 

If Cincinnati and St. Louis play .500 ball the rest of the way, then all the Cubs have to do is play at a 107 win pace from here on out. They are done.

 

41-21 is doable! Ok, or not..

 

The problem is the fact that there are 2 teams way ahead of the Cubs. If there were just 1, I'd still think it's doubtful but its a lot more likely for one team playing at a 90 win pace all year to randomly play .500 ball the last 60 games of the season than 2 teams playing around a 90 win pace falling to that level. And then that's without considering the Cubs playing better than they did in 2008 for 37% of the season.

[MWV]

I didn't get to see last night's game, but I had a look at a few replays this morning. Was the question ever raised as to whether Geo's 2R double was in fact a HR? In the replay footage, the ball appears to collide with the base of the foul pole:

 

http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=10292845&query=%26game_pk%3D265297

 

Was this reviewed/discussed?

[Sammy Sofa]

I didn't get to see last night's game, but I had a look at a few replays this morning. Was the question ever raised as to whether Geo's 2R double was in fact a HR? In the replay footage, the ball appears to collide with the base of the foul pole:

 

http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=10292845&query=%26game_pk%3D265297

 

Was this reviewed/discussed?

 

No. I think you're mistaken in what you think you're seeing since the ball hits the wall well below the foul below the foul pole and the HR line.

[erik316wttn]

Well Ted, enjoy your last start as a Cub tonight. And let me say an early thank you for your solid contributions for the last 4 years.

[MWV]

I didn't get to see last night's game, but I had a look at a few replays this morning. Was the question ever raised as to whether Geo's 2R double was in fact a HR? In the replay footage, the ball appears to collide with the base of the foul pole:

 

http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=10292845&query=%26game_pk%3D265297

 

Was this reviewed/discussed?

 

No. I think you're mistaken in what you think you're seeing since the ball hits the wall well below the foul below the foul pole and the HR line.

I figured as much. Thanks.