09/07 Houston (Figueroa) @ CUBS (Silva) 7:05 CDT, CSN TV

[Fred Hornkohl]

http://a.espncdn.com/i/headshots/mlb/players/65/4403.jpg Nelson Walter Figueroa (4-2) ERA = 2.83, WHIP = 1.14

 

 

vs.

 

 

http://a.espncdn.com/i/headshots/mlb/players/65/5056.jpg Carlos Silva (10-5) ERA = 3.92, WHIP = 1.24

 

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[NCCubFan]

Are you just going to start one game thread this time? :D

[Fred Hornkohl]

[sigh]

[Schwarber Fan]

LOLineup:

 

RF Fukudome

2B DeWitt

CF Byrd

1B Hoffpauir

LF Colvin

3B Baker

C Hill

SS Barney

P Silva

 

No Castro again for some ungodly reason, no Soto after a DAY GAME yesterday, and no Aramis again

 

all in all, no reason to watch.

[UMFan83]

Dammit, my boss gave me 2 free tickets to the game in section 111. I'm gonna go but I was hoping for a much better lineup. Blah.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Tuesday 07 Septemebr 2010

Houston @ CUBS

12:05

 

 

Houston

 

Bourne, cf

Keppinger, 2b

Pence, rf

Lee, lf

Johnson, 3b

Wallace, 1b

Manzella, ss

J Castro, c

Figueroa, p

 

 

CUBS

 

Fukudome, rf

DeWitt, 2b

Byrd, cf

Hoffpauir, 1b

Colvin, lf

Baker, 3b

K Hill, c

Barney, ss

Silva, p

[muntjack]

Okay, what? Really? What does the organization gain from that lineup?

 

Best lineup on the field? nope

 

Giving ABs to important young players? no

 

Trying to establish trade value for AAAA types? If I thought they had any reasoning this would be it but it's incredibly weak.

 

 

What puts me over the top is Koyie Hill getting PAs over Chirinos and Castillo. I just cant even articulate how confusing this is.

[Fred Hornkohl]

TOP OF THE FIRST INNING

 

Bourne tripled to right center field

Keppinger singled to center field , Bourne scored

Pence struck out swinging

Lee grounded into a DP, 6-4-3, Keppinger out at second

 

1 runs 2 hits 0 errors 0 men left on base

 

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

 

Home runs:

Houston: none

CUBS: none

 

Houston        IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Figueroa      0.0  0  0  0  0  0  0   0

 

CUBS           IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Silva         1.0  2  1  1  0  1  0  21

[Fred Hornkohl]

           Houston        CUBS
P/PA          5.25        0.00
RBI%          0.33        0.00
R/BR          0.50        0.00
BA           0.500       0.000
OBP          0.500       0.000
SLG          1.000       0.000
OPS          1.500       0.000
ERA           0.00        9.00
BB/9          0.00        0.00
K/9           0.00        9.00

[Fred Hornkohl]

Atlanta        0  5
Pittsburgh     0

St. Louis      0  1
Milwaukee      0

Cincinnati     0  1
Colorado       0

[Fred Hornkohl]

BOTTOM OF THE FIRST INNING

 

Fukudome doubled to left center field

DeWitt grounded out to short, 6-3 , Fukudome to third

Byrd singled to center field , Fukudome scored

Hoffpauir singled to right field , Byrd to third

Colvin grounded into a FC, 3-6, Hoffpauir out at second, Byrd scored

Baker walked , Colvin to second

K Hill struck out swinging

 

2 runs 3 hits 0 errors 2 men left on base

 

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

 

Home runs:

Houston: none

CUBS: none

 

Houston        IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Figueroa      1.0  3  2  2  1  1  0  22

 

CUBS           IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Silva         1.0  2  1  1  0  1  0  21

[Fred Hornkohl]

           Houston        CUBS
P/PA          5.25        3.14
RBI%          0.33        0.40
R/BR          0.50        0.50
BA           0.500       0.500
OBP          0.500       0.571
SLG          1.000       0.667
OPS          1.500       1.238
ERA          18.00        9.00
BB/9          9.00        0.00
K/9           9.00        9.00

[Fred Hornkohl]

Atlanta        0  6
Pittsburgh     0

St. Louis      0  1
Milwaukee      0

Cincinnati     0  1
Colorado       0

[TruffleShuffle]

what a dull game... no castro, no soto and silva pitching. plus the astros suck... can't say i'm upset about not attending this one.

[Fred Hornkohl]

TOP OF THE SECOND INNING

 

Johnson flied out to left center field

Wallace homered to center field

Manzella singled to center field

J Castro blooped a single to right field , Manzella to second

Figueroa sacrificed, 1-4, Manzella to third, J Castro to second

Bourne doubled to left center field , Manzella & J Castro scored

Keppinger grounded out to third, 5-3

 

3 runs 4 hits 0 errors 1 men left on base

 

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

 

Home runs:

Houston: Wallace (1)

CUBS: none

 

Houston        IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Figueroa      1.0  3  2  2  1  1  0  22

 

CUBS           IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Silva         2.0  6  4  4  0  1  1  38

[Fred Hornkohl]

           Houston        CUBS
P/PA          3.45        3.14
RBI%          0.50        0.40
R/BR          0.67        0.50
BA           0.600       0.500
OBP          0.600       0.571
SLG          1.100       0.667
OPS          1.700       1.238
ERA          18.00       18.00
BB/9          9.00        0.00
K/9           9.00        4.50

[Fred Hornkohl]

Atlanta        0
Pittsburgh     0  6

St. Louis      0  2
Milwaukee      2

Cincinnati     0  1
Colorado       0

[Guest]

Silva getting abused by Bourn. That's hilarious.

 

My theory on this lineup is that the Cubs are doing their best to be subtle about trying to lose, but they're going for one of those top four picks.

 

Otherwise I can't really explain it.

[Fred Hornkohl]

BOTTOM OF THE SECOND INNING

 

Barney flied out to right center field

Silva lined out to left field

Fukudome singled to center field

DeWitt grounded out to short, 6-3

 

0 runs 1 hits 0 errors 1 men left on base

 

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

 

Home runs:

Houston: Wallace (1)

CUBS: none

 

Houston        IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Figueroa      2.0  4  2  2  1  1  0  39

 

CUBS           IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Silva         2.0  6  4  4  0  1  1  38

[Fred Hornkohl]

           Houston        CUBS
P/PA          3.45        3.55
RBI%          0.50        0.33
R/BR          0.67        0.40
BA           0.600       0.400
OBP          0.600       0.455
SLG          1.100       0.500
OPS          1.700       0.955
ERA           9.00       18.00
BB/9          4.50        0.00
K/9           4.50        4.50

[Fred Hornkohl]

Atlanta        0
Pittsburgh     0  7

St. Louis      0
Milwaukee      2  2

Cincinnati     0  1
Colorado       0

[Outshined_One]

Otherwise I can't really explain it.

 

This statement sums up the 2010 Cubs in a nutshell.

[Fred Hornkohl]

TOP OF THE THIRD INNING

 

Pence grounded out to short, 6-3

Lee flied out to center field

Johnson walked

Wallace flied out to deep left field

 

0 runs 0 hits 0 errors 1 men left on base

 

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

 

Home runs:

Houston: Wallace (1)

CUBS: none

 

Houston        IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Figueroa      2.0  4  2  2  1  1  0  39

 

CUBS           IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Silva         3.0  6  4  4  1  1  1  53

[Fred Hornkohl]

           Houston        CUBS
P/PA          3.53        3.55
RBI%          0.43        0.33
R/BR          0.57        0.40
BA           0.462       0.400
OBP          0.500       0.455
SLG          0.846       0.500
OPS          1.346       0.955
ERA           9.00       12.00
BB/9          4.50        3.00
K/9           4.50        3.00

[Fred Hornkohl]

Atlanta        0
Pittsburgh     0  7

St. Louis      0
Milwaukee      2  2

Cincinnati     0
Colorado       0  1