4/26 Cubs (Russell) vs Rockies (De La Rosa) 7:05 WGN

[Sammy Sofa]

Yikes. That was close.

[Fred Hornkohl]

TOP OF THE FOURTH INNING

 

Wigginton homered to left field

Spilborghs grounded out to third, 5-3

Iannetta walked

Iannetta stole second base

De La Rosa struck out swinging

Fowler walked

Herrera grounded into a FC, 6-4, Fowler out at second

 

1 runs 1 hits 0 errors 2 men left on base

 

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

 

Home runs:

Colorado: Helton (2), Wigginton (2)

CUBS: none

 

Colorado       IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
De La Rosa    3.0  4  2  1  0  3  0  54

 

CUBS           IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Russell       4.0  4  3  3  3  4  2  78

[Irrelevant Dude]

*Sigh*

 

The Cubs will be able to skip the #5 starter for a while soon, right?

I sure hope so. I've seen about all I can handle from "Forfeit" Russell.

[Fred Hornkohl]

         Colorado        CUBS
P/PA          3.90        3.60
RBI%          0.11        0.10
R/BR          0.38        0.40
BA           0.250       0.286
OBP          0.400       0.333
SLG          0.688       0.286
OPS          1.088       0.619
ERA           2.25        6.75
BB/9          0.00        6.75
K/9           6.75        9.00

[Fred Hornkohl]

NY Mets        5  8
Washington     3

San Francisco  1  6
Pittsburgh     1

LA Dodgers     2
Florida        4  7

St. Louis      3
Houston        1  4

Cincinnati     2  5
Milwaukee      2

Philadelphia   0
Arizona        0  8:40

Atlanta        0
San Diego      0  9:05

white sox      1  8
NY Yanks       2

[Fred Hornkohl]

Soriano popped out to second base

[Fred Hornkohl]

Johnson singled to left center field

[Fred Hornkohl]

Russell struck out swinging (bunt)

[Sammy Sofa]

Alright, Starlin; raise one up into the wind.

[Fred Hornkohl]

BOTTOM OF THE FOURTH INNING

 

Soriano popped out to second base

Johnson singled to left center field

Russell struck out swinging (bunt)

Castro grounded out to the pitcher, 1-3

 

0 runs 1 hits 0 errors 1 men left on base

 

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

 

Home runs:

Colorado: Helton (2), Wigginton (2)

CUBS: none

 

Colorado       IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
De La Rosa    4.0  5  2  1  0  4  0  71

 

CUBS           IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Russell       4.0  4  3  3  3  4  2  78

[Fred Hornkohl]

         Colorado        CUBS
P/PA          3.90        3.74
RBI%          0.11        0.08
R/BR          0.38        0.33
BA           0.250       0.278
OBP          0.400       0.316
SLG          0.688       0.278
OPS          1.088       0.594
ERA           2.25        6.75
BB/9          0.00        6.75
K/9           9.00        9.00

[Fred Hornkohl]

NY Mets        5
Washington     3  8

San Francisco  1  7
Pittsburgh     2

LA Dodgers     2
Florida        4  8

St. Louis      3  5
Houston        1

Cincinnati     2
Milwaukee      2  5

Philadelphia   0
Arizona        0  8:40

Atlanta        0
San Diego      0  9:05

white sox      3
NY Yanks       2  8

[nick23]

Castro has taken a couple of horrible swings in hitter counts.

[Guest]

That one wasn't a cheapie.

[Sammy Sofa]

Really wouldn't mind seeing the Cubs finally hit more than a few scattered home runs. Are the last two Cubs' homers Barney's and Reed's walkoff? Please tell me I'm forgetting something in between there.

[nick23]

Umm...why was Russell batting with a man on if he was only pitching to one batter the next inning?

[Sammy Sofa]

Umm...why was Russell batting with a man on if he was only pitching to one batter the next inning?

 

Pretty obvious the plan wasn't for him to only pitch to one batter in the 5th.

[haubrich91]

Really wouldn't mind seeing the Cubs finally hit more than a few scattered home runs. Are the last two Cubs' homers Barney's and Reed's walkoff? Please tell me I'm forgetting something in between there.

 

Soriano had one in the night game on Wednesday against the Padres.

[TruffleShuffle]

Umm...why was Russell batting with a man on if he was only pitching to one batter the next inning?

 

Pretty obvious the plan wasn't for him to only pitch to one batter in the 5th.

 

still makes it pretty dumb. if you want him to stay in the game then leave him in past that hitter, regardless of outcome. it shouldn't be "welp he gave up a home run, looks like he doesn't have it, better go to the pen."

[Sammy Sofa]

Really wouldn't mind seeing the Cubs finally hit more than a few scattered home runs. Are the last two Cubs' homers Barney's and Reed's walkoff? Please tell me I'm forgetting something in between there.

 

Soriano had one in the night game on Wednesday against the Padres.

 

OK, thank God...I think.

[nick23]

Umm...why was Russell batting with a man on if he was only pitching to one batter the next inning?

 

Pretty obvious the plan wasn't for him to only pitch to one batter in the 5th.

How was it obvious? He threw three pitches.

[TBone]

That was one of the more puzzling things I've seen. You've got a reliever making a spot start, he's thrown 80 pitches and isn't really looking good, the wind's blowing out, he's facing 3-4-5 hitters of the opponent in the 5th, you're batting and you've got a guy on first with one down, and you send the pitcher up there to hit. Not only that, he shows bunt on pitch one, but not on pitch two. Pitch 3, when he's up 2-0, he doesn't show bunt and now it's 2-1 as the heater down the middle is a strike. Then you trade showing bunt and not, and wind up having him bunt with two strikes only to K after fouling the last pitch off swinging? To top it off, he throws four (?) pitches to the first batter and gives up a dinger, then you pull him.

 

Quade, are you [expletive]?

[Sammy Sofa]

Umm...why was Russell batting with a man on if he was only pitching to one batter the next inning?

 

Pretty obvious the plan wasn't for him to only pitch to one batter in the 5th.

 

still makes it pretty dumb. if you want him to stay in the game then leave him in past that hitter, regardless of outcome. it shouldn't be "welp he gave up a home run, looks like he doesn't have it, better go to the pen."

 

Hey, I'm not defending it. I think they should have either PH for him or let him finish the 5th.

[Sammy Sofa]

Umm...why was Russell batting with a man on if he was only pitching to one batter the next inning?

 

Pretty obvious the plan wasn't for him to only pitch to one batter in the 5th.

How was it obvious? He threw three pitches.

 

The fact that he started the inning makes it pretty clear Quade was trying to sneak one more inning out of him. Then he overreacted and yanked him after giving up a monster home run. One terrible manager decision begats another.

[Tarver]

I really hate Berg.