7/1 Astros (Rodriguez) @ Cubs (Wood) 1:20 pm CDT, CSN

[haubrich91]

(32-46) Houston Astros @ (28-49) Chicago Cubs

 

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Wandy Rodriguez

6-5, 3.52 ERA

Career vs. Cubs: 6-6, with a 3.84 ERA in 20 starts. 124.1 IP, 89 K and 37 BB.

 

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Travis Wood

2-3, 3.54 ERA

Career vs. Astros: 1-2, with a 2.55 ERA in six starts. 35.1 IP, 27 K and 9 BB.

[PrimeTime]

Anthony Rizzo. That is all.

[C.C.]

Rizzo and Castro. Make it happen.

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS have been outscored 23-19 in their last 5 games (4-1).

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[otis89]

CUBS have been outscored 23-19 in their last 5 games (4-1).

 

 

Go CUBS !!

 

Of course, the disclaimer being that 17 of those 23 runs were scored by the Mets in 1 game. Remove that outlier, and the Cubs are 4-0, having outscored their opponents 18-6.

[Have a seat, Neifi]

crafty lefty day

[Ballgame64]

Travis Wood gets the get away day line up...poor guy.

Johnson CF

Castro SS

Rizzo 1B

Baker RF

Soto C

Mather LF

Barney 2B

Valbuena 3B

Wood P

 

Since wins are not important this year there is no excuse to sit LaHair. If they think he has any future with the Cubs, they need to give him a legitimate chance against left handed pitchers. Especially when this team has struggled so much against left handed starters.

[El Duderino]

Travis Wood gets the get away day line up...poor guy.

Johnson CF

Castro SS

Rizzo 1B

Baker RF

Soto C

Mather LF

Barney 2B

Valbuena 3B

Wood P

 

Since wins are not important this year there is no excuse to sit LaHair. If they think he has any future with the Cubs, they need to give him a legitimate chance against left handed pitchers. Especially when this team has struggled so much against left handed starters.

 

he doesn't

[Guest]

LaHair has a .344 OPS and 21 K's in 43 PAs against LHP. He would certainly make things worse against LHP compared to, well, anyone else on the roster.

[PrimeTime]

Jeff Baker hitting cleanup...Holy Jebus

[Guest]

Travis Wood gets the get away day line up...poor guy.

Johnson CF

Castro SS

Rizzo 1B

Baker RF

Soto C

Mather LF

Barney 2B

Valbuena 3B

Wood P

 

Since wins are not important this year there is no excuse to sit LaHair. If they think he has any future with the Cubs, they need to give him a legitimate chance against left handed pitchers. Especially when this team has struggled so much against left handed starters.

 

There's your answer.

 

No point willfully uglying up his numbers while they try to trade him.

[haubrich91]

Castro and LaHair all-stars.

[El Duderino]

Castro and LaHair all-stars.

 

what the [expletive]?

[Gilby]

If the players voted him in, that might have been a couple weeks ago when he did look like the second best 1B in the NL. It's pretty shocking there are two Cubs though.

[PrimeTime]

So LaHair is an All-Star and.........He's not in the lineup.

 

 

Doug Padilla ‏@ESPNChiCubs

 

Starlin Castro is an All-Star. Bryan LaHair gets in too. Great story.

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[tgkimmel]

Television isn't an option for me today, going to follow online. Tribune website says there will be a rain delay, any word on how long it is expected to be?

[Gilby]

Television isn't an option for me today, going to follow online. Tribune website says there will be a rain delay, any word on how long it is expected to be?

 

The radar doesn't look like it will last too long. Maybe until 2? Just a guess though.

[tgkimmel]

Television isn't an option for me today, going to follow online. Tribune website says there will be a rain delay, any word on how long it is expected to be?

 

The radar doesn't look like it will last too long. Maybe until 2? Just a guess though.

 

Thanks, we could certainly use some of that here (KY). My front yard is totally brown and it would take a jackhammer to make a dent in it now.

[Guest]

Those aren't real wiffle balls. Weak.

[haubrich91]

@ESPNChiCubs: Approx a 2:15 p.m. CST start time for Cubs-Astros.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Sveum with his 59th unique lineup in 77 games.

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 3-2 with Tim Welke's crew on the field this year.............

 

Gm#    Date       Opponent         Score  Starter         Opp Starter
.55  Tue 06/05  @ Milwaukee     N  10- 0  Dempster        Gallardo      
.56  Wed 06/06  @ Milwaukee     N   0- 8  Maholm          Grienke       
.57  Thu 06/07  @ Milwaukee         3- 4  Garza           Wolf          
.76  Fri 06/29    Houston           4- 0  Maholm          Norris        
.77  Sat 06/30    Houston           3- 2  Garza           Happ          
.78  Sun 07/01    Houston            -    T. Wood         W Rodriguez  

 

 

CUBS are 0-1 with Mike Everitt behind home plate this year........

 

Gm#    Date       Opponent         Score  Starter         Opp Starter
.56  Wed 06/06  @ Milwaukee     N   0- 8  Maholm          Grienke       

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 14-9 (0.609) on Sun 01 July

 

Gam#      Date          Opponent                 Score
030  Sun  07/01/1876    Philadelphia Athletics   18-10    
055  Sun  07/01/1894    Cleveland Spiders         9-10    
057  Sun  07/01/1900    Brooklyn                  6- 5    
067  Sun  07/01/1906    Cincinnati                1- 0    
072  Sun  07/01/1917    St. Louis                 0- 4    
069  Sun  07/01/1923    St. Louis                 7- 8    
072  Sun  07/01/1928  @ Cincinnati                1- 4    
068  Sun  07/01/1934  @ Pittsburgh                4- 5    
060  Sun  07/01/1945  @ New York                  4- 7    
061  Sun  07/01/1945  @ New York                  4- 3    
062  Sun  07/01/1951  @ Cincinnati                7- 0    
063  Sun  07/01/1951  @ Cincinnati                7- 5    
062  Sun  07/01/1956    Milwaukee                 7- 0    
063  Sun  07/01/1956    Milwaukee                 3- 4    
080  Sun  07/01/1962  @ Milwaukee                 0- 1    
080  Sun  07/01/1973    New York                  5- 6    
081  Sun  07/01/1973    New York                  6- 5    
070  Sun  07/01/1979    New York                  5- 4    
071  Sun  07/01/1979    New York                  8- 2    
077  Sun  07/01/1984  @ Los Angeles               4- 3    
078  Sun  07/01/1990  @ San Diego                11-10    
080  Sun  07/01/2001  @ Cincinnati                2- 1    
080  Sun  07/01/2007    Milwaukee                 5- 1    
079  Sun  07/01/2012    Houston                   

 

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 2-0 (1.000) vs. Houston on 01 July

 

Gam#      Date          Opponent                 Score
076  Fri  07/01/1994  @ Houston               N   3- 2    
078  Thu  07/01/2004    Houston                   5- 4    
079  Sun  07/01/2012    Houston                  

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[haubrich91]

This game is flying by.