6/4 CUBS (Feldman) @ Angels (Weaver) 9:05 CT WGNTV

[Schwarber Fan]

The Cubs make their first trip to the home of the Angels for the first time since I believe 2004... I seem to remember Todd Hollandsworth running smack dab into the right field wall, yet cannot find a photo or video of it.

 

EDIT: found it:

(click at your own risk of reliving 2004 failures)

 

Unfortunately, they take on one of the best pitchers in baseball, but the Cubs often surprise us and knock around good pitchers.

 

Here's to the start of another winning streak.

 

Go Cubs!

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 3-3 (0.500) vs. LA Angels

 

Gam#      Date          Opponent                 Score
060  Fri  06/11/2004  @ LA Angels             N   2- 3    
061  Sat  06/12/2004  @ LA Angels             N  10- 5    
062  Sun  06/13/2004  @ LA Angels                 6- 5    
067  Fri  06/18/2010    LA Angels                 6- 7    
068  Sat  06/19/2010    LA Angels                 0-12    
069  Sun  06/20/2010    LA Angels                12- 1    
057  Tue  06/04/2013  @ LA Angels             N   
058  Wed  06/05/2013  @ LA Angels             N  
088  Tue  07/09/2013    LA Angels             N   
089  Wed  07/10/2013    LA Angels             N  

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[Omar]

The Cubs make their first trip to the home of the Angels for the first time since I believe 2004... I seem to remember Todd Hollandsworth running smack dab into the right field wall, yet cannot find a photo or video of it.

 

EDIT: found it:

(click at your own risk of reliving 2004 failures)

 

That game went to 15 innings. Box Score.

Have the Angels been to Wrigley Field? When was their last trip?

 

Cubs v. Weaver

                    PA  AB  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA  OBP  SLG  OPS SH SF IBB HBP GDP missG
David DeJesus       40  36 11  2  0  2   4  4  9 .306 .375 .528 .903  0  0   0   0         1
Ryan Sweeney        29  24  7  2  0  0   0  5  6 .292 .414 .375 .789  0  0   1   0         0
Julio Borbon        19  18  3  0  0  0   1  0  7 .167 .167 .167 .333  1  0   0   0         0
Luis Valbuena       13  12  4  1  0  0   0  1  3 .333 .385 .417 .801  0  0   0   0         0
Dioner Navarro      12  11  1  0  0  0   0  1  4 .091 .167 .091 .258  0  0   0   0         1
Scott Hairston       3   3  0  0  0  0   0  0  0 .000 .000 .000 .000  0  0   0   0         0
Starlin Castro       2   2  0  0  0  0   0  0  0 .000 .000 .000 .000  0  0   0   0         0
Nate Schierholtz     2   1  0  0  0  0   0  1  1 .000 .500 .000 .500  0  0   0   0         0
Total              120 107 26  5  0  2   5 12 30 .243 .319 .346 .665  1  0   1   0         2

 

Angels v. Feldman

                   PA AB  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA  OBP  SLG   OPS SH SF IBB HBP GDP missG
Erick Aybar        19 18  9  1  2  0   2  0  1 .500 .526 .778 1.304  0  0   0   1         0
Howie Kendrick     16 15  5  1  0  1   2  1  2 .333 .375 .600  .975  0  0   0   0         0
Alberto Callaspo   13 13  1  0  0  0   1  0  0 .077 .077 .077  .154  0  0   0   0         0
Brendan Harris     11 10  5  1  0  0   2  0  0 .500 .500 .600 1.100  1  0   0   0         1
Albert Pujols       4  2  1  0  0  0   0  1  0 .500 .750 .500 1.250  0  0   1   1         0
Total              63 58 21  3  2  1   7  2  3 .362 .403 .534  .938  1  0   1   2         1

[UMFan83]

Angels were here in 2010, which is their only visit to Wrigley Field. This is only the second time the Cubs have visited LAA.

 

Coming into this season, the Angels were tied with the Orioles, A's and Rays as teams the Cubs have played the least in interleague play (6 games). The Cubs will play the A's later this season in their first ever appearance in Oakland.

[UMFan83]

Just for fun: the number of (non playoff) games played against each AL opponent:

 

Houston - 705

White Sox - 93

Minnesota - 24

Kansas City - 18

Detroit - 17

Cleveland - 14

Texas - 12

Boston - 9

Yankees - 9

Seattle - 9

Toronto - 9

Angels - 8 (after this week)

A's - 6

Orioles - 6

Rays - 6

[UMFan83]

And here are the 6 interleague matchup combos that have never happened as of this moment. They are all scheduled to happen this season.

 

Braves @ Royals

Dodgers @ Yankees

Rays @ Dodgers

Cubs @ A's

Rangers @ Cardinals

Cardinals @ Angels

 

Also, the Twins have never visited Washington in interleague play but did play in Montreal. They will play in Washington later this month.

[apete6]

And here are the 6 interleague matchup combos that have never happened as of this moment. They are all scheduled to happen this season.

 

Braves @ Royals

Dodgers @ Yankees

Rays @ Dodgers

Cubs @ A's

Rangers @ Cardinals

Cardinals @ Angels

 

Also, the Twins have never visited Washington in interleague play but did play in Montreal. They will play in Washington later this month.

 

How did MLB not schedule Dodgers @ Yankees before now? Were they waiting for all of the Brooklyn fans to die?

[Omar]

Angels - 8 (after this week)

 

It'll be 10 come July.

[Proven Veteran]

Angels were here in 2010, which is their only visit to Wrigley Field. This is only the second time the Cubs have visited LAA.

 

Coming into this season, the Angels were tied with the Orioles, A's and Rays as teams the Cubs have played the least in interleague play (6 games). The Cubs will play the A's later this season in their first ever appearance in Oakland.

Yeah, I've been waiting a long time for the cubs to come to Oakland.

[Guest]

Ugh, Todd Hollandsworth will get the call with Len on WGN today. JD is at his daughter's graduation.

[neely crenshaw]

Good time for Feldman and Garza to audition for pitching starved LA!

[Elwood]

Ugh, Todd Hollandsworth will get the call with Len on WGN today. JD is at his daughter's graduation.

 

Can't wait to hear his insightful insights.

[Elwood]

Castro has been dropped in the lineup.

 

6/4 @Cubs lineup vs @Angels

DeJesus CF

Valbuena 3B

Rizzo 1B

Soriano DH

Schierholtz RF

Sweeney LF

Castro SS

Castillo C

Barney 2B

Feldman P

[Hairyducked Idiot]

It makes a ton of sense, baseball-wise. I'd assumed they were avoiding it to avoid the adding even more pressure on Castro.

 

Three straight lefties at the top isn't ideal, though.

[Elwood]

I already hate Hollandsworth.

[Sammy Sofa]

You know he's just sitting there and touching himself inappropriately waiting for Castro and Soriano to screw up or not run something out so he can go full meatball.

[Elwood]

Never go full meatball.

[Sammys Boombox]

MLB.tv is great. I love choosing between either TV broadcast with an audio overlay of either radio broadcast OR just the park sounds (no announcers).

 

Why is Pat not broadcasting?

[fallingpieces]

Can the Cubs ever get a close call when I watch?

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Oh look, Sveum's unwisely trying to squeeze an extra inning out of a starter for the twelfth time in the last week.

[Sammy Sofa]

Oh look, Sveum's unwisely trying to squeeze an extra inning out of a starter for the twelfth time in the last week.

 

Yeah, how ridiculous he put a guy largely cruising along back in with 95 pitches to ideally pitch through the 7th.

 

Come on, this wasn't the stupid Samardijza decision from the other day.

[ctcf]

Look, it's Villanueva being used in an appropriate situation, you guys.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Look, it's Villanueva being used in an appropriate situation, you guys.

 

If it doesn't work, I'm gonna say he shouldn't have gone with Marmol.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

I don't think Castro would have been able to make the tag anyway.

[Sammy Sofa]

Castro's...kinda not good at anything right now. That would have been insanely close, but come on.