8/19 Other Games Thread

[CubsWin]

Here is where we stand. The Cubs need to lose 6 fewer games than the Phillies, Astros, Nationals and Marlins the rest of the way. They need to lose 4 fewer games than the Mets and 1 fewer than the Brewers.

 

The Nationals and Mets square off in New York. The Mets have Jae Seo (4-1, 1.35) going against John Patterson (7-3, 2.44). Seo has been nearly unhittable since coming up while Patterson got rocked by the Astros 2 starts ago, but has sandwhiched that bad game with 2 great ones. Looks like an excellent match-up. Go Mets!

 

The Phillies have rookie Robinson Tejada (3-2, 2.71) at home against Kip Wells (6-12, 4.62) and the Pirates. Robinson has been very good of late, but he threw 114 pitches his last time out, easily the highest amount of the season for him, so maybe that will have an effect on him today. One bright spot is the last time Kip faced the Phillies, he had a complete game, 4-hit, shutout in which he struck out 12 and walked 3. Here's hoping for a repeat of that performance. Go Bucs!

 

The Marlins host the somewhat-surging Dodgers (winners of 5 of their last 7), but they have A.J. Burnett (11-6, 3.04) going against the rookie D.J. Houlton (4-6, 5.31). Over the last month-and-a-half, Houlton has lowered his ERA from 6.33 to 5.31. His last two starts were quality ones. Lets hope he can do it again and that D.J. prevails in the battle of initialed pitchers.

 

Houston has lost 5 of their last 6 all at home, and it doesn't look to get any easier today as they throw rookie Ezequiel Astacio (2-6, 6.66) against Brewer lefty Doug Davis (9-8, 4.20). In 2 starts against Houston this year, Doug is 1-1 with a 3.65 ERA. He is coming off of consecutive quality starts against St. Louis and Cincinnati. Anybody else remember the Brewers beating the Astros twice in Houston at the end of the '03 season to help the Cubs clinch it? Go Brew Crew!

 

Let the scoreboard watching begin!

[Jazz]

wow, i have a feeling im going to have a headache by the end of tommorow staring at the ESPN bottomline.

[AlwaysaCub]

Pittsburgh takes the early (top 2) lead 4-0 over Philly, complete with a 2-run shot by Kip Wells.

[otis89]

complete with a 2-run shot by Kip Wells.

 

:shock:

 

Awesome.

[otis89]

Pirates up 6-1 in the 4th.

[Fro]

Buckos up 6-1 in the top of the 4th.

 

Nationals/Mets 0-0 in the 5th

 

Stros/Brew Cru 0-0 after the 1st inning.

[otis89]

Pirates up 10-1 in the 6th. Everyone else still scoreless.

[otis89]

Mets finally score in the 7th to make it 1-0.

[Flames24Rulz]

holy crap, a game thats a little off topic, but the Reds have put up a 10 spot in the 4th on Arizona and lead 16-3 :shock:

[otis89]

holy crap, a game thats a little off topic, but the Reds have put up a 10 spot in the 4th on Arizona and lead 16-3 :shock:

 

Kearns has 2 homers. Both of them 3-run shots. :shock:

[AlwaysaCub]

This night is shaping up fairly well for us. But we need the Crew to come through for us here against Houston.

[otis89]

Mets win! 2 for 2 so far today.

[Flames24Rulz]

Nats lose!

 

Phillies down by a TD and a FG in the bottom of the 8th, Astros are down 1-0 in the 6th. Only bad thing is the Marlins are winning 3-0 in the 8th, so there could be possibly 4 teams all within a half game of each other at night's end.

[Coach C]

Nats lose!

 

Phillies down by a TD and a FG in the bottom of the 8th, Astros are down 1-0 in the 6th. Only bad thing is the Marlins are winning 3-0 in the 8th, so there could be possibly 4 teams all within a half game of each other at night's end.

 

Yeah. The good news about the Marlins though is that they do have to come to Wrigley, so the Cubs will have their chance to knock them down, or at least take 2 out of 3 at best.

[CubsWin]

This night is shaping up fairly well for us. But we need the Crew to come through for us here against Houston.

The Crew is up 1-0 with men on 1st and 2nd and two outs in the top of the 6th.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

This night is shaping up fairly well for us. But we need the Crew to come through for us here against Houston.

The Crew is up 1-0 with men on 1st and 2nd and two outs in the top of the 6th.

 

Springer gets the Astros out of the jam. Brewers clinging to a precarious 1-0 lead.

[Outshined_One]

Is it me or does Berkman wear eye-liner?

[CubsWin]

The Cubs did their part today. The victories by the Mets and Pirates were made to order, but none of it will really mean anything in the standings tonight unless the Dodgers can stage a 9th inning comeback and the Brew Crew can hold on.

 

LA has men on 1st and 2nd with nobody out. Burnett just left the game.

 

Doug Davis retired the Astros in order in the bottom of the 6th.

 

Stay tuned.

[Outshined_One]

The heart of the Astros order just went down 1-2-3 in the 6th.

[otis89]

Pirates win!! 3 for 3 so far today! :D

[otis89]

Dodgers down to their final out.

[Derwood]

Too bad about the Florida score, but we need to root for a Brewers sweep this weekend. I know we're tied with them, and some would argue a split would be better, but I think that a Milwaukee sweep will serve to pull the pack closer together. We'll deal with the Crew later...

[otis89]

And the Marlins win again. I guess we can't have everything we want.

[indifferent]

Hawkins againt Pujols in the 8th.

[otis89]

Hawkins againt Pujols in the 8th.

 

I'm calling it. Pujols hits a home run.