Pinch runner for sweeney (ross gload). Prior vs Brown ball, curve low and outside 1-0 popup to shallow CF, Pie with the catch. 2 outs, men on first and third.
Prior vs Sweeney ball 1-0 crappy halfswing on curveball 1-1 fastball 2-1 high fastball (87) fouled back 2-2 batter held up low and outside 3-2 curve (77) low and away WALK first and third, 1 out.
Jones vs. Cromer inside 0-1 ball 1-1 fouled back (gun reads 112 mph lol) 1-2 swing and miss 1-3 Jacque Jones strikes out. Side retired. 2-1 Cubs after 4 1/2. 8-)
Jason Cromer (thx Texascub) vs. DeRosa throw over to Theriot at 1st fouled off 0-1 snapthrow to 1st, Theriot back in time double to the right-center wall Theriot motors around third to score easily. 2-1 Cubs, DeRosa at 2nd, 2 out.
lol, fishing for autographs. Rosa vs blanco 93 mph fastball fouled away 0-1 ball 1-1 93 mph fastball low 2-1 popped up behind home plate, Buck with the catch 1 out.
Prior vs. some dude (announcers too busy talking to Quade) first pitch groundout to Theriot at 3B. 1 out. Theriot's throw was way to high and to the C side of 1B.
Yeah, you have to like all the ground balls he's getting too. It bodes well for his Wrigley Field outings. He did waste some pitches so I get why he doesn't go deep into a lot of games, but the GBs surprised me. It's not just the sinker he's working on. He got some GBs on fastballs as well.
Daryle Ward vs. Rosa fastball inside corner 0-1 swing and miss 85 mph away 0-2 94 mph fastball high 1-2 skied to shallow CF, CFer comes up to make the catch 1 out, Coats up.
Lilly vs Sweeney popped foul 1B side, almost enough room for Kinkade 0-1 triangle of death in RF, DeRosa with a nice running grab side retired. 1-1 after 3 innings.