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Cubs Break Ten Game Slide Against The Fish
The Cubs with the help of Zambrano’s arm and bat beat the Florida Marlins and by doing so put an end to a ten game slide against them. They also stay one game ahead of the Brewers who are absolutely on fire. Sweeping the Cardinals in a four game series in St. Louis and wining their eighth in a row.
After trailing two to nothing, Ronny Cedeno got the Cubs on the board with a solo home run. Then the Cubs added four in the fifth with help from none other than Aramis Ramirez who, with the bags loaded, got a two RBI double and is showing signs of coming out of his slump by going two for four. Later Blanco went yard which meant both homers were hit by substitute players. More positive karma?
As far as defense, what about the diving catch by Reed Johnson Mark DeRosa in right saving what would have be a bases clearing double or possibly triple. The only weakness in the game today was the pitching of Carlos Marmol, who actually showed sign of the good and bad Marmol by walking three and striking out three. With Wood on the disabled list someone in the pen is going to have to step up and take his place. Could it be the kid from N.D., Samardzija? Only time will tell, he is on a plane and headed to Chicago as I type.
Today was a fun game, tomorrow we have Dempster. Let’s see if we can string a few together against a team we’ve had trouble beating. Remember, Next Century Is Here!
Cubs DeRosa Steps Up To The Plate Big Time
You
could almost hear Mark DeRosa saying, “jump on my back guys I got this one
today!” Boy did he ever! After Fukodmoe knocks in Edmonds in the second
and Matt Murton hits a two run double in the third (later in the eighth he hit
another double that would have been gone at Wrigley), it turned into the Mark
DeRosa show. Mark hits a two run home run in the fifth that all but put
this game out of reach the way Lilly was pitching. But guess what, DeRosa
wasn’t done, after the bags are loaded with three consecutive walks, DeRosa
steps up to the plate and puts an exclamation mark (pun intended) on his
day at work with a grand slam. This was the first time a Cub hit two home runs
(one being a grand slam) in San Francisco since Ron Santo did it in 1963.
Did we need this one – just what the doctor ordered – us putting crooked
numbers all over the board and them putting only two at the end of the game.
Now that I’ve sung the due accolades
about DeRosa, how about the night Lilly had. I know the Giants haven’t
been knocking the cover off the ball but to go into someone else’s park and
shut them out through eight is something we just haven’t seen too often this
year. He wasn’t able to finish the game, leaving in the ninth with two on and
no outs. The last lefty to go the distance in San Francisco was Ken
Holtzman in 1970.
Wood came in relief, got the first batter, the second knocked Lilly’s runners
in, the third walked, the fourth K, then with a loud chant of “Let’s Go
Cubbies” from what was left of the crowd the fifth flew out to
Edmond’s in center. Not one of his best outings but after five days rest
there was a little rust to knock off.
O.K. I pretty much pegged this one, tomorrow with Marquis vs. Cain, it could
turn into a hit-fest.
Let’s make sure our hits bring in one more run.
gdantona
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