Game Forty-Six – Cubs 2, Pirates 4 WP – Vin Mazzaro (3-0) LP – Edwin Jackson (1-7) Save – Jason Grilli (19) Rain just delayed the inevitable on Thursday afternoon at PNC Park as the Cubs dropped the third game of the series and were swept out of Pittsburgh. The Cubs offense was pretty much [...]
Samardzija On the Wrong End of Another Shutout – Cubs 0, Pirates 1
Game Forty-Five – Cubs 0, Pirates 1 WP – Francisco Liriano (3-0) LP – Jeff Samardzija (2-6) Save – Mark Melancon (1) For the second time this season Jeff Samardzija ended up on the wrong end of a 1-0 finale. The Cubs lost their third straight one-run game, and each of the Cubs last four [...]
Garza Good, Bullpen Bad, Cubs Lose – Cubs 4, Pirates 5
Game Forty-Four – Cubs 4, Pirates 5 WP – Wandy Rodriguez (5-2) LP – James Russell (1-1) Save – Jason Grilli (18) The Cubs took a 3-0 lead into the bottom of the sixth after a tremendous outing from Matt Garza. Garza took a no-hitter into the fifth and turned the game over to the [...]
Filed Under: Let's Play 2 - Game Recap Tagged With: Alfonso Soriano, Anthony Rizzo, Carlos Marmol, Cody Ransom, Darwin Barney, David DeJesus, Hector Rondon, James Russell, Julio Borbon, Kevin Gregg, Luis Valbuena, Matt Garza, Ryan Sweeney, Scott Hairston, Shawn Camp, Starlin Castro, Welington Castillo
Shoulda, Coulda, Wooda – Cubs 3, Mets 4
Game Forty-Three – Cubs 3, Mets 4 WP – Scott Rice (2-3) LP – Kyuji Fujikawa (1-1) Save – Bobby Parnell (6) Travis Wood notched his ninth straight quality start but it was not enough as the Cubs lost their first series to the Mets at Wrigley Field since 2007. The Cubs took a 3-1 [...]
Filed Under: Let's Play 2 - Game Recap Tagged With: Anthony Rizzo, Carlos Marmol, Darwin Barney, David DeJesus, Dioner Navarro, Kyuji Fujikawa, Luis Valbuena, Nate Schierholtz, Ryan Sweeney, Scott Hairston, Starlin Castro, Travis Wood, Welington Castillo
Feldman Stepped Right Up and Beat the Mets – Cubs 8, Mets 2
Game Forty-Two – Cubs 8, Mets 2 WP – Scott Feldman (4-3) LP – Jeremy Hefner (0-5) Save – None The Cubs won for the seventh time in 11 games on Saturday afternoon behind another solid outing from Scott Feldman. Feldman took advantage of a rather thin Mets’ lineup and made the big pitches when [...]
Filed Under: Let's Play 2 - Game Recap Tagged With: Alfonso Soriano, Anthony Rizzo, Darwin Barney, David DeJesus, Hector Rondon, James Russell, Luis Valbuena, Nate Schierholtz, Ryan Sweeney, Scott Feldman, Starlin Castro, Welington Castillo
Harvey Happens – Cubs 2, Mets 3
Game Forty-One – Cubs 2, Mets 3 WP – Matt Harvey (5-0) LP – Edwin Jackson (1-6) Save – Bobby Parnell (5) Friday afternoon at Wrigley Field turned out to be the Matt Harvey Show. After the Cubs jumped out to a 2-1 lead in the first inning, Harvey shut the door and retired 20 [...]
Filed Under: Let's Play 2 - Game Recap Tagged With: Alfonso Soriano, Anthony Rizzo, Darwin Barney, David DeJesus, Edwin Jackson, James Russell, Julio Borbon, Kyuji Fujikawa, Luis Valbuena, Nate Schierholtz, Starlin Castro, Welington Castillo
Samardzija Does It All – Cubs 6, Rockies 3
Game Forty – Cubs 6, Rockies 3 WP – Jeff Samardzija (2-5) LP – Jon Garland (3-4) Save – None Jeff Samardzija led the way on the mound and at the plate as the Cubs beat the Rockies on Wednesday night and took the series from Colorado. Jeff Samardzija survived a shaky second inning and [...]
Filed Under: Let's Play 2 - Game Recap Tagged With: Alfonso Soriano, Anthony Rizzo, Darwin Barney, David DeJesus, Dioner Navarro, James Russell, Jeff Samardzija, Kevin Gregg, Luis Valbuena, Nate Schierholtz, Ryan Sweeney, Starlin Castro
A Rockies Night for Villanueva – Cubs 4, Rockies 9
Game Thirty-Nine – Cubs 4, Rockies 9 WP – Jeff Francis (2-3) LP – Carlos Villanueva (1-3) Save – None The Cubs three-game winning streak came to a screeching halt on Tuesday night as the Rockies scored runs at will against Carlos Villanueva while the Cubs’ offense did nothing for the first four innings against [...]
Travis Wood, Extra Basehits and Three W’s in a Row – Cubs 9, Rockies 1
Game Thirty-Eight – Cubs 9, Rockies 1 WP – Travis Wood (4-2) LP – Juan Nicasio (3-1) Save – None The Cubs equaled their season-long winning streak with an impressive victory over the Rockies on Monday night. Dale Sveum’s team won for the third day in a row behind seven innings of shutout ball from [...]
Filed Under: Let's Play 2 - Game Recap Tagged With: Alfonso Soriano, Anthony Rizzo, Carlos Marmol, Cody Ransom, Darwin Barney, David DeJesus, Julio Borbon, Kyuji Fujikawa, Nate Schierholtz, Starlin Castro, Travis Wood, Welington Castillo
Cubs Steal a Victory in D.C. – Cubs 2, Nationals 1
Game Thirty-Seven – Cubs 2, Nationals 1 WP – James Russell (1-0) LP – Rafael Soriano (0-1) Save – Kevin Gregg (6) The Cubs stole one from the Nationals on Sunday afternoon and finished an improbable weekend by taking two of three in the Nation’s Capital. Dale Sveum’s team beat Stephen Strasburg on Saturday then [...]
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