Game Sixty-Seven – Cubs 3, Mets 4 WP – Bobby Parnell (5-3) LP – Carlos Marmol (2-4, BS 3) Save – None The Cubs could not complete their first sweep in New York since 1991 after leading the game all afternoon and taking a 3-0 lead into the ninth inning. With Kevin Gregg unavailable, Dale [...]
Cubs Can’t Escape Carlos Marmol – Cubs 3, Mets 4
Filed Under: Let's Play 2 - Game Recap Tagged With: Alfonso Soriano, Anthony Rizzo, Carlos Marmol, Darwin Barney, Dioner Navarro, James Russell, Julio Borbon, Luis Valbuena, Matt Garza, Nate Schierholtz, Ryan Sweeney, Starlin Castro
Feldmania Hits New York … Cubs Walk Away with a Victory – Cubs 5, Mets 2
Game Sixty-Six – Cubs 5, Mets 2 WP – Scott Feldman (6-5) LP – Jon Niese (3-6) Save – Kevin Gregg (9) The Cubs beat the Mets for the second time in 24 hours on Saturday afternoon behind a good outing from Scott Feldman … and another run scoring hit from the big right hander. [...]
Filed Under: Let's Play 2 - Game Recap Tagged With: Alfonso Soriano, Anthony Rizzo, Carlos Villanueva, Cody Ransom, Darwin Barney, Kevin Gregg, Nate Schierholtz, Ryan Sweeney, Scott Feldman, Scott Hairston, Starlin Castro, Welington Castillo
The Good, the Bad and a Cubs Win – Cubs 6, Mets 3
Game Sixty-Five – Cubs 6, Mets 3 WP – Edwin Jackson (3-8) LP – Shaun Marcum (0-8) Save – Kevin Gregg (8) The Cubs started the seven-game road trip with a solid, but costly, victory over the Mets at Citi Field. The Cubs posted back-to-back wins with Friday’s victory for the first time since their [...]
A Long Time Coming – Cubs 6, Reds 5
Game Sixty-Four – Cubs 6, Reds 5 – 14 innings WP – Hector Rondon (1-0) LP – Jonathan Broxton (2-2) Save – None It took five hours, seven minutes and 14 innings but the Cubs finally beat the Reds at Wrigley Field. Hector Rondon picked up his first big league victory after Julio Borbon pinch-hit [...]
Filed Under: Let's Play 2 - Game Recap Tagged With: Alfonso Soriano, Anthony Rizzo, Blake Parker, Carlos Marmol, Carlos Villanueva, Cody Ransom, Darwin Barney, David DeJesus, Dioner Navarro, Hector Rondon, James Russell, Jeff Samardzija, Julio Borbon, Kevin Gregg, Luis Valbuena, Nate Schierholtz, Ryan Sweeney, Scott Hairston, Starlin Castro, Welington Castillo
And the Cubs Belong to the Reds – Cubs 1, Reds 2
Game Sixty-Three – Cubs 1, Reds 2 WP – Mike Leake (6-3) LP – Travis Wood (5-5) Save – Aroldis Chapman (17) The Reds dominance over the Cubs continued on Wednesday afternoon at the old ballyard at the corner of Clark and Addison. Travis Wood once again came out on the wrong end of a [...]
The Big Red Machine Keeps Churning Out Wins at Wrigley – Cubs 2, Reds 12
Game Sixty-Two – Cubs 2, Reds 12 WP – Tony Cingrani (3-0) LP – Matt Garza (1-1) Save – None There have been some really bad Cubs’ teams over the years but until Tuesday night there had not been a Cubs’ team that lost 11 straight games to a visiting team at Wrigley Field. The [...]
Filed Under: Let's Play 2 - Game Recap Tagged With: Alfonso Soriano, Anthony Rizzo, Blake Parker, Carlos Villanueva, Cody Ransom, Darwin Barney, Hector Rondon, Julio Borbon, Matt Garza, Ryan Sweeney, Scott Hairston, Starlin Castro, Welington Castillo, Zach Putnam
Wrigley Remains Friendly to the Reds – Cubs 2, Reds 6
Game Sixty-One – Cubs 2, Reds 6 WP – Homer Bailey (4-4) LP – Scott Feldman (5-5) Save – None On an extremely foggy night at the old ballyard that nearly halted play, the Cubs lost their tenth straight game to the Reds in their home park. The Cubs offense continued to struggle while Brandon [...]
Filed Under: Let's Play 2 - Game Recap Tagged With: Alfonso Soriano, Anthony Rizzo, Blake Parker, Darwin Barney, David DeJesus, Dioner Navarro, Julio Borbon, Luis Valbuena, Nate Schierholtz, Ryan Sweeney, Scott Feldman, Starlin Castro, Zach Putnam
Jackson and Ransom Locke Down a Win – Cubs 4, Pirates 1
Game Sixty – Cubs 4, Pirates 1 WP – Edwin Jackson (2-8) LP – Justin Wilson (5-1) Save – Kevin Gregg (7) The Cubs ended their four-game home losing streak and five-game skid against the Pirates with a come from behind victory on Sunday afternoon at the old ballyard. On a day the Cubs no-hit [...]
Filed Under: Let's Play 2 - Game Recap Tagged With: Alfonso Soriano, Anthony Rizzo, Carlos Marmol, Cody Ransom, Darwin Barney, Dioner Navarro, Edwin Jackson, Julio Borbon, Kevin Gregg, Ryan Sweeney, Scott Hairston, Starlin Castro
Burnett Baffles the Cubs – Cubs 2, Pirates 6
Game Fifty-Nine – Cubs 2, Pirates 6 WP – A.J. Burnett (4-6) LP – Jeff Samardzija (3-7) Save – None The Cubs struggles against the Pirates continued on Saturday as Dale Sveum’s team dropped their fifth straight game to Pittsburgh. A.J. Burnett shut out the Cubs for 8 1/3 innings before Alfonso Soriano (1-for-4 with [...]
Talkin’ Cubs Live – Cubs vs. Pirates – 06/08/13
Game Fifty-Nine: Cubs (24-34) vs. Pirates (36-25) Game Time – 3:05pm CDT Coverage – TV: Comcast SportsNet – Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channels 186/844 Location – Wrigley Field, Chicago Jeff Samardzija (3-6, 2.96/1.10) vs. A.J. Burnett (3-6, 3.22/1.06) The Cubs will shoot to end their four-game losing streak against the Pirates this afternoon behind [...]
Filed Under: Talkin' Cubs Live Tagged With: Alfonso Soriano, Dale Sveum, Jeff Samardzija, Ryan Sweeney
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