Game One Hundred Fifty-Two – Cubs 4, Cardinals 5 – 10 innings WP – Mitchell Boggs (4-1) LP – Jaye Chapman (0-1) Save – Jason Motte (39) For the second time in as many days, the Cubs and Cardinals played free baseball at Wrigley Field but the Cubs came out on the wrong end of [...]
Marmol Blows It in the Ninth .. Cubs Hand One Back to the Cardinals – Cubs 4, Cardinals 5
Filed Under: Let's Play 2 - Game Recap Tagged With: Adrian Cardenas, Alfonso Soriano, Anthony Rizzo, Bryan LaHair, Carlos Marmol, Darwin Barney, Dave Sappelt, David DeJesus, James Russell, Jaye Chapman, Josh Vitters, Luis Valbuena, Manny Corpas, Michael Bowden, Shawn Camp, Starlin Castro, Tony Campana, Travis Wood, Welington Castillo
Reds Rest Regulars … and Still Sweep the Cubs – Cubs 3, Reds 5
Game One Hundred Fifty – Cubs 3, Reds 5 WP – Johnny Cueto (18-9) LP – Manny Corpas (0-2) Save – Alfredo Simon (1) The Reds completed the three-game sweep over the Cubs behind Johnny Cueto and basically a B-team lineup. Chris Speier, subbing for Dusty Baker, rested his regulars and it did not matter [...]
… And This One Was Given to the Reds – Cubs 5, Reds 6
Game One Hundred Forty-Nine – Cubs 5, Reds 6 – 11 innings WP – Logan Ondrusek (5-2) LP – Alberto Cabrera (0-1) Save – Jonathan Broxton (27) The Cubs gave the Reds all they could handle on Wednesday night but came up short in 11 innings. The Cubs lost to the Reds for the seventh [...]
Filed Under: Let's Play 2 - Game Recap Tagged With: Alberto Cabrera, Alfonso Soriano, Anthony Rizzo, Brett Jackson, Bryan LaHair, Carlos Marmol, Chris Rusin, Darwin Barney, Dave Sappelt, David DeJesus, James Russell, Jaye Chapman, Joe Mather, Luis Valbuena, Michael Bowden, Shawn Camp, Starlin Castro, Steve Clevenger, Welington Castillo
Reds Unclog the Bases … and Beat the Cubs – Cubs 1, Reds 3
Game One Hundred Forty-Eight – Cubs 1, Reds 3 WP – Homer Bailey (12-9) LP – Justin Germano (2-8) Save – Jonathan Broxton (26) The Cubs dropped the opener of the three-game series to the Reds on Tuesday night … and lost their 22nd game in a row when they score three runs or less. [...]
Rizzo, Cubs Complete Comeback in Grand Fashion – Cubs 13, Pirates 9
Game One Hundred Forty-Six – Cubs 13, Pirates 9 WP – Jeff Beliveau (1-0) LP – Jared Hughes (2-2, BS 2) Save – None The Cubs never quit and battled back from two large deficits in Sunday’s slugfest at Wrigley Field. The Cubs were down 6-1 going into the bottom of the fifth, cut the [...]
Filed Under: Let's Play 2 - Game Recap Tagged With: Adrian Cardenas, Alberto Cabrera, Alfonso Soriano, Anthony Rizzo, Bryan LaHair, Carlos Marmol, Chris Volstad, Darwin Barney, Dave Sappelt, David DeJesus, Jaye Chapman, Jeff Beliveau, Joe Mather, Josh Vitters, Luis Valbuena, Miguel Socolovich, Shawn Camp, Starlin Castro, Tony Campana
Cubs Keep Pestering the Pirates – Cubs 7, Pirates 4
Game One Hundred Forty-Four – Cubs 7, Pirates 4 WP – Chris Rusin (1-2) LP – James McDonald (12-8) Save – Carlos Marmol (20) The Cubs posted their sixth win in seven games on Friday afternoon behind a solid outing from Chris Rusin and six RBI from the two youngest players on the roster. Starlin [...]
Filed Under: Let's Play 2 - Game Recap Tagged With: Alfonso Soriano, Anthony Rizzo, Brett Jackson, Bryan LaHair, Carlos Marmol, Chris Rusin, Darwin Barney, David DeJesus, James Russell, Jaye Chapman, Luis Valbuena, Manny Corpas, Shawn Camp, Starlin Castro, Tony Campana
Sappelt Delivers in a Long Night in Houston – Cubs 4, Astros 1
Game One Hundred Forty-One – Cubs 4, Astros 1 WP – Chris Volstad (3-10) LP – Fernando Rodriguez (1-10) Save – Carlos Marmol (19) The Cubs won their fourth straight game on Monday night in Houston. It took the Cubs and Astros three hours and 50 minutes to complete nine innings … and both teams [...]
Filed Under: Let's Play 2 - Game Recap Tagged With: Adrian Cardenas, Alfonso Soriano, Anthony Rizzo, Bryan LaHair, Carlos Marmol, Chris Volstad, Darwin Barney, Dave Sappelt, James Russell, Jaye Chapman, Joe Mather, Josh Vitters, Luis Valbuena, Miguel Socolovich, Shawn Camp, Starlin Castro, Tony Campana, Welington Castillo
Three Home Runs … and a Three-Game Sweep – Cubs 4, Pirates 2
Game One Hundred Forty – Cubs 4, Pirates 2 WP – James Russell (7-1, BS 3) LP – Jason Grilli (1-6) Save – Carlos Marmol (18) The Cubs hung on at the end and completed the three-game sweep over the Pirates. Dale Sveum’s team posted their first three-game road sweep of the season … and [...]
Filed Under: Let's Play 2 - Game Recap Tagged With: Alfonso Soriano, Anthony Recker, Anthony Rizzo, Bryan LaHair, Carlos Marmol, Chris Rusin, Darwin Barney, Dave Sappelt, David DeJesus, James Russell, Jaye Chapman, Joe Mather, Josh Vitters, Luis Valbuena, Manny Corpas, Shawn Camp, Starlin Castro, Tony Campana
The Nationals Tee Off on Cubs Pitching … Again – Cubs 1, Nationals 9
Game One Hundred Thirty-Six – Cubs 1, Nationals 9 WP – Gio Gonzalez (18-7) LP – Chris Volstad (2-10) Save – None The Washington Nationals picked up where they left off on Tuesday and pounded the Chicago Cubs for the second night in a row. The Nationals followed their 11-run, 19-hit, six-home run output on [...]
Filed Under: Let's Play 2 - Game Recap Tagged With: Adrian Cardenas, Alberto Cabrera, Alfonso Soriano, Anthony Recker, Anthony Rizzo, Blake Parker, Brett Jackson, Bryan LaHair, Chris Volstad, Darwin Barney, Dave Sappelt, Jaye Chapman, Joe Mather, Josh Vitters, Luis Valbuena, Michael Bowden, Starlin Castro, Tony Campana, Welington Castillo
Night of the Rookie Pitchers – Cubs 5, Nationals 11
Game One Hundred Thirty-Five – Cubs 5, Nationals 11 WP – Edwin Jackson (9-9) LP – Chris Rusin (0-2) Save – None Tuesday was a bad night for the Chicago Cubs. Dale Sveum used seven rookie pitchers after the Nationals knocked Chris Rusin out of the game in the second inning. The Nationals teed off [...]
Filed Under: Let's Play 2 - Game Recap Tagged With: Adrian Cardenas, Alberto Cabrera, Alfonso Soriano, Anthony Recker, Anthony Rizzo, Blake Parker, Brett Jackson, Chris Rusin, Darwin Barney, Dave Sappelt, David DeJesus, Jaye Chapman, Jeff Beliveau, Joe Mather, Josh Vitters, Luis Valbuena, Miguel Socolovich, Rafael Dolis, Starlin Castro, Tony Campana, Welington Castillo
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