Game Eighty-Six – Cubs 4 Nationals 5 – 10 innings WP – Henry Rodriguez (3-1) LP – Marcos Mateo (1-2) Save – None Q’s squad keeps finding ways to lose ballgames … and the Cubs did it again on the 4th of July. Jayson Werth scored the winning run in the 10th inning on a [...]
Cubs Swept to a New Low – Cubs 3 Giants 6
Game Eighty – Cubs 3 Giants 6 WP – Barry Zito (1-1) LP – Rodrigo Lopez (0-2) Save – Brian Wilson (24) Tuesday was a long and frustrating day for the Chicago Cubs. The Giants swept the Cubs in the day-night doubleheader and dropped Q’s squad to a season-low 16 games under .500. After being [...]
Cubs Can’t Out Hit Doug Davis – Cubs 7 Giants 13
Game Seventy-Nine – Cubs 7 Giants 13 WP – Ryan Vogelsong (6-1) LP – Doug Davis (1-7) Save – None Seven runs against Ryan Vogelsong and the Giants pen at Wrigley would figure to be enough to put one in the win column … but not with Doug Davis on the mound. The veteran southpaw [...]
The Cubs Winning Formula – Cubs 7 Rockies 3
Game Seventy-Eight – Cubs 7 Rockies 3 WP – Matt Garza (4-6) LP – Jhoulys Chacin (8-5) Save – None Strong starting pitching and four home runs … just the way the Cubs drew it up prior to the season. Following Monday’s make-up game, Mike Quade said he liked the formula his team used to [...]
Wells and the Cubs Continue the Free Fall in KC – Cubs 3 Royals 6
Game Seventy-Seven – Cubs 3 Royals 6 WP – Luke Hochevar (5-8) LP – Randy Wells (1-2) Save – Joakim Soria (13) The embarrassment that is the 2011 Chicago Cubs was on full display Sunday afternoon. After dropping the first game of the series Friday night, the Royals had lost six games in a row [...]
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