Luis Montanez Archives - Page 2 of 11

Cubs Walk-Off with a Loss – Cubs 6 Reds 8

September 15, 2011 By Neil 14 Comments

Game One Hundred Fifty – Cubs 6 Reds 8 – 11 innings WP – Nick Masset (3-5) LP – James Russell (1-6) Save – None The Cubs jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the first inning behind a pair of two-out, two-run homers … one by Carlos Pena (1-for-4 with a home run, a [...]

Filed Under: Let's Play 2 - Game Recap Tagged With: Alfonso Soriano, Andrew Cashner, Aramis Ramirez, Blake DeWitt, Bryan LaHair, Carlos Marmol, Carlos Pena, D.J. LeMahieu, Darwin Barney, Geovany Soto, James Russell, Jeff Baker, Jeff Samardzija, John Gaub, Kerry Wood, Koyie Hill, Luis Montanez, Marlon Byrd, Randy Wells, Reed Johnson, Sean Marshall, Starlin Castro, Tony Campana, Tyler Colvin

Coleman Can’t Cut It – Cubs 2 Reds 7

September 14, 2011 By Neil 26 Comments

Game One Hundred Forty-Nine – Cubs 2 Reds 7 WP – Sam LeCure (1-1) LP – Casey Coleman (2-8) Save – None For the second time in his last six starts Casey Coleman could not complete four innings of work. The Reds rocked Coleman on Wednesday night because Coleman could not throw quality strikes again. [...]

Filed Under: Let's Play 2 - Game Recap Tagged With: Alfonso Soriano, Aramis Ramirez, Carlos Pena, Casey Coleman, Darwin Barney, Geovany Soto, John Gaub, John Grabow, Kerry Wood, Luis Montanez, Marlon Byrd, Ramon Ortiz, Reed Johnson, Starlin Castro, Tyler Colvin

Offense, Offense and More Offense – Cubs 12 Reds 8

September 12, 2011 By Neil 7 Comments

Game One Hundred Forty-Seven – Cubs 12 Reds 8 WP – Rodrigo Lopez (5-6) LP – Dontrelle Willis (0-5) Save – None The Cubs picked up Monday night where they left off Sunday night/Monday morning at Citi Field … and posted their third straight road win. The Cubs exploded for 12 runs on 16 hits, [...]

Filed Under: Let's Play 2 - Game Recap Tagged With: Alfonso Soriano, Andrew Cashner, Aramis Ramirez, Bryan LaHair, Darwin Barney, Geovany Soto, James Russell, Jeff Baker, John Gaub, Luis Montanez, Marlon Byrd, Ramon Ortiz, Reed Johnson, Rodrigo Lopez, Starlin Castro, Tony Campana

Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 09/12/11

September 12, 2011 By Tom U. 14 Comments

Special Playoff Edition One out of the playoffs, one in the championship series, and one crowned the champion. That’s how things went this week in the Cubs’ farm system, as Boise, Daytona, and Tennessee all started on the post-season road. Among the excellent performances were those turned in by Reggie Golden, Matt Szczur, Elliot Soto, [...]

Filed Under: Back to the Minors Tagged With: Aaron Kurcz, Abner Abreu, Andrew McKirahan, Blake Lalli, Brad Zapenas, Brian Harper, Brooks Raley, Buddy Bailey, Casey Harman, Colin Richardson, D.J. LeMahieu, Dae-Eun Rhee, Dan Berlind, Dustin Fitzgerald, Eduardo Figueroa, Elliot Soto, Evan Crawford, Frank Batista, Frank Del Valle, Greg Rohan, Hector Mayora, Hung-Wen Chen, Jae-Hoon Ha, Jake Opitz, James Adduci, Jeff Antigua, Jeff Beliveau, Jeff Stevens, Joe Zeller, John Gaub, Jonathan Mota, Jordan Latham, Jose Rosario, Josh Vitters, Juan Serrano, Junior Lake, Justin Bour, Kevin Rhoderick, Logan Watkins, Luis Montanez, Marcus Hatley, Mathew Cerda, Matt Loosen, Matthew Szczur, Michael Brenly, Michael Burgess, Nate Samson, Nelson Perez, Oswaldo Martinez, PJ Francescon, Rafael Dolis, Rafael Lopez, Rebel Ridling, Reggie Golden, Ryan Cuneo, Ryan Searle, Steve Clevenger, Taiwan Easterling, Tony Zych, Trey McNutt, Wilson Contreras

Cubs Win a Marathon in the Big Apple – Cubs 10 Mets 6

September 12, 2011 By Neil 13 Comments

Game One Hundred Forty-Six – Cubs 10 Mets 6 – 11 innings WP – Ramon Ortiz (1-2) LP – Josh Stinson (0-1) Save – None On an emotional night at Citi Field that featured a phenomenal tribute and remembrance to September 11, the Cubs jumped out to an early lead but could not tack on. [...]

Filed Under: Let's Play 2 - Game Recap Tagged With: Alfonso Soriano, Aramis Ramirez, Blake DeWitt, Bryan LaHair, Carlos Pena, D.J. LeMahieu, Darwin Barney, Geovany Soto, James Russell, Jeff Baker, Jeff Samardzija, John Grabow, Koyie Hill, Luis Montanez, Marlon Byrd, Matt Garza, Ramon Ortiz, Reed Johnson, Sean Marshall, Starlin Castro, Tony Campana, Tyler Colvin

Mets Gift Wrap a Win for the Cubs – Cubs 5 Mets 4

September 10, 2011 By Neil 66 Comments

Game One Hundred Forty-Five – Cubs 5 Mets 4 WP – Kerry Wood (3-5, BS 6) LP – Bobby Parnell (3-6, BS 6) Save – Carlos Marmol (34) The New York Mets gave Saturday’s game to the Chicago Cubs … and the Cubs nearly gave it right back. The Mets were charged with four errors [...]

Filed Under: Let's Play 2 - Game Recap Tagged With: Alfonso Soriano, Aramis Ramirez, Blake DeWitt, Carlos Marmol, Carlos Pena, D.J. LeMahieu, Geovany Soto, Jeff Baker, Kerry Wood, Koyie Hill, Luis Montanez, Marlon Byrd, Randy Wells, Reed Johnson, Starlin Castro, Tony Campana, Tyler Colvin

Q’s Cubs Come Up Short … Again – Cubs 4 Mets 5

September 9, 2011 By Neil 4 Comments

Game One Hundred Forty-Four – Cubs 4 Mets 5 WP – Manny Acosta (3-1, BS 3) LP – Sean Marshall (6-6) Save – None To the Cubs credit they did not quit Friday night. The Cubs tied the game in the ninth on a two-out RBI single by Darwin Barney just to lose it in [...]

Filed Under: Let's Play 2 - Game Recap Tagged With: Alfonso Soriano, Andrew Cashner, Aramis Ramirez, Blake DeWitt, Bryan LaHair, Carlos Pena, Casey Coleman, D.J. LeMahieu, Darwin Barney, Geovany Soto, Jeff Samardzija, Koyie Hill, Luis Montanez, Marlon Byrd, Reed Johnson, Sean Marshall, Starlin Castro, Tony Campana

Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 09/08/11

September 8, 2011 By Tom U. 15 Comments

The Cubs Minor League Fourth Quarter Report As the minor league regular season has drawn to a close, players from Triple-A Iowa and Class-A Peoria are looking toward their off-season, with many looking to attend the Arizona Fall League or Winter Baseball. Double-A Tennessee, High Class-A Daytona, and Short Season-A Boise have furthered their seasons [...]

Filed Under: Back to the Minors Tagged With: Alberto Cabrera, Andrew McKirahan, Angel Guzman, Anthony Giansanti, Arismendy Alcantara, Austin Kirk, Austin Reed, Ben Klafczynski, Ben Wells, Blake Lalli, Blake Parker, Brett Jackson, Brett Wallach, Brooks Raley, Bryan LaHair, Bryce Shafer, Carlton Smith, Casey Coleman, Casey Harman, Chris Carpenter, Chris Rusin, D.J. LeMahieu, Dae-Eun Rhee, Dallas Beeler, Dan Berlind, Dustin Fitzgerald, Dustin Geiger, Eduardo Figueroa, Eric Jokisch, Evan Crawford, Frank Del Valle, Greg Rohan, Jae-Hoon Ha, James Adduci, Jay Jackson, Jeff Antigua, Jeff Beliveau, Jeff Stevens, Jesus Morelli, Joe Zeller, John Gaub, Jonathan Mota, Jordan Latham, Jose Rosario, Josh Vitters, Juan Serrano, Junior Lake, Justin Berg, Justin Bour, Kevin Rhoderick, Kyler Burke, Larry Suarez, Logan Watkins, Luis Liria, Luis Montanez, Marco Carrillo, Marwin Gonzalez, Mathew Cerda, Matt Loosen, Micah Gibbs, Michael Burgess, Michael Jensen, Nate Samson, Nick Struck, Oswaldo Martinez, Paul Hoilman, Pete LeVitt, Pin-Cheih Chen, PJ Francescon, Rafael Dolis, Rafael Lopez, Ramon Garcia, Rebel Ridling, Reggie Golden, Richard Jones, Robinson Lopez, Rubi Silva, Ryan Cuneo, Ryan Flaherty, Ryan Searle, Scott Maine, Sheldon McDonald, Starling Peralta, Steve Clevenger, Tony Zych, Trey McNutt, Ty Wright, Welington Castillo, Wesley Darvill, Willengton Cruz, Wilson Contreras, Yao-Lin Wang, Zeke DeVoss

Pena Drops a Bomb on the Reds – Cubs 6 Reds 3

September 7, 2011 By Neil 11 Comments

Game One Hundred Forty-Three – Cubs 6 Reds 3 WP – Kerry Wood (2-5) LP – Logan Ondrusek (4-5) Save – Carlos Marmol (33) Q’s Cubs won the rubber match of the three game series against the Reds behind a solid start from Ryan Dempster, a big throw from Reed Johnson and a three-run bomb [...]

Filed Under: Let's Play 2 - Game Recap Tagged With: Alfonso Soriano, Aramis Ramirez, Blake DeWitt, Bryan LaHair, Carlos Marmol, Carlos Pena, D.J. LeMahieu, James Russell, Kerry Wood, Koyie Hill, Luis Montanez, Reed Johnson, Ryan Dempster, Starlin Castro, Tony Campana

Talkin’ Cubs Live – Cubs vs. Reds – 09/07/11

September 7, 2011 By Neil 64 Comments

Game One Hundred Forty-Three: Cubs (61-81) vs. Reds (70-72) Game Time – 7:05pm CDT Coverage – TV: WCIU – Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 187 Location – Wrigley Field, Chicago Ryan Dempster (10-11, 4.75/1.39) vs. Johnny Cueto (9-5, 2.29/1.09) The Cubs and Reds square off tonight for the final time at Wrigley this season. [...]

Filed Under: Talkin' Cubs Live Tagged With: Andrew Cashner, D.J. LeMahieu, John Gaub, Luis Montanez, Mike Quade, Rafael Dolis, Ryan Dempster, Steve Clevenger