Game Fifteen – Cubs 4, Brewers 5 WP – Marco Estrada (2-0) LP – Jeff Samardzija (1-3) Save – Jim Henderson (3) The Cubs dropped the first of the three-game series at Miller Park on Friday night. The Cubs had plenty of chances to pick-up Jeff Samardzija after a rough first inning. Jeff Samardzija struggled [...]
Cubs Blow a Wild One at Wrigley – Cubs 7, Giants 10
Game Twelve – Cubs 7, Giants 10 – 10 innings WP – George Kontos (1-1) LP – Shawn Camp (0-1, BS 1) Save – Sergio Romo (7) The Cubs handed the fourth and final game of the series to the Giants on Sunday afternoon. The Cubs made too many mistakes to a team that knows [...]
The Cubs Cain Beat the Giants – Cubs 4, Giants 3
Game Ten – Cubs 4, Giants 3 WP – Kyuji Fujikawa (1-0, BS 1) LP – Sergio Romo (0-1, BS 1) Save – None The Cubs had dropped eight of nine against the Giants entering play on Friday afternoon. On another cold day at Wrigley Field, the Cubs jumped out to a lead that the [...]
Cubs Play a Familiar Tune against Vogelsong and the Giants – Cubs 6, Giants 7
Game Nine – Cubs 6, Giants 7 WP – Ryan Vogelsong (1-1) LP – Scott Feldman (0-2) Save – Sergio Romo (6) The Cubs actually led 5-0 after three innings on Thursday before handing the game to the Giants. Mental and physical errors cost the Cubs once again. Starlin Castro’s third charged error of the [...]
Cubs Manufacture a Come From Behind Win – Cubs 6, Brewers 3
Game Eight – Cubs 6, Brewers 3 WP – Carlos Marmol (1-1) LP – John Axford (0-2) Save – Kyuji Fujikawa (2) The Cubs battled back on Tuesday night from a 3-1 deficit in the seventh inning and ended their four-game losing streak. After an ugly start, the Cubs scored five of their season-high six [...]
Cubs Comeback Falls Short – Cubs 4, Brewers 7
Game Seven – Cubs 4, Brewers 7 WP – Marco Estrada (1-0) LP – Edwin Jackson (0-2) Save – Jim Henderson (1) The Cubs could not dig themselves out of a big hole on Monday in the home opener. As was the case countless times last season, the Cubs mounted a comeback late in the [...]
Samardzija’s Unlucky Thirteen – Cubs 1, Braves 5
Game Six – Cubs 1, Braves 5 WP – Tim Hudson (1-0) LP – Jeff Samardzija (1-1) Save – None Jeff Samardzija dominated the Braves for five innings and set a career-high with 13 strikeouts but he could not get past Ramiro Pena in the fifth or sixth innings … and the Braves completed the [...]
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