Game Forty-Six – Cubs 2, Pirates 4 WP – Vin Mazzaro (3-0) LP – Edwin Jackson (1-7) Save – Jason Grilli (19) Rain just delayed the inevitable on Thursday afternoon at PNC Park as the Cubs dropped the third game of the series and were swept out of Pittsburgh. The Cubs offense was pretty much [...]
Talkin’ Cubs Live – Cubs vs. Pirates – 05/23/13
Game Forty-Six: Cubs (18-27) vs. Pirates (28-18) Game Time – 11:35am CDT Coverage – TV: Comcast SportsNet – Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channels 183/844 Location – PNC Park, Pittsburgh Edwin Jackson (1-6, 5.76/1.52) vs. Jeanmar Gomez (2-0, 2.78/1.21) Weather permitting … The Cubs will try to salvage the third and final game in Pittsburgh [...]
Filed Under: Talkin' Cubs Live Tagged With: Anthony Rizzo, Dale Sveum, David DeJesus, Edwin Jackson, Luis Valbuena, Nate Schierholtz, Starlin Castro
Samardzija On the Wrong End of Another Shutout – Cubs 0, Pirates 1
Game Forty-Five – Cubs 0, Pirates 1 WP – Francisco Liriano (3-0) LP – Jeff Samardzija (2-6) Save – Mark Melancon (1) For the second time this season Jeff Samardzija ended up on the wrong end of a 1-0 finale. The Cubs lost their third straight one-run game, and each of the Cubs last four [...]
Shoulda, Coulda, Wooda – Cubs 3, Mets 4
Game Forty-Three – Cubs 3, Mets 4 WP – Scott Rice (2-3) LP – Kyuji Fujikawa (1-1) Save – Bobby Parnell (6) Travis Wood notched his ninth straight quality start but it was not enough as the Cubs lost their first series to the Mets at Wrigley Field since 2007. The Cubs took a 3-1 [...]
Filed Under: Let's Play 2 - Game Recap Tagged With: Anthony Rizzo, Carlos Marmol, Darwin Barney, David DeJesus, Dioner Navarro, Kyuji Fujikawa, Luis Valbuena, Nate Schierholtz, Ryan Sweeney, Scott Hairston, Starlin Castro, Travis Wood, Welington Castillo
Feldman Stepped Right Up and Beat the Mets – Cubs 8, Mets 2
Game Forty-Two – Cubs 8, Mets 2 WP – Scott Feldman (4-3) LP – Jeremy Hefner (0-5) Save – None The Cubs won for the seventh time in 11 games on Saturday afternoon behind another solid outing from Scott Feldman. Feldman took advantage of a rather thin Mets’ lineup and made the big pitches when [...]
Filed Under: Let's Play 2 - Game Recap Tagged With: Alfonso Soriano, Anthony Rizzo, Darwin Barney, David DeJesus, Hector Rondon, James Russell, Luis Valbuena, Nate Schierholtz, Ryan Sweeney, Scott Feldman, Starlin Castro, Welington Castillo
Harvey Happens – Cubs 2, Mets 3
Game Forty-One – Cubs 2, Mets 3 WP – Matt Harvey (5-0) LP – Edwin Jackson (1-6) Save – Bobby Parnell (5) Friday afternoon at Wrigley Field turned out to be the Matt Harvey Show. After the Cubs jumped out to a 2-1 lead in the first inning, Harvey shut the door and retired 20 [...]
Filed Under: Let's Play 2 - Game Recap Tagged With: Alfonso Soriano, Anthony Rizzo, Darwin Barney, David DeJesus, Edwin Jackson, James Russell, Julio Borbon, Kyuji Fujikawa, Luis Valbuena, Nate Schierholtz, Starlin Castro, Welington Castillo
Samardzija Does It All – Cubs 6, Rockies 3
Game Forty – Cubs 6, Rockies 3 WP – Jeff Samardzija (2-5) LP – Jon Garland (3-4) Save – None Jeff Samardzija led the way on the mound and at the plate as the Cubs beat the Rockies on Wednesday night and took the series from Colorado. Jeff Samardzija survived a shaky second inning and [...]
Filed Under: Let's Play 2 - Game Recap Tagged With: Alfonso Soriano, Anthony Rizzo, Darwin Barney, David DeJesus, Dioner Navarro, James Russell, Jeff Samardzija, Kevin Gregg, Luis Valbuena, Nate Schierholtz, Ryan Sweeney, Starlin Castro
Travis Wood, Extra Basehits and Three W’s in a Row – Cubs 9, Rockies 1
Game Thirty-Eight – Cubs 9, Rockies 1 WP – Travis Wood (4-2) LP – Juan Nicasio (3-1) Save – None The Cubs equaled their season-long winning streak with an impressive victory over the Rockies on Monday night. Dale Sveum’s team won for the third day in a row behind seven innings of shutout ball from [...]
Filed Under: Let's Play 2 - Game Recap Tagged With: Alfonso Soriano, Anthony Rizzo, Carlos Marmol, Cody Ransom, Darwin Barney, David DeJesus, Julio Borbon, Kyuji Fujikawa, Nate Schierholtz, Starlin Castro, Travis Wood, Welington Castillo
Cubs Turn an Error into a Win – Cubs 8, Nationals 2
Game Thirty-Six – Cubs 8, Nationals 2 WP – Edwin Jackson (1-5) LP – Stephen Strasburg (1-5) Save – None What started out as a pitcher’s duel between Edwin Jackson and Stephen Strasburg turned on throwing error by Ryan Zimmerman in the fifth inning. The Cubs took advantage of the extra out and Stephen Strasburg’s [...]
Filed Under: Let's Play 2 - Game Recap Tagged With: Alfonso Soriano, Anthony Rizzo, Cody Ransom, Darwin Barney, David DeJesus, Edwin Jackson, Hector Rondon, Luis Valbuena, Nate Schierholtz, Ryan Sweeney, Shawn Camp, Starlin Castro, Welington Castillo
Nats Knock Around Samardzija – Cubs 3, Nationals 7
Game Thirty-Five – Cubs 3, Nationals 7 WP – Ross Detwiler (2-3) LP – Jeff Samardzija (1-5) Save – None It took only two hours and 23 minutes for the Nationals to hand the Cubs their 22nd loss of the season. The Cubs dropped their fifth straight, eight of the last nine, at Nationals Park [...]
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