Archive - Sep 20, 2008
Game 153 Recap: Cubs 5, Cardinals 4
Submitted by Transmission on Sat, 09/20/2008 - 4:04pm.
Cubs Clinch Division, First Back-to-Back since 1907-1908, Earliest since 1932
W - Lilly (16-9), You, Me, Santo, Harry, 104-year-old-dude-who-threw-out-the-first-pitch, all Cubs fans.
L - Pineiro (6-7), the rest of the NL Central
S - Wood (32)
Things to Take from This Game
1. A bases loaded three-run single for Soriano
Well, two rbis and an error leading to the third run. In the bottom of the second Soriano lined a single right at Brian Barton in left. The ball kicked off his glove and rolled to the wall, clearing the bases. The Cubs raced out to a 3-0 lead.
2. More fielding problems, more runs.
The Cubs got two more runs in the fourth, as Soto began the inning by smashing one through Glaus at third. DeRosa hit a double high off the ivy to score Soto, and after advancing to third on a Fukudome ground out, scored on a nicely executed suicide squeeze by Lilly. 5-0 Cubs through four innings.
3. Glaus homers in 4-run Sixth
Lilly looked great, very economical, through five. In the sixth Felipe Lopez gets an RBI single on a smash up the middle off Theriot's glove, and Glaus unloads a no-doubt three-run home run into the left field well. Suddenly we had a close game. 5-4 through six.
4. Lilly Recovers, Marmol and Wood close it out
Other than a leadoff walk to Glaus in the ninth, the last three innings passed uneventfully as Lilly pitched the seventh, with Marmol and Wood doing their jobs to close out the game. A soft fly out to Edmonds off the bat of Aaron Miles ended the game, and a happy Cubs team celebrated between the pitcher's mound and first base.
The Back-to-Back NL Central Champion Details, below.
Game 153 Thread / Cardinals @ Cubs (2 of 3)
Submitted by Rob G. on Sat, 09/20/2008 - 1:32pm.
Game Chat | Press Pass | BR Preview
| SP | Joel Pineiro |
SP | *Ted Lilly |
| |
6-6, 5.24, 71 K, 31 BB, 135.2 IP | 15-9, 4.13, 175 K, 61 BB, 191.1 IP |
|
| SS |
#Cesar Izturis |
LF |
Alfonso Soriano |
| CF |
Ryan Ludwick | SS |
Ryan Theriot |
| 1B | Albert Pujols |
1B |
Derrek Lee |
| 2B | #Felipe Lopez | 3B |
Aramis Ramirez |
| 3B |
Troy Glaus |
CF | *Jim Edmonds |
| RF | *Adam Kennedy |
C |
Geovany Soto |
| LF |
Brian Barton |
2B |
Mark DeRosa |
| P |
Joel Pineiro | RF |
*Kosuke Fukudome |
| C |
Jason Larue |
P | *Ted Lilly |
It be clinching day...we hope. Lou gets nostalgic with the lineup by letting Fukudome start again and Ted Lilly tries to tie Dempster for the team lead in wins. He'll also need to watch his head in case LaRussa tries to retaliate for Lilly's takedown of Yadier Molina last week.
Clinch! Clinch! Clinch!
A Pitcher or a Glass of Water
Submitted by Arizona Phil on Sat, 09/20/2008 - 10:26am.
The Cubs are at the point now where they can plan their starting rotation and begin to make bullpen choices and start thinking about final roster selections for the NLDS.
Here is how I think the Cubs should do it: