Game 11 Recap - Cue the Banjo Music
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | ||
Cubs | 0 | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 | 0 |
1 |
0 | 1 |
2 |
11 | 3 | |
Astros | 3 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 | 0 | 4 |
x | 11 |
16 |
1 |
The Gist: The odds were pretty low heading into the game that the Cubs could win it with the Astros best pitcher going and the Cubs going with a guy on a 45-50 pitch count limit. At least they didn't waste our time making it suspenseful. It started with the first batter for the Astros with Michael Bourne taking advantage of the lefty making his first major league start. Knowing that he's going to be falling off to the third base side of the mound and probably just worried about throwing strikes with that pitch count limit, Bourne executed a perfect bunt to the first basemen that Russell had no chance to get to the base in time. And then they did the exact same thing with the next batter. Give 'em some props for the smart baseball.
Then the little league defense, starting with Soriano's muffing a single and Barney missing a tag that gave the Astros another run. The Cubs made three errors on the night and really four although they gave Quintero a triple instead of Reed Johnson an error late in the game. Samardzija was asked to pitch three innings and he got his first four batters, but ran into trouble in the 4th giving up two runs. He got in more trouble in the 5th before Jeff Stevens bailed him out. I feel that whatever the team needs out of Samardzija, he'll always deliver one less. You need two innings out of him, he'll give you one good, one bad. You need two outs, he'll get you one. Anyway, Stevens, Marcus Mateo (struck out the side), Tyler Colvin and Marlon Byrd were about the only bright spots in the game.
Z vs. Wandy in the rubber match on Wednesday. The Cubs have an off day on Thursday so Q-Ball can probably push the bullpen a little tomorrow if needed with only Samardzija being unavailable. I wouldn't be too surprised if Russell or Stevens gets sent down in the next two days for a bullpen arm. The team won't need another 5th starter until Tuesday, April 19th next and I suppose I could see Ramon Ortiz getting that nod.
Hitter Results for April 12 | |||||||||||||
Name | Level | Pos | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SO | BB | SB | CS |
Michael Burgess | A+ | RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Welington Castillo | A+ | DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Matthew Cerda | |||||||||||||
Ryan Flaherty | |||||||||||||
Reginald Golden | |||||||||||||
Brett Jackson | |||||||||||||
DJ LeMahieu | |||||||||||||
Marquez Smith | AAA | 3B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Matthew Szczur | A | RF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Josh Vitters |
Pitcher Results for April 12 | ||||||||||
Name | Level | IP | R | ER | H | 2B | 3B | HR | SO | BB |
Christopher Carpenter | ||||||||||
Jay Jackson | ||||||||||
Austin Kirk | ||||||||||
Kenneth McNutt | ||||||||||
Christopher Rusin | ||||||||||
Hayden Simpson | A | 5.0 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Scores
- Albuquerque 18, Iowa 3 (In case anyone thought that T. Diamond was a better idea than Russell: 3.1 IP, 8 H, 9 ER, 4 BB, 3 K, 2 HR)
- Daytona 5, Clearwater 1 (R. Whitenack with 6 IP, 1 H, 1 unearned run, 0 BB, 12 K)
- Peoria 8, Burlington 5
Tennessee had the night off.
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