So Maddux & Beuhrle came in below my prediction, and the game ended in 2:07. For the Cubs offense, it ended about two hours before that, though, as they managed to put only one run on the board, and that happened as the result of a single, a sacrifice, an error, and a sac fly. Dusty must be absolutely aglow at this fantastic smallball execution. The White Sox countered by taking what
Greg Maddux was giving them, which was walks. Two hours later, it was another loss.
Today's starter, Rich Hill, certainly appears to be in line for a demotion once
Mark Prior returns to the rotation. If, at the beginning of the year, the question was which of Hill or Sean Marshall was ready for the big leagues, the answer now seems clear. Hill has walked 10 in 15 1/3 innings, and that, combined with a .310 BAA, leads to a 7.63 ERA.
GAME FORTY-TWO IN-GAME DISCUSSION THREAD [PARACHAT]
CHICAGO CUBS (17-24, 5th, 9.5 GB) AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX (27-14, 1st, 0.0)
U.S. Cellular Field, 12:20 PM CDT
Weather: Sunny, 63 degrees, wind 10 mp out to left
TV: FOX
Radio: WGN, XM 180
Freddy Garcia, RHP
6-1, 4.56 ERA, 49 1/3 IP
28 K, 16 BB, 5 HR
242/301/389 against, .261 BABIP | Rich Hill, LHP
0-3, 7.63 ERA, 15 1/3 IP
9 K, 10 BB, 3 HR
310/400/621 against, .326 BABIP
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*Juan Pierre, CF
Ronny Cedeno, SS
*Todd Walker, DH
Michael Barrett, C
*Jacque Jones, RF
Aramis Ramirez, 3B
*John Mabry, 1B
Matt Murton, LF
Jerry Hairston, 2B | *Scott Podsednik, LF
Tadahito Iguchi, 2B
*Jim Thome, DH
Paul Konerko, 1B
Jermaine Dye, RF
*A.J. Pierzynski, C
Joe Crede, 3B
Juan Uribe, SS
Brian Anderson, CF
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Cubs vs. Garcia:
Todd Walker: 5-14, 357/438/429, 2 BB
Jacque Jones: 7-36, 194/237/389, 2 HR, 1 BB, 7 K
Jerry Hairston: 1-17, 059/059/059, 1 K | |
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