Game 48: Dodgers 2 – Cubs 1 (11)

Cubs 22-26 Dodgers 29-21 POTG: SP Rich Hill (6 IP, 3 H, 2 BB, 3 K, QS) Runner Up: LF Alfonso Soriano (2 H, R), CF Angel Pagan (2B, 2 H) If we got nothing else out of this game, at least we got this Paul Sullivan line: The Cubs are in desperate need of … Continue reading “Game 48: Dodgers 2 – Cubs 1 (11)”

Cubs 22-26
Dodgers 29-21

POTG: SP Rich Hill (6 IP, 3 H, 2 BB, 3 K, QS)
Runner Up: LF Alfonso Soriano (2 H, R), CF Angel Pagan (2B, 2 H)

If we got nothing else out of this game, at least we got this Paul Sullivan line:

The Cubs are in desperate need of a mysterious back injury to put Scott Eyre on the disabled list, but Eyre insists he feels fine.

(To be fair, we also got Hill looking good and maybe actually having a stretch move that works for him.)

This is not a game that Eyre will want to remember. Or Lou, for putting him in there – the platoon switch works only when you’re talking pitchers of equal quality, and Wuertz is easily much better than Eyre right now. Or Barrett, between his CS and his really bad defense in the 11th.

They’re not alone – the Cubs really should’ve scored more than 1 run in this game, and closed it out well before it got to the 11th. The 1 run losses are all winnable games, and the difference between a competitive season and what’s going on right now.

It sounds like we’re moments away from Wade Miller being released. They may wait till after today’s game – just to see if Marshall has any issues – but the report from Iowa is actually worse than ever.