June 27th, 2007
Cubs; WGN 9; 2:20 PM ET; Hirsch, 3-6, 5.06 ERA, vs. Zambrano, 8-6, 4.27 ERA
Yesterday when Marmol came on in the 9th inning with an 8-4 lead, I felt deja vu. Not to mention the fact that after that he gave up a double, an RBI single, and a bunt single to Willy Tavares.
A key difference, though, is that Marmol bounced back. That was something neither Bobby Howry or Chubbs Eyre can say. He struck out Tulowitzki looking, and Matt Holliday lunging. 2 outs. Will Ohman in to face Todd Helton, the tying run, who just happens to be a .330 career hitter who also has that power you need to hit homeruns.
Ohman did his job, though, he popped up Helton on the first pitch. I seem to be calling the shots, so far, saying in a previous post that we'd win if Helton went "1-15, or if Derrek Lee went..." Well Cubs fans, Helton is 1-7, with a run and no RBI.
Our pitching was better yesterday, even though Lilly is on the verge of giving me a heart attack everytime he give up 4 runs in 6 innings, or 5 in 7, but it's mostly 4s and 5s every start. Yesterday it was 4 in 6, before Mike Wuertz came in for 2 easy relief innings. Lilly's ERA now is above 4. My prediction during Spring Training was that his ERA this year would be 4.42. It's looking more and more like I might be right.
Thanks,
Ryan
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