Friday April 18th – Wrigley Field
Cubs 3 – Pirates 2
Record (10-6) – 2nd place in the NL Central
Record with A. Soriano on the 15-day DL (2-1)
The skinny: Rich Hill wasn’t spectacular on the mound this afternoon (5 IP, 1-R, 3-H, 3-BB, 4-K) but, the left-hander did notch his first win of the season.
And, had the [...]
Ken Griffey Jr. used career home run No.596 to power the Reds past Chicago 9-2 this afternoon at Wrigley Field.
The seventh inning blast, Junior’s third of the year and second this series, was a three-run shot to right center field.
The home run gave Cincinnati a six run cushion while also helping the team salvage the [...]
Thursday April 17th – Wrigley Field
Reds 9 – Cubs 2
Record (9-6) – 2nd place tie with Milwaukee in the NL Central
Record with A. Soriano on the 15-day DL (1-1)
The skinny: I’m officially worried about Ted Lilly. In four starts the Cubs’ left-hander is 0-3 and sporting a hefty 9.16 ERA.
The zip on Lilly’s fastball has [...]
