What happened: Jason Marquis pitched into the 7th, outpacing Brad Penny. It was Marquis' most solid start of the season, and resulted in a season-low of cursing Marquis' name in El Hijo's casa. Carlos Marmol and Kerry Wood closed out the Dodgers in relief. Mark DeRosa homered and drove in two. The Cubs finished the west coast road trip 4-3. Not as good as they would have hoped after winning the first two in San Diego, but after being maligned for their home-heavy schedule, this was a good week for the Cubs.
The game turned when: Marmol got Jeff Kent to ground out to third with the tying runs on in the 8th. A two-out double by the hated Juan Pierre and a walk to Andre Ethier made for some drama, but Marmol got Kent to chase a sharp slider, grounding it to Ramirez who beat Pierre to the bag. Wood worked a 1-2-3 ninth for his 18th save.
Not too much was made of Carlos Zambrano's antics from Saturday's game. It did merit some mention in ESPN's Sunday Night broadcast, but the insufferable Joe Morgan didn't dogpile on Z. Late in the game, he was shown celebrating with teammates on the bench after a big out was recorded. Ryan Theriot got the night off.
Grey clouds: Derrek Lee and Geovany Soto combined to go 1 for 7 Sunday, ending a forgettable road trip for both. It took Marmol 36 pitches to get through 1.2 innings, further taxing one of the most used relievers in baseball. It would be great to be able to go to Wuertz in the 7th.
Up next: Off day on Monday before the Cubs host Atlanta for three.
Now playing: Glossary -- "The Better Angels of Our Nature" in preparation for their two-night stay in the Rock next weekend, for which El Hijo is muy pumped.
Glossary
No comments:
Post a Comment