One-two-three bullpen punch | Author: Carlos
That’s what the Cubs don’t have. Though, take a look at this:
The Devil Rays have it. That’s been the common last inning rotation post the break. Look at their statistics; their peripherals. And yes, that’s the Joe Borowski you’re thiking of. 9 1/3 scoreless innings after he joined the Devil Rays.
Enough about what we lack.
Today’s game was a tough one. The Cubs barely wasted another great outing by Carlos Zambrano, in which he went eight innings of shutout ball. Redster relieved him, and after getting an out, he walked four batters in a row. Four. Four. Of course, a run scored, but he beared down (oh, so did Dusty) and struck out David Bell plus a pinch hitter to get the win, 2-1 over the Phillies, in Citizens Bank Park.
Matt Lawton (2-5) looked great leading off before the new Hairston-Lee duo and was part of the resurgence of the Cubs’ bat, though they only scored two runs. Those were driven in by Aramis Ramirez via a two RBI single.
Zambrano (8-4) earned a win, finally, and has went 4-0 with a sub 1.49ERA in his last seven starts. Vicente Padilla (5-10) though he had a good outing, took the loss.
- Game reviews, Performance notes. | Time: 3:55 am (UTC+8)
