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The Win Goes Z Cubs Way - Cubs 2 Brewers 1

post from ChicagoCubsOnline.com on 03 July 2009 08:21:14 PM. © ChicagoCubsOnline.com

Game Seventy-Seven - Cubs 2 Brewers 1 - 10 innings
WP - Kevin Gregg (3-2) LP - Mark DiFelice (4-1) Save - None

What a ballgame and the Cubs might have gotten a gift on the final call by homeplate umpire Bill Welke.

Ryan Theriot started the tenth with a one-out single off Craig Counsell's glove into right field. On a 1-2 pitch to Derrek Lee, Mark DiFelice uncorked a wild pitch that advanced Theriot to second. Lee flied out to right and his productive out advanced Theriot to third with two outs. Ken Macha then intentionally walked Milton Bradley that put runners on first and third with two outs.

Lou Piniella went to his bench for Geovany Soto. The Brewers decided not to hold Bradley on at first and Bradley took second on the first pitch of Soto's at bat. DiFelice then pitched around Soto before issuing an intentional walk to load the bases.

Jake Fox stepped to the plate with the game on the line. Fox was overly aggressive on DiFelice's first pitch and swung right over the top of the ball. Fox then changed his approach, settled down and looked at three straight out of the strike zone. After getting ahead in the count 3-1, Fox fouled off the next four pitches from DiFelice before looking at the ninth pitch of the at bat. Fox walked and Theriot jogged in from third ... Cubs Win!

The Cubs offense struggled all afternoon against Jeff Suppan. They managed only one run on four hits in seven innings. Carlos Zambrano drove in the Cubs' lone run against Suppan, a single to center in the fifth. The Cubs did not make him work. Suppan walked two batters and hit two others but threw only 90 pitches (48 for strikes) in seven innings. The Cubs finished 1-for-11 with runners in scoring position and left 11 on base.

In his return to the top spot in Lou Piniella's lineup, Alfonso Soriano was a weak 0-for-5 and left three on base.

Carlos Zambrano pitched his way in and out of jams all afternoon. While Zambrano did not have his best stuff, he was effective and allowed one run in seven innings of work. The only run Zambrano surrendered was on a bases loaded walk to Corey Hart in the fourth. The Brewers, like the Cubs, were 1-for-11 with runners in scoring position and left 11 on base.

Aaron Heilman pitched a tremendous eighth inning. Heilman retired all three batters he faced on 16 pitches. Kevin Gregg picked up his third win of the year after his third two-inning outing of the season.

Gregg did an excellent job of pitching around Milton Bradley's mistake in the ninth. Jason Kendall hit a routine fly to right with two outs in the ninth. Bradley lost the ball in the sun and it appeared to hit off his head. Kendall hustled to second with the go ahead run. Gregg then hit Craig Counsell and put runners on first and second ahead of Ryan Braun.

Kevin Gregg jammed Braun on a 2-2 pitch and one of the best sluggers in the game popped out to Ryan Theriot to end the inning. Gregg sat the Brewers down in order in the tenth.

The Cubs improved to a game over .500 on the season with another dramatic walk-off win at Wrigley ... the Cubs sixth victory in a row at home.

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Pitching matchups for the rest of the Blue Jays
series

post from The Voice of Yankees Universe on 03 July 2009 07:49:00 PM. © The Voice of Yankees Universe

Sorry for not getting this up before the series. The Yankees will continue this series tomorrow afternoon against the Toronto Blue Jays. Halladay vs. Wang should be a really good matchup. Here are the pitching probables for the rest of the series:Sat: RHP Chien-Ming Wang (1-6, 10.06) vs. RHP Roy Halladay (10-2, 2.56)Sun: RHP Joba Chamberlain [...]

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The Yankee brand can be seen anywhere.

post from The Voice of Yankees Universe on 03 July 2009 07:47:51 PM. © The Voice of Yankees Universe

The Yankees are the most famous sports franchise in the world. Anywhere you go there is always a chance you see a Yankees logo, name, or player. You never know what you might see. Take a look… ———————————————————————————————————Another snoozer for Joba / It?s amazing what two days off can doHinske at the hot corner? / Quick Hits: [...]

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UPDATE: Baseball Milestones To Look Forward To In
2009.

post from 30-Year Old Cardboard on 03 July 2009 07:42:59 PM. © 30-Year Old Cardboard

I thought it would be a good time to review what potential baseball milestones were in line for us to witness during the 2009 season. I originally posted this blog on April 2nd as I was getting prepared for what looked like could be a very historic season.I will leave the entire post in tact and [...]

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1890 DMB World Series-Game #2

post from DMB Historic World Series Replay on 03 July 2009 07:36:37 PM. © DMB Historic World Series Replay

Tom Lovett vs Ed Dailey 10/18/1890, @ Eclipse Park OYSTER BURNS SHUCKS 3 HOME RUNS IN BRIDEGROOMS VICTORY Oyster Burns Oyster Burns hit 3 3-run HRs in his1st 3 at bats to lead the Bridegrooms to a high scoring victory over the Cyclones. The 3 Hrs and 9 rbis are both DMB World Series records. Burns added [...]

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Checking Out With a Win

post from The Chuck Knoblog on 03 July 2009 07:18:00 PM. © The Chuck Knoblog

I'll be making my getaway to New Hampshire to spend some time with the family tomorrow. So, this was the last game I'll be seeing for the rest of the week. It was a good one though.

A.J. came out of the gate throwing heat. He was thrwoing 95-97 mph consistently and it served him well early on. When that started to fail him, he turned to a vicious breaking ball. Although the score was close, the way Burnett pitched made it feel like the lead was much larger.

He's been fantastic since that start against Boston and I pray he stays healthy because right now A.J. is a guy worth watching every start. He K'd seven in as many innings and gave up only two runs. Much of that was due to the fact that he limited his walk total to three which is a major improvement for Burnett. He was challenging hitters, rather than nibbling and the results were fantastic. The bullpen was just as good as well. The two Phil's worked together for an easy eighth inning and Mariano had a 1-2-3 ninth inning while K'ing two.

The offense didn't score to many runs but were solid and four runs sould be enough to win a game. Cano opened up the scoring by leading off the second with a homer. Its been a long time since Robi's flashed his power. It wasn't that long ago that some people were talking about 30 home run potential with him and its nice to see him show some of that again. The fifth inning was what sealed the deal. Brain Tallet started the inning by walking Brett Gardner, big mistake. The Toronto lefty was clearly distracted by Gardner throughout the rest of the inning. He ended up walking Mark Texeira with the bases loaded and throwing a wild pitch to give the Yankees a 3-1 lead. Vernon Wells got the Jays a run closer in the following inning with a solo homer but that was all they would get and A-Rod would tack on another run with a ninth inning homer off of Jeremy Accardo anyway.

Great bounceback win after a clunker by Sabathia and the Yankees are rolling right now.

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Game 79 Open Thread - White Sox (41-38) at Royals
(33-45)

post from Royals Review on 03 July 2009 07:15:00 PM. © Royals Review

Zack Greinke against John Danks.

I'd love to see Zack do something magical tonight.

White Sox vs Royals coverage, South Side Sox

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2009 Game 81: First Place Detroit Tigers at Soon
to be First Minnesota Twins

post from The WGOM on 03 July 2009 07:00:37 PM. © The WGOM

Time: 7:10 CDTTV: FSN HDMLB.tv and radioStarters:Lucas French (2.98 ERA, 7.9 K/9, 2.2 BB/9 in 81.7 IP in AAA)vsKevin Slowey (10-3, 4.41; 119 tRA+)Yes, Frenchie, err, Luke is left-handed. Sorry, he's not a Jeremy.. yet. Mediocre numbers in the minors until this year in AAA, when he basically morphed into Scott Baker. Maybe Rick Knapp [...]

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Game #79: Maxwell M. Scherzer vs. Jorge Alberto
(Gonzalez) de la Rosa

More photos » by Matt York - AP

I think we win the battle of best replacement manager...

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M.M..S.

vs.

J.A.(G.)d.l.R.

I think we win the battle of best looking starting pitcher initials....

NL West Standings

W L PCT GB STRK Los Angeles5029.6320Won 1San Francisco4236.5387.5Lost 2Colorado4137.5258.5Lost 1San Diego3444.43515.5Lost 2Arizona3148.39219Lost 2

(updated 7.3.2009 at 6:05 PM EDT)

I think we win the battle of best record...

Diamondbacks

2B Felipe Lopez
3B Ryan Roberts
RF Justin Upton
1B Mark Reynolds
LF Gerardo Parra
CF Chris Young
C Luke Carlin
SS Augie Ojeda
RHP Max Scherer

Rockies

CF Dexter Fowler
2B Clint Barmes
1B Todd Helton
RF Brad Hawpe
SS Troy Tulowitzki
3B Ian Stewart
C Chris Iannetta
LF Carlos Gonzalez
LHP Jorge De La Rosa

I think we win the battle of the best starting lineup (from the DP, I'll put the widget in instead when it's available)...

Let's win the battle on the field tonight!

Go Rockies!

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Lee Warren on Alex Gordon in Omaha

"My legs aren?t really under me yet. I?m just trying to get the strength back. The best thing is the pain is gone. I?m not playing with pain so that?s the most important thing."

Includes video of AG taking BP

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