A quickee! I spent some time tonight writing scouting reports on the Arizona Summer League. Expect a final version sometime soon!
Anyways tomorrow the Cubs will send Rich Hill to the mound. I shouldn't have to tell you but Rich has by dynamite since returning to the Cubs in late July. Since August 1st he is 4-2 with a 2.95 ERA and a 34:12 K:BB in 42.2 innings of work. He's gone eight innings twice in that span and has really looked good. His last outing was a gem as he pitched 7 innings of 2 hit ball before giving up 3 hits and a run in the 8th. Hill started against the Pirates earlier this season going 7 innings striking out a season high 9 allowing 1 run on 5 hits. Expect more of the same tomorrow.
The Pirates are sending out struggling sophomore Zach Duke. Duke a couple gems against the Cubs in the first half (16 IP, 1 ER) but the Cubs got him last month as he gave up five runs in 6 innings. Duke is coming off a solid cosmetic outing. He gave up 3 runs in 7 innings to the Cardinals but failed to strikeout a batter. However, given the Cubs offensive woes, I expect tomorrow's game to be a low scoring affair. And will WGN start showing some games?
1. 88 Royals
2. 84 Devil Rays
3. 83 Cubs
4. 83 Pirates
The Cubs finally caught the Pirates, and it only took them five consecutive losses to do it. The Cubs remain a game behind the Rays in the loss column. Without Zambrano and Barrett, the Cubs might just catch them.
Stat of the Day: NL Batting Leaders in VORP:
1. 71.1 Albert Pujols, 1B - St. Louis Cardinals
2. 67.7 Miguel Cabrera, 3B - Florida Marlins
3. 65.7 Ryan Howard, 1B - Philadelphia Phillies
4. 65.1 Carlos Beltran, CF - New York Mets
5. 55.0 Alfonso Soriano, LF - Washington Nationals
Anyways tomorrow the Cubs will send Rich Hill to the mound. I shouldn't have to tell you but Rich has by dynamite since returning to the Cubs in late July. Since August 1st he is 4-2 with a 2.95 ERA and a 34:12 K:BB in 42.2 innings of work. He's gone eight innings twice in that span and has really looked good. His last outing was a gem as he pitched 7 innings of 2 hit ball before giving up 3 hits and a run in the 8th. Hill started against the Pirates earlier this season going 7 innings striking out a season high 9 allowing 1 run on 5 hits. Expect more of the same tomorrow.
The Pirates are sending out struggling sophomore Zach Duke. Duke a couple gems against the Cubs in the first half (16 IP, 1 ER) but the Cubs got him last month as he gave up five runs in 6 innings. Duke is coming off a solid cosmetic outing. He gave up 3 runs in 7 innings to the Cardinals but failed to strikeout a batter. However, given the Cubs offensive woes, I expect tomorrow's game to be a low scoring affair. And will WGN start showing some games?
1. 88 Royals
2. 84 Devil Rays
3. 83 Cubs
4. 83 Pirates
The Cubs finally caught the Pirates, and it only took them five consecutive losses to do it. The Cubs remain a game behind the Rays in the loss column. Without Zambrano and Barrett, the Cubs might just catch them.
Stat of the Day: NL Batting Leaders in VORP:
1. 71.1 Albert Pujols, 1B - St. Louis Cardinals
2. 67.7 Miguel Cabrera, 3B - Florida Marlins
3. 65.7 Ryan Howard, 1B - Philadelphia Phillies
4. 65.1 Carlos Beltran, CF - New York Mets
5. 55.0 Alfonso Soriano, LF - Washington Nationals
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