Mattie T’s Weekly Chicago Cubs Update

Tuesday, August 14th

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Star Player of the Game: Reds RF Ken Griffey Jr, who went 2-5 with a 2-run double.

Winning Pitcher: Aaron Harang (12-3), who pitched 7 innings & allowed 4 hits, 5 runs, walked one & struck out seven.

Losing Pitcher: Carlos Zambrano (14-9), who pitched 7 innings & allowed 13 hits, 6 runs, walked two & struck out none.

Save: David Weathers (23), who pitched 1 & 1/3rd’s of an inning, allowing no hits, no runs, walked two & struck out none.

Wednesday, August 15th 

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Star Player of the Game: Reds 1B Jeff Conine, who went 2-5 with a 3-run homer & scored 2 runs.

Winning Pitcher: Bill Bray (1-0), who pitched 2 innings & allowed no hits, no runs, walked one & struck out two.

Losing Pitcher: Bob Howry (5-7), who pitched 1 inning & allowed 2 hits, 2 runs, walked one & struck out none.

Save: David Weathers (24), who pitched 1 inning & allowed 1 hit, no runs, walked none & struck out none.

Thursday, August 16th 

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Star Player of the Game: Cubs 2B Mark DeRosa, who went 5-5 with a 2-run single, an RBI single, an RBI double & scored 2 runs.

Winning Pitcher: Jason Marquis (10-7), who pitched 6 innings & allowed 7 hits, 4 runs, walked four & struck out two.

Losing Pitcher: Bobby Livingston (3-3), who pitched 5 innings & allowed 11 hits, 5 runs, walked one & struck out three.

Friday, August 17th 

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1

Star Player of the Game: Cubs CF Jacque Jones, who went 1-4 with a 2-run homer & scored 1 run.

Winning Pitcher: Rich Hill (7-7), who pitched 7 innings & allowed 3 hits, 1 run, walked two & struck out seven.

Losing Pitcher: Braden Looper (10-10), who pitched 6 innings & allowed 4 hits, 2 runs, walked three & struck out four.

Save: Ryan Dempster (18), who pitched 1 inning & allowed no hits, no runs, walked none & struck out none.

Saturday, August 18th 

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3

Star Player of the Game: Cubs RF Daryle Ward, who went 1-3 with a grand slam & scored 1 run.

Winning Pitcher: Sean Marshall (6-6), who pitched 5 innings & allowed 5 hits, 2 runs, walked one & struck out none.

Losing Pitcher: Anthony Reyes (2-12), who pitched 6 innings & allowed 4 hits, 5 runs, walked two & struck out four.

Save: Ryan Dempster (19), who pitched 1 inning & allowed no hits, no runs, walked none & struck out none.

Sunday, August 19th

Game postponed in 3rd inning due to rain.

Monday, August 20th 

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Star Player of the Game: Cardinals 3B Scott Rolen, who went 3-4 with an RBI double & a 2-run double.

Winning Pitcher: Joel Pineiro (3-1), who pitched 5 inings & allowed 7 hits, 3 runs, walked none & struck out three.

Losing Pitcher: Ted Lilly (13-6), who pitched 6 innings & allowed 7 hits, 5 runs, walked tree & struck out three.

Save: Jason Isringhausen (23), who pitched 2 innings & allowed 1 hit, no runs, walked one & struck out none.

Record at week’s end: 63-60 (1st in NL Central, .5 game lead over Milwaukee & 3 game lead over St. Louis)

Upcoming Schedule:

8/21-8/23 @:

8/24-8/26 @: 

The Cubs & SP Carlos Zambrano agreed to a 5 year, $91.5 million extension on Friday that will keep Zambrano on the North Side through 2012.

Zambrano is currently tied for 2nd in the NL in wins (14), 5th in innings pitched (168), 7th in strikeouts (139) & sports the lowest opponents’ batting average against (.231) among the NL’s two other 14-game winners in Cole Hamels & Brad Penny.

Carlos needs two more wins to tie a career-high with 16 victories, which he accomplished twice during the 2004 & 2006 seasons.

Zambrano has notched 73 wins over the past 5 seasons, which is 2nd in the majors only behind Roy Oswalt’s 78 wins.

Until then,

Mattie T

Sports Writer for BMS Radio Chicago

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