Mattie T’s Weekly Chicago Cubs Update

Monday, June 30th

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Star Player of the Game: Cubs 3B Mark DeRosa, who went 3-4 with a grand slam, a 2-run homer & scored 3 runs.

Winning Pitcher: Ted Lilly (9-5), who pitched 8 innings & allowed 2 runs, 7 hits, walked two & struck out five.

Losing Pitcher: Barry Zito (3-12), who pitched 5 innings & allowed 5 runs, 6 hits, walked five & struck out six.

Tuesday, July 1st 

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Star Player of the Game: Giants RF Randy Winn, who went 1-4 with an RBI single.

Winning Pitcher: Matt Cain (5-6), who pitched 8 innings & allowed no runs, 2 hits, walked three & struck out ten.  

Losing Pitcher: Jason Marquis (6-5), who pitched 7 innings & allowed 2 runs, 4 hits, walked three & struck out five.

Save: Brian Wilson (23), who pitched 1 inning & allowed 1 run, 3 hits, walked none & struck out one.

Wednesday, July 2nd 

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Star Player of the Game: Cubs CF Jim Edmonds, who went 2-3 with a 2-run homer & scored 2 runs.

Winning Pitcher: Carlos Marmol (2-3), who pitched 1 inning & allowed 3 runs, 2 hits, walked one & struck out two.

Marmol is also credited with a blown save. (2nd of season)

Losing Pitcher: Tyler Walker (3-4), who pitched 1 inning & allowed 1 run, 1 hit, walked none & struck out none.

Save: Kerry Wood (21), who pitched 1 inning & allowed no runs, 1 hit, walked none & struck out two.

Thursday, July 3rd 

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Star Player of the Game: Giants 1B Rich Aurilia, who went 1-2 with a 3-run homer & scored 1 run.

Winning Pitcher: Tim Lincecum (10-2), who pitched 6 innings & allowed 3 runs, 7 hits, walked one & struck out eight.

Losing Pitcher: Sean Gallagher (3-4), who pitched 5 innings & allowed 4 runs, 4 hits, walked two & struck out two.

Friday, July 4th  

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Star Player of the Game: Cubs C Geovany Soto, who went 3-3 with a solo homer & scored 1 run.

Winning Pitcher: Carlos Zambrano (9-3), who pitched 6 innings & allowed no runs, 4 hits, walked two & struck out five.

Losing Pitcher: Braden Looper (9-6), who pitched 7 innings & allowed 2 runs, 6 hits, walked one & struck out five.

Save: Kerry Wood (22), who pitched 1 inning & allowed no runs, 1 hit, walked none & struck out one.

Saturday, July 5th 

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Star Player of the Game: Cardinals CF Rick Ankiel, who went 3-5 with a solo homer, a 2-run single & scored 1 run.

Winning Pitcher: Kyle McClellan (1-3), who pitched 2 innings & allowed no runs, 1 hit, walked two & struck out one.

Losing Pitcher: Kerry Wood (4-2), who pitched 2/3rd’s of an inning & allowed 3 runs, 2 hits, walked three & struck out none.

Wood is also credited with a blown save. (5th of season)

Sunday, July 6th

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Star Player of the Game: Cubs 3B Aramis Ramirez, who went 2-3 with an RBI single, a pair of sac flies & scored 1 run.

Winning Pitcher: Sean Marshall (1-2), who pitched 6 innings & allowed 1 run, 6 hits, walked one & struck out four.

Losing Pitcher: Todd Wellemeyer (7-4), who pitched 5 innings & allowed 3 runs, 9 hits, walked none & struck out three.

Record at week’s end: 53-36 (1st in NL Central)

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Congrats to Kerry Wood, Ryan Dempster, Carlos Zambrano, Geovany Soto, Kosuke Fukudome, Aramis Ramirez & Alfonso Soriano, who were all named 2008 National League All-Stars on Sunday.

Until then,

Mattie T

Sports Writer for BMS Radio Chicago

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