Cubs fall 3-2 to the Rays
The Chicago Cubs and Tampa Bay Rays played their first game against each other ever and it was the Rays taking the 1-0 series lead with a 3-2 victory on Tuesday night. The Cubs offense struggled until the late innings when they attempted a comeback but they still came up short by one run.
Reed Johnson almost tied the game in the ninth inning when he bunted with Kosuke Fukudome on third base with two outs in the inning. Johnson laid down a very good bunt however Evan Longoria was able to bare hand the ball and make a bouncing throw to first base where Willy Aybar was able to dig it and hold on for the third out.
Earlier in the ninth inning Mark DeRosa scored on a passed ball. DeRosa singled with one out in the ninth inning and then moved to third base on a double by pitch hitter Fukudome. Fukudome also had a chance to score on a passed ball but he choose to stay at third base as the ball bounced to the Rays catcher pretty quickly.
Neal Cotts took the loss for the Cubs and is now 0-1 on the season. Cotts gave up a home run to Longoria and then a rbi single to Eric Hinske in the seventh inning. Starting pitcher Ryan Dempster pitched the first five innings for the Cubs. Dempster gave up six hits but only one run which came on a home run.
The Cubbies will try to get back on track on Wednesday as Big Z takes the mounds. I like the Cubs chances at evening the series at 1-1. What do you all think?
ComEd Offers Chance to Throw First Pitch at Wrigley Field
Environmental contest part of ComEd sponsorship of Smart Home exhibit
CHICAGO (June 18, 2008) –Attention Cubs fans! ComEd is offering a “Home Run� sweepstakes through which the selected winner will throw out the ceremonial opening pitch at a Chicago Cubs home game.
To enter, contestants simply answer five questions on how to conserve energy, save money and help the environment. The five questions can be found at http://www.msichicago.org/homerun and assistance in answering the questions is located at http://www.ComEdCARE.com.
The contest is part of the company’s sponsorship of the Smart Home: Green + Wired, Powered by ComEd and Warmed by Peoples Gas exhibit at the Museum of Science and Industry,
Entries will be accepted from now until July 30, 2008. The top prize is throwing out the first pitch at Wrigley Field on August 28, 2008, when the Cubs battle the Philadelphia Phillies and four field box tickets to the game. Second and third place prizes are $2,500 worth of ENERGY STAR appliances and two bicycles, respectively.
To enter the sweepstakes, you must be 18 years of age or older and live in the ComEd service territory. For more information visit http://www.msichicago.org/homerun.
The Smart Home exhibit, which is open through Jan. 4, 2009, offers tours of a 2,500-square-foot “green� home on the Museum’s grounds and showcases ComEd’s electricity-saving programs for customers and other ways to practice green living. The exhibit also demonstrates the latest offerings in sustainable living and environmentally-friendly technologies and offers visitors simple, practical ways they can incorporate green living into their lifestyle. The Smart Home sponsorship is one way ComEd is educating its customers on the benefits of energy efficiency. Later in June, ComEd will begin offering residential customers the tools to be more energy efficient and to save money. Information on a new program to provide incentives for efficient lighting and other measures will be available on http://www.ComEd.com within the next few weeks.