Harden wins first game as Cubs sweep the Brewers
Wow! The Chicago Cubs beat up on the Milwaukee Brewers once again and completed a four game sweep of the Brewers up in Milwaukee. The Cubs got great pitching from Rich Harden and great hitting in the game as they won 11-4. The Cubs are now five games up on the Brewers in the division!
Harden threw seven innings to get his first win with the Cubs. Harden allowed six hits and one run while striking out nine batters. His only mistake was to Prince Fielder who hit a solo home run in the seventh inning. Other then that one mistake, Harden was wheeling and dealing all game long. Bob Howry tossed a scoreless inning in the eighth inning and then Scott Eyre was charged with three runs in the ninth inning. Yeah you read that right, Howry threw a scoreless inning! Eyre continues to struggle as he just isn’t getting used that much anymore. He needs to get into a good rythum but I don’t think Lou has very much confidence in him right now.
The offense was led by Jim Edmonds who had two home runs and five rbi. Edmonds first hit a solo home run in the third inning, and then added a grand slam in the fourth inning. Kosuke Fukudome added a two run home run while Alfonso Soriano also had a solo shot. Mike Fontenot had two rbi in a pitch hitters role and Aramis Ramirez added a rbi as well.
Overall it was a great series for the Cubs as they pretty much crushed the brew crew in every game. The Cubs will now welcome the Pittsburgh Pirates into town for a afternoon game on Friday. Hopefully the Cubs keep playing good and we can get another sweep and extend the lead in the division!
GO CUBS GO!
awsome game 9 out of 11 runs scored by homers and 2 brewers ejected it was a awsome game GO CUBS GO!!
I watched the WGN feed of the game yesterday. Cubs fan were in way too much evidence. Taunting chants and signs are unsportsmanlike. The Brewers are culpable for selling some of the best seats to people with Chicagoland addresses, but the Cubs fans are lucky that they were not set upon and beaten for such conduct. Eric Gagne’s pitch behind the back is mild retribution indeed compared to what the Cubs fans deserved.
How is throwing at a upper half of a guys body mild retribution? The fans aren’t playing the game you can’t take it out on the players just because some fans are being wild.
Sorry the Brewers fans didn’t have much to cheer about in their home ballpark.