It just wasn’t a good day to be a Chicago Cubs pitcher on Thursday as all five Cubs pitchers gave up atleast home run.  The Cubs gave up a total of seven home runs and twelve runs while they lost 12-7.  The Cubs still took two out of three from the Reds, but it would have been nice to get the sweep.

Ted Lilly, Michael Wuertz, Jon Lieber, Chad Gaudin, and Neal Cotts all gave up home runs.  Lilly and Lieber both gave up two while Wuertz, Gaudin, and Cotts all gave up one each.  Bad day to be a Cubs pitcher when the wind was blowing straight out.  Gaudin and Rich Harden have to be thinking so this is what it is like to pitch at Wrigley Field during the summer.

The Cubs didn’t have a bad day at the plate as they scored seven runs, they just couldn’t keep up with the Reds.  Mike Fontenot hit a two run home run for the only long ball for the Cubs.  Ryan Theriot added a two run single while Derrek Lee had a rbi double.

The Cubs will now wait for the San Francisco Giants to fly into town as they will play a three game series this weekend.  Make sure you get out there this weekend and catch a game.  Rich Harden will making his Cubs debut on Saturday!

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The Chicago Cubs lost 8-3 to the San Francisco Giants on Thursday as the two teams split a four game series out in San Francisco.  The Cubs were right in the game until the the seventh inning when Carlos Marmol gave up a three run home run to Rich Aurilia.  Something is wrong with Marmol like we have blogged about before.  I just hope the kid can make it to the all stat break and get a much needed rest.  He needs rest for the body and the mind I’m afraid.

Sean Gallagher had one bad inning where he gave up four runs.  He was only charged with three runs however as one of the runs scored unearned due to a Cubs error.  Gallagher is now 3-4 and could be moved to the bullpen soon.

Jose Ascanio gave up two runs while Jon Lieber gave up one run.  The Cubs pitchers just didn’t have it going on the mound.  Hopefully they weren’t thinking ahead to the big weekend series with the St. Louis Cardinals.

Mark DeRosa had two rbi to lead the Cubs at the plate. DeRosa doubled in the sixth inning to score Derrek Lee and Jim Edmonds.  Lee had the Cubs first rbi in the first inning when he scored Reed Johnson.  It was nice to see Johnson make his return to the lineup as he went 1-3.

To make room for Johnson on the roster, the Cubs sent Eric Patterson back down to Triple A Iowa.

I hope everyone has a fun and safe July 4th tomorrow and we can all sit down and watch the Cubs beat the Cardinals!

The Chicago White Sox got the best of the Chicago Cubs in their crosstown showdown on Friday afternoon.  Cubs starting pitcher Ryan Dempster got rocked right from the beginning of the game as he gave up eight runs in only 2 1/3 innings of action.  It was not the start that Dempster and the Cubs were hoping for.

The White Sox scored seven runs in the third inning alone.  Nick Swisher hit a grand slam off Dempster for the big hit for the Sox.  Jon Lieber tossed 3 1/3 innings of relief and he gave up four hits and one run.  Michael Wuertz also gave up a run in relief.  Neal Cotts was the only reliever not to give up a run and he pitched 1 1/3 innings.

On the offensive side of the plate, Geovany Soto, Jim Edmonds, and Mike Fontenot all hit solo home runs.  Too bad there wasn’t some runners on base when the home runs were hit.  Derrek Lee and Aramis Ramirez both went 0-4 and had a dissapointing game.

The Cubs have now lost four straight road games, and six of their last ten games.  Sean Gallagher will take the mound on Saturday for the Cubs as they try to get back on the winning track.

You are probably feeling like I am right now after watching that Cubs-Orioles game.  Can we just forget that the game even happened? The Cubs should I say Jason Marquis were rocked by the Orioles as they lost 11-4.  Marquis was hammered early and often as he only lasted four innings after giving up seven runs.

It was just Marquis however, three Cubs relievers gave up runs as they pitched in relief of Marquis.  Jon Lieber and Michael Wuertz both gave up one run while Scott Eyre gave up two runs.  I sure hope that todays game was just a one game fluke because they pitched badly.

Eric Patterson led the Cubs with two rbi at the plate.  Patterson has really been swinging the bat well since being called up.  Henry Blanco and Daryle Ward both had rbi’s as well for the Cubs.  Mike Fontenot and Ryan Theriot both finished the game with two hits.

Hopefully the players will go enjoy a nice meal with their families this evening and then get ready to play the White Sox Friday afternoon down on the south side.

The Chicago Cubs were not able to extend their 14 home winning streak to game as the Baltimore Orioles got the better of them on Tuesday night.  The Cubs had their chances in the ninth inning as they loaded the bases with no outs but then it seemed the next three batters swung at everything in site and ended the came with three straigh strikeouts.

Ronny Cedeno, Kosuke Fukudome, and Henry Blanco all struck out with the bases loaded in the ninth inning.  I don’t know why all three of them went up there swinging the bat like they were considering how George Sherrill was throwing the ball.  Make him throw some strikes before you go up there hacking like that.

Sean Marshall who was just called up from Triple A pitched 4 2/3 innings as he gave up seven hits and four runs in his return to the big league team.  Marshall started the game off strong but then started to fade in the fourth and fifth innings.  I don’t know if it was fatigue or what but he really lost control over the game in the fourth and fifth innings.

Michael Wuertz pitched one inning after Marshall left the game and he didn’t fare to good.  Wuertz gave up two hits and three runs in only one inning of action.  Neal Cotts, Jon Lieber, and Carlos Marmol pitched the rest of the game for the Cubs without allowing another run to score.  Marmol still didn’t look that good out there, hopefully get can figure out what is wrong and get it fixed soon.

Jim Edmonds had a three run home run in the seventh inning that made the score 7-4.  Edmonds led the team with three rbi.  In the eighth inning the Cubs scored two runs on a Aramis Ramirez single.  Fukudome also had a solo home run in the game as he scored the Cubs first run.

Hopefully the Cubbies can start a new home winning streak on Wednesday night as they will send Ted Lilly to the mound against the Baltimore Orioles.  GO CUBS GO, lets get back on the winning track!

I should also mention that Daryle Ward is back with the big league club and Micah Hoffpauir was sent back to Triple A.  Ward is expected to be the DH this weekend against the White Sox.

The Chicago Cubs made the Atlanta Braves pay for their two errors as the Cubs beat the Braves 10-5 Tuesday night at Wrigley Field.  The Cub used a four run eighth inning to blow the game wide open.  The big hit was a three run home run by Geovany Soto with two outs in the eighth.  Soto was even called out by the Cubs fans for a curtain call after the home run.

Derrek Lee and Reed Johnson both had two runs batted in for the Cubs as well.  Johnson played a great game at the plate and in the outfield.  Johnson made two great running catches in the gaps that saved some runs.  I really like the energy that Johnson has brought the Cubs.

Aramis Ramirez, Kosuke Fukudome, and Mark DeRosa all had one rbi in the game as well.  Ramirez had two or three great plays at third base as well.  He started the game ending double play in the ninth inning on a hard hit ball and also made a great diving stop early in the game to get an out.

Cubs starting pitcher Ted Lilly gave up three early runs in the first inning on a home run by Greg Norton but then settled down to pitch 6 2/3 innings and pick up the win.  Lilly allowed four hits and the three runs while improving his record to 6-5 on the season.  If he could just start off the game better, he would last longer into the games.

Carlos Marmol struckout his one batter in the seventh inning before Bob Howry gave up four hits and two runs in the eighth inning.  Scott Eyre got the Cubs out of the eighth after coming in to get the last out and then Jon Lieber finished things off in the ninth inning as the Cubs got the victory.

The Cubs are now 41-24 on the season as they remain 2.5 games in first place in the Central Division.  Just keep on winning baby!

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Lol, another come from behind win for the Chicago Cubs as they battled back from a 8-0 deficit to beat the Colorado Rockies by the score of 10-9.  Jim Edmonds, Henry Blanco, and Mark DeRosa came up big in the sixth and seventh innings for the Cubs as they won their fifth straight game.

Edmonds finally did something good at the plate for the Cubs as he went 3-4 with three rbi.  One of Edmonds hits was a solo home run in the sixth inning.  Blanco and DeRosa both had two run home runs in the seventh inning to finally give the Cubs a lead in the game.  Kosuke Fukudome also went 3-2 with a two run home run.

On the mound for the Cubs, starting pitcher Ted Lilly had a dissapointing game as he only lasted eight innings.  Lilly gave up eight hits, seven runs (four earned) on the game.  Lilly should have been better against the Rockies, it was just a bad outing for him.  Jon Lieber came in and pitched  3 2/3 innings and gave up five hits and two more runs.

Scott Eyre, Carlos Marmol, and Kerry Wood finished up the game.  Marmol struckout the side in the eighth inning and then Wood recorded his 13th save of the season.  Eyre recorded the win and is now 2-0.

Another comeback win for the Cubs, lately it has taken them five or six innings to get going but then they explode out of no where.  A win is a win, not matter how you get it I suppose!

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The Chicago Cubs lost to the Houston Astros 5-3 on Wednesday night as the Cubs struggled at the plate.  With the 5-3 loss, the Cubs dropped two of three to the Astros and are now sitting at 28-19 on the season.

Sean Gallagher took the loss and is now 1-1 on the season.  He gave up eight hits and five runs over 4 2/3 innings.  The Astros big blast came in the third inning when Carlos Lee took a high fastball and crushed it into the left field bleachers for a three run home run.  That knocked Gallagher out of the game for good.

Michael Wuertz also had some trouble as he came in after Gallagher left.  Wuertz only recorded one out and walked two batters.  Scott Eyre, Jon Lieber, and Bob Howry all pitched a scoreless inning in relief so atleast that was one bright spot for the Cubs on Wednesday night.

At the plate for the Cubs, Derrek Lee had a two run home run in the first inning and then Geovany Soto had a rbi double later in the inning.  After the first inning, the Cubs only had two hits in the game.  Micah Hoffpauir did have two hits in the game as he notched his first career hit in the first inning and later scored on the Soto double.

The Cubs will now have an off day on Thursday and then start up a series on Friday with the Pittsburgh Pirates.  The Cubs really need to sweep the Pirates to stay on top of the Central Division.

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The Chicago Cubs beat the Houston Astros 7-2 behind a three run inside the park home run by Geovany Soto.  Yeah, you are reading that right lol!  Soto hit a inside the park home run haha.  Well it really should have been called a home run in the first place, but the umpires blew the call.  Soto hustled around the bases however and was easily safe before the ball got to home plate.

Soto finished the game with three rbi while Aramis Ramirez had two rbi.  Both of Ramirez’s rbi came in the ninth inning when he hit a two run home run.  Derrek Lee and Ryan Theriot both had rbi singles in the game as well.

Ted Lilly improved to 5-4 on the season as he picked up the win.  Lilly only tossed 5 1/3 innings but it was enough to get his figth victory of the season.  Jon Lieber came in and pitched  1 2/3 innings of relief without giving up a run.  Michael Wuertz then came in the game and he allowed two quick hits and was quickly pulled.  Carlos Marmol came in to get the Cubs out of the jam and then Bob Howry threw the ninth inning without giving up a hit while striking out two batters.

Great win for the Cubs as they are now 3.5 games on the Astros in the division.

Wow, the Cubs were never even in the game hardly today against the Cincinnti Reds as the Reds came out of the gates with some big whoopin sticks.  The Reds hit four home runs off Jon Lieber in the second inning, and then two more home runs off of Sean Marshall in the fifth inning, and one more off of Sean Gallager in the sixth inning.

The pitchers didn’t even give the hitters a chance today as they put them into such a big hole to start off.  Yeah, the offense sucked as well in the game as they only recorded six total hits and didn’t even score one run.  Leaving twenty runners on base and striking out eleven time sure didn’t help the offense.

The Cubs will now off Thursday off which is a much needed off day if you ask me.  Let the bullepen get some more rest as they are probably going to have to be used quite a bit this weekend when the Arizona Dimaondbacks come into town for a weekend series.  The Cubs have a long homestand coming up, they really need to win 75% of these games to stay within striking distance of the St. Louis Cardinals who just keep on winning and winning.  Right now the Cubs are thre games behind the Cardinals in the standings.

So how will the Cubs do against the Diamondbacks?  I’m predicting that they will win one game out of the three game series.  Leave us a comment and let us know what you think.