Mattie T’s Weekly Chicago Cubs Update
Written by The Go-To-Man Mattie T. on August 31, 2009
Tuesday, August 25th
15
6
Star Player of the Game: Nationals left fielder Josh Willingham, who went 4-for-4 with a grand slam, a solo homer (20th & 21st of season), an RBI single & scored 5 runs.
Winning Pitcher: Garrett Mock (3-5), who pitched 5 2/3 innings & allowed 4 runs on 7 hits while walking two & striking out six.
Losing Pitcher: Carlos Zambrano (7-5), who pitched 4 1/3 innings & allowed 8 runs on 7 hits while walking three & striking out four.
Wednesday, August 26th
9
4
Star Player of the Game: Cubs right fielder Milton Bradley, who went 1-for-4 with a 3-run homer (11th of season), an RBI groundout & scored 2 runs.
Winning Pitcher: Angel Guzman (3-3), who pitched 1 inning & allowed no runs on no hits while walking none & striking out two.
Losing Pitcher: Jason Bergmann (2-3), who pitched 1 inning & allowed 1 run on 2 hits while walking none & striking out one.
Thursday, August 27th
5
4
Star Player of the Game: Nationals 3rd baseman Ryan Zimmerman, who went 1-for-4 with a 2-run homer (27th of season) & scored 1 run.
Winning Pitcher: J.D. Martin (3-3), who pitched 5 innings & allowed 3 runs on 4 hits while walking two & striking out two.
Losing Pitcher: Randy Wells (9-7), who pitched 6 1/3 innings & allowed 5 runs on 5 hits while walking four & striking out four.
Save: Mike MacDougal (14th of season), who pitched 1 2/3 innings & allowed no runs on no hits while walking one & striking out two.
Friday, August 28th
5
2
Star Player of the Game: Cubs left fielder Alfonso Soriano, who went 3-for-3 with a 3-run homer (20th of season) & scored 1 run.
Winning Pitcher: Kevin Gregg (5-5), who pitched 2/3rd’s of an inning & allowed no runs on 1 hit while walking none & striking out one.
Losing Pitcher: Brian Stokes (1-3), who pitched 1/3rd of an inning & allowed 4 runs on 3 hits while walking one & striking out none.
Stokes is also charged with a blown save (1st of season) after allowing Aramis Ramirez’s game-tying RBI single & Alfonso Soriano’s go-ahead 3-run homer in the 8th inning.
Save: Carlos Marmol (6th of season), who pitched 1 inning & allowed no runs on no hits while walking one & striking out two.
Saturday, August 29th
11
4
Star Player of the Game: Cubs left fielder Jake Fox, who went 2-for-4 with a grand slam (10th of season), an RBI single & scored 2 runs.
Winning Pitcher: Ryan Dempster (8-7), who pitched 6 innings & allowed 4 runs on 8 hits while walking two & striking out seven.
Losing Pitcher: Bobby Parnell (3-7), who pitched 4 2/3 innings & allowed 8 runs on 9 hits while walking two & striking out two.
Sunday, August 30th
4
1
Star Player of the Game: Mets centerfielder Angel Pagan, who went 3-for-5 & scored 1 run.
Winning Pitcher: Nelson Figueroa (2-3), who pitched 7 innings & allowed 1 run on 6 hits while walking two & striking out ten.
Losing Pitcher: Carlos Zambrano (7-6), who pitched 3 1/3 innings & allowed 4 runs (3 earned) on 11 hits while walking none & striking out three.
Save: Francisco Rodriguez (28th of season), who pitched 1 inning & allowed no runs on 1 hit while walking none & striking out one.
Record at week’s end: 65-62 (2nd in NL Central)
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