Mattie T’s Weekly Chicago Cubs Update
Written by The Go-To-Man Mattie T. on May 10, 2010
Tuesday, May 4th
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Star Player of the Game: Pirates centerfielder Ryan Church, who went 2-for-4 with a 2-run homer (1st of season) & scored 1 run.
Winning Pitcher: Paul Maholm (2-2), who pitched 6 innings & allowed 2 runs on 8 hits while walking three & striking out one.
Losing Pitcher: Ryan Dempster (2-2), who pitched 7 innings & allowed 3 runs on 8 hits while walking one & striking out seven.
Save: Octavio Dotel (4th of season), who pitched 1 inning & allowed no runs on no hits while walking one & striking out one.
Wednesday, May 5th
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Star Player of the Game: Pirates right fielder Garrett Jones, who went 2-for-4 with an RBI single & an RBI double.
Winning Pitcher: Charlie Morton (1-5), who pitched 6 innings & allowed 2 runs on 5 hits while walking none & striking out three.
Losing Pitcher: Ted Lilly (1-2), who pitched 6 innings & allowed 4 runs on 9 hits while walking none & striking out two.
Save: Octavio Dotel (5th of season), who pitched 1 inning & allowed no runs on no hits while walking none & striking out two.
Thursday, May 6th
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Star Player of the Game: Pirates leftfielder Lastings Milledge, who went 2-for-3 with a pair of 2-run doubles.
Winning Pitcher: Brian Burres (2-0), who pitched 7 innings & allowed no runs on 3 hits while walking three & striking out four.
Losing Pitcher: Randy Wells (3-1), who pitched 2 innings & allowed 7 runs (6 earned) on 5 hits while walking three & striking out one.
Friday, May 7th
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Star Player of the Game: Cubs shortstop Starlin Castro, who went 2-for-5 with a 3-run homer (1st of season), a 3-run triple & scored 1 run.
Winning Pitcher: Carlos Silva (3-0), who pitched 5 innings & allowed 4 runs on 10 hits while walking one & striking out three.
Losing Pitcher: Homer Bailey (0-2), who pitched 4 innings & allowed 7 runs on 5 hits while walking five & striking out three.
Saturday, May 8th
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Star Player of the Game: Reds catcher Ryan Hanigan, who went 3-for-4 with a grand slam (2nd of season), an RBI double & scored 1 run.
Winning Pitcher: Aaron Harang (2-4), who pitched 6 2/3 innings & allowed 2 runs on 7 hits while walking one & striking out nine.
Losing Pitcher: Tom Gorzelanny (1-4), who pitched 6 innings & allowed 3 runs on 9 hits while walking one & striking out nine.
Sunday, May 9th
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Star Player of the Game: Reds 1st baseman Joey Votto, who went 1-for-4 with a 3-run homer (7th of season) & scored 1 run.
Winning Pitcher: Mike Leake (3-0), who pitched 7 innings & allowed 3 runs on 4 hits while walking one & striking out six.
Losing Pitcher: Ryan Dempster (2-3), who pitched 7 innings & allowed 5 runs on 6 hits while walking three & striking out seven.
Save: Francisco Cordero (10th of season), who pitched 1 inning & allowed no runs on no hits while walking none & striking out none.
Record at week’s end: 14-18 (5th in NL Central)
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