Mattie T’s Weekly Chicago Cubs Update
Written by The Go-To-Man Mattie T. on July 5, 2010
Monday, June 28th
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Star Player of the Game: Pirates left fielder Jose Tabata, who went 1-for-4 with an RBI double & scored 1 run.
Winning Pitcher: Paul Maholm (5-6), who pitched 8 innings & allowed 1 run on 7 hits while walking none & striking out two.
Losing Pitcher: Andrew Cashner (0-2), who pitched 1 1/3 innings & allowed 1 run on 2 hits while walking two & striking out one.
Save: Octavio Dotel (15th of season), who pitched 1 inning & allowed no runs on no hits while walking none & striking out three.
Tuesday, June 29th
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Star Player of the Game: Cubs leftfielder Alfonso Soriano, who went 2-for 4 with a pair of solo homers (12th & 13th of season) & scored 2 runs.
Winning Pitcher: Ted Lilly (3-6), who pitched 7 innings & allowed 1 run on 6 hits while walking one & striking out five.
Losing Pitcher: Jeff Karstens (2-3), who pitched 6 innings & allowed 3 runs (2 earned) on 7 hits while walking one & striking out two.
Save: Carlos Marmol (14th of season), who pitched 1 inning & allowed no runs on no hits while walking none & striking out two.
Wednesday, June 30th
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Star Player of the Game: Pirates 1st baseman Garrett Jones, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI double.
Winning Pitcher: Brad Lincoln (1-2), who pitched 7 innings & allowed no runs on 4 hits while walking one & striking out six.
Losing Pitcher: Andrew Cashner (0-3), who pitched 1/3rd of an inning & allowed 2 runs on 2 hits while walking one & striking out none.
Save: Octavio Dotel (16th of season), who pitched 1 inning & allowed no runs on 1 hit while walking none & striking out none.
Thursday, July 1st
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2 (F/10 innings)
Star Player of the Game: Reds 3rd baseman Scott Rolen, who went 2-for-5 with a RBI triple.
Winning Pitcher: Jordan Smith (1-0), who pitched 1 inning & allowed no runs on no hits while walking none & striking out one.
Losing Pitcher: Bob Howry (1-2), who pitched 1/3rd of an inning & allowed 1 run on 1 hit while walking none & striking out none.
Save: Francisco Cordero (22nd of season), who pitched 1 inning & allowed no runs on 1 hit while walking one & striking out none.
Nick Masset is charged with a blown save (1st of season) after allowing Tyler Colvin’s game-tying 2-run single in the 8th inning.
Friday, July 2nd
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Star Player of the Game: Reds 1st baseman Joey Votto, who went 1-for-3 with a 2-run homer (19th of season) & scored 2 runs.
Winning Pitcher: Bronson Arroyo (8-4), who pitched 6 innings & allowed no runs on 2 hits while walking two & striking out three.
Losing Pitcher: Ryan Dempster (6-7), who pitched 6 1/3 innings & allowed 5 runs (2 earned) on 2 hits while walking five & striking out nine.
Saturday, July 3rd
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Star Player of the Game: Cubs catcher Geovany Soto, who went 1-for-5 with a 2-run double.
Winning Pitcher: Randy Wells (4-6), who pitched 7 2/3 innings & allowed 1 run on 5 hits while walking one & striking out five.
Losing Pitcher: Jordan Smith (1-1), who pitched 2/3rd of an inning & allowed 3 runs on 3 hits while walking one & striking out none.
Save: Carlos Marmol (15th of season), who pitched 1 1/3 innings & allowed no runs on no hits while walking one & striking out one.
Sunday, July 4th
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Star Player of the Game: Reds centerfielder Drew Stubbs, who went 3-for 5 with a pair of solo homers, a 3-run homer (9th, 10th & 11th of season) & scored 3 runs.
Winning Pitcher: Mike Leake (6-1), who pitched 6 innings & allowed 3 runs on 8 hits while walking one & striking out five.
Losing Pitcher: Ted Lilly (3-7), who pitched 6 2/3 innings & allowed 9 runs on 11 hits while walking none & striking out three.
Record at week’s end: 35-47 (4th in NL Central)
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