Mattie T’s Weekly Chicago Cubs Update
Written by The Go-To-Man Mattie T. on July 14, 2009
Monday, July 6th
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Star Player of the Game: Cubs 1st baseman Derrek Lee, who went 2-for-4 with a 2-run homer (16th of season) & scored 1 run.
Winning Pitcher: Randy Wells (4-3), who pitched 6 innings & allowed 2 runs on 7 hits while walking none & striking out four.
Losing Pitcher: Jair Jurrjens (6-7), who pitched 6 innings & allowed 4 runs on 7 hits while walking three & striking out one.
Save: Kevin Gregg (15th of season), who pitched 1 inning & allowed no runs on 1 hit while walking none & striking out one.
Tuesday, July 7th
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Star Player of the Game: Braves catcher Brian McCann, who went 2-for-4 with an RBI single & an RBI double.
Winning Pitcher: Javier Vazquez (6-7), who pitched 7 innings & allowed 1 run on 5 hits while walking none & striking out six.
Losing Pitcher: Carlos Zambrano (4-4), who pitched 6 innings & allowed 2 runs on 5 hits while walking three & striking out six.
Save: Rafael Soriano (9th of season), who pitched 1 inning & allowed no runs on 1 hit while walking none & striking out one.
Wednesday, July 8th
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Star Player of the Game: Braves 3rd baseman Martin Prado, who went 2-for-3 with a pair of RBI singles & scored 1 run.
Winning Pitcher: Kenshin Kawakami (5-6), who pitched 6 innings & allowed 1 run on 4 hits while walking two & striking out two.
Losing Pitcher: Kevin Hart (0-1), who pitched 5 innings & allowed 1 run on 4 hits while walking five & striking out three.
Save: Rafael Soriano (10th of season), who pitched 1 inning & allowed no runs on no hits while waking none & striking out two.
Friday, July 10th
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Star Player of the Game: Cardinals right fielder Ryan Ludwick, who went 3-for-3 with a sac fly, an RBI single, a 2-run single & scored 1 run.
Winning Pitcher: Chris Carpenter (7-3), who pitched 6 innings & allowed 3 runs on 7 hits while walking two & striking out six.
Losing Pitcher: Rich Harden (5-6), who pitched 5 innings & allowed 4 runs on 7 hits while walking four & striking out six.
Saturday, July 11th
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Star Player of the Game: Cubs 2nd baseman Jeff Baker, who went 2-for-3 with a 2-run single.
Winning Pitcher: Ted Lilly (9-6), who pitched 8 innings & allowed 1 run on 4 hits while walking one & striking out four.
Losing Pitcher: Brad Thompson (2-6), who pitched 4 2/3 innings & allowed 5 runs on 5 hits while walking three & striking out three.
Save: Kevin Gregg (16th of season), who pitched 1/3rd of an inning & allowed no runs on no hits while walking none & striking out one.
Sunday, July 12th
Game 1:
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Star Player of the Game: Cubs 1st baseman Micah Hoffpauir, who went 1-for-4 with a 3-run homer (8th of season) & scored 2 runs.
Winning Pitcher: Carlos Zambrano (5-4), who pitched 6 innings & allowed 3 runs on 5 hits while walking two & striking out seven.
Losing Pitcher: Kyle Lohse (4-5), who pitched 5 innings & allowed 4 runs on 8 hits while walking three & striking out two.
Game 2:
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Star Player of the Game: Cardinals right fielder Ryan Ludwick, who went 3-for-4 with a pair of 2-run homers (14th & 15th of season) & scored 2 runs.
Winning Pitcher: Adam Wainwright (10-5), who pitched 8 innings & allowed 2 runs on 7 hits while walking three & striking out five.
Losing Pitcher: Randy Wells (4-4), who pitched 7 innings & allowed 4 runs on 7 hits while walking three & striking out four.
Save: Ryan Franklin (21st of season), who pitched 1 inning & allowed no runs on no hits while walking none & striking out three.
Record at week’s end: 43-43 (3rd in NL Central)
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