Mattie T’s Weekly Chicago Cubs Update
Written by The Go-To-Man Mattie T. on August 15, 2010
Monday, August 9th
4
3 (F/11 innings)
Star Player of the Game: Giants centerfielder Andres Torres, who went 2-for-5 with an RBI single & scored 1 run.
Winning Pitcher: Chris Ray (3-0), who pitched 1/3rd of an inning & allowed no runs on no hits while walking none & striking out none.
Losing Pitcher: Marcos Mateo (0-1), who faced 7 batters & allowed 1 run on 3 hits while walking one & striking out two.
James Russell is charged with a blown save (2nd of season) after allowing Andres Torres’ game-tying RBI single in the 6th inning.
Tuesday, August 10th
8
6
Star Player of the Game: Cubs shortstop Starlin Castro, who went 2-for-5 with an RBI single, a 2-run single & scored 1 run.
Winning Pitcher: Ryan Dempster (10-8), who pitched 6 2/3 innings & allowed 4 runs (3 earned) on 8 hits while walking two & striking out three.
Losing Pitcher: Tim Lincecum (11-6), who pitched 4 innings & allowed 6 runs on 8 hits while walking one & striking out four.
Wednesday, August 11th
5
4
Star Player of the Game: Giants leftfielder Pat Burrell, who went 2-for-4 with a solo homer (8th of season), a 2-run single & scored 1 run.
Winning Pitcher: Sergio Romo (5-3), who pitched 1 2/3 innings & allowed no runs on no hits while walking none & striking out two.
Losing Pitcher: Justin Berg (o-1), who pitched 1 1/3 innings & allowed 1 run on 2 hits while walking none & striking out one.
Save: Brian Wilson (33rd of season), who pitched 1 inning & allowed no runs on 1 hit while walking none & striking out two.
Thursday, August 12th
8
7
Star Player of the Game: Giants leftfielder Pat Burrell, who went 2-for-4 with a 3-run homer, a solo homer (9th & 10th of season) & scored 2 runs.
Winning Pitcher: Brian Wilson (3-1), who pitched 1 inning & allowed no runs on no hits while walking one & striking out none.
Losing Pitcher: Andrew Cashner (1-5), who pitched 1/3rd of an inning & allowed 1 run on 2 hits while walking two & striking out none.
Sergio Romo is charged with a blown save (4th of season) after allowing Kosuke Fukudome’s game-tying RBI double in the 7th inning.
Friday, August 13th
6
3
Star Player of the Game: Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina, who went 1-for-2 with a pair of sacrifice flies.
Winning Pitcher: Jake Westbrook (1-0), who pitched 6 innings & allowed 2 runs on 6 hits while walking one & striking out three.
Losing Pitcher: Thomas Diamond (0-3), who pitched 4 innings & allowed 4 runs on 6 hits while walking four & striking out two.
Save: Ryan Franklin (21st of season), who pitched 1 inning & allowed no runs on no hits while walking none & striking out one.
Saturday, August 14th
3
2
Star Player of the Game: Cubs 3rd baseman Aramis Ramirez, who went 2-for-4 with a solo homer (17th of season) & scored 1 run.
Winning Pitcher: Carlos Zambrano (4-6), who pitched 5 2/3 innings & allowed 2 runs on 7 hits while walking two & striking out three.
Losing Pitcher: Chris Carpenter (13-4), who pitched 6 innings & allowed 3 runs on 6 hits while walking none & striking out three.
Save: Carlos Marmol (2oth of season), who pitched 1 2/3 innings & allowed no runs on 1 hit while walking none & striking out two.
Sunday, August 15th
9
7
Star Player of the Game: Cubs 1st baseman Derrek Lee, who went 2-for-3 with a pair of solo homers (15th & 16th of season) & scored 2 runs.
Winning Pitcher: Ryan Dempster (11-8), who pitched 6 2/3 innings & allowed 2 runs on 5 hits while walking two & striking out six.
Losing Pitcher: Kyle Lohse (1-5), who pitched 3 innings & allowed 7 runs on 6 hits while walking two & striking out three.
Save: Carlos Marmol (21st of season), who pitched 2/3rd’s of an inning & allowed no runs on 1 hit while walking one & striking out none.
Record at week’s end: 50-68 (5th in NL Central)
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