Morning Report

Astros
Reds -.5
Cardinals -1.0
Cubs -1.5
Brewers -3.5
Pirates -10.0

Brewers 4 vs Braves 2

Prince Fielder continued to rake last night and Geoff Jenkins socked a home run to help the Brewers win the series and take the first 2 games of a series they desperately needed to win. They beat Tim Hudson which was nice as he has been one of the winningest pitchers in the Majors since 2000. Although it was cool out yesterday, it is quite amazing how few fans attend these games.

Chipper Jones returned to the lineup and hit a 2 run home run off of Brewers starter Toma Ohka, but thanks to Prince and a little bit of Geoff, the Crew was able to come back yet again and win the game. Hopefully they can win again today on getaway day to set up a pretty big series in Chicago this weekend with the Cubs.

Today:

Brewers vs. Braves -12:05pm


Cubs 3 Marlins 1

Speaking of raking, Matt Murton has been hitting the ball quite well in this series. 3-3 with 2 RBI last night after tying the game with a single in the 8th inning on Monday night. Murton was one of the players given up by the Red Sox in the Nomar-Cabrera-Alex Gonzalez trade of 2004. So far, that trade worked out pretty well for both the Cubs and Red Sox. The Red Sox won the World Series that year with Orlando Cabrera at short, the Cubs suffered through the Nomar-era, but are reaping the benefits now with the young and speedy Murton patroling left field. The Red Sox must have had a pretty deep farm system, come to think of it, considering they also gave up Hanley Ramirez who is starting at short for the Marlins now.

Anyway, back to the game last night. I can finally say this with some conviction, WE FINALLY HAVE A LEFT HANDED STARTER! Yes, yes, I know there were like 23 rookies in the Marlins line-up, but still, Sean Marshall twirled a great game last night, 7 innings, 0 runs, 2 hits, quite a good show going up against Dontrelle Willis. Plus, he threw one curve ball last night that made my knees buckle, and I was watching the game on tv!

With the win yesterday, the Cubs have still only lost 1 series, and will have a very difficult series against the Brewers this weekend. I can't wait to get down there on Saturday, watch the game, and then go to the game on Sunday. It should be good times.

Today:

Cubs vs. Marlins 1:20


-Until next time...