8/30 HOU@CHC, 1:20 p.m.; TV: WGN; Radio: WGN

[Leprechaun]

Wandy Rodriguez 7-12 4.64 vs Sean Marshall 7-6 4.05

Pence Cf
Biggio 2b
Berkman 1b
Lee Lf
Loretta SS
Wiggington 3b
Burke Rf
Ausmus C
Rodriguez p

Theriot SS
DeRosa 2b
Lee 1b
Ramirez 3b
Monroe Rf
Murton Lf
Blanco C
JOnes Cf
Marshall P


Sunny 75°
8mph in from Center

[Leprechaun]

first inning struggles from marshall

walk, K, Double, after 3 balls the throw 4th intentionall, K, wild pitch then walk, than pop up to 2b

Cubs go 1-2-3

pop out, line out cf, deep fly out to warning track cf

second inning
1-2-3 fior marshall
ground out, ground out, strike out

ramirez single, monroe gidp, single, line out

3rd inning
marshall starting to settle in...
infield single to 2b close play,ground out, diving ground out for ramirez... great play, ground out

[Leprechaun]

haha im sorta laughing that blanco is hitting in front of blanco

[Leprechaun]

btm 3rd
jones pop out, marshall strike 3 looking, theriot high pop fly in right center (again) but they drop it, derosa walks, lee flies out to carlos right after the wind screrwed him once again of a hit pushing a line drive to right field fould boucning off the side wall in the corner

[Leprechaun]

echo....echo... echo... i guess im the only one here today... the one game thread i get involved in and noone is here :( am i the only one with a job behind a computer?


on a side note YAY for it being Iowa day at the field today... GO HAWKS

[Leprechaun]

top of 4

error on ramirez single, deep fly out right field runner from second tags, 1st and 3rd one out wandy rodriguez atempts bunt sac for 2 quick fouls and pulls 3rd bunt attempt towards first runne ron 3rd holds 2 outs second and 3rd top of the order, pence 3 run homerun, pulll marshall after this inning please, biggio liner to left, rothschild finaly to the mound (woulda been nice before pence's hr), berkman walks, lou to make change now wuertz coming in, biggio caught stealing 3rd

btm 4
ramierz flies out, monrow walks, murton k's, blanco k's

4-0 astros

[Leprechaun]

top 5
lee deep drive to ivy jones makes catch, loretta 1 out double to left field,wild pitch runner moves to 3rd, wuertz gets k with slider in teh dirt, burke pops out to lf on 3-2 count

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btm 5
jones ground to 2b (imagine that), wuertz k's, theriot single, derosa line drive cf

4-0 astros

rodriguez aroudn 80 pitches we need to take advantage of him next inning and get to that bullpen

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Top 6

Ausmus walks on 4 straight balls, rodriguez bunts pop to ramirez, stolen base close for ausmus, pence antoher home run...(astros never score this much they better be silent teh rest of the series), biggio k's, berkman standing double to rf, lee walks, line to center.

LETS GO CUBS... im off work this is the inning to do some harm.... drive rodriguez out of the game...

[Drockvb]

Anybody feel good about a win today?

LOL. I am looking foward to tomorrow already. :)

[Doba]

Ugly day. Pence has killed us this year.