Please, Cubs. Start Winning. I'm Tired Of Writing About Losses
Cubs lose their second in a row to a really bad team.
| Final - 5.5.2010 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 | 10 | 0 |
Stories
Charlie Morton Posts First Good Start of Season
I'm just now watching the first several innings of last night's game, and wow--Charlie Morton looks great. He's throwing tons of strikes, and they're mostly good, tough strikes, and not cookies....
Overflow Thread 1: Cubs vs. Pirates, Wednesday 5/5, 6:05 CT
Hit with runners on base, please.
Ramirez Dropped To Sixth In Lineup: Cubs vs. Pirates Preview, Wednesday 5/5, 6:05 CT
Time for the Cubs to start a winning streak. A LONG winning streak.
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chi. Cubs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 | 10 | 0 |
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Theriot, SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .345 |
| Kosuke Fukudome, RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .321 |
| Derrek Lee, 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .223 |
| Marlon Byrd, CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .343 |
| Alfonso Soriano, LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .318 |
| Aramis Ramirez, 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .154 |
| Mike Fontenot, 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .300 |
| Koyie Hill, C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| Ted Lilly, P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Carlos Zambrano, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Chad Tracy, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .286 |
| Carlos Marmol, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 30 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | |
Batting
Grounded into DP - Fontenot
Hit by pitch - Byrd, Lilly
Sacrifice flies - Ramirez
Team LOB - 4
Grounded into DP - Fontenot
Hit by pitch - Byrd, Lilly
Sacrifice flies - Ramirez
Team LOB - 4
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Lilly (L, 1-2) | 6 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5.29 | 0 | 73-56 |
| Carlos Zambrano | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.29 | 0 | 13-9 |
| Carlos Marmol | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.66 | 0 | 17-11 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Crosby, 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .289 |
| Andy LaRoche, 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .329 |
| Andrew McCutchen, CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .296 |
| Garrett Jones, RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .237 |
| Ryan Doumit, C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .282 |
| Ryan Church, LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .288 |
| Steve Pearce, 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Ronny Cedeno, SS | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .235 |
| Charlie Morton, P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Evan Meek, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Akinori Iwamura, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .202 |
| Joel Hanrahan, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Octavio Dotel, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 31 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 5 | |
Batting
Home runs - Church
Doubles - Crosby, LaRoche, McCutchen, Jones
Grounded into DP - Morton
Hit by pitch - Doumit
Sacrifices - Morton
Caught Stealing - Crosby
Team LOB - 5
Home runs - Church
Doubles - Crosby, LaRoche, McCutchen, Jones
Grounded into DP - Morton
Hit by pitch - Doumit
Sacrifices - Morton
Caught Stealing - Crosby
Team LOB - 5
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Morton (W, 1-5) | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10.30 | 0 | 80-57 |
| Evan Meek (, 1-0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.53 | 0 | 8-5 |
| Joel Hanrahan (, 0-0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7.71 | 0 | 16-11 |
| Octavio Dotel (S, 1-0; S,5) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8.74 | 0 | 17-11 |
GAME NOTES
Pitching notes: C.Morton pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Jerry Meals, First Base Umpire - Mark Wegner, Second Base Umpire - Dan Iassogna, Third Base Umpire - Dale Scott
Duration: 2:21
Pitching notes: C.Morton pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Jerry Meals, First Base Umpire - Mark Wegner, Second Base Umpire - Dan Iassogna, Third Base Umpire - Dale Scott
Duration: 2:21
