I though the Cubs had an excellent chance for a sweep to start the road trip. It wasn't to be as usual. Carlos Zambrano obviously didn't have his best stuff against the Brew Crew. The loss wasn't his fault though because the Cubs lineup only got 3 hits. How pathetic is this for a professional baseball team. Not ONCE has the lineup shown any consistency in a string of games this season. The Cubs let starter Dave Bush dominate them, allowing him to decitate the control of the game.
Stat line on Zambrano: 4.2 IP 5 H 6 R 4 ER 4 BB 4 SO 1 HR
The 3 runs the Cubs did score came off the bat of Aramis Ramirez, who launched a bomb in the 6th inning. No one hardly reached base. Pierre managed one hit in 4 at-bats. Phil Nevin struck out 4 times while the rest of the lineup couldn't buy a hit as it appeared. When will the woes ever end? I don't want to wait until next year. There needs to be defined improvement in the coming months.
Mark Prior (1-4) will get another chance to redeem himself as he gets the start at Miller Park. He squares off with Doug Davis (7-6). Man, do the Cubs need to get the ball rolling. Doing some damage this month can at least spoil the fun for the Cardinals. If anything at least help out the Reds.
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