The Cubs have asserted themselves as spoilers in the NL. They've won 3 straight after handing the Phillies a devastating loss Monday night. The bats sprung to life again as Aramis Ramirez whaled 2 homeruns and finished with 7 RBIs. He's the sixth Cub player in history to hit 35 homeruns and 35 doubles in a season. I like to see the Cubs playing with heart, showing they won't be walked all over like a floormat yet I feel bad for the Phillies. Usually I wouldn't say this, but they honestly deserve to enter the postseason especially with the year Ryan Howard has put together.
Ramirez wasn't the only player to get in the homerun parade, prospect Scott Moore also cracked a solo homer in the 5th while the Phil's Jose Hernandez launched a grand slam in the 4th inning as a pinch hitter. Juan Pierre connected on his 3rd dinger of the year. The Cubs lineup cranked out 16 hits. That's more of what should happen next year. Needless to say, Sean Marshall didn't have a good outing. He went 3.1 innings and yielded 6 earned runs on 5 hits and 2 walks. He's still developing and learning so I expect him to have rough starts here and then.
With the pressure mounting on teams in the wildcard race the Cubs have definitely put a small damper on the Phils and Reds playoff hopes. They'll see Philly for two more games to close the series. Today Wade Miller (0-1 6.75) pushes for his first win against Jamie Moyer (8-14 4.38) scheduled at 7:05 p.m ET. Whomever wins I'd like to see Ramirez continue to drive in runs and inch closer to 100 RBIs for the season. It's been a long time since any Cubs player has driven 10 runs in a game...why not tonight?
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