What a day it was Saturday afternoon for former Cardinal, Jason Marquis! He stuck it to his old team with a excellent pitching performance. St. Louis had no answers Saturday afternoon against Marquis at Wrigley. Albert Puljos seemed like a sore loser too (which is unlike him). He claimed his ex-teammate always gets lucky when it comes to working out of jams. Well, just maybe...Albert was powerless and unable to outguess or hit Marquis yesterday. That's what I think anyway.
Michael supplied the pop with a 3-run shot in the game, which sealed the win. It's about time the Cub bats came to life. They always hit well against their NL rivals and are more motivated to score runs. Unlike the previous week, the lineup banged out at least 10 hits and score more than 4 runs. Jason Marquis pitched 7 innings, yielding 7 hits, 0 runs with 5 strikeouts. Matt Murton got a start in the outfield and went 2-for-4. Ronny Cedeno also had 2 hits, one a solo homer in the 7th inning. It was productive day for the Cubs.
Today the Cubs are playing Game 3 and are currently locked at a 7-7 tie in the 7th inning. Michael Barrett and Aramis Ramirez have already homered. Both starting pitchers got roughed up in the early innings. Bob Howry has come on for the Cubs now in the 8th. The top to middle of the Cubs order has succeeded today as Theriot has a couple hits and D. Lee has got on base a few times. The Cubs can claim the series, 2-of-3 and gain more confidence still without a sidelined Alfonso Soriano who's expected to return soon. I can't wait to see him and Felix Pie in the lineup together. Go Cubs!
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