The series with the Nationals wasn't the best showing for the Cubs offense. They dropped 2-of-3, getting shutout 2-0 on Sunday. Ted Lilly had bad luck as he hung around until the 6th inning as the lineup wasn't able to drive in runners. Too many scoring opportunities were wasted as the Cubs stranded 18 runners. As a result, Lilly falls to 1-4 hoping for run support in his next outing. Both teams had 4 hits a piece and things went the Nationals way. The Cubs did win 7-0 Saturday which put a dent in the series as Zambrano went to 4-1. Derek Lee ripped 2 hits and drove in 3 runs in that game. Going 2-3 on this road trip hasn't hurt the Cubs much in the standings.
A day off today will give the fellas time to rest and recharge their offense. The weekend may have not have been kind to the Cubs, but the good news of recent is the Cubs gaining their 10,000th win, placing 2nd all-time behind the Giants. Quite a historic accomplishment for any franchise. So many famous Cub names come to mind as relation to those victories, but most memorable in my lifetime are Ryne Sandberg, Mark Grace, Sammy Sosa, Andre Dawson, Kerry Wood, Lee Smith, and Carlos Zambrano. Of course the old Greats: Ernie Banks, Ron Santo, Billy Williams, Hack Wilson, Milt Pappas, and Dave Kingman to name a few.
Resuming the road trip the Cubs have a 3-game bill with the Brewers where in the first game they face Ben Sheets. Definitely not the guy the Cub bats want to see after going scoreless. Sheets is off to another good start, owning a 3-0 record and 0.96 ERA. I wanted him on the Cubs like two years ago because he's just so dominating in games. The Cubs will have to fend him off the best they can on Tuesday. The other 2 games may be coin tosses if a ton of runs are scored by both clubs. Keeping a slight lead in first place before the Cardinals series may do wonders to boost clubhouse morale as the Cubs work to claim stake to the NL Central.
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