Tuesday, May 31, 2011

At This Time, I Love Wrigley (Lyles vs Zambrano)

Let me set the scene for you.  It was a pitching duel between Carlos Zambrano vs Jordan Lyles for 3 innings.  Who would break first?  I'm happy to report that it was Zambrano for the Cubs.  Wallace was be first one up to bat in the top of the 4th inning and he clubbed one out of the park and the Astros did not look back.  Or did they?  In the bottom of the eighth inning Lyles' luck ran out.  The Cubs took a 1-3 lead into the ninth and here comes the bullpen to help Lyles get out of the jam.  Now here comes Marmol, the Cubs closer.  He ended up being the Astros savior today.  With Marmol on the mound, the Astros ended up scoring 6 runs in the top of the ninth including a 3 run homer for Hunter Pence, which ended all scoring.  The Astros took a 7-3 win against the Cubs to take a 3-2 series lead.  But it still made me wonder especially in the bottom of the ninth inning because Houston, I still think that we may have a problem, just not today. 

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