Jul 29 2008
behind Zambrano, Cubs win again
The Cubs may have found what they needed with the return of Alfonso Soriano: an offensive explosion it has been indeed as the Cubs have scored thirteen runs in the last two games against Milwaukee’s top two pitchers. The Cubs have won their last three games and have improved to 24-30 on the road.
I think there’s something to be said for when the Cubs play at Miller Park. It seems like the Cubs have played well in the Brewers home ballpark in recent years having won four of six there last year and four of three in 2006. While those numbers aren’t incredibly sexy, keep in mind that these have technically been road games for the Cubs; despite the massive support from Cubs fans.
It seems as though the Cubs have done well thanks in part to getting Alfonso Soriano back. Soriano went 1-4 last night with an RBI, and 2-4 the night before with three runs scored, and 3-5 on Sunday with three RBI. Ramirez has also gotten hot on this series as it seems like every hit has been a double to deep left. It’s nice to see Cubs players get hot again, as the strength of this team was that one player could be slumping but someone else would pick up the slack by getting hot at the right time. Without Soriano for the past month and a half, it seems as though the entire team went into a collective slump and no one else could find the right time to get hot.
The Cubs have gone up three games on Milwaukee and the worst possible scenario now is that they stay only one game up at the end of this series. Having won the first two games must be very reassuring for the Cubs and their fans; especially with these wins coming off of Milwaukee’s ace pitchers.
Go Cubs!
