June 11 @ Chicago Cubs

[RedSoxRooter]

Boston (32-28) at Chicago Cubs (32-27), 3:05 pm EDT

 

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2-1, 4.73 ERA

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Boston (32-28) at Chicago Cubs (32-27), 3:15 pm EDT

 

CHICAGO (Ticker) -- Carlos Zambrano has stepped up in the absence of Kerry Wood and Mark Prior for the Chicago Cubs . On Saturday, he faces the imposing lineup of the Boston Red Sox .

 

In his last four starts, Zambrano (4-3, 2.94 ERA) has yielded just three earned runs. He gave up three hits in seven scoreless innings in a win over first-place San Diego last Sunday.

 

Zambrano is 3-1 with a 1.50 ERA in day games. Opponents are hitting just .188 against him.

 

The Red Sox counter with Wade Miller (2-1, 4.73), who is 4-0 lifetime at Wrigley Field. He surrendered three runs and nine hits in 6 1/3 innings against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim last Sunday but did not get a decision.

 

Jeromy Burnitz homered twice and Greg Maddux hit his first in six years to lead a 20-hit attack as the Cubs posted a 14-6 triumph over Boston on Friday.

 

David Ortiz hit a pair of home runs for the Red Sox , who have dropped three of four.

 

It is the first meeting between the teams since the 1918 World Series.

 

Lineups:

 

Boston Red Sox

J. Damon CF

E. Renteria SS

D. Ortiz 1B

M. Ramirez LF

T. Nixon RF

J. Varitek C

B. Mueller 3B

M. Bellhorn 2B

W. Miller P

 

 

Chicago Cubs

N. Perez SS

C. Patterson CF

D. Lee 1B

J. Burnitz RF

A. Ramirez 3B

T. Walker 2B

T. Hollandsworth LF

M. Barrett C

C. Zambrano P

 

[Zenny]

I have a horrendous feeling about this game. I love Wade Millar more than most Sox fans, but I just feel like he's going to get crushed. Also, Carlos Zambrano is one of my favorite pitchers and one of the best in the National League. I think he goes double-digit K's today.

[RedSoxRooter]

Actually, I have a gut feeling the bats will break out today. Even a Manny HR!

[YanksHater213]

Actually, I have a gut feeling that if we faced him, Carlos Sambrano would get rocked... Now, Carlos Zambrano on the other hand...

[RedSoxRooter]

fixed.

[YanksHater213]

That looks... SO much better now

[yeszir]

I have a horrendous feeling about this game. I love Wade Millar more than most Sox fans, but I just feel like he's going to get crushed. Also, Carlos Zambrano is one of my favorite pitchers and one of the best in the National League. I think he goes double-digit K's today.

But when you predict a loss, we usually win. YES!

[RedSoxRooter]

Nixon BAM! 3-0.

[yeszir]

Sweet. Zenny needs to keep predicting horrendous losses.

[RedSoxRooter]

Mueller HR. 4-0!

[Moose]

Papi didn't move at all! Would he have moved if the score was tied?

[Moose]

Oh, so he didn't know the ball went all the way to the back stop.

[RedSoxRooter]

Cubs light up Miller in 2nd for 3.

4-3 Sox.

What happenend to Miller? He's all wild.

[RedSoxRooter]

Walker triple. Ground out. 4-4.

[YANKEESRULE]

How come when the Sox are losing noone posts on the game threads. But when there winning everbody is on here. If ya don' beleive me go to past threads and look at the number of posts when your winning and when your not.

[RedSoxRooter]

How come when the Sox are losing noone posts on the game threads. But when there winning everbody is on here. If ya don' beleive me go to past threads and look at the number of posts when your winning and when your not.

You're so gay. I post here all the time.

[Are U Kidding Me]

We blew a 4-0 lead to lose 6-7!!! The redsox need to wake up quick. The yankees are playing like garbage and are only 2 games behind us!! WTF??

[soxie thefangirl]

that was terrible. way to wait till the last minute to get a hit Manny / Edgar.

[example1]

This team just absolutely SUCKS. They are a lot like the Yankees, actually. They have good players who come up big sometimes, but their pitching is simply awful. It is just really, really average. We don't have a single pitcher who is overpowering. I am just really pissed off at this team right now and there is no ONE person I can point to with my frustration. We get a 4-0 lead, and blow it against the Cubs. Then, of course, we put up a little bit of a whimper in the 9th inning. TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE GUYS! What the hell is wrong with Manny? Why do we keep thinking Damon is such a good defensive outfielder? He has no arm and doesn't catch a lot of balls that other "good" fielding CF's would have without too much trouble. Damon's a great hitter, so we shold obviously like him for that, but let's not kid ourselves.. he's not Beltran, he's not Hunter. I also feel like the umps play a much more significant role with the red sox than a lot of other teams. We take so many pitches that if there's an ump who just likes the pitcher to hit the mit (as in todays game) we don't get walks and we don't win. Teams that consistently throw first pitch strikes can kill our team.

 

ARGHHHHHHHHHH

[soxie thefangirl]

I don't know what's wrong with Manny. and like I feel bad if it's something personal but my God. He was 0 for 4 for most of the game. this is getting ridiculous.

[YanksHater213]

Yeah, also if you look, day games have much fewer posts... so much for that theory, dumbass. Anyways, this loss, just hurt. I turned it off in the bottom of the 8th to go do a few things, I come back down and they are up 7-4. I was so f***ing pissed. I was still glad that we were still able to come back and score a few runs and make it interesting. We really, really, really need bullpen help though...

[soxie thefangirl]

yeah we reallllllly do.

[Youk Of The Nation]

In my opinion, bullpen help should be defined as GETTING RID OF ALAN EMBREE and Matt Mantei.

[Zenny]

Yeszir, you jinxed my jinx! If you point out the jinx, you jinx the jinx!

[soxie thefangirl]

Matt's not always terrible, though the bad outweighs the good. Embree is just plain horrible. we need to replace him ASAP. bring Dinardo back maybe.

[yeszir]

Yeszir, you jinxed my jinx! If you point out the jinx, you jinx the jinx!

I take full responsibilty for this.

[noonanberg]

Not to throw all the blame on Papi, because it wuld be undeserving, but I think his strikeout (the one he didn't even attempt to run out) was the turning point in the game. It looked like he might actually have made it to first if he just ran. If he had, the bases would've been loaded for Manny. What better way to break out of a slump than to bat in a situation where the pitcher has to throw strikes? Instead, the Sox end a potential blowout rally, and the Cubs start their's the next inning.

[soxie thefangirl]

I cringe everytime Manny comes up to bat. it's gotten to that very sad point.