Randy Wells took a no-hitter into the seventh inning to end his long losing streak and Geovany Soto hit a two-run double as the Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-1 on Saturday despite stranding 17 runners.
Archive for July 4th, 2010
Cubs manager Lou Piniella chose to focus on his own team’s run total Friday instead of the final score. That final score, by the way, was Cincinnati Reds 12, Chicago Cubs 0.
Major League Baseball is a game of constant adjustments, particularly for a starting pitcher like Randy Wells who hadn’t won a game for the Cubs since April 30.
While some are starting to ask questions about hitting coach Rudy Jaramillo, Cubs manager Lou Piniella gave a strong endorsement to his entire coaching staff Friday.
The way things have gone for the Cubs this season, right-hander Randy Wells might have pitched a no-hitter and lost Saturday.
Rick Morrissey: Dusty Baker was tending to details Saturday inside the visiting
manager’s office at Wrigley Field. There was a lunch date to solidify,
a lineup to be double-checked and a birthday card to be signed. Baker is amazingly accurate when it comes to explaining why some
teams are good and others aren’t. Answer: It’s not the manager.
It would seem that manager Lou Piniella’s ”less is more” philosophy worked Saturday. The Cubs rapped out 10 hits and scored enough runs to earn a 3-1 victory against the Cincinnati Reds.