Yes the Chicago Cubs came through over the St. Louis Cardinals. As always close game. The big name of the the game was Castro and his 2 run home run.
Archive for July 24th, 2010
St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa was probably cutting old friend Lou Piniella a break Friday before the Cards and Cubs hooked up Wrigley Field.
It may not be the “Daily Double” of Bob Dernier and Ryne Sandberg, but the Cubs are managing fine for the time being with rookies Tyler Colvin and Starlin Castro at the top of their lineup.
Old friends Lou Piniella and Tony La Russa met behind the batting cage Friday before Piniella’s Cubs beat La Russa’s Cardinals 5-0 at Wrigley Field.
Carlos Zambrano pitched a shaky scoreless inning in his first rehab appearance for Triple-A Iowa since being put on the restricted list by the Cubs after his latest confrontation with a teammate.
The Cubs today activated right-handed pitcher Brian Schlitter from the 15-day disabled list and optioned right-handed pitcher Jeff Stevens to Triple-A Iowa.
On Friday morning, St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa said the darnedest thing about the Cubs, a
club most folks in Chicago wrote off a long time ago. ”The only time that you would ever say that a team is not in the race
is if you’re talking about the last six weeks or even maybe the last
month,” La Russa said.
Controversial Cubs pitcher Carlos Zambrano caused some confusion Thursday when he told reporters covering his minor-league tune-up opener Thursday at Class AAA Iowa that he would speak after his outing, then abruptly changed course and said he wasn’t allowed to talk.
With contenders struggling to find the right match for available starters Roy Oswalt and Dan Haren on the trade market, interest in Cubs left-hander Ted Lilly has stepped up dramatically and a trade could be completed by the end of the weekend, major-league sources said Friday.