IGT Cubs vs Astros April 11-13

[cubsneedmiracle]

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April 11th-13th All three games start at 7:05pm central

Ryan Dempster, RHP
Stats
0-2, 6.59 ERA

This would've been Andrew Cashner's day, but he is on the DL. Dempster, the Cubs' Opening Day starter, will be pitching on five days' rest because of an off-day. In his last outing Wednesday against the D-backs, he gave up 10 hits over seven innings.

Nelson Figueroa, RHP
Stats
0-1, 10.13 ERA

Figueroa, who earned the fifth spot in the starting rotation late in Spring Training, labored through 5 1/3 innings in his season debut on Wednesday, allowing 10 runs, six earned. He walked one and struck out two.

James Russell, LHP
Stats
1-0, 0.00 ERA

Russell will be the starter, but this will be a game where all arms are expected to be available. Russell was stretched out in Spring Training, but only for 56 pitches. It will be the lefty's first Major League start.

Brett Myers, RHP
Stats
0-0, 2.03 ERA
On Thursday in Cincinnati, Myers pitched well into the seventh inning before allowing Scott Rolen's game-tying solo home run. Meyers gave up two runs on six hits in 6 1/3 innings. He walked three and struck out four.

Carlos Zambrano, RHP
Stats
1-0, 5.25 ERA
Zambrano is looking for his 10th straight win. His current nine-game win streak, dating to last year, matches his career high. He extended the run against Milwaukee in his last start, giving up four runs on seven hits in six innings.

Wandy Rodriguez, LHP
Stats
0-1, 6.55 ERA
Rodriguez rebounded from a poor start to begin the season and held the Marlins to one run on eight hits over seven innings on Friday, but got a no-decision. He's 5-4 with a 3.79 ERA in 16 starts against the Cubs.

 

[poodski]

We need to finish April at least five games above 500.

 

[cubsneedmiracle]

We need to finish April at least five games above 500.

I'll take above .500 at all

 

[poodski]

I'll take above .500 at all

Yeah I agree but if we have any shot this year we have to kill it this month.

 

[cubsneedmiracle]

Yeah I agree but if we have any shot this year we have to kill it this month.

Well its about half done..

 

[DewsSox79]

2 of 3. i think they lose the wandy start.

houston blows. cubs should take 2 out 3.

 

[cubsneedmiracle]

2 of 3. i think they lose the wandy start.

houston blows. cubs should take 2 out 3.

He agrees

 

[tbo41fan]

2 out of 3

 

[DewsSox79]

tblow your sig! omfg! you ******!!!!!

 

[tbo41fan]

you know you like it...lol

 

[cubsneedmiracle]

you know you like it...lol

:support:

 

[daddies3angels]

Cubs should win game 1 and 3... I expect to lose TUE with Russell vs Myers

 

[Captain Obvious]

I agree with daddies. We are really going to need Z to eat a lot of innings in that 3rd game, because I am sure that we will be using up a lot of our pen in the 2nd game. I still don't understand why Russell is starting... SMH.

 

[daddies3angels]

Castro back to leadoff tonight.......Castro,Barney,Byrd,A-Ram,Pena,Soriano,Colvin,Soto,Demp

 

[poodski]

Castro back to leadoff tonight.......Castro,Barney,Byrd,A-Ram,Pena,Soriano,Colvin,Soto,Demp

Quade gets worse every day.

 

[DewsSox79]

Castro back to leadoff tonight.......Castro,Barney,Byrd,A-Ram,Pena,Soriano,Colvin,Soto,Demp

thats his lineup in that order?

 

[Shawon0Meter]

lol I love when Captain Obvious thanks a post because "Captain Obvious says thank you for this post" just comes off as so sarcastic. Great username.

Anyway I have the Cubs taking 1 game because I'm still disappointed with the Milwaukee series and my confidence in them took a hit. I'd be happy with 2 of 3.

 

[cubsneedmiracle]

Castro back to leadoff tonight.......Castro,Barney,Byrd,A-Ram,Pena,Soriano,Colvin,Soto,Demp

We are playing the Astros.

Shouldn't be too much of an issue

 

[Uman85]

The cubs should take 2 out of 3 at least. No excuse for losing a series to the 'stros.

 

[cubsneedmiracle]

Who you guys got as player of the game tonight?

Ive got Colvin