Saturday, July 7, 2007

Lucky 7's

Cubs 7
Pirates 1
A day of 7's from PNC Park on 07/07/07. The Cubs scored 7 runs on this lucky day behind a great outing by Ted Lilly. The Cubs beat the Pirates by a score of 7-1. Daryle Ward got the start in RF and had a good game going 1-3 with an RBI. The Cubs scored 2 quick runs in the first inning thanks to 5 hits. The Cubs also scored 3 in the 3rd and 2 in the 5th giving them a 7 run lead and they never looked back after that. The Cubs are now 4-2 on this road trip and are looking to go 5-2 with a win tomorrow. In other good news, the Nationals beat the Brewers 5-4 meani the Cubs now trail the Brewers by 4.5 games in the NL Central. The Brewers are struggling losing 4 of their last 6 games making it a 2-4 road trip while the Cubs have a 4-2 road trip.

Stud of the Day:
Ted Lilly
7.1 innings pitched, 8 hits allowed, 1 earned run, 6 K's.

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