Cubs 57-51, -1/-1
Mets 62-47, +5
POTG: 1B D Lee (2 H, HR, SB)
Runner Up: 2B Mark DRosa (2 H, R), C Jason Kendall (2B, RBI, BB), SP Z (5 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 5K, 7BB)
This is the the funk I was worried about for this homestand. The pitching and hitting have struggled at the same time and these are slightly tougher teams than the recent Cub matchups. They were bound to cool off and lose some games, and they’re going get hot again at some point, I hope. I’d hate to think the high point of the season was being .001 in the lead for two days.
The big source of concern is Ryan Dempster, who’s been not much since returning from the DL.
07/21: IP, H
07/24: IP, 2 H, (UER), SAVE
07/28: IP, H, 2 BB
07/30: IP, H, BB
08/01: IP, H, 2 BB
08/03: IP, 5 H, 1 BB, 4 ER
Total: 6 IP, 11 H, 6 BB
The hits are skewed by yesterday’s performance, but he’s also averaging a full walk per inning pitched, which is just crazy. Ryan was giving up 3.81 walks per 9 innings before he went on the DL, so things have really sky rocketed.
With Marmol usually pitching well (though this was one of his worst games), and Wood simply existing, it will not take long for outside pressure to build for a change. It’s not there yet, because as bad as Ryan’s been, he hasn’t blown a save yet, but I think it’ll be the story that just won’t die if he does blow one.