Cubs beat Phillies in 10 innings to avoid sweep -- ChicagoSports.com
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The Cubs beat the Phillies 6-5 in 10 innings for their third extra-inning victory on the opening trip, finishing with a 4-2 record.
Derrek Lee saved the day with a brilliant stop to prevent the winning run from scoring with two outs in the ninth, and Chase Utley's throwing error on a potential double-play grounder off the bat of pinch-hitter Carlos Zambrano brought home the go-ahead run in the 10th.
Kerry Wood notched the win with two innings of scoreless relief, and Bob Howry posted the save, inducing So Taguchi to ground out with two men on to end it.
"We played a lot of baseball on this road trip," Piniella said. "Get a day off Monday and regroup, and we've got a nice homestand with Cincinnati, Pittsburgh and the New York Mets coming in. See what happens."
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Piniella is considering changes to wake up the offense, though he didn't mention any names.
"We've had some good offensive days, and then other days when we haven't done much," he said. "About the only thing I can do is start putting more speed into the lineup. When you don't have much speed and you're not hitting, you look lethargic."
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I have a feeling that Reed Johnson's going to be looking a lot more like the regular starter in center than Pie in not too long. Theriot needs to get his act together as well, or else Cedeno's going to step in for him.
Gotta love Zambrano, though...
Tribune: Cubs Beat Phillies In 10 Innings To Avoid Sweep
Tribune: Cubs Beat Phillies In 10 Innings To Avoid Sweep
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