The Cubs managed to salvage the final game of the first series. It was a good game for the team, with Dempster settling down after the first inning and giving a solid performance overall, ending with Kerry Wood's first career save.
However, the series still left fans like me feeling very uneasy. This team can't afford another slow April. Starting off by getting tooled by a division rival at home was not a good sign. The team looked listless at the plate for most of the series and showed the kind of mental lapses on the bases and in the field that fans have bemoaned for years.
Getting to bounce back against a Houston team that has looked dead at the plate seemed the perfect cure. Not so. The Cubs managed to look equally clueless, falling into the pattern of first-pitch swinging that plagued them last year. Patience is your friend, boys. Starting pitcher, Chris Sampson had only 71 pitches over 6 and 2/3 innings.
Rich Hill looked shaky at points, but struggled through and posted a quality start. Unfortunately, he got no run support and the team dropped the ball after managing to tie it up in the 7th.
It should be a nice day today, so hopefully the bats show some life.
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