As soon as I proclaim the closing situation a positive, Wood goes and blows one and Hart lets the game escape, if briefly, in the 14th inning. Those playing along at home probably saw that coming a mile away. Such is the life.
In the last two games, the Cubbies have managed to play a total of 27 innings of baseball. That's a lot of grinding for just two wins. It's better than coming up short, though. The Pirates are surely in a slow simmer right now.
On the plus side, Dempster pitched another great game with one hit and zero runs over seven innings (retiring 20 of the first 21 batters he faced) and Sean Marshall, called up earlier yesterday, managed to pick up his first career save. Meanwhile, at the plate, Pie managed a clutch game winning hit and Reed Johnson continues to look solid.
Given the events of the past two games, Rich Hill should be prepared to suck up some innings today.
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