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It took 12 innings to determine a winner in Atlanta Tuesday night, and the Cubs found themselves on the wrong end of a 6-5 final score. Randy Wells had no-hit stuff through 6.2 innings on the mound, before giving up a benign single to Chipper Jones in the seventh. Meanwhile, the Cubs had established a 4-0 advantage thanks to an RBI single from Wells himself, a lead-off homer by Alfonso Soriano, an RBI double by Derrek Lee and sac fly courtesy of Mike Fontenot. The Cubs added another run to their total in the eighth, but Garret Anderson made the Braves' second hit of the contest count as he drove a solo shot into the right-field stands to put a dent in the Cubs' five run lead. Carlos Marmol came in to relieve Wells soon thereafter and sandwiched a hit batsman between two walks, as Atlanta scored two more runs and sidled to within two. After Chicago posted a goose egg in the top of the ninth, the Braves Garret Anderson reached base on wild pitch by Kevin Gregg and Jeff Francoeur tied the game with two-run blast to left-center. The game languished into the twelfth, when Chipper Jones hit the deciding blow off Aaron Heilman to give the Braves the comeback victory. Chicago will try to shake off the tough loss and take game two tonight at 6 o'clock.
A's Top Sox
The White Sox fell to 22-year-old Vin Mazzaro and the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday, by the score of 5-0. Mazzaro—in his first Major League start—was masterful, allowing only three hits through six-plus scoreless innings. Sox starter Bartolo Colon did not have the same success, surrendering a run in the first, the fourth and three in the fifth as Oakland marched to the 5-0 lead. Chicago's bats couldn't crack the A's bullpen, either, tallying only two more hits in the final 2.2 innings. Jayson Nix and Jermaine Dye both boosted the ol' BA with two hits apiece, and Scott Posednik started the game with a lead-off single and a swipe of second base. Chris Getz sat this one out with an ankle sprain suffered in Sunday's win over K.C. and is day-to-day. The loss put an end to Chicago's four-game winning streak, but the Sox can still make a push toward their fifth consecutive series with a win at the Cell tonight.
AP Photo/John Bazemore
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The Cubs team is just a big bowl of suck...thanks Hendry
Pulling Randy Wells last night has to be one of the most egregiously bad managerial decisions I've ever seen on a baseball diamond. Len made the point that maybe he was suffering a slight emotional letdown after losing the no-hitter the inning before, but give me a break, the guy was dominant. Garret Anderson's homer leading off the eighth was a cheapie -- a well hit line drive down the line that was a homer only because of the park he hit it in (it would have been a double at Wrigley). Then the next guy reaches base on an error and Lou pulls him. 83 fucking pitches and a four run lead and Lou pulls him. What happened afterwards was both immaterial and to be expected. After pitching so brilliantly all night, let the kid lose his own game.
Even the best, veteran MLB pitchers get pulled after losing their no-hit bid late in a game. It doesn't always happen but it does happen a lot. That being said, Wells still had a big lead and should have been able to go a little bit longer to see if he could get back into a groove.
Not after 83 pitches, they don't. A day later, I'm still totally flabbergasted by the move.
one of these days Wells will catch a bit of luck. he's been dominate so far.
Kevin Gregg needs a kick in the ass. He's been crap all year. Even when he pulls the save, he's walking guys and giving up solid base hits.
Gregg's 5+ era says it all...even with 8 saves, he still gives up too many runs in save situations.
Yeah, Gregg sucks, but his predecessor has been no great shakes himself.
I saw that - I'm convinced that Cubs fans would be pissed at him right now as well. Maybe the graceful, bittersweet exit was best. Certainly better than paying him $10M to pitch like that.
Oil Can Boyd is still looking to make a comeback
http://mlb.fanhouse.com/2009/02/15/oil-can-boyd-49-wants-a-comeback/