Morning Box Score: Danks Loses Again, Sloppy Play Does In Cubs
By Chuck Sudo in News on May 11, 2011 2:35PM
On a night when the Angels tried to set a Guinness World Record for most wrestling masks at an event, John Danks jobbed himself by giving up three runs in the first inning, which was all the Angels needed to keep Danks from his first win of the season. The offense continued to hit, with Paul Konerko belting his ninth home run of the season and Adam Dunn knocking an RBI double. Jake Peavy makes his season debut today.
The Cubs had ample chances to win last night at Wrigley Field last night. But when you strand 12 baserunners, miss the cutoff man on a relay throw, slip on the grass on a hit that goes for a triple and can't tag a runner out at home despite a perfect throw from Kosuke Fukudome, you're going to lose. Daniel Descalso's eighth inning, two-run single tagged Kerry Wood with the loss. the Cubs outhit the Cardinals 13-11; all of the Cubs hits were singles.