5/23/08 @ Pirates; W 12-3; (29-19)

For the tenth time this year, the Cubs scored at least nine runs. That's an average of once every five games. In all ten of those games, the Cubs were victorious. The win tonight helped avoid that three game losing streak once again.


Tonight was also Carlos Zambrano night at PNC Park. I don't think there were any giveaways for the first 10,000 fans, but Zambrano led the Cubs with four hits tonight. In addition to his hitting, he held the Buckos to two runs through seven innings. In his last eight outings, Zambrano is 6-0 with a couple no decisions.


Chicago, who only had 13 hits total in their last two games, got all the kinks out tonight and put together 19 hits. They were consistent, scoring at least a run in each of the first six innings. They displayed power with a home run by Reed Johnson and six doubles in addition to the twelve singles. Aramis Ramirez and Reed Johnson led the way...for non pitchers....with three hits apiece. Ramirez scored three runs and Johnson drove in four runs.

Fukudome got the night off, and Soto went hitless. Everyone else contributed. DeRosa started a new hitting streak. Soriano had two hits, including a double, to get untracked. The team could use this kind of hitting all weekend to make a run at twelve games above .500. That would come close to the 1908 club, which was 32-18 after 50 games, but dropped the next two to be twelve games above .500.