7/8/08 vs Reds; W 7-3; (54-36)

The Cubs won two games in a row. That was a long two weeks in the life of a Cub fan.

Ryan Dempster, aside from one crazy inning, pitched well and is now 10-0 at Wrigley Field. The fourth inning for him was, to say the least, erratic. He had four walks on the night. All in the fourth inning, forcing in the only run he allowed. Other than that, he only gave up two hits over seven innings.

Offensively, the Cubs had multiple contributors. My boys and I, at the game, were betting on who would score the first run. Turned out to be Ramirez, so Zach was the winner. Aramis tripled to lead off the second inning and scored on Geovony Soto's sac fly.

Aramis ended up with two hits and an RBI to go with his run scored. His best plays may have been on defense. He had diving stops, one to his left one to his right, and on both occasions was able to get up and make the throw to beat the runner.

Soto added a two run homer later in the game to lead the team with three runs batted in. Mike Fontenot had a double and a home run, two runs scored and two rbi.

The boys and I had a great day at Wrigley in what is hopefully a great season. Our seats are down the left field line, up from the bullpen. Foul balls are rare, but tonight we had a shot. Aramis fouled one hard in the fifth inning that landed one row behind us. The storms that hit Chicago missed Wrigley, and I can't get enough of singing Go Cubs Go.

Not to mention, William Peterson does a great job with the seventh inning stretch and we got to see him in the stadium as we left. The only disappointment was that it was tote bag day instead of 1908 cap day (tomorrow)!