Cubs Bats Break Through in St. Louis

By: kevinhill

Finally, the W flag flies again. After suffering through a season high four game losing streak, their 10-3 victory prevented them from falling below .500 for the first time this year. The bats came out in a big way today, with the ten runs being more than they had managed in the four losses combined.

Kosuke Fukudome led the way, on his birthday no less, with five rbi and his fourth home run of the season. Piniella’s experiment with Soriano hitting third ended today. Back in the lead off spot, Soriano had two hits and scored twice. He also had a scary moment in the second inning when he took a Todd Wellemeyer fastball off the helmet. He stayed in the game and was fine.

That wasn’t the case with Derrek Lee, who doubled in the first inning but then left the game with neck spasms. With Milton Bradley and Aramis Ramirez already out, the Cubs are down to one position bench player left. The Cubs could stand to have Lee’s spasms be a one day issue. Luckily Micah Hoffpauir was a solid replacement today. Micah filled in for Lee after he left with the spasms. Micah went two for three including his second home run of the season.

Aaron Miles got a start too, as Fontenot moved to third base in place of Ramirez. Miles was a more than capable replacement, putting together a three hit day against his old team. The offseason moves made by Jim Hendry seem to be playing out well as the right guys are available and performing when called upon.

Now let’s see if we can turn one win into the longest win streak fo the seasno as Chicago heads west to Arizona for three games. The odds will be in Chicago’s favor as the Diamondbacks have yet to win back to back games this season.