Cubs can't solve Astros or Pirates
Written by Rex Jaybels   
Thursday, 29 July 2010 08:54

7-29-10

Paul Maholm is 6-8 on the season with an ERA of 4.13, yet he has dominated the Cubs

There have been a lot of disappointments in this 2010 season for the Chicago Cubs. But has there been anything more disappointing than watching them play the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Houston Astros?

Your Biggest Cub Killers
Name Average HR's RBI
Garrett Jones .386 3 13
Chris Johnson .364 2 7
Lance Berkman .343 1 10
Carlos Lee .280 3 9

Combined the Cubs are 7-17 against these two bottom dwellers of the NL Central. And for those of you doing the math that is 10 games under .500, exactly where the Cubs stand in their overall record. This against two teams who themselves are a combined 78-123.

Randy Wells is 0-3 versus Pittsburgh and Houston and has ERA's of 4.85 and 7.36 respectively. Andrew Cashner is 1-3 and has allowed seven earned runs in nine appearances.

The Cubs are batting .223 against the Pirates in 2010 and have been outscored 46-31 in 12 games. This is a team that is ranked 29th out of 30 in runs scored in the MLB. They have been out-homered as well 10-6 by a team that is ranked 26th in the MLB in home runs.

Shut 'em Down Pitchers
Name Record ERA Saves
Paul Maholm 3-0 2.25 -
Evan Meek 2-0 0.00 -
Brett Meyers 2-0 1.59 -
Octavio Dotel -
 1.13 7
M. Lindstrom -
 0.00 4

The Pirates have a 2.38 ERA versus the Cubs this season. Against the rest of the league that number is 4.95, good for 26th in the majors.

Houston averages 3.6 runs per game, yet against the Cubs that number jumps to 5.08. As a team the Astros hit 26 points higher against Chicago than they do regularly. And despite have a team ERA this season of 4.44, they somehow managed to drop that to 3.85 when facing the Cubs.

All of this amounts to a team that is 11 games games under .500 in the NL Central and now 10.5 games out of the division lead. How things might be different if they could just take care of Houston and Pittsburgh.

 
 
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