The Cubs got a little help from the umpires today in the eighth inning, and their bullpen got out of a couple of messes to beat the Dodgers 2-1. They got the tie-breaking run on a bases-loaded sac fly off Billingsley in the seventh inning. In the eighth, after pinch-hitter Rafael Furcal walked, Juan Pierre squared around to bunt on a pitch as Furcal broke for second base. However, the pitch broke towards Pierre's back foot, and hit him as he pulled the bat back. Pierre should have been awarded first base. Instead, the umpires convened to discuss it and ruled that Pierre swung at the pitch for a strike, thus nullifying Pierre being hit, and sending Furcal back to first. A couple of pitches later, Pierre hit into a double-play, even though replays showed Pierre had beaten the throw to first.
The loss snaps the Blue's four-game winning streak, who are now 34-16 overall. Tomorrow's game is a FOX game starting at 3:10 Chicago time. Eric Stults opposes Ryan Dempster.
The loss snaps the Blue's four-game winning streak, who are now 34-16 overall. Tomorrow's game is a FOX game starting at 3:10 Chicago time. Eric Stults opposes Ryan Dempster.
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