Chicago Cubs vs Seattle Mariners Live Streaming
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
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10:10 pm EDT Wed Jun 23, 2010
With the Seattle Mariners and Chicago Cubs in the midst of disappointing seasons, several big-name players from both clubs have been the subject of trade rumors. One of those is Cliff Lee, among the best - and most coveted - pitchers in baseball, who looks to help the Mariners win their sixth straight when they take on the visiting Cubs on Wednesday night. The Mariners are finally starting to play up to expectations, yielding two runs during an impressive season-best five-game winning streak. Seattle, though, is 13 games behind AL West-leading Texas, and could decide to trade Lee if it can’t get into the race. Lee has been one of the few bright spots for the Mariners, striking out 67 and walking four in 77 2-3 innings. The ace left-hander is coming off his best outing of the year, pitching a six-hitter and striking out seven in a 1-0 win over Cincinnati on Friday.
Lee made two starts against the Cubs last season, going 1-0 with a 2.40 ERA. While Lee is perhaps the biggest name that could be available, Chicago first baseman Derrek Lee, left-hander Ted Lilly and outfielder Kosuke Fukudome have also been mentioned as possible trade targets. The three have played important roles for the Cubs in the past few seasons, but with club eight games out of first in the NL Central, their future in Chicago is uncertain. The Cubs are on the verge of dropping nine games below .500 for the first time since they were 22-31 on June 2, 2007. Inconsistent offense has been the biggest reason for their struggles, as the club sandwiched two shutout losses around a 12-1 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday. Chicago fell 2-0 in the opener of this series Tuesday. The Cubs, who only had three players get hits, will try to deliver some runs for Randy Wells as the right-hander faces Seattle for the first time.
