Oakland Athletics vs Chicago Cubs Live Streaming
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
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8:05 pm EDT Tue Jun 15, 2010
Carlos Zambrano could be getting comfortable now that he’s back in the Chicago Cubs’ starting rotation. Two days after his teammate flirted with a no-hitter, the last Cub to throw one looks for a second straight victory and tries to send the Oakland Athletics to a fourth consecutive loss Tuesday night at Wrigley Field. Ted Lilly took a no-hitter into the ninth inning Sunday before Juan Pierre of the rival White Sox singled to open the frame, but the Cubs held on for a 1-0 win to snap a three-game losing streak. Zambrano, who threw a no-hitter Sept. 14, 2008, looks to provide his team with another solid outing when it faces Oakland for the first time since taking two of three from the A’s at Wrigley from June 18-20, 2004. Five days after giving up three runs over 4 1-3 innings in his return from an unsuccessful one-month stint in the bullpen, Zambrano allowed three runs and two hits in five innings of a 9-4 win at Milwaukee on Wednesday - his first victory since April 10.
The right-hander is 7-6 with a 4.84 ERA in 19 interleague starts, including a 5-3 home win over Oakland on June 20, 2004, when he limited the A’s to one run and struck out eight over 6 2-3 innings of a 5-3 win. That remains his only appearance against Oakland. Chad Tracy’s RBI single in the seventh inning drove in the game’s only run Sunday and was one of three hits for the Cubs, who have gone 6 for 38 with runners in scoring position while losing four of six. Marlon Byrd has been one of the few Cubs hitting consistently. Batting a team-leading .333, Byrd is 20 for 39 with seven RBIs in his last 10 games. A lifetime .318 hitter versus the A’s, Byrd is the only Cub who has faced probable Oakland starter Trevor Cahill, going 4 for 10 with two doubles against the right-hander. Cahill, who has never faced the Cubs, will try for his fifth straight victory overall. He allowed one run in a season-high eight innings of a 6-1 home win over the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday to improve to 4-0 with a 1.91 ERA in his last five starts.
