Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs Live Streaming
Monday, June 28, 2010
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8:05 pm EDT Mon Jun 28, 2010
The Chicago Cubs managed to close a tumultuous week with a much-needed victory. They will try to begin stringing wins together - and put an ugly incident behind them - when they host the Pittsburgh Pirates, losers of 17 straight on the road, Monday night. Chicago has dropped six of nine and is dealing with the indefinite suspension of pitcher Carlos Zambrano, who had to be separated from teammate Derrek Lee during a dugout meltdown Friday. The club is awaiting feedback from Major League Baseball to determine the length of his suspension, with general manager Jim Hendry saying he hopes to get a response “in the next day or so.” The Cubs managed to avoid a sweep by their crosstown rivals Sunday, beating the White Sox 8-6 to snap their 11-game winning streak. Three years ago, the Cubs turned things around and went on the win the NL Central after Zambrano fought in the dugout and clubhouse with former catcher Michael Barrett and manager Lou Piniella got ejected in back-to-back games against Atlanta.
Tyler Colvin hit a three-run home run and finished with three hits and four RBIs. It was only the second time in eight games that Chicago scored more than three runs. The Cubs should be in good position to put together a win streak, as the Pirates have not won on the road since May 25 and have dropped six straight overall. Chicago, though, has lost seven of nine to Pittsburgh this season, scoring 27 runs while hitting .227. The Cubs dropped two of three to the Pirates from May 14-16 in the only matchup at Wrigley Field in 2010. Pittsburgh moved within two defeats of matching the longest road losing streak in team history, set in 1985, by getting swept by Oakland over the weekend. The Pirates were outscored 22-6 in the three games and made four errors in a 3-2 loss Sunday. The Pirates have a 7.21 ERA in the last six games. They’ll look for a better effort from Paul Maholm, who is coming off the shortest start of his career. Maholm gave up seven runs - five earned - and four walks in one inning of a 13-3 loss to Texas on Wednesday.
