Chicago Cubs vs Arizona Diamondbacks Live Streaming
Monday, July 5, 2010
Chicago Cubs vs Arizona Diamondbacks Live Streaming
4:10 pm EDT Mon Jul 5, 2010
A seven-game homestand did nothing to prove the Chicago Cubs are capable of turning around their extremely disappointing season. The road hasn’t been any kinder lately either. The Cubs hope to avoid dropping 13 games below .500 for the first time in four years Monday when they open a seven-game trip against the Arizona Diamondbacks. While winning 83 games and finishing second in the NL Central last season failed to meet expectations, the Cubs will need to play much better in the second half to reach those marks in 2010. Chicago was blown out for the second time in three games Sunday, serving up seven homers to Cincinnati in a 14-3 loss. The Cubs, 12-0 losers to the Reds on Friday, lost five of seven on their homestand, and have dropped 10 of 11 series.
Rookie Tyler Colvin provided the lone bright spot for Piniella’s club, homering twice and driving in all three runs. Even with Colvin’s contributions, the Cubs still scored three runs or fewer for the seventh straight game. They are batting .205 during that span, going 7 for 50 with runners in scoring position. Chicago, which has lost nine of 14 on the road, hasn’t been 13 games under .500 since finishing the 2006 season 66-96. The Diamondbacks are in no position to offer the Cubs any sympathy. They are last in the NL West with 12 losses in 18 games. Arizona dropped its second straight after winning Kirk Gibson’s first game as interim manager, falling 3-1 to the Dodgers on Sunday. The Diamondbacks matched their season high by striking out 16 times, and with 761, are on pace to shatter the major league strikeout record.
