Philadelphia Phillies vs Chicago Cubs Live Streaming
Friday, July 16, 2010
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2:20 pm EDT Fri Jul 16, 2010
The Chicago Cubs had a great start to the second half of the season, but it might be too late to keep left-hander Ted Lilly in town. With the trade deadline looming and the Cubs well out of playoff contention, Lilly could be making one of his final starts with the team Friday when Chicago tries to win back-to-back games at Wrigley Field for the first time in nearly a month. Trailing NL Central-leading Cincinnati by 9 1/2 games coming out of the All-Star break, Chicago opened its season-high 10-game homestand Thursday night with a 12-6 victory over Philadelphia, which had won four straight overall and five in a row at Wrigley Field. Derrek Lee, Alfonso Soriano and Starlin Castro each had three hits and Aramis Ramirez added a season high-tying four RBIs.
Chicago, which owns one of the worst home records in the NL at 21-23, will look to win consecutive home games for the first time since June 16 and 17 as Lilly tries to focus on the Phillies’ lineup rather than the growing number of questions about his future with the team. A free agent following the season, the veteran left-hander is a prime candidate to be dealt to a contending club prior to the July 31 trade deadline. He wasn’t very successful getting hitters out in his last outing, allowing seven runs and seven hits in Friday’s 9-7 loss at the Los Angeles Dodgers. He is 0-2 with a 12.19 ERA in his last two starts. He has lost his last four starts against Philadelphia, posting an 8.55 ERA during those games. The Phillies will give the ball to Joe Blanton, who was saved a loss in his last outing when his offense rallied for six ninth-inning runs Friday in a 9-7, 10-inning victory over the Reds. The right-hander was tagged for six runs and 12 hits over 5 1-3 innings.
