Sox sweep Cubs in Vegas

Let's start with Game 1 of the 2 game series from Wednesday night in Vegas...

Final Score: White Sox 7, Cubs 6

Cubs Starting Line-up Stats:

Soriano: 0-3

Theriot: 3-4

Ramirez: 2-3

J. Fox: 0-5, RBI

R. Johnson: 1-4

Hoffpauir: 1-4, Run

Fontenot: 2-4, 2 Run

Hill: 1-2, BB

Taguchi: 1-2, 2 RBI

Koyie Hill, Mike Fontenot, Ramirez, and Theriot were all on base at least twice. Soriano went hitless but did have a deep fly ball to the warning track to start the game.

Cubs Pitchers:

Samardzija: 3 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 2 K

Hart: 1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 K

Waddell: 1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 K

C. Fox: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER

Mathes: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER

Guzman: 1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 K

Patton: Loss, 2 H, 1 ER

Samardzija was not sharp. Chad Fox and J.R. Mathes were the only guys to toss shutout innings in relief.

Cubs Batters off the Bench:

Deed: 0-1, RBI

Barney: 1-1, RBI

Rivas: 0-2

Fuld: 0-1

Blanco: 0-1

Robnett: 1-1, BB, 2 Runs

Rich Robnett, an outfielder on the 40-man roster, was on base both times. Darwin Barney, a young SS, had a RBI off the bench. Luis Rivas, who is trying to make the team as a back-up infielder went 0-2 playing 3B.

Game Highlight: So Taguchi's 2 out, 2 run single in the 6th.

My Player of the Game: Ryan Theriot for his 3 hits.

Now for Game 2 in Vegas from Thursday:

Final Score: Sox 4, Cubs 3

Cubs Starting Line-up Hitting:

Soriano: 0-2

Fuld: 0-2

Ramriez: 0-2

Fox: 2-4, Run

Fontenot: 2-4

Deed: 0-4

Bako: 1-4, Run, BB

Rivas: 0-2

Blanco: 0-3

Not a lot of hitting for the Cubs in the second game. Ramirez 6 of the 9 guys in the starting line-up failed to reach base at all. Not too impressive.

Cubs Pitchers:

Heilman: 3 IP, 1 H, 2 BB, 3 K, 0 ER

Mateo: Loss, 2 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 1 K

Gregg: 1 IP, 1 BB, 0 H, 0 ER

Cotts: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER

Ascaino: 1 IP, 0 H, 2 K, 0 ER

Kadokura: 1 IP, 2 H, 1 BB, 1 K, 2 ER

Heilman has done well in both outings so far, he's really surprised me and is definitely in the mix for the 5th starter. Cotts and Gregg, 2 guys that will be a key to the Cubs bullpen, both tossed scoreless frames.

Cubs Hitters off the Bench:

Robnett: 0-3

Hoffpauir: 1-2

Barney: 0-1

Theriot: RBI

R. Johnson: 1-1, 2 RBI

Not a lot of guys coming off the bench because of the split squad with half the team staying in Arizona.

Game Highlight: Cubs rally for 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th, but comeback comes up short.

My Player of the Game: Aaron Heilman for pitching 3 shutout innings.

I'll have a recap of today's game VS LAD coming up later on.