Thursday, April 28, 2005


Yahoo! Sports - MLB - Cubs 8, Reds 7
Happy Cubs blogging for a change. Great comeback win to keep pace with those nasty Cards.

CHICAGO (AP) -- Derrek Lee had to share his big day with Corey Patterson.

Lee hit two home runs and tied a career high with six RBIs, and Patterson hit a game-winning homer to give the Chicago Cubs a wild 8-7 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday.

The Cubs (11-10) won the series to move a game ahead of the Reds for second place in the NL Central. Lee was on-deck when Patterson ended it in the ninth with his fifth homer.

Lee, traditionally a slow starter, went 4-for-4 with a two-run homer in the sixth inning and a three-run shot in the seventh that tied the game at 7. Lee's .430 average, seven homers and 27 RBIs all lead the National League. Before this season, Lee was a career .230 hitter in April with 89 RBIs in 166 games.

"It's not easy, man,'' Lee said. "It's just one of those times where you're seeing the ball well and get in a zone. It seems like pitchers make more mistakes and you take advantage of them.''

LaTroy Hawkins (1-1) got the win, striking out two in a perfect ninth.

And LaTroy didn't blow the game this time! I hope that's a sign of good things to come...