All right, after a pathetically half hearted effort in game one of the series, the Cubs came out in games two and three against the Washington Nationals and played like the great team they are.
A Few highlights:
- With a 4-0 lead in the top of the fifth in game two, the Cubs were patient at the plate and manufactured an additional run. A complete contrast to game one, same inning, same lead and the combination of Theriot, Ramirez and Lee, with only four pitches were retired. I think that inning took five minutes.
- In game two Soriano actually hustled a single into a double.
- DeRosa four straight games with a home run. First time he has done this in his career. The home run today was to the opposite field and into a brisk wind.
- Game three, Fukudome coming off the bench, hits a line shot home run into the right field bleachers.
- Game Two Ramirez hits two home runs.
- With this series win the Cubs have won the last seven rubber games in a row.
- Also the Cubs have won eight straight series; the first time done since 1937.
- Rich Harden was smoking with a matching career high 11 k’s.
- With the win today the Cubs go a season high 30 games over 500 and are the first team in the Majors to reach the 80 win mark.
The last two games of this series were a sharp contrast to game one and it was nice to see that the Cubs complacency only last one game. It’s a little PA now, they travel to Pittsburgh then back home against the Phillies to finish what has been a great month of August. The intensity level needs to stay high in order to keep the Brewers off our tails. Next Century Is Here.
