Wrap Up of The Giants Cubs Series

As the Giants, Cubs series came to an end today, the series was at split with each team winning 2 games a piece. This was one of the most exciting series of the year for the Chicago Cubs. After the Cubs lost the first game of the series, I thought to myself with Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain pitching the next 2 that the Cubs had no chance at winning the series. Boy did they have some fight in them.

After the Cubs lost both game of the double header they did not hang their head, they kept their spirits up and kept on grinding like they have done all year. Wednesday’s game was against Tim Lincecum, former CY Young winner, vs. Ryan Dempster, the ace of the Cubs staff. Dempster got the best of Lincecum on this day. While both pitchers pitched well and gave their teams a chance to win, Dempster was just a little bit better. After the Giants scored one run in the ninth to tie the game, it was the Cubs turn to come back. The Cubs did just that in bottom half of the inning as pinch-hitter Aramis Ramirez singled to drive in Tony Campana to give the Cubs 2-1 walk off victory.

Today’s game featured two veteran pitchers, Matt Cain and Carlos Zambrano. Zambrano gave up a run in the first inning and then left the game after that because of back problems.  Marcos Mateo came in out of the pen and pitched five shutout innings to keep the game at 1-0. Then going into the ninth inning down one, Aramis Ramirez tied the game with a home run. However, Pablo Sandoval homered in the 13^th, to give the Giants the lead, but Darwin Barney's tied the game with a single in the 13^th. Then Geovany Soto won the game in another walk off fashion with a three-run shot. This 2011 season for the Cubs have not had many bright spots, but when fans look back on the season, this is something they can point to as a highlight of the season.