Today is the 4th of July and the Cubs were hoping to make some fireworks of their own, but they fell short in the 10th inning. After Jason Werth, who the Nationals signed in the offseason for 7 years at $126 million, walked to lead off the 10th. Werth is only batting .176 since June 1st and has gotten his fair share of boo’s this year. He was bunted to second. Then after he stunned the ballpark by swiping 3rd, Werth crossed home plate with his arms raised after a wild pitch by Cubs closer, Carlos Marmol. Soon those boo’s Werth heard earlier turned to cheers and the long list of Cubs disappointments this year continues.
Casey Coleman started the game for the Cubs because Ryan Dempster could not go; He was out with the flu. Colemen was off to a rough start by giving up two runs in the first and it look like it was going to be another one of those games for the Cubs. He then settled down and gave the Cubs five solid innings giving up only those two runs. He left the game with the Cubs leading 3-2 and with the Cubs solid group of late inning relievers; I thought that this game might be over.
Once again Mike Quade got caught playing the matchups and not having faith in his relievers. This was ultimately the Cubs down down fall in this game. Jeff Samardzija came in for Coleman and was solid. Instead of living him in after only pitching .2 innings, the Cubs turned it over to Marshall, Wood, and Marmol, who could not hold a two run lead. Once again, this game left Cubs fan scratching their head with another Cubs loss.
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