Much better, Rich

April 18th, 2008 at 05:34pm Wally Haas

Rich Hill gave the Cubs what they needed today — five innings of one run, three-hit ball.

He struggled a bit with his control, walking three, but he did strike out four Pirates. The Cubs need all their starters to perform well or risk wearing out a bullpen that must be near the top of the league in innings pitched.

The bullpen was solid again today with Jon Lieber, Sean Marshall, Carlos Marmol and Kerry Wood allowing only one run and three hits over the final four innings. Good to see Wood pitch a perfect ninth to pick up his fourth save.

Now let’s see what Jason Marquis can do tomorrow. The Cubs need to keep winning games against teams like the Pirates. The competition gets a lot tougher when the Mets come to town Monday night.

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