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* Geovany Soto drew his 59th walk in the fifth. He’s three shy of matching his career high of 62.,yums hats
“I’m more comfortable in my surroundings here,Baltimore Orioles Hats, that’s for sure,Wholesale Oakland Athletics Hats,” he said.
* The Cubs are 9-6 under Mike Quade,New Era MLB Hats, who won two of three series in his first homestand.
Quade admitted to having more fun at home.
“I’ve talked about the process and I’m happy with a lot of that,2 27 Colvin to start at 1B this week,Wholesale Detroit Tigers Hats,” Quade said. “I really wanted to win today. I want to win every day but [Brett Myers] has been so tough and I thought it was an excellent challenge.”
Randy Wells is 1-6 with a 5.85 ERA in his last nine starts dating to July 28. Opponents are batting .282 against him in that stretch. Ouch. Wells’ next start will be Tuesday in St. Louis,Cheap San Francisco Giants Hats, his first career start at Busch Stadium,Detroit Tigers Hats, old or new. A St. Louis area native,Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Hats, this will be big.
* Tyler Colvin doubled in the seventh for his 42nd extra-base hit. The Cubs have had at least one extra-base hit in 31 consecutive games,Kansas City Royals Hats, dating to Aug. 7. The longest streak this year was 39 games May 6-June 18.
– Carrie Muskat