Cubs' Ramirez Leaves Game After Getting Hit In Face
Cubs third baseman Aramis Ramirez left Wednesday's game against the Houston Astros after getting hit in the face by a ground ball that took a bad hop.
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Cubs third baseman Aramis Ramirez left Wednesday's game against the Houston Astros after getting hit in the face by a ground ball that took a bad hop.
As if the Cubs need more to go wrong this season, the "U" in the team's logo near their clubhouse was turned upside down Wednesday.
On May 21, Chicago Cubs outfielder Marlon Byrd was hit in the face with a pitch from Boston's Alfredo Aceves. The scary incident saw Byrd suffer facial fractures and be placed on the disabled list.
Trailing 1-0 in the bottom of the eighth inning, the Cubs put together a three-run rally to take the lead, and what most would assume would be the game as well. But Carlos Marmol gave up six runs in the following inning and the Cubs lost 7-3.
Some sports teams and conferences, in search of increased revenue, have created their own TV networks. Could the Ricketts family do the same with a Chicago Cubs network?
Carlos Marmol gave up six runs in the ninth inning as the Cubs lost their second consecutive game to last-place Houston.
Carlos Marmol blew his third save of the season, allowing six runs in the ninth inning as the Houston Astros beat the Cubs 7-3.
The Chicago Cubs have placed left fielder Alfonso Soriano on the disabled list and called up Tyler Colvin from Triple-A Iowa, the team announced on Tuesday.
Pittsburgh's PNC Park tops the list for statistician Nate Silver's rankings of the best ballparks, while Wrigley Field just barely makes the top 10.
There they were, the Cubs, cruising along with a 6-3 5th inning lead probably thinking about how the cold beer would taste after the victory. The only problem was there wasn't any victory as the lowly Astros proceeded to run off 9 unanswered runs for a 12-6 win.
