Soto’s 2 HRs, 6 RBIs Power Cubs Whupping of Brewers
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Chicago Cubs catcher Geovany Soto blasted two 3 run homers off of Milwaukee starter Jeff Suppan, who was bludgeoned for 11 runs in 3 2/3 innings, as the Cubs scored their runs in bunches in decimating the Brewers by a 19-5 score at Wrigley Field on Wednesday.
Soto, getting his first extended MLB opportunity as Cubs starting catcher is capitalizing for all its worth early in the season. To give a glimpse as to just how outstanding Soto’s been, check out these comparative 2008 stats which speak for themselves;
G AB R H HR RBI K BB BA OBP SLG
Soto 24 87 12 29 5 20 23 15 .333 .400 .575
R. Howard 28 99 13 17 5 12 38 18 .172 .297 .343
The Cubs scored 6 runs in the first, 1 in the third, 5 in the fourth, 1 in the sixth and 6 more in the eighth off of losing pitcher Suppan and the Brewers’ bullpen. Meanwhile, Cubs starter Ryan Dempster went six innings giving up 3 runs on 4 hits, despite streaks of wildness while walking 5 and striking out 1 to get the win.
Pity that the Cubs spent nearly all of their runs on Wednesday, which is more often than not the case in a rout, for the Brewers came back on Thursday to post a come-from-behind 4-3 win over the Cubbies on leftfielder Ryan Braun’s one out, two run ninth inning double off of closer and losing pitcher Kerry Wood.
Braun was 3 for 5 for the game, including a sixth inning solo homer off of Cubs starter Carlos Zambrano, with 3 RBIs.
Zambrano pitched a fine 6 1/3 innings and held a 3-1 lead, although he lacked sufficient offensive support after the previoous day’s rout and was let down by lack of close. Brewers’ starter Yovani Gallardo kept the Brewers in the game through six innings. Once the Padres grabbed the lead in the ninth, it was lights out with closer Eric Gagne credited with his 9th save preserving the win for lefthanded reliever Brian Shouse who retired one hitter to retire the side in the eighth.
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