Dontrelle Willis didn't want to be part of the Cubs playoff hopes. He absolutely stopped the Cubs in their tracks pitching eight innings and giving up two runs on two hits. Craig Monroe, acquired from the Tigers to help against the Cubs' left hander woes, made his twelfth start a little memorable as he belted a two run homerun to right center field. The two runs couldn't help the Cubs as Ted Lilly, who has been our saving grace, gave up four runs in the bottom of the second inning. That was all the Florida Marlins needed as they went on to beat the Cubs 4-2.
Lilly got out of a little jam in the first as the fish left two men on base but in the second inning the Marlins hit four straight singles scoring one. Uggla sacrifices run number two of the inning with a deep fly to Matt Murton in right field, and then with men on second and third Jeremy Hermida belts a ground rule double scoring the last two runs of the inning. Ted Lilly looked a little flat at times as his breaking ball was moving too high across the plate. Wednesday Jason Marquis (12-8, 4.35 ERA) takes the mound against Daniel Barone (1-3, 5.40 ERA.
It looks as if Tony LaRussa continues to play Cub-killer, throwing the game for the Brewers as they now lead 7-1 in the bottom of the fifth inning against the dead St. Louis Cardinals. No matter how many runs the Brewers score the Chicago Cubs will lead the Central Division by two games with only five games left to play. It's doable but it certainly isn't probable.
The Chicago Cubs will regroup for tomorrow's matchup and start chopping away at the magic number, which is four.
I'm Clay Koenig and the Cubs are two games in front of the overrated Brewers (Five games to play on both sides).
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