Chicago Cubs Season 1 Week 9 recap. - Mikus1111's Dynasty

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Chicago Cubs Season 1 Week 9 recap.

Posted on June 25, 2012 at 02:02 PM.

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Results:

@ATL L 4-6
@CIN W 9-4

STANDINGS
NL CENTRAL

1.St.Louis 12-6 0.0 GB
2.Chicago 12-7 0.5 GB
3.Cincinnati 12-7 0.5 GB
4.Houston 8-10 4.0 GB
5.Milwaukee 8-10 4.0 GB
6.Pittsburgh 5-13 7.0 GB

WEEKLY RECAP

A surprisingly strong offensive showing from the Cubs as they scored as many runs as in their previous 7 games. But the game against Atlanta nearly started a real losing skid. By 9th inning the Cubbies were down 1-6 and, had it not been for Lee's and Soriano's two solo shots in the 9th, it could have gone on to a losing streak. But Lou Pinella shook the team up a lil' bit and they were back strong for the divisional rivalry vs. the Reds. 9-4 is a score to be proud of, and both Ryan Dempster and Kevin Gregg pitched solid 9 innings. Cubbies hold on, and next games against Astros and Twins will show whether they can keep this offensive production going on.

CUB OF THE WEEK

Alfonso Soriano had 4 hits, 5 RBI's and two homers in this offensive week. He's leading the league in HR's and he is quickly becoming a franchise player for the Cubs, not that much of his fielding, simply because he doesn't have to get involved that much, being a LF, but of his superior slugging percentage: 1.136! Note that he's not a 3., 4. or 5. man in the batting lineup. He is first and that makes people not expect that he has value as a slugger. He has proven them wrong many times this season, and it just keeps on getting better.