How do you turn a sure-fire win into a loss? Just walk out of the dugout and point to the Cubs' bullpen. It really doesn't matter who comes out, the result is usually the same. That's exactly what happened to Randy Wells again on Tuesday night, something he is becoming all too familiar with. Wells now has a sparkling 1.69 ERA in his 5 starts with the Cubs and still has not scratched the win column in 2009. Welcome to the Cubs Randy, better get used to the kicks to the groin.
After flirting with a no-hitter through 7 innings, he left in the 8th after allowing 1 earned run on 2 hits. The Cubs' bullpen took care of the rest. Marmol and Gregg combined to allow 4 runs to come across while allowing a grand total of 1 hit. 1 hit! Of course, the one hit was a 2-out, 2 run homer by Jeff Francoeur to send the game to extras. Angel Guzman came in to work a perfect 10th, and by perfect I mean he gave up 1 hit and 2 walks but hell, no runs. Lou finally decided this game had gone on long enough and he brought in Heilman to end it.
Ladies and Gentlemen, your 2009 Cubs' Bullpen: Where wins go to die...
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