Ted Lilly Pitches Great in 1-0 Cubs' Victory; Doesn't Get Win

The Cubs squeaked by the Dodgers 1-0 to take their three-game series. Ted Lilly pitched a beautiful game but for it he was accused of cheating and did not get the win. The Cubs have been involved in an incredible number of one-run games but most of the time they seem to lose them.

Carrie Muskat posted an article on the Cubs homepage titled "Cubs bench settles pitchers' duel."

Ted Lilly pitched a great game but was pulled before the Cubs were able to earn their run in the 8^th inning. The Cubs are now 8 -3 in their last 11 games. Shawn Marshall, now being called "The Vulture," picked up the win and Carlos Marmol got his 11^th save. Dodger's pitcher Don Ely took the loss.

The game was won on a triple by Mike Fontenot and a double by Tyler giving the Cubs bench the victory.

There was an outburst of activity on first base when Casey Blake of the Dodgers complained to the first base umpire John Hershback that Ted Lilly did not have his foot on the rubber when pitching. He indicated "the guy is just cheating." When told of the comment by Derrick Lee Lilly said he may have done it a couple of times but was not real conscious of it and that he was just trying to get good footing. Afterwards third base umpire Willie Bell watched and indicated that Lilly was doing fine.

Lilly had a rough time in the 5^th inning walking three but he got out of it. Carlos Marmol was tough even though he walked Blake DeWitt.

We will find out what is really going on with the Cubs soon. This was a key game because up next are the dreaded St. Louis Cardinals for a three game series.

As an added bonus I can tell you that currently the Cards are leading the Cubs 5-0. Randy Wells got jumped on in the first inning of the first game of their series for six hits and got yanked before he ever got out of the inning.

I am too old to quit rooting for the Cubs now. However their eternal problem is consistency whether it is pitching or hitting. They just can't do whatever they need to do long enough.

I guess that is everyone's problem; it just seems different for the Cubs.

References:

http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100527&content_id=10495766&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=ch