Cubs 12, Pirates 3, Final - May 23, 2008

Hire Jim Essian! • Friday Night Fukudome: Astros vs. Brewers
Clearly, the St. Louis Cardinals are at the top of every Cub fan’s Hate Chart (everyone else has Hate Charts too, right?). Which NL Central team is number two, though? I’m assuming everyone is exactly like me and at least respects the ...

Another Cubs Blog • Cubs at Pirates open game thread
B-REF PREVIEW | GAMEDAY | WEATHER | ACB CHAT ROOM Zach Duke vs. Cubs hitters :  .322/.373/.474 in 171 at-bats Carlos Zambrano vs. Pirates hitters :  .232/.336/.364 in 228 at-bats Time :  6:05 pm, CSN Chicago Several ...

wrigleyville23 • Around The Blogs: Pittsburgh Pirates
Hey, look, it's the Pirates again. Their fans seem as disappointed to see the Cubs as we are pleased to see the Pirates: Andy Van Slyke's stalker wonders why the Pirates are playing the Cubs again . Because the Cubs need wins, that's why. Raise the ...

Bleed Cubbie Blue: Front Page Posts • Overflow Thread: Cubs vs. Pirates, Friday 5/23, 6:05 CT
End this two-game losing streak!

Playing For Pride • Pirates Hammered By Cubs
Well, that was ugly. I think it can best be summed up by this preview , which was relevant before today’s “game”. The 2008 season is a little under two months old, but the Pirates and Cubs are already meeting for the 10th ...

wrigleyville23 • Big Z, Pretty Good At Baseball
Carlos Zambrano apparently could have played the Pirates all by himself tonight , wracking up four hits and three runs (two RBI and a run) - the same number of runs the entire Pirates lineup scored. It's that kind of logic that's going to take ...

A Hundred Next Years • Zambrano Has a Once-In-44-Years Kind of Game
As well as Carlos Zambrano has pitched so far this season, his effort tonight in the Cubs' 12-3 win at Pittsburgh —7 IP, 2 ER, 6 H, 6 K, 1 BB—was hardly exceptional. The now 7-1 Zambrano's performance at the plate was another story. His four hits ...

CubsHub • Cubs clobber Pirates 12-3 behind Carlos Zambrano’s 4-hit evening…
Carlos Zambrano led the Cubs’ offense tonight, as Chicago banged out 19 hits during their 12-3 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday evening from PNC Park.

Pirates, Cubs are familiar foes
If familiarity does, in fact, breed contempt, it should come as no surprise that the Pirates have had more than their fill of the Cubs already this season.

Wilson could return this weekend
Pirates shortstop Jack Wilson, who has been sidelined by a left calf injury since early April, could be activated from the DL this weekend vs. the Cubs.

Big Z wins sixth straight in rout of Pirates
Carlos Zambrano pitched seven solid innings and chipped in at the plate with four hits Friday, as the Cubs breezed to a 12-3 win over the Pirates.

Cubs rout Pirates 12-3
Reed Johnson hit a three-run home run and doubled twice to support Carlos Zambrano's pitching and hitting and the Cubs extended their mastery of division rival Pittsburgh by winning 12-3 Friday night.

Zambrano hits, pitches Cubs by Bucs 12-3 (AP)
Carlos Zambrano had four hits to go with a stellar seven innings on the mound and Reed Johnson hit a three-run home run and two doubles as the Chicago Cubs extended their mastery of division rival Pittsburgh by winning 12-3 Friday night. The ...

The hits keep coming
It might be the question of the year in baseball so far and has to be the toughest to answer: Who's been the bigger key to the first-place Cubs' success this year -- Carlos Zambrano or the Pittsburgh Pirates?