2nd

Rockies 2nd:

Silva still featuring sinker/changeup. Finally flips a slider into the dirt. Leaves another one middle-in, Smith drills it to right but Kosuke's throw is perfect and Smith is dead-to-rights at second. Kosuke is really underrated as a defensive outfielder - very accurate arm and makes all the plays he should. One out.

Silva leaves a changeup up in the zone but gets a grounder to Theriot. 2 down.

Silva really needs to find a pitch to fool lefthanders. He throws a good comeback sinker, like Maddux used to do, but he needs to bury a slider in to the lefthanders. Stewart pops up to end the inning.

Cubs 2nd:

Rami gets caught looking on an inside fastball/cutter. Not a good at-bat.

Byrd is built like a Mack truck. Dude is deezed. Bounces a single through the right side for the first Cubs hit.

Soriano takes a good hack and fouls it off. Then way ahead of a changeup. Is he ever going to learn how to hit off-speed and breaking pitches? I hope Jaramillo can get him back to where he needs to be - I think if he can give us 25/85 we'll be in great shape. Sori rips one to left for a single.

Baker up against his former team. 2-1 to Baker - should get a good pitch to hit here. Way inside, 3-1. Borderline pitch for 3-2. OK to take that one, couldn't have done much with it anyway. Geo on deck. Baker takes strike 3 but Byrd and Soriano pull off a double steal. Much closer at third than it should have been.

Geo up, ducks on the pond, 2 down. Geo looks like he's standing too far away from the plate - I don't know if he can cover the outside corner. 3-1 to Geo, Silva on deck. Geo may not get anything to hit here. IBB to Geo.

Bases loaded, Silva up, 2 outs. Silva up hacking and fouls one off. I think I would have made him throw me a strike first - Francis has been behind almost every hitter this inning. Silva takes a good hack at a waist-high fastball. Topper to 3rd goes foul. Fouls another one off - CS battling here. Impressive for a career AL pitcher. Poor hack on the outside corner, Silva Ks. Francis escapes.