Chicago Cubs thrash Cincinnati Reds 6-1- MLB Update
Chicago Cubs thrashed Cincinnati Reds 6-1 at the Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois on Saturday, April 21 in their regular season encounter of the 2012 Major League Baseball. The Cubs had only their fourth win of the season on Saturday.
For Chicago, Paul Maholm had an absolutely terrific time on the mound as he earned his first majors win in almost nine month. Tossing up six strong innings, the starter allowed just one run and four hits. He struck out five and walked three to help the Cubs take control of the clash.
Both Drawing Barney and Steve Clevenger had three hits as the Cubs scored four runs in the second.
"Obviously, the first two starts I had two innings where I've given up big innings," Maholm said. "I think as a starter if you want to go deeper in the game, if you get into trouble you have to limit it to one run and get us back in there. You can't have the wind knocked out of the team of putting us behind big time early."
"Obviously, with the offense tying it right back up you got a shutdown inning coming up."
The Cubs have looked in poor form since the start of the season. With four wins and eleven defeats, they are surely lacking consistency in their game play.
Without a shadow of a doubt, the Cubs have great ability to surprise their opponents in pressure games but the management have not been able to get the best out of their players since the start of 2012 major season. It will be interesting to see if the Cubs can learn from their lessons to become a better overall unit.
The Reds, on the other hand, had secured a comfortable 9-4 win in the opening game and they were hoping to continue their impressive run. However, they were unable to take advantage of some easy scoring opportunities during the contest, which allowed their opponents to level the series at 1-1.
Cincinnati has also been struggling to find any momentum in their game play. A series win away from their home will be of great significance at this point of time for them.
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