The Cubs routed the Pirates yesterday 13-8 in a wild game that featured several home runs thanks to a strong wind blowing out of the park. With 8 games left, they are 1 1/2 games in front of Milwaukee. Their magic number is 8, meaning that they need some combination of Cub wins and Milwaukee losses that adds up to 8 in order to win the division. It should be an exciting last week of the season!In Friday's game, the Pirates scored in the first, but the Cubs came right back with Soriano taking the first pitch downtown to tie it up. The Cubs scored several more runs, but then gave up the lead for a while, as the starters for both teams looked liked they were delivering glorified batting practice. The Cubs eventually came back, putting it away with 5 runs in the sixth, as Aramis Ramirez hit his second 3-run home of the game. He almost hit a third one at his next at-bat, missing the left field basket by only a few feet.
Fun Fact: The last time we were at a game with our friends Stephanie and Moe was at Fenway Park in Boston when Nomar Garciaparra hit 3 on the day after Kate and I had our civil union performed in Vermont in 02.
Another Fun Fact: Yesterday was the tenth anniversary of the last time that legendary Cubs announcer sang "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" during the seventh inning stretch. On Friday, they played a recording of him singing it, while his widow, Dutchie Caray sang along with the rest of us. It was a great moment. Afterwards, as she made her way back to her box, which was just above where we were sitting, she waved to the crowd and threw her Cubs cap out to some lucky fan below.
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