Yesterday we went to see the Cubs play the division rival Milwaukee Brewers. Kate's first game of the season and Susan's second, it was disappointing to see the Cubs lose a close one. The Cubs' ace, Carlos Zambrano was pitching. He looked sharp early, but then ran up his pitch count well over 100 in the middle innings and was pulled early in the 7th. He helped his own cause by hitting a solo home run in the third, but the Cubs collapsed in the top of the ninth when Milwaukee went ahead by one run. The Cubs could not generate enough fire power in the bottom of the ninth and the game ended quietly in a double play to short. Fun fact: In this huge city, we ran into some good friends who had tickets in the section next to ours and we were all able to sit together. Small town Athens isn't the only place where that kind of thing can happen!
