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First, I said at the All-star break that we had good enough pitching. I didn’t want to trade for a starter. Our starters have pitched well in the past forty-one games. Brilliant game by Hudson tonight, after a good night against KC. Two games, 12 2/3 innings, 5 hits, no runs.
I loved the way we got the first two runs. Carp, who had a single in the second, walked. Molina, who hasn’t been hitting (2 for 21 in August), singled brilliantly on a hit and run. Wong almost ripped a double before grounding into a force to score Carp, speed avoiding the DP. Moved to second on a sac bunt by Hudson. Single to left scores Wong who was running. That is how winning teams play small ball.
Nice close by Miller.
They need to take as many series as they can between now and September 10th. The last portion of the schedule has some danger lurking. Would be nice to have a little bit of a cushion heading into the stretch that would hopefully put us into some sort of good playoff positioning regardless of if it’s the WC or Division.
It appears that our young starting pitching ( Flaherty & Hudson ) are coming of age right before our very eyes. And what a great time for them to blossom. You wonder if the two aren’t feeding off each other’s success. They are not home free yet though. For me, the litmus test for a pitcher crossing that coveted threshold into elite territory occurs when they can go into their arch rival’s field and shut them down. I think Flaherty is ready to do just that. We’ve seen him stifle Brewer hitters at Miller, but can he take that next step and do it at Wrigley? Hudson still may need a bit more seasoning before he is able to silence the Wrigley faithful.
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