Found July 08, 2009 on Chicago Cubs Online:
Game Eighty-Two - Cubs 1 Braves 4 WP - Kenshin Kawakami (5-6) LP - Kevin Hart (0-1) Save - Rafael Soriano (10) The frustration surrounding the Chicago Cubs might be hitting a boiling point ... and not with just the Faithful. After another pathetic performance by the offense, Lou Piniella told the media that they should ask the players and the hitting coach why they are not hitting and scoring runs. After a weekend of putting crooked numbers on the board and a solid start on Monday night, the Cubs managed just two runs over the last 24 innings of the three game series. The Cubs managed to win only two out of the six games against Atlanta this season after sweeping the season series a year ago. Wednesday's game was within reach again but after a sloppy ninth, the heart of the Cubs lineup went quickly in the bottom of the inning to close out the series. Kevin Hart made his first career big league start on Wednesday. He struggled with his command and gave up five walks, on...
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