Game Recap: Cubs 3, Pirates 1

(graphic to come soon)Apologies for the lateness -- my internet died for the bulk of yesterday. The Cubs have bounced back nicely from those games where they played actual good teams, beating the Pirates for the second straight day thanks to some solid pitching mixed with a few timely hits. Cub starter Tom Gorzelanny, whose last outing ended abruptly with an injured foot, bounced back to pitch 5 innings, allowing 1 run and striking out 8.  He was relieved by Guzman, Marmol, and Gregg -- with Lou still using Angel and Carlos out of order -- who pitched 4 innings of scoreless, 2-hit, 0-walk, 5-strike-out baseball.  As for the Cubs offense, they slowed down from the previous day although they still managed 9 hits and 3 runs, with every regular but Fuld and Fox getting on base at least once.  The biggest of the big winners though was Jeff Baker, who went 2 for 4 with an RBI single and a solo homerun. Baker -- who was born in West Germany but resembles an Asian rail w...