Talkin' Cubs Live - Cubs vs. Padres - 05/24/09

Game Forty-Two: Cubs (21-20) vs. Padres (21-22) Game Time - 3:05pm C.T. Coverage - TV: WGN TV - Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 189 Location - PETCO Park, San Diego Ted Lilly (5-3, 3.35/1.04) vs. Chris Young (3-2, 5.07/1.49) The Cubs will look to avoid their worst losing streak under Lou Piniella this afternoon and salvage the last game of the series...as well as the road trip. The Cubs are in the middle of their worst string of games in over three years. They are not hitting and are wasting solid pitching performances by the entire staff (14 earned runs in 40 innings). The Cubs tied their longest losing streak under Lou Piniella with Saturday night's loss...the last time this organization dropped seven in a row was in May of 2006 (a eight-game slide from May 2 - May 9) The offensive ineptitude on the road trip is unbelievable and it might be a good time to give Kosuke Fukudome and Ryan Theriot a day off. With the Pirates sending two southpaws to the mound in the ...