Cubs aim to sweep Cards behind righty Volstad 小熊離橫掃紅雀只差明天Volstad先發那場 By A.J. Cassavell / MLB.com | 4/25/2012 12:17 AM ET The Cardinals were off to a red-hot start when they went to Wrigley Field to begin a three-game series. The Cubs, meanwhile, were struggling to find an elusive series victory. 紅雀在來到Wrigley Field進行三連戰前，已經不若開季那麼火燙了。而小熊，還在為 贏得一個系列戰奮鬥中。 Well, thus far the Cubs have walked off with that series victory, and after winning the first two games in dramatic fashion, they are hoping the new-found momentum carries into what would be their first sweep of the arch-rival Cards since September 2010. 但是，目前小熊連續已兩場敲出再見安打。在取得前兩場戲劇化的勝利後，他們希望能 取得自2010年9月以來，第一次在系列戰橫掃紅雀。 After two walk-off wins to start the series, the Cubs will have to contend with Cardinals righty Lance Lynn, who is off to one of the best starts in baseball at 3-0 with a 1.42 ERA. 在連續兩場以再見安打坐收後，小熊必須要面對紅雀隊的右投手Lance Lynn。Lance Lynn 目前是聯盟開季最火燙的選手之一，目前3勝0敗，防禦率只有1.42。 The 24-year-old righty has confused hitters by mixing up pitch sequences, and his aggressive approach continues to allow him to work deep into games. Lynn was the first Cardinals pitcher to record three wins this season and on Wednesday, in his first appearance at Wrigley Field, he's looking to become the first to reach four. 這位24歲的右投手用它的配球迷惑了大聯盟的打者，而且他那積極的投球策略 也讓他能撐到後面的局數。Lynn在美國時間禮拜三的比賽裡成為紅雀第一個拿到三勝的投 手，而且明天它也有可能成為第1個四勝投手。 Cubs righty Chris Volstad, looking for his first win of the season, takes the mound opposite Lynn. Volstad hasn't won a game since July 10, when he was with the Marlins. He faced the Cardinals earlier in the season, allowing four runs in six innings in a losing effort. 小熊的右投手Chris Volstad，則是要尋求他本季的第一勝。Volstad從去年七月十號開始 就沒贏過球了，那時他是在馬林魚隊投球。他這季也曾面對過紅雀一次，那次他在六局裡 丟了四分吞下敗投。 Lynn will have to contend with Cardinals left fielder Matt Holliday, who appears to be turning a corner after a rough start to the season. Holliday is hitting just .215, but he hit a crucial homer on Tuesday night after going 2-for-3 on Monday. Lynn可能要和我們家的左外野手Matt Holliday一同奮鬥，Holliday在經歷了 慘淡開季之後最近有回溫的現象。儘管他的開季至今打擊率只有2成15，但他在昨天的比 賽三之二後，今天又擊出了一支關鍵全壘打。 "I've seen it coming for a while," Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said. "You can tell his timing's getting real close. It's a good thing for him to get a couple games of results, even if they're bloops. He deserves them. If this game all equals out like they say it does, he's due for some cheap ones." Matheny說:"我看到他的狀況這陣子有回來了。你可以分辨得出他的打擊timing變準了。 即便有些球是德州安打，但他這兩場的好成績對他仍會是件好事。他值得這些好表現。 如果這場比賽上場都是出局，那一定是因為他打了一些不營養的球。" Cardinals: Matheny confident in 'pen ‧ Matheny has put a lot of faith in his bullpen this season. Jaime Garcia's 7 2/3 innings on Monday were the most by a St. Louis starter. The biggest reason for being conservative with his rotation, Matheny said, is what his deep bullpen brings to the table. 紅雀消息：Matheny對牛棚依舊有信心 ‧Matheny對這季牛棚依舊充滿信心。Jaime Garcia在昨天的7又2/3局已經是這季紅雀先發 最長的局數了。Matheny坦言，他對於輪值的安排態度保守的原因是來自於我們深厚的牛 棚戰力 "A lot has to do with your confidence in your bullpen," Matheny said. "We haven't been killing these guys and they've been doing a great job. [Until] we get to that spot where thay may be getting one, tired, and two, over-exposed to certain hitters, I don't see that changing." Matheny說:"要對你的牛棚充滿信心。我們不是在操這些傢伙，而且他們也表 現得不錯啊。直到我們投手太累或面對太多打者之前，我是不會換投的。" But the bullpen has blown leads each of the last two nights for Matheny, whose Cards sit four games above .500 at 11-7. 但是牛棚連續兩個晚上都敗掉領先的分數，這四場被打擊率是超過五成的１１之７ ‧ Dating back to last season, the Cardinals had won 13 consecutive series until Tuesday night. That number included a game in Miami to start the 2012 campaign, but it didn't include any of their playoff victories from last October. ‧從上季開始，紅雀連續贏了13個系列戰，可惜被今天晚上的輸球給中斷了。這13個系列 戰包含開季對馬林魚的那場，而且還沒算進來去年季後賽的系列戰三連勝 The last NL team to win 14 straight series was the 1993 Braves. 上一次有國聯球隊連續贏了14個系列戰是1993年勇士隊 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cubs: Power outage ends ‧ The Cubs' nine game homerless drought started and ended with first baseman Bryan LaHair. After a grand slam on April 13 in St. Louis, Chicago didn't go deep until LaHair's ninth-inning game-tying blast. It ended the Cubs' longest streak without a homer since a 10-game stretch in 2007. "We have to do a lot of other things besides hit home runs," manager Dale Sveum said before Tuesday's game. "Slugging percentage is more than just hitting home runs. It's driving balls in the gap when guys are on, it's pulling the ball down the line. Slugging percentage is more important than the home runs." ‧ The Cubs notched their first home series win since taking two of three from Milwaukee last Sept. 19-21. 小熊的消息就不翻了,有興趣的板友自己看吧@@ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Worth noting ‧ Both Yadier Molina and Holliday have six hits in 14 career at-bats against Volstad, good enough for a .429 average against the Cubs right-hander. Yadier Molina 跟 Holliday對戰Volstad都在14個打席敲出6支安打, 是很漂亮的4成26對 戰打擊率 ‧ Joe Mather's walk-off single on Monday made him the first former Cardinals player to have a walk-off RBI for the Cubs against St. Louis since Jerry Morales on Sept. 22, 1981. Joe Mather昨天的再見安打讓他成為在Jerry Morales後第一個"前紅雀球員替小熊對紅雀 敲出再見打點的球員" P.S:文章標題是取官網首頁下的標題,因為原文的標題實在是很不爭氣阿(嘆 感想: 這篇外電標題下得像小熊版的新聞一樣.... 拜託紅雀振作點阿!! --

※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 123.195.49.85 感謝大大的指正, 每次都有您幫忙真好:) 感覺本季牛棚跟去年差滿多的, 印象中去年牛棚反而是比先發還穩 ※ 編輯: alankira 來自: 123.195.49.85 (04/26 00:30) 恩, 那應該是我印象停留在去年季末那陣子了@@ ※ 編輯: alankira 來自: 123.195.49.85 (04/26 01:21) ※ 編輯: alankira 來自: 123.195.49.85 (04/26 01:23)