The Cubs won in extra innings. He went with a 2. Colorado Matt Holliday singled in the 5th inning for the Rockies' first hit Aaron Miles had the only other hit for Colorado in the 9th Carlos struck out 5 batters and did not issue a walk in the contest Louis for his fourth career double-digit strikeout game Geoff Jenkins' 7th-inning, one-out double was the first hit he gave up Mark Prior also ranked among the league Top 10 in both categories. Cincinnati September Louis May 9 7.
Atlanta and 9 runs 6 earned in 4. Colorado in which he had a no-decision in a Cubs loss , he hit his first major league homer - and the third of his professional career - when he connected for a 4th-inning solo shot off Darren Oliver. Louis and Matt Morris May Houston, he worked the first 8. New Orleans. Houston , working 7. Milwaukee, he combined with Antonio Alfonseca in blanking the Brewers Cincinnati and suffered the loss in a affair Salt Lake, allowing 3 hits in 8.
Michael Schafer. It's an unexpected tossup. View More Videos. May 28, Carlos Zambrano assigned to Clearwater Threshers. September 29, Carlos Zambrano roster status changed by Chicago Cubs.
August 13, Carlos Zambrano roster status changed by Chicago Cubs. Lower back soreness. Strained left hamstring. At times he showed immense potential, including eight innings of shutout ball against the Milwaukee Brewers on September 4. The Cubs posted a disappointing record for the season, finishing in fifth place. Zambrano maintained his position in the Cubs starting rotation in and started 32 games with a 3. The following year, Zambrano improved his statistics by lowering his ERA to 2.
His record was the best on the Cubs staff that year, compiling a record. While Curt pitched a strong game and recorded 14 strikeouts, it was Zambrano that received the attention as he took a no-hitter into the eighth inning. Zambrano got the first two batters out before Shea Hillenbrand broke up the no-hitter with an infield single down the third-base line. The play was very close at first, with TV replays indicating that the call may have been blown by first base umpire Bill Miller.
Zambrano retired the next three batters which would have been the final three outs before giving up two more hits in the game. He pitched 5. The last hit by Rafael Furcal bounced off of Zambrano's leg, and he was removed from the game as a precaution. The Cubs won the series , with Zambrano seeing no additional action.
While the Cubs spotted him a first inning lead, he was unable to hold it, giving up five earned runs in six innings, including three home runs in the top of the third inning. The Cubs did come back, with a dramatic two-run home run by Sammy Sosa in the bottom of the ninth to tie the game.
The Marlins did win the game in extra-innings Once again, Zambrano wasn't sharp, giving up four walks, five hits, and two earned runs in just five innings, along with the loss. Josh Beckett for the Marlins had a magnificent outing, throwing a two-hitter sending the series back to Chicago. On May 7, Zambrano had another fantastic start, throwing a two-hitter against the Colorado Rockies.
Zambrano retired the first 14 batters he faced until giving up a single to Matt Holliday. Only 97 pitches were required on the afternoon for the victory, with Colorado managing to hit just four of them out of the infield on a breezy, cold day at Wrigley.
Zambrano at Coors Field in Through his first fourteen starts of the season, Zambrano had posted an record, with quality starts in twelve of the games. His early season performance also earned him his first trip to the All-Star game where he pitched one inning in relief. Some of his most memorable starts have been against the rival St. Louis Cardinals. The first was on May 2 where he and Matt Morris threw shutout innings, and Zambrano registered 12 strikeouts before being lifted in the 8th inning for a pinch hitter.
The next was on July 19, where he and Jim Edmonds built upon the rivalry between two Midwestern teams. In the first inning, Edmonds was hit by a pitch to load the bases. In the fourth inning, Edmonds connected for a home run, and watched the ball go over the fence from home plate. An agitated Zambrano yelled at Edmonds as he crossed the plate, but the night was far from over.
In his next at bat in the sixth inning, Zambrano struck Edmonds out on three pitches, and wagged his finger at Edmonds on his way to the dugout. In the eighth inning with the score tied, Scott Rolen hit a two-out, two-run home run to break a tie.
Edmonds was the next batter, whom Zambrano immediately hit with a pitch and was ejected from the game. Zambrano indicated that it was not intentional, but Rolen and manager Tony LaRussa didn't agree. It wasn't enough for the Cubs as they finished with a late season losing streak, and missed the playoffs.
In , Zambrano led his team in ERA 2. He was also selected as an All-Star for the first time in his career. With injuries to key starters, and Zambrano's improving game, Zambrano began the new season as the opening day starter for the Cubs. Zambrano was cautious about the opportunity, but was less cautious about arguing balls and strikes with home plate umpire Dale Scott after being pulled in the fifth inning and earning an ejection. He had cramps at the beginning of the game that concerned some Cubs fans still wondering about the other starters.
Continuing to build on the rivalry with the Cardinals, Zambrano turned in good performances once again in ' The first was on April 20, facing Jeff Suppan in St.
Zambrano gained the victory pitching within one out of a complete game and had his first career triple. Louis again on July 22 to face ace Chris Carpenter. Zambrano turned in another excellent performance, striking out 12 and giving up only three hits over nine complete innings. Louis picked up the victory in extra innings on a David Eckstein squeeze play.
Once again Zambrano gained the victory, this time pitching six shutout innings before leaving with tightness in his back [21] A final start against the rivals was completed on September 18 as a rematch with Carpenter, with similar results as Zambrano pitched a complete game, giving up two earned runs and gaining the victory, his third of the season against the Cardinals.
The final results for the four games - three victories, no defeats, four earned runs, and averaging over eight innings a start. Zambrano had a strange injury surface early in the season that was first diagnosed as "tennis elbow" [22] but was later traced to his use of the internet to stay in contact with relatives in Venezuela. Both Zambranos entered with 42 career wins, the second time in Major League history that opposing starters with the same last name came in with matching victory totals, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
The Zambranos were born in Venezuela , both throw with their right arm, both switch hit, and both wear No. Beside this, it was the fourth time in modern Major League history that starting pitchers with a last name beginning with Z faced each other, according to ESPN. Zambrano had an excellent year hitting, with a. Zambrano finished the season sixth in the National League in strikeouts , tenth in earned run average 3. For the second consecutive season, Zambrano was the Cubs opening day starter, and with similar results from the previous year.
Zambrano was wild, giving up five walks, and five earned runs without getting through the fifth inning. The Cubs did score runs posting 16 in the victory. After a poor opening game, the Cubs did not give Zambrano much offensive support in his next six starts, providing less than two runs a game. This led to Zambrano going winless until May 10 even though he pitched four quality starts in his first seven.
On June 5 Zambrano made another bid for a no-hitter against the Astros in Houston. Zambrano had a perfect game go one out into the eighth inning before Preston Wilson hit a single. In addition to an excellent pitching performance, Zambrano hit a three-run home run in the second inning, his first of the season.
Zambrano went to his second All-Star Game during the season. He was slated to pitch two innings in the game, however, he had to sit out the game after suffering a minor injury when he was accidentally hit by White Sox third base coach Joey Cora 's fungo bat during pre-game warmups. Zambrano peaked during the month of July, posting a perfect record for the month, the first time a Cubs pitcher had recorded as many victories since when Rick Reuschel recorded seven in a month.
He also was a star at the plate, hitting two home runs during the six games. Games Played This includes all times that the player appeared on the lineup card. Pitchers in non-DH games that appeared on the lineup card but didn't bat will still have a game in this column.
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