August 21, 2008
Longball Zambrano
Carlos Zambrano hit as many home runs as he allowed this afternoon as the Cubs took the Reds 3-2. Carlos hit his fourth home run of the season and allowed his 16th on the way to his 13th win. The home run by Jay Bruce was the only score off Carlos in the game. He lowers his ERA to 3.29 and raises his batting average to .361 and his slugging percentage to .611. I wonder if the Cubs will let him bat if they get to the World Series?
Correction: Bruce, not Votto homered off Zambrano. Votto homered off Marmol.
Posted by David Pinto at
04:49 PM
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You might want to look at the boxscore. Bruce homered off Zambrano
Zambrano is an excellent hitting pitcher, of course, but he needs to learn how to draw a walk if he wants to be his own DH. He has 15 career homers and only 5 walks.
I wonder how many players have ever had more career HR than walks.