Sox Saturday

Update #3 Ronny "begged" out of yesterday's game, and isn't in today's line-up, either.

Updates below (Line-ups and more pitchers)

Hmmm, coffee after sleeping in. After about a month of the flu, on and off, I hope the warmer weather and higher sun bodes well for my health. Gotta be ready for the 31st.

Sleeping in today was required, as I stayed up to watch the Beijing Ballgame. Justin Germano looked great. Otherwise, yawn, I slept through quite a bit of it. Ended in a tie, which probably served to confuse the local fans even more than they were already.

The Cubs head to Tucson today to take on the White Sox. As I noted last night, the Sox are scheduling Nick Masset, Octavio Dotel and Scott Linebrink to throw today.

Updated: Also pitching for the Sox: Boone Logan and D.J. Carrasco

Rich Hill gets the start today for the Cubs. He'll be backed-up by the following bullpen:

Jose Ascanio
Neal Cotts
Kevin Hart
Tim Lahey
Carmen Pignatiello
Les Walrond

Solid group of 2nd tier relievers, some of which are fighting for a realistic shot at a job on the 25-man roster. Hill should throw four (maybe five?) innings, so the bullpen is well stocked, and not all those guys are guaranteed work today.

Starting Line-ups

Theriot (ss)
DeRosa (2b)
Hoffpauir (1b)
Ward (dh)
Fukudome (rf)
Murton (lf)
Soto (c)
McGehee (3b)
Fuld (cf)

Bourgeois (cf)
Cabrera (ss)
Thome (dh)
Konerko (1b)
Swisher (lf)
Dye (rf)
Pierzynski (c)
Crede (3b)
Uribe (2b)