After the first start it was mildly amusing. Braden Looper... effective starter? How ludicrous. But then it happened again. And again. And again. And it's still only April and great starters are certainly not made in one month, but suddenly Braden Looper is 3-1 with a 2.08 ERA in four starts. Win number three came this afternoon against the Cubs at Wrigley Field in which Looper and the Cards beat the Cubs 2-1 on Looper's seven one-run innings. Lost in Looper's gem was Ted Lily, who might have "Hard Luck Loser" attached to his name by the end of the month. Lily's only misstep today was giving up a two-run homer to Preston Wilson in the seventh inning, which more or less negated his seven strong innings in which he struck out six and only allowed four hits. This loss comes on the heel of a ten strikeout performance in which he lost to Kyle Lohse. Lily would kindly like pitchers that are supposed to suck to go back to sucking, if you please.
This is kind of a tough break for the Cubs, they got Aramis Ramirez back and he's hitting (he doubled in the Cubs only run today), but now they're waiting on Alfonso Soriano to return. Lucky for them, Soriano's return seems to be right around the corner. However soon it is, it probably won't be soon enough, though.
Previously at the Fanhouse
This Is Not a Typo: Kyle Lohse Dominates Cubs
