Greg Smith thought he pitched better than the numbers indicated in the Colorado Rockies' 9-8 loss to the Chicago Cubs Tuesday.
The native Alexandrian, who's hoping to stake his claim as the fifth starter and pitching his first Cactus League game since a battle with the flu, gave up four runs (three earned) on seven hits in three innings. His other outing since the flu was against minor leaguers.
"In the first inning I felt like I made some pitches, but they had some hits "» a bloop over second or a broken-bat hit," Smith said of the Cubs' two-run first, according to Rockies blogger Patrick Saunders. "As the game went on, I felt good, I felt good, but then I would leave a breaking ball up, or leave a changeup and that's when I started getting a little tired. It wasn't as crisp as I wanted to be later. But (catcher) Chris Iannetta said I made some good pitches, so that's something good to take out of it."
Milton Bradley, the Cubs' cleanup hitter, blasted a solo homer to left in the third.
"For the most part, the balls were down today," Smith said. "Even the Bradley homer, I thought, was an OK pitch. But with a good hitter like Bradley, he can still get the barrel to it."
Source: thetowntalk.com
The native Alexandrian, who's hoping to stake his claim as the fifth starter and pitching his first Cactus League game since a battle with the flu, gave up four runs (three earned) on seven hits in three innings. His other outing since the flu was against minor leaguers.
"In the first inning I felt like I made some pitches, but they had some hits "» a bloop over second or a broken-bat hit," Smith said of the Cubs' two-run first, according to Rockies blogger Patrick Saunders. "As the game went on, I felt good, I felt good, but then I would leave a breaking ball up, or leave a changeup and that's when I started getting a little tired. It wasn't as crisp as I wanted to be later. But (catcher) Chris Iannetta said I made some good pitches, so that's something good to take out of it."
Milton Bradley, the Cubs' cleanup hitter, blasted a solo homer to left in the third.
"For the most part, the balls were down today," Smith said. "Even the Bradley homer, I thought, was an OK pitch. But with a good hitter like Bradley, he can still get the barrel to it."
Source: thetowntalk.com
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