You can't quiet The Riot, You can't quiet the Cubs!

The Cubs welcomed Dusty Baker back to Wrigley Field for his first time as a manager after leaving the Cubs, and Dusty brought Cub-killer Aaron Harang and the Reds with him. The game was looking good all the way to the end of the end of the five pitch, first inning when Alfonso Soriano went down with a strained calf when he caught Griffey's inning ending fly ball. After that, during the whole game, the Cubs showed some explosive offensive firepower. They didn't score less than two runs in any inning when they scored. But still, 7 of the 9 runs were scored by home runs, showing that the Cubs are lacking some small ball scoring (not that that's a bad thing, who doesn't like to watch a home run, or two, or three...) The scoring began with a DeRosa blast, his third of the year, bringing in two runs. Derrek Lee celebrated his Jackie Robinson day in his #42 jersey, by stroking a three run shot, one of his three hits, in the fifth, making the score 5-3. Ryan Dempster made another great outing going 6 innings deep into the game, and the Lou brought in Marmol, and he promptly got himself into a jam, loading the bases. The Reds were able to push across a run on an RBI fielders choice on a brilliant stop by Theriot. And then, he forced an inning ending 3-6-3 Double Play. The Cubs help Marmol continue to cruise by pushing across two in the bottom of the seventh, helping him earn his fourth hold of the season, with two innings pitched, and 3 Ks. They would also continue to show their explosive offense with Ryan Theriot hitting a 2-run shot in the eighth, and it was looking like the Cubs would just cruise to the beginning of another extensive win streak. Then Michael Wuertz came into the game and gave a homer to dead centerfield on his first pitch to Joey Votto. Then he walks former Cub Paul Bako, and that's when Lou decides to pull him. He then brings in Kerry Wood, which I thought he should have done to start the ninth, and Woody quickly ends the game, giving Aaron Harang his first career loss at Wrigley Field. With that win, the Cubs moved into second place with a record of 8-5.
W: Ryan Dempster (2-0)
L: Aaron Harang (1-2)
H: Carlos Marmol (4)