Home opener today. The wind is blowing out, which might give us some insight into Jackson's capabilities at Wrigley Field. The Brewers have been hard hit by injuries, notably to Hart and Ramirez. Braun is back in the lineup today, which is not good news for the Cubs.
I see Lillibridge is back in the lineup, showing significant lack of range missing a ground ball in Aoki's first at-bat. Jackson's getting ground balls, but the only one well-played thus far was Valbuena's chance where he caught Aoki trying to score from third base.
Well, Jackson is just pitching so tentatively, two straight walks, then a three run double not his all that hard but carried by the wind. This is shaping up as a really ugly day for the Cubs. I'd say that the wind had gotten into Jackson's head, but it seems to me he pitched rather tentatively in his start against the Pirates as well.
Cubs show nothing in their half-inning. 4-0 Brewers. Don't know how long I will be able to keep the live blog going.
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