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Article: Zambrano provides plenty of heat; Cubs pitcher gets off to good start
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- April 8, 2007
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Henry Blanco knew early on that Carlos Zambrano was going to have
a good day.
The Milwaukee Brewers received that same information a few
minutes later, and it pretty much ruined their day.
Zambrano, the Chicago Cubs' No. 1 starting pitcher, struck out
the first three Brewers he faced and retired the first nine in order
as he helped lead the Cubs to a 6-3 victory at Miller Park and a
chance for a sweep today.
"He had pretty good stuff right from when he was warming up in
the bullpen," said Blanco, who caught Zambrano for both the warm-up
and the game. "That's him, coming into the game, being aggressive
and getting his thing done."
Zambrano also damaged the Brewers with his bat, lining an RBI ...