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I would think that is what they would do, he's definetly still fresh and it will give the other starts and hopefully the pen some much needed rest.
I think he was thrown out due to some carry over from last nights game. At least that's what it sounded like from the radio call.
from yesterdays game recap....
One night after Alfonso Soriano hit the first pitch of the game for his first of three home runs, Hudson hit Soriano with a first-pitch fastball under Soriano's left shoulder.
Plate umpire Tim Tschida issued warnings to both benches, prompting Cubs manager Lou Piniella to emerge from the dugout -- apparently to ask why his team should receive a warning.
Cox said Hudson was just trying to throw inside to move Soriano off the plate. Piniella wasn't so sure.
"If you're going to give a warning, you have to think there was some intent," Piniella said. "I don't know if it was deliberate. Hudson has pretty good control."
Soriano believed Hudson tried to hit him.
"I think so, because he didn't hit anybody else and he has good control," Soriano said.
Hudson insisted he didn't try to hit Soriano.
"Obviously, I wasn't trying to hit the guy," Hudson said. "Was I trying to throw a pitch in off the plate? Sure. He's been hot. He killed us the day before. He hit the first pitch out for a homer.
"I was just trying to move him off the plate. He's pretty close to the plate. A guy who hits homers and crowds the plate, they're going to get hit every now and then. But was it on purpose? No. But it definitely opened up an inning for them."
from yesterdays game recap....
One night after Alfonso Soriano hit the first pitch of the game for his first of three home runs, Hudson hit Soriano with a first-pitch fastball under Soriano's left shoulder.
Plate umpire Tim Tschida issued warnings to both benches, prompting Cubs manager Lou Piniella to emerge from the dugout -- apparently to ask why his team should receive a warning.
Cox said Hudson was just trying to throw inside to move Soriano off the plate. Piniella wasn't so sure.
"If you're going to give a warning, you have to think there was some intent," Piniella said. "I don't know if it was deliberate. Hudson has pretty good control."
Soriano believed Hudson tried to hit him.
"I think so, because he didn't hit anybody else and he has good control," Soriano said.
Hudson insisted he didn't try to hit Soriano.
"Obviously, I wasn't trying to hit the guy," Hudson said. "Was I trying to throw a pitch in off the plate? Sure. He's been hot. He killed us the day before. He hit the first pitch out for a homer.
"I was just trying to move him off the plate. He's pretty close to the plate. A guy who hits homers and crowds the plate, they're going to get hit every now and then. But was it on purpose? No. But it definitely opened up an inning for them."
