windy day, windy flags at Wrigley, that's all

Wrigley Field left field foul pole

9/5/2011
Chicago Cubs win 4-3, very windy day
shown in video: Wrigley Field left field foul pole featuring flags of retired numbers 14 Ernie Banks, 10 Ron Santo, 31 Fergie Jekins.

Weather: 62 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 21 mph, In from CF.

CIN
1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 6 1
CHC
0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 x 4 7 2

A three-run, fifth-inning rally against the Reds' Dontrelle Willis vaulted the Cubs to victory in the opening game of a three-game set at Wrigley Field in a Labor Day matinee. Matt Garza worked 7 2/3 innings to pick up his eighth victory.

This time, Carlos Marmol got it right.

The Cubs' closer came on in the ninth inning with a 4-3 lead and pitched a perfect inning -- using only nine pitches -- as he secured Matt Garza's eighth win of the season on Monday at Wrigley Field.

"Nine pitches? It's a strange world, isn't it?" Cubs manager Mike Quade said.

Marmol's 32nd save came just two days after he blew his ninth save of the season -- when he gave up a grand slam to Derrek Lee that erased the Cubs' two-run lead in the ninth inning against the Pirates.

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