| Thu May 27 2010 | 18:52 | Baker exits Thursday's game with vision issue | ||||
Jeff Baker left Thursday's game in the eighth inning with vision problems and will pay a visit to an eye specialist. | ||||||
Mike Fontenot replaced him and led off the bottom of the eighth inning with a triple. Baker was filling in for Aramis Ramirez. It's not clear if the vision problem will keep him out longer than a game or two. | ||||||
| Source: Cubs.mlb.com | ||||||
| Sat Apr 10 2010 | 16:09 | Baker's blast pushes Cubs to win over Reds | ||||
Jeff Baker hit a go-ahead solo home run in a 4-3 win over the Reds on Saturday afternoon. | ||||||
Reds manager Dusty Baker started the eighth with the lefty Arthur Rhodes, so Cubs manager Lou Piniella quickly countered by pinch-hitting Mike Fontenot with Baker. It paid off in a big way. Though Fontenot should draw the majority of starts at second base, Baker is Piniella's primary second baseman against left-handers. It sounds like an ideal platoon. | ||||||