July 2007 Crystal Ball . . .

July
Cubs Record: 58-48
Games out of NL Central: 6.5 (St. Louis)
Games out of Wildcard: 3.5 (Houston)

Games of Note:
July 4, 2007 – Ohman allows 1 run in the seventh as gets tagged with his second loss of the season. The Cubs are in a five game losing streak.
July 13 2007 – Soriano had two hits in the All Star Game, but Pujols knocking a three run homer to give the NL a 5-2 win in the Mid-Summer Classic.
July 19, 2007 – The Cubs come back from the All Star game very hot. Ohman gets his seventh win of the season with a scoreless seventh against the Brewers.
July 23, 2007 – The Cubs slip a bit and Ohman gets tagged for 4 runs in the 7th in the final game of a three game Pirate sweep. Ohman’s outstanding month this far allow him to keep his ERA respectable.
July 30, 2007 – Ohman gets tagged with 1 earned run and the loss in the seventh against the D-Backs again. This brings his ERA back up to 4.00 on the season.

Ohman’s stats through July:
ERA 4.00
IP 69.2
K 59
BB 41
W-L-S 7-5-1