2006 season Rich Hill (pitcher)
hill pitching chicago cubs in 2006 in 2006, started season in triple-a iowa cubs, called on may 4 start against arizona diamondbacks. gained attention in chicago later in month during cross-town classic chicago white sox. on may 20, hill lost white sox 7–0, , starter in game saw a. j. pierzynski run on cubs catcher michael barrett @ plate in huge collision. hill sent triple-a iowa next day. made 15 starts iowa , 7–1 1.98 era , 135 strikeouts. selected mid-season pacific coast league all-star game, top star, , later selected post-season all-star , baseball america triple-a all-star. hill returned majors on july 27 start against st. louis cardinals. lasted 3 ⁄3 innings, giving 4 runs on 6 hits – walking three. on august 1, defeated arizona diamondbacks first major league victory, , on august 6, got second win , first win streak. on september 6, hill fanned career high 11 batters in cubs victory on pittsburgh pirates. hill s first complete game , shutout came versus cincinnati reds in gam...