Hurtin' for a Murton

The Cubs' staff corrected a mistake made earlier this week by sending Eric Patterson back to Triple-A this morning, and recalling Matt Murton. While Patterson's call up made sense at the time, it looks like Lou Pinella was leery of not having enough actual outfielders (Felix Pie doesn't count as one). Patterson was 0-6 this week, but wasn't going to get consistent time with Mike Fotenot, Ronny Cedeno, and Mark DeRosa all able to play second better than he can at this point in time.

Murton is with the team for Saturday's game, although it is unknown if he is in the line up this afternoon. If not, look for him to get in there Sunday, since he is someone who can actually make contact on a regular basis. Murton was hitting .317 with an OBP of .462 at Iowa.

Hurtin' for Murton's Return (Cubs.com)