Carlos Silva dominated today, allowing only two hits and striking out 11 with no walks over 7 innings to improve his record to 7-0.
Silva, 31, has won five straight starts after getting no-decisions in three of his first five, and the Cubs are 9-1 through his first ten appearances. A pair of rallies saved Silva from a loss in a no-decision against Arizona May 1, and an eighth-inning grand slam off of Esmailin Caridad cost him a win when the Cubs lost Silva's debut in Cincinnati 5-4. Unlike hard-luck starter Tom Gorzelanny (2-5. 3.66), the Cubs have scored four or more runs in all ten of Silva's starts.
Ron Santo's old teammate Ken Holtzman was a perfect 9-0 as a starter in 1967 while splitting time between the Cubs and the Illinois National Guard.
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