Chi Cubs (6-4) at Philadelphia (5-6)

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Hill moved to 'pen for rest of Phils series

Carrie Muskat / MLB.com
Rich Hill will be watching the Cubs' next two games from the bullpen. Hill, pulled after three innings in his last start Thursday against Pittsburgh, has been temporarily re-assigned to relief duties.
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Cubs probable pitcher

Ted Lilly

  • #30 LHP
  • (0-1) 9.72 ERA 5 SO
Lilly was cruising through the first three innings of his last start against the Pirates, then threw 35 pitches to eight batters in the fourth before he was pulled. What was mystifying was that he had a 7-0 lead at the time. Lilly was charged with five runs on seven hits and two walks in 3 2/3 innings. He's 1-1 with a 3.46 ERA in two career starts against the Phillies. Manager Lou Piniella thinks Lilly needs to speed things up; Lilly thinks he needs to slow down. We'll see who wins.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 74-67 4.49 1151.1 439 978 .248
Season 0-1 9.72 8.1 2 5 .324
April 0-1 9.72 8.1 2 5 .324

Series at a Glance

Standings - 04/12/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
Chicago Cubs (NL Central) 6 4 .600 1.5 3-3 3-1
Philadelphia Phillies (NL East) 5 6 .455 2.5 2-2 3-4
Stats - 04/12/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
CHC .255 52 14 48 11 64 3.82 99.0 90 27 71
PHI .248 47 14 46 4 72 3.87 100.0 92 46 60
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Hamels plans to continue early success

Andy Jasner / Special to MLB.com
Cole Hamels will make his third start, against Chicago lefty Ted Lilly, in the middle game of a three-game series against the Cubs at Citizens Bank Park on Saturday.
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Phillies probable pitcher

Cole Hamels

  • #35 LHP
  • (1-1) 1.20 ERA 10 SO
Hamels continued his dominance of the Reds at Great American Ball Park with seven strong innings Monday afternoon. The left-hander allowed just one earned run on five hits. He walked three and struck out four in a 100-pitch outing. Hamels made a stellar effort in his 2008 debut but came on the wrong side of a 1-0 loss to Washington. He was brilliant save for a shaky first inning and a homer allowed to Ryan Zimmerman.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 25-14 3.57 330.2 96 332 .235
Season 1-1 1.20 15.0 5 10 .179
April 1-1 1.20 15.0 5 10 .179

Cubs hitters vs Cole Hamels

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Adduci, James - - - - - - - -
Baker, Jeff - - - - - - - -
Blanco, Andres - - - - - - - -
Bradley, Milton - - - - .167 6 0 0
Castillo, Welington - - - - - - - -
Colvin, Tyler - - - - - - - -
Fontenot, Mike - - - - .000 2 0 0
Fox, Jake - - - - - - - -
Fukudome, Kosuke - - - - .333 3 0 0
Fuld, Sam - - - - - - - -
Hill, Koyie - - - - - - - -
Hoffpauir, Micah - - - - - - - -
Lee, Derrek - - - - .273 11 0 0
Miles, Aaron - - - - .286 7 0 0
Ramirez, Aramis - - - - .286 14 1 3
Soriano, Alfonso - - - - .192 26 3 4
Soto, Geovany - - - - .167 6 0 0
Theriot, Ryan - - - - .357 14 1 1

Phillies hitters vs Ted Lilly

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Berry, Quintin - - - - - - - -
Dobbs, Greg - - - - - - - -
Francisco, Ben - - - - - - - -
Howard, Ryan - - - - .333 9 1 2
Ibanez, Raul - - - - .167 12 0 0
Mayberry, John - - - - - - - -
Rollins, Jimmy - - - - .273 11 0 0
Ruiz, Carlos - - - - .000 7 0 0
Utley, Chase - - - - .250 8 0 0
Victorino, Shane - - - - .222 9 0 0
Werth, Jayson - - - - .333 12 1 3

Hamels handles Cubs with ease (6-5) (6-6)

Phillies 7, Cubs 1

Lilly off his game

Carrie Muskat / MLB.com
For the third straight start, Ted Lilly was unable to go deep, allowing five runs in 4 1/3 innings, while the Cubs were held in check by Phils lefty Cole Hamels. Alfonso Soriano drove in Chicago's lone run with an RBI single in the eighth.

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Series at a Glance

 

Phils support ace

Ken Mandel / MLB.com
Lefty Cole Hamels cruised through seven innings of one-hit shutout ball, improving to 3-0 in his last three starts against the Cubs. Pedro Feliz and Ryan Howard provided much of the offense as each belted two-run homers off Ted Lilly.
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Phillies 7, Cubs 1

Chi CubsABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Soriano, LF4011001.176
Johnson, R, CF4000021.304
  Howry, P0000000.000
Lee, 1B3010100.319
Ramirez, A, 3B4010022.250
Soto, C4000013.268
DeRosa, RF4000002.263
Cedeno, 2B2000010.273
  Hart, K, P0000000.000
  a-Fukudome, PH-CF0000100.333
Theriot, SS2100101.216
Lilly, P0000000.000
  Fontenot, 2B2000001.357
Totals291313611 

a-Walked for Hart, K in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Lee (5, Hamels).
TB: Soriano; Lee 2; Ramirez, A.
RBI: Soriano (5).
2-out RBI: Soriano.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Soriano; Soto.
S: Lilly.
Team LOB: 5.

FIELDING
E: Cedeno (2, fielding), Ramirez, A (3, fielding).
DP: (Theriot-Fontenot-Lee).
 
PhiladelphiaABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Victorino, CF4120001.234
  Jenkins, RF1000001.243
Werth, RF-CF4021111.400
Utley, 2B5120015.326
Howard, 1B3112121.205
Burrell, LF2100212.378
  Madson, P0000000.000
  Condrey, P0000000.000
Feliz, 3B4112003.220
Ruiz, C4110000.200
Bruntlett, SS4000002.105
Hamels, P3010001.375
  Taguchi, LF1111000.250
Totals3571164517 

BATTING
2B: Hamels (1, Lilly), Utley (5, Lilly), Taguchi (2, Howry), Werth (2, Howry).
3B: Utley (1, Hart, K).
HR: Feliz (2, 2nd inning off Lilly, 1 on, 0 out), Howard (3, 5th inning off Lilly, 1 on, 1 out).
TB: Victorino 2; Werth 3; Utley 5; Howard 4; Feliz 4; Ruiz; Hamels 2; Taguchi 2.
RBI: Feliz 2 (6), Howard 2 (6), Taguchi (1), Werth (3).
2-out RBI: Werth.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Utley 3; Victorino; Feliz.
GIDP: Feliz.
Team LOB: 8.

FIELDING
Outfield assists: Jenkins (Fukudome at 2nd base).
 
Chi CubsIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Lilly (L, 0-2)4.17552329.95
Hart, K 2.21002204.00
Howry 1.03220009.95
 
PhiladelphiaIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Hamels (W, 2-1)7.01002500.82
Madson 1.01111105.68
Condrey 1.01000007.94

WP: Lilly.
Pitches-strikes: Lilly 86-55, Hart, K 55-34, Howry 30-20, Hamels 111-72, Madson 19-13, Condrey 16-10.
Groundouts-flyouts: Lilly 3-7, Hart, K 6-0, Howry 1-2, Hamels 3-13, Madson 2-0, Condrey 2-1.
Batters faced: Lilly 22, Hart, K 11, Howry 6, Hamels 24, Madson 5, Condrey 4.
Umpires: HP: Adrian Johnson. 1B: Bill Welke. 2B: Tim Welke. 3B: Chuck Meriwether.
Weather: 68 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 7 mph, Out to CF.
T: 2:54.
Att: 45,072.
April 12, 2008

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