Chi Cubs (18-12) at St. Louis (19-12)

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Soriano not dwelling on fielding woes

Carrie Muskat / MLB.com
Alfonso Soriano's recent defensive struggles will be the last thing on his mind when the Cubs wrap up their weekend series vs. the Cards on Sunday night.
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Cubs probable pitcher

Jason Marquis

  • RHP
  • (1-1) 4.45 ERA
Cubs: Marquis took the loss in his last outing against the Brewers, giving up five runs on 10 hits over five innings. He had trouble locating his pitches, and the Brewers took advantage of every mistake. Marquis was 3-1 with a 3.60 ERA last season against his former team, the Cardinals.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 69-62 4.55 1130.1 438 678 .269
Season 1-1 4.45 28.1 10 17 .321

Series at a Glance

Standings - 05/04/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
Chicago Cubs (NL Central) 18 12 .600 0.5 11-6 7-6
St. Louis Cardinals (NL Central) 19 12 .613 - 13-7 6-5
Stats - 05/04/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
CHC .286 186 33 176 23 204 3.91 278.2 256 105 204
STL .276 143 23 135 11 178 3.55 281.1 259 92 186
stl

Cards look to rebound in finale vs. Cubs

Nate Latsch / Special to MLB.com
After splitting the first two games of their weekend series against the Cubs, the Cardinals will look to end their homestand on winning note Sunday night.
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Cardinals probable pitcher

Todd Wellemeyer

  • RHP
  • (2-1) 4.14 ERA
Cardinals: Wellemeyer keeps striking out a batter per inning, and as long as he does that, he'll be just fine. He's shown marked improvement in one category recently: keeping the ball in the ballpark. Wellemeyer has allowed just one homer over his past three starts, after giving up five in his first three games. A former Cubs prospect and big leaguer, he'll surely be looking forward to the opportunity to face his first team.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 11-11 4.87 279.0 163 242 .252
Season 2-1 4.14 37.0 12 36 .237

Cubs hitters vs Todd Wellemeyer

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Adduci, James - - - - - - - -
Baker, Jeff - - - - - - - -
Blanco, Andres - - - - - - - -
Bradley, Milton - - - - .000 2 0 0
Castillo, Welington - - - - - - - -
Colvin, Tyler - - - - - - - -
Fontenot, Mike - - - - .400 5 0 0
Fox, Jake - - - - - - - -
Fukudome, Kosuke - - - - .000 4 0 0
Fuld, Sam - - - - - - - -
Hill, Koyie - - - - 1.000 1 0 1
Hoffpauir, Micah - - - - - - - -
Lee, Derrek - - - - .167 12 0 1
Miles, Aaron - - - - .000 3 0 0
Ramirez, Aramis - - - - .333 9 0 2
Soriano, Alfonso - - - - .222 9 0 1
Soto, Geovany - - - - .125 8 0 0
Theriot, Ryan - - - - .444 9 0 1

Cardinals hitters vs Jason Marquis

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Anderson, Bryan - - - - - - - -
Craig, Allen - - - - - - - -
Freese, David - - - - - - - -
Greene, Tyler - - - - - - - -
Hamilton, Mark - - - - - - - -
Jay, Jon - - - - - - - -
Jones, Daryl - - - - - - - -
Ludwick, Ryan - - - - .333 3 0 0
Lugo, Julio - - - - - - - -
Mather, Joe - - - - - - - -
Molina, Yadier - - - - .182 11 1 2
Pagnozzi, Matt - - - - - - - -
Pujols, Albert - - - - .143 14 0 3
Rasmus, Colby - - - - - - - -
Robinson, Shane - - - - - - - -
Ryan, Brendan - - - - .000 2 0 0
Schumaker, Skip - - - - .250 4 0 1
Stavinoha, Nick - - - - - - - -

Home cooking (18-13) (20-12)

Cardinals 5, Cubs 3

Marquis scuffles

Carrie Muskat / MLB.com
The Cubs handed starter Jason Marquis an early lead in the series finale, but he was touched up for five runs on seven hits and five walks in just 5 1/3 innings, as the Cubs dropped two straight to fall 1 1/2 games back in the NL Central standings.

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Series at a Glance

 

Clutch Cardinals

Nate Plasch / Special to MLB.com
The Cardinals wrapped up a nine-game homestand Sunday night with their second straight win over the Cubs. Adam Kennedy had a pair of RBI singles and Albert Pujols drilled a two-run, two-out double to put the Cardinals ahead to stay.
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Cardinals 5, Cubs 3

Chi CubsABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Soriano, LF4011021.173
Theriot, SS3010201.316
Lee, 1B5000024.339
Fukudome, RF2001102.342
DeRosa, 3B4000015.267
  Gallagher, P0000000.000
Soto, C3110111.333
Fontenot, 2B2110201.294
Johnson, R, CF4011003.277
Marquis, P2000003.143
  Marshall, P0000000.000
  a-Cedeno, PH-3B1100011.383
Totals303536722 

a-Hit by pitch for Marshall in the 7th.

BATTING
2B: Soto (12, Wellemeyer), Johnson, R (4, Wellemeyer), Fontenot (4, Wellemeyer).
TB: Soriano; Theriot; Soto 2; Fontenot 2; Johnson, R 2.
RBI: Johnson, R (11), Soriano (10), Fukudome (13).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: DeRosa 2; Theriot; Soriano.
SF: Soriano; Fukudome.
Team LOB: 9.

BASERUNNING
CS: Theriot (6, 2nd base by Wellemeyer/Molina, Y).

FIELDING
DP: (Theriot-Fontenot-Lee).
 
St. LouisABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Schumaker, RF-LF5011002.298
Kennedy, 2B2122200.329
  Franklin, P0000000.000
  Isringhausen, P0000000.000
Pujols, 1B3012113.358
Ankiel, CF3000113.273
Glaus, 3B3000110.232
Duncan, LF2000113.271
  McClellan, P0000000.000
  Flores, Ra, P0000000.000
  Miles, 2B1010000.311
Molina, Y, C4000001.277
Wellemeyer, P2110000.154
  Ludwick, RF2110000.308
Izturis, C, SS4220001.231
Totals315956413 

BATTING
2B: Pujols (8, Marquis).
TB: Schumaker; Kennedy 2; Pujols 2; Miles; Wellemeyer; Ludwick; Izturis, C 2.
RBI: Schumaker (11), Kennedy 2 (11), Pujols 2 (23).
2-out RBI: Pujols 2; Kennedy.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Duncan 2; Ankiel 2.
GIDP: Pujols.
Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING
CS: Miles (1, 2nd base by Gallagher/Soto).

FIELDING
E: Izturis, C (2, fielding).
 
Chi CubsIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Marquis (L, 1-2)5.17555405.08
Marshall 0.21001003.00
Gallagher 2.01000000.00
 
St. LouisIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Wellemeyer (W, 3-1)5.03224404.07
McClellan (H, 9)1.12111102.08
Flores, Ra (H, 5)0.10000000.00
Franklin (H, 11)1.10001101.65
Isringhausen (S, 10)1.00000106.59

HBP: Cedeno (by McClellan).
Pitches-strikes: Marquis 89-50, Marshall 9-5, Gallagher 19-10, Wellemeyer 95-57, McClellan 28-16, Flores, Ra 1-1, Franklin 30-19, Isringhausen 12-9.
Groundouts-flyouts: Marquis 9-3, Marshall 1-1, Gallagher 3-2, Wellemeyer 4-6, McClellan 2-1, Flores, Ra 0-1, Franklin 0-3, Isringhausen 1-1.
Batters faced: Marquis 27, Marshall 4, Gallagher 6, Wellemeyer 22, McClellan 8, Flores, Ra 1, Franklin 5, Isringhausen 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Marshall 1-1, Flores, Ra 3-1, Franklin 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Mike DiMuro. 1B: Larry Vanover. 2B: Mike Everitt. 3B: Tim McClelland.
Weather: 67 degrees, clear.
Wind: 4 mph, Out to LF.
T: 2:52.
Att: 44,969.
May 4, 2008

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