Chi Cubs (19-14) at Cincinnati (13-21)

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Cubs welcome Lieber back to rotation

Carrie Muskat / MLB.com
He's back. Jon Lieber is back in the Cubs rotation and will make his first start on Wednesday to close the series against the Cincinnati Reds.
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Cubs probable pitcher

Jon Lieber

  • RHP
  • (2-1) 1.86 ERA 9 SO
Lieber will replace Rich Hill, who was demoted to Triple-A Iowa, in the rotation. Hill walked four of the six batters he faced in his last outing against St. Louis and failed to finish the first. Lieber is the Cubs' last 20-game winner, doing so in 2001, and began this season in the bullpen as the long man. His longest outing was 4 1/3 innings April 10 in Pittsburgh.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 131-122 4.25 2170.2 418 1535 .275
Season 2-1 1.86 19.1 2 9 .273
May 0-0 0.00 3.2 0 1 .333
Vs. Cincinnati 0-0 18.00 1.0 0 0 .429

Series at a Glance

Standings - 05/07/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
Chicago Cubs (NL Central) 19 14 .576 2.5 11-6 8-8
Cincinnati Reds (NL Central) 13 21 .382 9.0 7-9 6-12
Stats - 05/07/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
CHC .282 195 34 185 25 228 3.73 303.2 275 115 222
CIN .246 137 34 129 20 197 4.66 297.1 312 110 261
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Reds eye series win with proven winner

Mark Sheldon / MLB.com
As much as the Reds don't score for Aaron Harang, they usually do score for Edinson Volquez. Cincinnati will have to count on that recent trend Wednesday, when it tries to take the rubber game of a three-game series with the Cubs.
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Reds probable pitcher

Edinson Volquez

  • #36 RHP
  • (4-1) 1.27 ERA 42 SO
One mislocated changeup was the difference for Volquez in a 2-0 loss to the Braves on Friday night. The right-hander struck out nine and allowed four hits over six innings. But after an error in the outfield, a changeup over the middle of the plate to Brian McCann went for a two-run home run. It was the right-hander's only bad pitch and the first homer he has allowed in six starts this season.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 7-12 5.38 115.1 60 97 .293
Season 4-1 1.27 35.1 18 42 .195
May 0-1 1.50 6.0 2 9 .182
Vs. Chi Cubs 1-0 1.80 5.0 4 7 .235

Cubs hitters vs Edinson Volquez

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Baker, Jeff - - - - .250 4 1 1
Blanco, Andres - - - - .000 2 0 0
Bradley, Milton - - - - .000 5 0 1
Colvin, Tyler - - - - - - - -
Fontenot, Mike .000 3 0 0 .000 5 0 2
Fox, Jake - - - - - - - -
Fukudome, Kosuke .000 2 0 0 .000 5 0 0
Fuld, Sam - - - - - - - -
Hill, Koyie - - - - - - - -
Hoffpauir, Micah - - - - .000 4 0 0
Lee, Derrek .000 3 0 0 .143 7 0 0
Miles, Aaron - - - - .000 3 0 0
Ramirez, Aramis .500 2 0 0 .400 5 0 0
Soriano, Alfonso - - - - - - - -
Soto, Geovany - - - - .200 5 0 0
Theriot, Ryan .333 3 0 0 .429 7 0 0

Reds hitters vs Jon Lieber

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Alonso, Yonder - - - - - - - -
Balentien, Wladimir - - - - - - - -
Bruce, Jay - - - - 1.000 1 1 4
Dickerson, Chris - - - - .000 1 0 0
Francisco, Juan - - - - - - - -
Gomes, Jonny - - - - - - - -
Hanigan, Ryan - - - - .000 1 0 0
Hernandez, Ramon - - - - .500 4 0 0
Janish, Paul - - - - - - - -
Nix, Laynce - - - - .167 6 0 0
Phillips, Brandon - - - - .083 12 0 0
Rolen, Scott - - - - .400 5 0 0
Rosales, Adam - - - - - - - -
Stubbs, Drew - - - - - - - -
Sutton, Drew - - - - - - - -
Tatum, Craig - - - - - - - -
Taveras, Willy - - - - .250 8 0 0
Votto, Joey .000 1 0 0 .333 3 1 1

Homer-happy Reds (19-15) (14-21)

Reds 9, Cubs 0

Hurt by homers

Carrie Muskat / MLB.com
Three of the five Cubs pitchers were taken deep in the series finale Wednesday against the Reds. Veteran Jon Lieber, in his first start of the season, gave up a career-high four home runs in the second inning.

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Series at a Glance

 

Votto trio

Mark Sheldon / MLB.com
The Reds set a Great American Ball Park record with seven home runs, including three by rookie first baseman Joey Votto. Starter Edinson Volquez tossed seven shutout innings for his fifth win of the season.
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Reds 9, Cubs 0

Chi CubsABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Johnson, R, LF5000033.257
Theriot, SS1010100.331
  Marshall, P10100001.000
  Gallagher, P0000000.000
  b-Ward, PH-1B1010100.136
Lee, 1B4010015.324
  Howry, P0000000.000
  Wuertz, P0000000.000
  d-Soriano, PH1000002.188
Ramirez, A, 3B3010012.279
  DeRosa, 3B1000000.257
Fukudome, RF4010001.320
Soto, C1000210.345
  c-Blanco, H, PH-C1000001.350
Cedeno, 2B-SS4000014.345
Pie, CF4000032.217
Lieber, P0000000.000
  a-Fontenot, PH-2B1000310.286
Totals3206071120 

a-Walked for Lieber in the 3rd. b-Walked for Gallagher in the 7th. c-Lined out for Soto in the 8th. d-Grounded into a forceout for Wuertz in the 9th.

BATTING
TB: Theriot; Marshall; Ward; Lee; Ramirez, A; Fukudome.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Lee 2; Pie; Ramirez, A; Soriano.
GIDP: Lee.
Team LOB: 12.
 
CincinnatiABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Patterson, CF5010023.200
Hairston, SS5122001.345
Griffey Jr., RF5020001.244
Phillips, B, 2B4221002.276
  Freel, 2B1000002.304
Votto, 1B4334100.302
Dunn, LF3111221.219
Encarnacion, 3B4010101.258
Bako, C4121014.310
  Valentin, Ja, C0000000.207
Volquez, P2110012.133
  a-Hatteberg, PH1000000.128
  Weathers, P0000000.000
  Affeldt, P0000000.000
Totals3891594617 

a-Grounded out for Volquez in the 7th.

BATTING
HR: Votto 3 (7, 2nd inning off Lieber, 0 on, 0 out; 5th inning off Marshall, 0 on, 0 out; 6th inning off Gallagher, 1 on, 2 out), Dunn (6, 2nd inning off Lieber, 0 on, 0 out), Bako (4, 2nd inning off Lieber, 0 on, 1 out), Hairston (1, 2nd inning off Lieber, 1 on, 2 out), Phillips, B (6, 5th inning off Marshall, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Patterson; Hairston 5; Griffey Jr. 2; Phillips, B 5; Votto 12; Dunn 4; Encarnacion; Bako 5; Volquez.
RBI: Votto 4 (18), Dunn (16), Bako (12), Hairston 2 (5), Phillips, B (16).
2-out RBI: Hairston 2; Votto 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Volquez; Patterson 2; Bako; Freel.
S: Volquez.
Team LOB: 10.

BASERUNNING
SB: Votto (1, 2nd base off Marshall/Soto).

FIELDING
DP: (Encarnacion-Phillips, B-Votto).
 
Chi CubsIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Lieber (L, 2-2)2.07550243.80
Marshall 2.02223224.15
Gallagher 2.04221114.50
Howry 1.02000006.61
Wuertz 1.00000104.50
 
CincinnatiIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Volquez (W, 5-1)7.040061001.06
Weathers 1.01000003.86
Affeldt 1.01001103.07

Marshall pitched to 3 batters in the 5th.

Pitches-strikes: Lieber 49-37, Marshall 48-26, Gallagher 41-25, Howry 25-16, Wuertz 9-6, Volquez 118-75, Weathers 20-12, Affeldt 20-11.
Groundouts-flyouts: Lieber 2-2, Marshall 1-3, Gallagher 3-2, Howry 2-1, Wuertz 1-1, Volquez 7-4, Weathers 1-2, Affeldt 2-0.
Batters faced: Lieber 13, Marshall 11, Gallagher 11, Howry 5, Wuertz 3, Volquez 30, Weathers 4, Affeldt 5.
Inherited runners-scored: Gallagher 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Bill Welke. 1B: Chris Guccione. 2B: Tim Welke. 3B: Chuck Meriwether.
Weather: 73 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 21 mph, R to L.
T: 2:58.
Att: 28,418.
May 7, 2008

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