Arizona (23-13) at Chi Cubs (20-15)

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Scherzer psyched for Wrigley start

Steve Gilbert / MLB.com
Missouri native Max Scherzer will take the mound for the D-backs on Saturday, making his first appearance at Wrigley Field in front of a large crowd of family and friends that will make the journey to see the rookie's second career start.
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Diamondbacks probable pitcher

Max Scherzer

  • RHP
  • (0-1) 5.40 ERA
D-backs: Scherzer made his Major League debut on April 29 and set the baseball world buzzing as he retired all 13 batters he faced in relief of Edgar Gonzalez. Scherzer, who was the team's No. 1 pick in the 2006 First-Year Player Draft, struck out seven and his electric fastball reached 98 mph at times during the dominating performance. The D-backs put Scherzer in the rotation in place of Gonzalez and he struggled a bit in his first start against the Phillies, allowing five runs (two earned) on seven hits over four innings.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 0-1 5.40 8.1 2 12 .250
Season 0-1 5.40 8.1 2 12 .250
May 0-1 11.25 4.0 2 5 .421

Series at a Glance

Standings - 05/10/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
Arizona Diamondbacks (NL West) 23 13 .639 - 14-7 9-6
Chicago Cubs (NL Central) 20 15 .571 1.0 12-6 8-9
Stats - 05/10/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
ARI .271 202 42 194 18 264 3.54 323.1 276 116 261
CHC .278 198 35 188 25 247 3.82 320.2 294 121 240
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Dempster proud to give back

Carrie Muskat / MLB.com
Looking to make an impact, Ryan Dempster has offered 50 tickets to families of military members to this Sunday's Mother's Day game against the D-backs. Although his guests will miss his Saturday start, he will meet the group for lunch before the finale.
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Cubs probable pitcher

Ryan Dempster

  • RHP
  • (4-1) 2.72 ERA
Cubs: Dempster is coming off his first loss of the season. He was charged with five runs -- none earned -- on four hits over six innings against the Reds. The right-hander is the first Cubs pitcher to give up at least five unearned runs and no earned runs since Greg Hibbard was charged with six runs, all unearned, on July 11, 1993, against Houston. Dempster did strike out a season-high seven, but the Reds took advantage of two errors by the Cubs for the win.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 63-76 4.75 1261.1 651 1036 .264
Season 4-1 2.72 43.0 20 29 .172
May 0-1 0.00 6.0 1 7 .167

Diamondbacks hitters vs Ryan Dempster

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Abreu, Tony - - - - .000 1 0 0
Allen, Brandon - - - - - - - -
Byrnes, Eric - - - - .000 1 0 0
Carlin, Luke - - - - .000 3 0 0
Ciriaco, Pedro - - - - - - - -
Drew, Stephen - - - - .500 4 0 0
Gillespie, Cole - - - - - - - -
Hester, John - - - - - - - -
Jackson, Conor - - - - .333 3 0 0
Montero, Miguel - - - - - - - -
Ojeda, Augie - - - - .500 2 0 0
Parra, Gerardo - - - - - - - -
Reynolds, Mark - - - - .000 3 0 1
Roberts, Ryan - - - - - - - -
Ryal, Rusty - - - - - - - -
Snyder, Chris - - - - .333 6 0 0
Upton, Justin - - - - .000 3 0 1
Whitesell, Josh - - - - - - - -
Young, Chris - - - - .000 3 0 0

Cubs hitters vs Max Scherzer

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Adduci, James - - - - - - - -
Baker, Jeff - - - - - - - -
Blanco, Andres - - - - - - - -
Bradley, Milton - - - - - - - -
Castillo, Welington - - - - - - - -
Colvin, Tyler - - - - .000 8 0 0
Fontenot, Mike - - - - - - - -
Fox, Jake - - - - 1.000 2 0 2
Fukudome, Kosuke - - - - .000 2 0 0
Fuld, Sam - - - - .143 7 0 2
Hill, Koyie - - - - .000 1 0 0
Hoffpauir, Micah - - - - - - - -
Lee, Derrek - - - - .333 3 0 0
Miles, Aaron - - - - .500 2 0 0
Ramirez, Aramis - - - - .333 3 0 0
Soriano, Alfonso - - - - .667 3 0 0
Soto, Geovany - - - - .000 3 0 0
Theriot, Ryan - - - - .500 2 0 0

Cubs snakebite maximum effort (23-14) (21-15)

Cubs 7, Diamondbacks 2

Bullpen bears loss

Steve Gilbert / MLB.com
Max Scherzer allowed one run on five hits, striking out six in six innings in his second career start and left with a lead, but the Arizona bullpen allowed the Cubs to bat around for six runs in the seventh. The D-backs scored two runs in the sixth on a bases-loaded walk to Justin Upton and an RBI groundout by Mark Reynolds.

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Cubs bat around

Jon Greenberg / Special to MLB.com
Kosuke Fukudome hit a two-run home run to finish off a six-run rally in the seventh inning, when the Cubs sent nine batters to the plate. Alfonso Soriano had a big, four-hit day, while Ryan Dempster mowed down the D-backs in the first five frames, but allowed two runs in his sixth and final inning and picked up a no-decision.
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Cubs 7, Diamondbacks 2

ArizonaABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Ojeda, A, 2B3120000.390
Drew, SS4110012.273
Young, CF4000023.242
Jackson, 1B3000100.325
Upton, RF3001110.326
Reynolds, 3B3001112.237
Snyder, C4010012.276
Salazar, LF3000122.324
Scherzer, P2000010.000
  a-Burke, PH1000010.137
  Qualls, P0000000.000
  Medders, P0000000.000
  Slaten, P0000000.000
  b-Montero, PH1000001.333
Totals3124241012 

a-Struck out for Scherzer in the 7th. b-Flied out for Slaten in the 9th.

BATTING
TB: Ojeda, A 2; Drew; Snyder.
RBI: Upton (18), Reynolds (27).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Salazar; Snyder 2; Montero.
Team LOB: 7.

FIELDING
E: Upton (4, fielding).
Outfield assists: Upton (Johnson, R at home).
DP: (Upton-Snyder).
 
Chi CubsABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Soriano, LF5241000.223
Theriot, SS4121002.326
Lee, 1B4010014.320
Ramirez, A, 3B4121011.280
Fukudome, RF3112101.321
Soto, C4000013.322
DeRosa, 2B4110023.267
Johnson, R, CF1000010.257
Dempster, P1000010.133
  Eyre, P0000000.000
  a-Ward, PH1011000.174
  1-Marquis, PR0100000.143
  Howry, P0000000.000
  b-Cedeno, PH1000001.339
  Marmol, P0000000.000
Totals3271261715 

a-Singled for Eyre in the 7th. b-Popped out for Howry in the 8th.
1-Ran for Ward in the 7th.

BATTING
2B: Ramirez, A (10, Scherzer), Soriano (5, Qualls).
HR: Fukudome (2, 7th inning off Medders, 1 on, 2 out).
TB: Soriano 5; Theriot 2; Lee; Ramirez, A 3; Fukudome 4; DeRosa; Ward.
RBI: Ward (4), Soriano (12), Theriot (10), Ramirez, A (24), Fukudome 2 (15).
2-out RBI: Ramirez, A; Fukudome 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: DeRosa; Theriot.
S: Dempster; Johnson, R.
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING
CS: Theriot (7, 2nd base by Scherzer/Snyder).
 
ArizonaIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Scherzer 6.05101603.14
Qualls (BS, 3)(L, 0-4)0.14440002.75
Medders 0.22220013.57
Slaten 1.01000102.13
 
Chi CubsIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Dempster 6.03223702.76
Eyre (W, 1-0)1.01000100.00
Howry 1.00000106.23
Marmol 1.00001101.17

WP: Qualls, Marmol.
HBP: Johnson, R (by Scherzer), Theriot (by Scherzer), Johnson, R (by Slaten), Ojeda, A (by Dempster).
Pitches-strikes: Scherzer 82-53, Qualls 20-13, Medders 17-10, Slaten 13-10, Dempster 118-70, Eyre 17-9, Howry 12-9, Marmol 14-8.
Groundouts-flyouts: Scherzer 3-7, Qualls 1-0, Medders 1-1, Slaten 0-2, Dempster 8-3, Eyre 0-2, Howry 0-2, Marmol 0-2.
Batters faced: Scherzer 24, Qualls 5, Medders 4, Slaten 5, Dempster 25, Eyre 4, Howry 3, Marmol 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Medders 1-1.
Umpires: HP: Dana DeMuth. 1B: Lance Barksdale. 2B: Doug Eddings. 3B: Ted Barrett.
Weather: 47 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 7 mph, R to L.
T: 2:52.
Att: 41,597.
May 10, 2008

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