San Diego (14-25) at Chi Cubs (23-15)

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Rebound rests on left arm of Estes

Jon Greenberg / Special to MLB.com
The Padres' modest win streak came to an end Monday night against Carlos Zambrano and the hot-hitting Cubs. Retribution would come in the unlikely form of Shawn Estes on Tuesday.
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Padres probable pitcher

Shawn Estes

  • LHP
  • (0-0) 0.00 ERA
Padres: On the day that he had his contract purchased from Triple-A Portland, Estes allowed two unearned runs in 1 2/3 innings of relief in a 5-4 loss to the Braves on Thursday, striking out two and walking one. He is the Padres' No. 5 starter for now and will make his first start since April 5, 2006, when he faces the Cubs. Estes threw some nice two-seam fastballs against the Braves and had good break on his curveball, impressing manager Bud Black.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 99-90 4.71 1636.1 841 1193 .269
Season 0-0 0.00 1.2 1 2 .250
May 0-0 0.00 1.2 1 2 .250

Series at a Glance

Standings - 05/13/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
San Diego Padres (NL West) 14 25 .359 9.5 8-10 6-15
Chicago Cubs (NL Central) 23 15 .605 - 15-6 8-9
Stats - 05/13/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
SD .233 131 28 125 13 289 4.20 360.1 346 141 267
CHC .283 223 39 209 27 265 3.75 347.2 313 133 264
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Cubs aim to roll on with rotation in flux

Carrie Muskat / MLB.com
The Cubs may have swept the Arizona Diamondbacks, but they still have some work to do. On Monday, the Cubs romped, 12-3, against the San Diego Padres. There was no letdown after sweeping the D-backs, who came into Chicago with the best record in the National League.
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Cubs probable pitcher

Jason Marquis

  • RHP
  • (1-2) 5.08 ERA
Cubs: Marquis is coming off a disappointing loss against the Cardinals in which he walked five and gave up seven hits over 5 1/3 innings. The right-hander does have a slightly better ERA on the road, but he's kept the walks down at home, issuing three in three starts over 16 1/3 innings. On the road, he's walked 12 in 17 1/3 innings. Marquis hasn't been consistent, and usually gets off to a good start. He needs to get on track.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 69-63 4.57 1135.2 443 682 .269
Season 1-2 5.08 33.2 15 21 .321
May 0-1 8.44 5.1 5 4 .318

Padres hitters vs Jason Marquis

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Antonelli, Matt - - - - - - - -
Blanks, Kyle - - - - - - - -
Cabrera, Everth - - - - - - - -
Durango, Luis - - - - - - - -
Eckstein, David - - - - .364 11 0 0
Gonzalez, Adrian - - - - .400 10 0 1
Gwynn, Tony - - - - .500 2 0 1
Headley, Chase - - - - - - - -
Huffman, Chad - - - - - - - -
Hundley, Nick - - - - - - - -
Kouzmanoff, Kevin - - - - .250 4 0 0
Salazar, Oscar - - - - - - - -
Venable, Will - - - - - - - -

Cubs hitters vs Shawn Estes

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Adduci, James - - - - - - - -
Baker, Jeff - - - - .500 8 1 3
Blanco, Andres - - - - - - - -
Bradley, Milton - - - - .211 19 0 3
Castillo, Welington - - - - - - - -
Colvin, Tyler - - - - - - - -
Fontenot, Mike - - - - - - - -
Fox, Jake - - - - - - - -
Fukudome, Kosuke - - - - .000 3 0 0
Fuld, Sam - - - - - - - -
Hill, Koyie - - - - - - - -
Hoffpauir, Micah - - - - - - - -
Lee, Derrek - - - - .000 4 0 0
Miles, Aaron - - - - .000 1 0 0
Ramirez, Aramis - - - - .500 6 0 1
Soriano, Alfonso - - - - .667 3 1 1
Soto, Geovany - - - - .500 2 0 0
Theriot, Ryan - - - - .333 3 0 0

Padres go fourth and prosper (15-25) (23-16)

Padres 4, Cubs 3

Padres bowl big frame

Kerry Walls / Special to MLB.com
The Padres used a four-run fourth inning, sparked by Khalil Greene's three-run homer and capped by Jody Gerut's go-ahead double, to edge the Cubs. Shawn Estes, making his first start since 2006, singled, scored and yielded two earned runs in 5 1/3 innings for career win No. 100.

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Series at a Glance

 
Khalil Greene is congratulated on his three-run homer. (AP)

Cubs hit speed bump

Carrie Muskat / MLB.com
It certainly appeared the Cubs were off and running to their fifth straight win after they got a leadoff homer from Alfonso Soriano and a two-run double from Reed Johnson in the second. But they were shut down after that, unable to compensate for the four runs Jason Marquis allowed in 5 2/3.
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Padres 4, Cubs 3

San DiegoABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Gerut, CF5011022.200
Iguchi, 2B5000001.255
Giles, RF4010000.266
Gonzalez, A, 1B4110001.296
Hairston, LF4110010.230
Greene, K, SS4123010.218
Gonzalez, Edgar V., 3B4020001.500
Carlin, C3010101.222
Estes, P2110002.333
  Meredith, P0000000.000
  Bell, P0000000.000
  a-Clark, PH1000000.214
  Hoffman, P0000000.000
Totals364104148 

a-Grounded out for Bell in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Gerut (1, Marquis), Gonzalez, Edgar V. (1, Wuertz).
HR: Greene, K (3, 4th inning off Marquis, 2 on, 0 out).
TB: Gerut 2; Giles; Gonzalez, A; Hairston; Greene, K 5; Gonzalez, Edgar V. 3; Carlin; Estes.
RBI: Greene, K 3 (17), Gerut (2).
2-out RBI: Gerut.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Estes; Iguchi; Gerut 2; Carlin.
S: Estes.
Team LOB: 7.

FIELDING
E: Gonzalez, Edgar V. (1, fielding).
DP: (Greene, K-Iguchi-Gonzalez, A).
 
Chi CubsABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Soriano, LF4121001.243
Theriot, SS4010002.331
Lee, 1B4000013.314
Ramirez, A, 3B3000113.276
Fukudome, RF4000011.312
Soto, C3110101.315
DeRosa, 2B3110012.280
  Wuertz, P0000000.000
  a-Ward, PH1000000.200
Johnson, R, CF4012012.254
Marquis, P2010001.188
  Eyre, P0000000.000
  Fontenot, 2B2000010.267
Totals343732616 

a-Flied out for Wuertz in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Johnson, R (5, Estes).
HR: Soriano (5, 1st inning off Estes, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Soriano 5; Theriot; Soto; DeRosa; Johnson, R 2; Marquis.
RBI: Soriano (15), Johnson, R 2 (16).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Soriano; Ramirez, A; Johnson, R.
GIDP: Ramirez, A.
Team LOB: 6.
 
San DiegoIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Estes (W, 1-0)5.17321212.57
Meredith (H, 7)1.20000002.75
Bell (H, 8)1.00001202.38
Hoffman (S, 7)1.00000205.40
 
Chi CubsIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Marquis (L, 1-3)5.29441315.26
Eyre 0.10000000.00
Wuertz 3.01000103.60

WP: Marquis.
Pitches-strikes: Estes 93-53, Meredith 12-7, Bell 12-8, Hoffman 13-9, Marquis 77-50, Eyre 4-2, Wuertz 35-24.
Groundouts-flyouts: Estes 8-6, Meredith 5-0, Bell 0-1, Hoffman 0-1, Marquis 7-7, Eyre 1-0, Wuertz 5-3.
Batters faced: Estes 24, Meredith 5, Bell 4, Hoffman 3, Marquis 27, Eyre 1, Wuertz 10.
Inherited runners-scored: Meredith 1-0, Eyre 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Tom Hallion. 1B: Hunter Wendelstedt. 2B: Brian Knight. 3B: Marvin Hudson.
Weather: 65 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 17 mph, Out to LF.
T: 2:30.
Att: 40,028.
May 13, 2008

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