Pittsburgh (21-22) at Chi Cubs (26-17)

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Pirates hope to shine in finale vs. Cubs

Jenifer Langosch / MLB.com
The Pirates have gone 8-8 in day games this year, and they'll be looking to improve upon that mark when they face the Cubs on Sunday at Wrigley Field.
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Pirates probable pitcher

Phil Dumatrait

  • LHP
  • (1-1) 3.96 ERA
Pirates: In his third start since joining the rotation, Dumatrait looked the strongest as he has all season. He extended himself out to 88 pitches and did it without tiring, which was a problem in his previous start. Using a newly invented changeup to complement his other pitches, Dumatrait limited the St. Louis damage to just a three-run homer in six innings of work. He continues to pitch with a confidence and poise that was not there a year ago.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 1-5 7.62 54.1 30 35 .329
Season 1-1 3.96 36.1 18 26 .254
May 1-0 4.02 15.2 5 13 .224
Vs. Chi Cubs 0-1 4.00 9.0 9 6 .242

Series at a Glance

Standings - 05/18/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
Pittsburgh Pirates (NL Central) 21 22 .488 5.0 12-8 9-14
Chicago Cubs (NL Central) 26 17 .605 - 18-8 8-9
Stats - 05/18/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
PIT .251 216 41 203 14 293 4.97 389.1 441 176 237
CHC .286 251 48 236 28 294 3.76 392.2 356 144 310
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Marquis looks to rebound vs. Pirates

Jon Greenberg / Special to MLB.com
After being saddled with losses in three straight outings, Cubs starter Jason Marquis will attempt to reverse his fortunes Sunday against the Pirates.
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Cubs probable pitcher

Jason Marquis

  • RHP
  • (1-3) 5.26 ERA
Cubs: Marquis had one bad inning in his last start against the Padres. The right-hander gave up four runs on nine hits over 5 2/3 innings in the loss, his third in a row. He blew a 3-0 lead, and among the hits he served up was a three-run homer to Khalil Greene. Marquis has been stronger in the first half than the second, so his struggles are tough to understand. He needs to get back on track.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 69-64 4.58 1141.1 444 685 .270
Season 1-3 5.26 39.1 16 24 .327
May 0-2 7.36 11.0 6 7 .340
Vs. Pittsburgh 1-0 1.50 6.0 1 7 .250

Pirates hitters vs Jason Marquis

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Alvarez, Pedro - - - - - - - -
Bixler, Brian .500 2 0 0 .250 4 0 0
Cedeno, Ronny - - - - .500 8 0 1
Clement, Jeff - - - - - - - -
Cruz, Luis - - - - - - - -
Diaz, Argenis - - - - - - - -
Doumit, Ryan .000 3 0 0 .294 17 1 2
Hernandez, Gorkys - - - - - - - -
Iwamura, Akinori - - - - - - - -
Jaramillo, Jason - - - - - - - -
Jones, Garrett - - - - - - - -
LaRoche, Andy - - - - .111 9 0 0
McCutchen, Andrew - - - - - - - -
Milledge, Lastings - - - - .750 4 0 1
Moss, Brandon - - - - .000 5 0 0
Pearce, Steve - - - - - - - -
Tabata, Jose - - - - - - - -
Vazquez, Ramon - - - - .333 3 0 1
Walker, Neil - - - - - - - -
Young, Delwyn - - - - .000 1 0 0

Cubs hitters vs Phil Dumatrait

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Adduci, James - - - - - - - -
Baker, Jeff - - - - - - - -
Blanco, Andres - - - - - - - -
Bradley, Milton - - - - - - - -
Castillo, Welington - - - - - - - -
Colvin, Tyler - - - - - - - -
Fontenot, Mike - - - - - - - -
Fox, Jake - - - - 1.000 1 0 0
Fukudome, Kosuke .000 1 0 0 .400 5 0 1
Fuld, Sam - - - - - - - -
Hill, Koyie - - - - - - - -
Hoffpauir, Micah - - - - .000 1 0 0
Lee, Derrek .000 3 0 0 .250 8 0 0
Miles, Aaron .000 1 0 0 .000 1 0 0
Ramirez, Aramis .750 4 1 2 .300 10 1 2
Soriano, Alfonso .500 2 0 0 .286 7 0 1
Soto, Geovany .500 2 0 0 .429 7 0 1
Theriot, Ryan .250 4 0 0 .091 11 0 0

A walk's as good as a hit (21-23) (27-17)

Cubs 4, Pirates 3

Loss of control

Jenifer Langosch / MLB.com
Pirates starter Phil Dumatrait was uncharacteristically wild, walking seven batters in 4 2/3 innings, four of whom came around to score. Adam LaRoche was a bright spot on offense with a two-run homer and an RBI single.

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Series at a Glance

 

Marquis ends slide

Nick Zaccardi / MLB.com
Each of the four runs the Cubs scored was the result of a Pirates free pass, and it proved to be enough offense for starter Jason Marquis, who allowed just four hits in six innings to snap a personal three-game losing streak.
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Cubs 4, Pirates 3

PittsburghABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Sanchez, F, 2B4120002.260
McLouth, CF3100012.306
Bay, LF3000103.258
LaRoche, Ad, 1B4123011.207
Nady, RF4000022.309
Mientkiewicz, 3B3000100.232
Paulino, C3000111.218
Bixler, SS4000032.171
Dumatrait, P2000001.000
  Salas, P0000000.000
  Grabow, P0000000.000
  a-Michaels, PH1010000.227
  Yates, P0000000.000
Totals313533814 

a-Singled for Grabow in the 7th.

BATTING
2B: Sanchez, F (11, Marquis).
HR: LaRoche, Ad (5, 1st inning off Marquis, 1 on, 2 out).
TB: Sanchez, F 3; LaRoche, Ad 5; Michaels.
RBI: LaRoche, Ad 3 (20).
2-out RBI: LaRoche, Ad 3.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Sanchez, F.
GIDP: Bay.
Team LOB: 5.

FIELDING
PB: Paulino (1).
DP: (Dumatrait-Bixler-LaRoche, Ad).
 
Chi CubsABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Soriano, LF3011010.296
Cedeno, SS4011011.324
Lee, 1B3100103.289
Ramirez, A, 3B3000102.274
Fukudome, RF3111110.314
Soto, C3000121.321
DeRosa, 2B3110113.300
Johnson, R, CF1101100.256
Marquis, P1000101.176
  a-Hoffpauir, PH1000010.000
  Howry, P0000000.000
  Marmol, P0000000.000
  Wood, P0000000.000
Totals254447711 

a-Struck out for Marquis in the 6th.

BATTING
TB: Soriano; Cedeno; Fukudome; DeRosa.
RBI: Soriano (26), Cedeno (19), Johnson, R (19), Fukudome (17).
2-out RBI: Fukudome.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Ramirez, A; Marquis; DeRosa 2.
SF: Soriano; Johnson, R.
GIDP: Lee.
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING
SB: DeRosa (3, 2nd base off Dumatrait/Paulino), Fukudome (4, 3rd base off Dumatrait/Paulino).

FIELDING
E: DeRosa (5, throw).
DP: (Cedeno-DeRosa-Lee).
 
PittsburghIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Dumatrait (L, 1-2)4.24447204.39
Salas 0.20000003.38
Grabow 0.20000201.40
Yates 2.00000303.05
 
Chi CubsIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Marquis (W, 2-3)6.04321314.96
Howry (H, 5)1.01001006.23
Marmol (H, 11)1.00001301.61
Wood (S, 10)1.00000203.57

HBP: McLouth (by Marquis).
Pitches-strikes: Dumatrait 105-52, Salas 10-5, Grabow 10-7, Yates 19-14, Marquis 94-61, Howry 17-7, Marmol 20-11, Wood 13-7.
Groundouts-flyouts: Dumatrait 5-7, Salas 0-2, Grabow 0-0, Yates 2-1, Marquis 6-9, Howry 1-2, Marmol 0-0, Wood 1-0.
Batters faced: Dumatrait 24, Salas 2, Grabow 2, Yates 6, Marquis 23, Howry 5, Marmol 4, Wood 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Salas 3-0.
Umpires: HP: Ed Montague. 1B: Jerry Layne. 2B: Phil Cuzzi. 3B: Jim Wolf.
Weather: 51 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 12 mph, In from CF.
T: 2:42.
Att: 41,321.
May 18, 2008

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