Atlanta (32-33) at Chi Cubs (41-24)

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Bennett looking to reverse road issues

Ryan Lavner / MLB.com
Jeff Bennett will start in place of Jair Jurrjens when the Braves face the Cubs at Wrigley Field at 8:05 p.m. ET on Wednesday. Jurrjens sprained an ankle while leaving Wrigley following the Braves' 10-5 loss on Tuesday night.
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Braves probable pitcher

Jeff Bennett

  • RHP
  • (0-3) 3.47 ERA
Braves: Bennett will start after scheduled starter Jair Jurrjens sprained his right ankle leaving Wrigley Field on Tuesday night. Bennett is 0-1 with a 3.07 ERA in three spot starts this season for the Braves, who lost Tuesday's series opener, 10-5. His most recent start was an April 23 loss to the Marlins, when he allowed three runs on five hits in six innings. Bennett, who turned 28 on Tuesday, has made 27 appearances out of the bullpen this season. He has not pitched since Saturday, when he allowed two runs on two hits in one inning against the Phillies.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 3-9 4.17 133.2 53 97 .256
Season 0-3 3.47 49.1 24 38 .219
June 0-0 3.60 5.0 2 8 .222

Series at a Glance

Standings - 06/11/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
Atlanta Braves (NL East) 32 33 .492 6.5 25-11 7-22
Chicago Cubs (NL Central) 41 24 .631 - 27-8 14-16
Stats - 06/11/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
ATL .275 303 65 290 25 378 3.74 577.1 527 234 451
CHC .283 362 72 343 45 455 3.69 592.2 545 223 487
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Cubs look to continue home success

Nick Zaccardi / MLB.com
Ryan Dempster is 7-0 in eight starts at Wrigley Field this season, and will go for win No. 8 on Wednesday against Atlanta.
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Cubs probable pitcher

Ryan Dempster

  • RHP
  • (7-2) 2.90 ERA
Cubs: Dempster will be happy to be back at Wrigley Field. The right-hander is 7-0 at home but has yet to win on the road. In his last start, in Los Angeles, Dempster did not get a decision, giving up three runs on five hits over 5 1/3 innings. He was cruising along until the fifth, and in the sixth, he fell behind three hitters quickly and was pulled. Dempster said he was angry at himself for not being able to go deeper into the game.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 66-77 4.70 1299.0 666 1071 .262
Season 7-2 2.90 80.2 35 64 .191
June 0-0 5.06 5.1 2 1 .238

Braves hitters vs Ryan Dempster

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Blanco, Gregor - - - - .000 3 0 0
Canizares, Barbaro - - - - - - - -
Church, Ryan - - - - .000 3 0 0
Conrad, Brooks - - - - .000 1 0 0
Diaz, Matt - - - - .000 1 0 0
Escobar, Yunel - - - - .167 6 0 0
Hernandez, Diory - - - - - - - -
Infante, Omar - - - - .000 1 0 0
Johnson, Kelly - - - - .000 4 0 0
Jones, Brandon - - - - .000 2 0 0
Jones, Chipper - - - - .250 8 0 0
McCann, Brian - - - - .000 3 0 0
McLouth, Nate .200 5 0 1 .333 9 1 2
Prado, Martin - - - - - - - -
Ross, David - - - - .250 4 0 0
Sammons, Clint - - - - - - - -
Schafer, Jordan - - - - - - - -

Cubs hitters vs Jeff Bennett

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Adduci, James - - - - - - - -
Baker, Jeff .000 1 0 0 .500 2 0 2
Blanco, Andres - - - - 1.000 3 0 2
Bradley, Milton - - - - .000 1 0 0
Castillo, Welington - - - - - - - -
Colvin, Tyler - - - - - - - -
Fontenot, Mike - - - - .500 4 0 0
Fox, Jake - - - - - - - -
Fukudome, Kosuke - - - - 1.000 2 1 3
Fuld, Sam - - - - - - - -
Hill, Koyie - - - - - - - -
Hoffpauir, Micah - - - - .250 4 0 1
Lee, Derrek - - - - .500 6 1 2
Miles, Aaron - - - - .500 4 0 0
Ramirez, Aramis - - - - .500 4 0 0
Soriano, Alfonso - - - - .000 2 0 0
Soto, Geovany - - - - .250 4 0 0
Theriot, Ryan - - - - .333 3 0 2

Dempster dumps Braves at Wrigley (32-34) (42-24)

Cubs 7, Braves 2

Bennett bends

Mark Bowman / MLB.com
Jeff Bennett, who made a spot start for the injured Jair Jurrjens, allowed seven runs on seven hits in two-plus innings. The bullpen of Phil Stockman, Jeff Ridgway, Royce Ring and Blaine Boyer held the Cubs scoreless, and Corky Miller hit a pinch-hit, two-run homer in the seventh.

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Pyrrhic victory

Nick Zaccardi / MLB.com
Ryan Dempster went all nine for his eighth win against no losses at Wrigley, striking out 10 for the Cubs' 10th straight win at home. Alfonso Soriano fractured a finger on his left hand after being hit by a pitch in the second inning. Kosuke Fukudome hit a three-run homer in the first.
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Cubs 7, Braves 2

AtlantaABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Escobar, SS4010000.299
Johnson, 2B4000021.284
Jones, C, 3B3010010.419
  Infante, 3B1000000.269
Teixeira, 1B4000022.273
McCann, C2000010.302
  Ring, P0000000.000
  Boyer, P0000000.000
  c-Gotay, PH1000010.205
Francoeur, RF3110001.253
Norton, LF2000000.247
  Ridgway, P0000000.000
  b-Miller, PH-C1112000.091
Blanco, G, CF3000010.247
Bennett, P1000010.143
  Stockman, P0000000.000
  a-Jones, B, PH-LF2000020.000
Totals312420114 

a-Struck out for Stockman in the 5th. b-Homered for Ridgway in the 7th. c-Struck out for Boyer in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Francoeur (17, Dempster).
HR: Miller (1, 7th inning off Dempster, 1 on, 2 out).
TB: Escobar; Jones, C; Francoeur 2; Miller 4.
RBI: Miller 2 (3).
2-out RBI: Miller 2.
GIDP: Teixeira.
Team LOB: 3.

FIELDING
DP: (Escobar-Johnson-Teixeira).
 
Chi CubsABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Soriano, LF1000000.283
  1-Fontenot, PR-2B3100013.239
Theriot, SS5022001.322
Lee, 1B3110112.284
Ramirez, A, 3B4220012.302
Fukudome, RF2213200.296
Soto, C4010012.280
Edmonds, CF4012030.210
DeRosa, 2B-LF4120002.313
Dempster, P2000121.192
Totals3271074913 


1-Ran for Soriano in the 2nd.

BATTING
2B: Theriot (11, Bennett).
HR: Fukudome (5, 1st inning off Bennett, 2 on, 2 out).
TB: Theriot 3; Lee; Ramirez, A 2; Fukudome 4; Soto; Edmonds; DeRosa 2.
RBI: Fukudome 3 (28), Theriot 2 (18), Edmonds 2 (15).
2-out RBI: Fukudome 3; Theriot 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Lee; Fontenot; Soto.
S: Dempster.
GIDP: DeRosa.
Team LOB: 7.

FIELDING
E: Ramirez, A (6, fielding).
DP: (Fontenot-Theriot-Lee).
 
AtlantaIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Bennett (L, 0-4)2.07772214.56
Stockman 2.01002200.00
Ridgway 2.01000200.00
Ring 1.00000104.15
Boyer 1.01000203.96
 
Chi CubsIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Dempster (W, 8-2)9.042201112.81

Bennett pitched to 4 batters in the 3rd.

WP: Stockman.
HBP: Soriano (by Bennett), McCann (by Dempster).
Pitches-strikes: Bennett 59-36, Stockman 40-21, Ridgway 27-20, Ring 11-6, Boyer 12-10, Dempster 119-77.
Groundouts-flyouts: Bennett 4-0, Stockman 2-2, Ridgway 4-0, Ring 2-0, Boyer 1-0, Dempster 9-7.
Batters faced: Bennett 16, Stockman 8, Ridgway 7, Ring 3, Boyer 4, Dempster 32.
Inherited runners-scored: Stockman 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Ted Barrett. 1B: Dana DeMuth. 2B: Lance Barksdale. 3B: Doug Eddings.
Weather: 70 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 7 mph, R to L.
T: 2:25.
Att: 41,497.
June 11, 2008

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