Chi Cubs (43-25) at Toronto (35-34)

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Johnson familiar with Cubs' opponent

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If there is one person who knows about the Cubs' mound opponent on Saturday, it's Reed Johnson. Johnson manned the outfield behind Roy Halladay for five seasons. He hopes to impart his knowledge to his new team.
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Cubs probable pitcher

Jason Marquis

  • RHP
  • (4-3) 4.54 ERA
Cubs: Marquis is coming off his best outing of the season. He gave up three hits over 6 1/3 innings against the Dodgers, striking out two. The right-hander has had great side sessions, and hasn't been able to take that into games -- but the start in Los Angeles was a big step. Marquis now has won his last three decisions. Basically, he needs to trust his stuff.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 72-64 4.56 1169.1 456 697 .269
Season 4-3 4.54 67.1 28 36 .293
June 2-0 2.38 11.1 6 4 .179

Series at a Glance

Standings - 06/14/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
Chicago Cubs (NL Central) 43 25 .632 - 29-8 14-17
Toronto Blue Jays (AL East) 35 34 .507 6.5 18-15 17-19
Stats - 06/14/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
CHC .283 374 74 355 46 483 3.63 620.2 570 231 516
TOR .261 280 45 260 47 402 3.47 623.0 569 214 510
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Ryan working way through tough times

Jordan Bastian / MLB.com
Blue Jays manager John Gibbons seemed surprised at the question. On Friday afternoon, Toronto's skipper was asked if the club had considered rethinking B.J. Ryan's throwing program in light of the closer's recent struggles.
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Blue Jays probable pitcher

Roy Halladay

  • RHP
  • (8-5) 3.07 ERA
Blue Jays: Halladay has been dominant of late, posting a 5-0 record and a 2.72 ERA over his past six appearances. Over that span, he's compiled 34 strikeouts and just two walks over 39 2/3 innings. On Sunday, Halladay picked up a win over the Orioles, allowing four runs on eight hits, including a pair of home runs to Luke Scott, with seven strikeouts and no walks over 7 2/3 innings. Halladay is 0-1 with a 2.57 ERA in one career start against the Cubs.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 119-60 3.60 1664.1 393 1162 .256
Season 8-5 3.07 102.2 12 81 .238
June 2-0 3.95 13.2 1 10 .264

Cubs hitters vs Roy Halladay

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Adduci, James - - - - - - - -
Baker, Jeff - - - - - - - -
Blanco, Andres - - - - - - - -
Bradley, Milton .250 4 0 0 .286 7 0 1
Castillo, Welington - - - - - - - -
Colvin, Tyler - - - - - - - -
Fontenot, Mike - - - - .333 3 0 0
Fox, Jake - - - - - - - -
Fukudome, Kosuke - - - - .000 3 0 0
Fuld, Sam - - - - - - - -
Hill, Koyie - - - - - - - -
Hoffpauir, Micah - - - - - - - -
Lee, Derrek - - - - .600 5 0 0
Miles, Aaron - - - - - - - -
Ramirez, Aramis - - - - .200 10 0 0
Soriano, Alfonso - - - - .250 32 1 5
Soto, Geovany - - - - - - - -
Theriot, Ryan - - - - - - - -

Blue Jays hitters vs Jason Marquis

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Bautista, Jose .250 4 0 0 .250 16 0 2
Chavez, Raul .000 2 0 0 .333 12 0 0
Dopirak, Brian - - - - - - - -
Encarnacion, Edwin - - - - .500 16 2 5
Hill, Aaron - - - - .667 3 0 2
Hoffpauir, Jarrett - - - - - - - -
Inglett, Joe - - - - .000 2 0 0
Lind, Adam - - - - - - - -
McCoy, Mike - - - - - - - -
Overbay, Lyle - - - - .294 17 1 4
Ruiz, Randy - - - - - - - -
Snider, Travis - - - - - - - -
Wells, Vernon - - - - .167 6 0 0

Reed all about it: Cubs win! (44-25) (35-35)

Cubs 6, Blue Jays 2

Marquis masterful

David Singh / MLB.com
Jason Marquis allowed just one hit through seven innings before running into trouble in the eighth, but by then the Cubs had all the run support they needed, courtesy of former-Jay Reed Johnson's three-run blast in the second inning.

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Series at a Glance

 

Error dooms Doc

Jordan Bastian / MLB.com
Only two of Roy Halladay's six runs allowed over five innings were earned as the Jays fell behind early after a David Eckstein error was followed by a three-run home run over the left-field wall by former teammate Reed Johnson.
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Cubs 6, Blue Jays 2

Chi CubsABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Johnson, R, LF5113001.263
Fukudome, RF4000111.295
Lee, 1B4230110.286
Ramirez, A, DH5010025.303
Edmonds, CF5021000.227
DeRosa, 3B5011003.305
Fontenot, 2B4110013.239
Blanco, H, C4110015.298
Cedeno, SS4110000.287
Totals4061152618 

BATTING
3B: Lee (2, Halladay).
HR: Johnson, R (3, 2nd inning off Halladay, 2 on, 2 out).
TB: Johnson, R 4; Lee 5; Ramirez, A; Edmonds 2; DeRosa; Fontenot; Blanco, H; Cedeno.
RBI: Johnson, R 3 (31), DeRosa (36), Edmonds (19).
2-out RBI: Johnson, R 3.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Blanco, H 3; Ramirez, A.
Team LOB: 10.

FIELDING
E: Edmonds (4, fielding).
DP: 2 (Fontenot-Lee, DeRosa-Fontenot-Lee).
 
TorontoABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Rios, RF-CF4000013.271
Stairs, DH2001200.258
Rolen, 3B3000104.287
Wells, V, CF3000001.283
  Mench, LF1110000.271
Overbay, 1B3011010.260
Barajas, C4110001.295
Wilkerson, LF-RF4020002.241
Eckstein, SS4010012.282
Inglett, 2B3000013.293
Totals312623416 

BATTING
2B: Wilkerson (9, Howry).
3B: Mench (1, Howry).
TB: Mench 3; Overbay; Barajas; Wilkerson 3; Eckstein.
RBI: Stairs (26), Overbay (26).
2-out RBI: Stairs.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Wilkerson; Rolen 2; Eckstein.
SF: Overbay.
GIDP: Rolen; Wells, V.
Team LOB: 6.

FIELDING
E: Eckstein (8, fielding).
 
Chi CubsIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Marquis (W, 5-3)7.04112104.24
Marmol 1.00001202.14
Howry 1.02110105.08
 
TorontoIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Halladay (L, 8-6)5.07621513.09
Tallet 1.23000102.33
Frasor 1.11001003.27
Wolfe 1.00000003.09

Marquis pitched to 3 batters in the 8th.

HBP: Fontenot (by Tallet).
Pitches-strikes: Marquis 78-49, Marmol 20-10, Howry 20-12, Halladay 95-65, Tallet 39-26, Frasor 25-15, Wolfe 9-5.
Groundouts-flyouts: Marquis 11-9, Marmol 0-1, Howry 0-2, Halladay 6-4, Tallet 2-2, Frasor 2-2, Wolfe 0-3.
Batters faced: Marquis 26, Marmol 4, Howry 5, Halladay 25, Tallet 9, Frasor 6, Wolfe 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Marmol 3-1, Frasor 3-0.
Umpires: HP: Jim Joyce. 1B: Jeff Nelson. 2B: Adrian Johnson. 3B: Tim Tschida.
Weather: 73 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 2 mph, Out to RF.
T: 2:38.
Att: 34,048.
June 14, 2008

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