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Marshall a jack of all trades for Cubs

Nick Zaccardi / MLB.com
In what could be his final start in place of Carlos Zambrano, lefty Sean Marshall will look to help the Cubs salvage a win in the finale vs. the White Sox.
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Cubs probable pitcher

Sean Marshall

  • #45 LHP
  • (0-1) 5.40 ERA
Cubs: Marshall gets his second and likely last start in place of the injured Carlos Zambrano. He flashed strong pitching, with seven strikeouts, but was eventually chased by the Orioles after giving up four runs in 4 2/3 innings on Tuesday. The loss ended the Cubs' 14-game home winning streak. Marshall is 1-1 with a 2.92 ERA career against the White Sox and tossed 6 1/3 innings of shutout ball against the crosstown rivals in 2007.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 13-18 4.87 242.1 102 156 .269
Season 0-1 5.40 13.1 8 12 .283
June 0-1 7.71 4.2 1 7 .333

Series at a Glance

Standings - 06/29/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
Chicago Cubs (NL Central) 49 32 .605 - 33-10 16-22
Chicago White Sox (AL Central) 45 36 .556 - 26-12 19-24
Stats - 06/29/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
CHC .285 442 92 419 49 580 3.88 732.2 693 279 605
CWS .264 391 106 382 32 487 3.43 721.2 670 225 558
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White Sox look to even score with Cubs

David Just / MLB.com
After being swept out of Wrigley Field last weekend, the White Sox will look to return the favor against the Cubs in the series finale at U.S. Cellular Field.
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White Sox probable pitcher

Mark Buehrle

  • #56 LHP
  • (5-6) 4.04 ERA
White Sox: It was a momentous night for Buehrle, as the White Sox ace left-hander struck out two during a 6-1 victory over the Dodgers, which gave him exactly 1,000 strikeouts for his career. Buehrle pitched exactly eight innings for his fourth straight start, allowing one run on six hits, and not issuing a walk. Buehrle now has a 3-0 record with a 1.36 ERA over his last four starts, allowing five earned runs in 32 innings. Buehrle has a 3-4 record with a 5.10 ERA lifetime against the Cubs.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 112-81 3.82 1733.2 400 1000 .269
Season 5-6 4.04 104.2 27 57 .277
June 3-0 1.89 38.0 6 20 .225

Cubs hitters vs Mark Buehrle

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI

White Sox hitters vs Sean Marshall

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Armstrong, Cole - - - - - - - -
Beckham, Gordon - - - - - - - -
Castro, Ramon - - - - .000 4 0 0
De Aza, Alejandro - - - - 1.000 1 0 0
Flowers, Tyler - - - - - - - -
Konerko, Paul - - - - .200 5 0 0
Kotsay, Mark - - - - - - - -
Lillibridge, Brent - - - - - - - -
Nix, Jayson - - - - - - - -
Pierzynski, A.J. - - - - .143 7 0 0
Podsednik, Scott - - - - .400 5 0 0
Quentin, Carlos - - - - .333 3 1 1
Ramirez, Alexei - - - - .000 2 0 0
Rios, Alex - - - - - - - -
Teahen, Mark - - - - - - - -
Viciedo, Dayan - - - - - - - -

Home sweep home (49-33) (46-35)

White Sox 5, Cubs 1

Skid reaches four

Carrie Muskat / MLB.com
The Cubs couldn't break the home-field advantage in this year's Windy City showdown, dropping their third in a row on the South Side and their fourth straight overall. Cubs skipper Lou Piniella was ejected for the first time this season.

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Blasts and Buehrle

Scott Merkin / MLB.com
Backed by a powerful lineup that went deep three times, starter Mark Buehrle limited the Cubs to one unearned run in seven innings to complete a three-game sweep of the Cubs -- one week after the Sox were swept at Wrigley Field.
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White Sox 5, Cubs 1

Chi CubsABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Fukudome, RF4010012.297
Theriot, SS3000101.314
Lee, 1B3000131.295
Ramirez, A, 3B4000003.289
Soto, DH3010110.281
DeRosa, LF4110011.288
Edmonds, CF4020002.242
Blanco, H, C2010102.300
  a-Ward, PH1000001.289
Cedeno, 2B3011004.276
Totals311714617 

a-Grounded out for Blanco, H in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Soto (21, Buehrle), DeRosa (14, Jenks).
TB: Fukudome; Soto 2; DeRosa 2; Edmonds 2; Blanco, H; Cedeno.
RBI: Cedeno (20).
2-out RBI: Cedeno.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Cedeno 2; Fukudome; Ward.
GIDP: Cedeno; Ramirez, A.
Team LOB: 7.

FIELDING
PB: Blanco, H (2).
 
Chi White SoxABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Cabrera, SS4000001.271
Pierzynski, C3000000.295
Quentin, LF4111001.290
Dye, RF3110120.305
Thome, DH4122000.226
Crede, 3B4010012.268
Swisher, 1B2110102.234
Ramirez, 2B3000005.295
Anderson, B, CF3112021.224
Totals305752512 

BATTING
HR: Quentin (19, 4th inning off Marshall, 0 on, 0 out), Anderson, B (4, 5th inning off Marshall, 1 on, 1 out), Thome (15, 8th inning off Ascanio, 1 on, 2 out).
TB: Quentin 4; Dye; Thome 5; Crede; Swisher; Anderson, B 4.
RBI: Quentin (61), Anderson, B 2 (13), Thome 2 (40).
2-out RBI: Thome 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Ramirez 3; Cabrera.
S: Ramirez.
Team LOB: 6.

FIELDING
E: Crede (15, fielding).
DP: 4 (Ramirez-Swisher-Cabrera, Crede-Ramirez-Swisher 2, Swisher-Cabrera).
 
Chi CubsIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Marshall (L, 0-2)7.05331524.87
Ascanio 0.22221014.76
Wuertz 0.10000002.78
 
Chi White SoxIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Buehrle (W, 6-6)7.06102503.79
Linebrink (H, 19)1.00001101.36
Jenks 1.01001001.95

WP: Wuertz.
HBP: Pierzynski (by Marshall), Swisher (by Ascanio).
Pitches-strikes: Marshall 93-65, Ascanio 30-17, Wuertz 7-4, Buehrle 99-69, Linebrink 12-7, Jenks 22-12.
Groundouts-flyouts: Marshall 8-8, Ascanio 2-0, Wuertz 0-1, Buehrle 6-9, Linebrink 2-0, Jenks 1-1.
Batters faced: Marshall 28, Ascanio 6, Wuertz 1, Buehrle 28, Linebrink 3, Jenks 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Wuertz 2-0.
EjectionsChicago Cubs Manager Lou Piniella ejected by HP umpire Rob Drake. (2nd).
Umpires: HP: Rob Drake. 1B: Chad Fairchild. 2B: Mark Wegner. 3B: Jeff Kellogg.
Weather: 69 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 13 mph, Out to CF.
T: 2:34.
Att: 39,573.
June 29, 2008

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