Chi Cubs (52-35) at St. Louis (49-39)

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Soriano on the mend, ready to swing bat

Carrie Muskat / MLB.com
The Cubs won't have Alfonso Soriano in the lineup Saturday vs. the Cardinals, but the star slugger is expected to begin taking batting practice this weekend.
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Cubs probable pitcher

Ted Lilly

  • #30 LHP
  • (9-5) 4.56 ERA
Cubs: Continuing his streak of success on the road, Lilly went eight-plus innings in his last start in San Francisco and didn't allow any runs until the final frame. Lilly has allowed just four runs in his previous three road starts. Against the Giants, he was throwing three pitches -- fastball, curveball, changeup -- for strikes, and he allowed just seven hits while striking out five.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 83-71 4.47 1249.2 475 1073 .247
Season 9-5 4.56 106.2 38 100 .243
Vs. St. Louis 1-0 3.86 7.0 1 4 .222

Series at a Glance

Standings - 07/05/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
Chicago Cubs (NL Central) 52 35 .598 - 33-10 19-25
St. Louis Cardinals (NL Central) 49 39 .557 3.5 25-20 24-19
Stats - 07/05/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
CHC .281 464 98 440 52 635 3.88 783.2 737 294 648
STL .273 409 91 386 36 518 4.15 792.1 817 274 502
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Cards ready to get bats going vs. Cubs

Lee Hurwitz / MLB.com
After being limited to one run in each of their past two games, the Cardinals will need to get their offense going in the middle game against the Cubs.
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Cardinals probable pitcher

Kyle Lohse

  • #26 RHP
  • (10-2) 3.67 ERA
Cardinals: Over the offseason, several teams passed up on Lohse rather than take him off the free agent market. The Cardinals took a $4.25 million chance on him during Spring Training and their investment has more than paid off. At 10-2, Lohse has already won as many games as he did last season and has the fourth-highest win total of any Major League pitcher. Four wins short of a career high, Lohse has catapulted himself into All-Star consideration and looked sharp in his recent outing against the Mets. Lohse struck out four over seven innings and allowed an unearned run in his last start.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 73-76 4.73 1269.1 391 784 .283
Season 10-2 3.67 105.1 26 50 .267
Vs. Chi Cubs 0-1 12.00 6.0 2 0 .360

Cubs hitters vs Kyle Lohse

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Baker, Jeff - - - - .000 2 0 0
Blanco, Andres - - - - .333 6 0 0
Bradley, Milton - - - - .286 7 0 0
Colvin, Tyler - - - - - - - -
Fontenot, Mike .500 2 1 3 .167 6 1 4
Fox, Jake - - - - - - - -
Fukudome, Kosuke .667 3 0 1 .286 7 0 1
Fuld, Sam - - - - - - - -
Hill, Koyie - - - - .000 1 0 0
Hoffpauir, Micah - - - - - - - -
Lee, Derrek .333 3 0 0 .400 15 0 1
Miles, Aaron - - - - .500 10 0 1
Ramirez, Aramis - - - - .636 11 1 5
Soriano, Alfonso .250 4 0 1 .406 32 2 7
Soto, Geovany .333 3 0 2 .375 8 0 2
Theriot, Ryan .333 3 0 0 .529 17 0 1

Cardinals hitters vs Ted Lilly

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

Cardinals stun Cubs with walk-off win (52-36) (50-39)

Cardinals 5, Cubs 4

Wood can't close it

Carrie Muskat / MLB.com
Aramis Ramirez broke out of an 0-for-28 slump with a two-run homer in the eighth, but closer Kerry Wood was touched up for three runs in the bottom of the ninth for his fifth blown save of the season.

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Series at a Glance

 

Never say die

Lee Hurwitz / MLB.com
With two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, Rick Ankiel capped a three-run rally with a two-run walk-off single. Ankiel also drilled a home run in the sixth inning to put the Cardinals on the board.
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Cardinals 5, Cubs 4

Chi CubsABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Theriot, SS5021000.308
Fukudome, RF4000113.285
Lee, 1B5130021.302
Ramirez, A, 3B5112003.280
Edmonds, CF3000112.233
Soto, C3010100.291
DeRosa, LF4221014.289
Fontenot, 2B2000200.252
Lilly, P2000022.206
  a-Murton, PH1000000.270
  Cotts, P0000000.000
  b-Ward, PH1000002.273
  Marmol, P0000000.000
  Wood, P0000000.000
Totals354945717 

a-Lined out for Lilly in the 7th. b-Popped out for Cotts in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Lee (23, Franklin).
3B: DeRosa (1, Lohse).
HR: DeRosa (11, 3rd inning off Lohse, 0 on, 0 out), Ramirez, A (15, 8th inning off Franklin, 1 on, 0 out).
TB: Theriot 2; Lee 4; Ramirez, A 4; Soto; DeRosa 7.
RBI: DeRosa (48), Theriot (23), Ramirez, A 2 (57).
2-out RBI: Theriot.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Fukudome; DeRosa; Ward.
Team LOB: 9.

FIELDING
DP: (Fontenot-Theriot-Lee).
 
St. LouisABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Ryan, SS4000020.259
  c-Miles, PH1000003.316
Ankiel, CF5133010.265
Pujols, 1B3120100.351
Glaus, 3B4000034.262
Ludwick, RF3111102.291
Molina, Y, C3010100.307
Kennedy, 2B4121002.276
Lohse, P2000011.086
  a-Barton, PH1000010.246
  Franklin, P0000000.000
  McClellan, P0000000.000
  b-Duncan, PH0100100.239
Schumaker, LF4000004.297
Totals345954816 

a-Struck out for Lohse in the 7th. b-Intentionally walked for McClellan in the 9th. c-Popped out for Ryan in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Pujols (18, Lilly), Ludwick (23, Lilly), Kennedy (9, Wood).
HR: Ankiel (18, 6th inning off Lilly, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Ankiel 6; Pujols 3; Ludwick 2; Molina, Y; Kennedy 3.
RBI: Ankiel 3 (45), Ludwick (57), Kennedy (21).
2-out RBI: Ankiel 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Ludwick; Schumaker.
GIDP: Kennedy.
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING
SB: Kennedy (5, 2nd base off Lilly/Soto), Pujols (3, 3rd base off Lilly/Soto).

FIELDING
Outfield assists: Ludwick (Edmonds at home).
DP: (Ludwick-Molina, Y).
 
Chi CubsIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Lilly 6.07221514.47
Cotts 1.00000202.77
Marmol (H, 22)1.00000103.67
Wood (BS, 5)(L, 4-2)0.22333002.91
 
St. LouisIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Lohse 7.06222613.61
Franklin 0.02221013.20
McClellan (W, 1-3)2.01002102.66

Franklin pitched to 3 batters in the 8th.

IBB: Duncan (by Wood), Fontenot (by McClellan).
Pitches-strikes: Lilly 90-66, Cotts 13-7, Marmol 13-8, Wood 30-16, Lohse 111-68, Franklin 12-5, McClellan 23-12.
Groundouts-flyouts: Lilly 8-5, Cotts 1-0, Marmol 0-2, Wood 1-1, Lohse 6-9, Franklin 0-0, McClellan 1-3.
Batters faced: Lilly 25, Cotts 3, Marmol 3, Wood 7, Lohse 29, Franklin 3, McClellan 8.
Inherited runners-scored: McClellan 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Dana DeMuth. 1B: Lance Barksdale. 2B: Doug Eddings. 3B: Ted Barrett.
Weather: 81 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 8 mph, R to L.
T: 2:54.
Att: 46,865.
July 5, 2008

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