San Francisco (39-53) at Chi Cubs (55-37)

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No respite in trip to Windy City

Chris Haft / MLB.com
Having endured a three-game sweep at the hands of the New York Mets, the Giants turn their attention to the Chicago Cubs, who own the National League's best record, and three tough pitchers over the weekend -- Jason Marquis, Rich Harden and Ryan Dempster.
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Giants probable pitcher

Matt Cain

  • #18 RHP
  • (5-7) 4.30 ERA 112 SO
Giants: A pair of familiar problems plagued Cain through most of his previous start: He too often threw his fastball around the letters and he didn't attack the strike zone as much as necessary. The righty lasted six innings and gave up five runs and three walks against the Dodgers, unable to beat Los Angeles for the second time this season. Cain was brilliant in eight shutout innings against Cleveland two starts ago, but he's struggled with his consistency all year.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 27-36 3.85 556.1 235 484 .226
Season 5-7 4.30 119.1 50 112 .245
July 1-1 3.21 14.0 6 15 .204
Vs. Chi Cubs 1-0 0.00 8.0 3 10 .077

Series at a Glance

Standings - 07/11/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
San Francisco Giants (NL West) 39 53 .424 7.0 17-28 22-25
Chicago Cubs (NL Central) 55 37 .598 - 35-11 20-26
Stats - 07/11/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
SF .256 370 57 350 71 612 4.30 821.1 805 374 710
CHC .282 494 105 465 53 670 3.91 828.1 778 310 681
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Marquis gets the call after long rest

Nick Zaccardi / MLB.com
Jason Marquis will get the ball for the first time since July 1 when he opens a series against the Giants on Friday. He isn't scheduled to start again until July 22 at Arizona, the fifth game after the All-Star break.
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Cubs probable pitcher

Jason Marquis

  • #21 RHP
  • (6-5) 4.78 ERA 49 SO
Cubs: This will be Marquis' first start since July 1. Because the Cubs wanted to get Carlos Zambrano and Ryan Dempster more starts leading up to the All-Star break, Marquis ended up getting some side work done, and being a backup in the bullpen -- just in case. He faced the Giants in his last outing, giving up two runs on four hits and three walks over seven innings. He's one of the few Cubs who have fared better on the road, compiling a 3.38 ERA away from Wrigley Field as opposed to a 6.29 ERA at home.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 74-66 4.57 1194.1 465 710 .268
Season 6-5 4.78 92.1 37 49 .279
July 0-1 2.57 7.0 3 5 .160
Vs. San Francisco 0-1 2.57 7.0 3 5 .160

Giants hitters vs Jason Marquis

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Bocock, Brian - - - - - - - -
Bowker, John .000 3 0 0 .167 6 0 0
Burriss, Emmanuel - - - - - - - -
Downs, Matt - - - - - - - -
Ford, Darren - - - - - - - -
Frandsen, Kevin - - - - .000 1 0 0
Garko, Ryan - - - - - - - -
Gillaspie, Conor - - - - - - - -
Guzman, Jesus - - - - - - - -
Ishikawa, Travis - - - - - - - -
Lewis, Fred .500 4 0 0 .429 7 0 0
Peguero, Francisco - - - - - - - -
Pill, Brett - - - - - - - -
Posey, Buster - - - - - - - -
Renteria, Edgar - - - - .500 6 0 3
Rohlinger, Ryan - - - - - - - -
Rowand, Aaron .000 1 0 0 .077 13 0 0
Sanchez, Freddy .444 9 0 1 .235 34 1 2
Sandoval, Pablo - - - - - - - -
Schierholtz, Nate - - - - - - - -
Torres, Andres - - - - - - - -
Velez, Eugenio - - - - .000 2 0 0
Whiteside, Eli - - - - - - - -

Cubs hitters vs Matt Cain

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Adduci, James - - - - - - - -
Baker, Jeff .500 2 0 0 .250 8 0 0
Blanco, Andres - - - - - - - -
Bradley, Milton - - - - .000 2 0 0
Castillo, Welington - - - - - - - -
Colvin, Tyler - - - - - - - -
Fontenot, Mike .000 2 0 0 .250 8 0 1
Fox, Jake - - - - - - - -
Fukudome, Kosuke .000 4 0 0 .000 5 0 0
Fuld, Sam - - - - - - - -
Hill, Koyie - - - - .200 5 0 2
Hoffpauir, Micah - - - - .000 3 0 0
Lee, Derrek .500 2 0 0 .267 15 1 1
Miles, Aaron - - - - - - - -
Ramirez, Aramis - - - - .300 10 0 1
Soriano, Alfonso - - - - .167 6 1 2
Soto, Geovany .000 3 0 0 .125 8 0 0
Theriot, Ryan .000 1 0 0 .300 10 0 0

Ramirez makes Giants pay (39-54) (56-37)

Cubs 3, Giants 1

Cain's gem wasted

Chris Haft / MLB.com
Matt Cain hurled seven scoreless innings, striking out nine Cubs batters, but he got no decision as the Giants didn't score until the ninth inning. Tyler Walker gave up two hits in the eighth, one of them being a game-deciding three-run homer that sent the Giants to a fifth straight loss.

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Series at a Glance

 

Homer ends duel

Carrie Muskat / MLB.com
Derrek Lee was intentionally walked in the eighth inning to get to Aramis Ramirez, and the Cubs third baseman repaid the slight with a three-run shot to break a scoreless tie. Jason Marquis kept the Giants off the board for seven innings, allowing only three hits.
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Cubs 3, Giants 1

San FranciscoABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Lewis, LF4010020.276
Durham, 2B4120000.287
Winn, RF0000100.286
  Velez, RF2000112.202
Molina, B, C3011103.286
  1-Burriss, PR0000000.288
Rowand, CF4000013.292
Bowker, 1B4010002.283
Aurilia, 3B4000003.278
Vizquel, SS3000000.153
Cain, P2000020.171
  a-Castillo, PH1000000.256
  Walker, P0000000.000
Totals311513613 

a-Popped out for Cain in the 8th.
1-Ran for Molina, B in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Durham (23, Wood).
TB: Lewis; Durham 3; Molina, B; Bowker.
RBI: Molina, B (54).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Molina, B; Aurilia 2.
GIDP: Aurilia.
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING
SB: Burriss (7, 2nd base off Wood/Soto).
 
Chi CubsABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Theriot, SS4120010.317
Fontenot, 2B2000110.267
Lee, 1B3110111.304
Ramirez, A, 3B2113100.289
Soto, C4000034.287
Ward, LF3010000.280
  1-Cedeno, PR0000000.269
  Howry, P0000000.000
  b-Edmonds, PH1000010.226
  Wood, P0000000.000
DeRosa, RF-LF2000121.283
Johnson, R, CF3000012.266
Marquis, P2000011.171
  a-Fukudome, PH-RF1000001.281
Totals2735341110 

a-Popped out for Marquis in the 7th. b-Struck out for Howry in the 8th.
1-Ran for Ward in the 7th.

BATTING
2B: Lee (26, Cain), Ward (5, Cain).
HR: Ramirez, A (17, 8th inning off Walker, 2 on, 1 out).
TB: Theriot 2; Lee 2; Ramirez, A 4; Ward 2.
RBI: Ramirez, A 3 (66).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Soto 2; Fukudome.
S: Fontenot.
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING
CS: Theriot (9, 2nd base by Cain/Molina, B).

FIELDING
DP: (Theriot-Fontenot-Lee).
 
San FranciscoIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Cain 7.03003904.06
Walker (L, 3-5)1.02331215.00
 
Chi CubsIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Marquis 7.03002404.44
Howry (W, 3-2)1.00000104.57
Wood (S, 24)1.02111103.02

IBB: Ramirez, A (by Cain), Lee (by Walker).
HBP: Ramirez, A (by Cain).
Pitches-strikes: Cain 115-77, Walker 21-11, Marquis 81-55, Howry 12-7, Wood 22-13.
Groundouts-flyouts: Cain 2-9, Walker 1-0, Marquis 9-8, Howry 0-2, Wood 1-1.
Batters faced: Cain 27, Walker 6, Marquis 25, Howry 3, Wood 6.
Umpires: HP: Tim McClelland. 1B: Mike DiMuro. 2B: Larry Vanover. 3B: Mike Everitt.
Weather: 72 degrees, sunny.
Wind: 12 mph, In from RF.
T: 2:22.
Att: 41,605.
July 11, 2008

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