Chi Cubs (58-41) at Arizona (49-50)

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Piniella hoping Fukudome relaxes

Carrie Muskat / MLB.com
Kosuke Fukudome is batting .179 (12-for-67) in his last 18 games. He has reached base in 29 of his last 34 games, but his average has dropped to .277. Manager Lou Piniella wants the outfielder to cut back on his hard work.
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Cubs probable pitcher

Jason Marquis

  • #21 RHP
  • (6-5) 4.44 ERA 53 SO
Cubs: Marquis went 10 days between starts, and he seemed to benefit from the time off. The right-hander threw seven shutout innings on July 11 against the Giants, giving up three hits. Marquis is needed to step it up in the second half. He has a career 25-33 record after the All-Star break.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 74-66 4.55 1201.1 467 714 .268
Season 6-5 4.44 99.1 39 53 .270
July 0-1 1.29 14.0 5 9 .146

Series at a Glance

Standings - 07/22/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
Chicago Cubs (NL Central) 58 41 .586 - 37-12 21-29
Arizona Diamondbacks (NL West) 49 50 .495 - 29-21 20-29
Stats - 07/22/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
CHC .279 518 110 489 53 727 3.80 890.1 825 332 735
ARI .248 437 93 415 32 767 3.91 882.0 830 286 741
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D-backs not panicking over struggles

Steve Gilbert / MLB.com
As the losses pile up, the D-backs' players go about their business like all is well. They haven't played over .500 in any month since going 20-8 in April, but they still believe it's going to turn around.
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Diamondbacks probable pitcher

Yusmeiro Petit

  • #48 RHP
  • (0-1) 3.06 ERA 11 SO
D-backs: Petit will get the nod instead of Micah Owings, who was needed to pitch in relief on Monday due to a depleted bullpen. Petit last pitched on Friday in relief and allowed one run over three innings against the Dodgers. The right-hander has made one start this year -- an emergency start in place of Owings -- and did not get a decision despite allowing just one run in six innings.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 4-6 5.61 101.0 28 71 .286
Season 0-1 3.06 17.2 1 11 .188
July 0-0 1.80 10.0 0 7 .121

Cubs hitters vs Yusmeiro Petit

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Adduci, James - - - - - - - -
Baker, Jeff - - - - - - - -
Blanco, Andres - - - - .214 14 0 1
Bradley, Milton - - - - .333 3 0 1
Castillo, Welington - - - - - - - -
Colvin, Tyler - - - - - - - -
Fontenot, Mike - - - - .333 9 0 1
Fox, Jake - - - - - - - -
Fukudome, Kosuke - - - - .500 2 0 0
Fuld, Sam - - - - .000 2 0 0
Hill, Koyie - - - - - - - -
Hoffpauir, Micah - - - - - - - -
Lee, Derrek - - - - .200 5 1 1
Miles, Aaron - - - - .000 3 0 0
Ramirez, Aramis - - - - .000 6 0 1
Soriano, Alfonso - - - - .667 6 0 0
Soto, Geovany - - - - .000 4 0 0
Theriot, Ryan - - - - .100 10 0 1

Diamondbacks hitters vs Jason Marquis

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Abreu, Tony - - - - .500 2 0 0
Allen, Brandon - - - - - - - -
Byrnes, Eric - - - - .143 14 0 0
Carlin, Luke .500 2 0 0 .500 2 0 0
Ciriaco, Pedro - - - - - - - -
Drew, Stephen - - - - .250 8 0 1
Gillespie, Cole - - - - - - - -
Hester, John - - - - - - - -
Jackson, Conor - - - - .364 11 2 2
Montero, Miguel - - - - .000 4 0 0
Ojeda, Augie - - - - .000 1 0 0
Parra, Gerardo - - - - - - - -
Reynolds, Mark - - - - .333 6 0 1
Roberts, Ryan - - - - - - - -
Ryal, Rusty - - - - - - - -
Snyder, Chris - - - - .250 8 0 1
Upton, Justin - - - - - - - -
Whitesell, Josh - - - - - - - -
Young, Chris - - - - .333 9 3 6

D-backs back-to-back: Cubs thwarted (58-42) (50-50)

Diamondbacks 9, Cubs 2

Cubs' well is dry

Carrie Muskat / MLB.com
After being blanked in the opener, the Cubs couldn't revive their bats, and the bullpen allowed the D-backs to slither away in Chicago's fourth loss in its last five games. Mike Fontenot hit an RBI triple and Daryle Ward clubbed a pinch-hit homer, but the production ended there.

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Action Jackson

Mike Ritter / MLB.com
Conor Jackson went 3-for-5 with three RBIs and two runs scored, including his 10th homer, to lift Arizona to its second straight win. Orlando Hudson also went yard, but was hit by a pitch and had to be helped off the field. Newly acquired Jon Rauch tossed a scoreless ninth with two Ks in his debut.
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Diamondbacks 9, Cubs 2

Chi CubsABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Theriot, SS4020100.328
Fukudome, RF-CF4020101.279
Lee, 1B4000005.298
Ramirez, A, 3B3000112.269
Edmonds, CF3000021.237
  Marshall, P0000000.400
  Gaudin, P0000000.000
  b-Ward, PH-RF1111000.268
DeRosa, LF-RF2110200.279
  Hart, K, P0000000.000
  Cotts, P0000000.000
Soto, C4000004.275
Fontenot, 2B4011022.276
Marquis, P2000021.162
  a-Hoffpauir, PH-LF2000020.378
Totals332725916 

a-Struck out for Marquis in the 7th. b-Homered for Gaudin in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Theriot (15, Petit), DeRosa (17, Rosales).
3B: Fontenot (1, Petit).
HR: Ward (2, 8th inning off Pena, T, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Theriot 3; Fukudome 2; Ward 4; DeRosa 2; Fontenot 3.
RBI: Fontenot (25), Ward (9).
2-out RBI: Fontenot.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Fontenot; Ramirez, A; Marquis; Soto; Lee; Fukudome.
GIDP: Lee.
Team LOB: 9.

FIELDING
E: Soto (4, fielding), Hoffpauir (1, fielding), Lee (8, fielding).
 
ArizonaABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Drew, SS4211101.270
Jackson, LF5233002.308
  Rauch, P0000000.000
Hudson, 2B3111110.303
  1-Burke, PR-LF0000000.186
Tracy, 1B3010102.304
  Pena, T, P0000000.000
  b-Ojeda, A, PH-2B1001002.271
Reynolds, 3B4011112.248
Montero, C4100115.248
Young, CF4010000.228
Romero, A, RF3210000.250
Petit, P1000011.000
  Rosales, P0000000.000
  Qualls, P0000000.000
  a-D'Antona, PH10100001.000
  Clark, 1B1100002.221
Totals3491075417 

a-Singled for Qualls in the 7th. b-Grounded out for Pena, T in the 8th.
1-Ran for Hudson in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Drew (22, Marquis), Tracy (9, Marshall), Young (23, Hart, K), Jackson (15, Hart, K).
HR: Jackson (10, 1st inning off Marquis, 0 on, 1 out), Hudson (8, 7th inning off Marshall, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: Drew 2; Jackson 7; Hudson 4; Tracy 2; Reynolds; Young 2; Romero, A; D'Antona.
RBI: Jackson 3 (51), Reynolds (61), Drew (37), Hudson (40), Ojeda, A (16).
2-out RBI: Reynolds; Drew; Hudson.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Montero 4; Jackson; Reynolds.
S: Petit.
Team LOB: 9.

FIELDING
DP: (Drew-Hudson-Tracy).
 
Chi CubsIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Marquis (L, 6-6)6.05332314.44
Marshall 0.23220014.34
Gaudin 0.10000003.38
Hart, K 0.22423007.91
Cotts 0.10000102.65
 
ArizonaIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Petit (W, 1-1)5.03114302.78
Rosales (H, 1)1.01000202.77
Qualls (H, 17)1.01001203.72
Pena, T 1.01110013.83
Rauch 1.01000202.92

WP: Marquis, Marshall 2, Rauch.
IBB: Drew (by Hart, K).
HBP: Romero, A (by Marquis), Hudson (by Hart, K).
Pitches-strikes: Marquis 89-56, Marshall 24-17, Gaudin 5-3, Hart, K 33-12, Cotts 4-4, Petit 86-50, Rosales 15-11, Qualls 21-12, Pena, T 16-12, Rauch 15-11.
Groundouts-flyouts: Marquis 8-7, Marshall 2-0, Gaudin 0-1, Hart, K 2-0, Cotts 0-0, Petit 6-6, Rosales 0-1, Qualls 1-0, Pena, T 1-2, Rauch 1-0.
Batters faced: Marquis 26, Marshall 5, Gaudin 1, Hart, K 9, Cotts 1, Petit 21, Rosales 4, Qualls 5, Pena, T 4, Rauch 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Gaudin 1-0, Cotts 3-0.
Umpires: HP: Jeff Kellogg. 1B: Sam Holbrook. 2B: Chad Fairchild. 3B: Mark Wegner.
Weather: 80 degrees, roof closed.
Wind: 0 mph, None.
T: 3:05.
Att: 35,340.
July 22, 2008

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