Chi Cubs (58-42) at Arizona (50-50)

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Soriano to the rescue? Cubs hope so

Carrie Muskat / MLB.com
Cubs manager Lou Piniella would like to get leadoff man Alfonso Soriano back in the lineup, and it could be as early as Wednesday. Soriano made his second rehab start Tuesday night for Triple-A Iowa in Tucson and was 1-for-3, with a single in the first.
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Cubs probable pitcher

Ted Lilly

  • #30 LHP
  • (9-6) 4.49 ERA 114 SO
Lilly bounced back from his shortest outing of the season in his last start before the All-Star break with one of his best starts of the season Friday night at Houston. Though he wasn't involved in the decision, Lilly went seven innings, allowing just one run on a Carlos Lee homer and just six hits total. He is 1-2 with a 2.73 ERA in five career appearances against the D-backs, including 0-1 with a 3.00 ERA in one start at Chase Field. He beat Arizona at Wrigley Field on May 9, allowing one earned run on three hits over seven innings in a 3-1 Cubs victory.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 83-72 4.46 1265.1 480 1087 .248
Season 9-6 4.49 122.1 43 114 .250
July 0-1 4.02 15.2 5 14 .297
Vs. Arizona 1-0 1.29 7.0 2 10 .125

Series at a Glance

Standings - 07/23/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
Chicago Cubs (NL Central) 58 42 .580 - 37-12 21-30
Arizona Diamondbacks (NL West) 50 50 .500 - 30-21 20-29
Stats - 07/23/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
CHC .278 520 111 491 53 736 3.84 898.1 835 337 739
ARI .249 446 95 422 32 771 3.89 891.0 837 291 750
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D-backs go for sweep, sans Robertson

Steve Gilbert / MLB.com
With the acquisition of setup man Jon Rauch from the Nationals, Connor Robertson will not be an option out of the bullpen as the D-backs attempt to sweep the Cubs. He was optioned back to Triple-A Tucson.
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Diamondbacks probable pitcher

Doug Davis

  • #49 LHP
  • (3-4) 4.14 ERA 61 SO
Davis had his shortest outing of the year the last time out, but was given a great deal of run support against the Dodgers. Pitching on a full week's rest, he lasted just three innings, giving up five runs (four earned) on five hits and three walks. He didn't factor into the decision. Against the Cubs, Davis is 7-5 with a 3.39 ERA in his career in 13 starts.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 78-79 4.33 1356.1 607 1012 .270
Season 3-4 4.14 74.0 38 61 .271
July 0-1 5.29 17.0 8 14 .270

Cubs hitters vs Doug Davis

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Adduci, James - - - - - - - -
Baker, Jeff - - - - .182 11 1 2
Blanco, Andres - - - - - - - -
Bradley, Milton - - - - .200 10 0 1
Castillo, Welington - - - - - - - -
Colvin, Tyler - - - - - - - -
Fontenot, Mike - - - - - - - -
Fox, Jake - - - - - - - -
Fukudome, Kosuke - - - - .000 1 0 0
Fuld, Sam - - - - - - - -
Hill, Koyie - - - - - - - -
Hoffpauir, Micah - - - - - - - -
Lee, Derrek - - - - .200 25 3 4
Miles, Aaron - - - - .125 8 0 0
Ramirez, Aramis - - - - .200 25 2 8
Soriano, Alfonso - - - - .333 15 1 3
Soto, Geovany - - - - .000 3 0 0
Theriot, Ryan - - - - .444 9 0 1

Diamondbacks hitters vs Ted Lilly

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Abreu, Tony - - - - .000 2 0 0
Allen, Brandon - - - - - - - -
Byrnes, Eric .000 3 0 0 .235 17 1 3
Carlin, Luke - - - - - - - -
Ciriaco, Pedro - - - - - - - -
Drew, Stephen .333 3 0 0 .286 7 0 0
Gillespie, Cole - - - - - - - -
Hester, John - - - - - - - -
Jackson, Conor .000 1 0 0 .600 5 1 3
Montero, Miguel - - - - - - - -
Ojeda, Augie - - - - .000 2 0 0
Parra, Gerardo - - - - - - - -
Reynolds, Mark .000 3 0 0 .000 6 0 0
Roberts, Ryan - - - - - - - -
Ryal, Rusty - - - - - - - -
Snyder, Chris .333 3 0 0 .125 8 0 0
Upton, Justin .000 3 0 0 .200 5 0 0
Whitesell, Josh - - - - - - - -
Young, Chris .333 3 1 1 .333 9 1 1

Cubs avoid sweep vs. D-backs (59-42) (50-51)

Cubs 10, Diamondbacks 6

Welcome back

Carrie Muskat / MLB.com
The Cubs' offense appeared to get a jolt from Alfonso Soriano's return as Reed Johnson went 3-for-4 with a grand slam in a six-run eighth inning to help Ted Lilly (10-6) join Carlos Zambrano and Ryan Dempster in the double-digit win column.

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Mark DeRosa tags out Conor Jackson in the first inning. (Ross D. Franklin/AP)

Still in first

Mike Ritter / MLB.com
The D-backs were unable to finish off a sweep of the Cubs at Chase Field, but a Dodgers loss means Arizona heads out on a 10-game road trip in California still with a one-game lead in the National League West.
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Cubs 10, Diamondbacks 6

Chi CubsABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Soriano, LF5011011.281
Theriot, SS4101101.324
Lee, 1B5121001.299
Ramirez, A, 3B5110021.268
Soto, C5111012.274
Fukudome, RF2100301.277
DeRosa, 2B3211112.279
Johnson, R, CF4234000.280
Lilly, P2111012.205
  a-Cedeno, PH1000010.265
  Cotts, P0000000.000
  b-Ward, PH1000010.263
  Howry, P0000000.000
  Marmol, P0000000.000
Totals371010105811 

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

BATTING
2B: Johnson, R (14, Davis), Soriano (12, Rosales).
HR: Lee (16, 1st inning off Davis, 0 on, 2 out), Johnson, R (4, 8th inning off Rosales, 3 on, 1 out).
TB: Soriano 2; Lee 5; Ramirez, A; Soto; DeRosa; Johnson, R 7; Lilly.
RBI: Lee (60), Lilly (3), Soriano (41), Theriot (28), Soto (57), DeRosa (51), Johnson, R 4 (36).
2-out RBI: Lee.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Lilly; Theriot.
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING
SB: Lilly (1, 3rd base off Davis/Snyder).
CS: Ramirez, A (2, 2nd base by Davis/Snyder).
PO: Ramirez, A (1st base by Davis).
 
ArizonaABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Drew, SS4010101.270
Ojeda, A, 2B4100102.262
Jackson, LF3131200.314
Reynolds, 3B4000045.245
  d-Tracy, PH1000012.302
Young, CF4230001.234
Clark, 1B4112013.222
Snyder, C4113011.241
Burke, RF3010001.190
  b-Romero, A, PH-RF1000010.246
Davis, P1000010.100
  a-D'Antona, PH1000010.500
  Owings, P0000000.275
  Rosales, P0000000.000
  Buckner, P0000000.000
  c-Montero, PH1000010.246
Totals35610641116 

a-Struck out for Davis in the 7th. b-Struck out for Burke in the 8th. c-Struck out for Buckner in the 9th. d-Struck out for Reynolds in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Young 3 (26, Lilly, Lilly, Howry), Drew (23, Marmol).
3B: Jackson (6, Lilly).
HR: Clark (2, 4th inning off Lilly, 1 on, 0 out), Snyder (8, 8th inning off Howry, 2 on, 2 out).
TB: Drew 2; Jackson 5; Young 6; Clark 4; Snyder 4; Burke.
RBI: Clark 2 (14), Jackson (52), Snyder 3 (37).
2-out RBI: Snyder 3.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Reynolds 2; Burke; Drew; Tracy 2.
S: Davis.
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING
SB: Jackson (7, 2nd base off Lilly/Soto), Young (7, 3rd base off Lilly/Soto), Burke (4, 3rd base off Lilly/Soto).
CS: Young (3, 3rd base by Lilly/Soto).

FIELDING
E: Reynolds (20, throw), Jackson (7, throw).
Pickoffs: Davis (Ramirez, A at 1st base).
 
Chi CubsIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Lilly (W, 10-6)6.06333614.49
Cotts (H, 5)1.00000102.50
Howry 1.03330215.21
Marmol 1.01001203.48
 
ArizonaIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Davis (L, 3-5)7.05442614.22
Owings 0.12553005.40
Rosales 0.22110113.29
Buckner 1.01000104.91

WP: Lilly.
Pitches-strikes: Lilly 115-69, Cotts 15-8, Howry 33-23, Marmol 21-13, Davis 103-66, Owings 21-7, Rosales 12-8, Buckner 16-11.
Groundouts-flyouts: Lilly 7-4, Cotts 0-2, Howry 0-1, Marmol 1-0, Davis 8-6, Owings 0-1, Rosales 1-0, Buckner 2-0.
Batters faced: Lilly 26, Cotts 3, Howry 6, Marmol 5, Davis 28, Owings 6, Rosales 4, Buckner 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Rosales 3-3.
Umpires: HP: Sam Holbrook. 1B: Chad Fairchild. 2B: Mark Wegner. 3B: Jeff Kellogg.
Weather: 79 degrees, roof closed.
Wind: 0 mph, None.
T: 3:21.
Att: 37,343.
July 23, 2008

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