Pittsburgh (51-58) at Chi Cubs (65-45)

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New-look lineup hopes to fill big shoes

Jenifer Langosch / MLB.com
The Pirates have big shoes to fill in the middle of their lineup following the departures of sluggers Jason Bay and Xavier Nady.
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Pirates probable pitcher

Paul Maholm

  • #28 LHP
  • (7-6) 3.79 ERA 96 SO
Pirates: Maholm continued his solid work in his last start against San Diego on July 27. He hurled seven innings and gave up one run on four hits. He recorded nine strikeouts and received a no-decision. Maholm has gone 5-1 in his last 11 starts. He has worked at least six innings in each of his last 15 outings.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 28-32 4.39 535.0 183 344 .280
Season 7-6 3.79 140.0 36 96 .260
Vs. Chi Cubs 0-0 5.63 8.0 2 7 .258

Series at a Glance

Standings - 08/02/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
Pittsburgh Pirates (NL Central) 51 58 .468 13.5 32-26 19-32
Chicago Cubs (NL Central) 65 45 .591 - 39-15 26-30
Stats - 08/02/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
PIT .264 536 116 515 30 690 5.20 984.1 1126 438 654
CHC .279 580 125 549 62 810 3.79 991.1 915 368 849
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Cubs won't rest on laurels with big lead

Nick Zaccardi / MLB.com
The front-running Cubs don't anticipate a letdown after opening up a comfortable division lead after sweeping the Brewers in a critical four-game series.
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Cubs probable pitcher

Ted Lilly

  • #30 LHP
  • (10-6) 4.49 ERA 124 SO
Cubs: Lilly did not get a decision in his last start against the Brewers. The lefty gave up three runs on seven hits, including back to back homers by J.J. Hardy and Ryan Braun, over six innings. Lilly was mad at himself for the mistakes. He finished July 1-1 in five starts. He has faced Pittsburgh twice this year, and did not get a decision in either game.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 84-72 4.46 1277.1 484 1097 .248
Season 10-6 4.49 134.1 47 124 .253
Vs. Pittsburgh 0-0 8.38 9.2 4 3 .395

Pirates hitters vs Ted Lilly

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Alvarez, Pedro - - - - - - - -
Bixler, Brian - - - - - - - -
Cedeno, Ronny - 0 0 0 - 0 0 0
Clement, Jeff - - - - - - - -
Cruz, Luis - - - - - - - -
Diaz, Argenis - - - - - - - -
Doumit, Ryan .500 2 0 0 .385 13 0 1
Hernandez, Gorkys - - - - - - - -
Iwamura, Akinori - - - - - - - -
Jaramillo, Jason - - - - - - - -
Jones, Garrett - - - - - - - -
LaRoche, Andy - - - - .000 5 0 0
McCutchen, Andrew - - - - - - - -
Milledge, Lastings .000 2 0 0 .200 5 0 0
Moss, Brandon - - - - 1.000 3 1 1
Pearce, Steve - - - - .333 3 0 0
Tabata, Jose - - - - - - - -
Vazquez, Ramon - - - - .000 3 0 0
Walker, Neil - - - - - - - -
Young, Delwyn - - - - - - - -

Cubs hitters vs Paul Maholm

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Adduci, James - - - - - - - -
Baker, Jeff .667 3 0 1 .667 3 0 1
Blanco, Andres - - - - - - - -
Bradley, Milton - - - - - - - -
Castillo, Welington - - - - - - - -
Colvin, Tyler - - - - - - - -
Fontenot, Mike - - - - .250 4 0 0
Fox, Jake - - - - - - - -
Fukudome, Kosuke .000 4 0 0 .000 4 0 0
Fuld, Sam - - - - - - - -
Hill, Koyie - - - - - - - -
Hoffpauir, Micah - - - - - - - -
Lee, Derrek .500 4 0 0 .333 21 0 1
Miles, Aaron - - - - .200 5 0 0
Ramirez, Aramis .500 4 0 2 .400 20 2 6
Soriano, Alfonso .250 4 1 2 .353 17 3 5
Soto, Geovany - - - - .400 5 0 2
Theriot, Ryan .000 3 0 0 .200 15 0 3

Cubs bounce back vs. Bucs (51-59) (66-45)

Cubs 5, Pirates 1

Maholm struggles

Jenifer Langosch / MLB.com
Paul Maholm had been on something of a roll entering Saturday's game with the Cubs, limiting the opposition to just two runs combined in his last two starts. But the Cubs touched him for five runs, and the Pirates struggled to get a timely hit.

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Lilly endures

Nick Zaccardi / MLB.com
Ted Lilly struggled early on Saturday against the Pirates, throwing 38 pitches in the second inning alone. But he limited the damage to a single Pittsburgh run, gathering steam as the game progressed, and the Cubs hitters gave him the win.
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Cubs 5, Pirates 1

PittsburghABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Rivas, L, 2B5000025.248
Wilson, Ja, SS4010010.284
McLouth, CF4010011.276
Doumit, C4130011.340
LaRoche, An, 3B3000103.197
Pearce, RF4010015.176
Moss, LF2010210.289
Gomez, 1B3000016.289
  b-Mientkiewicz, PH1000000.274
Maholm, P2011000.128
  a-Bautista, J, PH1000011.249
  Davis, J, P0000000.000
  c-Michaels, PH0000100.238
Totals331814922 

a-Struck out for Maholm in the 7th. b-Flied out for Gomez in the 9th. c-Walked for Davis, J in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Doumit 2 (24, Lilly, Howry).
TB: Wilson, Ja; McLouth; Doumit 5; Pearce; Moss; Maholm.
RBI: Maholm (1).
2-out RBI: Maholm.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Rivas, L 2; Pearce 2.
GIDP: Gomez.
Team LOB: 9.

BASERUNNING
CS: Doumit (1, 2nd base by Lilly/Soto).
PO: Doumit (1st base by Lilly).

FIELDING
DP: 3 (LaRoche, An-Rivas, L-Gomez 2, Wilson, Ja-Rivas, L-Gomez).
 
Chi CubsABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Soriano, LF4110001.290
Theriot, SS3000101.315
Lee, 1B1001201.289
Ramirez, A, 3B4110012.277
Johnson, R, CF4230011.292
DeRosa, RF-2B3110013.271
Soto, C3012001.275
Cedeno, 2B2011001.280
  a-Fukudome, PH-RF1010000.282
Lilly, P2000011.186
  Gaudin, P0000000.000
  b-Ward, PH1000001.242
  Howry, P0000000.000
  Marmol, P0000000.000
Totals285943413 

a-Singled for Cedeno in the 7th. b-Flied out for Gaudin in the 7th.

BATTING
2B: Ramirez, A (29, Maholm), Soriano (15, Maholm), Johnson, R (16, Maholm).
TB: Soriano 2; Ramirez, A 2; Johnson, R 4; DeRosa; Soto; Cedeno; Fukudome.
RBI: Soto 2 (60), Cedeno (22), Lee (68).
2-out RBI: Cedeno.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Johnson, R.
SF: Lee.
GIDP: Lee; Cedeno; Soriano.
Team LOB: 3.

BASERUNNING
SB: Lee (6, 2nd base off Davis, J/Doumit), DeRosa (4, 2nd base off Maholm/Doumit), Johnson, R (5, 3rd base off Maholm/Doumit).
CS: Johnson, R (5, 3rd base by Maholm/Doumit).

FIELDING
DP: (Ramirez, A-Cedeno-Lee).
Pickoffs: Lilly (Doumit at 1st base).
 
PittsburghIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Maholm (L, 7-7)6.08552203.95
Davis, J 2.01001200.00
 
Chi CubsIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Lilly (W, 11-6)6.16113504.35
Gaudin 0.20000103.24
Howry 1.02000105.09
Marmol 1.00001203.13

WP: Maholm.
Pitches-strikes: Maholm 84-55, Davis, J 32-21, Lilly 111-70, Gaudin 7-5, Howry 16-12, Marmol 22-13.
Groundouts-flyouts: Maholm 12-3, Davis, J 2-2, Lilly 5-8, Gaudin 0-1, Howry 1-1, Marmol 0-1.
Batters faced: Maholm 25, Davis, J 7, Lilly 26, Gaudin 2, Howry 5, Marmol 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Gaudin 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Phil Cuzzi. 1B: Brian Knight. 2B: Ed Montague. 3B: Jim Wolf.
Weather: 72 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 8 mph, In from CF.
T: 2:30.
Att: 41,426.
August 2, 2008

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