St. Louis (64-54) at Chi Cubs (70-46)

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Cards seek innings from starters

Matthew Leach / MLB.com
Looking to give their bullpen a chance to sort itself out, the Cards could use a long outing from Todd Wellemeyer in his start against the Cubs.
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Cardinals probable pitcher

Todd Wellemeyer

  • #37 RHP
  • (8-4) 4.01 ERA 87 SO
Cardinals: Over his last three outings, Wellemeyer has begun to regain his form that made him May's Pitcher of the Month. Giving up two runs or less in each of his last three starts, however, Wellemeyer has received three straight no-decisions. Now he gets to carry his newfound momentum against the Cubs -- the team he entered the Majors with. He has made two starts against Chicago in his career, going 1-1 with a 4.09 ERA.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 17-14 4.65 370.0 192 293 .254
Season 8-4 4.01 128.0 41 87 .253
August 0-0 1.50 6.0 1 3 .182
Vs. Chi Cubs 1-1 4.50 10.0 4 7 .308

Series at a Glance

Standings - 08/09/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
St. Louis Cardinals (NL Central) 64 54 .542 7.0 33-28 31-26
Chicago Cubs (NL Central) 70 46 .603 - 44-16 26-30
Stats - 08/09/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
STL .276 560 127 533 54 718 4.25 1066.2 1130 371 670
CHC .280 618 133 585 67 844 3.75 1046.1 961 384 898
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Big Z will ready for Cards with Fontenot

Carrie Muskat / MLB.com
As the Cubs prepare to take on the Cards in the second of three at Wrigley, it may be worth checking out starter Carlos Zambrano and Mike Fontenot in the dugout pregame.
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Cubs probable pitcher

Carlos Zambrano

  • #38 RHP
  • (12-4) 2.76 ERA 98 SO
Cubs: The hard-throwing Cubs ace lowered his ERA for the third start in a row on Sunday against the Pirates. He threw only 82 pitches in five innings and did not receive a decision, as skipper Lou Piniella played it safe after Zambrano had thrown 243 pitches in his previous two starts. That, along with a fifth day of rest, means Zambrano should be well rested for his start against the Cardinals. In his last start against St. Louis, Zambrano worked six scoreless innings for the win, striking out five while giving up four hits. He is 9-4 with a 2.26 ERA in 19 career starts against the Cardinals.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 94-59 3.34 1340.0 595 1140 .227
Season 12-4 2.76 146.2 47 98 .237
August 0-0 1.80 5.0 1 2 .176
Vs. St. Louis 1-0 0.00 6.0 2 5 .182

Cardinals hitters vs Carlos Zambrano

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Anderson, Bryan - - - - - - - -
Craig, Allen - - - - - - - -
Freese, David - - - - - - - -
Greene, Tyler - - - - - - - -
Hamilton, Mark - - - - - - - -
Jay, Jon - - - - - - - -
Jones, Daryl - - - - - - - -
Ludwick, Ryan - - - - .750 4 0 1
Lugo, Julio - - - - - - - -
Mather, Joe - - - - - - - -
Molina, Yadier .500 2 0 0 .240 25 1 4
Pagnozzi, Matt - - - - - - - -
Pujols, Albert .333 3 0 0 .235 51 4 6
Rasmus, Colby - - - - - - - -
Robinson, Shane - - - - - - - -
Ryan, Brendan - - - - .000 3 0 0
Schumaker, Skip .333 3 0 0 .368 19 1 3
Stavinoha, Nick - - - - - - - -

Cubs hitters vs Todd Wellemeyer

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Adduci, James - - - - - - - -
Baker, Jeff - - - - - - - -
Blanco, Andres - - - - - - - -
Bradley, Milton - - - - .000 2 0 0
Castillo, Welington - - - - - - - -
Colvin, Tyler - - - - - - - -
Fontenot, Mike .333 3 0 0 .400 5 0 0
Fox, Jake - - - - - - - -
Fukudome, Kosuke .000 2 0 0 .000 4 0 0
Fuld, Sam - - - - - - - -
Hill, Koyie - - - - 1.000 1 0 1
Hoffpauir, Micah - - - - - - - -
Lee, Derrek .167 6 0 0 .167 12 0 1
Miles, Aaron - - - - .000 3 0 0
Ramirez, Aramis 1.000 2 0 2 .333 9 0 2
Soriano, Alfonso .000 2 0 1 .222 9 0 1
Soto, Geovany .200 5 0 0 .125 8 0 0
Theriot, Ryan .500 4 0 0 .444 9 0 1

Cards claim derby at Wrigley (65-54) (70-47)

Cardinals 12, Cubs 3

Four! Cards erupt

Matthew Leach / MLB.com
Troy Glaus drove in five runs on a pair of home runs, while Skip Schumaker and Albert Pujols each belted solo shots, all four off Carlos Zambrano, as the Cards pulled within six games of the Cubs in the Central. Todd Wellemeyer limited the potent Cubs over a sharp 6 2/3 innings.

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Zapped! Big Z caves

Carrie Muskat / MLB.com
Carlos Zambrano belted his third homer of the season, extending his club record to 15, but he gave up four homers for the first time in his career as the Cubs lost a slugfest to the Cardinals. Zambrano had allowed two or fewer earned runs in 11 straight starts vs. St. Louis.
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Cardinals 12, Cubs 3

St. LouisABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Schumaker, CF5221002.302
Kennedy, 2B3000001.272
  Izturis, C, SS2110000.249
Pujols, 1B4321111.350
Ludwick, RF4122000.307
Lopez, F, LF4221021.236
  Springer, P0000000.000
  a-Ankiel, PH1010000.282
  1-Pineiro, PR0100000.108
  Thompson, P0000000.143
Glaus, 3B5235000.271
Molina, Y, C4022100.305
Wellemeyer, P2000020.150
  Villone, P0000000.000
  Mather, LF2000013.245
Miles, SS-2B4010002.316
Totals401216122610 

a-Singled for Springer in the 9th.
1-Ran for Ankiel in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Schumaker (19, Zambrano, C).
HR: Schumaker (7, 3rd inning off Zambrano, C, 0 on, 1 out), Pujols (24, 3rd inning off Zambrano, C, 0 on, 2 out), Glaus 2 (21, 4th inning off Zambrano, C, 1 on, 0 out; 5th inning off Zambrano, C, 2 on, 1 out).
TB: Schumaker 6; Izturis, C; Pujols 5; Ludwick 2; Lopez, F 2; Ankiel; Glaus 9; Molina, Y 2; Miles.
RBI: Ludwick 2 (84), Schumaker (35), Pujols (74), Glaus 5 (79), Lopez, F (26), Molina, Y 2 (44).
2-out RBI: Ludwick; Pujols; Molina, Y 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Schumaker; Mather.
S: Wellemeyer.
SF: Ludwick.
GIDP: Schumaker.
Team LOB: 5.

FIELDING
DP: (Glaus-Kennedy-Pujols).
 
Chi CubsABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Soriano, LF4021021.296
Theriot, SS4010014.315
Lee, 1B4010011.291
Ramirez, A, 3B4000013.275
  Cedeno, 3B0000000.279
Edmonds, CF4000030.243
DeRosa, 2B-RF-2B4111010.275
Fukudome, RF2000000.272
  Marshall, P0000000.500
  a-Johnson, R, PH-RF2010000.300
Soto, C2100100.278
  Gaudin, P0000000.000
  c-Ward, PH1000001.221
Zambrano, C, P1111000.364
  Fontenot, 2B1010000.291
  b-Blanco, H, PH-C1000101.296
Totals343832911 

a-Flied out for Marshall in the 7th. b-Walked for Fontenot in the 7th. c-Grounded out for Gaudin in the 9th.

BATTING
HR: DeRosa (13, 2nd inning off Wellemeyer, 0 on, 1 out), Zambrano, C (3, 3rd inning off Wellemeyer, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Soriano 2; Theriot; Lee; DeRosa 4; Johnson, R; Zambrano, C 4; Fontenot.
RBI: DeRosa (64), Zambrano, C (11), Soriano (56).
2-out RBI: Soriano.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Ramirez, A; Theriot; Blanco, H.
GIDP: Ramirez, A.
Team LOB: 6.

FIELDING
DP: (Theriot-Fontenot-Lee).
 
St. LouisIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Wellemeyer (W, 9-4)6.26331524.01
Villone 0.00001005.26
Springer 1.11000402.17
Thompson 1.01000004.09
 
Chi CubsIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Zambrano, C (L, 12-5)4.110991343.22
Marshall 2.21000203.65
Gaudin 2.05331103.52

Villone pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.

Pitches-strikes: Wellemeyer 112-69, Villone 9-5, Springer 25-15, Thompson 14-9, Zambrano, C 88-57, Marshall 28-17, Gaudin 44-28.
Groundouts-flyouts: Wellemeyer 10-5, Villone 0-0, Springer 0-0, Thompson 3-0, Zambrano, C 6-4, Marshall 3-3, Gaudin 2-3.
Batters faced: Wellemeyer 26, Villone 1, Springer 5, Thompson 4, Zambrano, C 24, Marshall 8, Gaudin 12.
Inherited runners-scored: Villone 1-0, Springer 2-1.
Umpires: HP: James Hoye. 1B: Tom Hallion. 2B: Brian O'Nora. 3B: Paul Nauert.
Weather: 73 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 13 mph, L to R.
T: 3:03.
Att: 41,436.
August 9, 2008

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