Chi Cubs (71-47) at Atlanta (55-63)

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Twin bill brings opportunities for offense

Carrie Muskat / MLB.com
It's hard to predict what the Cubs offense will do, but on Wednesday, they'll have plenty of opportunities. The Cubs and Atlanta Braves will play a split doubleheader at Turner Field, beginning at 12:10 p.m. CT.
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Cubs probable pitcher

Jason Marquis

  • #21 RHP
  • (7-7) 4.73 ERA 67 SO
Cubs: Marquis picked up his first win since June 21 in his last start, but he wishes he could have pitched better. The right-hander gave up four runs (three courtesy of a Carlos Lee homer) in 6 1/3 innings against the Astros and was backed by 11 Cubs runs. This will be his first start versus the club that drafted him since June 9, 2007. Marquis hopes for better results than that last outing in Atlanta when he was tagged for six runs in 1 2/3 innings.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 75-68 4.57 1225.2 475 728 .268
Season 7-7 4.73 123.2 47 67 .273
August 1-1 5.11 12.1 3 5 .280

Series at a Glance

Standings - 08/13/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
Chicago Cubs (NL Central) 71 47 .602 - 45-17 26-30
Atlanta Braves (NL East) 55 63 .466 8.5 33-25 22-38
Stats - 08/13/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
CHC .280 627 135 593 67 857 3.81 1064.1 984 389 911
ATL .267 544 105 522 38 740 4.08 1048.2 985 399 777
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Morton dodges bullet, Francoeur doesn't

Mark Bowman / MLB.com
When rain postponed his scheduled start during Tuesday's series opener against the Cubs, Charlie Morton learned that his opposition in the first game of Wednesday's doubleheader at Turner Field won't be Rich Harden, who Braves manager Bobby Cox considers the best pitcher he's seen this season.
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Braves probable pitcher

Charlie Morton

  • #50 RHP
  • (3-5) 5.70 ERA 32 SO
Braves: Morton has seemingly turned the corner while allowing runs in just one of his past 14 innings. The best outing of his young career arguably came on Thursday, when he allowed five singles in seven scoreless innings against the Diamondbacks. Just five days earlier, he'd blanked the Brewers for six innings before allowing a pair of seventh-inning runs. Confidence has always been an issue with this right-hander, who has been hurt by an inability to consistently keep his pitches down in the strike zone.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 3-5 5.70 53.2 22 32 .262
Season 3-5 5.70 53.2 22 32 .262
August 1-1 1.29 14.0 2 8 .180

Cubs hitters vs Charlie Morton

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Baker, Jeff - - - - - - - -
Blanco, Andres - - - - - - - -
Bradley, Milton - - - - - - - -
Colvin, Tyler - - - - .000 1 0 0
Fontenot, Mike - - - - - - - -
Fox, Jake - - - - - 0 0 0
Fukudome, Kosuke - - - - .000 2 0 0
Fuld, Sam - - - - - 0 0 0
Hill, Koyie - - - - - - - -
Hoffpauir, Micah - - - - - - - -
Lee, Derrek - - - - .500 2 0 0
Miles, Aaron .000 3 0 0 .000 3 0 0
Ramirez, Aramis - - - - .500 2 0 0
Soriano, Alfonso - - - - .000 2 0 0
Soto, Geovany - - - - 1.000 1 0 2
Theriot, Ryan - - - - - 0 0 0

Braves hitters vs Jason Marquis

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Blanco, Gregor - - - - .500 2 0 0
Canizares, Barbaro - - - - - - - -
Church, Ryan - - - - .500 4 0 0
Conrad, Brooks - - - - - - - -
Diaz, Matt - - - - - - - -
Escobar, Yunel - - - - .500 2 0 0
Hernandez, Diory - - - - - - - -
Infante, Omar - - - - .667 3 0 1
Johnson, Kelly - - - - .143 7 0 1
Jones, Brandon - - - - - - - -
Jones, Chipper - - - - .500 8 3 3
McCann, Brian - - - - .250 8 0 0
McLouth, Nate .111 9 0 0 .217 23 1 3
Prado, Martin - - - - - - - -
Ross, David - - - - 1.000 1 0 0
Sammons, Clint - - - - - - - -
Schafer, Jordan - - - - - - - -

First leg of twin bill to Cubs (72-47) (55-64)

Cubs 10, Braves 2

Soto drives in four

Carrie Muskat / MLB.com
Geovany Soto clubbed a two-run homer and drove in four runs, and Jim Edmonds homered and notched three RBIs to back a solid Jason Marquis, as the Cubs rolled to victory over the Braves in the first game of Wednesday's day-night doubleheader.

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Morton struggles

Mark Bowman / MLB.com
Charlie Morton didn't have his best stuff in the first game of Wednesday's twin bill against the Cubs, as the rookie right-hander allowed four runs on four hits over just 2 1/3 innings in the loss. Omar Infante went 3-for-4 with an RBI.
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Cubs 10, Braves 2

Chi CubsABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Soriano, LF6120023.300
Fukudome, RF4000103.267
Lee, 1B5010003.290
Ramirez, A, 3B4221103.280
Edmonds, CF3323101.245
  b-Johnson, R, PH-CF1000012.299
DeRosa, 2B3321200.279
Soto, C5134001.285
  Howry, P0000000.000
Theriot, SS4021112.316
Marquis, P3000023.174
  Cotts, P0000000.000
  a-Cedeno, PH1000001.278
  Samardzija, P0000000.000
  c-Blanco, H, PH-C1000001.293
Totals401014106623 

a-Popped out for Cotts in the 7th. b-Struck out for Edmonds in the 8th. c-Flied out for Samardzija in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Soto (28, Morton), Edmonds (16, Nunez, V), DeRosa (21, Nunez, V), Ramirez, A (31, Nunez, V).
HR: Edmonds (16, 3rd inning off Morton, 1 on, 1 out), Soto (18, 9th inning off Bueno, 1 on, 0 out).
TB: Soriano 2; Lee; Ramirez, A 3; Edmonds 6; DeRosa 3; Soto 7; Theriot 2.
RBI: Soto 4 (67), Edmonds 3 (47), DeRosa (67), Theriot (32), Ramirez, A (76).
2-out RBI: Ramirez, A.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Fukudome; Theriot; Edmonds; Johnson, R 2.
Team LOB: 9.

BASERUNNING
SB: DeRosa (5, 2nd base off Carlyle/McCann).

FIELDING
DP: (Theriot-DeRosa-Lee).
 
AtlantaABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Blanco, G, RF4010111.262
Escobar, SS4010002.278
Jones, C, 3B3010101.370
McCann, C3110004.305
  Sammons, C1000001.316
Kotchman, 1B4000012.276
Infante, LF4131000.314
Kotsay, CF4011013.288
Johnson, 2B3000012.269
  Bueno, P0000000.000
  Boyer, P0000000.000
  b-Gotay, PH1000000.218
Morton, P0000000.100
  Carlyle, P1000000.250
  a-Norton, PH1000001.257
  Nunez, V, P0000000.000
  Prado, 2B2010000.314
Totals352922417 

a-Grounded out for Carlyle in the 4th. b-Flied out for Boyer in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Infante (16, Marquis), Kotsay (14, Marquis), McCann (31, Marquis).
TB: Blanco, G; Escobar; Jones, C; McCann 2; Infante 4; Kotsay 2; Prado.
RBI: Kotsay (34), Infante (26).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: McCann 3; Norton; Kotsay.
GIDP: Escobar.
Team LOB: 9.

FIELDING
E: McCann (5, throw).
DP: (Prado-Kotchman).
 
Chi CubsIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Marquis (W, 8-7)5.16222104.67
Cotts 0.20000103.22
Samardzija 2.02000201.32
Howry 1.01000005.11
 
AtlantaIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Morton (L, 3-6)2.14444316.11
Carlyle 1.20000103.54
Nunez, V 2.05441105.06
Bueno 2.15221117.71
Boyer 0.20000004.79

WP: Nunez, V.
HBP: Escobar (by Marquis).
Pitches-strikes: Marquis 93-56, Cotts 10-7, Samardzija 29-20, Howry 20-13, Morton 70-38, Carlyle 26-17, Nunez, V 53-35, Bueno 52-28, Boyer 3-3.
Groundouts-flyouts: Marquis 10-5, Cotts 0-1, Samardzija 2-2, Howry 0-3, Morton 2-2, Carlyle 2-2, Nunez, V 3-2, Bueno 1-5, Boyer 0-1.
Batters faced: Marquis 24, Cotts 2, Samardzija 8, Howry 4, Morton 15, Carlyle 5, Nunez, V 12, Bueno 13, Boyer 1.
Inherited runners-scored: Cotts 1-0, Carlyle 1-0, Boyer 1-0.
EjectionsAtlanta Braves Manager Bobby Cox ejected by 3B umpire Joe West. (5th); Atlanta Braves pitcher Francisley Bueno ejected by HP umpire Ed Rapuano. (9th).
Umpires: HP: Ed Rapuano. 1B: Damien Beal. 2B: CB Bucknor. 3B: Joe West.
Weather: 77 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 8 mph, R to L.
T: 3:24.
Att: 27,220.
August 13, 2008

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