Cincinnati (7-5) at Chi Cubs (7-4)

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Cordero getting it done for Reds

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Francisco Cordero doesn't always slam the door when he converts a save, but as long as he get's the save, the closer is satisfied.
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Reds probable pitcher

Micah Owings

  • #33 RHP
  • (0-1) 7.20 ERA 2 SO
A long layoff had Owings looking a little rusty during a 9-3 loss to the Brewers on Wednesday. The right-hander, who worked one batter into the sixth, gave up four earned runs and five hits over five innings with two walks and two strikeouts. Almost half of his 89 pitches were called for balls (42). It had been 10 days since Owings pitched in any kind of game and that was a Minor League outing at Spring Training. That was because his first regular-season start was scrubbed because a rainout prompted the Reds to recalibrate their rotation. Owings was moved to the bullpen but saw no action. In just 1 1/3 lifetime innings vs. the Cubs, Owings has a 33.75 ERA with five runs allowed on two hits.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 14-18 5.01 262.1 93 195 .254
Season 0-1 7.20 5.0 2 2 .263
April 0-1 7.20 5.0 2 2 .263

Series at a Glance

Standings - 04/21/2009 W L PCT GB Home Away
Cincinnati Reds (NL Central) 7 5 .583 0.5 2-3 5-2
Chicago Cubs (NL Central) 7 4 .636 - 3-2 4-2
Stats - 04/21/2009 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
CIN .218 46 8 45 5 92 4.67 106.0 103 55 78
CHC .258 59 15 58 7 79 4.29 100.2 88 54 102
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Guzman hopes to build on first win

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Angel Guzman's mother will be getting a souvenir soon: the game ball from her son's first Major League win.
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Cubs probable pitcher

Rich Harden

  • #40 RHP
  • (0-1) 5.00 ERA 18 SO
Harden struggled in his first start at Wrigley Field on Wednesday, throwing 92 pitches over four innings. He needed 13 pitches to get through the first inning, then threw 14 in one at-bat to Colorado's Garrett Atkins to open the second. For the game, Harden gave up four runs on five hits and four walks while striking out eight. He is 2-0 with a 2.92 ERA lifetime against the Reds.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 41-21 3.26 621.2 268 630 .216
Season 0-1 5.00 9.0 6 18 .235
April 0-1 5.00 9.0 6 18 .235

Reds hitters vs Rich Harden

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Alonso, Yonder - - - - - - - -
Balentien, Wladimir - - - - .250 4 0 0
Bruce, Jay - - - - .333 6 1 2
Dickerson, Chris - - - - .111 9 0 0
Francisco, Juan - - - - - - - -
Gomes, Jonny - - - - .000 4 0 0
Hanigan, Ryan - - - - .000 2 0 0
Heisey, Chris - - - - - - - -
Hernandez, Ramon - - - - .000 2 0 0
Janish, Paul - - - - .000 2 0 0
Phillips, Brandon - - - - .091 11 0 0
Rolen, Scott - - - - .111 9 1 2
Rosales, Adam - - - - .000 1 0 0
Stubbs, Drew - - - - .000 1 0 0
Sutton, Drew - - - - - - - -
Taveras, Willy - - - - .250 8 0 0
Valaika, Chris - - - - - - - -
Votto, Joey - - - - .167 12 1 2

Cubs hitters vs Micah Owings

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Adduci, James - - - - - - - -
Baker, Jeff - - - - .667 3 0 0
Blanco, Andres - - - - .000 3 0 0
Bradley, Milton - - - - .143 7 0 1
Castillo, Welington - - - - - - - -
Colvin, Tyler - - - - - - - -
Fontenot, Mike - - - - .100 10 0 1
Fox, Jake - - - - .000 2 0 0
Fukudome, Kosuke - - - - .000 5 0 1
Fuld, Sam - - - - - - - -
Hill, Koyie - - - - .000 5 0 0
Hoffpauir, Micah - - - - .200 10 2 3
Lee, Derrek - - - - .222 9 0 1
Miles, Aaron - - - - .500 2 1 3
Ramirez, Aramis - - - - .300 10 0 2
Soriano, Alfonso - - - - .222 9 0 1
Soto, Geovany - - - - .333 6 0 1
Theriot, Ryan - - - - .455 11 0 1

Harden gets No. 1 (7-6) (8-4)

Cubs 7, Reds 2

Wet, woe at Wrigley

Mark Sheldon / MLB.com
On a rainy, chilly night in Chicago, the Reds' bats got off to a hot start on Jay Bruce's second-inning homer, but they were mostly quiet the rest of the way. Micah Owings took the loss against the Cubs, yielding five runs over 4 2/3 frames.

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Cubs cruise past Reds

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Rich Harden tossed a strong six frames to pick up his first victory of the season. The Cubs' offense, meanwhile, put steady pressure on the Reds, with Micah Hoffpauir's long ball and Aramis Ramirez's three RBIs highlighting the attack.

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Cubs 7, Reds 2

Cincinnati AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Taveras, CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .282
Dickerson, LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .222
Votto, 1B 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 .340
Phillips, B, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .143
Bruce, RF 4 1 2 2 0 1 2 .211
Encarnacion, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .175
Hernandez, R, C 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .194
Gonzalez, A, SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .094
Owings, P 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .286
  Lincoln, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Herrera, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  a-Nix, L, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .286
  Burton, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  b-Hairston, J, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .167
Totals 33 2 6 2 3 12 12  

a-Struck out for Herrera in the 7th. b-Struck out for Burton in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Hernandez, R (1, Heilman), Gonzalez, A (2, Vizcaino).
HR: Bruce (2, 2nd inning off Harden, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Taveras; Dickerson; Bruce 5; Hernandez, R 2; Gonzalez, A 2.
RBI: Bruce 2 (7).
2-out RBI: Bruce.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Dickerson; Nix, L; Bruce 2; Hairston, J.
Team RISP: 1-for-7.
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING
SB: Votto (1, 2nd base off Harden/Soto).

FIELDING
E: Dickerson (2, fielding).
DP: (Encarnacion-Phillips, B-Votto).
 
Chi Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Soriano, A, LF 4 2 1 0 1 2 5 .288
Fukudome, CF-RF 2 2 0 0 2 1 3 .357
Lee, D, 1B 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 .200
Hoffpauir, M, RF 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 .375
  b-Johnson, Re, PH-CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .294
Ramirez, A, 3B 5 1 3 3 0 1 1 .364
Fontenot, 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .205
Soto, C 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 .136
Theriot, SS 4 0 2 1 0 1 3 .409
Harden, P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333
  a-Gathright, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
  Heilman, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  c-Miles, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .125
  Cotts, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Marmol, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Vizcaino, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 32 7 9 7 7 8 24  

a-Struck out for Harden in the 6th. b-Struck out for Hoffpauir, M in the 6th. c-Struck out for Heilman in the 7th.

BATTING
2B: Soriano, A (3, Lincoln).
HR: Hoffpauir, M (1, 2nd inning off Owings, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Soriano, A 2; Hoffpauir, M 4; Ramirez, A 3; Soto; Theriot 2; Harden.
RBI: Hoffpauir, M 2 (5), Theriot (4), Ramirez, A 3 (14), Soto (2).
2-out RBI: Ramirez, A 3; Soto.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Fukudome 2; Theriot 2; Fontenot; Lee, D 2.
SF: Hoffpauir, M.
GIDP: Ramirez, A.
Team RISP: 4-for-14.
Team LOB: 11.
 
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Owings (L, 0-2) 4.2 5 5 2 4 3 1 5.59
Lincoln 0.2 1 2 2 2 1 0 18.56
Herrera 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.60
Burton 2.0 2 0 0 1 3 0 8.59
 
Chi Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Harden (W, 1-1) 6.0 3 2 2 2 8 1 4.20
Heilman 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.04
Cotts 0.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 3.00
Marmol 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.23
Vizcaino 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00

WP: Marmol.
HBP: Fontenot (by Lincoln), Fukudome (by Lincoln).
Pitches-strikes: Owings 94-61, Lincoln 24-10, Herrera 12-9, Burton 48-33, Harden 92-60, Heilman 18-11, Cotts 13-6, Marmol 7-4, Vizcaino 16-11.
Groundouts-flyouts: Owings 4-7, Lincoln 1-0, Herrera 0-1, Burton 2-1, Harden 5-5, Heilman 1-1, Cotts 0-0, Marmol 0-1, Vizcaino 2-0.
Batters faced: Owings 23, Lincoln 7, Herrera 3, Burton 9, Harden 23, Heilman 4, Cotts 3, Marmol 2, Vizcaino 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Lincoln 2-1, Herrera 3-2, Marmol 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Randy Marsh. 1B: Lance Barksdale. 2B: James Hoye. 3B: Adrian Johnson.
Weather: 40 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 15 mph, L to R.
T: 3:08 (:12 delay).
Att: 38,403.
April 21, 2009

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