Chi Cubs (8-6) at St. Louis (11-5)

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Piniella mixing up lineup for Cards series

Carrie Muskat / MLB.com
Lou Piniella is shuffling his lineup to address injuries and defensive replacements as the Cubs open a three-game series in St. Louis on Friday.
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Cubs probable pitcher

Ryan Dempster

  • #46 RHP
  • (1-0) 5.00 ERA 15 SO
Dempster did not factor in the decision his last time out, when he took on the Cardinals. The Cubs eventually won, 7-5, in 11 innings, and Dempster helped keep Chicago in the game, even though he wasn't sharp early. In six innings, Dempster allowed four runs on four hits and retired nine of the final 10 hitters he faced.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 77-81 4.56 1443.0 717 1209 .261
Season 1-0 5.00 18.0 10 15 .239
April 1-0 5.00 18.0 10 15 .239
Vs. St. Louis 0-0 6.00 6.0 4 4 .182

Series at a Glance

Standings - 04/24/2009 W L PCT GB Home Away
Chicago Cubs (NL Central) 8 6 .571 2.0 4-4 4-2
St. Louis Cardinals (NL Central) 11 5 .688 - 8-2 3-3
Stats - 04/24/2009 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
CHC .252 67 16 66 7 96 4.09 127.2 116 59 127
STL .303 100 20 100 9 84 3.96 145.1 145 51 102
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Milestone in reach for Pujols

Matthew Leach / MLB.com
Certain milestones still stand out even with a superstar like Albert Pujols. With two more RBIs, he will reach 1,000 in that category for his career.
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Cardinals probable pitcher

Adam Wainwright

  • #50 RHP
  • (2-0) 3.31 ERA 17 SO
This start will put Wainwright on seven full days' rest, a decision the Cardinals chalk up to matchups -- they preferred Wainwright against the Cubs and Kyle Lohse against the Mets, rather than vice versa. Still, it should also allow Wainwright an extra bullpen session in which to get sorted out, since he still has yet to have a game in which he pitched up to his own standards.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 29-16 3.48 427.1 139 316 .254
Season 2-0 3.31 16.1 12 17 .233
April 2-0 3.31 16.1 12 17 .233
Vs. Chi Cubs 1-0 6.00 6.0 4 6 .261

Cubs hitters vs Adam Wainwright

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Adduci, James - - - - - - - -
Baker, Jeff - - - - .167 6 0 0
Blanco, Andres - - - - .333 3 0 1
Bradley, Milton .000 1 0 0 .333 6 0 1
Castillo, Welington - - - - - - - -
Colvin, Tyler - - - - - - - -
Fontenot, Mike .000 3 0 0 .250 28 0 3
Fox, Jake - - - - .000 1 0 0
Fukudome, Kosuke .667 3 1 3 .222 18 1 4
Fuld, Sam - - - - .667 3 0 0
Hill, Koyie - - - - .000 5 0 0
Hoffpauir, Micah .000 3 0 0 .188 16 0 1
Lee, Derrek .000 2 0 1 .233 30 0 3
Miles, Aaron - - - - .000 2 0 0
Ramirez, Aramis 1.000 2 0 0 .375 32 1 4
Soriano, Alfonso .500 2 0 0 .154 26 0 1
Soto, Geovany .000 3 0 0 .280 25 0 2
Theriot, Ryan .500 2 0 0 .258 31 0 2

Cardinals hitters vs Ryan Dempster

  2009 2004-2008
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 .667 3 0 2 .421 19 1 3
Lugo, Julio - - - - - - - -
Mather, Joe - - - - .333 3 0 1
Molina, Yadier .000 3 0 0 .318 22 0 0
Pagnozzi, Matt - - - - - - - -
Pujols, Albert .000 2 0 0 .250 32 2 7
Rasmus, Colby - - - - .143 7 0 0
Robinson, Shane - - - - - - - -
Ryan, Brendan - - - - .286 7 1 1
Schumaker, Skip .333 3 0 1 .419 31 0 3
Stavinoha, Nick - - - - .250 4 0 0

Sneaky slugger steals 'W' for St. Louis (8-7) (12-5)

Cardinals 4, Cubs 3

Loss proves painful

Carrie Muskat / MLB.com
The Cubs capitalized on two errors to stage a seventh-inning rally and pick up Ryan Dempster, but in the eighth, Carlos Marmol allowed the game-winning run before leaving with an injury. Aramis Ramirez also exited early, as he was removed in the fifth with a strained calf.

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Series at a Glance

 

Pujols paves path

Matthew Leach / MLB.com
After singling in the eighth, Albert Pujols stole his third base in as many games, which proved key for the Cardinals when he was able to score the game-winning run on Ryan Ludwick's single. Ryan Franklin closed the door in the ninth for his fifth save in as many chances.
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Cardinals 4, Cubs 3

Chi Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Theriot, SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 .333
Fukudome, RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .340
Soriano, A, LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .313
Ramirez, A, 3B 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .358
  Miles, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .095
Lee, D, 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .210
Fontenot, 2B-3B 4 1 1 1 0 3 2 .213
Soto, C 3 1 1 0 1 2 1 .125
Johnson, Re, CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .333
Dempster, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  a-Hoffpauir, M, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
  Heilman, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Marmol, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Guzman, A, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  b-Bradley, PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .043
  1-Gathright, PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 33 3 8 1 2 9 15  

a-Reached on error for Dempster in the 7th. b-Walked for Guzman, A in the 9th.
1-Ran for Bradley in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Ramirez, A (3, Wainwright), Fontenot (3, Wainwright), Soriano, A (5, McClellan).
TB: Fukudome; Soriano, A 2; Ramirez, A 2; Lee, D; Fontenot 2; Soto; Johnson, Re 2.
RBI: Fontenot (5).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Soto; Theriot 2; Fukudome; Fontenot.
S: Dempster; Miles.
GIDP: Miles; Theriot.
Team RISP: 1-for-10.
Team LOB: 7.

FIELDING
DP: 2 (Theriot-Fontenot-Lee, D, Miles-Theriot-Lee, D).
 
St. Louis AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Schumaker, 2B-LF 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .308
Ankiel, CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .232
Pujols, 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .355
Ludwick, RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .364
Duncan, LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .315
  Barden, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .357
Molina, Y, C 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 .340
Greene, K, SS 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .226
Thurston, 3B-2B 3 1 1 2 0 1 0 .308
Wainwright, P 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .143
  McClellan, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Franklin, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 31 4 9 4 1 6 13  

BATTING
2B: Thurston (5, Dempster), Molina, Y (4, Dempster).
TB: Schumaker 2; Pujols 2; Ludwick 2; Molina, Y 2; Greene, K; Thurston 2.
RBI: Thurston 2 (10), Schumaker (8), Ludwick (19).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Greene, K 2; Pujols.
GIDP: Pujols; Molina, Y.
Team RISP: 3-for-9.
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING
SB: Pujols (3, 2nd base off Marmol/Soto).

FIELDING
E: Greene, K (4, fielding), Schumaker (2, fielding).
DP: 2 (Pujols-Greene, K-Pujols, Greene, K-Pujols).
 
Chi Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Dempster 6.0 7 3 3 1 6 0 4.88
Heilman 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.93
Marmol (L, 0-1) 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 2.35
Guzman, A 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.40
 
St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Wainwright 7.0 7 3 1 1 6 0 2.70
McClellan (W, 1-0) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.80
Franklin (S, 5) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.00

WP: Dempster.
HBP: Barden (by Marmol).
Pitches-strikes: Dempster 80-53, Heilman 12-6, Marmol 12-8, Guzman, A 4-4, Wainwright 99-67, McClellan 13-8, Franklin 17-10.
Groundouts-flyouts: Dempster 6-6, Heilman 2-1, Marmol 0-1, Guzman, A 2-0, Wainwright 10-5, McClellan 1-1, Franklin 0-1.
Batters faced: Dempster 25, Heilman 3, Marmol 4, Guzman, A 1, Wainwright 29, McClellan 4, Franklin 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Guzman, A 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Eric Cooper. 1B: Scott Barry. 2B: Laz Diaz. 3B: Chuck Meriwether.
Weather: 81 degrees, clear.
Wind: 11 mph, Out to LF.
T: 2:34.
Att: 45,812.
April 24, 2009

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