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Zambrano makes rare start vs. D-backs

Tom Singer / MLB.com
Since April 4, 2005, Carlos Zambrano has made 133 regular-season pitching appearances. But none of them have come against the D-backs, a streak that ends on Tuesday.
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Cubs probable pitcher

Carlos Zambrano

  • #38 RHP
  • (1-1) 4.85 ERA 27 SO
Zambrano took the loss in his last start against the Reds and Aaron Harang. Big Z gave up four runs on seven hits over seven innings while striking out seven. He didn't get much help from his defense -- or himself -- as the Cubs misplayed a couple of balls and Zambrano made a throwing error on a pickoff and the runner eventually scored. Zambrano is 1-2 with a 4.88 ERA in four career starts against Arizona.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 97-62 3.50 1408.0 631 1199 .229
Season 1-1 4.85 26.0 11 27 .283
April 1-1 4.85 26.0 11 27 .283

Series at a Glance

Standings - 04/28/2009 W L PCT GB Home Away
Chicago Cubs (NL Central) 9 9 .500 4.0 4-4 5-5
Arizona Diamondbacks (NL West) 8 11 .421 4.5 7-9 1-2
Stats - 04/28/2009 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
CHC .252 84 20 79 8 129 4.43 160.2 151 73 156
ARI .226 70 21 66 11 143 4.42 173.0 172 59 137
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D-backs try to end feast-or-famine ways

Steve Gilbert / MLB.com
If you're looking for the reason the D-backs rank next to last in the National League in runs scored, it is not for a lack of home runs.
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Diamondbacks probable pitcher

Yusmeiro Petit

  • #48 RHP
  • (0-1) 6.00 ERA 11 SO
Petit has taken Brandon Webb's place in the rotation while the right-hander recovers from shoulder stiffness. In two starts, Petit has allowed five earned runs in 10 innings. Unfortunately the bullpen has struggled both times he has pitched -- in his first outing against the Dodgers, which resulted in an 11-2 loss, and his last time out against the Rockies, which turned into a 9-6 Arizona loss. Petit has filled the spot-starter/long-relief role for the D-backs the past two seasons. Though he doesn't possess overpowering stuff, he has a good feel for pitching and generally has good command.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 7-11 5.46 151.2 46 113 .273
Season 0-1 6.00 12.0 5 11 .288
April 0-1 6.00 12.0 5 11 .288

Cubs hitters vs Yusmeiro Petit

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Adduci, James - - - - - - - -
Baker, Jeff - - - - - - - -
Blanco, Andres - - - - .214 14 0 1
Bradley, Milton - - - - .400 5 0 1
Castillo, Welington - - - - - - - -
Colvin, Tyler - - - - .000 1 0 0
Fontenot, Mike - - - - .364 11 1 3
Fox, Jake - - - - - - - -
Fukudome, Kosuke - - - - .667 3 0 0
Fuld, Sam - - - - .000 2 0 0
Hill, Koyie - - - - .500 2 0 0
Hoffpauir, Micah - - - - .000 3 0 0
Lee, Derrek - - - - .200 5 1 1
Miles, Aaron - - - - .200 5 0 0
Ramirez, Aramis - - - - .000 6 0 1
Soriano, Alfonso - - - - .625 8 1 3
Soto, Geovany - - - - .000 4 0 0
Theriot, Ryan - - - - .167 12 0 2

Diamondbacks hitters vs Carlos Zambrano

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Abreu, Tony - - - - .250 4 0 0
Allen, Brandon - - - - - - - -
Byrnes, Eric - - - - .000 3 0 0
Carlin, Luke - - - - - - - -
Ciriaco, Pedro - - - - - - - -
Drew, Stephen - - - - - - - -
Gillespie, Cole - - - - - - - -
Hester, John - - - - - - - -
Jackson, Conor - - - - .000 2 0 0
Montero, Miguel - - - - .333 3 0 0
Ojeda, Augie - - - - .333 3 0 0
Parra, Gerardo - - - - - - - -
Reynolds, Mark - - - - .333 3 0 0
Roberts, Ryan - - - - .000 1 0 0
Ryal, Rusty - - - - - - - -
Snyder, Chris - - - - - - - -
Upton, Justin - - - - .333 3 0 0
Whitesell, Josh - - - - - - - -
Young, Chris - - - - .333 3 0 1

Big Z brushes history (10-9) (8-12)

Cubs 11, Diamondbacks 3

Ace flirts with cycle

Tom Singer / MLB.com
Carlos Zambrano turned in seven solid innings on the mound and was a triple shy of becoming the first pitcher in history to hit for the cycle. Alfonso Soriano, who had four RBIs, and Mike Fontenot each homered for the second straight night.

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Series at a Glance

 
Alfonso Soriano went deep for the second straight night. (Ross D. Franklin/AP)

D-backs get outdone

Steve Gilbert / MLB.com
Stymied by Cubs righty Carlos Zambrano, the D-backs couldn't overcome a rough outing by Yusmeiro Petit, who allowed a season-high seven runs on eight hits and didn't survive the fourth inning. Chris Young picked up his seventh RBI with a double.
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Cubs 11, Diamondbacks 3

Chi Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Soriano, A, LF 4 2 2 4 1 0 0 .313
  Johnson, Re, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
Theriot, SS 4 0 1 1 1 2 1 .311
Fukudome, CF 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 .358
  a-Gathright, PH-CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125
Hoffpauir, M, 1B 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 .303
Bradley, RF 4 1 2 0 1 1 3 .107
Fontenot, 3B 5 1 1 2 0 1 3 .238
Hill, K, C 5 2 3 1 0 1 1 .370
Miles, 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 .184
Zambrano, C, P 4 3 3 2 0 0 1 .231
  Guzman, A, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 40 11 15 11 6 5 16  

a-Grounded out for Fukudome in the 7th.

BATTING
2B: Zambrano, C (1, Rauch).
HR: Soriano, A (7, 3rd inning off Petit, Y, 2 on, 1 out), Fontenot (3, 4th inning off Petit, Y, 1 on, 0 out), Zambrano, C (1, 7th inning off Vasquez, E, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Soriano, A 5; Theriot; Fukudome; Hoffpauir, M; Bradley 2; Fontenot 4; Hill, K 3; Miles; Zambrano, C 7.
RBI: Soriano, A 4 (14), Fontenot 2 (9), Theriot (7), Hoffpauir, M (8), Zambrano, C 2 (2), Hill, K (6).
2-out RBI: Theriot; Hoffpauir, M; Zambrano, C; Soriano, A; Hill, K.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Bradley 2; Miles.
GIDP: Hoffpauir, M.
Team RISP: 5-for-10.
Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING
CS: Fukudome (3, 2nd base by Petit, Y/Montero).

FIELDING
DP: (Theriot-Miles-Hoffpauir, M).
 
Arizona AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Lopez, F, 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .321
  Schoeneweis, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Gordon, T, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  c-Clark, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167
Ojeda, A, SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .324
  Vasquez, E, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  b-Roberts, R, PH-2B 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .250
Tracy, C, 1B 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .236
Reynolds, M, 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .275
Jackson, C, LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .200
Young, C, CF 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .219
Montero, C 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .231
Upton, J, RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .226
Petit, Y, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Rauch, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  a-Wilson, Jo, PH-SS 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .333
Totals 36 3 10 3 3 5 16  

a-Struck out for Rauch in the 5th. b-Grounded out for Vasquez, E in the 7th. c-Struck out for Gordon, T in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Lopez, F (8, Zambrano, C), Reynolds, M (3, Zambrano, C), Young, C (9, Zambrano, C).
TB: Lopez, F 3; Ojeda, A; Reynolds, M 2; Jackson, C; Young, C 2; Montero 2; Upton, J; Wilson, Jo.
RBI: Young, C (7), Wilson, Jo (1), Lopez, F (5).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Tracy, C 2; Upton, J 2.
GIDP: Reynolds, M.
Team RISP: 2-for-12.
Team LOB: 9.

FIELDING
DP: (Ojeda, A-Lopez, F-Tracy, C).
 
Chi Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Zambrano, C (W, 2-1) 7.0 8 3 3 2 3 0 4.64
Guzman, A 2.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 4.35
 
Arizona IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Petit, Y (L, 0-2) 3.2 8 7 7 3 2 2 8.62
Rauch 1.1 4 2 2 1 2 0 9.64
Vasquez, E 2.0 2 2 2 2 1 1 6.00
Schoeneweis 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.35
Gordon, T 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00

Pitches-strikes: Zambrano, C 111-69, Guzman, A 30-20, Petit, Y 69-43, Rauch 31-22, Vasquez, E 38-22, Schoeneweis 12-7, Gordon, T 9-5.
Groundouts-flyouts: Zambrano, C 9-9, Guzman, A 1-3, Petit, Y 5-3, Rauch 1-1, Vasquez, E 2-3, Schoeneweis 3-0, Gordon, T 3-0.
Batters faced: Zambrano, C 30, Guzman, A 9, Petit, Y 20, Rauch 9, Vasquez, E 10, Schoeneweis 4, Gordon, T 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Rauch 2-1.
Umpires: HP: Tim Timmons. 1B: Jeff Kellogg. 2B: Mark Wegner. 3B: Rob Drake.
Weather: 85 degrees, clear.
Wind: 8 mph, L to R.
T: 2:49.
Att: 30,322.
April 28, 2009

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