Florida (13-8) at Chi Cubs (10-10)

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Volstad a big fan of Wrigley Field

Joe Frisaro / MLB.com
Chris Volstad's third career appearance came at Wrigley Field last season, and the young right-hander is excited to return to the historic ballpark.
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Marlins probable pitcher

Chris Volstad

  • #41 RHP
  • (2-0) 2.70 ERA 22 SO
Volstad got the no-decision against the Phillies on Saturday after yielding three runs on four hits through seven innings. The 22-year-old right-hander gave up two solo home runs -- to opposing pitcher Chan Ho Park and Ryan Howard -- and ended up walking one while striking out six. In the sixth, Volstad had the bases loaded with nobody out, but he got out of it with just one run across when he got Ryan Howard to ground into a double play and forced Jayson Werth into a groundout to shortstop. On Thursday, he'll face a Cubs team he gave up four runs to through 12 innings in two no-decisions last year.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 8-4 2.84 107.2 48 74 .228
Season 2-0 2.70 23.1 12 22 .181
April 2-0 2.70 23.1 12 22 .181

Series at a Glance

Standings - 04/30/2009 W L PCT GB Home Away
Florida Marlins (NL East) 13 8 .619 - 5-4 8-4
Chicago Cubs (NL Central) 10 10 .500 4.0 4-4 6-6
Stats - 04/30/2009 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
FLA .246 104 22 101 13 173 4.52 189.0 188 88 158
CHC .251 95 23 90 8 144 4.66 177.2 169 86 170
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Ramirez may be heading to the DL

Tom Singer / MLB.com
The Cubs are coming off a 2-4 road trip that left them .500 on the season, but, given the recent rash of injuries, .500 may be a blessing.
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Cubs probable pitcher

Sean Marshall

  • #45 LHP
  • (0-1) 4.50 ERA 9 SO
The lefty posted a quality start in his last outing against the Cardinals, but didn't get any offensive support. Marshall held the Redbirds to three runs on six hits and one walk over six innings, striking out five. He did his part, reaching on an error in the fifth which led to the Cubs' first run. He's 1-3 with a 4.38 ERA in his career against the Marlins.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 16-23 4.61 306.1 121 211 .264
Season 0-1 4.50 12.0 4 9 .283
April 0-1 4.50 12.0 4 9 .283

Marlins hitters vs Sean Marshall

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Amezaga, Alfredo - - - - .250 4 0 0
Baker, John - - - - .000 1 0 0
Bonifacio, Emilio - - - - .000 4 0 1
Cantu, Jorge - - - - .143 7 1 1
Carroll, Brett - - - - - 0 0 0
Coghlan, Chris - - - - - - - -
Cousins, Scott - - - - - - - -
Hayes, Brett - - - - - - - -
Helms, Wes - - - - .429 7 0 2
Maybin, Cameron - - - - .333 3 0 0
Miller, Jai - - - - - - - -
Paulino, Ronny - - - - .429 7 0 1
Ramirez, Hanley - - - - .400 10 1 3
Ross, Cody - - - - .143 7 0 1
Sanchez, Gaby - - - - - - - -
Uggla, Dan - - - - .375 16 0 1

Cubs hitters vs Chris Volstad

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Adduci, James - - - - - - - -
Baker, Jeff - - - - .000 1 0 0
Blanco, Andres - - - - - - - -
Bradley, Milton - - - - .333 6 1 1
Castillo, Welington - - - - - - - -
Colvin, Tyler - - - - .364 11 0 1
Fontenot, Mike - - - - .364 11 1 1
Fox, Jake - - - - .333 3 1 2
Fukudome, Kosuke - - - - .100 10 0 0
Fuld, Sam - - - - .143 7 0 0
Hill, Koyie - - - - .400 5 0 0
Hoffpauir, Micah - - - - - 0 0 0
Lee, Derrek - - - - .182 11 0 0
Miles, Aaron - - - - .000 2 0 0
Ramirez, Aramis - - - - .500 8 1 2
Soriano, Alfonso - - - - .000 9 0 0
Soto, Geovany - - - - .200 5 0 0
Theriot, Ryan - - - - .182 11 0 0

Marlins have Cantu attitude (14-8) (10-11)

Marlins 8, Cubs 2 (10)

Comeback kids

Joe Frisaro / MLB.com
Chris Volstad retired first 10 batters he faced, but stumbled in the fifth as back-to-back jacks spoiled his fine effort. But the game wasn't over by a long shot, as the Marlins tied it in the eighth and sent it to extras, where Jorge Cantu sealed the deal with a bases-clearing double.

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Series at a Glance

 

Extra disappointing

Carrie Muskat / MLB.com
Sean Marshall didn't wilt under the heat of an early duel, but his quest for his first victory of the season was derailed by a Marlins' rally after the southpaw exited and the Cubs squandered the lead. In extras, reliever Aaron Heilman allowed six runs (five earned) to score.
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Marlins 8, Cubs 2

Florida AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Bonifacio, 3B 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 .269
Maybin, CF 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .209
Hermida, LF 2 1 0 0 3 1 2 .254
Cantu, 1B 5 2 2 4 0 1 5 .365
Uggla, 2B 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 .218
Paulino, R, C 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 .323
Ross, C, RF 5 0 0 0 0 3 3 .217
Amezaga, SS 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .250
Volstad, P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100
  a-Carroll, B, PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077
  b-Gload, PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .222
  Meyer, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Calero, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Pinto, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  c-Helms, PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .231
  Nunez, L, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 37 8 10 6 6 9 17  

a-Batted for Volstad in the 8th. b-Walked for Carroll, B in the 8th. c-Walked for Pinto in the 10th.

BATTING
2B: Amezaga (2, Heilman), Cantu (5, Heilman), Uggla (4, Guzman, A).
HR: Cantu (7, 7th inning off Marshall, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Maybin 2; Cantu 6; Uggla 3; Paulino, R 2; Amezaga 3.
RBI: Cantu 4 (22), Maybin (3), Uggla (17).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Uggla; Amezaga.
S: Maybin.
GIDP: Ross, C; Paulino, R; Cantu.
Team RISP: 3-for-12.
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING
CS: Maybin (1, 2nd base by Marshall/Hill, K).

FIELDING
DP: (Cantu-Amezaga).
 
Chi Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Soriano, A, LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .284
Theriot, SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .317
Fukudome, CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .338
Lee, D, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .189
Bradley, RF 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .118
Fontenot, 3B 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .232
  b-Johnson, Re, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .216
  Heilman, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Guzman, A, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Hill, K, C-3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .323
Miles, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .178
Marshall, P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
  Marmol, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  a-Zambrano, C, PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286
  Gregg, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Soto, C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .109
Totals 35 2 5 2 1 7 9  

a-Singled for Marmol in the 8th. b-Grounded into a forceout for Fontenot in the 9th.

BATTING
HR: Bradley (2, 5th inning off Volstad, 0 on, 0 out), Fontenot (4, 5th inning off Volstad, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Theriot 2; Bradley 4; Fontenot 4; Zambrano, C.
RBI: Bradley (2), Fontenot (10).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Lee, D; Johnson, Re.
Team RISP: 0-for-5.
Team LOB: 4.

BASERUNNING
SB: Theriot 2 (5, 2nd base off Volstad/Paulino, R, 2nd base off Calero/Paulino, R), Soriano, A (4, 2nd base off Volstad/Paulino, R).

FIELDING
E: Theriot 2 (4, fielding, missed catch), Marmol (1, throw).
Outfield assists: Soriano, A (Amezaga at 2nd base).
DP: 3 (Theriot-Miles-Lee, D 3).
 
Florida IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Volstad 7.0 3 2 2 0 5 2 2.67
Meyer 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.70
Calero 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 2.61
Pinto (W, 2-0) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.08
Nunez, L 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.18
 
Chi Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Marshall 7.0 6 1 1 2 6 1 3.32
Marmol (BS, 2) 1.0 0 1 0 2 1 0 6.00
Gregg 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.59
Heilman (L, 2-1) 0.0 3 6 5 2 0 0 4.91
Guzman, A 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.97

Heilman pitched to 6 batters in the 10th.

WP: Volstad.
IBB: Bradley (by Calero).
Pitches-strikes: Volstad 83-58, Meyer 11-7, Calero 22-11, Pinto 4-3, Nunez, L 12-7, Marshall 102-68, Marmol 20-11, Gregg 15-9, Heilman 29-17, Guzman, A 16-13.
Groundouts-flyouts: Volstad 11-5, Meyer 0-2, Calero 0-1, Pinto 1-0, Nunez, L 1-2, Marshall 9-4, Marmol 2-0, Gregg 0-2, Heilman 0-0, Guzman, A 1-1.
Batters faced: Volstad 24, Meyer 3, Calero 5, Pinto 1, Nunez, L 3, Marshall 26, Marmol 5, Gregg 3, Heilman 6, Guzman, A 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Calero 1-0, Pinto 2-0, Guzman, A 1-1.
Umpires: HP: Jim Wolf. 1B: Brian O'Nora. 2B: Fieldin Culbreth. 3B: Brian Knight.
Weather: 61 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 4 mph, Out to RF.
T: 3:21.
Att: 37,956.
April 30, 2009

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