Chi Cubs (16-14) at Milwaukee (18-13)

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Piniella looking for bullpen progress

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Cubs manager Lou Piniella may have to do some fancy shuffling with his bullpen as the Cubs look to salvage the finale of their three-game set with the Brewers at 1:05 p.m. CT on Sunday.
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Cubs probable pitcher

Sean Marshall

  • #45 LHP
  • (0-2) 4.15 ERA 16 SO
Marshall needs to wine and dine his teammates a little bit. The Cubs have scored six runs in the lefty's last three starts. He took the loss in his last game, a 6-2 decision to the Giants. Marshall served up a three-run homer to Bengie Molina in the first and then settled down and scattered four hits over the next six innings. He finished with one walk, one strikeout and threw 95 pitches over seven-plus innings. The arm strength is there, and Marshall is making the most of being on a regular schedule. Now, he just needs some offensive support.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 16-24 4.58 320.1 124 218 .264
Season 0-2 4.15 26.0 7 16 .276
May 0-1 6.43 7.0 1 1 .286
Vs. Milwaukee 0-0 0.00 1.0 1 0 .000

Series at a Glance

Standings - 05/10/2009 W L PCT GB Home Away
Chicago Cubs (NL Central) 16 14 .533 2.5 8-6 8-8
Milwaukee Brewers (NL Central) 18 13 .581 1.0 9-6 9-7
Stats - 05/10/2009 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
CHC .250 145 36 136 19 227 4.69 266.2 251 128 254
MIL .260 156 39 153 10 252 4.19 274.2 249 118 220
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Suppan honors mom with Sunday start

Adam McCalvy / MLB.com
The Brewers will be trying for a weekend series sweep of the Cubs when Jeff Suppan, who lost his beloved mother in January 2008, makes his second consecutive Mother's Day start at 1:05 p.m. CT on Sunday.
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Brewers probable pitcher

Jeff Suppan

  • #37 RHP
  • (2-2) 5.68 ERA 18 SO
Suppan did just enough on a miserable night in Pittsburgh to continue his hot streak. He surrendered three runs on five hits and three walks in 5 2/3 innings while working only one clean inning -- the fifth -- and throwing 108 pitches. He had not thrown that many since a 110-pitch win over the Cardinals last May 11, before Suppan developed the elbow discomfort that hampered him from June to the end of the season. He's on a roll of late. Since he surrendered 11 runs in 7 2/3 innings over his first two starts, including a nightmarish outing against the Cubs on April 13 in which he issued three bases-loaded walks, Suppan has gone 2-0 with a 3.38 ERA in four games.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 130-125 4.65 2280.2 762 1270 .281
Season 2-2 5.68 31.2 15 18 .261
May 1-0 4.76 5.2 3 3 .250
Vs. Chi Cubs 0-1 12.27 3.2 6 1 .154

Cubs hitters vs Jeff Suppan

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Adduci, James - - - - - - - -
Baker, Jeff - - - - .000 2 0 0
Blanco, Andres - - - - .333 3 0 0
Bradley, Milton .000 1 0 0 .154 13 0 2
Castillo, Welington - - - - - - - -
Colvin, Tyler - - - - - - - -
Fontenot, Mike .000 1 0 0 .364 11 0 0
Fox, Jake - - - - .200 5 0 0
Fukudome, Kosuke .000 1 0 1 .273 11 0 1
Fuld, Sam - - - - .000 3 0 0
Hill, Koyie .000 1 0 1 .167 6 0 1
Hoffpauir, Micah - - - - .286 7 0 0
Lee, Derrek .000 2 0 0 .419 43 4 6
Miles, Aaron - - - - .222 9 0 1
Ramirez, Aramis .000 2 0 0 .262 42 1 9
Soriano, Alfonso 1.000 1 1 2 .182 33 2 4
Soto, Geovany - - - - .182 11 2 4
Theriot, Ryan .500 2 0 0 .333 24 0 0

Brewers hitters vs Sean Marshall

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Braun, Ryan .000 1 0 0 .400 10 0 1
Cain, Lorenzo - - - - - - - -
Escobar, Alcides - - - - .000 1 0 0
Fielder, Prince .000 1 0 0 .250 16 0 3
Gamel, Mat - - - - .000 1 0 0
Gerut, Jody - - - - - - - -
Gomez, Carlos - - - - .000 3 0 0
Hart, Corey - - - - .286 7 0 0
Heether, Adam - - - - .250 4 0 1
Iribarren, Hernan - - - - - - - -
Kottaras, George - - - - - - - -
McGehee, Casey - - - - .000 1 0 0
Rivera, Mike - - - - .167 6 0 2
Salome, Angel - - - - - - - -
Weeks, Rickie - - - - .250 4 1 1

Cubs rally past Brewers (17-14) (18-14)

Cubs 4, Brewers 2

Soriano sparks rally

JR Radcliffe / Special to MLB.com
The Cubs fell behind early to the Brewers at Miller Park, but Alfonso Soriano, who'd had a couple of iffy plays in left field earlier in the game, erased that deficit with one swing of his bat, sparking a four-run third inning with his two-run shot to center.

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Brewers bats quieted

Adam McCalvy / MLB.com
The Brewers were after a series sweep of the Cubs on Mother's Day, but their bats, pink and otherwise, fell silent after plating a pair of runs in the first two innings. Jason Kendall's groundout with the bases loaded in the eighth sealed the defeat.
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Cubs 4, Brewers 2

Chi Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Soriano, A, LF 5 1 1 2 0 0 0 .266
Miles, SS-2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .205
Fukudome, CF 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 .319
Bradley, RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .179
Hoffpauir, M, 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .295
Soto, C 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .169
Fontenot, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .229
Scales, 2B 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .385
  Guzman, A, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Marmol, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  b-Freel, PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .188
  Gregg, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Marshall, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111
  a-Theriot, PH-SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .299
Totals 34 4 9 3 2 6 9  

a-Grounded into a forceout for Marshall in the 6th. b-Singled for Marmol in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Miles (5, Suppan).
3B: Fukudome (1, Suppan).
HR: Soriano, A (10, 3rd inning off Suppan, 1 on, 1 out).
TB: Soriano, A 4; Miles 2; Fukudome 4; Bradley; Hoffpauir, M; Scales 2; Freel.
RBI: Soriano, A 2 (20), Bradley (6).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Bradley; Fontenot.
S: Marshall.
GIDP: Soto.
Team RISP: 3-for-6.
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING
PO: Freel (2nd base by Kendall).
 
Milwaukee AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Weeks, 2B 3 1 1 1 2 0 0 .277
Hart, C, RF 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .262
Braun, LF 4 0 1 0 1 2 3 .345
Fielder, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .255
Cameron, M, CF 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .295
Hardy, SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .208
Hall, 3B 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .292
Kendall, C 4 0 1 1 0 1 5 .234
Suppan, P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .182
  Villanueva, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
  a-Duffy, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .107
  DiFelice, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  b-Counsell, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Totals 33 2 6 2 6 9 19  

a-Struck out for Villanueva in the 7th. b-Flied out for DiFelice in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Cameron, M (11, Marshall), Hall (8, Marshall), Braun (7, Marmol).
3B: Kendall (1, Marshall).
HR: Weeks (7, 1st inning off Marshall, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Weeks 4; Braun 2; Cameron, M 2; Hall 3; Kendall 3.
RBI: Weeks (21), Kendall (11).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Hardy 2; Braun 2; Kendall 3.
Team RISP: 1-for-10.
Team LOB: 10.

FIELDING
E: Kendall (4, throw), Hall (3, throw).
DP: (Hall-Weeks-Fielder).
Pickoffs: Kendall (Freel at 2nd base).
 
Chi Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Marshall (W, 1-2) 5.0 5 2 2 3 4 1 4.06
Guzman, A (H, 3) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.63
Marmol (H, 9) 1.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 4.20
Gregg (S, 6) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 4.11
 
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Suppan (L, 2-3) 6.0 8 4 3 2 3 1 5.50
Villanueva 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.87
DiFelice 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1.15

WP: Marmol, Suppan.
Balk: Marmol.
Pitches-strikes: Marshall 97-56, Guzman, A 21-14, Marmol 28-16, Gregg 21-12, Suppan 120-74, Villanueva 9-6, DiFelice 29-20.
Groundouts-flyouts: Marshall 6-5, Guzman, A 3-1, Marmol 1-1, Gregg 0-1, Suppan 11-4, Villanueva 0-2, DiFelice 0-3.
Batters faced: Marshall 23, Guzman, A 6, Marmol 6, Gregg 4, Suppan 27, Villanueva 3, DiFelice 7.
Umpires: HP: Phil Cuzzi. 1B: Todd Tichenor. 2B: Tom Hallion. 3B: Jerry Crawford.
Weather: 65 degrees, roof closed.
Wind: 1 mph, Varies.
T: 3:12.
Att: 41,646.
May 10, 2009

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