San Diego (13-19) at Chi Cubs (17-14)

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Peavy has put trade talks behind him

Corey Brock / MLB.com
Rumored to be heading to the Cubs over the offseason, Jake Peavy has put those whispers behind him as he prepares to start for the Padres at Wrigley Field.
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Padres probable pitcher

Jake Peavy

  • #44 RHP
  • (2-4) 4.27 ERA 52 SO
Peavy made one mistake in his last start and it cost him dearly. The right-hander struck out nine batters through five innings, struck out the first batter he faced in the sixth inning, walked a batter and then allowed a two-run home run to Justin Upton. Otherwise, Peavy was sharp, striking out a season-high 12 batters over seven innings and getting a lot of mileage out of his mid-90s fastball that he was able to spot on the outside corner at times as well as his slider. Peavy allowed four hits and had two walks. This coming on the heels of eight shutout innings against the Los Angeles Dodgers in his previous start. That's two starts, two runs, 15 innings and one loss and one no-decision.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 88-66 3.28 1307.1 424 1308 .232
Season 2-4 4.27 46.1 17 52 .229
May 0-1 1.20 15.0 4 20 .118

Series at a Glance

Standings - 05/12/2009 W L PCT GB Home Away
San Diego Padres (NL West) 13 19 .406 8.5 8-6 5-13
Chicago Cubs (NL Central) 17 14 .548 2.5 8-6 9-8
Stats - 05/12/2009 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
SD .240 122 30 118 15 213 4.69 282.1 282 131 221
CHC .250 149 37 139 19 233 4.60 275.2 257 134 263
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Cubs add Ascanio to arsenal for Padres

JR Radcliffe / Special to MLB.com
With the loss of Chad Fox to an inflammation in his right elbow, the Cubs were in need of another arm. Jose Ascanio, called up from Triple-A Iowa, could well see action when the Cubs host the Padres on Tuesday at 7:05 p.m. CT.
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Cubs probable pitcher

Rich Harden

  • #40 RHP
  • (3-1) 4.83 ERA 41 SO
Harden pitched seven strong innings in his last start Wednesday at Houston before giving up three hits, including a two-run homer to Lance Berkman, in the eighth. He gave up three runs and eight hits and threw 99 pitches. He struck out four and walked three. It was his longest outing of the season. He had lasted six innings in three of his previous four starts. Harden, who spent the first 5 1/2 years of his career in the Majors with Oakland, has never faced San Diego.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 44-21 3.31 644.1 279 653 .217
Season 3-1 4.83 31.2 17 41 .242
May 1-0 6.75 10.2 7 6 .326

Padres hitters vs Rich Harden

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Antonelli, Matt - - - - - - - -
Blanks, Kyle - - - - .000 2 0 0
Cabrera, Everth - - - - .000 2 0 0
Durango, Luis - - - - - - - -
Eckstein, David - - - - .143 14 0 2
Gonzalez, Adrian - - - - .625 8 1 2
Gwynn, Tony - - - - - - - -
Headley, Chase - - - - .000 5 0 0
Huffman, Chad - - - - - - - -
Hundley, Nick - - - - - - - -
Kouzmanoff, Kevin - - - - .000 5 0 0
Salazar, Oscar - - - - - - - -
Venable, Will - - - - .000 3 0 0

Cubs hitters vs Jake Peavy

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Adduci, James - - - - - - - -
Baker, Jeff - - - - - - - -
Blanco, Andres - - - - - - - -
Bradley, Milton - - - - .154 13 1 3
Castillo, Welington - - - - - - - -
Colvin, Tyler - - - - - - - -
Fontenot, Mike - - - - .000 2 0 0
Fox, Jake - - - - - - - -
Fukudome, Kosuke - - - - .571 7 0 0
Fuld, Sam - - - - - - - -
Hill, Koyie - - - - .333 3 0 0
Hoffpauir, Micah - - - - .000 3 0 0
Lee, Derrek - - - - .133 15 0 0
Miles, Aaron - - - - .200 20 0 0
Ramirez, Aramis - - - - .286 14 1 2
Soriano, Alfonso - - - - .357 14 2 5
Soto, Geovany - - - - .500 4 0 1
Theriot, Ryan - - - - .091 11 0 0

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Cubs 6, Padres 2

Padres hot, then cold

David Brown / Special to MLB.com
Adrian Gonzalez started the Padres off nicely with a two-run homer in the first inning, his 11th, and Jake Peavy kept the Cubs quiet through four. But despite fanning nine, Peavy found trouble in the sixth, and the offense was unable to muster anything further in defeat.

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Series at a Glance

 

A little history in win

Carrie Muskat / MLB.com
Milton Bradley belted a go-ahead two-run home run and Bobby Scales, playing in his first Major League season after spending 10-plus seasons in the Minors, hit his first career homer as the Cubs won the opener. Rich Harden was solid through six, and won his fourth straight decision.
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Cubs 6, Padres 2

San Diego AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Giles, RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .161
Eckstein, 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .263
Gonzalez, A, 1B 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .301
Headley, LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .246
Gerut, CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .229
Kouzmanoff, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .215
Blanco, H, C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .162
Rodriguez, L, SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .240
Peavy, P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
  Moreno, E, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  a-Macias, D, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250
  Meredith, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 31 2 5 2 2 7 8  

a-Struck out for Moreno, E in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Giles (4, Harden).
HR: Gonzalez, A (11, 1st inning off Harden, 1 on, 1 out).
TB: Giles 2; Eckstein; Gonzalez, A 5; Gerut.
RBI: Gonzalez, A 2 (24).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Rodriguez, L.
GIDP: Headley.
Team RISP: 1-for-5.
Team LOB: 4.

BASERUNNING
SB: Gerut (2, 2nd base off Heilman/Soto).
 
Chi Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Soriano, A, LF 5 0 3 2 0 0 0 .278
Theriot, SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .287
Fukudome, CF 5 1 3 0 0 2 1 .333
Lee, D, 1B 3 0 0 0 1 3 2 .202
Bradley, RF 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 .186
Fontenot, 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .222
Soto, C 3 1 1 0 1 2 1 .175
Miles, 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .208
Harden, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
  Heilman, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  a-Scales, PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .429
  Marmol, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  b-Hoffpauir, M, PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .306
  Gregg, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 34 6 11 5 4 11 15  

a-Homered for Heilman in the 7th. b-Singled for Marmol in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Soriano, A 2 (9, Peavy, Peavy), Fukudome 2 (9, Peavy, Peavy).
HR: Bradley (4, 6th inning off Peavy, 1 on, 1 out), Scales (1, 7th inning off Moreno, E, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Soriano, A 5; Fukudome 5; Bradley 4; Soto; Miles; Scales 4; Hoffpauir, M.
RBI: Soriano, A 2 (22), Bradley 2 (8), Scales (1).
2-out RBI: Soriano, A.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Theriot 2; Fontenot 3; Fukudome.
S: Harden.
Team RISP: 3-for-12.
Team LOB: 9.

BASERUNNING
SB: Fukudome (4, 2nd base off Moreno, E/Blanco, H).

FIELDING
DP: (Miles-Theriot-Lee, D).
 
San Diego IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Peavy (L, 2-5) 6.0 6 3 3 2 9 1 4.30
Moreno, E 1.0 2 1 1 2 0 1 4.67
Meredith 1.0 3 2 2 0 2 0 4.50
 
Chi Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Harden (W, 4-1) 6.0 4 2 2 1 5 1 4.54
Heilman (H, 5) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.06
Marmol (H, 10) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.94
Gregg 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.86

WP: Peavy, Meredith.
Pitches-strikes: Peavy 111-73, Moreno, E 29-16, Meredith 23-16, Harden 101-62, Heilman 17-10, Marmol 16-8, Gregg 14-10.
Groundouts-flyouts: Peavy 6-3, Moreno, E 2-1, Meredith 1-0, Harden 5-8, Heilman 1-2, Marmol 1-1, Gregg 1-1.
Batters faced: Peavy 26, Moreno, E 7, Meredith 6, Harden 22, Heilman 4, Marmol 4, Gregg 3.
Umpires: HP: Angel Hernandez. 1B: Bill Welke. 2B: Tim Welke. 3B: Scott Barry.
Weather: 63 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 6 mph, In from RF.
T: 2:39.
Att: 39,963.
May 12, 2009

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