Chi Cubs (21-17) at St. Louis (23-17)

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Scales, Bradley in key roles vs. Cards

Carrie Muskat / MLB.com
Since the Cubs are facing right-handed pitchers on this trip, including Thursday's finale in St. Louis against Adam Wainwright, switch-hitters Bobby Scales and Milton Bradley have been taking more left-handed swings than right.
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Cubs probable pitcher

Sean Marshall

  • #45 LHP
  • (2-2) 4.02 ERA 20 SO
Marshall was assigned to the bullpen over the weekend just in case another lefty was needed. He missed a turn in the rotation when last Friday's game against the Astros was rained out. This will be his sixth start of the year. In his last start May 10, he gave up two runs on five hits over five innings against the Brewers. He has thrown six or more innings in three of his five starts.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 18-24 4.56 325.2 127 222 .264
Season 2-2 4.02 31.1 10 20 .269
May 2-1 5.11 12.1 4 5 .265
Vs. St. Louis 0-1 4.91 11.0 3 9 .302

Series at a Glance

Standings - 05/21/2009 W L PCT GB Home Away
Chicago Cubs (NL Central) 21 17 .553 3.0 12-7 9-10
St. Louis Cardinals (NL Central) 23 17 .575 2.0 14-8 9-9
Stats - 05/21/2009 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
CHC .251 183 46 172 20 282 4.42 335.2 304 153 312
STL .259 191 43 186 22 229 4.04 356.1 349 139 259
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Wainwright aims to build off tough loss

B.J. Rains / MLB.com
Adam Wainwright was saddled with a loss in his last start, despite allowing one run on two hits over eight innings. He hopes to have better fortune as he tries to help the Cards sweep the Cubs at Busch Stadium.
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Cardinals probable pitcher

Adam Wainwright

  • #50 RHP
  • (3-2) 3.83 ERA 40 SO
It appears that Wainwright is back. Despite taking a loss, he was brilliant in his last start, throwing eight innings of two-hit, one-run ball. He threw strikes, but more than that, he threw quality strikes. Wainwright believes he has fixed a delivery flaw that had his arm slot too high. He's also back to relying more heavily on his sinking fastball. The combination added up to an excellent game on Saturday, and it should continue to do so as he goes forward.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 30-18 3.52 460.1 150 339 .254
Season 3-2 3.83 49.1 23 40 .247
May 0-2 5.40 20.0 5 15 .240
Vs. Chi Cubs 1-0 3.46 13.0 5 12 .260

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 .167 6 0 1 .250 28 0 3
Fox, Jake - - - - .000 1 0 0
Fukudome, Kosuke .429 7 1 3 .222 18 1 4
Fuld, Sam - - - - .667 3 0 0
Hill, Koyie - - - - .000 5 0 0
Hoffpauir, Micah .000 4 0 0 .188 16 0 1
Lee, Derrek .200 5 0 1 .233 30 0 3
Miles, Aaron .000 1 0 0 .000 2 0 0
Ramirez, Aramis .750 4 0 0 .375 32 1 4
Soriano, Alfonso .200 5 0 0 .154 26 0 1
Soto, Geovany .200 5 0 0 .280 25 0 2
Theriot, Ryan .167 6 0 0 .258 31 0 2

Cardinals hitters vs Sean Marshall

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Anderson, Bryan - - - - - - - -
Craig, Allen - - - - .000 3 0 0
Freese, David - - - - .000 2 0 0
Greene, Tyler - - - - .000 2 0 0
Hamilton, Mark - - - - .667 3 0 1
Jay, Jon - - - - - - - -
Jones, Daryl - - - - - - - -
Ludwick, Ryan .333 6 0 1 .214 14 1 2
Lugo, Julio - - - - .333 3 0 0
Mather, Joe - - - - .333 3 0 0
Molina, Yadier .200 5 0 0 .263 19 0 2
Pagnozzi, Matt - - - - .000 2 0 0
Pujols, Albert .000 5 0 0 .250 20 1 1
Rasmus, Colby .333 3 0 0 .333 9 0 1
Robinson, Shane - - - - .333 3 0 0
Ryan, Brendan .167 6 0 0 .263 19 1 1
Schumaker, Skip - - - - .143 7 0 0
Stavinoha, Nick - - - - .250 4 0 1

Centrally focused: Cards sweep showdown (21-18) (24-17)

Cardinals 3, Cubs 1

Offense sputters

Carrie Muskat / MLB.com
Sean Marshall pitched five solid frames, keeping the game close throughout his time on the hill. But the game followed the same series pattern, with the Cubs' offense coming up empty in the clutch against the Cards. In the end, Kosuke Fukudome's RBI single was the only tally Chicago managed in the finale.

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Series at a Glance

 

Trifecta complete

Matthew Leach / MLB.com
On the heels of two stellar Cardinals starts in the first two games of the series, Adam Wainwright was no less magnificent, twirling 8 2/3 solid innings en route to helping sweep away the Cubs. He received support in a big way, with Albert Pujols homering and Brian Barden adding a blast to cap the win.
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Cardinals 3, Cubs 1

Chi Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Soriano, A, LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .265
Theriot, SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .279
Fukudome, CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .317
Lee, D, 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .239
Bradley, RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .184
Fontenot, 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .195
  Cotts, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Guzman, A, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Soto, C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .206
Freel, 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .120
Marshall, P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200
  a-Scales, PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .296
  Ascanio, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Miles, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216
Totals 31 1 5 1 1 7 8  

a-Walked for Marshall in the 6th.

BATTING
2B: Soto (4, Wainwright).
TB: Fukudome; Lee, D 2; Soto 2; Marshall.
RBI: Fukudome (18).
2-out RBI: Fukudome.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Freel; Bradley.
GIDP: Fontenot.
Team RISP: 1-for-3.
Team LOB: 4.

FIELDING
E: Freel (1, throw).
 
St. Louis AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Ryan, Br, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .240
Rasmus, CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .250
Pujols, 1B 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .326
Molina, Y, C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .276
Stavinoha, RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .222
  Schumaker, RF 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .295
Barden, 3B 3 1 2 1 0 1 0 .275
Thurston, LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .235
Wainwright, P 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .167
  Franklin, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Greene, T, SS 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .257
Totals 31 3 6 3 1 7 8  

BATTING
2B: Greene, T (3, Ascanio).
3B: Thurston (2, Marshall).
HR: Pujols (14, 1st inning off Marshall, 0 on, 2 out), Barden (4, 4th inning off Marshall, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Rasmus; Pujols 4; Barden 5; Thurston 3; Greene, T 2.
RBI: Pujols (38), Rasmus (16), Barden (8).
2-out RBI: Pujols; Rasmus.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Molina, Y; Greene, T; Rasmus.
Team RISP: 1-for-7.
Team LOB: 5.

FIELDING
DP: (Ryan, Br-Greene, T-Pujols).
 
Chi Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Marshall (L, 2-3) 5.0 4 3 2 1 3 2 3.96
Ascanio 1.2 2 0 0 0 3 0 4.76
Cotts 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.63
Guzman, A 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.15
 
St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Wainwright (W, 4-2) 8.2 5 1 1 1 7 0 3.41
Franklin (S, 11) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.53

Pitches-strikes: Marshall 78-50, Ascanio 34-21, Cotts 4-3, Guzman, A 9-7, Wainwright 116-75, Franklin 2-1.
Groundouts-flyouts: Marshall 4-8, Ascanio 2-0, Cotts 0-1, Guzman, A 1-1, Wainwright 12-7, Franklin 0-1.
Batters faced: Marshall 21, Ascanio 7, Cotts 1, Guzman, A 3, Wainwright 31, Franklin 1.
Inherited runners-scored: Cotts 1-0, Franklin 1-0.
Umpires: HP: CB Bucknor. 1B: Mike Everitt. 2B: Gerry Davis. 3B: Brian Gorman.
Weather: 80 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 5 mph, Out to CF.
T: 2:20.
Att: 44,235.
May 21, 2009

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