Chi Cubs (21-19) at San Diego (20-22)

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Piniella gives struggling players rest

Sandy Burgin / Special to MLB.com
Manager Lou Piniella rested three regulars Friday night and plans on resting a few more Saturday night when his Chicago Cubs try to snap their season-high five-game losing streak.
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Cubs probable pitcher

Randy Wells

  • #36 RHP
  • (0-0) 0.00 ERA 9 SO
Wells, a 6-foot-3, 230-pound right-hander, will be taking the rotation spot of Rich Harden, who was placed on the 15-day disabled list Friday with a mid-back strain. Wells has yet to allow a run in two starts this season. In five innings against the Brewers at Milwaukee, Wells allowed five hits, walked two and struck out five. In a six-inning stint against the Astros at home in Chicago, Wells allowed four hits, walked three and struck out four. Wells was initially called up to the Cubs' active roster on May 5 in place of the injured Carlos Zambrano.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 0-0 0.00 16.1 8 10 .167
Season 0-0 0.00 11.0 5 9 .231
May 0-0 0.00 11.0 5 9 .231

Series at a Glance

Standings - 05/23/2009 W L PCT GB Home Away
Chicago Cubs (NL Central) 21 19 .525 4.0 12-7 9-12
San Diego Padres (NL West) 20 22 .476 8.5 15-6 5-16
Stats - 05/23/2009 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
CHC .246 184 46 173 20 305 4.38 351.2 317 159 330
SD .231 156 44 152 20 288 4.39 375.1 356 172 305
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Friars unsure how they'll use Gwynn

Corey Brock / MLB.com
Tony Gwynn Jr. has been productive in his first two games with the Padres, but will he be in the lineup on Saturday? That has yet to be determined.
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Padres probable pitcher

Josh Geer

  • #52 RHP
  • (0-1) 5.61 ERA 14 SO
Geer struggled in his last start against the Reds on May 16, allowing five runs in 5 2/3 innings in a game the Padres would eventually win in 16 innings after the bullpen came through with 10 1/3 scoreless innings. Geer had trouble with the long ball again, as he allowed a pair of two-run home runs, one to Lance Nix and another to Jay Bruce. Geer has now allowed seven home runs in five starts this season since being recalled from Triple-A Portland in April. Geer, as always, had a lot of movement on his pitches but wasn't always able to avoid leaving pitches up in the strike zone.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 2-2 4.30 60.2 16 30 .276
Season 0-1 5.61 33.2 7 14 .282
May 0-1 5.94 16.2 7 5 .266

Cubs hitters vs Josh Geer

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Adduci, James - - - - - - - -
Baker, Jeff - - - - - - - -
Blanco, Andres - - - - .333 3 0 0
Bradley, Milton - - - - .000 3 0 0
Castillo, Welington - - - - - - - -
Colvin, Tyler - - - - - - - -
Fontenot, Mike - - - - .667 3 0 0
Fox, Jake - - - - - - - -
Fukudome, Kosuke - - - - .000 3 0 0
Fuld, Sam - - - - - - - -
Hill, Koyie - - - - .333 3 0 0
Hoffpauir, Micah - - - - .333 9 1 2
Lee, Derrek - - - - .333 3 1 1
Miles, Aaron - - - - - - - -
Ramirez, Aramis - - - - - - - -
Soriano, Alfonso - - - - - - - -
Soto, Geovany - - - - .333 3 0 0
Theriot, Ryan - - - - .000 3 0 0

Padres hitters vs Randy Wells

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Antonelli, Matt - - - - - - - -
Blanks, Kyle - - - - - - - -
Cabrera, Everth - - - - - - - -
Durango, Luis - - - - - - - -
Eckstein, David - - - - - - - -
Gonzalez, Adrian - - - - .333 3 0 0
Gwynn, Tony .500 4 0 0 .250 12 0 0
Headley, Chase - - - - .000 1 0 0
Huffman, Chad - - - - - - - -
Hundley, Nick - - - - .250 4 0 0
Kouzmanoff, Kevin - - - - .000 3 0 0
Salazar, Oscar - - - - - - - -
Venable, Will - - - - - - - -

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Padres 3, Cubs 1

Wells solid

Sandy Burgin / Special to MLB.com
Though he gave up the first runs of his career, Randy Wells was strong, but not strong enough to prevent the Cubs from losing their sixth straight game. Derrek Lee homered in the second, but the Chicago offense continued to struggle.

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Series at a Glance

 

Streak continues

Corey Brock / MLB.com
Josh Geer went 6 2/3 innings and gave up only one run to the Cubs, leading the red-hot Padres to their eighth consecutive victory. Brian Giles hit a two-run double in the fourth inning, giving San Diego a lead it would not relinquish.
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Padres 3, Cubs 1

Chi Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Theriot, SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .269
Fukudome, CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .310
Bradley, RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .185
Lee, D, 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .248
Hoffpauir, M, LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .295
Soto, C 4 0 1 0 0 3 2 .208
Fontenot, 2B 3 0 2 0 0 1 1 .205
Scales, 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .258
Wells, R, P 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
  a-Miles, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204
  Marmol, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 33 1 7 1 0 10 10  

a-Grounded out for Wells, R in the 8th.

BATTING
HR: Lee, D (5, 2nd inning off Geer, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Bradley; Lee, D 5; Hoffpauir, M; Soto; Fontenot 2.
RBI: Lee, D (19).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Wells, R; Soto.
GIDP: Hoffpauir, M.
Team RISP: 0-for-4.
Team LOB: 5.

FIELDING
DP: (Scales-Fontenot-Lee, D).
 
San Diego AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Gwynn, CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .125
Gonzalez, Ed, 2B 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 .161
  Mujica, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Gonzalez, A, 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .281
Hairston, S, LF 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .325
Giles, RF 2 0 1 2 1 0 0 .170
Kouzmanoff, 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .229
Hundley, C 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .260
Burke, C, SS 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .245
Geer, P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .182
  Burke, G, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  a-Headley, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .228
  Gregerson, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Eckstein, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
Totals 28 3 5 3 2 7 6  

a-Struck out for Burke, G in the 7th.

BATTING
2B: Giles (6, Wells, R).
TB: Gonzalez, A; Hairston, S; Giles 2; Hundley; Burke, C.
RBI: Giles 2 (19), Burke, C (3).
2-out RBI: Giles 2; Burke, C.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Kouzmanoff.
GIDP: Kouzmanoff.
Team RISP: 2-for-3.
Team LOB: 4.

FIELDING
DP: (Gonzalez, A-Burke, C).
 
Chi Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Wells, R (L, 0-1) 7.0 5 3 3 1 7 0 1.50
Marmol 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.60
 
San Diego IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Geer (W, 1-1) 6.2 5 1 1 0 7 1 4.91
Burke, G (H, 3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Gregerson (H, 5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.91
Mujica (S, 1) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2.82

Balk: Wells, R.
HBP: Gonzalez, Ed (by Wells, R).
Pitches-strikes: Wells, R 95-61, Marmol 16-9, Geer 107-68, Burke, G 10-8, Gregerson 11-9, Mujica 14-8.
Groundouts-flyouts: Wells, R 8-6, Marmol 1-2, Geer 7-6, Burke, G 0-1, Gregerson 1-0, Mujica 2-0.
Batters faced: Wells, R 27, Marmol 4, Geer 25, Burke, G 1, Gregerson 3, Mujica 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Burke, G 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Doug Eddings. 1B: Hunter Wendelstedt. 2B: Brian Knight. 3B: Dana DeMuth.
Weather: 64 degrees, clear.
Wind: 7 mph, L to R.
T: 2:20.
Att: 37,798.
May 23, 2009

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