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Wells seeking elusive first 'W'

Carrie Muskat / MLB.com
Randy Wells has pitched well enough to win, but has yet to get that elusive first Major League "W." Maybe Tuesday.
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Cubs probable pitcher

Randy Wells

  • #36 RHP
  • (0-2) 1.80 ERA 23 SO
This was supposed to be Carlos Zambrano's start, but he's serving a six-game suspension for his antics in last Wednesday's game against the Pirates. Instead, Wells will try for his first win. The rookie right-hander has thrown three straight quality starts, but has yet to get a "W." In his last outing Thursday against the Dodgers, he gave up two runs on eight hits over seven innings and struck out seven. He threw 111 pitches, 70 for strikes. That's a good ratio.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 0-2 1.48 30.1 10 24 .208
Season 0-2 1.80 25.0 7 23 .242

Series at a Glance

Standings - 06/02/2009 W L PCT GB Home Away
Chicago Cubs (NL Central) 25 24 .510 4.0 16-10 9-14
Atlanta Braves (NL East) 25 25 .500 4.5 11-12 14-13
Stats - 06/02/2009 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
CHC .251 218 54 206 23 367 4.28 426.2 391 190 394
ATL .262 220 36 207 11 316 4.11 445.0 428 171 383
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Glavine could join Braves during homestand

Barry M. Bloom / MLB.com
It'll be home sweet home for the Braves, who open a 10-game stand at Turner Field and it could get even better with Tom Glavine set to return before they hit the road again on June 12.
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Braves probable pitcher

Kenshin Kawakami

  • #11 RHP
  • (3-6) 4.73 ERA 44 SO
Looking to improve his control, Kawakami has recently focused on attacking the strike zone early in the count. This approach worked on May 22, when he threw first-pitch strikes to 22 of the 27 batters he faced and held the Blue Jays scoreless over eight innings. But with an average fastball that is occasionally flat, this approach could also prove costly against an aggressive lineup. The 33-year-old right-hander struggled with his control on Wednesday, when he issued four walks and allowed nine hits in 5 2/3 innings against the Giants.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 3-6 4.73 51.1 23 44 .274
Season 3-6 4.73 51.1 23 44 .274

Cubs hitters vs Kenshin Kawakami

  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 4 0 0
Castillo, Welington - - - - - - - -
Colvin, Tyler - - - - - - - -
Fontenot, Mike - - - - .500 2 0 1
Fox, Jake - - - - .000 2 0 0
Fukudome, Kosuke - - - - .400 5 1 1
Fuld, Sam - - - - - - - -
Hill, Koyie - - - - .000 1 0 0
Hoffpauir, Micah - - - - .000 1 0 0
Lee, Derrek - - - - .167 6 0 1
Miles, Aaron - - - - - - - -
Ramirez, Aramis - - - - .333 3 0 0
Soriano, Alfonso - - - - .250 4 1 1
Soto, Geovany - - - - .000 2 0 0
Theriot, Ryan - - - - .286 7 0 0

Braves hitters vs Randy Wells

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Blanco, Gregor - - - - .167 6 0 0
Canizares, Barbaro - - - - .500 2 0 0
Church, Ryan - - - - - - - -
Conrad, Brooks - - - - .200 10 1 1
Diaz, Matt - - - - .000 3 0 0
Escobar, Yunel - - - - .400 5 0 1
Hernandez, Diory - - - - - - - -
Infante, Omar - - - - - - - -
Johnson, Kelly - - - - .000 3 0 0
Jones, Brandon - - - - - - - -
Jones, Chipper - - - - .333 6 0 0
McCann, Brian - - - - .167 6 0 0
McLouth, Nate - - - - .667 3 1 1
Prado, Martin - - - - .000 8 0 1
Ross, David - - - - - - - -
Sammons, Clint - - - - - - - -
Schafer, Jordan - - - - - - - -

Chipper caps remarkable rally (25-25) (26-25)

Braves 6, Cubs 5 (12)

Hard-luck rookie

Guy Curtwright / Special to MLB.com
Randy Wells flirted with a no-hitter, mowing down the Braves for 6 2/3 innings. But after Wells gave up a homer in the eighth, the bullpen struggled. Closer Kevin Gregg gave up a game-tying homer in the ninth, and Aaron Heilman served up Chipper Jones' walk-off single in the 12th.

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Chipping in

Mark Bowman / MLB.com
The Braves were worried about being no-hit when Chipper Jones delivered their first hit in the seventh inning. Then after Jeff Francoeur sent the game to extra innings with a two-run blast in the ninth that capped a five-run comeback, Jones hit a walk-off single in the 12th inning.
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Braves 6, Cubs 5

Chi Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Soriano, A, LF 6 1 1 1 0 1 3 .244
Theriot, SS 6 0 0 0 0 1 1 .283
Fukudome, CF-RF 5 1 2 0 1 0 0 .312
Lee, D, 1B 5 2 2 2 1 1 1 .253
Bradley, RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220
  Johnson, Re, CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .296
Fontenot, 3B 4 0 2 1 0 2 0 .231
Soto, C 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .211
  b-Scales, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .234
  Heilman, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Blanco, A, 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .143
Wells, R, P 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 .111
  Marmol, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  a-Hoffpauir, M, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
  Gregg, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Guzman, A, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  c-Hill, K, PH-C 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .283
Totals 44 5 10 5 3 8 13  

a-Grounded out for Marmol in the 9th. b-Bunted out for Soto in the 11th. c-Struck out for Guzman, A in the 11th.

BATTING
2B: Lee, D (9, Kawakami), Fukudome (11, Gonzalez, M).
HR: Soriano, A (13, 1st inning off Kawakami, 0 on, 0 out), Lee, D (6, 8th inning off Acosta, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Soriano, A 4; Fukudome 3; Lee, D 6; Johnson, Re; Fontenot 2; Blanco, A; Wells, R.
RBI: Soriano, A (26), Wells, R (1), Lee, D 2 (21), Fontenot (21).
2-out RBI: Wells, R.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Soriano, A; Theriot; Johnson, Re.
S: Wells, R.
SF: Fontenot.
Team RISP: 2-for-7.
Team LOB: 8.

FIELDING
E: Lee, D (1, missed catch).
DP: (Blanco, A-Theriot-Lee, D).
 
Atlanta AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Johnson, K, 2B 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 .250
Escobar, Y, SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .298
Jones, C, 3B 5 0 2 1 1 0 3 .319
McCann, C 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .306
Anderson, G, LF 5 2 1 1 0 1 3 .263
  Soriano, R, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Prado, 1B 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .244
Francoeur, RF 3 2 1 2 1 0 0 .251
Blanco, G, CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000
Kawakami, P 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .158
  Acosta, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  a-Norton, PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .129
  1-Medlen, PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Moylan, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Gonzalez, M, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  b-Diaz, M, PH-LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .289
Totals 39 6 7 6 4 6 13  

a-Hit by pitch for Acosta in the 8th. b-Singled for Gonzalez, M in the 10th.
1-Ran for Norton in the 8th.

BATTING
HR: Anderson, G (2, 8th inning off Wells, R, 0 on, 0 out), Francoeur (4, 9th inning off Gregg, 1 on, 2 out).
TB: Escobar, Y; Jones, C 2; Anderson, G 4; Prado; Francoeur 4; Diaz, M.
RBI: Anderson, G (16), Johnson, K (19), Escobar, Y (27), Francoeur 2 (25), Jones, C (22).
2-out RBI: Francoeur 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Jones, C; Anderson, G 2; Diaz, M.
S: Johnson, K; Francoeur.
SF: Escobar, Y.
GIDP: Jones, C.
Team RISP: 1-for-7.
Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING
SB: Escobar, Y (2, 2nd base off Heilman/Hill, K).

FIELDING
E: Jones, C (7, throw).
 
Chi Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Wells, R 7.0 2 2 1 0 4 1 1.69
Marmol 1.0 0 1 1 2 0 0 3.38
Gregg (BS, 2) 1.0 1 2 2 0 2 1 5.24
Guzman, A 1.0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2.70
Heilman (L, 2-3) 1.1 3 1 1 0 0 0 5.09
 
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Kawakami 7.0 7 4 3 1 2 1 4.63
Acosta 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 3.18
Moylan 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.82
Gonzalez, M 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 3.13
Soriano, R (W, 1-0) 2.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 1.14

Wells, R pitched to 2 batters in the 8th.

WP: Gregg.
IBB: Jones, C (by Guzman, A), McCann (by Guzman, A), Lee, D (by Gonzalez, M).
HBP: Escobar, Y (by Wells, R), Norton (by Marmol).
Pitches-strikes: Wells, R 83-58, Marmol 23-11, Gregg 23-15, Guzman, A 20-9, Heilman 27-15, Kawakami 96-61, Acosta 13-9, Moylan 8-7, Gonzalez, M 17-9, Soriano, R 29-20.
Groundouts-flyouts: Wells, R 5-12, Marmol 1-2, Gregg 0-2, Guzman, A 3-0, Heilman 3-1, Kawakami 10-9, Acosta 2-0, Moylan 2-0, Gonzalez, M 0-2, Soriano, R 0-3.
Batters faced: Wells, R 24, Marmol 6, Gregg 5, Guzman, A 6, Heilman 7, Kawakami 29, Acosta 4, Moylan 3, Gonzalez, M 5, Soriano, R 8.
Inherited runners-scored: Marmol 1-1.
Umpires: HP: Brian O'Nora. 1B: Fieldin Culbreth. 2B: Gary Cederstrom. 3B: Jim Wolf.
Weather: 87 degrees, clear.
Wind: 7 mph, R to L.
T: 3:39.
Att: 30,262.
June 2, 2009

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