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Bradley's injury opens spot for Johnson

Guy Curtright / Special to MLB.com
Reed Johnson didn't start the opener of the Cubs' road trip. It doesn't look like manager Lou Piniella will have much trouble finding Johnson playing time on the rest of the trip, however.
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Cubs probable pitcher

Ted Lilly

  • #30 LHP
  • (6-4) 3.50 ERA 52 SO
Lilly leads the Cubs in wins and quality starts (seven) after beating the Dodgers, 2-1, in his last start. He gave up four runs, including a homer by Matt Kemp that landed in the basket rimming the left-field bleachers. When he pitches seven or more innings, Lilly is 2-2 with a 1.55 ERA in four starts. He will miss Wrigley Field, as four of his six wins have come at home.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 97-79 4.36 1412.0 518 1209 .246
Season 6-4 3.50 64.1 17 52 .227

Series at a Glance

Standings - 06/03/2009 W L PCT GB Home Away
Chicago Cubs (NL Central) 25 25 .500 4.0 16-10 9-15
Atlanta Braves (NL East) 26 25 .510 4.5 12-12 14-13
Stats - 06/03/2009 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
CHC .250 223 56 211 23 375 4.25 438.0 398 194 400
ATL .260 226 38 213 12 322 4.08 457.0 438 174 391
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Francoeur hopes work keeps paying off

Mark Bowman / MLB.com
Jeff Francoeur took advantage of some time off to work on his swing and regain his timing. It paid off with a clutch home run on Tuesday, and Francoeur hopes his next one won't be so long in the making.
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Braves probable pitcher

Derek Lowe

  • #32 RHP
  • (6-3) 3.49 ERA 41 SO
Lowe proved to be his biggest critic after his last start, saying he "pitched poorly" against the Diamondbacks on Thursday at Chase Field. The big right-hander gave up a season-high 10 hits in seven innings in the loss. He was charged with five runs, but only three earned in the hard-luck loss. He still has pitched at least seven innings in four of his last seven starts. He still ranks among the league leaders in wins, innings pitched and games started.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 132-110 3.74 2010.0 568 1316 .257
Season 6-3 3.49 69.2 22 41 .240

Cubs hitters vs Derek Lowe

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Adduci, James - - - - - - - -
Baker, Jeff - - - - 1.000 1 0 0
Blanco, Andres - - - - .333 3 0 0
Bradley, Milton - - - - .000 3 0 0
Castillo, Welington - - - - - - - -
Colvin, Tyler - - - - - - - -
Fontenot, Mike - - - - .500 8 0 2
Fox, Jake - - - - - - - -
Fukudome, Kosuke - - - - .250 8 0 0
Fuld, Sam - - - - - - - -
Hill, Koyie - - - - .125 8 0 0
Hoffpauir, Micah - - - - - - - -
Lee, Derrek - - - - .417 24 0 3
Miles, Aaron - - - - .214 14 0 0
Ramirez, Aramis - - - - .100 10 0 0
Soriano, Alfonso - - - - .231 26 2 3
Soto, Geovany - - - - .400 5 0 0
Theriot, Ryan - - - - .167 12 0 0

Braves hitters vs Ted Lilly

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Blanco, Gregor - - - - .000 6 0 0
Canizares, Barbaro - - - - - - - -
Church, Ryan - - - - .000 3 0 0
Conrad, Brooks - - - - - - - -
Diaz, Matt - - - - .167 6 0 0
Escobar, Yunel - - - - .300 10 0 0
Hernandez, Diory - - - - .000 3 0 0
Infante, Omar - - - - .200 5 0 0
Johnson, Kelly - - - - .375 8 0 0
Jones, Brandon - - - - - - - -
Jones, Chipper - - - - .333 6 0 2
McCann, Brian - - - - .286 7 0 2
McLouth, Nate - - - - .500 12 0 1
Prado, Martin - - - - .500 6 0 1
Ross, David - - - - .000 9 0 0
Sammons, Clint - - - - .000 2 0 0
Schafer, Jordan - - - - - - - -

Hoffpauir changes Cubs' luck (26-25) (26-26)

Cubs 3, Braves 2 (11)

Micah mashes

Guy Curtwright / Special to MLB.com
After Mike Fontenot's two-run double in the fourth, it looked like Ted Lilly was going to out-duel Derek Lowe. But the Braves rallied, and the game went to extras after the Cubs left the bases loaded in the ninth. Then in the 11th, Micah Hoffpauir's pinch-hit gave Chicago the win.

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Series at a Glance

 

Reversal of fortune

Adam Rosenburg / MLB.com
On the night after a dramatic 12-inning win, the Braves rallied to tie another game, but this time, they lost in 11 innings. Derek Lowe held the Cubs to two runs in seven innings, and Chipper Jones had a game-tying pinch-hit, but Jeff Bennett and Eric O'Flaherty struggled in the 11th.
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Cubs 3, Braves 2

Chi Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Soriano, A, LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 .243
Theriot, SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .283
Fukudome, RF 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 .308
Lee, D, 1B 3 1 2 0 2 0 0 .262
Fontenot, 3B 5 0 1 2 0 1 3 .230
Johnson, Re, CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .291
Hill, K, C 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 .271
  a-Fox, J, PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429
  Guzman, A, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  d-Hoffpauir, M, PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .286
  Gregg, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Blanco, A, 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .176
  b-Soto, PH-C 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .209
Lilly, P 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .083
  Marmol, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  c-Scales, PH-2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 .224
Totals 39 3 9 3 4 7 20  

a-Hit by pitch for Hill, K in the 9th. b-Walked for Blanco, A in the 9th. c-Grounded into a forceout for Marmol in the 9th. d-Singled for Guzman, A in the 11th.

BATTING
2B: Fontenot (8, Lowe, D), Blanco, A (2, Lowe, D).
TB: Soriano, A; Theriot; Fukudome; Lee, D 2; Fontenot 2; Johnson, Re; Hoffpauir, M; Blanco, A 2.
RBI: Fontenot 2 (23), Hoffpauir, M (17).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Hill, K 2; Lilly; Scales 3.
GIDP: Theriot 2; Blanco, A.
Team RISP: 3-for-9.
Team LOB: 9.

BASERUNNING
CS: Theriot (4, 2nd base by Moylan/McCann).

FIELDING
E: Lilly (4, throw).
 
Atlanta AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Johnson, K, 2B 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .254
Escobar, Y, SS 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .295
Diaz, M, LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .274
McCann, C 5 0 1 1 0 2 1 .302
Prado, 1B 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 .244
Francoeur, RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .251
  1-Barton, B, PR-RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Hernandez, Di, 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .148
  Moylan, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Gonzalez, M, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  b-Anderson, G, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .261
  Bennett, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  O'Flaherty, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Blanco, G, CF 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Lowe, D, P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .190
  a-Jones, C, PH-3B 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 .322
Totals 40 2 7 2 1 10 14  

a-Doubled for Lowe, D in the 7th. b-Flied out for Gonzalez, M in the 9th.
1-Ran for Francoeur in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Johnson, K (13, Lilly), Jones, C (9, Lilly).
TB: Johnson, K 3; Escobar, Y; McCann; Prado; Francoeur; Jones, C 2.
RBI: McCann (19), Jones, C (23).
2-out RBI: McCann.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: McCann; Francoeur 2; Escobar, Y.
Team RISP: 2-for-9.
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING
CS: Barton, B (1, 2nd base by Guzman, A/Soto).

FIELDING
E: Escobar, Y (5, fielding).
DP: 4 (Hernandez, Di-Johnson, K-Prado 2, McCann-Escobar, Y, Jones, C-Johnson, K-Prado).
 
Chi Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Lilly 7.0 6 2 1 1 7 0 3.28
Marmol 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.24
Guzman, A (W, 2-0) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.49
Gregg (S, 9) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.01
 
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Lowe, D 7.0 5 2 2 2 4 0 3.40
Moylan 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.58
Gonzalez, M 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.00
Bennett (L, 2-3) 1.1 1 1 1 1 1 0 2.92
O'Flaherty 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.89

HBP: Theriot (by Lowe, D), Fox, J (by Gonzalez, M).
Pitches-strikes: Lilly 108-73, Marmol 13-9, Guzman, A 22-13, Gregg 12-8, Lowe, D 101-62, Moylan 9-7, Gonzalez, M 16-8, Bennett 28-18, O'Flaherty 12-7.
Groundouts-flyouts: Lilly 7-7, Marmol 1-1, Guzman, A 3-1, Gregg 2-0, Lowe, D 12-5, Moylan 0-0, Gonzalez, M 1-2, Bennett 2-1, O'Flaherty 1-1.
Batters faced: Lilly 29, Marmol 3, Guzman, A 6, Gregg 3, Lowe, D 27, Moylan 3, Gonzalez, M 6, Bennett 6, O'Flaherty 3.
Inherited runners-scored: O'Flaherty 2-1.
Umpires: HP: Fieldin Culbreth. 1B: Gary Cederstrom. 2B: Jim Wolf. 3B: Brian O'Nora.
Weather: 83 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 10 mph, R to L.
T: 3:19.
Att: 30,646.
June 3, 2009

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