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Zambrano faces Reds with eye on 100 wins

Guy Curtwright / Special to MLB.com
Carlos Zambrano will start the series opener at Cincinnati on Friday night as he goes for his 100th career victory.
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Cubs probable pitcher

Carlos Zambrano

  • #38 RHP
  • (3-2) 4.22 ERA 46 SO
This will be Zambrano's first start back after serving his six-game suspension. The right-hander was penalized for his antics on May 27, when he argued a close call at home plate, threw a baseball into left field then hurled his glove. Zambrano took his frustrations out on a Gatorade dispenser in the Cubs dugout. As far as pitching goes, he's one win away from No. 100 in his career and needs four K's to tie Bill Hutchinson for sixth on the team's all-time strikeout list. Before he was ejected, Zambrano gave up two runs on seven hits over 6 1/3 innings against the Pirates.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 99-63 3.50 1431.0 641 1218 .229
Season 3-2 4.22 49.0 21 46 .269
Vs. Cincinnati 0-1 3.86 7.0 2 7 .259

Series at a Glance

Standings - 06/05/2009 W L PCT GB Home Away
Chicago Cubs (NL Central) 26 25 .510 3.5 16-10 10-15
Cincinnati Reds (NL Central) 28 25 .528 2.5 13-12 15-13
Stats - 06/05/2009 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
CHC .250 226 56 214 23 382 4.17 449.0 405 195 410
CIN .254 239 59 229 32 353 4.05 480.0 448 200 358
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Fractured thumb doesn't faze Phillips

Mark Sheldon / MLB.com
Not even a fractured right thumb has slowed Reds second baseman Brandon Phillips and his torrid hitting. Only Chris Carpenter of the Cardinals could do that.
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Reds probable pitcher

Micah Owings

  • #33 RHP
  • (3-6) 5.10 ERA 35 SO
In a 5-2 loss to the Brewers on Sunday, Owings pitched 5 2/3 innings and allowed five earned runs and eight hits with three walks and five strikeouts. By the time Owings retired a stretch of nine in a row and 10 of his last 11 batters, the damage was already done. The right-hander is winless over his past three starts, with an 8.56 ERA in those games. In his previous meeting vs. the Cubs on April 21, Owings gave up five runs, only two earned, over 4 2/3 innings during a 7-2 loss at Wrigley Field. He allowed five hits and walked four in that game.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 17-23 4.99 312.0 118 228 .259
Season 3-6 5.10 54.2 27 35 .280
Vs. Chi Cubs 0-1 3.86 4.2 4 3 .278

Cubs hitters vs Micah Owings

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Adduci, James - - - - - - - -
Baker, Jeff - - - - .667 3 0 0
Blanco, Andres - - - - .000 3 0 0
Bradley, Milton - - - - .143 7 0 1
Castillo, Welington - - - - - - - -
Colvin, Tyler - - - - - - - -
Fontenot, Mike .000 1 0 0 .100 10 0 1
Fox, Jake - - - - .000 2 0 0
Fukudome, Kosuke .000 2 0 0 .000 5 0 1
Fuld, Sam - - - - - - - -
Hill, Koyie - - - - .000 5 0 0
Hoffpauir, Micah 1.000 1 1 2 .200 10 2 3
Lee, Derrek .000 3 0 0 .222 9 0 1
Miles, Aaron - - - - .500 2 1 3
Ramirez, Aramis .667 3 0 1 .300 10 0 2
Soriano, Alfonso .000 2 0 0 .222 9 0 1
Soto, Geovany .000 2 0 0 .333 6 0 1
Theriot, Ryan .500 2 0 1 .455 11 0 1

Reds hitters vs Carlos Zambrano

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Alonso, Yonder - - - - - - - -
Balentien, Wladimir - - - - - - - -
Bruce, Jay .333 3 0 1 .300 10 1 2
Dickerson, Chris .250 4 0 0 .250 8 0 0
Francisco, Juan - - - - - - - -
Gomes, Jonny - - - - - 0 0 0
Hanigan, Ryan - - - - - - - -
Heisey, Chris - - - - - - - -
Hernandez, Ramon .333 3 0 0 .167 12 0 0
Janish, Paul - - - - - - - -
Phillips, Brandon .000 2 0 0 .200 40 1 4
Rolen, Scott - - - - .231 26 1 3
Rosales, Adam - - - - .333 3 0 0
Stubbs, Drew - - - - - - - -
Sutton, Drew - - - - - - - -
Taveras, Willy .250 4 0 0 .185 27 0 1
Valaika, Chris - - - - - - - -
Votto, Joey .667 3 0 1 .400 20 0 2

Third time's a charm for Zambrano (27-25) (28-26)

Cubs 2, Reds 1

Big Z gets No. 100

Carrie Muskat / MLB.com
Carlos Zambrano did it all on Friday, allowing just two hits over 6 2/3 innings while even chipping in a home run -- the 18th of his career -- to secure the 100th win of his career. Zambrano struck out seven and walked five in his first start since a suspension.

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Series at a Glance

 

Silent night

Jeff Wallner / Special to MLB.com
The Reds couldn't do much against a dominant Carlos Zambrano, hitting just two singles off the right-hander in 6 2/3 innings. Brandon Phillips gave the Reds their only run in the eighth inning when he laced a triple to left-center to drive home Jerry Hairston Jr.
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Cubs 2, Reds 1

Chi Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Soriano, A, LF 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 .243
Theriot, SS 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .286
Fukudome, CF-RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .302
Lee, D, 1B 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 .263
Hoffpauir, M, RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .275
  Marmol, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Gregg, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Fontenot, 3B 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .232
Hill, K, C 4 0 1 0 0 2 5 .269
Blanco, A, 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .150
Zambrano, C, P 3 1 1 1 0 2 0 .269
  Guzman, A, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Johnson, Re, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .287
Totals 33 2 7 2 4 10 19  

BATTING
2B: Soriano, A (12, Masset).
HR: Zambrano, C (2, 5th inning off Owings, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Soriano, A 2; Theriot 2; Lee, D; Fontenot; Hill, K; Zambrano, C 4.
RBI: Fontenot (24), Zambrano, C (3).
2-out RBI: Fontenot.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Hill, K 2; Hoffpauir, M; Blanco, A; Fukudome; Theriot 2.
S: Blanco, A.
Team RISP: 0-for-10.
Team LOB: 9.

BASERUNNING
SB: Theriot (8, 2nd base off Owings/Hernandez, R), Soriano, A (6, 2nd base off Cordero/Hernandez, R).

FIELDING
E: Theriot (5, throw).
DP: (Lee, D-Zambrano, C).
 
Cincinnati AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Hairston, J, 3B 4 1 0 0 1 2 3 .253
Dickerson, CF 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .241
Phillips, B, 2B 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .284
Nix, L, LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .278
Hernandez, R, C 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .272
Bruce, RF 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 .215
Gonzalez, A, SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .209
Rosales, A, 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .232
Owings, P 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 .290
  Masset, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  a-Gomes, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .300
  Rhodes, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Cordero, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  b-Hanigan, PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .325
  1-Castillo, W, PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Totals 31 1 4 1 7 8 18  

a-Grounded into a forceout for Masset in the 7th. b-Singled for Cordero in the 9th.
1-Ran for Hanigan in the 9th.

BATTING
3B: Phillips, B (3, Marmol).
TB: Phillips, B 3; Bruce; Rosales, A; Hanigan.
RBI: Phillips, B (41).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Hairston, J; Gomes; Bruce; Dickerson.
Team RISP: 2-for-8.
Team LOB: 10.
 
Chi Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Zambrano, C (W, 4-2) 6.2 2 0 0 5 7 0 3.72
Guzman, A (H, 6) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.45
Marmol (H, 13) 1.0 1 1 1 2 0 0 3.46
Gregg (S, 10) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.81
 
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Owings (L, 3-7) 6.0 5 2 2 3 6 1 4.90
Masset 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.95
Rhodes 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.47
Cordero 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1.57

WP: Gregg.
Pitches-strikes: Zambrano, C 109-68, Guzman, A 4-2, Marmol 23-12, Gregg 23-12, Owings 98-64, Masset 14-11, Rhodes 11-8, Cordero 16-9.
Groundouts-flyouts: Zambrano, C 4-8, Guzman, A 1-0, Marmol 2-1, Gregg 1-2, Owings 6-6, Masset 1-0, Rhodes 0-1, Cordero 2-1.
Batters faced: Zambrano, C 26, Guzman, A 1, Marmol 6, Gregg 5, Owings 26, Masset 4, Rhodes 3, Cordero 5.
Inherited runners-scored: Guzman, A 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Mike DiMuro. 1B: Dale Scott. 2B: Jerry Meals. 3B: Damien Beal.
Weather: 74 degrees, clear.
Wind: 12 mph, L to R.
T: 2:55.
Att: 32,374.
June 5, 2009

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