Chi White Sox (31-34) at Chi Cubs (30-31)

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Floyd aims to befriend Friendly Confines

Jesse Temple / MLB.com
Contrary to its moniker, the Friendly Confines of Wrigley Field have not been the kindest to White Sox pitchers in years past.
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White Sox probable pitcher

Gavin Floyd

  • #34 RHP
  • (4-5) 4.94 ERA 71 SO
Floyd's recent string of successful starts continued as he collected his fifth consecutive quality outing against the Tigers on Thursday. He threw eight innings, allowing one run on five hits while striking out five and walking none. He retired 12 of the first 13 batters he faced and did not allow a run until the eighth. Over his last five starts, Floyd has struck out 36 hitters and owns a 1.67 ERA. After a rocky start to the season, Floyd is beginning to resemble the pitcher he was in 2008, when he went 17-8 with a 3.84 ERA.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 29-23 4.97 467.0 184 340 .265
Season 4-5 4.94 82.0 31 71 .258
June 1-0 1.66 21.2 4 20 .177

Series at a Glance

Standings - 06/18/2009 W L PCT GB Home Away
Chicago White Sox (AL Central) 31 34 .477 3.0 16-18 15-16
Chicago Cubs (NL Central) 30 31 .492 4.5 17-13 13-18
Stats - 06/18/2009 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
CWS .250 268 67 260 41 423 4.13 572.2 572 221 463
CHC .244 254 64 242 25 473 3.82 548.1 484 237 484
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Cubs waiting for consistent offense

Carrie Muskat / MLB.com
The Cubs offense has struggled to consistently deliver in the clutch without Aramis Ramirez, but the club remains within striking distance in the tight NL Central.
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Cubs probable pitcher

Carlos Zambrano

  • #38 RHP
  • (4-2) 3.39 ERA 56 SO
Lou Piniella said Zambrano's last outing against the Astros was the best he's seen the right-hander pitch and that includes his no-hitter last September. Zambrano gave up one run on three hits over eight efficient innings in the start, his second since serving a six-game suspension. He did not get a decision. Big Z did not face the White Sox last year, and is 5-2 with a 4.45 ERA in 11 games against them.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 100-63 3.47 1445.2 648 1228 .228
Season 4-2 3.39 63.2 28 56 .236
June 1-0 0.61 14.2 7 10 .106

White Sox hitters vs Carlos Zambrano

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Armstrong, Cole - - - - - - - -
Beckham, Gordon - - - - .667 3 0 0
De Aza, Alejandro - - - - - - - -
Flowers, Tyler - - - - - - - -
Gartrell, Stefan - - - - - - - -
Konerko, Paul - - - - .292 24 4 6
Kotsay, Mark - - - - .000 2 0 0
Lillibridge, Brent - - - - - - - -
Nix, Jayson - - - - - - - -
Pierzynski, A.J. - - - - .300 20 1 2
Quentin, Carlos - - - - - - - -
Ramirez, Alexei - - - - .429 7 2 4
Rios, Alex - - - - .000 2 0 0
Teahen, Mark - - - - - - - -
Viciedo, Dayan - - - - - - - -

Cubs hitters vs Gavin Floyd

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

A bloop and two blasts carry Cubs (31-35) (31-31)

Cubs 6, White Sox 5

Bullpen bummer

Scott Merkin / MLB.com
Alexei Ramirez's tiebreaking two-run homer in the seventh seemed as if it would be enough for Gavin Floyd, who held the Cubs to one run over seven outstanding innings. But the White Sox 'pen coughed up five runs over the final two frames in a tough loss at Wrigley.

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Series at a Glance

 
Alexei Ramirez's homer on Thursday was his seventh this season. (David Banks/AP)

Bats arrive just in time

Carrie Muskat / MLB.com
Things were looking bleak for the Cubs entering their half of the eighth, but back-to-back two-out homers from Derrek Lee and Geovany Soto gave the North Siders new life, setting up Alfonso Soriano's walk-off single in the ninth to give them a split with the crosstown rival Sox.
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Cubs 6, White Sox 5

Chi White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Podsednik, LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .306
Ramirez, A, SS 5 1 2 2 0 0 0 .254
Dye, RF 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .270
  1-Wise, PR-RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133
Konerko, 1B 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .291
Pierzynski, C 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .294
Anderson, Br, CF 3 0 2 1 1 0 1 .242
Getz, 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .256
Beckham, 3B 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 .175
Floyd, G, P 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000
  a-Fields, PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .228
  Linebrink, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Thornton, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 34 5 10 5 4 3 15  

a-Walked for Floyd, G in the 8th.
1-Ran for Dye in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Getz 2 (8, Zambrano, C, Marmol), Dye (8, Zambrano, C).
HR: Ramirez, A (7, 7th inning off Zambrano, C, 1 on, 2 out).
TB: Ramirez, A 5; Dye 2; Konerko; Anderson, Br 2; Getz 4; Beckham 2.
RBI: Anderson, Br (9), Ramirez, A 2 (30), Getz (13), Beckham (5).
2-out RBI: Anderson, Br; Ramirez, A 2; Getz; Beckham.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Floyd, G 2; Podsednik 2; Getz.
S: Floyd, G 2.
Team RISP: 4-for-12.
Team LOB: 9.

BASERUNNING
CS: Anderson, Br (6, 2nd base by Zambrano, C/Soto).

FIELDING
E: Getz 2 (5, throw, fielding).
DP: 3 (Floyd, G-Getz-Konerko, Beckham-Getz-Konerko, Ramirez, A-Getz-Konerko).
 
Chi Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Soriano, A, LF 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 .229
Theriot, SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .282
Bradley, RF 3 0 2 0 1 1 2 .243
Lee, D, 1B 4 1 1 4 0 0 3 .277
Soto, C 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .220
Fontenot, 3B 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .235
  b-Fox, J, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .357
  Gregg, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Fukudome, CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .261
  c-Johnson, Re, PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .271
Blanco, A, 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .194
Zambrano, C, P 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .219
  Marmol, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Marshall, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
  a-Hoffpauir, M, PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .259
  Miles, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .202
Totals 33 6 9 6 3 3 13  

a-Reached on error for Marshall in the 8th. b-Flied out for Fontenot in the 8th. c-Singled for Fukudome in the 9th.

BATTING
HR: Lee, D (8, 8th inning off Linebrink, 2 on, 2 out), Soto (4, 8th inning off Linebrink, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: Soriano, A 2; Theriot; Bradley 2; Lee, D 4; Soto 4; Fontenot; Johnson, Re.
RBI: Lee, D 4 (31), Soto (17), Soriano, A (29).
2-out RBI: Lee, D 3; Soto; Soriano, A.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Fukudome.
S: Blanco, A.
GIDP: Blanco, A; Lee, D; Soto.
Team RISP: 2-for-8.
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING
SB: Soto (1, 2nd base off Floyd, G/Pierzynski).

FIELDING
PB: Soto (2).
 
Chi White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Floyd, G 7.0 4 1 1 3 2 0 4.65
Linebrink 0.2 3 4 0 0 1 2 2.25
Thornton (L, 4-2) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 2.13
 
Chi Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Zambrano, C 7.0 6 3 3 3 3 1 3.44
Marmol 0.2 3 2 2 0 0 0 3.77
Marshall 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.53
Gregg (W, 1-1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.99

IBB: Pierzynski (by Zambrano, C).
HBP: Beckham (by Zambrano, C).
Pitches-strikes: Floyd, G 90-59, Linebrink 30-19, Thornton 19-13, Zambrano, C 117-74, Marmol 18-12, Marshall 6-2, Gregg 11-8.
Groundouts-flyouts: Floyd, G 15-4, Linebrink 0-1, Thornton 2-1, Zambrano, C 9-8, Marmol 1-1, Marshall 1-0, Gregg 2-1.
Batters faced: Floyd, G 26, Linebrink 6, Thornton 5, Zambrano, C 30, Marmol 5, Marshall 2, Gregg 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Marshall 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Bruce Dreckman. 1B: Paul Emmel. 2B: Gary Darling. 3B: Bill Hohn.
Weather: 71 degrees, overcast.
Wind: 3 mph, In from RF.
T: 2:35.
Att: 40,467.
June 18, 2009

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