Chi Cubs (34-32) at Detroit (38-31)

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Trammell excited to go back to Detroit

Carrie Muskat / MLB.com
Cubs bench coach Alan Trammell played his entire career with the Tigers, from 1977-96. He also managed the club from 2003-05. There's talk about a 25th anniversary reunion for the 1984 Tigers on Sept. 28. He's not sure he can go. That makes these three days this week something to cherish.
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Cubs probable pitcher

Carlos Zambrano

  • #38 RHP
  • (4-2) 3.44 ERA 59 SO
Zambrano recorded his eighth quality start in his last outing against the White Sox. He gave up three runs on six hits over seven innings, walking three. However, he did give up his first home run since April 17, snapping a homerless streak of 51 2/3 innings. Big Z is 1-1 with a 2.20 ERA in five starts since he was reinstated from the 15-day disabled list. He has never faced Detroit.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 100-63 3.48 1452.2 651 1231 .228
Season 4-2 3.44 70.2 31 59 .237
June 1-0 1.66 21.2 10 13 .155

Series at a Glance

Standings - 06/23/2009 W L PCT GB Home Away
Chicago Cubs (NL Central) 34 32 .515 2.5 21-13 13-19
Detroit Tigers (AL Central) 38 31 .551 - 20-11 18-20
Stats - 06/23/2009 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
CHC .247 280 72 266 29 505 3.81 597.1 526 261 521
DET .262 337 78 321 36 436 4.12 605.1 587 261 474
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Ordonez could return to lineup Tuesday

Jason Beck / MLB.com
Magglio Ordonez was used to gearing up for the Cubs in his previous job with the White Sox. His rematch with Chicago's north side club this week, however, takes on a whole new meaning.
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Tigers probable pitcher

Edwin Jackson

  • #36 RHP
  • (6-4) 2.39 ERA 72 SO
Jackson gave up three runs in six innings in his last start in St. Louis but was really only hurt by three bad pitches. He gave up a solo home run to Yadier Molina and two RBI hits by rookie Colby Rasmus but pitched well enough to win the game. He fell victim, though, to the Tigers' seventh straight game of scoring three runs or fewer. He continues to hold the Tigers' team lead in innings pitched and ERA over ace Justin Verlander.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 31-34 4.68 550.1 254 383 .276
Season 6-4 2.39 94.1 25 72 .217
June 1-1 2.70 20.0 7 15 .219

Cubs hitters vs Edwin Jackson

  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 1 0 0
Castillo, Welington - - - - - - - -
Colvin, Tyler - - - - - - - -
Fontenot, Mike - - - - .000 3 0 0
Fox, Jake - - - - - - - -
Fukudome, Kosuke - - - - .000 3 0 0
Fuld, Sam - - - - - - - -
Hill, Koyie - - - - - - - -
Hoffpauir, Micah - - - - .000 2 0 0
Lee, Derrek - - - - .500 2 0 1
Miles, Aaron - - - - .429 7 0 0
Ramirez, Aramis - - - - - - - -
Soriano, Alfonso - - - - .200 5 0 0
Soto, Geovany - - - - .000 2 0 1
Theriot, Ryan - - - - .250 8 0 1

Tigers hitters vs Carlos Zambrano

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Avila, Alex - - - - - - - -
Boesch, Brennan - - - - - - - -
Cabrera, Miguel - - - - .188 16 2 3
Ciriaco, Audy - - - - - - - -
Dlugach, Brent - - - - - - - -
Granderson, Curtis - - - - .333 3 0 0
Guillen, Carlos - - - - - - - -
Inge, Brandon - - - - .667 3 1 2
Kelly, Don - - - - .000 2 0 0
Laird, Gerald - - - - .000 3 0 0
Larish, Jeff - - - - - - - -
Ordonez, Magglio - - - - .000 2 0 0
Raburn, Ryan - - - - - - - -
Ramirez, Wilkin - - - - - - - -
Ryan, Dusty - - - - - - - -
Santiago, Ramon - - - - .333 3 0 0
Sizemore, Scott - - - - - - - -
Strieby, Ryan - - - - - - - -
Thomas, Clete - - - - - - - -
Wells, Casper - - - - - - - -

Anything you can do ... (34-33) (39-31)

Tigers 5, Cubs 4

Excruciating loss

Carrie Muskat / MLB.com
Micah Hoffpauir gave the Cubs a late lead with a two-out, two-run homer in the eighth inning, but it didn't last long, as Kevin Gregg coughed up a two-run homer to pinch-hitter Ryan Raburn as the Tigers walked off victorious.

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Tigers walk off

Jason Beck / MLB.com
Ryan Raburn's pinch-hit two-run homer took Joel Zumaya off the hook and gave the Tigers a walk-off win vs. the Cubs. The shot was the culmination of a back-and-forth affair that saw two-run homers change the lead in each of the final three frames.
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Tigers 5, Cubs 4

Chi Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Soriano, A, LF 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .224
Theriot, SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .284
Bradley, RF 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 .244
Lee, D, 1B 3 1 2 1 1 0 2 .292
Hoffpauir, M, DH 3 1 1 2 1 2 4 .262
Soto, C 3 0 0 1 0 2 4 .222
  Hill, K, C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
Fukudome, CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .260
Fontenot, 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .232
Blanco, A, 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .246
Totals 32 4 7 4 4 9 19  

BATTING
2B: Lee, D (12, Jackson, E).
HR: Hoffpauir, M (6, 8th inning off Zumaya, 1 on, 2 out).
TB: Soriano, A; Theriot; Lee, D 3; Hoffpauir, M 4; Fontenot; Blanco, A.
RBI: Lee, D (37), Soto (20), Hoffpauir, M 2 (21).
2-out RBI: Hoffpauir, M 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Soto; Fontenot; Fukudome.
SF: Soto.
Team RISP: 0-for-8.
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING
CS: Blanco, A (2, 2nd base by Jackson, E/Laird).

FIELDING
DP: (Theriot-Blanco, A-Lee, D).
Pickoffs: Zambrano, C (Anderson, J at 1st base).
 
Detroit AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Granderson, CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .263
Polanco, 2B 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .264
Cabrera, M, 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .329
Thames, DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .284
Kelly, LF 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 .385
Inge, 3B 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .278
Ordonez, RF 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .271
  1-Anderson, J, PR-RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
  a-Raburn, PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .235
Laird, C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .220
Santiago, SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .279
Totals 29 5 6 5 3 7 11  

a-Homered for Anderson, J in the 9th.
1-Ran for Ordonez in the 7th.

BATTING
2B: Granderson (8, Zambrano, C).
3B: Polanco (2, Zambrano, C).
HR: Inge (17, 7th inning off Zambrano, C, 1 on, 0 out), Raburn (5, 9th inning off Gregg, 1 on, 1 out).
TB: Granderson 2; Polanco 3; Inge 5; Raburn 4; Santiago.
RBI: Polanco (27), Inge 2 (49), Raburn 2 (16).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Kelly; Cabrera, M; Thames.
GIDP: Thames.
Team RISP: 1-for-8.
Team LOB: 4.

BASERUNNING
SB: Polanco (3, 2nd base off Marmol/Hill, K).
PO: Anderson, J (1st base by Zambrano, C).
 
Chi Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Zambrano, C 7.0 5 3 3 2 4 1 3.48
Marmol (H, 14) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3.48
Gregg (BS, 3)(L, 2-2) 0.1 1 2 2 1 0 1 4.18
 
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Jackson, E 7.0 4 2 2 4 7 0 2.40
Zumaya (BS, 3) 1.0 2 2 2 0 2 1 3.86
Seay 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.74
Lyon (W, 3-3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.08

WP: Zambrano, C.
HBP: Kelly (by Zambrano, C), Polanco (by Marmol).
Pitches-strikes: Zambrano, C 110-61, Marmol 15-9, Gregg 13-8, Jackson, E 113-66, Zumaya 20-14, Seay 11-8, Lyon 5-3.
Groundouts-flyouts: Zambrano, C 7-9, Marmol 0-0, Gregg 0-1, Jackson, E 6-7, Zumaya 1-0, Seay 2-0, Lyon 0-1.
Batters faced: Zambrano, C 27, Marmol 4, Gregg 3, Jackson, E 28, Zumaya 5, Seay 3, Lyon 1.
Inherited runners-scored: Lyon 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Tim McClelland. 1B: Andy Fletcher. 2B: Ted Barrett. 3B: Adrian Johnson.
Weather: 86 degrees, clear.
Wind: 7 mph, L to R.
T: 2:34.
Att: 38,046.
June 23, 2009

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