Chi Cubs (34-33) at Detroit (39-31)

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Piniella wants to rest regulars via DH

Carrie Muskat / MLB.com
With the Cubs in the midst of playing six straight games at AL ballparks, manager Lou Piniella is hoping to take advantage of the DH and provide a breather for some of his stars.
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Cubs probable pitcher

Rich Harden

  • #40 RHP
  • (4-3) 5.10 ERA 64 SO
Harden wasn't sharp in his last outing against the Indians. He served up two three-run homers among the seven hits he gave up in five innings. The right-hander said he was falling behind in the count. He also has discovered that he can't get away with any mistakes. "It seems that this year, when I'm leaving the ball up it's cost me," he said. "If you're going to miss, miss in, miss out, but don't miss over the plate. That has to be my approach out there."
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 45-23 3.39 667.1 288 676 .218
Season 4-3 5.10 54.2 26 64 .243
June 0-1 6.55 11.0 5 11 .268

Series at a Glance

Standings - 06/24/2009 W L PCT GB Home Away
Chicago Cubs (NL Central) 34 33 .507 3.5 21-13 13-20
Detroit Tigers (AL Central) 39 31 .557 - 21-11 18-20
Stats - 06/24/2009 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
CHC .246 284 73 270 29 514 3.83 605.2 532 264 528
DET .261 342 80 326 37 443 4.12 614.1 594 265 483
det

Porcello shows age as he nears rare feat

Jason Beck / MLB.com
With eight wins heading into his start against the Cubs, 20-year-old Rick Porcello can join some elite company if he manages to pick up a victory or two before the All-Star break.
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Tigers probable pitcher

Rick Porcello

  • #48 RHP
  • (8-4) 3.54 ERA 41 SO
Porcello allowed three runs -- one earned -- in 5 2/3 innings against the Cardinals on Thursday in St. Louis. He struck out three, walked two and turned a one-run lead over to the Tigers' bullpen, earning his eighth victory in 13 starts. He is 2-1 in four starts in June and has allowed just two earned runs in his last two outings.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 8-4 3.54 73.2 23 41 .260
Season 8-4 3.54 73.2 23 41 .260
June 2-1 3.68 22.0 7 9 .307

Cubs hitters vs Rick Porcello

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

Tigers hitters vs Rich Harden

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Avila, Alex - - - - - - - -
Boesch, Brennan - - - - - - - -
Cabrera, Miguel - - - - .250 4 1 1
Ciriaco, Audy - - - - - - - -
Dlugach, Brent - - - - - - - -
Granderson, Curtis - - - - .333 6 1 1
Guillen, Carlos - - - - .273 11 0 2
Inge, Brandon - - - - .250 8 0 1
Kelly, Don - - - - .000 3 0 0
Laird, Gerald - - - - .125 8 1 1
Larish, Jeff - - - - .333 3 0 1
Ordonez, Magglio - - - - .100 10 1 2
Raburn, Ryan - - - - - - - -
Ramirez, Wilkin - - - - - - - -
Ryan, Dusty - - - - - - - -
Santiago, Ramon - - - - - 0 0 0
Sizemore, Scott - - - - - - - -
Strieby, Ryan - - - - - - - -
Thomas, Clete - - - - .000 2 0 0
Wells, Casper - - - - - - - -

Sweet sixcess: Tigers roll on (34-34) (40-31)

Tigers 5, Cubs 3

Cubs can't capitalize

Carrie Muskat / MLB.com
The Cubs went 1-for-15 with runners in scoring position and subsequently lost their third straight. Derrek Lee's hit streak reached 21 games and Geovany Soto hit his sixth homer, but he also dropped a popup that led to two decisive runs, aiding in Rich Harden's third straight loss.

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Tigers streaking

Jason Beck / MLB.com
Adam Everett's RBI single in a two-run sixth inning put the Tigers up for good, extending the club's win streak to six games. Miguel Cabrera and Gerald Laird lofted solo homers to back Rick Porcello, who settled for a no-decision in his bid for his ninth win after five solid innings.
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Tigers 5, Cubs 3

Chi Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Soriano, A, LF 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 .227
Theriot, SS 4 1 2 0 1 1 1 .287
Lee, D, DH 2 0 1 0 3 0 0 .294
Hoffpauir, M, 1B 5 0 2 0 0 1 7 .268
Bradley, RF 2 1 0 0 3 2 4 .241
Fox, J, 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 6 .300
Fukudome, CF 5 0 1 0 0 2 5 .259
Soto, C 4 1 2 1 0 1 3 .228
Fontenot, 2B 4 0 0 1 0 1 3 .228
Totals 35 3 11 3 7 8 32  

BATTING
2B: Soto (8, Porcello).
HR: Soto (6, 5th inning off Porcello, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Soriano, A 2; Theriot 2; Lee, D; Hoffpauir, M 2; Fox, J; Fukudome; Soto 6.
RBI: Soto (21), Fontenot (27), Fox, J (6).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Fox, J; Hoffpauir, M 2; Soriano, A; Fukudome 2.
SF: Fox, J.
GIDP: Fox, J; Soriano, A.
Team RISP: 1-for-15.
Team LOB: 13.

FIELDING
E: Soto (3, fielding).
 
Detroit AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Granderson, CF 4 0 1 1 1 2 3 .263
Polanco, 2B 3 0 1 0 2 0 4 .265
Cabrera, M, 1B 4 1 2 2 1 0 3 .332
Thames, DH 4 1 0 0 1 1 5 .268
Kelly, LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .333
Inge, 3B 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .275
Ordonez, RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .275
  1-Anderson, J, PR-RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
Laird, C 4 2 2 1 0 1 3 .226
Everett, SS 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .263
Totals 33 5 10 5 7 7 21  


1-Ran for Ordonez in the 8th.

BATTING
HR: Cabrera, M (15, 4th inning off Harden, 0 on, 0 out), Laird (3, 5th inning off Harden, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Granderson; Polanco; Cabrera, M 5; Ordonez 2; Laird 5; Everett 2.
RBI: Cabrera, M 2 (46), Laird (17), Everett (27), Granderson (42).
2-out RBI: Everett; Granderson; Cabrera, M.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Polanco 3; Cabrera, M; Thames 2.
Team RISP: 2-for-8.
Team LOB: 11.

BASERUNNING
SB: Granderson (13, 2nd base off Harden/Soto).

FIELDING
DP: 2 (Inge-Polanco-Cabrera, M, Inge-Polanco).
 
Chi Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Harden (L, 4-4) 5.1 4 4 2 4 3 2 4.95
Heilman 1.2 3 0 0 1 2 0 3.86
Ascanio 0.1 3 1 1 0 0 0 3.52
Marshall 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.36
Marmol 0.1 0 0 0 2 1 0 3.44
 
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Porcello 5.0 7 2 2 4 3 1 3.55
Robertson, N 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.71
Miner (BS, 2)(W, 5-1) 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 0 4.23
Seay (H, 15) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.68
Lyon (H, 3) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.00
Zumaya (H, 5) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.70
Rodney (S, 15) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 3.90

Porcello pitched to 2 batters in the 6th.
Robertson, N pitched to 1 batter in the 6th.
Miner pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.

Pitches-strikes: Harden 109-58, Heilman 29-20, Ascanio 9-6, Marshall 3-3, Marmol 16-7, Porcello 97-59, Robertson, N 4-3, Miner 19-9, Seay 5-4, Lyon 16-10, Zumaya 15-11, Rodney 24-14.
Groundouts-flyouts: Harden 4-9, Heilman 1-2, Ascanio 0-0, Marshall 0-0, Marmol 0-0, Porcello 11-1, Robertson, N 0-0, Miner 1-1, Seay 0-1, Lyon 1-1, Zumaya 0-1, Rodney 0-1.
Batters faced: Harden 24, Heilman 9, Ascanio 3, Marshall 1, Marmol 3, Porcello 24, Robertson, N 1, Miner 5, Seay 1, Lyon 3, Zumaya 4, Rodney 5.
Inherited runners-scored: Heilman 2-2, Marshall 2-0, Marmol 2-1, Robertson, N 2-0, Miner 3-1, Seay 2-0, Lyon 2-1.
Umpires: HP: Andy Fletcher. 1B: Ted Barrett. 2B: Adrian Johnson. 3B: Tim McClelland.
Weather: 87 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 3 mph, Varies.
T: 3:19.
Att: 36,438.
June 24, 2009

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