Chi Cubs (36-38) at Pittsburgh (36-41)

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In the Fuld: Outfielder set to contribute

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Minutes after arriving at the Cubs' clubhouse Monday afternoon, Sam Fuld tried on caps to find the perfect fit. Now, Fuld looks to find where he fits in with the Cubs' plan as Chicago visits Pittsburgh for the series finale Wednesday night at PNC Park.
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Cubs probable pitcher

Randy Wells

  • #36 RHP
  • (2-3) 2.57 ERA 41 SO
After not getting a win in his first seven starts, Randy Wells now has two "W's" in back-to-back starts. He beat the White Sox in his last outing, striking out six over seven innings. He gave up five hits, including solo homers to Jermaine Dye and Jim Thome. It's the first time he's given up two home runs in a start. He's gone at least six innings in all of his starts except two and has kept the walks to a minimum.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 2-3 2.35 61.1 16 42 .219
Season 2-3 2.57 56.0 13 41 .235

Series at a Glance

Standings - 07/01/2009 W L PCT GB Home Away
Chicago Cubs (NL Central) 36 38 .486 4.5 21-13 15-25
Pittsburgh Pirates (NL Central) 36 41 .468 6.0 22-15 14-26
Stats - 07/01/2009 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
CHC .244 307 79 293 31 573 3.89 664.1 606 291 577
PIT .268 337 49 327 44 523 4.19 674.1 660 270 409
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After Bucs' trades, left field up for grabs

Jenifer Langosch / MLB.com
So now that the dust has settled from Tuesday's two trades, there's another looming question. Who will be in left field? In short, there is no one answer. And as the Pirates conclude a three-game series with the Cubs on Wednesday, it could essentially be one of four players.
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Pirates probable pitcher

Virgil Vasquez

  • #50 RHP
  • (1-0) 3.00 ERA 7 SO
Vasquez stepped into the rotation for recently demoted Ian Snell and performed admirably in his debut for the Pirates. After not pitching in the Majors since 2007, Vasquez allowed only two runs on four hits in six innings to earn his first big league win his last time out. Though he's not one to overpower hitters, Vasquez also finished the outing with seven strikeouts. He's a command pitcher with an above-average fastball and has improved the use of his off-speed pitches during his Minor League stint this season.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 1-1 7.15 22.2 7 14 .323
Season 1-0 3.00 6.0 2 7 .190

Cubs hitters vs Virgil Vasquez

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Adduci, James - - - - - - - -
Baker, Jeff - - - - .500 2 0 0
Blanco, Andres - - - - .000 2 0 0
Bradley, Milton - - - - .000 2 0 0
Castillo, Welington - - - - - - - -
Colvin, Tyler - - - - - - - -
Fontenot, Mike - - - - - - - -
Fox, Jake - - - - .000 4 0 0
Fukudome, Kosuke - - - - .667 3 1 1
Fuld, Sam - - - - .333 3 0 0
Hill, Koyie - - - - .000 1 0 0
Hoffpauir, Micah - - - - .000 1 0 0
Lee, Derrek - - - - .400 5 1 2
Miles, Aaron - - - - - - - -
Ramirez, Aramis - - - - .000 1 0 0
Soriano, Alfonso - - - - - - - -
Soto, Geovany - - - - .333 3 0 0
Theriot, Ryan - - - - .600 5 0 0

Pirates hitters vs Randy Wells

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Alvarez, Pedro - - - - - - - -
Bixler, Brian - - - - - - - -
Cedeno, Ronny - - - - .000 3 0 0
Clement, Jeff - - - - .000 1 0 0
Cruz, Luis - - - - .500 4 0 1
Diaz, Argenis - - - - - - - -
Doumit, Ryan - - - - - - - -
Hernandez, Gorkys - - - - - - - -
Iwamura, Akinori - - - - - - - -
Jaramillo, Jason - - - - .600 5 0 1
Jones, Garrett - - - - .333 6 0 0
LaRoche, Andy - - - - .500 10 1 3
McCutchen, Andrew - - - - .600 5 0 0
Milledge, Lastings - - - - .000 3 0 0
Moss, Brandon - - - - .400 5 0 2
Pearce, Steve - - - - - - - -
Tabata, Jose - - - - - - - -
Vazquez, Ramon - - - - .000 3 0 0
Walker, Neil - - - - - - - -
Young, Delwyn - - - - .286 7 0 0

Dingers and debuts a good mix for Cubs (37-38) (36-42)

Cubs 4, Pirates 1

Cubs take series

Wayne Staats / MLB.com
Sam Fuld led off the game with his first big league hit, setting the stage for Derrek Lee's two-run homer. Kosuke Fukudome added a solo homer for insurance to back a solid performance from Randy Wells, who threw seven innings of one-run ball.

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Vasquez unsupported

Jenifer Langosch / MLB.com
Virgil Vasquez made just two mistakes, allowing homers in the first and sixth innings, but on a night when the Bucs bats were held in check, those mistakes led to a series loss. Brandon Moss' RBI single in the first gave Pittsburgh its only run.
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Cubs 4, Pirates 1

Chi Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Fuld, LF 4 1 2 0 1 1 0 .500
Theriot, SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .286
Lee, D, 1B 5 1 1 2 0 2 3 .282
Bradley, RF 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .239
Fox, J, 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .316
  Fontenot, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220
Fukudome, CF 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .260
Soto, C 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .236
Blanco, A, 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .231
Wells, R, P 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .167
  a-Hoffpauir, M, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .248
  Marmol, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Gregg, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 34 4 10 4 4 7 17  

a-Struck out for Wells, R in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Fuld (1, Vasquez, V), Fukudome (15, Vasquez, V).
3B: Soto (1, Vasquez, V).
HR: Lee, D (12, 1st inning off Vasquez, V, 1 on, 1 out), Fukudome (6, 6th inning off Vasquez, V, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: Fuld 3; Theriot 2; Lee, D 4; Fox, J; Fukudome 6; Soto 4.
RBI: Lee, D 2 (41), Fukudome (24), Soto (25).
2-out RBI: Fukudome.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Blanco, A; Wells, R; Hoffpauir, M 2.
S: Theriot.
GIDP: Lee, D; Theriot.
Team RISP: 3-for-10.
Team LOB: 8.

FIELDING
Outfield assists: Fuld (Wilson, J at home).
DP: (Blanco, A-Theriot-Lee, D).
 
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
McCutchen, A, CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .292
Sanchez, F, 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .315
Jones, G, LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000
LaRoche, Ad, 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .268
Moss, RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .267
Vazquez, R, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .244
Jaramillo, J, C 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .273
Wilson, J, SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .284
Vasquez, V, P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
  Hanrahan, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Chavez, J, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Jackson, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  a-Young, De, PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318
  Meek, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 31 1 6 1 1 6 10  

a-Hit by pitch for Jackson, S in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: McCutchen, A (5, Wells, R).
TB: McCutchen, A 3; Sanchez, F; Moss; Jaramillo, J 2.
RBI: Moss (20).
2-out RBI: Moss.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Vazquez, R.
GIDP: Wilson, J.
Team RISP: 2-for-5.
Team LOB: 5.

FIELDING
E: Vasquez, V (1, pickoff).
DP: 2 (Wilson, J-Sanchez, F-LaRoche, Ad, Sanchez, F-Wilson, J-LaRoche, Ad).
 
Chi Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Wells, R (W, 3-3) 7.0 6 1 1 1 4 0 2.43
Marmol (H, 17) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.86
Gregg (S, 14) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.82
 
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Vasquez, V (L, 1-1) 6.0 7 3 3 3 2 2 3.75
Hanrahan 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 7.49
Chavez, J 0.1 1 1 1 1 0 0 3.44
Jackson, S 0.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.97
Meek 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.83

WP: Jackson, S.
IBB: Blanco, A (by Vasquez, V).
HBP: Young, De (by Marmol).
Pitches-strikes: Wells, R 97-66, Marmol 17-11, Gregg 12-8, Vasquez, V 101-55, Hanrahan 11-8, Chavez, J 15-9, Jackson, S 14-10, Meek 22-14.
Groundouts-flyouts: Wells, R 12-4, Marmol 0-1, Gregg 0-3, Vasquez, V 11-5, Hanrahan 2-0, Chavez, J 0-1, Jackson, S 0-0, Meek 1-0.
Batters faced: Wells, R 26, Marmol 4, Gregg 3, Vasquez, V 27, Hanrahan 3, Chavez, J 3, Jackson, S 3, Meek 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Jackson, S 2-1.
EjectionsChicago Cubs Manager Lou Piniella ejected by 1B umpire Chad Fairchild. (6th).
Umpires: HP: Marty Foster. 1B: Chad Fairchild. 2B: John Hirschbeck. 3B: Wally Bell.
Weather: 68 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 4 mph, Out to CF.
T: 2:38.
Att: 15,770.
July 1, 2009

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