Atlanta (39-42) at Chi Cubs (40-39)

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Though not an All-Star, Jurrjens worthy

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Despite a formidable first half of the season, Braves pitcher Jair Jurrjens missed out on being chosen for his first All-Star Game. Even so, the 23-year-old right-hander gets to pitch on the national stage when the Braves face the Cubs on ESPN on Monday night.
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Braves probable pitcher

Jair Jurrjens

  • #49 RHP
  • (6-6) 2.73 ERA 74 SO
After routinely encountering bad luck in June, Jurrjens opened July by seeing his no-hit bid against the Phillies end with a two-out single in the seventh. That lone hit didn't prevent Jurrjens from winning for the first time during a four-start span that has been highlighted with a 2.45 ERA. When the 23-year-old right-hander aggressively attacks the zone early in the count, he has found routine success. He has limited opponents to a .240 batting average, but left-handed hitters are batting .296 against Jurrjens. This will be his first career start against the Cubs.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 22-17 3.47 321.1 119 226 .250
Season 6-6 2.73 102.1 38 74 .239
July 1-0 0.00 7.0 4 6 .045

Series at a Glance

Standings - 07/06/2009 W L PCT GB Home Away
Atlanta Braves (NL East) 39 42 .481 4.0 21-21 18-21
Chicago Cubs (NL Central) 40 39 .506 2.5 24-14 16-25
Stats - 07/06/2009 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
ATL .261 344 65 329 29 486 3.89 728.0 689 288 611
CHC .247 332 88 318 32 599 3.88 710.1 653 303 616
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Aramis leads trio set to come off DL

Andrew Simon / MLB.com
Aramis Ramirez, who's been out since May 9 with a separated left shoulder, is set to return in the opener vs. the Braves along with fellow DL members Angel Guzman and Reed Johnson.
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Cubs probable pitcher

Randy Wells

  • #36 RHP
  • (3-3) 2.43 ERA 45 SO
Wells won his third game of the season and career by tossing seven innings in a 4-1 win against the Pirates on July 1. He gave up just one run and has surrendered just five runs in his last three starts, winning all three. Wells has faced the Braves once this season, giving up two runs (one earned) in seven innings to get a no-decision. In four home starts this year, Wells is 1-2 with a 3.09 ERA.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 3-3 2.24 68.1 17 46 .221
Season 3-3 2.43 63.0 14 45 .236
July 1-0 1.29 7.0 1 4 .240
Vs. Atlanta 0-0 1.29 7.0 0 4 .087

Braves hitters vs Randy Wells

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Blanco, Gregor .000 2 0 0 .167 6 0 0
Canizares, Barbaro - - - - .500 2 0 0
Church, Ryan - - - - - - - -
Conrad, Brooks - - - - .200 10 1 1
Diaz, Matt - - - - .000 3 0 0
Escobar, Yunel .000 2 0 0 .400 5 0 1
Hernandez, Diory - - - - - - - -
Infante, Omar - - - - - - - -
Johnson, Kelly .000 3 0 0 .000 3 0 0
Jones, Brandon - - - - - - - -
Jones, Chipper .333 3 0 0 .333 6 0 0
McCann, Brian .000 3 0 0 .167 6 0 0
McLouth, Nate - - - - .667 3 1 1
Prado, Martin .000 3 0 0 .000 8 0 1
Ross, David - - - - - - - -
Sammons, Clint - - - - - - - -
Schafer, Jordan - - - - - - - -

Cubs hitters vs Jair Jurrjens

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Adduci, James - - - - - - - -
Baker, Jeff - - - - .250 4 0 0
Blanco, Andres - - - - - - - -
Bradley, Milton - - - - .000 2 0 0
Castillo, Welington - - - - - - - -
Colvin, Tyler - - - - - - - -
Fontenot, Mike - - - - .333 3 0 0
Fox, Jake - - - - .333 3 0 0
Fukudome, Kosuke - - - - 1.000 2 0 1
Fuld, Sam - - - - .500 6 0 0
Hill, Koyie - - - - - - - -
Hoffpauir, Micah - - - - - - - -
Lee, Derrek - - - - .333 3 1 2
Miles, Aaron - - - - - - - -
Ramirez, Aramis - - - - .000 3 0 0
Soriano, Alfonso - - - - .333 3 0 0
Soto, Geovany - - - - .000 2 0 0
Theriot, Ryan - - - - .500 2 0 1

All Wells and good (39-43) (41-39)

Cubs 4, Braves 2

Comeback short

Mark Bowman / MLB.com
Jair Jurrjens struggled early, giving up two runs in each of the first two innings, but he gave the Braves a chance to climb back in. They scored single runs in each of the fourth and fifth innings -- the latter on Nate McLouth's home run -- but they were unable to take the opener.

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Starter effective

Andrew Simon / MLB.com
Though he struggled in the fourth inning, Randy Wells limited the damage in that frame and was otherwise strong, earning his fourth straight win. He was backed by Kosuke Fukudome's two hits, run scored and RBI and Derrek Lee's two-run homer. Aramis Ramirez was hitless in his return.
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Cubs 4, Braves 2

Atlanta AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
McLouth, CF 5 1 3 1 0 1 1 .270
Prado, 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .319
Jones, C, 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .292
McCann, C 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .303
Anderson, G, LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .279
Escobar, Y, SS 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .297
Kotchman, 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .272
Diaz, M, RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .311
Jurrjens, P 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .147
  a-Blanco, G, PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .195
  b-Francoeur, PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .247
  Moylan, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Acosta, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  c-Conrad, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
Totals 36 2 9 2 2 6 20  

a-Batted for Jurrjens in the 7th. b-Singled for Blanco, G in the 7th. c-Flied out for Acosta in the 9th.

BATTING
HR: McLouth (14, 5th inning off Wells, R, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: McLouth 6; Jones, C; McCann; Escobar, Y 2; Kotchman; Francoeur.
RBI: Escobar, Y (43), McLouth (49).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: McCann 2; Jurrjens 2.
GIDP: Kotchman.
Team RISP: 1-for-7.
Team LOB: 9.
 
Chi Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Fukudome, CF 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .268
Theriot, SS 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .289
Lee, D, 1B 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .288
Bradley, RF 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .242
Ramirez, A, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .343
Soriano, A, LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .227
Soto, C 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .230
Fontenot, 2B 4 1 1 0 0 2 4 .236
Wells, R, P 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 .190
  Marshall, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
  Marmol, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  a-Hoffpauir, M, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .243
  Gregg, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 31 4 9 4 4 3 13  

a-Grounded out for Marmol in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Fukudome (17, Jurrjens), Soriano, A (18, Jurrjens), Lee, D (13, Moylan), Soto (10, Acosta).
HR: Lee, D (16, 1st inning off Jurrjens, 1 on, 1 out).
TB: Fukudome 3; Theriot; Lee, D 6; Soriano, A 2; Soto 2; Fontenot; Wells, R.
RBI: Lee, D 2 (53), Fukudome (26), Theriot (30).
2-out RBI: Fukudome; Theriot.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Lee, D; Wells, R 2; Ramirez, A; Hoffpauir, M.
S: Theriot.
Team RISP: 3-for-9.
Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING
CS: Fukudome (6, 2nd base by Jurrjens/McCann).

FIELDING
E: Wells, R (1, fielding).
DP: (Fontenot-Theriot-Lee, D).
 
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Jurrjens (L, 6-7) 6.0 7 4 4 3 1 1 2.91
Moylan 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 4.28
Acosta 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.12
 
Chi Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Wells, R (W, 4-3) 6.0 7 2 2 0 4 1 2.48
Marshall (H, 3) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4.29
Marmol (H, 18) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.57
Gregg (S, 15) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.52

IBB: Bradley (by Moylan).
Pitches-strikes: Jurrjens 87-54, Moylan 17-10, Acosta 11-8, Wells, R 87-56, Marshall 22-12, Marmol 16-9, Gregg 24-17.
Groundouts-flyouts: Jurrjens 10-6, Moylan 2-0, Acosta 1-1, Wells, R 6-8, Marshall 2-1, Marmol 2-0, Gregg 1-1.
Batters faced: Jurrjens 27, Moylan 5, Acosta 4, Wells, R 26, Marshall 5, Marmol 3, Gregg 4.
Umpires: HP: Derryl Cousins. 1B: Todd Tichenor. 2B: Jim Joyce. 3B: Bill Miller.
Weather: 77 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 5 mph, In from RF.
T: 2:30.
Att: 40,042.
July 6, 2009

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