8/19 Cardinals (Wells) @ Cubs (Zambrano) 7:05 ESPN

[Flames24Rulz]

Pitching matchup:

 

http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/images/gameday/mugshots/mlb/150337.jpg

 

Kip Wells: 6-13, 5.24 ERA, 132.1 IP, 141 hits, 98 K's/61 BB's

 

http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/images/gameday/mugshots/mlb/407296.jpg

 

Carlos Zambrano: 14-9, 3.86 ERA, 168 IP, 143 hits, 139 K's/77 BB's

 

Carlos Zambrano looks to continue the Cubs winning ways over the Cardinals with a win in his first start since signing a long-term extension with the Cubs. Daryle Ward provided most of the offense for the Cubs on Saturday as they were able to defeat the Cardinals to take game two of the four game set. Zambrano looks to make it three in a row over the Redbirds and four in a row overall. On the mound for the Cardinals is another crappy pitcher by the name of Kip Wells. Please, Cubs...this guy sucks. Hit him hard, early and often.

 

Just don't lose, you stupid idiots.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Let's get another win.

[Alfonso Soriano]

Winning is fun.

Even if I have to wait 5 hours to celebrate

[CubsBears29]

Winning = fun :D

 

Losing = not so much :(

 

 

So let's keep having fun, Cobs!!! :D :D :D

[JimSorgi]

Z shows why we payed him the big bucks with an amazing performance. 7 IP and 1 ER while going 3-4 with 2 HR. Cubs win 9-1.

[Mizzou]

Big Z on the national stage after getting his new contract against Kip Wells... yeah, we should dominate this game.

[otis89]

Go ahead. Lose. See if I care.

[rickrolled]

hopefully this goes better then the last time the Cubs were on ESPN.

 

can't wait for big Joe

[Little Slide Rooter]

Big game for Big Z after getting his Big Deal, especially as hes up against argueably the worst "Ace" in the history of the game.

[Alfonso Soriano]

The Cubs always have something bad happen to them on Sunday Night Baseball. How about this:

Albert Pujols and Ronny Cedeno have a brutal collision that takes both of them out for the rest of the season.

[Handlebar McSkullet]

This game is big.

 

Z needs to get on track.

 

Wells has been on fire this month.

 

We have 8 hits so far in two games. Need to get more offense.

 

If we win, we have a 5 game cushion on the red birds

[Omar]

St. Louis Cardinals Vs. Carlos Zambrano

                    **PA**  AB  H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   OPS  
+-----------------+-------+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+
Albert Pujols        51    44   9  2  0  3   7   6   9  .205  .294  .455  .749 
Jim Edmonds          48    38   8  1  0  2   3   7  19  .211  .375  .395  .770 
Scott Rolen          47    44   8  3  0  2   4   3   7  .182  .234  .386  .620 
Aaron Miles          24    21   7  1  0  0   0   2   2  .333  .417  .381  .798 
David Eckstein       20    19   3  0  0  0   1   0   1  .158  .200  .158  .358 
Juan Encarnacion     20    19   2  0  0  0   0   1   5  .105  .150  .105  .255 
Yadier Molina        20    18   4  0  0  1   4   1   3  .222  .250  .389  .639 
Chris Duncan         13    12   3  0  0  0   0   1   2  .250  .308  .250  .558 
So Taguchi            9     7   2  1  0  0   1   2   1  .286  .444  .429  .873 
Gary Bennett          6     5   0  0  0  0   0   1   1  .000  .167  .000  .167 
Kip Wells             3     3   1  0  0  0   0   0   2  .333  .333  .333  .666 
Adam Wainwright       1     1   1  0  0  0   0   0   0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 

 

Chicago Cubs Vs. Kip Wells

                    **PA**  AB  H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   OPS  
+-----------------+-------+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+
Derrek Lee           28    26   6  0  0  2   2   2   8  .231  .286  .462  .748 
Jacque Jones         25    20   9  1  0  2   4   4   1  .450  .560  .800 1.360 
Aramis Ramirez       18    17   7  1  0  1   5   1   2  .412  .444  .647 1.091 
Daryle Ward          13    13   5  2  0  1   4   0   1  .385  .385  .769 1.154 
Jason Kendall         7     6   0  0  0  0   0   1   0  .000  .143  .000  .143 
Carlos Zambrano       5     5   2  1  0  0   2   0   1  .400  .400  .600 1.000 
Ryan Dempster         4     4   0  0  0  0   0   0   3  .000  .000  .000  .000 
Mark DeRosa           4     3   1  0  0  0   0   1   0  .333  .500  .333  .833 
Ryan Theriot          4     4   1  0  0  0   0   0   1  .250  .250  .250  .500 
Koyie Hill            3     3   1  0  0  0   0   0   1  .333  .333  .333  .666 
Ronny Cedeno          2     2   1  0  0  0   1   0   0  .500  .500  .500 1.000 
Jason Marquis         2     2   1  1  0  0   0   0   1  .500  .500 1.000 1.500 
Mike Fontenot         1     0   0  0  0  0   0   1   0       1.000             

 

-Baseball Reference.

 

These match-ups don't have team totals. Does anybody care? Just wondering.

Edited August 19, 2007 by Omar

[soccer10k]

Winning this game would do two wonderful things:

 

1. Guarantee a series win against the Cardinals with the potential for a four-game sweep.

 

2. Guarantee that the Cardinals would be two games further back from the Cubs at the end of the series than they were at the beginning of the series with the potential to be four games back.

 

Get it done Z.

[hankp101]

Z will be so jacked up that he will either be amazing or awful. Here's hoping it is the former. Go Cubs

[TysonCBulls423]

Cliff might be back tomorrow. If so I pray for an outstanding ovation and then a Cubs win :lol:

[Garwilly]

I would prefer a win.

[inari]

I'll be there, it best not suck.

[Guest]

rainout looks like a strong possibility.

[Omar]

Steve Stone said he will be doing this game on the radio... ESPN 1000. Dont quote me if I'm wrong, but its a real nice alternate to the dead-on color guy, Joe Morgan.

[Butterscup1679666578]

3 for 3 with the chance for a 4 game sweep? Yes sir. Do it.

[AlwaysaCub]

3 for 3 with the chance for a 4 game sweep? Yes sir. Do it.

 

That would be shades of the 2003 5 game series at the start of September. It would again be a stake through the heart of that vampire Tony La Russa.

[CubsBears29]

Cliff might be back tomorrow. If so I pray for an outstanding ovation and then a Cubs win :lol:

 

Seeing as how Ward is 5-13 vs Wells, with 2 2Bs, a HR, and 4 RBIs... I'm guessing we see him make another start in RF tonight.

 

In fact, wouldn't be surprised if tonight's lineup isn't exactly the same as last night's.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Greetings one and all from beautiful Las Vegas, NV !!!

 

Flames24Rulz, you're doing a fine job there... keep up the good work !!!

 

Worthless stats of the day for Sunday..............

 

CUBS are 7-11 on Sundays

CUBS are 7-3 vs. St. Louis

CUBS are 27-25 vs. the NLC Division

CUBS are 3-5 when they've won their last 3 game(s) in a row

CUBS are 32-30 when they've won their previous game

CUBS are 25-31 at night

CUBS are 33-30 at home

CUBS are 52-40 against right handers

CUBS are 45-17 when they get a quality start.... 18-42 when they don't

CUBS are 21-34 when the opponent gets a quality start.... 42-25 when they don't

CUBS are 51-22 when they score first in the game.... 12-37 when they don't

CUBS are 29-19 when they score in the first inning.... 34-40 when they don't

CUBS are 54-38 when they don't allow any runs is the first inning.... 9-21 when they do

CUBS are 52-23 when they score at least 4 runs.... 11-36 when they don't

CUBS are 49-9 when they allow fewer than 4 runs.... 14-50 when they don't

CUBS are 54-15 when they outhit the opponents.... 4-32 when they get outhit.... and 5-10 when the hits are even

CUBS are 22-10 when their pitcher gets a hit.... 41-49 when he doesn't

CUBS are 16-19 in one run games.... 10-10 in two run games

CUBS are 45-38 when the temperature is 70 degrees or above.... 17-21 when it's less than 70 degrees

CUBS are 41-19 when their pitchers average 15 pitches per inning or less..... 22-40 when they don't

CUBS are 24-17 when they average 3.6 P/PA or fewer.... 39-50 when they don't

CUBS are 48-33 when the opponent's starter pitches 6-1/3 inning or less.... 15-26 when he doesn't

CUBS are on a pace to win 84 games this year..... compared to 66 last year and 79 in '05

CUBS are on a pace to score 758 runs this year..... compared to 716 last year and 703 in '05

CUBS are on a pace to hit 131 homeruns this year..... compared to 166 last year and 194 in '05

CUBS are on a pace to draw 505 walks this year..... compared to 395 last year and 419 in '05

CUBS are on a pace to strike out 1073 times this year..... compared to 928 last year and 920 in '05

CUBS are on a pace to steal 97 bases this year..... compared to 121 last year and 64 in '05

CUBS are on a pace to ground into 113 double plays this year..... compared to 135 last year and 129 in '05

CUBS are on a pace to commit 97 errors this year..... compared to 104 last year and 100 in '05

CUBS are scoring 4.68 runs per game...... compared to 4.42 last year and 4.34 in '05

CUBS are seeing 3.76 pitches per plate appearance...... compared to 3.68 last year and 3.61 in '05

CUBS are drving in 19.6% of their runners on base...... compared to 20.0% last year and 18.4% in '05

CUBS are scoring 0.368 runs per baserunner...... compared to 0.370 last year and 0.365 in '05

CUBS are getting extra base hits at a 33.2% rate...... compared to 32.3% last year and 35.8 in '05

CUBS are 3-6 when they get 4 hits or less

CUBS have scored first in 31 of their last 51 games (31-20)

CUBS have drawn more than 4 BBs in 10 of their last 45 games

CUBS have executed 2 sac bunts in their last 17 games

CUBS have hit 1 sac fly in their last 19 games

CUBS have been HBP 7 times in their last 50 games

CUBS have issued more than 3 BBs in 32 of their last 48 games

CUBS opponents have committed at least 1 error in 25 of their last 43 games

 

CUBS are 14-12 when Zambrano starts

Zambrano is 14 of 26 in quality starts

Zambrano has 3 consecutive non-quality start(s)

Zambrano's ERA pitching to Barrett is 7.53.... to Blanco it's 3.27.... to K. Hill it's 2.36.... to Bowen it's 1.13.... to Soto it's 0.00.... to Kendall it's 4.42

CUBS score 4.68 R/G overall.... 4.85 R/G when Zambrano pitches

CUBS hit 0.81 HR/G overall.... 1.00 HR/G when Zambrano pitches

 

CUBS' offensive support of Zambrano.....

 

04/02 - 08/18      AB    R    H   2b   3b   HR   TB  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS
CUBS w/Zambrano   893  126  236   54    4   26  376  118   88  160  0.264  0.330  0.421  0.751
CUBS overall     4269  571 1150  260   23   99 1753  542  380  808  0.269  0.330  0.411  0.741

 

Composite scoring in games started by Zambrano.........

 

                  1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9  10  11  12  13  14  15  16    Total

CUBS             14  14  13  17  13  18  11  18   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0      126
Opponents        14   2  12   5  22  10  17   9   7   0   0   1   0   0   0   0       99

 

Zambrano's starts this year (14-9)

 

Zambrano                IP    H    R   ER   BB    K   HR    PC  BB/9   K/9  HR/9  WHIP   ERA
04/02  vs. Cincy       5.0    6    5    5    5    2    2    92  9.00  3.60  3.60  2.20  9.00
04/07  vs. Milw        7.0    5    3    3    2    6    2   109  2.57  7.71  2.57  1.00  3.86
04/13  vs. Cincy       4.0    6    6    6    4    2    0    87  9.00  4.50  0.00  2.50 13.50
04/18  vs. Atla        6.0    8    5    5    5    6    2   113  7.50  9.00  3.00  2.17  7.50
04/23  vs. Milw        5.3    5    2    2    3    7    1   103  5.06 11.81  1.69  1.50  3.38
04/28  vs. St. L       7.0    7    1    1    0    2    1   113  0.00  2.57  1.29  1.00  1.29
05/04  vs. Wash        6.0    6    4    4    3    4    1   104  4.50  6.00  1.50  1.50  6.00
05/10  vs. Pitts       6.0    7    6    4    2    6    1   117  3.00  9.00  1.50  1.50  6.00
05/15  vs. Mets        8.0    6    1    1    3    3    1   116  3.38  3.38  1.13  1.13  1.13
05/20  vs. CWS         6.7    6    7    7    4    5    1   117  5.40  6.75  1.35  1.50  9.45
05/26  vs. L.A.        7.7    8    2    2    1    8    1   125  1.17  9.39  1.17  1.17  2.35
06/01  vs. Atla        5.0   13    7    6    2    0    0    97  3.60  0.00  0.00  3.00 10.80
06/06  vs. Milw        6.7    5    2    2    3    9    1   117  4.05 12.15  1.35  1.20  2.70
06/11  vs. Houst       8.0    3    1    0    1    8    0   128  1.13  9.00  0.00  0.50  0.00
06/16  vs. S.D.        9.0    2    1    1    5    6    1   123  5.00  6.00  1.00  0.78  1.00
06/22  vs. CWS         8.0    3    1    1    1   12    1   113  1.13 13.50  1.13  0.50  1.13
06/27  vs. Colo        6.0    5    2    2    3    8    0   107  4.50 12.00  0.00  1.33  3.00
07/03  vs. Wash        6.7    3    1    1    4    8    0   121  5.40 10.80  0.00  1.05  1.35
07/08  vs. Pitts       7.0    4    3    3    3    5    1   122  3.86  6.43  1.29  1.00  3.86
07/13  vs. Houst       6.7    3    0    0    3    7    0   115  4.05  9.45  0.00  0.90  0.00
07/18  vs. S.F.        5.0    2    0    0    2    3    0    80  3.60  5.40  0.00  0.80  0.00
07/24  vs. St. L       6.3    5    2    2    3    5    0   117  4.26  7.11  0.00  1.26  2.84
07/29  vs. Cincy       7.3    2    0    0    3    6    0   113  3.68  7.36  0.00  0.68  0.00
08/03  vs. Mets        5.0    2    1    1    7    5    1    93 12.60  9.00  1.80  1.80  1.80
08/08  vs. Houst       5.7    8    7    7    3    6    2   113  4.76  9.53  3.18  1.94 11.12
08/14  vs. Cincy       7.0   13    6    6    2    0    0   107  2.57  0.00  0.00  2.14  7.71


Home                  79.7   73   43   39   41   61    6  1378  4.63  6.89  0.68  1.43  4.41
Road                  88.3   70   33   33   36   78   14  1484  3.67  7.95  1.43  1.20  3.36

Day                  115.0   92   51   48   53   96   14  1944  4.15  7.51  1.10  1.26  3.76
Nite                  53.0   51   25   24   24   43    6   918  4.08  7.30  1.02  1.42  4.08

Home  Nite            20.3   21    9    8    6   15    1   338  2.66  6.64  0.44  1.33  3.54

April                 34.3   37   22   22   19   25    8   617  4.98  6.55  2.10  1.63  5.77
May                   34.3   33   20   18   13   26    5   579  3.41  6.82  1.31  1.34  4.72
June                  42.7   31   14   12   15   43    3   685  3.16  9.07  0.63  1.08  2.53
July                  39.0   19    6    6   18   34    1   668  4.15  7.85  0.23  0.95  1.38
August                17.7   23   14   14   12   11    3   313  6.11  5.60  1.53  1.98  7.13

totals vs. St. L.     13.3   12    3    3    3    7    1   230  2.03  4.73  0.68  1.13  2.03
last 5 starts         31.3   30   16   16   18   22    3   543  5.17  6.32  0.86  1.53  4.60
season totals        168.0  143   76   72   77  139   20  2862  4.13  7.45  1.07  1.31  3.86

 

Zambrano's starts vs. St. Louis last year (ND).......

 

Zambrano                IP    H    R   ER   BB    K   HR    PC  BB/9   K/9  HR/9  WHIP   ERA
04/08  vs. St. L       6.0    4    2    0    4    5    0   111  6.00  7.50  0.00  1.33  0.00
07/30  vs. St. L       6.0    5    2    2    5    5    0   110  7.50  7.50  0.00  1.67  3.00
08/19  vs. St. L       7.0    6    2    2    2    6    1   108  2.57  7.71  1.29  1.14  2.57

totals  vs. St. L     19.0   15    6    4   11   16    1   329  5.21  7.58  0.47  1.37  1.89
season totals        214.0  162   91   81  115  210   20  3624  4.84  8.83  0.84  1.29  3.41

 

CUBS' bullpen load during the last week.....

 

              Sat        Fri        Thur       Wed        Tues       Mon        Sun           Totals
             18 Aug     17 Aug     16 Aug     15 Aug     14 Aug     13 Aug     12 Aug
             vs St. L   vs St. L   vs Cincy   vs Cincy   vs Cincy   no game    @ Colo  
pitcher        IP Pit     IP Pit     IP Pit     IP Pit     IP Pit     IP Pit     IP Pit        IP Pit

Dempster      1.0  12    1.0   9                                                1.0  17       3.0  38
Eyre          0.7  11               1.0   9                                                   1.7  20
Howry         0.7  12    1.0  18               1.0  22    1.0  14                             3.7  66
Wuertz                                         0.3  14                          1.0  17       1.3  31
Marmol        1.3  20                          1.7  29    1.0  21                             4.0  70
Pignatiello   0.3   1               1.0  18                                                   1.3  19
Wood                                1.0  14    1.0  12                          1.0  22       3.0  48

Totals        4.0  56    2.0  27    3.0  41    4.0  77    2.0  35               3.0  56      18.0 292

 

CUBS' season series vs. St. Louis this year (7-3).....

 

Gm#    Date       Opponent         Score  Starter         Opp Starter
16  Fri 04/20    St. Louis         1- 2  Lilly           Looper        
17  Sat 04/21    St. Louis         6- 0  Marquis         Reyes         
18  Sun 04/22    St. Louis         9-12  Miller          Wainright     
22  Fri 04/27  @ St. Louis     N   5- 3  Marquis         Reyes         
23  Sat 04/28  @ St. Louis         8- 1  Zambrano        Wainright     
98  Tue 07/24  @ St. Louis     N   4- 3  Zambrano        Wells         
99  Wed 07/25  @ St. Louis     N   7- 1  Lilly           Wainright     
100  Thu 07/26  @ St. Louis     N   1-11  Marquis         Looper        
121  Fri 08/17    St. Louis         2- 1  Hill            Looper        
122  Sat 08/18    St. Louis         5- 3  Marshall        Reyes         
123  Sun 08/19    St. Louis          -    Zambrano        Wells         
124  Mon 08/20    St. Louis          -    Lilly           Pineiro       
147  Fri 09/14  @ St. Louis     N    -    Marshall        Wainright     
148  Sat 09/15  @ St. Louis          -    Zambrano        Reyes         
149  Sat 09/15  @ St. Louis     N    -    Lilly           Carpenter     
150  Sun 09/16  @ St. Louis          -    Marquis         Wells         

 

CUBS' season series vs. St. Louis last year (11-8) .......

 

Gm#    Date       Opponent         Score  Starter
 3  Fri 04/07    St. Louis         5- 1  Maddux        
 4  Sat 04/08    St. Louis         3- 2  Zambrano      
 5  Sun 04/09    St. Louis     N   8- 4  Marshall      
15  Fri 04/21  @ St. Louis     N   3- 9  Williams      
16  Sat 04/22  @ St. Louis         1- 4  Rusch        
17  Sun 04/23  @ St. Louis         7- 3  Maddux        
53  Fri 06/02  @ St. Louis     N   5- 4  Marshall      
54  Sat 06/03  @ St. Louis     N   8- 5  Rusch        
55  Sun 06/04  @ St. Louis         6- 9  Maddux        
101  Thu 07/27    St. Louis     N   5- 4  Hill        
102  Fri 07/28    St. Louis         6- 5  Marmol        
103  Sat 07/29    St. Louis         4- 2  Maddux        
104  Sun 07/30    St. Louis         6- 3  Zambrano      
121  Fri 08/18    St. Louis         3-11  Marmol        
122  Sat 08/19    St. Louis         5- 4  Zambrano      
123  Sun 08/20    St. Louis         3- 5  Mateo        
128  Fri 08/25  @ St. Louis     N   0- 2  Mateo        
129  Sat 08/26  @ St. Louis         1- 2  Hill        
130  Sun 08/27  @ St. Louis     N   6-10  Walrond       

 

CUBS hitters vs. St. Louis this year.....

 

vs. St. L          AB    R    H   2B   3B   HR   TB  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS  BABIP
Barrett            12    3    4    0    0    2   10    5    1    1  0.333  0.385  0.833  1.218  0.222
Jones              31    4   12    2    1    1   19   10    5    5  0.387  0.472  0.613  1.085  0.440
Blanco              6    1    2    1    0    0    3    1    1    1  0.333  0.429  0.500  0.929  0.400
Ramirez            38    5   11    2    0    2   19    7    6    3  0.289  0.386  0.500  0.886  0.273
DeRosa             19    3    6    2    0    0    8    2    3    4  0.316  0.409  0.421  0.830  0.400
Lee                39   12   12    2    0    1   17    3    4   13  0.308  0.372  0.436  0.808  0.440
Cedeno             15    1    4    1    0    1    8    3    0    4  0.267  0.267  0.533  0.800  0.300
Soriano            23    2    6    3    1    0   11    0    1    6  0.261  0.292  0.478  0.770  0.353
Theriot            38    6   10    2    0    0   12    2    3    4  0.263  0.317  0.316  0.633  0.294
Murton             15    3    3    2    0    0    5    0    1    0  0.200  0.250  0.333  0.583  0.200
Ward                9    1    2    1    0    0    3    4    0    1  0.222  0.222  0.333  0.556  0.250
Izturis             4    1    1    0    0    0    1    1    0    1  0.250  0.250  0.250  0.500  0.333
Pie                14    1    2    0    0    1    5    2    0    3  0.143  0.143  0.357  0.500  0.100
Kendall            13    1    2    1    0    0    3    0    0    2  0.154  0.214  0.231  0.445  0.182
Floyd              25    4    5    1    0    0    6    3    0    3  0.200  0.200  0.240  0.440  0.227
K Hill              5    0    1    0    0    0    1    0    0    1  0.200  0.200  0.200  0.400  0.250
Fontenot           13    0    2    0    0    0    2    2    1    1  0.154  0.214  0.154  0.368  0.167
Pagan               3    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    1  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000
Fox                 1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000

totals vs. St. L. 347   48   89   21    2    8  138   46   26   63  0.256  0.310  0.398  0.708  0.293
season totals    4269  569 1150  255   23   98 1745  541  379  799  0.269  0.330  0.409  0.739  0.312

 

CUBS pitchers vs. St. Louis this year......

 

vs. St. L            IP    H    R   ER   BB    K   HR    PC  BB/9   K/9  HR/9  WHIP   ERA
Wuertz              5.3    7    1    0    1    2    0    64  1.69  3.38  0.00  1.50  0.00
Ohman               4.3    1    0    0    1    2    0    50  2.08  4.15  0.00  0.46  0.00
Eyre                2.0    2    0    0    1    1    0    27  4.50  4.50  0.00  1.50  0.00
Marmol              1.7    0    0    0    1    1    0    27  5.40  5.40  0.00  0.60  0.00
Cotts               1.0    0    0    0    3    0    0    33 27.00  0.00  0.00  3.00  0.00
Cherry              1.0    0    0    0    0    0    0    12  0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00
Pignatiello         0.3    0    0    0    0    1    0     1  0.00 27.00  0.00  0.00  0.00
R Hill              7.0    3    1    1    2    7    1   115  2.57  9.00  1.29  0.71  1.29
Lilly              14.0   10    3    3    5    8    1   189  3.21  5.14  0.64  1.07  1.93
Zambrano           13.3   12    3    3    3    7    1   230  2.03  4.73  0.68  1.13  2.03
Marshall            5.0    5    2    2    1    0    2    70  1.80  0.00  3.60  1.20  3.60
Marquis            18.7   17    9    9    7    6    3   301  3.38  2.89  1.45  1.29  4.34
Dempster            5.7    6    4    3    0    5    1    72  0.00  7.94  1.59  1.06  4.76
Howry               5.0    8    3    3    3    2    1   100  5.40  3.60  1.80  2.20  5.40
Miller              4.7    9    7    7    0    3    3    97  0.00  5.79  5.79  1.93 13.50
Petrick             1.0    4    4    4    3    0    1    35 27.00  0.00  9.00  7.00 36.00

totals cs. St. L.  90.0   84   37   35   31   45   14  1423  3.10  4.50  1.40  1.28  3.50
season totals    1094.3 1017  524  491  438  888  132 17810  3.60  7.30  1.09  1.33  4.04

 

CUBS' last 7 games (3-4)..............

 

Gm#    Date       Opponent         Score  Starter         Opp Starter
116  Sat 08/11  @ Colorado      N   2-15  Hill            Fogg          
117  Sun 08/12  @ Colorado          3- 6  Marshall        Harikkala     
118  Tue 08/14    Cincinnati    N   5- 6  Zambrano        Harang        
119  Wed 08/15    Cincinnati    N   9-11  Lilly           Dumatrait     
120  Thu 08/16    Cincinnati       12- 4  Marquis         Livingston    
121  Fri 08/17    St. Louis         2- 1  Hill            Looper        
122  Sat 08/18    St. Louis         5- 3  Marshall        Reyes         

 

Composite scoring during the last 7 games.........

 

                  1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9  10  11  12  13  14  15  16    Total

CUBS              5   3   8   8   2   3   8   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0      38
Opponents         1   9   6   3   3  12   5   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0      46

 

CUBS' hitters during the last 7 games......

 

08/11 - 08/18      AB    R    H   2B   3B   HR   TB  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS  BABIP
Ramirez            16    5    7    2    0    2   15    4    5    2  0.438  0.571  0.938  1.509  0.417
Jones              29    5   10    3    0    2   19    7    2    5  0.345  0.387  0.655  1.042  0.364
Fox                 7    3    2    2    0    0    4    1    1    1  0.286  0.375  0.571  0.946  0.333
DeRosa             22    5    8    1    0    0    9    4    1    1  0.364  0.417  0.409  0.826  0.381
Theriot            30    6   10    3    0    0   13    5    2    3  0.333  0.375  0.433  0.808  0.370
Kendall            19    5    4    1    0    1    8    5    4    1  0.211  0.375  0.421  0.796  0.176
Lee                27    3    8    0    0    1   11    3    4    7  0.296  0.387  0.407  0.795  0.368
Pie                 8    0    2    0    0    0    2    1    0    4  0.250  0.250  0.250  0.500  0.500
Murton             25    3    4    1    0    0    5    2    3    1  0.160  0.250  0.200  0.450  0.167
Fontenot           14    1    2    0    0    0    2    1    3    3  0.143  0.294  0.143  0.437  0.182
Ward               12    1    2    1    0    0    3    4    0    0  0.167  0.167  0.250  0.417  0.167
K Hill              5    1    1    0    0    0    1    0    0    2  0.200  0.200  0.200  0.400  0.333
Cedeno              4    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000
Patterson           2    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000  0.000

last 7 games      235   38   62   14    0    6   94   38   25   34  0.264  0.340  0.400  0.740  0.287
season totals    4269  569 1150  255   23   98 1745  541  379  799  0.269  0.330  0.409  0.739  0.312

 

CUBS' pitchers during the last 7 games......

 

08/11 - 08/18        IP    H    R   ER   BB    K   HR    PC  BB/9   K/9  HR/9  WHIP   ERA
Dempster            4.0    1    0    0    2    1    0    40  4.50  2.25  0.00  0.75  0.00
Marmol              4.0    4    0    0    2    4    0    70  4.50  9.00  0.00  1.50  0.00
Pignatiello         1.3    1    0    0    0    2    0    19  0.00 13.50  0.00  0.75  0.00
Marshall           10.0   11    5    5    3    1    3   154  2.70  0.90  2.70  1.40  4.50
R Hill             12.7   12    8    8    4   11    2   204  2.84  7.82  1.42  1.26  5.68
Marquis             6.0    7    4    4    4    2    1    97  6.00  3.00  1.50  1.83  6.00
Eyre                3.0    4    4    2    0    2    0    47  0.00  6.00  0.00  1.33  6.00
Howry               3.7    5    3    3    2    1    2    66  4.91  2.45  4.91  1.91  7.36
Zambrano            7.0   13    6    6    2    0    0   107  2.57  0.00  0.00  2.14  7.71
Lilly               5.0    6    6    6    2    5    2    85  3.60  9.00  3.60  1.60 10.80
Wuertz              1.7    5    3    2    0    1    1    36  0.00  5.40  5.40  3.00 10.80
Wood                2.0    2    3    3    2    1    0    34  9.00  4.50  0.00  2.00 13.50
Gallagher           0.7    3    4    4    3    0    1    38 40.50  0.00 13.50  9.00 54.00

last 7 games       61.0   74   46   43   26   31   12   997  3.84  4.57  1.77  1.64  6.34
season totals    1094.3 1017  524  491  438  888  132 17810  3.60  7.30  1.09  1.33  4.04

 

Percentage of baserunners driven in........

 

04/02 - 08/18      BDI  LOB   RBI%
Fox                  1    2  0.333
Ward                12   26  0.316
Kendall             12   28  0.300
Ramirez             55  161  0.255
DeRosa              52  154  0.252
Floyd               32  107  0.230
Lee                 49  164  0.230
Jones               41  150  0.215
Theriot             34  126  0.213
Fontenot            24   96  0.200
Blanco               3   12  0.200
Pagan               16   66  0.195
Pie                 17   74  0.187
Soto                 1    5  0.167
Soriano             26  130  0.167
K Hill              10   58  0.147
Barrett             19  113  0.144
Murton              11   74  0.129
Cedeno               4   31  0.114
Bowen                2   19  0.095
Izturis              8   79  0.092
Moore                0    3  0.000
Patterson            0    4  0.000

CUBS               443 1818  0.196

 

Wild Card Race

 

Team             W       L       Pct      GB
San Diego       65      57     0.533     ---
Philadelphia    65      57     0.533     ---
Atlanta         64      59     0.520     1.5
Colorado        63      59     0.516     2.0
CUBS            63      59     0.516     2.0
Los Angeles     63      60     0.512     2.5
Milwaukee       63      60     0.512     2.5
St. Louis       58      62     0.483     6.0
Florida         56      67     0.455     9.5

 

CUBS' magic numbers:

 

Milwaukee      40
St. Louis      38
Houston        33
Cincinnati     31
Pittsburgh     30

 

 

Go CUBS !!

 

 

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[badger1679666666]

Z will be so jacked up that he will either be amazing or awful. Here's hoping it is the former. Go Cubs

 

Z isn't good when he's amped up. His sinking fastball stays up. Z is optimal 91-93mph.

[Bote McBoteface]

God I hope we get shelled in this game and expose that this team is a terrible team that got hot for 2 months.

 

 

 

Reverse psychology

 

 

 

Hey, if it keeps working I'll keep saying it. Regardless of how dumb it may be.