5/13 Fathers (Estes) @ Cubs (Marquis) 7:05 CSNC

[sweetpeteman]

 Tuesday, May 13  	                    Wrigley Field |  7:05 PM CT
SD 	Shawn Estes, LHP (0-0, 0.00)     @   	CHC 	Jason Marquis, RHP (1-2, 5.08)
     Padres (14-25) 	                             Cubs (23-15)

 

Scouting Report:

Padres: On the day that he had his contract purchased from Triple-A Portland, Estes allowed two unearned runs in 1 2/3 innings of relief in a 5-4 loss to the Braves on Thursday, striking out two and walking one. He is the Padres' No. 5 starter for now and will make his first start since April 5, 2006, when he faces the Cubs. Estes threw some nice two-seam fastballs against the Braves and had good break on his curveball, impressing manager Bud Black.

 

Cubs: Marquis is coming off a disappointing loss against the Cardinals in which he walked five and gave up seven hits over 5 1/3 innings. The right-hander does have a slightly better ERA on the road, but he's kept the walks down at home, issuing three in three starts over 16 1/3 innings. On the road, he's walked 12 in 17 1/3 innings. Marquis hasn't been consistent, and usually gets off to a good start. He needs to get on track.

[SouthSideRyan]

The Cubs are tied for the best record in the major leagues.

[SABR Gamer]

Come on Cubs, keep it going.

[Omar]

Padres Vs. Marquis

                    **PA**  AB  H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   OPS  
+-----------------+-------+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+
Greg Maddux          14    13   3  0  0  0   1   0   3  .231  .231  .231  .462 
Brian Giles          13     8   2  0  0  1   2   5   1  .250  .538  .625 1.163 
Tadahito Iguchi      10     7   5  2  0  0   4   3   1  .714  .800 1.000 1.800 
Tony Clark            6     5   1  1  0  0   0   1   2  .200  .333  .400  .733 
Adrian Gonzalez       6     4   1  1  0  0   0   2   1  .250  .500  .500 1.000 
Khalil Greene         6     6   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000  .000 
Josh Bard             3     3   1  0  0  0   1   0   0  .333  .333  .333  .666 
Kevin Kouzmanoff      3     2   1  0  0  0   0   0   0  .500  .667  .500 1.167 
Randy Wolf            3     2   1  0  0  0   3   0   1  .500  .333  .500  .833 
Shawn Estes           2     2   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000  .000 
Jake Peavy            2     2   1  0  0  0   0   0   1  .500  .500  .500 1.000 
Chris Young           2     2   0  0  0  0   0   0   2  .000  .000  .000  .000 
+-----------------+-------+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+
Total                70    56  16  4  0  1  11  11  14  .286  .406  .411  .817 

 

Cubs Vs. Estes

                    **PA**  AB  H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   OPS  
+-----------------+-------+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+
Derrek Lee           21    18   4  3  0  0   3   3   4  .222  .333  .389  .722  
Aramis Ramirez       14    13   8  0  0  2   3   1   1  .615  .643 1.077 1.720 
Henry Blanco         13     7   0  0  0  0   1   5   2  .000  .385  .000  .385 
Mark DeRosa           5     4   1  0  0  0   0   0   1  .250  .250  .250  .500 
Ryan Dempster         4     4   1  0  0  0   0   0   1  .250  .250  .250  .500 
Reed Johnson          3     1   1  0  0  1   2   0   0 1.000  .500 4.000 4.500
Alfonso Soriano       3     3   1  0  0  0   0   0   0  .333  .333  .333  .666 
Daryle Ward           3     3   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000  .000 
Jon Lieber            2     2   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000  .000 
Jason Marquis         2     2   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000  .000 
Kerry Wood            2     2   0  0  0  0   0   0   2  .000  .000  .000  .000 
Carlos Zambrano       2     0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                         
+-----------------+-------+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+
Total                74    59  16  3  0  3   9   9  13  .271  .357  .475  .832 

[Southpaw191679666239]

*peers around the corner*

 

Just checking in to see how things are going since my spot-start. :-"

[CubColtPacer]

I love seeing a line of 1.000/.500/4.000. It's such a crazy line caused by the tiny sample size. I'm not sure if you're going to see the OBP and slugging more apart than that. It's technically possible, but it would definitely be rare.

[killthegoat06]

Let' go Cubbies!

 

Oh, and please have a change of heart, Hendry. Edmonds sucks.

[Andy]

I love seeing a line of 1.000/.500/4.000. It's such a crazy line caused by the tiny sample size. I'm not sure if you're going to see the OBP and slugging more apart than that. It's technically possible, but it would definitely be rare.

Unless I am much mistaken, that line comes from his mashing Estes in one game with the Jays against us in 2003. I hated him at the time.

[CubbieBum]

Going for No. 5 :cool: .

 

 

BTW is it me or have we had an unusual amount of night games this year?

[chuckywang]

Before you all bash Estes, keep in mind this start:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CIN/CIN200309240.shtml

 

That pretty much shored up our rotation for the postseason.

[Guest]

Before you all bash Estes, keep in mind this start:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CIN/CIN200309240.shtml

 

That pretty much shored up our rotation for the postseason.

 

That was one of the most unlikely starts ever.

[David]

If that's the game at Cincy, I was there. I had to drive back and write a paper for one class on my laptop on the way back. Oh, and I also had a speech to give in a different class the next morning.

 

I wound up just dropping the class that I had to write the paper for.

[mhuber92211]

anyone else nervous since the blowout came today?

 

Also I find it outstanding that Maddux has the most PA against Marquis

[BCVM22]

anyone else nervous since the blowout came today?

 

Vs. a soft-tossing lefty the night after a blowout usually means we'll score about 2 runs.

[17 Seconds]

I love seeing a line of 1.000/.500/4.000. It's such a crazy line caused by the tiny sample size. I'm not sure if you're going to see the OBP and slugging more apart than that. It's technically possible, but it would definitely be rare.

 

I'm confused as to how his OBP is .500 even though he has 3 PA's. One was the home run, what were the other 2? I know sac bunts go against your OBP, but the 3rd at-bat must have been something that didn't hurt or help his OBP. I'm sure it's something very simple that I'm missing.

[Schwarber Fan]

Wow, Ramirez vs. Estes is the definition of OWNED.

[CubColtPacer]

I love seeing a line of 1.000/.500/4.000. It's such a crazy line caused by the tiny sample size. I'm not sure if you're going to see the OBP and slugging more apart than that. It's technically possible, but it would definitely be rare.

 

I'm confused as to how his OBP is .500 even though he has 3 PA's. One was the home run, what were the other 2? I know sac bunts go against your OBP, but the 3rd at-bat must have been something that didn't hurt or help his OBP. I'm sure it's something very simple that I'm missing.

 

Sac bunts do not count against your OBP, but sacrifice flies do. So Johnson has had 1 sac bunt, 1 sac fly, and a home run against Estes.

[gflore34]

anyone else nervous since the blowout came today?

 

Vs. a soft-tossing lefty the night after a blowout usually means we'll score about 2 runs.

 

Against those free swinging Cubs of Dusty yes but, this Cub team appears to have an idea that showing some plate discipline pays off. Being so, I believe they'll wait out Estes, draw some BB's and score some runs.

Edited May 13, 2008 by gflore34

[TruffleShuffle]

what a lousy pitching matchup. get ready in the bleachers folks.

[Little Slide Rooter]

As long as Marquis can hold the Pads to 6-7 runs, we should be OK.

[UMFan83]

Before you all bash Estes, keep in mind this start:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CIN/CIN200309240.shtml

 

That pretty much shored up our rotation for the postseason.

 

I will never forget that game, and I will never fully hate Estes because of that game. IIRC, he even had 2 hits that game.

 

Of course if he didn't suck the rest of the year, that game wouldn't have been necessary.

[CubinNY]

 Tuesday, May 13  	                    Wrigley Field |  7:05 PM CT
SD 	Shawn Estes, LHP (0-0, 0.00)     @   	CHC 	Jason Marquis, RHP (1-2, 5.08)
     Padres (14-25) 	                             Cubs (23-15)

 

Scouting Report:

Padres: On the day that he had his contract purchased from Triple-A Portland, Estes allowed two unearned runs in 1 2/3 innings of relief in a 5-4 loss to the Braves on Thursday, striking out two and walking one. He is the Padres' No. 5 starter for now and will make his first start since April 5, 2006, when he faces the Cubs. Estes threw some nice two-seam fastballs against the Braves and had good break on his curveball, impressing manager Bud Black.

 

Cubs: Marquis is coming off a disappointing loss against the Cardinals in which he walked five and gave up seven hits over 5 1/3 innings. The right-hander does have a slightly better ERA on the road, but he's kept the walks down at home, issuing three in three starts over 16 1/3 innings. On the road, he's walked 12 in 17 1/3 innings. Marquis hasn't been consistent, and usually gets off to a good start. He needs to get on track.

You do a great job setting the stage for the games. Well done, #1 starter.

[erik316wttn]

I credit this to my Alaska keychain.

 

When my wife and I honeymooned in Alaska two summers ago, I bought a keychain that has the Alaska license plate on it. After making that my main set of keys instead of the Wrigley Field keychain I was using, the Cubs went on their hot streak. They were hot with the Wrigley keys for a while, but I waited too long to switch them out. I did it after Votto's 3 HR game in Cincy, and they've been hot ever since.

 

All hail the Alaska keys!

[jersey cubs fan]

Before you all bash Estes, keep in mind this start:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CIN/CIN200309240.shtml

 

That pretty much shored up our rotation for the postseason.

 

I will never forget that game, and I will never fully hate Estes because of that game. IIRC, he even had 2 hits that game.

 

Of course if he didn't suck the rest of the year, that game wouldn't have been necessary.

 

Bingo.

 

No need to sugar coat because of one well-timed quality start. He sucked.

[rawaction]

Everytime I expect shootout. It's a 3-2 game. This time, that won't happen. Cubs 1-4 should kill Estes. The lefties at the top of the Padres order should hit Marquis well. The key will be whoever turns the lineup over best at the bottom.