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Cubs aim for three-game winning streak

Jun 8, 2007 - 1:49 PM Chicago Cubs (26-32) at Atlanta (33-28) 7:35 pm EDT

ATLANTA (Ticker) -- Not that anyone would recommend that manager Lou Piniella get rough with an umpire, but the Chicago Cubs have been playing good baseball since his ejection on Saturday.

The Cubs look for a third straight win when they continue a four-game series with the Atlanta Braves on Friday at Turner Field.

Since Piniella made contact with an umpire in their home series with the Braves last weekend, Chicago has won four of five, including the skipper's return to the bench on Wednesday. Rich Hill posted 11 strikeouts in a 2-1 win in the series opener on Thursday.

Sean Marshall (1-2, 2.25 ERA) will make his fourth start of the season for the Cubs. The lefthander is coming off a 10-1 win over the Braves on Sunday. He yielded just one run and matched a career high with eight strikeouts over 6 2/3 innings.

Overall, Marshall owns a 1-1 record with a 2.13 ERA in two career outings against the Braves.

Lance Cormier (0-1, 18.00) will get a chance at revenge against both Marshall and the Cubs, as he suffered the loss on Sunday. He surrendered a career-high eight runs and nine hits in the outing and, as a result, dropped to 2-1 with a 7.62 ERA against Chicago.