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Cubs look for payback vs. Cardinals

May 3, 2008 - 12:32 PM Chicago Cubs (17-12) at St Louis (19-11) 3:45 pm EDT

ST. LOUIS (Ticker) - The Chicago Cubs will be looking to bounce back from a tough loss when they visit the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday.

The Cubs fell to St. Louis, 5-3, in the 11th innings on Friday after battling back to tie the score at 3-3 in the ninth.

Chicago starter Rich Hill lasted just two-thirds of an inning before being pulled after walking in a run.

"Hill can't start like this in the big leagues, come on," Cubs manager Lou Piniella said. "Every time he pitches, it's an adventure. He's doing his best, but we have no bullpen. I don't know what the solution is, but I can't start him anymore."

Alfonso Soriano erased Hill from the decision in the ninth inning when his two-run blast off Cardinals' closer Jason Isringhausen tied the game.

But Chad Fox, the sixth reliever of the game for Chicago in his first major league appearence since 2005, allowed a two-run homer to Skip Schumaker in the bottom of the 11th and St. Louis walked off with the win.

Ted Lilly (1-4, 6.46 ERA) will try to give the Chicago bullpen a rest on Saturday. The veteran lefthander suffered a loss at Washington on Sunday despite allowing just two runs and four hits in six innings.

The Cardinals will counter with Kyle Lohse (3-0, 2.36). The righthander is coming off a win on Sunday in which he allowed one run and four hits in six innings against Houston.