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Zambrano, Cubs continue series with Cardinals
Aug 9, 2008 - 10:13 AM St. Louis (64-54) at Chi Cubs (70-46), 3:35 pm EDTCHICAGO (Ticker) -- The "Friendly Confines" of Wrigley Field haven't been too kind to opponents facing Carlos Zambrano.
Courtesy of the ace's prowess at home, the Chicago Cubs have been able to maintain their position as the National League's most feared squad and hope to continue that trend against the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday.
Zambrano (12-4, 2.76 ERA) hopes to improve on his 6-0 record at home.
Ted Lilly tossed 7 1/3 innings, Jim Edmonds belted two home runs and three relievers combined for stellar outings to help the Cubs spoil the Cardinals' first game at Wrigley Field this season, 3-2, in 11 innings on Friday.
By winning four of his last five decisions, Zambrano has propelled himself into the NL Cy Young Award discussion while ranking among the league leaders in wins, ERA and WHIP (1.21).
On July 4, the 27-year-old stymied St. Louis over six scoreless frames and struck out five en route to a 2-1 victory. Over the past three seasons, Zambrano is 7-0 with a 1.48 ERA in 10 starts against the Cardinals.
St. Louis will counter with Todd Wellemeyer (8-4, 4.01), who is coming off an effective effort on August 3 in which he held the Philadelphia Phillies to one run and four hits in six innings, but didn't factor in the decision.
The 29-year-old righthander has held opponents to two runs or less in his last three starts and hasn't lost since July 6. However, he posted a dismal 5.88 ERA in six starts in July and has one win since June 5.
Though suffering from shoddy bullpen work, the Cardinals have managed to stay in the thick of the NL Central Division's race and stand two games back of the wild card-leading Milwaukee Brewers (65-51).
Jason Isringhausen, who has a 5.98 ERA and seven blown saves in 19 chances, has reportedly lost his job as the team's closer. Meanwhile, Ryan Franklin has coughed up three consecutive save opportunities, thus forcing manager Tony La Russa's hand to name rookie Chris Perez the interim closer.
Perez notched the save on Wednesday against the Los Angeles Dodgers, but may return to a middle relief role once Adam Wainwright returns from the disabled list when his injured finger is fully healed.
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FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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ST LOUIS 1 0 2 2 4 0 0 0 3 12 16 0
CHICAGO CUBS 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 8 0 (FINAL)
BATTERIES: STL - TODD WELLEMEYER, RON VILLONE (7TH), RUSS SPRINGER (7TH), BRAD
THOMPSON (9TH) AND YADIER MOLINA
CHN - CARLOS ZAMBRANO, SEAN MARSHALL (5TH), CHAD GAUDIN
(8TH)
Aug 9 6:59 PM - NL
AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY YADIER MOLINA SCORED ALBERT PUJOLS AND JOEL
PINEIRO.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, Y MOLINA ON FIRST, T GLAUS ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 12
CHICAGO CUBS 3 TOP, 9TH
DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: J MATHER (.248, 0-FOR-1)
Cardinals 12, Cubs 3 Top 9, 0 OutsAug 9 6:49 PM - NL
AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY RYAN LUDWICK SCORED CESAR IZTURIS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A PUJOLS ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 10
CHICAGO CUBS 3 TOP, 9TH
DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: R SPRINGER (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
Cardinals 10, Cubs 3 Top 9, 0 OutsAug 9 6:46 PM - NL
AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY ALFONSO SORIANO SCORED GEOVANY SOTO.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A SORIANO ON FIRST, H BLANCO ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 9
CHICAGO CUBS 3 BOTTOM, 7TH
DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: R THERIOT (.315, 1-FOR-3)
Cardinals 9, Cubs 3 Bot 7, 0 OutsAug 9 6:16 PM - NL
AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY TROY GLAUS (21) TO RIGHT WITH 1 OUT
IN THE 5TH OFF CARLOS ZAMBRANO SCORED RYAN LUDWICK AND FELIPE
LOPEZ.
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 9, CHICAGO CUBS 2
DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: Y MOLINA (.304, 1-FOR-2)
Cardinals 9, Cubs 2 Top 5, 0 OutsAug 9 5:22 PM - NL
AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY FELIPE LOPEZ SCORED ALBERT PUJOLS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, F LOPEZ ON FIRST, R LUDWICK ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 6
CHICAGO CUBS 2 TOP, 5TH
DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: T GLAUS (.268, 1-FOR-2, HR, 2 RBI)
Cardinals 6, Cubs 2 Top 5, 0 OutsAug 9 5:21 PM - NL
AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY TROY GLAUS (20) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 4TH OFF CARLOS ZAMBRANO SCORED FELIPE LOPEZ.
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 5, CHICAGO CUBS 2
DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: Y MOLINA (.302, 0-FOR-1)
Cardinals 5, Cubs 2 Top 4, 0 OutsAug 9 4:58 PM - NL
AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY CARLOS ZAMBRANO (3) TO LEFT CENTER WITH 0
OUT IN THE 3RD OFF TODD WELLEMEYER.
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 3, CHICAGO CUBS 2
DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: A SORIANO (.296, 1-FOR-1)
Cardinals 3, Cubs 2 Bot 3, 0 OutsAug 9 4:46 PM - NL
AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY ALBERT PUJOLS (24) TO LEFT CENTER WITH 2
OUT IN THE 3RD OFF CARLOS ZAMBRANO.
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 3, CHICAGO CUBS 1
DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: R LUDWICK (.307, 1-FOR-1, RBI)
Cardinals 3, Cubs 1 Top 3, 0 OutsAug 9 4:41 PM - NL
AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY SKIP SCHUMAKER (7) TO RIGHT WITH 1 OUT IN
THE 3RD OFF CARLOS ZAMBRANO.
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 2, CHICAGO CUBS 1
DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: A KENNEDY (.274, 0-FOR-1)
Cardinals 2, Cubs 1 Top 3, 0 OutsAug 9 4:40 PM - NL
AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY MARK DEROSA (13) TO CENTER WITH 1 OUT IN
THE 2ND OFF TODD WELLEMEYER.
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 1, CHICAGO CUBS 1
DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: K FUKUDOME (.273, 8 HR, 42 RBI)
Cardinals 1, Cubs 1 Bot 2, 0 OutsAug 9 4:31 PM - NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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ST LOUIS 1 1 2 0
CHICAGO CUBS 0 0 0 (BOT 1)
CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - TODD WELLEMEYER
CHN - CARLOS ZAMBRANO
DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: A SORIANO (.293, 21 HR, 55 RBI)
R THERIOT (.315, 1 HR, 31 RBI)
D LEE (.292, 17 HR,
Cardinals 1, Cubs 0 Bot 1, 0 OutsAug 9 4:04 PM
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