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| 953 | CHICAGO CUBS | -110 | Ov 8,-110 | -105 | Ov 7.5,-105 | | 954 | MIAMI | +100 | Un 8,-110 | -105 | Un 7.5,-115 |
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| All Games | 7-14 | -5.5 | 7-14 | 3.3 | 0.226 | 0.272 | 4.0 | 0.225 | 0.300 | | Road Games | 4-9 | -3.9 | 3-10 | 2.5 | 0.198 | 0.238 | 3.5 | 0.200 | 0.279 | | vs Left-handed Starters | 1-4 | -2.4 | 0-5 | 1.8 | 0.186 | 0.226 | 3.2 | 0.228 | 0.299 | | Past 7 Games | 2-5 | -2.4 | 2-5 | 2.7 | 0.216 | 0.256 | 3.6 | 0.199 | 0.282 | | Grass Games | 7-14 | -5.5 | 7-14 | 3.3 | 0.226 | 0.272 | 4.0 | 0.225 | 0.300 | | Night Games | 3-7 | -3.4 | 4-6 | 3.1 | 0.225 | 0.261 | 4.0 | 0.228 | 0.304 |
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| All Games | 3.3 | 0.226 | 0.272 | 21 | 716 | 162 | 65 | 26 | 0.04 | 66 | 45 | 180 | 15 | 132 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | | Road Games | 2.5 | 0.198 | 0.238 | 13 | 439 | 87 | 30 | 15 | 0.03 | 32 | 23 | 119 | 10 | 75 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 16 | | Lefty Starters | 1.8 | 0.186 | 0.226 | 5 | 156 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 0.03 | 9 | 8 | 45 | 6 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
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| All Games | 4.29 | 1.376 | 56.7 | 27 | 27 | 55 | 5 | 23 | 52 | 4-3 | 5 | 5 | 50% | | Road Games | 3.51 | 1.320 | 33.3 | 13 | 13 | 29 | 3 | 15 | 31 | 2-2 | 4 | 3 | 57.1% |
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| All Games | 5-17 | -9.1 | 8-13 | 2.6 | 0.220 | 0.275 | 4.6 | 0.269 | 0.337 | | Home Games | 2-8 | -5.2 | 3-7 | 2.1 | 0.180 | 0.246 | 4.1 | 0.277 | 0.317 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 4-9 | -2.4 | 5-7 | 3.5 | 0.232 | 0.281 | 4.4 | 0.268 | 0.334 | | Past 7 Games | 2-5 | -1.4 | 3-4 | 3.6 | 0.242 | 0.291 | 5.4 | 0.259 | 0.343 | | Grass Games | 5-17 | -9.1 | 8-13 | 2.6 | 0.220 | 0.275 | 4.6 | 0.269 | 0.337 | | Night Games | 5-9 | -1.1 | 6-8 | 2.7 | 0.210 | 0.270 | 4.6 | 0.267 | 0.326 |
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| All Games | 2.6 | 0.220 | 0.275 | 22 | 727 | 160 | 39 | 6 | 0.01 | 55 | 55 | 152 | 10 | 145 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 9 | | Home Games | 2.1 | 0.180 | 0.246 | 10 | 311 | 56 | 11 | 1 | 0.00 | 20 | 27 | 54 | 7 | 60 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 3 | | Righty Starters | 3.5 | 0.232 | 0.281 | 13 | 440 | 102 | 27 | 5 | 0.01 | 46 | 30 | 78 | 8 | 81 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 4 |
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| All Games | 4.90 | 1.434 | 75.3 | 44 | 41 | 74 | 8 | 34 | 73 | 2-6 | 2 | 2 | 50% | | Home Games | 3.18 | 1.206 | 34 | 13 | 12 | 34 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 1-3 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
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| 4/12/2013 | VILLANUEVA(R) | SAN FRANCISCO | CAIN(R) | 4-3 | W | +130 | 9.5 ov | U | 10 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | | 4/13/2013 | SAMARDZIJA(R) | SAN FRANCISCO | BUMGARNER(L) | 2-3 | L | +105 | 8 ov | U | 7 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 1 | | 4/14/2013 | JACKSON(R) | SAN FRANCISCO | LINCECUM(R) | 7-10 | L | +100 | 9.5 un | O | 9 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 0 | | 4/16/2013 | WOOD(L) | TEXAS | HOLLAND(L) | 2-4 | L | +120 | 7.5 un | U | 6 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 | | 4/18/2013 | VILLANUEVA(R) | TEXAS | OGANDO(R) | 6-2 | W | +125 | 10.5 un | U | 13 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | | 4/19/2013 | SAMARDZIJA(R) | @ MILWAUKEE | ESTRADA(R) | 4-5 | L | 100 | 7.5 un | O | 10 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | | 4/20/2013 | JACKSON(R) | @ MILWAUKEE | BURGOS(R) | 1-5 | L | -105 | 8.5 ov | U | 7 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | | 4/21/2013 | FELDMAN(R) | @ MILWAUKEE | PERALTA(R) | 2-4 | L | 120 | 8.5 ev | U | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | | 4/22/2013 | WOOD(L) | @ CINCINNATI | LEAKE(R) | 4-5 | L | 150 | 8.5 un | O | 11 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 3 | | 4/23/2013 | VILLANUEVA(R) | @ CINCINNATI | CINGRANI(L) | 4-2 | W | 160 | 7.5 ov | U | 9 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | | 4/24/2013 | SAMARDZIJA(R) | @ CINCINNATI | LATOS(R) | 0-1 | L | 155 | 7 ev | U | 5 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 0 | | 4/25/2013 | JACKSON(R) | @ MIAMI | SLOWEY(R) | 4-3 | W | -115 | 7.5 un | U | 6 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 1 | | 4/26/2013 | FELDMAN(R) | @ MIAMI | LEBLANC(L) | | | 4/27/2013 | WOOD(L) | @ MIAMI | SANABIA(R) | | | 4/28/2013 | VILLANUEVA(R) | @ MIAMI | NOLASCO(R) | | | 4/29/2013 | SAMARDZIJA(R) | SAN DIEGO | RICHARD(L) | | | 4/30/2013 | JACKSON(R) | SAN DIEGO | VOLQUEZ(R) | | | 5/1/2013 | FELDMAN(R) | SAN DIEGO | CASHNER(R) | | | 5/2/2013 | WOOD(L) | SAN DIEGO | STULTS(L) | | | 5/3/2013 | | CINCINNATI | | |
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| 4/12/2013 | NOLASCO(R) | PHILADELPHIA | LANNAN(L) | 1-3 | L | +115 | 8 un | U | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 0 | | 4/13/2013 | FERNANDEZ(R) | PHILADELPHIA | HAMELS(L) | 2-1 | W | +135 | 7 ov | U | 4 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | | 4/14/2013 | SLOWEY(R) | PHILADELPHIA | HALLADAY(R) | 1-2 | L | +120 | 7.5 un | U | 5 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 0 | | 4/15/2013 | LEBLANC(L) | WASHINGTON | ZIMMERMANN(R) | 3-10 | L | +170 | 7 ov | O | 6 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 0 | | 4/16/2013 | SANABIA(R) | WASHINGTON | HAREN(R) | 8-2 | W | +150 | 8 un | O | 11 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | | 4/17/2013 | NOLASCO(R) | WASHINGTON | DETWILER(L) | 1-6 | L | +135 | 7.5 un | U | 7 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 1 | | 4/18/2013 | FERNANDEZ(R) | @ CINCINNATI | CINGRANI(L) | 1-11 | L | 175 | 7.5 ov | O | 6 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 0 | | 4/19/2013 | SLOWEY(R) | @ CINCINNATI | LATOS(R) | 2-1 | W | 230 | 7.5 un | U | 7 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | | 4/20/2013 | LEBLANC(L) | @ CINCINNATI | ARROYO(R) | 2-3 | L | 200 | 8 un | U | 8 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 17 | 1 | | 4/21/2013 | SANABIA(R) | @ CINCINNATI | BAILEY(R) | 6-10 | L | 225 | 8 un | O | 11 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 0 | | 4/23/2013 | FERNANDEZ(R) | @ MINNESOTA | CORREIA(R) | 3-4 | L | 140 | 7.5 un | U | 6 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | | 4/23/2013 | NOLASCO(R) | @ MINNESOTA | PELFREY(R) | 8-5 | W | 135 | 7.5 un | O | 16 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 0 | | 4/25/2013 | SLOWEY(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | JACKSON(R) | 3-4 | L | +105 | 7.5 un | U | 6 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | | 4/26/2013 | LEBLANC(L) | CHICAGO CUBS | FELDMAN(R) | | | 4/27/2013 | SANABIA(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | WOOD(L) | | | 4/28/2013 | NOLASCO(R) | CHICAGO CUBS | VILLANUEVA(R) | | | 4/29/2013 | FERNANDEZ(R) | NY METS | HARVEY(R) | | | 4/30/2013 | SLOWEY(R) | NY METS | HEFNER(R) | | | 5/1/2013 | LEBLANC(L) | NY METS | GEE(R) | | | 5/2/2013 | SANABIA(R) | @ PHILADELPHIA | KENDRICK(R) | | | 5/3/2013 | | @ PHILADELPHIA | | |
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| |  | CHICAGO CUBS: HITTING: 'Under New Management' is the motto in Wrigleyville, where Epstein, Hoyer, Sveum and Co. aim to turn SS STARLIN CASTRO and a bunch of straw into gold. OF DAVID DeJESUS was an underrated first pick-up. But OFs ALFONSO SORIANO and MARLON BYRD are overpaid and over the hill. C GEOVANY SOTO has lost his mojo. New 3B IAN STEWART has a lousy career OPS of .737 away from Coors Field. 1B BRYAN LaHAIR is tagged as part of a 'youth movement,' but he's almost 30. The other youths'2B DARWIN BARNEY, IF JEFF BAKER, and IF BLAKE DEWITT 'are interchangeable guys with low ceilings. Fourth OF TONY CAMPANA is fast but one-dimensional. And minor-league reinforcements are scarce. OF BRETT JACKSON is solid, but blocked in the lineup. And former uber-prospect 3B JOSH VITTERS has done nothing to justify his third-overall draft status. This rebuilding process will take time. Meanwhile, somewhere in the Chicago suburbs, Jim Hendry quietly sobs into a pile of Cubs-themed stuffed animals.
STARTING PITCHING: RYAN DEMPSTER should bounce back from an unlucky year in which there was nearly a full-run difference between his ERA and his FIP. He's no ace in good times, but he's an underrated and dependable source of innings and strikeouts. MATT GARZA didn't disappoint in his debut season on the North Side, but he was an odd acquisition to begin with: the Cubs dealt top prospects from a thin system when all signs pointed to a belly-flop of a season. He's already trade bait again. JEFF SAMARDZIJA is moving to the rotation after a strong year in the bullpen (2.97 ERA, 87 K in 88 IP), but he needs to cut down on his walks (5.1 per 9 IP). What killed TRAVIS WOOD in 2011 was uncharacteristic wildness. His walk total spiked by over 50 percent from 2010. He's better than this, though it's hard to say how much. It could be that a 40-inning jump from 2010 to 2011 aided his freefall. Subpar newcomers PAUL MAHOLM and CHRIS VOLSTAD will also compete for rotation spots. The lefty Maholm is coming off his best season in Pittsburgh (3.66 ERA, 1.29 WHIP), but was awful after the All-Star break (0-5, 5.75 ERA, .355 Opp. BA). The 6-foot-8 Volstad was 5-13 with a 4.89 ERA for the Marlins last year, but still has time to figure things out at age 25.
RELIEF PITCHING: Because of his contract and the head-scratching faith in the 'closer mentality' that still pervades even the most enlightened front offices, CARLOS MARMOL will enter the 2012 campaign with a near-ironclad grip on ninth-inning duties for the Cubs. Trading away Sean Marshall, arguably Chicago's best reliever last season, is yet another vote of confidence for Marmol. His lack of command leads to more hittable pitches (along with tons of walks), though his ceiling for strikeouts and saves is sky-high. KERRY WOOD will be the main set-up man again after a triumphant return to Chicago last season (3.35 ERA, 57 K in 51 IP). | | MIAMI: HITTING: Ozzie Guillen takes over as manager for the newly named Miami Marlins, who will open their new retractable-roof Marlins Ballpark in 2012. Indoor games could generate more offense, but the fences are pretty deep (340' to left, 384' to 392' power alleys, 416' center and 335' right). New SS JOSE REYES led the NL with a .337 average and posted a career-best .384 OBP. Malcontent HANLEY RAMIREZ will reluctantly move to 3B, but hopefully he will play harder under Guillen than he has under the previous two skippers. OF GIANCARLO STANTON hit 34 HR last year and will drive in 100 if Ramirez stays healthy. OF LOGAN MORRISON cranked 23 bombs, but his batting average dipped to .247 with this new-found power. 1B GABY SANCHEZ fizzled after August 1 (.211 BA), but still had 19 HR and 78 RBI. OF EMILIO BONIFACIO swiped 40 bases and led the team with a .296 average, but he'll move down the order because of Reyes. C JOHN BUCK and 2B OMAR INFANTE's jobs are secure, but 22-year-old prospect MATT DOMINGUEZ might start 2012 in Triple-A instead of sitting and watching Ramirez and Sanchez at the corner infield spots.
STARTING PITCHING: JOSH JOHNSON is dominant when healthy, but he's made only 88 starts over the past five seasons. His shoulder feels great after surgery last year, and he expects to take the mound on Opening Day. MARK BUEHRLE followed his former manager and signed a 4-year, $58M deal with Miami. The 33-year-old lefty was 13-9 with a 3.59 ERA last year, his 11th straight season of 200+ IP and 10+ wins. RICKY NOLASCO once again had 10 wins and a strong K-to-BB ratio (3.4), but also sported an 8.18 ERA and 1.61 WHIP in his final eight starts. ANIBAL SANCHEZ posted a second straight productive season, fanning 202 batters in 196.1 innings. He did give up twice as many HR (20) as he did in 2010 though. CARLOS ZAMBRANO will begin 2012 in the rotation, but where he ends up is anybody's guess. If Guillen can motivate him, Zambrano has plenty of innings left in his 30-year-old arm.
RELIEF PITCHING: The signing of HEATH BELL to a three-year deal gives the Marlins a reliable long-term closer for the first time since Robb Nen in the mid-'90s. Bell's numbers could suffer a bit with the move to a smaller ballpark and an alarming drop in strikeout rate (11.1 in 2010 to 7.3 in 2011), but he still throws 94 mph. STEVE CISHEK will be the main set-up man for Bell and could see a handful of saves, converting all three opportunities last year and fanning 55 batters in 54.2 innings. MIKE DUNN is the lefty set-up man in this bullpen. He has great stuff (100 K in 86 career innings), but remains extremely wild (53 walks in those 86 IP). |
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*Cubs-Marlins Preview* ======================
By ALAN FERGUSON STATS Writer
Chicago (6-14) at Miami (5-16), 7:10 p.m. EDT
The Chicago Cubs and Miami Marlins are the only teams that haven't won back-to-back games.
After the Marlins faltered in their attempt to end that drought in the series opener, the Cubs will get their turn Friday night in Miami.
Chicago (7-14) hasn't won consecutive games since Sept. 12-14, but gave itself another chance at stringing two victories together by edging Miami 4-3 Thursday. Luis Valbuena hit a tiebreaking homer in the ninth inning, his third in six games and fourth this season.
Valbuena had four homers in his 90 games with the Cubs last season.
"It was a good win for us, a good comeback," outfielder Nate Schierholtz said. "Valbuena had a big home run in the ninth and our starting pitching has been great. They've been keeping us close in games. We just need to score them a few runs like we did tonight and we'll come out on top."
Despite producing just six hits, the Cubs matched their highest run total on their 10-game road trip in part by going 2 for 6 with runners in scoring position. They're hitting a major league-worst .148 in those situations, and .216 overall with 19 runs while going 2-5 on their trip.
Chicago will try for a fourth straight win over the Marlins (5-17), who have matched their worst start in franchise history. The Cubs will also try to help Scott Feldman (0-3, 4.50 ERA) earn his first victory since Aug. 4, when he was with Texas.
Feldman, a loser in eight straight decisions, has given up 10 combined runs in his past two starts but only three have been earned as the Cubs have committed four errors. The right-hander, though, has made two of those miscues and his throwing error with two outs in the fifth inning Sunday in Milwaukee opened the door for Ryan Braun's three-run homer in a 4-2 defeat.
"We have to keep grinding," Feldman told the team's website. "I think things are going to turn around for us. That one play did turn out to be costly, but I have to take it upon myself to make a better pitch to Braun and we wouldn't be talking about the error."
Feldman will throw opposite another winless pitcher, Wade LeBlanc (0-3, 6.27).
LeBlanc has received four total runs of support in his four starts, but hasn't helped himself by failing to make it past the fourth inning in his last two outings. The left-hander needed 85 pitches to get through four frames in last Saturday's 3-2 loss in 13 innings to Cincinnati.
"It was terrible," LeBlanc told the team's website. "About the only silver lining was I was able to keep us close enough to come back and tie the game."
While Feldman will face the Marlins for the first time, LeBlanc will seek to earn his second win in as many starts against the Cubs. While with San Diego, he allowed two runs over seven innings in a 9-2 victory in 2011.
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