Cubs @ Cardinals: Hammel vs. Martinez (Game 74 Thread)
CHC (39-34): RHP Jason Hammel (5-2, 2.65)
STL (50-24): RHP Carlos Martinez (8-3, 2.89)
First pitch: 7:05pmCT
Fowler# cf Bryant 3b Rizzo* 1b Montero* c Castro ss Coghlan* lf Denorfia rf Hammel p Russell 2b | Wong* 2b Carpenter* 3b Peralta ss Heyward* rf Grichuk lf Molina c Scruggs 1b Jay* cf Martinez p |
Hammel was stellar against the Dodgers on Tuesday, keeping LA off the board for 7.2 in the game the Cubs won on Denorfia’s walk-off sac fly in the 10th. Hammel last pitched against St. Louis last May, giving up 5 ER in 5.1 and taking the loss. The Cards are 31-89 (.348) against him. Heyward is 8-14, and Peralta is 8-20 with 2 HR.
Martinez has a couple of rough outings in May, including one against the Cubs (3.2 IP, 7 ER, 9 H, 4 BB) but has otherwise been good. He gave up 3 ER (including a 2-run bomb to Stanton) in 7 innings in Miami for the win his last time out. The Cubs are 12-37 against him. Denorfia is 3-3, Montero is 2-4, Rizzo’s one hit in 5 ABs is a HR.
Tonight is the return of Neil Ramirez, who hasn’t pitched since April 15 (right shoulder inflammation). He went 3-3 with a 1.44 in 50 games last year for the Cubs. And Soler will start his rehab assignment this week and be back before the All-star Break.
The matchups for the series with the Mets look like: Hendricks (2-4, 4.46) vs. Niese (3-7, 412), Lester (4-6, 4.43) vs. Colon (9-6, 4.89), and Arrieta (7-5, 2.94) vs. DeGrom (8-5, 2.15).
Go Cubs!
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