Archive - Aug 13, 2008

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SP	Rich Harden	SP	Jorge Campillo
(NL)	1-1, 2.10, 47 K, 9 BB, 30 IP		7-4, 2.83, 81 K, 21 BB, 114.1 IP
LF	Alfonso Soriano	CF	*Gregor Blanco
SS	Ryan Theriot	SS	Yunel Escobar
1B	Derrek Lee	1B	*Casey Kotchmann
3B	Aramis Ramirez	C	#Brian McCann
CF	*Jim Edmonds	LF	Omar Infante
2B	Mark DeRosa	2B	*Kelly Johnson
RF	*Kosuke Fukudome	1B	Martin Prado
C	Henry Blanco	RF	Jeff Francoeur
P	*Rich Harden	P	Jorge Campillo

 

Cubs go for the day/night sweep. Blanco gets the start behind home plate. Otherwise, it's the same group with Theriot moving up to the 2-hole and Fukudome moving down to seventh.

Lots of the same faces in the Braves' order as well. Slumping Jeff Francoeur gets a start and the chance to see what it's like to slump out of the eighth spot.

Harden is starting the nightcap after telling Piniella he prefers to work at night.

Oh, my God—we traded for a vampire!

UPDATE: Looks like Lou made up his mind after the first game and it will be Sean Marshall getting the start on Sunday versus the Marlins.

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Just a little scheduling note, that Lou has tabbed either Jeff Samardzija or Sean Marshall for Sunday's start against the Marlins due to today's doubleheader. That is if Marquis cannot go on short rest.

"I can't bring Harden back on short rest, but I can bring Marquis back possibly," Piniella said Wednesday. "By him pitching the day game, it gives him a little longer time. If not, we'll either pitch Samardzija or pitch [Sean] Marshall."

Other than possibly using Marquis on short rest, there was another reason Harden will pitch tonight's nightcap.

"I know he's told us his preference would be to pitch at night and in cooler weather," Piniella said  

As always, blame Canada.