Game 104 Thread / Marlins @ Cubs (3 of 4)
SP | Chris Volstad |
SP |
Rich Harden |
2-1, 2.16, 9 K, 6 BB, 16.2 IP |
5-2, 2.12, 112 K, 36 BB, 89.1 IP | ||
SS |
Hanley Ramirez |
LF |
Alfonso Soriano |
RF |
*Jeremy Hermida |
SS |
Ryan Theriot |
3B |
Jorge Cantu |
1B |
Derrek Lee |
1B |
*Mike Jacobs | 3B |
Aramis Ramirez |
2B |
Dan Uggla |
2B |
*Mike Fontenot |
LF |
Josh Willingham | RF |
Mark DeRosa |
C |
*John Baker |
C |
Geovany Soto |
CF |
#Alfredo Amezaga | CF |
*Kosuke Fukudome |
P |
Chris Volstad | P |
*Rich Harden |
Rise and shine, Cubbies. A 12:05 day game in Chicago sees Rich Harden looking for his first win as a Cub, the Cubs looking for reliable offense, and fans looking to maintain bragging rights over the charging Brewers. That's three more uses of the verb "looking" than I'd make if I wasn't rusty from yet another long hiatus.
Who is John Baker?
The biggest pregame news has to be Fontenot's promotion and Fukudome's demotion. This is by my quick count the second time this season Fukudome started a game in center, the first time Fontenot has started the game hitting fifth, likewise for Fukudome hitting eighth.
Harden faced the Marlins on June 20th of this year, giving up a run, 2 BB and 5 K in 5.2 IP for a no decision. Volstad has never faced the Cubs. Drafted 16th overall in 2005, Sickles had him rated as the fourth best Marlin prospect coming in to 2008 with a "B" grading. How someone 6 foot 7 can be a ground-ball pitcher is beyond me, but Volstad is. Fan Graphs also tells us that at the moment he's a two-pitch pitcher: 90 mph fastball and 79 mph curve, with the infreqent change-up as well.
Random Fantasy Question: Over the course of this season I traded Dan Uggla for Ted Lilly and then Lilly for Ryan Theriot. Which of the three would you most want on your fantasy team?
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