Archive - Jul 26, 2008

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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.