Game 103 Thread / Marlins @ Cubs (2 of 4)
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SP | Josh Johnson |
SP |
Ryan Dempster |
0-0, 3.86, 10 K, 3 BB, 11.2 IP |
11-4, 3.05, 111 K, 51 BB, 132.2 IP | ||
SS |
Hanley Ramirez |
LF |
Alfonso Soriano |
RF |
*Luis Gonzalez |
SS |
Ryan Theriot |
3B |
Jorge Cantu |
1B |
Derrek Lee |
1B |
*Mike Jacobs | 3B |
Aramis Ramirez |
2B |
Dan Uggla |
RF |
*Kosuke Fukudome |
LF |
Josh Willingham | C |
Geovany Soto |
CF |
Cody Ross |
2B |
*Mike Fontenot |
C |
Paul Hoover |
CF |
Reed Johnson |
P |
*Josh Johnson | P |
Ryan Dempster |
With Jeff Samardzija (last name = 29 Scrabble points) in a Major League uniform for the first time and the Brewers so close you can smell the Miller High Life and cannibal sandwiches on their breaths, the Cubs go for a second win in a row against the Fightin' Fish.
Kosuke Fukudome returns to the starting lineup, as does Mike Fontenot, who has gone 14-for-41 (.341) with four homers and a 1260 OPS since the first of July.
Ryan Dempster, who was beaten at home for the first time this year when he lost to the Giants on the Sunday before the All-Star break, comes off a sterling outing at Houston, in which he threw eight shutout innings while fanning seven, walking one, and allowing just six hits.
Josh Johnson makes his third start of the year for Florida as he recovers from elbow surgery this past March. The six-foot-seven-inch righthander throws a mid-90's fastball, a slider and change-up, though often not where he means to throw them. (In 185 Major League innings pitched dating back to '05, Johnson has allowed nearly 4.5 walks for every 9 IP.)
Just thought of this: on Monday, the Cubs faced six-foot-ten-inch Randy Johnson of Arizona. Today they get 6-7 Josh Johnson of the Marlins. That means this week alone, the Cubs have encountered more than 13 feet of Johnson.
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