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Cubs Shut Down by Vargas, Waste Dempster Gem

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Mariners 2, Cubs 0

Seattle — Seattle continued their winning streak Tuesday night despite only scoring on one play. The one mistake made by Cubs starter Ryan Dempster (5-6) all night. Franklin Gutierrez hit a two run homer in the 2nd, but that’s all Jason Vargas (6-2) would need as he shut out the Cubs with 7 innings of 4 hit baseball.

Ryan Dempster pitched almost as well going the distance pitching all 8 innings allowing just the two runs on 5 hits while striking out 8. The Cubs actually out hit Seattle 6 to 5, led by Alfonso Soriano’s 3 hits. Marlon Byrd added a pair as well.

Seattle’s winning streak climbed to 5 games despite only scoring a total of 11 runs in those affairs, relying on great starting pitching again. Former Cub David Aardsma picked up his 16th save of the season with a scoreless ninth.

In other news Carlos Silva (hamstring) will not face his old team Thursday as his start has been pushed back. Ted Lilly will move up to start in his place. With Monday’s day off Lilly is still going on regular rest.

Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cubs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
Seattle « 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 2 5 0
Chi Cubs
AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg
M. Byrd cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .323
J. Baker 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 .250
C. Tracy ph-3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .244
D. Lee 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .230
X. Nady dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .262
G. Soto c 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 .268
A. Soriano lf 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .279
T. Colvin rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 .299
S. Castro ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .262
R. Theriot 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
Totals 31 0 6 0 0 3 8 0 11
Batting
2B – M Byrd (25, J Vargas); A Soriano (20, J Vargas).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out – J Baker 1, C Tracy 1, T Colvin 2.
GIDP – M Byrd.
Team LOB – 7.
Fielding
E – S Castro (10, field).
DP – 1 (J Baker-R Theriot-D Lee).
Seattle
AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg
I. Suzuki rf 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 .336
C. Figgins 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M. Bradley dh 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 .211
J. Lopez 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .239
F. Gutierrez cf 3 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 .273
M. Carp 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .138
C. Kotchman 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .187
E. Alfonzo c 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
J. Wilson ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .244
M. Saunders lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 .209
Totals 25 2 4 2 1 2 7 0 6
Batting
HR – F Gutierrez (6, 2nd inning off R Dempster 1 on, 0 Out).
RBI – F Gutierrez 2 (31).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out – I Suzuki 1, J Lopez 1.
GIDP – J Wilson.
Team LOB – 5.
Fielding
Outfield assists – M Saunders.
DP – 2 (M Saunders-J Wilson, J Wilson-J Wilson-C Kotchman).
Chi Cubs
IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA
R. Dempster (L, 5-6) 8.0 5 2 2 2 8 1 1.16 3.56
Seattle
IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA
J. Vargas (W, 6-2) 7.0 4 0 0 1 7 0 1.08 2.66
B. League (H, 6) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1.16 3.32
D. Aardsma (S, 16) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1.26 5.09
Pitches-strikes – R Dempster 116-80; J Vargas 94-65; B League 12-5; D Aardsma 18-9.
Ground balls-fly balls – R Dempster 10-8; J Vargas 6-10; B League 2-1; D Aardsma 2-1.
Batters faced – R Dempster 31; J Vargas 25; B League 4; D Aardsma 5.
Game Details
Umpires: HP–Bill Miller. 1B–Mike Reilly. 2B–Chad Fairchild. 3B–Eric Cooper.

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