Thursday, April 17, 2008

Pirates-Cubs: Here's what to look for

Here are some trends to keep an eye on this weekend during the Pirates series in Chicago against the Cubs (Hint: Look for Derrek Lee to have a big weekend):
Friday: Ian Snell (Pittsburgh) vs. Rich Hill (Chicago)
* Lee is 6-for-18 with 6 RBI against Snell. … Ronny Paulino is 7-for-14 with one home run and three RBI against Hill. … Jose Bautista (0-for-14) and Jason Bay (0-for-12) are a combined 0-for-26 against Hill.

Saturday: Tom Gorzelanny (Pittsburgh) vs. Jason Marquis (Chicago)
* Lee is 6-for-10 with one home run and three RBI vs. Gorzelanny. … Geovany Soto is 5-for-7 with three RBI against Gorzelanny. … Bay is 4-for-9 against Marquis while Nate McLouth is 4-for-11 with one home run and three RBI. … Ryan Doumit is also 4-for-12 with one home run and two RBI.

Sunday: Zach Duke (Pittsburgh) vs. Ryan Dempster (Chicago)
* Lee is 8-for-24 with a solo home run against Duke. … Aramis Ramirez is 8-for-24 and Ronny Cedeno is 8-for-18 against Duke. … Xavier Nady is 4-for-11 with two home runs against Dempster and Chris Gomez is 5-for13.

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