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Chicago Cubs Roster Report 2009-05-02


Chicago Cubs Roster Report 2009-05-02
The Cubs are banged up badly, and their depth is being tested. Aramis Ramirez is day to day with a left-calf strain, and Derrek Lee went out of Sunday's game with neck spasms. Add to that the right-groin strain that has hobbled RF Milton Bradley for two weeks and the left-knee sprain that fell RHP Carlos Marmol last week, and the Cubs have been piecing it together. The team is carrying 12 pitchers, so manager Lou Piniella could get stuck if a game goes into extra innings.

PLAYER NEWS:

--SS Ryan Theriot's four RBIs, all coming on his grand slam, were a career high. Manager Lou Piniella said he wants Theriot to "drive" the ball instead of "aiming" it. Theriot, who hits a lot of balls to right field, pulled the grand slam to left. He maintains he's still an "on-base" hitter.

--CF Reed Johnson snapped an 0-for-12 skid with by going 2-for-3 with two runs scored. Johnson has batted in the middle of the lineup, but he still has not hit a homer or driven in a run this year.

--RHP Carlos Marmol walked the first two hitters he faced but recovered and struck out the next three. Piniella said Marmol had been getting under the ball and "pushing" it. I think what we're going to do, at least in the bullpen, to bounce a few baseballs," Piniella said. "I'm serious when I say that because it really makes him work on top of the ball a little more."

--RHP Kevin Gregg earned his second save of the season but only his first since Opening Day. Gregg is now 2-for-3 in save opportunities. With the Cubs struggling of late, save chances have been virtually non-existent.

MEDICAL WATCH:

3B Aramis Ramirez (left calf soreness) left the April 24 game, and he didn't play April 25-30. He pinch hit on May 1 and is day-to-day.

RHP Carlos Marmol (strained left leg muscle) left the April 24 game, and he didn't pitch April 25-28. He returned to action April 29 and April 30 but pitched poorly both days.

ROTATION:

RHP Carlos Zambrano

RHP Ryan Dempster

LHP Ted Lilly

RHP Rich Harden

LHP Sean Marshall

BULLPEN:

RHP Kevin Gregg (closer)

RHP Carlos Marmol

RHP Aaron Heilman

LHP Neal Cotts

RHP Jeff Samardzija

RHP Angel Guzman

RHP David Patton

CATCHERS:

Geovany Soto

Koyie Hill

INFIELDERS:

1B Derrek Lee

2B Mike Fontenot

SS Ryan Theriot

3B Aramis Ramirez

INF Aaron Miles

1B/OF Micah Hoffpauir

OUTFIELDERS:

LF Alfonso Soriano

CF Kosuke Fukudome

RF Milton Bradley

OF Reed Johnson

OF Joey Gathright


Author:Fox Sports
Author's Website:http://www.foxsports.com
Added: May 2, 2009

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