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Pregame Thread: Cubs vs. Brewers, Thursday 7/31, 1:05 CT

By Al Yellon@bleedcubbieblue Jul 31, 2008, 11:30am CDT

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Chicago Cubs
@ Milwaukee Brewers

Thursday, Jul 31, 2008, 1:05 PM CDT
Miller Park

Rich Harden vs Dave Bush

Sunny. Winds blowing from left to right field at 5-10 m.p.h. Game Time temperature: Around 80.

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Today's Starting Pitchers


R. Harden Cubs	vs.	D. Bush Brewers


5-2	W-L	5-8
2.10	ERA	4.51
122	SO	71
39	BB	26
7	HR	17
vs. Mil	--	vs. Cubs

	W-L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	BS	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	K	ERA	WHIP
2008 - Rich Harden	0-1	3	3	0	0	0	0	17.1	8	2	2	2	8	30	1.04	.92

Again, the above stats are Harden's stats with the Cubs. His complete season line is in the pitcher box above that.

	W-L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	BS	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	K	ERA	WHIP
2008 - Dave Bush	5-8	19	18	0	0	0	0	111.2	106	61	56	17	26	71	4.51	1.18

Dave Bush and Seth McClung are in a weird "platoon starter" arrangement; Bush pitches much better at Miller Park and McClung on the road. Bush is 4-2, 2.85 in 66 innings at home this year, but he lost his last start last Saturday at home vs. Houston, where he allowed his first two HR since June 7. He is 1-6, 4.88 lifetime vs. the Cubs, and I'd expect to see Jim Edmonds back in the lineup today; Edmonds is 3-for-8 (all doubles) vs. Bush.

Rich Harden will be making his first career start against Milwaukee; he has faced two of their players before (Mike Cameron, 0-for-2, and Ray Durham, 1-for-12 with 3 strikeouts.

Today's game is on WGN, on FSN Wisconsin and at the MLB.com Mediacenter.

MLB.com Gameday (2007 version)

MLB.com Gameday (2008 version)

Baseball-reference.com game preview

Today's first pitch thread will be up at 1 pm CT and the three overflow comment threads will post at 2 pm, 3 pm and 3:45 pm CT.

Discuss amongst yourselves.