Jul 2
Manager Lou Piniella said he's bumping Marquis out of the weekend rotation against St. Louis in favor of Sean Marshall so that the Cubs will have two lefties (with Ted Lilly) against a Cardinals team that entered Wednesday with a 33-22 record against right-handed starters and 15-14 vs. lefties, the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
Recommendation: For now, it's just one start, but we wouldn't be surprised if Marshall and Sean Gallagher were to bump Marquis out permanently before too long.
Jul 1
ESPNews reports Chicago Cubs SP Jason Marquis is 3-0 with a 2.56 ERA in his career against the San Francisco Giants.
Jun 27
Marquis gave up a season-high seven runs and seven hits in four innings for Chicago, as the Cubs lost 11-4 to Baltimore Thursday.
Advice: Marquis had won his last four starts and hadn't picked up a loss since May 13, but he's now allowed 12 runs in his last two outings and has a 4.96 ERA.
Jun 26
RHP Jason Marquis gave up a season-high seven runs. That's the most he has surrendered since giving up eight last Sept. 21 against the Pirates.
