CUBS USE ‘MARSHALL LAW’ IN 3-0 WIN
Sean Marshall Was Stellar During His Ninth Start and Reliever Randy Wells Slammed the Door Shut in The Final Two Frames
May 29, 2005 - 11:07 PM
by: Bo Fulginiti

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla—On Sunday evening at Jackie Robinson Ballpark the Daytona Cubs were a team who played with a sense of urgency.

Coming in on the heels of season-long five game losing streak, the Cubs felt an urgent need to put an end to their recent skid. Fortunately, pitchers Sean Marshall and Randy Wells also felt an urgent need to go home and enjoy the rest of their holiday weekend, as the two young hurlers turned in a two-hit shutout performance that lasted just a shade over two hours and the Cubs sailed to the victory by a final of 3-0.

Marshall (4-2) was both overpowering and economical with his pitches, as the left-hander faced just two Sarasota batters over the minimum in seven full innings of work and struck out five to notch his fourth victory of the season.

Wells was also dominant in the waning moments as the righty came in and mowed down six Reds batters in order and struck out five of them en route to his first save of the season.

Offensively the Cubs jumped on the scoreboard early as centerfield Chris Walker led off the first inning with a single and later scored, followed by a solo homerun from third baseman Scott Moore which made the score 2-0 after one frame. Daytona later added an insurance run in the seventh when Walker stroked an RBI single to left center scoring left fielder Kyle Boyer to put the game out of reach.

With the victory the Cubs snapped the five-game skid and improved to 25-23 to try and remain within striking distance of the Jupiter Hammerheads and Vero Beach Dodgers in the East.

Daytona will try to salvage a series split for Game 4 on Monday, as the Cubs send righty Juan Mateo (3-1, 1.98 ERA) to the rubber to face Reds righty Bobby Basham (2-2, 4.19 ERA. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 EST.