Inside the Matchups: Volstad versus Cubs, Scherzer versus Brewers

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Chris Volstad visits Wrigley Field Thursday night to take on the Cubs. The 22-year-old right-hander has a 2.70 ERA with about a strikeout an inning. He has an unsustainably low batting average of balls in play so far in 2009 (.207, second lowest in baseball). Only a 2000 edition Pedro Martinez can maintain a balls-in-play average that low. Thursday's meeting with the Cubs will likely be the first bump in the road for the youngster.

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Tom Haberstroh

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• ESPN.com NBA contributor since 2010
• Started at ESPN in 2008
• 2008 graduate of Wake Forest University