GAME THREAD: NL: CINCINNATI (68-81) at CHICAGO CUBS (78-72)

NL: CINCINNATI at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CINCINNATI 0 0 1 0 1 3 0
CHICAGO CUBS 0 0 3 3 5 0 (BOT 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - BRONSON ARROYO
CHN - RICH HILL

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: J KENDALL (.287, 1-FOR-1)
R HILL (.138, 0-FOR-1)
A SORIANO (.291, 1-FOR-2)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">CINCINNATI (1) VS CHICAGO CUBS (3) - MID 4TH - IN PROGRESS

CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Hopper cf 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .332
J Keppinger ss 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .340
K Griffey Jr rf 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .279
B Phillips 2b 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .292
A Dunn lf 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .268
E Encarnacion 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286
J Cantu 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .370
D Ross c 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 .202
B Arroyo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111

Totals 14 1 3 1 1 7 8

BATTING: 2B - D Ross (9, R Hill). 3B - J Keppinger (2, R Hill). S - B Arroyo.
RBI - N Hopper (11). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Ross 1, B
Phillips 1. Team LOB - 4.


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 .291
R Theriot ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
D Lee 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .312
A Ramirez 3b 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 .314
C Floyd rf 2 1 1 2 0 0 2 .289
M DeRosa 2b 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .287
J Jones cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .273
J Kendall c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .287
R Hill p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .138

Totals 14 3 5 3 1 4 8

BATTING: 2B - A Soriano (37, B Arroyo). HR - C Floyd (9, 3rd inning off B
Arroyo 1 on, 2 Out), M Derosa (10, 3rd inning off B Arroyo 0 on, 2 Out). RBI -
C Floyd 2 (45), M DeRosa (70). 2-out RBI - C Floyd 2, M DeRosa. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - C Floyd 1, A Soriano 1. Team LOB - 4.


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CINCINNATI - 001 0 -- 1
CHICAGO CUBS - 003 -- 3
----------------------------------------------------

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
B Arroyo 3 5 3 3 1 4 2 4.38

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
R Hill 4 3 1 1 1 7 0 3.88

HBP - D Lee (by B Arroyo); E Encarnacion (by R Hill). Pitches-strikes: B
Arroyo 50-32; R Hill 57-37. Ground balls-fly balls: B Arroyo 3-2; R Hill 2-3.
Batters faced: B Arroyo 16; R Hill 17.

UMPIRES: HP--Rick Reed. 1B--Tim Timmons. 2B--Alfonso Marquez. 3B--Chuck
Meriwether.

Weather: 75 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CINCINNATI 0 0 1 0 1 3 0
CHICAGO CUBS 0 0 3 0 3 6 0 (TOP 5)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - BRONSON ARROYO
CHN - RICH HILL

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: B ARROYO (.111, 0-FOR-0, SAC)
N HOPPER (.332, 0-FOR-2, RBI)
J KEPPINGER (.340, 1-FOR-1, BB)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">CINCINNATI (1) VS CHICAGO CUBS (3) - END 4TH - IN PROGRESS

CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Hopper cf 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .332
J Keppinger ss 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .340
K Griffey Jr rf 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .279
B Phillips 2b 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .292
A Dunn lf 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .268
E Encarnacion 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286
J Cantu 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .370
D Ross c 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 .202
B Arroyo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111

Totals 14 1 3 1 1 7 8

BATTING: 2B - D Ross (9, R Hill). 3B - J Keppinger (2, R Hill). S - B Arroyo.
RBI - N Hopper (11). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Ross 1, B
Phillips 1. Team LOB - 4.


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 3 0 1 0 0 2 3 .290
R Theriot ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .267
D Lee 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .312
A Ramirez 3b 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 .314
C Floyd rf 2 1 1 2 0 0 2 .289
M DeRosa 2b 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .287
J Jones cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .273
J Kendall c 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .291
R Hill p 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .136

Totals 18 3 6 3 1 6 11

BATTING: 2B - A Soriano (37, B Arroyo). HR - C Floyd (9, 3rd inning off B
Arroyo 1 on, 2 Out), M Derosa (10, 3rd inning off B Arroyo 0 on, 2 Out). RBI -
C Floyd 2 (45), M DeRosa (70). 2-out RBI - C Floyd 2, M DeRosa. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - C Floyd 1, A Soriano 1. Team LOB - 5.


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CINCINNATI - 001 0 -- 1
CHICAGO CUBS - 003 0 -- 3
----------------------------------------------------

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
B Arroyo 4 6 3 3 1 6 2 4.35

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
R Hill 4 3 1 1 1 7 0 3.88

HBP - D Lee (by B Arroyo); E Encarnacion (by R Hill). Pitches-strikes: B
Arroyo 63-42; R Hill 57-37. Ground balls-fly balls: B Arroyo 4-2; R Hill 2-3.
Batters faced: B Arroyo 20; R Hill 17.

UMPIRES: HP--Rick Reed. 1B--Tim Timmons. 2B--Alfonso Marquez. 3B--Chuck
Meriwether.

Weather: 75 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL CINCINNATI AT CHICAGO CUBS
NOTE: THE HOME RUNS BY CHICAGO'S CLIFF FLOYD AND MARK
DEROSA IN THE THIRD INNING WERE HIT BACK-TO-BACK.</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JEFF KEPPINGER SCORED BRONSON ARROYO.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J KEPPINGER ON FIRST, N HOPPER ON SECOND, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 2
CHICAGO CUBS 3 TOP, 5TH

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: K GRIFFEY JR (.279, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY BRANDON PHILLIPS SCORED NORRIS HOPPER.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, B PHILLIPS ON FIRST, J KEPPINGER ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 3
CHICAGO CUBS 3 TOP, 5TH

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: A DUNN (.268, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
FIELDER'S CHOICE BY ADAM DUNN SCORED JEFF KEPPINGER.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, A DUNN ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 4
CHICAGO CUBS 3 TOP, 5TH

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: E ENCARNACION (.286, 0-FOR-1, HBP)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - PITCHING CHANGE
CHN: MIKE WUERTZ (2-3, 3.53) IN THE 5TH
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, A DUNN ON FIRST, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 4, CHICAGO CUBS 3

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: E ENCARNACION (.286, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: M Wuertz relieved R Hill.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, A DUNN ON FIRST, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 4
CHICAGO CUBS 3 TOP, 5TH

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: E Encarnacion (.286, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CINCINNATI 0 0 1 0 3 4 8 0
CHICAGO CUBS 0 0 3 0 3 6 1 (BOT 5)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - BRONSON ARROYO
CHN - MIKE WUERTZ

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: D LEE (.312, 0-FOR-1, HBP)
A RAMIREZ (.314, 0-FOR-1, BB)
C FLOYD (.289, 1-FOR-2, HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">CINCINNATI (4) VS CHICAGO CUBS (3) - MID 5TH - IN PROGRESS

CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Hopper cf 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .335
J Keppinger ss 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 .344
K Griffey Jr rf 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 .279
B Phillips 2b 3 0 2 1 0 1 1 .293
A Dunn lf 3 0 0 1 0 2 2 .268
E Encarnacion 3b 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .288
J Cantu 1b 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 .357
D Ross c 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 .202
B Arroyo p 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .125

Totals 22 4 8 4 1 8 13

BATTING: 2B - D Ross (9, R Hill). 3B - J Keppinger (2, R Hill). S - B Arroyo.
RBI - N Hopper (11), J Keppinger (27), B Phillips (90), A Dunn (105). Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - J Cantu 1, D Ross 1, B Phillips 1. Team LOB -
6.


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 3 0 1 0 0 2 3 .290
R Theriot ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .267
D Lee 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .312
A Ramirez 3b 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 .314
C Floyd rf 2 1 1 2 0 0 2 .289
M DeRosa 2b 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .287
J Jones cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .273
J Kendall c 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .291
R Hill p 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .136
M Wuertz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 18 3 6 3 1 6 11

BATTING: 2B - A Soriano (37, B Arroyo). HR - C Floyd (9, 3rd inning off B
Arroyo 1 on, 2 Out), M Derosa (10, 3rd inning off B Arroyo 0 on, 2 Out). RBI -
C Floyd 2 (45), M DeRosa (70). 2-out RBI - C Floyd 2, M DeRosa. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - C Floyd 1, A Soriano 1. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: E - D Lee (6, catch).


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CINCINNATI - 001 03 -- 4
CHICAGO CUBS - 003 0 -- 3
----------------------------------------------------

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
B Arroyo 4 6 3 3 1 6 2 4.35

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
R Hill 4 2/3 7 4 4 1 7 0 4.01
M Wuertz 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.51

HBP - D Lee (by B Arroyo); E Encarnacion (by R Hill). Pitches-strikes: B
Arroyo 63-42; R Hill 81-53; M Wuertz 9-6. Ground balls-fly balls: B Arroyo 4-2;
R Hill 3-4; M Wuertz 0-0. Batters faced: B Arroyo 20; R Hill 23; M Wuertz 2.

UMPIRES: HP--Rick Reed. 1B--Tim Timmons. 2B--Alfonso Marquez. 3B--Chuck
Meriwether.

Weather: 75 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JACQUE JONES SCORED DERREK LEE.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J JONES ON FIRST, M DEROSA ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 4
CHICAGO CUBS 4 BOTTOM, 5TH

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: J KENDALL (.291, 2-FOR-2)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CINCINNATI 0 0 1 0 3 4 8 0
CHICAGO CUBS 0 0 3 0 1 4 8 1 (TOP 6)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - BRONSON ARROYO
CHN - MIKE WUERTZ

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: D ROSS (.202, 1-FOR-2)
B ARROYO (.125, 1-FOR-1, SAC)
N HOPPER (.335, 1-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">CINCINNATI (4) VS CHICAGO CUBS (4) - END 5TH - IN PROGRESS

CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Hopper cf 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .335
J Keppinger ss 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 .344
K Griffey Jr rf 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 .279
B Phillips 2b 3 0 2 1 0 1 1 .293
A Dunn lf 3 0 0 1 0 2 2 .268
E Encarnacion 3b 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .288
J Cantu 1b 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 .357
D Ross c 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 .202
B Arroyo p 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .125

Totals 22 4 8 4 1 8 13

BATTING: 2B - D Ross (9, R Hill). 3B - J Keppinger (2, R Hill). S - B Arroyo.
RBI - N Hopper (11), J Keppinger (27), B Phillips (90), A Dunn (105). Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - J Cantu 1, D Ross 1, B Phillips 1. Team LOB -
6.


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 3 0 1 0 0 2 3 .290
R Theriot ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .267
D Lee 1b 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 .312
A Ramirez 3b 2 1 0 0 1 1 3 .313
C Floyd rf 3 1 1 2 0 0 3 .288
M DeRosa 2b 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 .289
J Jones cf 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .274
J Kendall c 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 .289
R Hill p 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .136
M Wuertz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 23 4 8 4 2 6 15

BATTING: 2B - A Soriano (37, B Arroyo). HR - C Floyd (9, 3rd inning off B
Arroyo 1 on, 2 Out), M Derosa (10, 3rd inning off B Arroyo 0 on, 2 Out). RBI -
C Floyd 2 (45), M DeRosa (70), J Jones (57). 2-out RBI - C Floyd 2, M DeRosa, J
Jones. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Kendall 1, C Floyd 1, A
Soriano 1. Team LOB - 7.

FIELDING: E - D Lee (6, catch).


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CINCINNATI - 001 03 -- 4
CHICAGO CUBS - 003 01 -- 4
----------------------------------------------------

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
B Arroyo 5 8 4 4 2 6 2 4.38

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
R Hill 4 2/3 7 4 4 1 7 0 4.01
M Wuertz 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.51

HBP - D Lee (by B Arroyo); E Encarnacion (by R Hill). Pitches-strikes: B
Arroyo 83-53; R Hill 81-53; M Wuertz 9-6. Ground balls-fly balls: B Arroyo 4-5;
R Hill 3-4; M Wuertz 0-0. Batters faced: B Arroyo 26; R Hill 23; M Wuertz 2.

UMPIRES: HP--Rick Reed. 1B--Tim Timmons. 2B--Alfonso Marquez. 3B--Chuck
Meriwether.

Weather: 75 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY JEFF KEPPINGER SCORED NORRIS HOPPER.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J KEPPINGER ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 5
CHICAGO CUBS 4 TOP, 6TH

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: K GRIFFEY JR (.279, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - PITCHING CHANGE
CHN: SCOTT EYRE (1-1, 4.44) IN THE 6TH
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J KEPPINGER ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 5, CHICAGO CUBS 4

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: K GRIFFEY JR (.279, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: S Eyre relieved M Wuertz.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J KEPPINGER ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 5
CHICAGO CUBS 4 TOP, 6TH

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: K Griffey Jr (.279, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: G Soto catching.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J KEPPINGER ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 5
CHICAGO CUBS 4 TOP, 6TH

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: K Griffey Jr (.279, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY KEN GRIFFEY JR SCORED JEFF KEPPINGER.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, K GRIFFEY JR ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 6
CHICAGO CUBS 4 TOP, 6TH

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: B PHILLIPS (.293, 2-FOR-3, RBI)</div>