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

NL: CINCINNATI at CHICAGO CUBS

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DeRosa caps huge night with walk-off single in Cubs' win

<h3>CHICAGO CUBS 7, CINCINNATI 6</h3>CHICAGO (Ticker) -- Mark DeRosa went 5-for-5, including awalk-off single in the ninth inning, as the Chicago Cubs ralliedfor a 7-6 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Monday.

Aramis Ramirez tied the game with a two-run triple off closerDavid Weathers as Chicago (79-72) maintained its one-game leadover the Milwaukee Brewers (77-72) in the National LeagueCentral.


Chicago trailed, 6-4, entering the final frame, but Ryan Theriotdrew a leadoff walk and Derrek Lee singled to right-centerfield to bring up Ramirez, who laced a shot to center thatescaped a diving Norris Hopper and rolled all the way to thewall. Daryle Ward then drew an intentional walk.


Cincinnati manager Pete Mackanin elected to bring Hopper in as asixth infielder, but DeRosa hit a comebacker off Weathers (2-6)which allowed pinch runner Sam Fuld to score the winning run.

Will Ohman (2-4) threw a scoreless inning to pick up the win.

DeRosa's key hit spoiled a great effort by Jeff Keppinger, whohad three hits and drove in a pair of runs, finishing a homershy of the cycle.


He helped Cincinnati take a 5-4 lead in the sixth with an RBIdouble off Cubs starter Rich Hill. Ken Griffey Jr. followedwith a single to right for a 6-4 lead.


Hill allowed four runs and seven hits in 4 2/3 innings withseven strikeouts and one walk.

 

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CINCINNATI (6) AT CHICAGO CUBS (7) - HOW THEY SCORED
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CINCINNATI 3RD: D Ross doubled to left. B Arroyo sacrificed to pitcher,
D Ross to third. N Hopper grounded out to shortstop, D Ross scored. J Keppinger
walked. K Griffey Jr struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 1,
CHICAGO CUBS 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 3RD: R Theriot flied out to left. D Lee struck out swinging.
A Ramirez walked. C Floyd homered to right, A Ramirez scored. M DeRosa
homered to left. J Jones grounded out to second. (3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
CINCINNATI 1, CHICAGO CUBS 3.

CINCINNATI 5TH: B Arroyo singled to left. N Hopper reached on infield
single to second, B Arroyo to second, B Arroyo to third on error by first
baseman D Lee. J Keppinger singled to deep left, B Arroyo scored, N Hopper to
second. K Griffey Jr flied out to left. B Phillips singled to left, N Hopper
scored, J Keppinger to second, J Keppinger to third advancing on throw. A Dunn
grounded into fielder's choice to second, J Keppinger scored, B Phillips out at
second. M Wuertz relieved R Hill. E Encarnacion singled to left, A Dunn to
second. J Cantu struck out swinging. (3 Runs, 5 Hits, 1 Error) CINCINNATI 4,
CHICAGO CUBS 3.

CHICAGO CUBS 5TH: D Lee walked. A Ramirez flied out to center. C Floyd
popped out to second. M DeRosa singled to left, D Lee to second. J Jones
singled to right, D Lee scored, M DeRosa to third. J Kendall popped out to
second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 4, CHICAGO CUBS 4.

CINCINNATI 6TH: D Ross grounded out to shortstop. B Arroyo singled to
right. N Hopper grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, B Arroyo out at
second. J Keppinger doubled to center, N Hopper scored. S Eyre relieved
M Wuertz. G Soto catching. K Griffey Jr singled to right center, J Keppinger
scored. B Phillips singled to left, K Griffey Jr to second. A Dunn grounded
out to shortstop. (2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 6, CHICAGO CUBS 4.

CHICAGO CUBS 9TH: J Ellison in left field. D Weathers relieved J Burton.
R Theriot walked. D Lee singled to right center, R Theriot to second. A Ramirez
tripled to deep center, R Theriot and D Lee scored. D Ward hit for C Monroe.
S Fuld ran for A Ramirez. D Ward intentionally walked. F Pie ran for D Ward.
M DeRosa reached on infield single to second, S Fuld scored, F Pie to second.
(3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 6, CHICAGO CUBS 7.</div>

 

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CINCINNATI (6) AT CHICAGO CUBS (7) - EVENT LOG
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Cincinnati Starting Lineups -- N Hopper CF, J Keppinger SS, K Griffey Jr RF,
B Phillips 2B, A Dunn LF, E Encarnacion 3B, J Cantu 1B, D Ross C, B Arroyo RHP.

Chicago Cubs Starting Lineups -- A Soriano LF, R Theriot SS, D Lee 1B,
A Ramirez 3B, C Floyd RF, M DeRosa 2B, J Jones CF, J Kendall C, R Hill LHP.

Umpires -- Rick Reed (HP), Tim Timmons (1B), Alfonso Marquez (2B),
Chuck Meriwether (3B).

Gametime Weather: 75 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind right to left at 8 mph.


CINCINNATI 1ST: N Hopper lined out to shortstop. J Keppinger tripled to
right. K Griffey Jr struck out swinging. B Phillips struck out swinging.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 0, CHICAGO CUBS 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 1ST: A Soriano doubled to right center. R Theriot grounded
out to second, A Soriano to third. D Lee hit by pitch. A Ramirez struck out
looking. C Floyd flied out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 0,
CHICAGO CUBS 0.

CINCINNATI 2ND: A Dunn struck out looking. E Encarnacion struck out
swinging. J Cantu flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 0,
CHICAGO CUBS 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 2ND: M DeRosa singled to right center. J Jones struck out
swinging. J Kendall singled to left, M DeRosa to second. R Hill bunted into
fielder's choice to third, J Kendall out at second, M DeRosa to third.
A Soriano struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 0,
CHICAGO CUBS 0.

CINCINNATI 3RD: D Ross doubled to left. B Arroyo sacrificed to pitcher,
D Ross to third. N Hopper grounded out to shortstop, D Ross scored. J Keppinger
walked. K Griffey Jr struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 1,
CHICAGO CUBS 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 3RD: R Theriot flied out to left. D Lee struck out swinging.
A Ramirez walked. C Floyd homered to right, A Ramirez scored. M DeRosa
homered to left. J Jones grounded out to second. (3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
CINCINNATI 1, CHICAGO CUBS 3.

CINCINNATI 4TH: B Phillips singled to center. A Dunn struck out swinging.
E Encarnacion hit by pitch, B Phillips to second. J Cantu struck out swinging.
D Ross flied out to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 1, CHICAGO CUBS 3.

CHICAGO CUBS 4TH: J Kendall singled to right. R Hill grounded into
fielder's choice to shortstop, J Kendall out at second. A Soriano struck out
swinging. R Theriot struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 1,
CHICAGO CUBS 3.

CINCINNATI 5TH: B Arroyo singled to left. N Hopper reached on infield
single to second, B Arroyo to second, B Arroyo to third on error by first
baseman D Lee. J Keppinger singled to deep left, B Arroyo scored, N Hopper to
second. K Griffey Jr flied out to left. B Phillips singled to left, N Hopper
scored, J Keppinger to second, J Keppinger to third advancing on throw. A Dunn
grounded into fielder's choice to second, J Keppinger scored, B Phillips out at
second. M Wuertz relieved R Hill. E Encarnacion singled to left, A Dunn to
second. J Cantu struck out swinging. (3 Runs, 5 Hits, 1 Error) CINCINNATI 4,
CHICAGO CUBS 3.

CHICAGO CUBS 5TH: D Lee walked. A Ramirez flied out to center. C Floyd
popped out to second. M DeRosa singled to left, D Lee to second. J Jones
singled to right, D Lee scored, M DeRosa to third. J Kendall popped out to
second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 4, CHICAGO CUBS 4.

CINCINNATI 6TH: D Ross grounded out to shortstop. B Arroyo singled to
right. N Hopper grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, B Arroyo out at
second. J Keppinger doubled to center, N Hopper scored. S Eyre relieved
M Wuertz. G Soto catching. K Griffey Jr singled to right center, J Keppinger
scored. B Phillips singled to left, K Griffey Jr to second. A Dunn grounded
out to shortstop. (2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 6, CHICAGO CUBS 4.

CHICAGO CUBS 6TH: G Soto grounded out to third. A Soriano doubled to deep
right. G Majewski relieved B Arroyo. R Theriot grounded into fielder's choice
to shortstop, A Soriano out at third. D Lee flied out to right. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 6, CHICAGO CUBS 4.

CINCINNATI 7TH: K Hart relieved S Eyre. E Encarnacion singled to left.
J Votto hit for J Cantu. J Votto struck out swinging. D Ross grounded into
double play, shortstop to second to first, E Encarnacion out at second. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 6, CHICAGO CUBS 4.

CHICAGO CUBS 7TH: J Votto at first base. A Ramirez singled to center.
M Stanton relieved G Majewski. C Monroe hit for C Floyd. C Monroe grounded into
double play, third to second to first, A Ramirez out at second. M DeRosa
singled to right. J Jones grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop,
M DeRosa out at second. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 6, CHICAGO CUBS 4.

CINCINNATI 8TH: C Monroe in right field. B Coats hit for M Stanton. B Coats
grounded out to catcher. N Hopper grounded out to first. J Keppinger grounded
out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 6, CHICAGO CUBS 4.

CHICAGO CUBS 8TH: J Burton relieved M Stanton. M Fontenot hit for K Hart.
M Fontenot grounded out to first. G Soto flied out to center. A Soriano flied
out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 6, CHICAGO CUBS 4.

CINCINNATI 9TH: W Ohman relieved K Hart. K Griffey Jr flied out to center.
B Phillips grounded out to shortstop. A Dunn struck out swinging. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 6, CHICAGO CUBS 4.

CHICAGO CUBS 9TH: J Ellison in left field. D Weathers relieved J Burton.
R Theriot walked. D Lee singled to right center, R Theriot to second. A Ramirez
tripled to deep center, R Theriot and D Lee scored. D Ward hit for C Monroe.
S Fuld ran for A Ramirez. D Ward intentionally walked. F Pie ran for D Ward.
M DeRosa reached on infield single to second, S Fuld scored, F Pie to second.
(3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 6, CHICAGO CUBS 7.</div>

 

DeRosa caps huge night with walk-off single in Cubs' win

<h3>CHICAGO CUBS 7, CINCINNATI 6</h3>CHICAGO (Ticker) -- Mark DeRosa went 5-for-5, including awalk-off single in the ninth inning, as the Chicago Cubs ralliedfor a 7-6 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Monday.

Aramis Ramirez tied the game with a two-run triple off closerDavid Weathers as Chicago (79-72) maintained its one-game leadover the Milwaukee Brewers (77-72) in the National LeagueCentral.


Chicago trailed, 6-4, entering the final frame, but Ryan Theriotdrew a leadoff walk and Derrek Lee singled to right-centerfield to bring up Ramirez, who laced a shot to center thatescaped a diving Norris Hopper and rolled all the way to thewall.


"Hopper is a good fielder and got close to catching the ball,"Ramirez said. "We didn't play the way we wanted to, but we endedup with the win. That is what counts."


Daryle Ward then drew an intentional walk.


Cincinnati manager Pete Mackanin elected to bring Hopper in as asixth infielder, but DeRosa hit a comebacker off Weathers (2-6)which allowed pinch runner Sam Fuld to score the winning run.

"In that situation I was trying to hit a fly ball," DeRosa said."I was lucky that I got some wood on it and it got pastWeathers. This is a huge win for us."


"I did what I wanted to against DeRosa, but I have to make theplay," Weathers said. "It was a bad outing and I feel sorry forBronson (Arroyo), he deserved to win the game. When you get tothat point of the game with a two-run lead you have to seal thedeal."


Will Ohman (2-4) threw a scoreless inning to pick up the win.

"This kind of a win is our M-O," Ohman said. "We are not goingto lay down and die. We know what is at stake with 11 games togo, if we were willing to pack it in on this game then we didn'tdeserve to win."


DeRosa's key hit spoiled a great effort by Jeff Keppinger, whohad three hits and drove in a pair of runs for Cincinnati,finishing a homer shy of the cycle.


"I am not happy about the loss but there were some positives,"Mackanin said. "Keppinger continues to get the job done."

He helped Cincinnati take a 5-4 lead in the sixth with an RBIdouble off Cubs starter Rich Hill. Ken Griffey Jr. followedwith a single to right for a 6-4 lead.


Hill allowed four runs and seven hits in 4 2/3 innings withseven strikeouts and one walk.


"Hill threw a lot of pitches the last time out," Cubs managerLou Piniella said. "I wasn't shocked that he faded in the middleinnings."


The Cubs took a 3-1 lead as Cliff Floyd hit a two-run homer offArroyo and DeRosa followed with a solo shot.


Arroyo allowed four runs and nine hits in 5 1/3 innings with sixstrikeouts and two walks.


The Reds protested the game because Piniella failed to tell homeplate umpire Rick Reed of a double switch, before going tofirst base to argue a call in the fifth inning. Mackaninclaimed Piniella had to notify the umpire first before going tothe mound.