GAME THREAD: NL: PITTSBURGH (66-86) at CHICAGO CUBS (80-73)

NL: PITTSBURGH (66-86) at CHICAGO CUBS (80-73)

<h3>Cubs open final home series against Pirates</h3>

Pittsburgh (66-87) at Chicago Cubs (80-73) 2:20 pm EDT

CHICAGO (Ticker) -- If the Chicago Cubs want to build ontheir slim lead in the National League Central Division, theywill have to take care of business against a team which hasgiven them fits this season.


The Cubs begin their final home series of the season Fridayafternoon when they host the lowly Pittsburgh Pirates in theopener of a three-game set.


Chicago has won seven of its last nine contests and holds a 11/2-game lead over the Milwaukee Brewers (78-74) in thedivision.


But before the Cubs make postseason plans, they will have tosolve a Pirates ballclub that has won seven of the 12 matchupsbetween the teams this season.


The Cubs can take some comfort in the fact that Jason Marquis(12-8, 4.07 ERA) will be on the mound to start Friday's seriesopener. The righthander has been solid against Pittsburgh thisseason, going 2-1 with a 2.91 ERA in three starts vs. thePirates.


Marquis, who will be shooting for his third straight win, wasstellar in his last outing on Sunday. The 29-year-old allowedjust one run and five hits over 6 1/3 innings en route to a 4-2victory over his former team - the St. Louis Cardinals.

Pittsburgh counters with Paul Maholm (10-15, 4.76), who made hisfirst start Sunday against the Houston Astros after missingthree weeks with tightness in his lower back.


The 25-year-old lefthander was hammered for 10 runs and 11 hitsover just 2 2/3 innings, as the Pirates suffered a 15-3 setback.

Pittsburgh is coming off being swept in a four-game road seriesagainst the San Diego Padres and is mired in a six-game skid.

Meanwhile, the Cubs hope to carry some momentum from Wednesday's3-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds. Alfonso Soriano had twohits - including his 28th homer - while Ted Lilly tossed stronginnings to pick up the win.

 

NL: PITTSBURGH (66-86) at CHICAGO CUBS (80-73)

<h3>Hill, Cubs looks for third straight win, face Pirates</h3>



<div class="pre">Pittsburgh (66-88) at Chicago Cubs (81-73) 1:05 pm EDT</div>

CHICAGO (Ticker) - Rich Hill and the Chicago Cubs continue theirmarch for a division title.


Hill and the Cubs aim for their third consecutive win when theyface the struggling Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday.

Chicago survived a wild, 13-8, victory vs. Pittsburgh on Fridaythat saw both teams combine for 14 runs in the first threeinnings.


Aramis Ramirez hit two three-run homers for the Cubs, who havewon eight of 10 and remain 1 1/2 games in front of the MilwaukeeBrewers for first place in the National League Central witheight games remaining.


Hill (9-8, 4.01 ERA) takes the mound looking for his fourth winin his last five decisions.


The lefthander is 1-1 lifetime vs. Pittsburgh.


The Pirates - losers of a season high-tying seven straightcontests - hand the ball to Zach Duke (3-7, 5.70), who will makehis first start in nearly three months


The lefthander, who was placed on the disabled list in earlyJuly with left elbow irritation, hurled three innings of relieflast Saturday against Houston.


However, the 24-year-old hasn't started a game since June 28 vs. theFlorida Marlins. Duke has been successful against Chicago, going 4-1<div class="pre">with a 1.57 ERA in seven career starts. He is 3-1 in his career</div>here.


Pittsburgh has lost 13 of its last 16 road games.

 

NL: PITTSBURGH (66-89) at CHICAGO CUBS (82-73)

<h3>Cubs look for sweep of Pirates as they continue playoff push</h3>



<div class="pre">Pittsburgh (66-89) at Chicago Cubs (82-73) 2:20 pm EDT</div>

CHICAGO (Ticker) - The Chicago Cubs look to continue a powerfulplayoff push and complete a three-game series sweep of thePittsburgh Pirates at Wrigley Field on Sunday.


The Cubs posted a 13-8 triumph on Friday behind a pair ofthree-run homers by Aramis Ramirez and another blast by AlfonsoSoriano. On Saturday, Soriano hit two homers and Ramirez addedanother blast in the 9-5 triumph.


That win provided the Cubs with a 2 1/2-game lead over theMilwaukee Brewers (79-75) in the National League Central.

The Cubs, who have eight homers in the first two games of theseries and 36 blasts in 22 games this month, will take aimSunday at Pittsburgh's Tom Gorzelanny (14-8, 3.55).

The lefthander is 2-1 with a 0.82 ERA in three lifetime startsagainst Chicago.


In his last start on Tuesday to the San Diego Padres, Gorzelannyallowed four runs and nine hits over five frames in a 5-3 loss.

Struggling ace Carlos Zambrano (16-13, 4.20) will get the ballfor Chicago. Zambrano was tagged for four runs and seven hitsin 5 1/3 innings of a 5-2 loss to the Cincinnati Reds onTuesday.


The righthander has lost six of his last eight starts and heardthe boos from Cubs fans after being hammered, 11-3, by the LosAngeles Dodgers on September 3.

 

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<div class="pre">PITTSBURGH AT CHICAGO CUBS -- LINEUPS

PITTSBURGH CHICAGO CUBS
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Nyjer Morgan CF .266 0 4 Alfonso Soriano LF .297 31 65
Jose Bautista 3B .260 15 62 Mark Derosa 2B .294 10 71
Freddy Sanchez 2B .305 11 81 Derrek Lee 1B .317 19 76
Adam Laroche 1B .273 21 84 Aramis Ramirez 3B .315 26 100
Xavier Nady RF .283 19 70 Matt Murton RF .276 7 21
Jason Bay LF .249 21 84 Geovany Soto C .375 3 6
Ronny Paulino C .262 11 55 Craig Monroe CF .237 0 2
Cesar Izturis SS .258 0 14 Ronny Cedeno SS .164 2 9
Tom Gorzelanny LHP .067 0 3 Carlos Zambrano RHP .253 2 5
(14-8, 3.55) (16-13, 4.20)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS
WARMUPS: PIT - TOM GORZELANNY (14-8, 3.55)
CHN - CARLOS ZAMBRANO (16-13, 4.20)

UMPIRES: HP - BRUCE DRECKMAN
1B - PHIL CUZZI
2B - TIM MCCLELLAND
3B - TOM HALLION

WEATHER: 75 Degrees, sunny
WIND: 5 mph, right to left</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS
STARTING BATS: PIT - TOM GORZELANNY AND RONNY PAULINO
CHN - CARLOS ZAMBRANO AND GEOVANY SOTO

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: N MORGAN (.266, 0 HR, 4 RBI)
J BAUTISTA (.260, 15 HR, 62 RBI)
F SANCHEZ (.305, 11 HR, 81 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PIT - TOM GORZELANNY
CHN - CARLOS ZAMBRANO

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: A SORIANO (.297, 31 HR, 65 RBI)
M DEROSA (.294, 10 HR, 71 RBI)
D LEE (.317, 19 HR, 76 RBI)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">PITTSBURGH (0) VS CHICAGO CUBS (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Morgan cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .263
J Bautista 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .260
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .305
A LaRoche 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
X Nady rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
J Bay lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
R Paulino c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
C Izturis ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
T Gorzelanny p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 3 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
M DeRosa 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
D Lee 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317
A Ramirez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315
M Murton rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
G Soto c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375
C Monroe cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
R Cedeno ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .164
C Zambrano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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PITTSBURGH - 0 -- 0
CHICAGO CUBS - -- 0
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PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
T Gorzelanny 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.55

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
C Zambrano 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 4.18

Pitches-strikes: C Zambrano 14-9. Ground balls-fly balls: C Zambrano 0-0.
Batters faced: C Zambrano 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Bruce Dreckman. 1B--Phil Cuzzi. 2B--Tim Mcclelland. 3B--Tom
Hallion.

Weather: 72 degrees, sunny. Wind: 5 mph, in from right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS
CONFIRMED STARTERS: PIT - TOM GORZELANNY
CHN - CARLOS ZAMBRANO</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PIT - TOM GORZELANNY
CHN - CARLOS ZAMBRANO

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: A LAROCHE (.273, 21 HR, 84 RBI)
X NADY (.283, 19 HR, 70 RBI)
J BAY (.249, 21 HR, 84 RBI)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">PITTSBURGH (0) VS CHICAGO CUBS (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Morgan cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .263
J Bautista 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .260
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .305
A LaRoche 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
X Nady rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
J Bay lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
R Paulino c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
C Izturis ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
T Gorzelanny p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 3 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
M DeRosa 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .295
D Lee 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .317
A Ramirez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .314
M Murton rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
G Soto c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375
C Monroe cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
R Cedeno ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .164
C Zambrano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 1 2

BATTING: 2B - M DeRosa (27, T Gorzelanny). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - A Ramirez 1. Team LOB - 1.


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PITTSBURGH - 0 -- 0
CHICAGO CUBS - 0 -- 0
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PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
T Gorzelanny 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.53

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
C Zambrano 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 4.18

Pitches-strikes: T Gorzelanny 9-8; C Zambrano 14-9. Ground balls-fly balls: T
Gorzelanny 1-1; C Zambrano 0-0. Batters faced: T Gorzelanny 4; C Zambrano 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Bruce Dreckman. 1B--Phil Cuzzi. 2B--Tim Mcclelland. 3B--Tom
Hallion.

Weather: 72 degrees, sunny. Wind: 5 mph, in from right.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PIT - TOM GORZELANNY
CHN - CARLOS ZAMBRANO

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: M MURTON (.276, 7 HR, 21 RBI)
G SOTO (.375, 3 HR, 6 RBI)
C MONROE (.237, 0 HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">PITTSBURGH (0) VS CHICAGO CUBS (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Morgan cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .263
J Bautista 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .260
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .305
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .272
X Nady rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .285
J Bay lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .249
R Paulino c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
C Izturis ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .257
T Gorzelanny p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067

Totals 7 0 1 0 1 4 2

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Izturis 2. Team LOB - 2.


BASERUNNING: SB - X Nady (3, 2nd base off C Zambrano/G Soto).


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
M DeRosa 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .295
D Lee 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .317
A Ramirez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .314
M Murton rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
G Soto c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375
C Monroe cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
R Cedeno ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .164
C Zambrano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 1 2

BATTING: 2B - M DeRosa (27, T Gorzelanny). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - A Ramirez 1. Team LOB - 1.


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PITTSBURGH - 00 -- 0
CHICAGO CUBS - 0 -- 0
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PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
T Gorzelanny 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.53

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
C Zambrano 2 1 0 0 1 4 0 4.16

Pitches-strikes: T Gorzelanny 9-8; C Zambrano 33-21. Ground balls-fly balls:
T Gorzelanny 1-1; C Zambrano 2-0. Batters faced: T Gorzelanny 4; C Zambrano 8.


UMPIRES: HP--Bruce Dreckman. 1B--Phil Cuzzi. 2B--Tim Mcclelland. 3B--Tom
Hallion.

Weather: 72 degrees, sunny. Wind: 5 mph, in from right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY RONNY CEDENO SCORED MATT MURTON.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R CEDENO ON FIRST, G SOTO ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 0
CHICAGO CUBS 1 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: C ZAMBRANO (.253, 2 HR, 5 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PIT - TOM GORZELANNY
CHN - CARLOS ZAMBRANO

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: T GORZELANNY (.067, 0 HR, 3 RBI)
N MORGAN (.263, 0-FOR-1)
J BAUTISTA (.260, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">PITTSBURGH (0) VS CHICAGO CUBS (1) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Morgan cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .263
J Bautista 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .260
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .305
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .272
X Nady rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .285
J Bay lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .249
R Paulino c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
C Izturis ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .257
T Gorzelanny p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067

Totals 7 0 1 0 1 4 2

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Izturis 2. Team LOB - 2.


BASERUNNING: SB - X Nady (3, 2nd base off C Zambrano/G Soto).


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .295
M DeRosa 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .295
D Lee 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .317
A Ramirez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .314
M Murton rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .279
G Soto c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .390
C Monroe cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .231
R Cedeno ss 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .177
C Zambrano p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250

Totals 10 1 4 1 0 2 8

BATTING: 2B - M DeRosa (27, T Gorzelanny); M Murton (11, T Gorzelanny). RBI - R
Cedeno (10). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Ramirez 1, A Soriano
1. Team LOB - 3.


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PITTSBURGH - 00 -- 0
CHICAGO CUBS - 01 -- 1
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PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
T Gorzelanny 2 4 1 1 0 2 0 3.56

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
C Zambrano 2 1 0 0 1 4 0 4.16

Pitches-strikes: T Gorzelanny 33-24; C Zambrano 33-21. Ground balls-fly
balls: T Gorzelanny 2-2; C Zambrano 2-0. Batters faced: T Gorzelanny 10; C
Zambrano 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Bruce Dreckman. 1B--Phil Cuzzi. 2B--Tim Mcclelland. 3B--Tom
Hallion.

Weather: 72 degrees, sunny. Wind: 5 mph, in from right.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PIT - TOM GORZELANNY
CHN - CARLOS ZAMBRANO

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: M DEROSA (.295, 1-FOR-1)
D LEE (.317, 0-FOR-1)
A RAMIREZ (.314, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">PITTSBURGH (0) VS CHICAGO CUBS (1) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Morgan cf 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .272
J Bautista 3b 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .260
F Sanchez 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .304
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .272
X Nady rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .285
J Bay lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .249
R Paulino c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
C Izturis ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .257
T Gorzelanny p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .066

Totals 10 0 2 0 2 5 3

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Izturis 2. Team LOB - 3.


BASERUNNING: SB - X Nady (3, 2nd base off C Zambrano/G Soto). CS - N Morgan
(3, 2nd base by C Zambrano/G Soto).


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .295
M DeRosa 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .295
D Lee 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .317
A Ramirez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .314
M Murton rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .279
G Soto c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .390
C Monroe cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .231
R Cedeno ss 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .177
C Zambrano p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250

Totals 10 1 4 1 0 2 8

BATTING: 2B - M DeRosa (27, T Gorzelanny); M Murton (11, T Gorzelanny). RBI - R
Cedeno (10). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Ramirez 1, A Soriano
1. Team LOB - 3.


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PITTSBURGH - 000 -- 0
CHICAGO CUBS - 01 -- 1
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PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
T Gorzelanny 2 4 1 1 0 2 0 3.56

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
C Zambrano 3 2 0 0 2 5 0 4.14

Pitches-strikes: T Gorzelanny 33-24; C Zambrano 51-32. Ground balls-fly
balls: T Gorzelanny 2-2; C Zambrano 2-1. Batters faced: T Gorzelanny 10; C
Zambrano 12.

UMPIRES: HP--Bruce Dreckman. 1B--Phil Cuzzi. 2B--Tim Mcclelland. 3B--Tom
Hallion.

Weather: 72 degrees, sunny. Wind: 5 mph, in from right.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PIT - TOM GORZELANNY
CHN - CARLOS ZAMBRANO

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: A LAROCHE (.272, 0-FOR-1)
X NADY (.285, 1-FOR-1)
J BAY (.249, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">PITTSBURGH (0) VS CHICAGO CUBS (1) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Morgan cf 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .272
J Bautista 3b 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .260
F Sanchez 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .304
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .272
X Nady rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .285
J Bay lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .249
R Paulino c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
C Izturis ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .257
T Gorzelanny p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .066

Totals 10 0 2 0 2 5 3

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Izturis 2. Team LOB - 3.


BASERUNNING: SB - X Nady (3, 2nd base off C Zambrano/G Soto). CS - N Morgan
(3, 2nd base by C Zambrano/G Soto).

FIELDING: Outfield assists - J Bay (D Lee at Home).


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .295
M DeRosa 2b 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .295
D Lee 1b 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .317
A Ramirez 3b 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .313
M Murton rf 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .283
G Soto c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .390
C Monroe cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .231
R Cedeno ss 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .177
C Zambrano p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250

Totals 13 1 5 1 1 4 9

BATTING: 2B - M DeRosa (27, T Gorzelanny); M Murton 2 (12, T Gorzelanny 2). RBI
- R Cedeno (10). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Ramirez 1, A
Soriano 1. Team LOB - 4.


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PITTSBURGH - 000 -- 0
CHICAGO CUBS - 010 -- 1
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PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
T Gorzelanny 3 5 1 1 1 4 0 3.54

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
C Zambrano 3 2 0 0 2 5 0 4.14

Pitches-strikes: T Gorzelanny 60-39; C Zambrano 51-32. Ground balls-fly
balls: T Gorzelanny 2-2; C Zambrano 2-1. Batters faced: T Gorzelanny 14; C
Zambrano 12.

UMPIRES: HP--Bruce Dreckman. 1B--Phil Cuzzi. 2B--Tim Mcclelland. 3B--Tom
Hallion.

Weather: 72 degrees, sunny. Wind: 5 mph, in from right.</div>