GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: CHICAGO CUBS at CINCINNATI

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at CINCINNATI

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

CHICAGO CUBS CINCINNATI
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Alfonso Soriano LF .294 31 66 Norris Hopper CF .334 0 14
Jason Kendall C .275 1 19 Jeff Keppinger SS .333 5 32
Derrek Lee 1B .317 21 80 Joey Votto 1B .333 3 12
Cliff Floyd RF .287 9 45 Brandon Phillips 2B .290 30 94
Aramis Ramirez 3B .312 26 101 Edwin Encarnacion 3B .291 16 76
Mark Derosa 2B .292 10 72 Javier Valentin C .275 2 34
Jacque Jones CF .277 5 63 Buck Coats LF .273 0 2
Ryan Theriot SS .268 3 44 Jason Ellison RF .184 1 2
Carlos Zambrano RHP .256 2 5 Bronson Arroyo RHP .132 1 3
(17-13, 4.08) (9-14, 4.22)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI
WARMUPS: CHN - CARLOS ZAMBRANO (17-13, 4.08)
CIN - BRONSON ARROYO (9-14, 4.22)

UMPIRES: HP - LANCE BARKSDALE
1B - TIM WELKE
2B - JIM REYNOLDS
3B - GARY CEDERSTROM

WEATHER: 78 Degrees, clear
WIND: 7 mph, out to center</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI
STARTING BATS: CHN - CARLOS ZAMBRANO AND JASON KENDALL
CIN - BRONSON ARROYO AND JAVIER VALENTIN

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: A SORIANO (.294, 31 HR, 66 RBI)
J KENDALL (.275, 1 HR, 19 RBI)
D LEE (.317, 21 HR, 80 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY ALFONSO SORIANO (32) TO CENTER WITH 0 OUT
IN THE 1ST OFF BRONSON ARROYO.
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 1, CINCINNATI 0

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: J KENDALL (.275, 1 HR, 19 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL CHICAGO CUBS AT CINCINNATI
NOTE: THE HOME RUN BY CHICAGO'S ALFONSO SORIANO LED OFF THE
GAME.</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at CINCINNATI

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - CARLOS ZAMBRANO
CIN - BRONSON ARROYO

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: N HOPPER (.334, 0 HR, 14 RBI)
J KEPPINGER (.333, 5 HR, 32 RBI)
J VOTTO (.333, 3 HR, 12 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at CINCINNATI

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

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .295
J Kendall c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .274
D Lee 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317
C Floyd rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
A Ramirez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .311
M DeRosa 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
J Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
R Theriot ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
C Zambrano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256

Totals 4 1 1 1 0 1 1

BATTING: HR - A Soriano (32, 1st inning off B Arroyo 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - A
Soriano (67). Team LOB - 1.


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Hopper cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .334
J Keppinger ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
J Votto 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
B Phillips 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
E Encarnacion 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
J Valentin c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
B Coats lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
J Ellison rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .184
B Arroyo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .132

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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CHICAGO CUBS - 1 -- 1
CINCINNATI - -- 0
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
C Zambrano 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.08

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
B Arroyo 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 4.24

HBP - C Floyd (by B Arroyo). Pitches-strikes: B Arroyo 18-13. Ground
balls-fly balls: B Arroyo 1-1. Batters faced: B Arroyo 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Lance Barksdale. 1B--Tim Welke. 2B--Jim Reynolds. 3B--Gary
Cederstrom.

Weather: 76 degrees, clear. Wind: 7 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI
CONFIRMED STARTERS: CHN - CARLOS ZAMBRANO
CIN - BRONSON ARROYO</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at CINCINNATI

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - CARLOS ZAMBRANO
CIN - BRONSON ARROYO

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: M DEROSA (.292, 10 HR, 72 RBI)
J JONES (.277, 5 HR, 63 RBI)
R THERIOT (.268, 3 HR, 44 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at CINCINNATI

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

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .295
J Kendall c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .274
D Lee 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317
C Floyd rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
A Ramirez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .311
M DeRosa 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
J Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
R Theriot ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
C Zambrano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256

Totals 4 1 1 1 0 1 1

BATTING: HR - A Soriano (32, 1st inning off B Arroyo 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - A
Soriano (67). Team LOB - 1.


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Hopper cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
J Keppinger ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .336
J Votto 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .329
B Phillips 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .289
E Encarnacion 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
J Valentin c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
B Coats lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
J Ellison rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .184
B Arroyo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .132

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 0 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


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CHICAGO CUBS - 1 -- 1
CINCINNATI - 0 -- 0
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
C Zambrano 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.06

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
B Arroyo 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 4.24

HBP - C Floyd (by B Arroyo). Pitches-strikes: C Zambrano 17-13; B Arroyo
18-13. Ground balls-fly balls: C Zambrano 1-2; B Arroyo 1-1. Batters faced: C
Zambrano 4; B Arroyo 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Lance Barksdale. 1B--Tim Welke. 2B--Jim Reynolds. 3B--Gary
Cederstrom.

Weather: 76 degrees, clear. Wind: 7 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY RYAN THERIOT SCORED MARK DEROSA.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J JONES ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 2
CINCINNATI 0 TOP, 2ND

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: C ZAMBRANO (.256, 2 HR, 5 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at CINCINNATI

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - CARLOS ZAMBRANO
CIN - BRONSON ARROYO

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: E ENCARNACION (.291, 16 HR, 76 RBI)
J VALENTIN (.275, 2 HR, 34 RBI)
B COATS (.273, 0 HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at CINCINNATI

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

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .295
J Kendall c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .274
D Lee 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317
C Floyd rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
A Ramirez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .311
M DeRosa 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .294
J Jones cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .279
R Theriot ss 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .268
C Zambrano p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253

Totals 8 2 3 2 0 1 5

BATTING: HR - A Soriano (32, 1st inning off B Arroyo 0 on, 0 Out). SF - R
Theriot. RBI - A Soriano (67), R Theriot (45). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - A Soriano 1. Team LOB - 2.


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Hopper cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
J Keppinger ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .336
J Votto 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .329
B Phillips 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .289
E Encarnacion 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
J Valentin c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
B Coats lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
J Ellison rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .184
B Arroyo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .132

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 0 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: E - N Hopper (1, throw). PB - J Valentin.


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CHICAGO CUBS - 11 -- 2
CINCINNATI - 0 -- 0
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
C Zambrano 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.06

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
B Arroyo 2 3 2 2 0 1 1 4.27

HBP - C Floyd (by B Arroyo). Pitches-strikes: C Zambrano 17-13; B Arroyo
36-24. Ground balls-fly balls: C Zambrano 1-2; B Arroyo 1-4. Batters faced: C
Zambrano 4; B Arroyo 10.

UMPIRES: HP--Lance Barksdale. 1B--Tim Welke. 2B--Jim Reynolds. 3B--Gary
Cederstrom.

Weather: 76 degrees, clear. Wind: 7 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at CINCINNATI

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - CARLOS ZAMBRANO
CIN - BRONSON ARROYO

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: J KENDALL (.274, 0-FOR-1)
D LEE (.317, 0-FOR-1)
C FLOYD (.287, 0-FOR-0, HBP)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at CINCINNATI

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

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .295
J Kendall c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .274
D Lee 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317
C Floyd rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
A Ramirez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .311
M DeRosa 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .294
J Jones cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .279
R Theriot ss 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .268
C Zambrano p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253

Totals 8 2 3 2 0 1 5

BATTING: HR - A Soriano (32, 1st inning off B Arroyo 0 on, 0 Out). SF - R
Theriot. RBI - A Soriano (67), R Theriot (45). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - A Soriano 1. Team LOB - 2.


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Hopper cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
J Keppinger ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .336
J Votto 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .329
B Phillips 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .289
E Encarnacion 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .291
J Valentin c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
B Coats lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
J Ellison rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .184
B Arroyo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .132

Totals 7 0 1 0 0 1 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: E - N Hopper (1, throw). PB - J Valentin.


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CHICAGO CUBS - 11 -- 2
CINCINNATI - 00 -- 0
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
C Zambrano 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.05

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
B Arroyo 2 3 2 1 0 1 1 4.22

HBP - C Floyd (by B Arroyo). Pitches-strikes: C Zambrano 27-20; B Arroyo
36-24. Ground balls-fly balls: C Zambrano 3-2; B Arroyo 1-4. Batters faced: C
Zambrano 7; B Arroyo 10.

UMPIRES: HP--Lance Barksdale. 1B--Tim Welke. 2B--Jim Reynolds. 3B--Gary
Cederstrom.

Weather: 76 degrees, clear. Wind: 7 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at CINCINNATI

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - CARLOS ZAMBRANO
CIN - BRONSON ARROYO

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: J ELLISON (.184, 1 HR, 2 RBI)
B ARROYO (.132, 1 HR, 3 RBI)
N HOPPER (.333, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">CHICAGO CUBS (2) VS CINCINNATI (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .295
J Kendall c 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .272
D Lee 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316
C Floyd rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .287
A Ramirez 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .311
M DeRosa 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .294
J Jones cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .279
R Theriot ss 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .268
C Zambrano p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253

Totals 11 2 3 2 1 1 6

BATTING: HR - A Soriano (32, 1st inning off B Arroyo 0 on, 0 Out). SF - R
Theriot. RBI - A Soriano (67), R Theriot (45). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - A Soriano 1. Team LOB - 3.


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Hopper cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
J Keppinger ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .336
J Votto 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .329
B Phillips 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .289
E Encarnacion 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .291
J Valentin c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
B Coats lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
J Ellison rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .184
B Arroyo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .132

Totals 7 0 1 0 0 1 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: E - N Hopper (1, throw). PB - J Valentin.


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CHICAGO CUBS - 110 -- 2
CINCINNATI - 00 -- 0
----------------------------------------------------

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
C Zambrano 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.05

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
B Arroyo 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 4.20

HBP - C Floyd (by B Arroyo). Pitches-strikes: C Zambrano 27-20; B Arroyo
54-33. Ground balls-fly balls: C Zambrano 3-2; B Arroyo 3-5. Batters faced: C
Zambrano 7; B Arroyo 14.

UMPIRES: HP--Lance Barksdale. 1B--Tim Welke. 2B--Jim Reynolds. 3B--Gary
Cederstrom.

Weather: 76 degrees, clear. Wind: 7 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at CINCINNATI

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - CARLOS ZAMBRANO
CIN - BRONSON ARROYO

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: M DEROSA (.294, 1-FOR-1)
J JONES (.279, 1-FOR-1)
R THERIOT (.268, 0-FOR-0, SF, RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">CHICAGO CUBS (2) VS CINCINNATI (0) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .295
J Kendall c 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .272
D Lee 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316
C Floyd rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .287
A Ramirez 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .311
M DeRosa 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .294
J Jones cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .279
R Theriot ss 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .268
C Zambrano p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253

Totals 11 2 3 2 1 1 6

BATTING: HR - A Soriano (32, 1st inning off B Arroyo 0 on, 0 Out). SF - R
Theriot. RBI - A Soriano (67), R Theriot (45). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - A Soriano 1. Team LOB - 3.


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Hopper cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .332
J Keppinger ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .336
J Votto 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .329
B Phillips 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .289
E Encarnacion 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .291
J Valentin c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
B Coats lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
J Ellison rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179
B Arroyo p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130

Totals 10 0 1 0 0 1 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: E - N Hopper (1, throw). PB - J Valentin.


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CHICAGO CUBS - 110 -- 2
CINCINNATI - 000 -- 0
----------------------------------------------------

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
C Zambrano 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.03

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
B Arroyo 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 4.20

HBP - C Floyd (by B Arroyo). Pitches-strikes: C Zambrano 37-26; B Arroyo
54-33. Ground balls-fly balls: C Zambrano 5-3; B Arroyo 3-5. Batters faced: C
Zambrano 10; B Arroyo 14.

UMPIRES: HP--Lance Barksdale. 1B--Tim Welke. 2B--Jim Reynolds. 3B--Gary
Cederstrom.

Weather: 76 degrees, clear. Wind: 7 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at CINCINNATI

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - CARLOS ZAMBRANO
CIN - BRONSON ARROYO

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: J KEPPINGER (.336, 1-FOR-1)
J VOTTO (.329, 0-FOR-1)
B PHILLIPS (.289, 0-FOR-1)</div>