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
Ryan Theriot SS .269 3 45 Norris Hopper CF .330 0 14
Mike Fontenot 2B .283 3 29 Jeff Keppinger SS .340 5 32
Matt Murton LF .279 7 21 Joey Votto LF .329 3 12
Geovany Soto C .375 3 7 Brandon Phillips 2B .289 30 94
Felix Pie CF .211 2 19 Edwin Encarnacion 3B .291 16 76
Ronny Cedeno 3B .197 3 12 Jorge Cantu 1B .300 1 8
Henry Blanco 1B .170 0 4 David Ross C .204 17 39
Sam Fuld RF .000 0 0 Jason Ellison RF .171 1 2
Rich Hill LHP .131 0 5 Aaron Harang RHP .097 0 2
(10-8, 4.05) (16-5, 3.70)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI
WARMUPS: CHN - RICH HILL (10-8, 4.05)
CIN - AARON HARANG (16-5, 3.70)

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

WEATHER: 79 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 8 mph, left to right</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI
STARTING BATS: CHN - RICH HILL AND GEOVANY SOTO
CIN - AARON HARANG AND DAVID ROSS

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: R THERIOT (.269, 3 HR, 45 RBI)
M FONTENOT (.283, 3 HR, 29 RBI)
M MURTON (.279, 7 HR, 21 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY MATT MURTON (8) TO RIGHT WITH 2 OUT IN THE
1ST OFF AARON HARANG.
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 1, CINCINNATI 0

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: G SOTO (.375, 3 HR, 7 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 0
CINCINNATI 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - RICH HILL
CIN - AARON HARANG

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: N HOPPER (.330, 0 HR, 14 RBI)
J KEPPINGER (.340, 5 HR, 32 RBI)
J VOTTO (.329, 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
R Theriot ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
M Fontenot 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
M Murton lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .283
G Soto c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .388
F Pie cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .209
R Cedeno 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .197
H Blanco 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .170
S Fuld rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Hill p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .131

Totals 5 1 2 1 0 1 1

BATTING: 2B - G Soto (5, A Harang). HR - M Murton (8, 1st inning off A Harang 0
on, 2 Out). RBI - M Murton (22). 2-out RBI - M Murton. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - F Pie 1. Team LOB - 1.


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Hopper cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .330
J Keppinger ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .340
J Votto lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .329
B Phillips 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
E Encarnacion 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
J Cantu 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
D Ross c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204
J Ellison rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .171
A Harang p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .097

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
R Hill 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.05

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
A Harang 1 2 1 1 0 1 1 3.73

Pitches-strikes: A Harang 21-15. Ground balls-fly balls: A Harang 0-2.
Batters faced: A Harang 5.

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

Weather: 79 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, left to right.</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: B Coats hit for N Hopper.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 1
CINCINNATI 0 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: B Coats (.231, 0 HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI
CONFIRMED STARTERS: CHN - RICH HILL
CIN - AARON HARANG</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 0
CINCINNATI 0 0 0 0 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - RICH HILL
CIN - AARON HARANG

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: R CEDENO (.197, 3 HR, 12 RBI)
H BLANCO (.170, 0 HR, 4 RBI)
S FULD (.000, 0 HR, 0 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
R Theriot ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
M Fontenot 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
M Murton lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .283
G Soto c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .388
F Pie cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .209
R Cedeno 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .197
H Blanco 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .170
S Fuld rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Hill p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .131

Totals 5 1 2 1 0 1 1

BATTING: 2B - G Soto (5, A Harang). HR - M Murton (8, 1st inning off A Harang 0
on, 2 Out). RBI - M Murton (22). 2-out RBI - M Murton. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - F Pie 1. Team LOB - 1.


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Hopper cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .330
a-B Coats ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .222
J Keppinger ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .339
J Votto lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .325
B Phillips 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
E Encarnacion 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
J Cantu 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
D Ross c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204
J Ellison rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .171
A Harang p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .097

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

a-struck out swinging for N Hopper in the 1st.

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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CHICAGO CUBS - 1 -- 1
CINCINNATI - 0 -- 0
----------------------------------------------------

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
R Hill 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.03

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
A Harang 1 2 1 1 0 1 1 3.73

Pitches-strikes: R Hill 8-5; A Harang 21-15. Ground balls-fly balls: R Hill
0-2; A Harang 0-2. Batters faced: R Hill 3; A Harang 5.

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

Weather: 79 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, left to right.</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: B Coats in center field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 1
CINCINNATI 0 TOP, 2ND

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: R Cedeno (.197, 3 HR, 12 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY RONNY CEDENO (4) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN THE
2ND OFF AARON HARANG.
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 2, CINCINNATI 0

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: H BLANCO (.170, 0 HR, 4 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL CHICAGO CUBS AT CINCINNATI
NOTE: CINCINNATI CENTER FIELDER NORRIS HOPPER LEFT THE GAME
IN THE BOTTOM OF THE FIRST INNING WITH A SORE RIGHT GROIN.</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 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - RICH HILL
CIN - AARON HARANG

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: B PHILLIPS (.289, 30 HR, 94 RBI)
E ENCARNACION (.291, 16 HR, 76 RBI)
J CANTU (.300, 1 HR, 8 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
R Theriot ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
M Fontenot 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
M Murton lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .283
G Soto c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .388
F Pie cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .209
R Cedeno 3b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .209
H Blanco 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167
S Fuld rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
R Hill p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .129

Totals 9 2 3 2 0 4 1

BATTING: 2B - G Soto (5, A Harang). HR - M Murton (8, 1st inning off A Harang 0
on, 2 Out), R Cedeno (4, 2nd inning off A Harang 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - M Murton
(22), R Cedeno (13). 2-out RBI - M Murton. Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - F Pie 1. Team LOB - 1.


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Hopper cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .330
a-B Coats ph-cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .222
J Keppinger ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .339
J Votto lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .325
B Phillips 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
E Encarnacion 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
J Cantu 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
D Ross c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204
J Ellison rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .171
A Harang p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .097

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

a-struck out swinging for N Hopper in the 1st.

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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CHICAGO CUBS - 11 -- 2
CINCINNATI - 0 -- 0
----------------------------------------------------

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
R Hill 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.03

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
A Harang 2 3 2 2 0 4 2 3.75

Pitches-strikes: R Hill 8-5; A Harang 35-29. Ground balls-fly balls: R Hill
0-2; A Harang 0-2. Batters faced: R Hill 3; A Harang 9.

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

Weather: 79 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, left to right.</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 0 0 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - RICH HILL
CIN - AARON HARANG

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: R THERIOT (.268, 0-FOR-1)
M FONTENOT (.282, 0-FOR-1)
M MURTON (.283, 1-FOR-1, HR, RBI)</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
R Theriot ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
M Fontenot 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
M Murton lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .283
G Soto c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .388
F Pie cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .209
R Cedeno 3b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .209
H Blanco 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167
S Fuld rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
R Hill p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .129

Totals 9 2 3 2 0 4 1

BATTING: 2B - G Soto (5, A Harang). HR - M Murton (8, 1st inning off A Harang 0
on, 2 Out), R Cedeno (4, 2nd inning off A Harang 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - M Murton
(22), R Cedeno (13). 2-out RBI - M Murton. Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - F Pie 1. Team LOB - 1.


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Hopper cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .330
a-B Coats ph-cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .222
J Keppinger ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .339
J Votto lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .325
B Phillips 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
E Encarnacion 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
J Cantu 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .294
D Ross c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204
J Ellison rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .171
A Harang p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .097

Totals 6 0 0 0 0 2 0

a-struck out swinging for N Hopper in the 1st.

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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CHICAGO CUBS - 11 -- 2
CINCINNATI - 00 -- 0
----------------------------------------------------

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
R Hill 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.01

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
A Harang 2 3 2 2 0 4 2 3.75

Pitches-strikes: R Hill 23-15; A Harang 35-29. Ground balls-fly balls: R Hill
1-3; A Harang 0-2. Batters faced: R Hill 6; A Harang 9.

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

Weather: 79 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, left to right.</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY GEOVANY SOTO SCORED MATT MURTON.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, G SOTO ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 3
CINCINNATI 0 TOP, 3RD

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: F PIE (.209, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY FELIX PIE SCORED GEOVANY SOTO.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, F PIE ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 4
CINCINNATI 0 TOP, 3RD

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: R CEDENO (.209, 1-FOR-1, HR, 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 4 6 0
CINCINNATI 0 0 0 0 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - RICH HILL
CIN - AARON HARANG

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: D ROSS (.204, 17 HR, 39 RBI)
J ELLISON (.171, 1 HR, 2 RBI)
A HARANG (.097, 0 HR, 2 RBI)</div>