GAME THREAD: NL: FLORIDA (24-27) at CHICAGO CUBS (22-27)

NL: FLORIDA (24-27) at CHICAGO CUBS (22-27)

<h3>Marquis looks to break back into win column</h3>



<div class="pre">Florida (24-27) at Chicago Cubs (22-27) 8:05 pm EDT</div>

CHICAGO (Ticker) - Jason Marquis in enjoying a banner year tothis point. What he hasn't been able to do lately is pick up awin.

Marquis and the Chicago Cubs continue their series with theFlorida Marlins on Tuesday at Wrigley Field.

Marquis (5-1, 2.60 ERA), will be trying for the fourthtime to get what would be his club-leading sixth win. He hasstruggled in 15 lifetime appearances - including eight starts -against the Marlins, going 4-3 with a 6.83 ERA.

The righthander has allowed 10 earned runs over his last threeoutings - all no-decisions - after yielding just nine earnedruns in his first seven starts. This includes his best startover the last three contests, his last time out on Thursday atSan Diego when he surrendered one run and five hits over sevenframes in a 3-1 win.

Marquis will be attempting to break the Cubs out of their longslide, in which Chicago has lost six of its last eight and 12 oftheir last 18 games.

Florida will counter with Dontrelle Willis (6-3, 4.80 ERA), whohas been effective on the road this season, posting a 4-1 with a3.34 ERA in five starts. His success has been representativeof the team's success away from Dolphin Stadium of late, as theMarlins are looking to win five straight games away from homefor the first time since winning six in a row April 17-30, 2005.

In his last outing, the lefthander worked 6 1/3 innings but didnot factor into the 5-4 win over Philadelphia. Willis, who haslasted at least six frames in all but one of his 11 starts,yielded three runs and seven hits with four strikeouts.

For his career, the lefthander is 2-3 with a 4.50 ERA againstChicago in seven appearances, including five starts.

 

NL: FLORIDA at CHICAGO CUBS

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

FLORIDA CHICAGO CUBS
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Alfredo Amezaga CF .246 1 12 Alfonso Soriano LF .293 4 12
Dan Uggla 2B .256 9 29 Cesar Izturis SS .267 0 5
Hanley Ramirez SS .320 7 12 Derrek Lee 1B .353 3 28
Miguel Cabrera 3B .321 9 34 Aramis Ramirez 3B .297 12 36
Josh Willingham LF .272 6 32 Matt Murton RF .287 1 8
Jeremy Hermida RF .240 2 8 Mark Derosa 2B .248 5 21
Miguel Olivo C .243 3 23 Michael Barrett C .244 7 25
Aaron Boone 1B .265 3 17 Angel Pagan CF .300 2 5
Dontrelle Willis LHP .158 0 0 Jason Marquis RHP .222 1 4
(6-3, 4.80) (5-1, 2.60)</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS
WARMUPS: FLA - DONTRELLE WILLIS (6-3, 4.80)
CHN - JASON MARQUIS (5-1, 2.60)

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

WEATHER: 79 Degrees, cloudy
WIND: 11 mph, right to left</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS
STARTING BATS: FLA - DONTRELLE WILLIS AND MIGUEL OLIVO
CHN - JASON MARQUIS AND MICHAEL BARRETT

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: A AMEZAGA (.246, 1 HR, 12 RBI)
D UGGLA (.256, 9 HR, 29 RBI)
H RAMIREZ (.320, 7 HR, 12 RBI)</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at CHICAGO CUBS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: FLA - DONTRELLE WILLIS
CHN - JASON MARQUIS

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: A SORIANO (.293, 4 HR, 12 RBI)
C IZTURIS (.267, 0 HR, 5 RBI)
D LEE (.353, 3 HR, 28 RBI)</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at CHICAGO CUBS

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

FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Amezaga cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
D Uggla 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
H Ramirez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318
M Cabrera 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321
J Willingham lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
J Hermida rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
M Olivo c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
A Boone 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
D Willis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 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 .293
C Izturis ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
D Lee 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .353
A Ramirez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
M Murton rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
M DeRosa 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
M Barrett c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
A Pagan cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
J Marquis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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FLORIDA - 0 -- 0
CHICAGO CUBS - -- 0
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FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
D Willis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.80

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Marquis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.56

Pitches-strikes: J Marquis 10-6. Ground balls-fly balls: J Marquis 2-1.
Batters faced: J Marquis 3.

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

Weather: 76 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS
CONFIRMED STARTERS: FLA - DONTRELLE WILLIS
CHN - JASON MARQUIS</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY DERREK LEE (4) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT IN THE
1ST OFF DONTRELLE WILLIS.
CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 0, CHICAGO CUBS 1

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: A RAMIREZ (.297, 12 HR, 36 RBI)</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at CHICAGO CUBS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: FLA - DONTRELLE WILLIS
CHN - JASON MARQUIS

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: M CABRERA (.321, 9 HR, 34 RBI)
J WILLINGHAM (.272, 6 HR, 32 RBI)
J HERMIDA (.240, 2 HR, 8 RBI)</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at CHICAGO CUBS

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

FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Amezaga cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
D Uggla 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
H Ramirez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318
M Cabrera 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321
J Willingham lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
J Hermida rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
M Olivo c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
A Boone 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
D Willis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 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 .291
C Izturis ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
D Lee 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .356
A Ramirez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
M Murton rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
M DeRosa 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
M Barrett c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
A Pagan cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
J Marquis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222

Totals 4 1 1 1 0 0 0

BATTING: HR - D Lee (4, 1st inning off D Willis 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - D Lee (29).
2-out RBI - D Lee. Team LOB - 0.


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FLORIDA - 0 -- 0
CHICAGO CUBS - 1 -- 1
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FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
D Willis 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 4.86

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Marquis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.56

Pitches-strikes: D Willis 12-7; J Marquis 10-6. Ground balls-fly balls: D
Willis 3-0; J Marquis 2-1. Batters faced: D Willis 4; J Marquis 3.

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

Weather: 76 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at CHICAGO CUBS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: FLA - DONTRELLE WILLIS
CHN - JASON MARQUIS

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: M MURTON (.287, 1 HR, 8 RBI)
M DEROSA (.248, 5 HR, 21 RBI)
M BARRETT (.244, 7 HR, 25 RBI)</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at CHICAGO CUBS

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

FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Amezaga cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
D Uggla 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
H Ramirez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318
M Cabrera 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .324
J Willingham lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .276
J Hermida rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .235
M Olivo c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .241
A Boone 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .263
D Willis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158

Totals 8 0 2 0 0 2 6

BATTING: 2B - J Willingham (13, J Marquis). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - A Boone 2. Team LOB - 2.


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
C Izturis ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
D Lee 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .356
A Ramirez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
M Murton rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
M DeRosa 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
M Barrett c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
A Pagan cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
J Marquis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222

Totals 4 1 1 1 0 0 0

BATTING: HR - D Lee (4, 1st inning off D Willis 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - D Lee (29).
2-out RBI - D Lee. Team LOB - 0.


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FLORIDA - 00 -- 0
CHICAGO CUBS - 1 -- 1
----------------------------------------------------

FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
D Willis 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 4.86

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Marquis 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 2.53

Pitches-strikes: D Willis 12-7; J Marquis 30-21. Ground balls-fly balls: D
Willis 3-0; J Marquis 3-1. Batters faced: D Willis 4; J Marquis 8.

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

Weather: 76 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at CHICAGO CUBS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: FLA - DONTRELLE WILLIS
CHN - JASON MARQUIS

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: D WILLIS (.158, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
A AMEZAGA (.244, 0-FOR-1)
D UGGLA (.255, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at CHICAGO CUBS

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

FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Amezaga cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
D Uggla 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
H Ramirez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318
M Cabrera 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .324
J Willingham lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .276
J Hermida rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .235
M Olivo c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .241
A Boone 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .263
D Willis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158

Totals 8 0 2 0 0 2 6

BATTING: 2B - J Willingham (13, J Marquis). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - A Boone 2. Team LOB - 2.


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
C Izturis ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
D Lee 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .356
A Ramirez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
M Murton rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
M DeRosa 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .254
M Barrett c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .242
A Pagan cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .300
J Marquis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222

Totals 7 1 2 1 1 0 1

BATTING: 2B - M DeRosa (10, D Willis). HR - D Lee (4, 1st inning off D Willis 0
on, 2 Out). RBI - D Lee (29). 2-out RBI - D Lee. Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: Picked Off - M Barrett (2nd base, M Olivo).


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FLORIDA - 00 -- 0
CHICAGO CUBS - 10 -- 1
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FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
D Willis 2 2 1 1 1 0 1 4.79

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Marquis 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 2.53

Pitches-strikes: D Willis 29-15; J Marquis 30-21. Ground balls-fly balls: D
Willis 5-0; J Marquis 3-1. Batters faced: D Willis 8; J Marquis 8.

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

Weather: 76 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at CHICAGO CUBS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: FLA - DONTRELLE WILLIS
CHN - JASON MARQUIS

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: J MARQUIS (.222, 0-FOR-0)
A SORIANO (.291, 0-FOR-1)
C IZTURIS (.264, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at CHICAGO CUBS

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

FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Amezaga cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .243
D Uggla 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .258
H Ramirez ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .317
M Cabrera 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .324
J Willingham lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .276
J Hermida rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .235
M Olivo c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .241
A Boone 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .263
D Willis p 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200

Totals 12 0 4 0 0 2 8

BATTING: 2B - J Willingham (13, J Marquis). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - A Boone 2. GIDP - A Amezaga. Team LOB - 3.


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
C Izturis ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
D Lee 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .356
A Ramirez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
M Murton rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
M DeRosa 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .254
M Barrett c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .242
A Pagan cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .300
J Marquis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222

Totals 7 1 2 1 1 0 1

BATTING: 2B - M DeRosa (10, D Willis). HR - D Lee (4, 1st inning off D Willis 0
on, 2 Out). RBI - D Lee (29). 2-out RBI - D Lee. Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: Picked Off - M Barrett (2nd base, M Olivo).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (M DeRosa-C Izturis-D Lee).


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FLORIDA - 000 -- 0
CHICAGO CUBS - 10 -- 1
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FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
D Willis 2 2 1 1 1 0 1 4.79

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Marquis 3 4 0 0 0 2 0 2.49

Pitches-strikes: D Willis 29-15; J Marquis 45-32. Ground balls-fly balls: D
Willis 5-0; J Marquis 6-1. Batters faced: D Willis 8; J Marquis 12.

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

Weather: 76 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
GROUND RULE DOUBLE BY DERREK LEE SCORED ALFONSO SORIANO.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, D LEE ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 0
CHICAGO CUBS 2 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: A RAMIREZ (.295, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at CHICAGO CUBS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: FLA - DONTRELLE WILLIS
CHN - JASON MARQUIS

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: M CABRERA (.324, 1-FOR-1)
J WILLINGHAM (.276, 1-FOR-1)
J HERMIDA (.235, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at CHICAGO CUBS

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

FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Amezaga cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .243
D Uggla 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .258
H Ramirez ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .317
M Cabrera 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .324
J Willingham lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .276
J Hermida rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .235
M Olivo c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .241
A Boone 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .263
D Willis p 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200

Totals 12 0 4 0 0 2 8

BATTING: 2B - J Willingham (13, J Marquis). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - A Boone 2. GIDP - A Amezaga. Team LOB - 3.


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .295
C Izturis ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
D Lee 1b 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 .360
A Ramirez 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .293
M Murton rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
M DeRosa 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .254
M Barrett c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .242
A Pagan cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .300
J Marquis p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214

Totals 12 2 4 2 1 0 2

BATTING: 2B - M DeRosa (10, D Willis); A Soriano (16, D Willis); D Lee (20, D
Willis). HR - D Lee (4, 1st inning off D Willis 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - D Lee 2
(30). 2-out RBI - D Lee 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Ramirez
1. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: Picked Off - M Barrett (2nd base, M Olivo).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (M DeRosa-C Izturis-D Lee).


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FLORIDA - 000 -- 0
CHICAGO CUBS - 101 -- 2
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FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
D Willis 3 4 2 2 1 0 1 4.85

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Marquis 3 4 0 0 0 2 0 2.49

Pitches-strikes: D Willis 44-25; J Marquis 45-32. Ground balls-fly balls: D
Willis 7-1; J Marquis 6-1. Batters faced: D Willis 13; J Marquis 12.

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

Weather: 76 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY MIGUEL OLIVO SCORED JOSH WILLINGHAM.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J HERMIDA ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 1
CHICAGO CUBS 2 TOP, 4TH

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: A BOONE (.263, 0-FOR-1)</div>