NL: ARIZONA (2-0) at CHICAGO CUBS (0-2) <h3>Cubs head home hoping to avoid NLDS sweep</h3> <div class="pre">Arizona at Chicago Cubs 6:07 pm EDT</div><div class="pre">National League Division Series Diamondbacks lead, 2-0</div> CHICAGO (Ticker) - The Chicago Cubs have gone 99 years withoutwinning the World Series. The Arizona Diamondbacks are tryingto ensure that streak reaches at least 100. The Diamondbacks will go for a sweep of the best-of-fiveNational League Division Series when they visit the Cubson Saturday. Arizona has been a surprise all season, finishing last in the NLin team batting average, but still managing to finish with thebest record in the league. After taking Game One, 3-1, behind a strong effort from reigningCy Young Award winner Brandon Webb, the Diamondbacks foundtheir hitting stroke in Game Two. Chris Young belted a three-run homer and Stephen Drew drove intwo runs en route to an 8-4 victory and a commanding lead inthe series."Being able to take the first two here is huge for us,"Diamondbacks manager Bob Melvin said. "With Webby in the firstgame and then getting behind early and coming back, then beingable to get both of them at home, obviously we know that at thevery least it's coming back here. Now that we have a coupleunder our belt our expectations keep raising. That's the way ithas been all year for us." With their backs to the wall, Chicago trudges back home toWrigley Field. "I said it before the series started, we had to hit and theirpitchers have been pitching well," Cubs manager Lou Piniellasaid. "Let's see what happens in our ball park. We are goinghome. We've got our fans and we've got a chance to get it backhere with a couple of wins and that's exactly what we will tryand do." The Cubs will look to keep alive their postseason with27-year-old Rich Hill. The lefthander is 1-1 with a 4.13 ERA infour career starts against Arizona. He ended the regular season strong, going 3-0 over his last fourstarts, including a six-inning, one-hit effort last Saturday atCincinnati. "Well, it'll be fun," Hill said. "It'll be a lot of fun. I knowthat the crowd is going to be behind us 100 percent, whetherwe're up or down. It doesn't matter, they're going to be therefor the whole nine innings." The Diamondbacks will counter with postseason veteran LivanHernandez (11-11, 4.93). The burly righthander is 6-2 with a3.99 ERA in 10 career postseason games - eight starts. He is 10-6 with a 4.02 ERA in 19 career starts against the Cubs. "You know, Chicago is a great team," Hernandez said. "It's ateam that's got power, running. We'll go in tomorrow and try tomake a plan for the game with the pitching coach and try tocontinue - I saw the first two games and saw a couple peoplestruggling. You know, you don't want to be too relaxed becausepeople are struggling because you never know when those guyscome back and start hitting the ball."
NL: ARIZONA at CHICAGO CUBS <div class="pre">ARIZONA AT CHICAGO CUBS -- LINEUPS ARIZONA CHICAGO CUBS AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Chris Young CF .286 1 3 Alfonso Soriano LF .200 0 0 Stephen Drew SS .444 1 3 Ryan Theriot SS .222 0 1 Eric Byrnes LF .143 0 1 Derrek Lee 1B .250 0 0 Conor Jackson 1B .000 0 1 Cliff Floyd RF .000 0 0 Mark Reynolds 3B .333 1 1 Aramis Ramirez 3B .000 0 0 Justin Upton RF .500 0 0 Mark Derosa 2B .200 0 0 Augie Ojeda 2B .571 0 1 Jacque Jones CF .200 0 0 Miguel Montero C .000 0 0 Jason Kendall C .000 0 0 Livan Hernandez RHP .000 0 0 Rich Hill LHP .000 0 0 (NO RECORD) (NO RECORD)</div>
NL: ARIZONA at CHICAGO CUBS <div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS WARMUPS: ARI - LIVAN HERNANDEZ (NO RECORD) CHN - RICH HILL (NO RECORD) UMPIRES: HP - GREG GIBSON 1B - MIKE EVERITT 2B - MIKE REILLY 3B - MARK CARLSON LF - ED MONTAGUE RF - SAM HOLBROOK WEATHER: 82 Degrees, clear WIND: 9 mph, right to left</div>
NL: ARIZONA at CHICAGO CUBS <div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS STARTING BATS: ARI - LIVAN HERNANDEZ AND MIGUEL MONTERO CHN - RICH HILL AND JASON KENDALL DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: C YOUNG (.375, 2 HR, 4 RBI) S DREW (.444, 1 HR, 3 RBI) E BYRNES (.143, 0 HR, 1 RBI)</div>
NL: ARIZONA at CHICAGO CUBS <div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS PLAYOFFS - SCORING UPDATE SOLO HOME RUN BY CHRIS YOUNG (2) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN THE 1ST OFF RICH HILL. CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 1, CHICAGO CUBS 0 DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: S DREW (.444, 1 HR, 3 RBI)</div>
NL: ARIZONA at CHICAGO CUBS <div class="pre">NL ARIZONA AT CHICAGO CUBS NOTE: THE HOME RUN BY ARIZONA CENTER FIELDER CHRIS YOUNG LED OFF THE GAME.</div>
Re: NL: ARIZONA (2-0) at CHICAGO CUBS (0-2) Time to go to the bullpen. We should bring in Wood or Marquis.</p>
NL: ARIZONA at CHICAGO CUBS <div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS PLAYOFFS - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY JUSTIN UPTON SCORED STEPHEN DREW. SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J UPTON ON FIRST, M REYNOLDS ON THIRD, 2 OUT CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 2 CHICAGO CUBS 0 TOP, 1ST DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: A OJEDA (.571, 0 HR, 1 RBI)</div>
NL: ARIZONA at CHICAGO CUBS <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - ARIZONA 2 2 3 0 CHICAGO CUBS 0 0 0 (BOT 1) CURRENT PITCHERS: ARI - LIVAN HERNANDEZ CHN - RICH HILL DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: A SORIANO (.200, 0 HR, 0 RBI) R THERIOT (.222, 0 HR, 1 RBI) D LEE (.250, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>
NL: ARIZONA at CHICAGO CUBS <div class="pre">ARIZONA (2) VS CHICAGO CUBS (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Young cf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .375 S Drew ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 E Byrnes lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .125 C Jackson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 M Reynolds 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333 J Upton rf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .667 A Ojeda 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .571 M Montero c 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 L Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 6 2 3 2 1 2 5 BATTING: 2B - S Drew (1, R Hill). HR - C Young (2, 1st inning off R Hill 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - C Young (4), J Upton (1). 2-out RBI - J Upton. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Montero 2. Team LOB - 3. CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg A Soriano lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 R Theriot ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 D Lee 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 C Floyd rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 A Ramirez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 M DeRosa 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 J Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 J Kendall c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 R Hill p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- ARIZONA - 2 -- 2 CHICAGO CUBS - -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era L Hernandez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ### CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era R Hill 1 3 2 2 1 2 1 18.00 HBP - A Ojeda (by R Hill). Pitches-strikes: R Hill 31-16. Ground balls-fly balls: R Hill 1-0. Batters faced: R Hill 8. UMPIRES: HP--Greg Gibson. 1B--Mike Everitt. 2B--Mike Reilly. 3B--Mark Carlson. LF--Ed Montague. RF--Sam Holbrook. Weather: 82 degrees, clear. Wind: 6 mph, in from right.</div>
NL: ARIZONA at CHICAGO CUBS <div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS CONFIRMED STARTERS: ARI - LIVAN HERNANDEZ CHN - RICH HILL</div>
NL: ARIZONA at CHICAGO CUBS <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - ARIZONA 2 2 3 0 CHICAGO CUBS 0 0 1 0 (TOP 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: ARI - LIVAN HERNANDEZ CHN - RICH HILL DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: L HERNANDEZ (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI) C YOUNG (.375, 1-FOR-1, HR, RBI) S DREW (.500, 1-FOR-1)</div>
NL: ARIZONA at CHICAGO CUBS <div class="pre">ARIZONA (2) VS CHICAGO CUBS (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Young cf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .375 S Drew ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 E Byrnes lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .125 C Jackson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 M Reynolds 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333 J Upton rf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .667 A Ojeda 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .571 M Montero c 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 L Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 6 2 3 2 1 2 5 BATTING: 2B - S Drew (1, R Hill). HR - C Young (2, 1st inning off R Hill 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - C Young (4), J Upton (1). 2-out RBI - J Upton. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Montero 2. Team LOB - 3. FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Reynolds-A Ojeda-C Jackson). CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg A Soriano lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .200 R Theriot ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 D Lee 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 C Floyd rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 A Ramirez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 M DeRosa 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 J Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 J Kendall c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 R Hill p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Ramirez 1. GIDP - R Theriot. Team LOB - 2. ---------------------------------------------------- ARIZONA - 2 -- 2 CHICAGO CUBS - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era L Hernandez 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.00 CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era R Hill 1 3 2 2 1 2 1 18.00 HBP - A Ojeda (by R Hill); C Floyd (by L Hernandez). Pitches-strikes: L Hernandez 22-11; R Hill 31-16. Ground balls-fly balls: L Hernandez 2-0; R Hill 1-0. Batters faced: L Hernandez 5; R Hill 8. UMPIRES: HP--Greg Gibson. 1B--Mike Everitt. 2B--Mike Reilly. 3B--Mark Carlson. LF--Ed Montague. RF--Sam Holbrook. Weather: 82 degrees, clear. Wind: 6 mph, in from right.</div>
NL: ARIZONA at CHICAGO CUBS <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - ARIZONA 2 0 2 4 0 CHICAGO CUBS 0 0 1 0 (BOT 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: ARI - LIVAN HERNANDEZ CHN - RICH HILL DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: M DEROSA (.200, 0 HR, 0 RBI) J JONES (.200, 0 HR, 0 RBI) J KENDALL (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>
NL: ARIZONA at CHICAGO CUBS <div class="pre">ARIZONA (2) VS CHICAGO CUBS (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Young cf 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 .333 S Drew ss 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .545 E Byrnes lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .111 C Jackson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 M Reynolds 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333 J Upton rf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .667 A Ojeda 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .571 M Montero c 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 L Hernandez p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 10 2 4 2 1 3 6 BATTING: 2B - S Drew (1, R Hill). HR - C Young (2, 1st inning off R Hill 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - C Young (4), J Upton (1). 2-out RBI - J Upton. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - E Byrnes 1, M Montero 2. Team LOB - 4. BASERUNNING: SB - S Drew (1, 2nd base off R Hill/J Kendall). FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Reynolds-A Ojeda-C Jackson). CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg A Soriano lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .200 R Theriot ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 D Lee 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 C Floyd rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 A Ramirez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 M DeRosa 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 J Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 J Kendall c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 R Hill p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Ramirez 1. GIDP - R Theriot. Team LOB - 2. ---------------------------------------------------- ARIZONA - 20 -- 2 CHICAGO CUBS - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era L Hernandez 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.00 CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era R Hill 2 4 2 2 1 3 1 9.00 HBP - A Ojeda (by R Hill); C Floyd (by L Hernandez). Pitches-strikes: L Hernandez 22-11; R Hill 48-25. Ground balls-fly balls: L Hernandez 2-0; R Hill 2-1. Batters faced: L Hernandez 5; R Hill 12. UMPIRES: HP--Greg Gibson. 1B--Mike Everitt. 2B--Mike Reilly. 3B--Mark Carlson. LF--Ed Montague. RF--Sam Holbrook. Weather: 82 degrees, clear. Wind: 6 mph, in from right.</div>
NL: ARIZONA at CHICAGO CUBS <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - ARIZONA 2 0 2 4 1 CHICAGO CUBS 0 0 0 2 0 (TOP 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: ARI - LIVAN HERNANDEZ CHN - RICH HILL DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: C JACKSON (.000, 0-FOR-1) M REYNOLDS (.333, 0-FOR-0, BB) J UPTON (.667, 1-FOR-1, RBI)</div>
NL: ARIZONA at CHICAGO CUBS <div class="pre">ARIZONA (2) VS CHICAGO CUBS (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Young cf 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 .333 S Drew ss 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .545 E Byrnes lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .111 C Jackson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 M Reynolds 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333 J Upton rf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .667 A Ojeda 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .571 M Montero c 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 L Hernandez p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 10 2 4 2 1 3 6 BATTING: 2B - S Drew (1, R Hill). HR - C Young (2, 1st inning off R Hill 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - C Young (4), J Upton (1). 2-out RBI - J Upton. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - E Byrnes 1, M Montero 2. Team LOB - 4. BASERUNNING: SB - S Drew (1, 2nd base off R Hill/J Kendall). FIELDING: E - S Drew (1, ground ball). DP: 1 (M Reynolds-A Ojeda-C Jackson). CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg A Soriano lf 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .182 R Theriot ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 D Lee 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 C Floyd rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 A Ramirez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 M DeRosa 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 J Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 J Kendall c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 R Hill p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Totals 8 0 2 0 1 1 8 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Ramirez 1, A Soriano 1. GIDP - R Theriot. Team LOB - 4. ---------------------------------------------------- ARIZONA - 20 -- 2 CHICAGO CUBS - 00 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era L Hernandez 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0.00 CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era R Hill 2 4 2 2 1 3 1 9.00 HBP - A Ojeda (by R Hill); C Floyd (by L Hernandez). Pitches-strikes: L Hernandez 36-20; R Hill 48-25. Ground balls-fly balls: L Hernandez 5-0; R Hill 2-1. Batters faced: L Hernandez 10; R Hill 12. UMPIRES: HP--Greg Gibson. 1B--Mike Everitt. 2B--Mike Reilly. 3B--Mark Carlson. LF--Ed Montague. RF--Sam Holbrook. Weather: 82 degrees, clear. Wind: 6 mph, in from right.</div>
NL: ARIZONA at CHICAGO CUBS <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - ARIZONA 2 0 0 2 5 1 CHICAGO CUBS 0 0 0 2 0 (BOT 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: ARI - LIVAN HERNANDEZ CHN - RICH HILL DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: R THERIOT (.200, 0-FOR-1) D LEE (.333, 1-FOR-1) C FLOYD (.000, 0-FOR-0, HBP)</div>
NL: ARIZONA at CHICAGO CUBS <div class="pre">ARIZONA (2) VS CHICAGO CUBS (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Young cf 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 .333 S Drew ss 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .545 E Byrnes lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .111 C Jackson 1b 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .167 M Reynolds 3b 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .286 J Upton rf 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .500 A Ojeda 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 M Montero c 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 L Hernandez p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 14 2 5 2 1 3 9 BATTING: 2B - S Drew (1, R Hill); C Jackson (1, R Hill). HR - C Young (2, 1st inning off R Hill 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - C Young (4), J Upton (1). 2-out RBI - J Upton. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Ojeda 1, E Byrnes 1, M Montero 2. Team LOB - 5. BASERUNNING: SB - S Drew (1, 2nd base off R Hill/J Kendall). FIELDING: E - S Drew (1, ground ball). DP: 1 (M Reynolds-A Ojeda-C Jackson). CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg A Soriano lf 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .182 R Theriot ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 D Lee 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 C Floyd rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 A Ramirez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 M DeRosa 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 J Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 J Kendall c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 R Hill p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Totals 8 0 2 0 1 1 8 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Ramirez 1, A Soriano 1. GIDP - R Theriot. Team LOB - 4. ---------------------------------------------------- ARIZONA - 200 -- 2 CHICAGO CUBS - 00 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era L Hernandez 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0.00 CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era R Hill 3 5 2 2 1 3 1 6.00 HBP - A Ojeda (by R Hill); C Floyd (by L Hernandez). Pitches-strikes: L Hernandez 36-20; R Hill 65-37. Ground balls-fly balls: L Hernandez 5-0; R Hill 2-4. Batters faced: L Hernandez 10; R Hill 16. UMPIRES: HP--Greg Gibson. 1B--Mike Everitt. 2B--Mike Reilly. 3B--Mark Carlson. LF--Ed Montague. RF--Sam Holbrook. Weather: 82 degrees, clear. Wind: 6 mph, in from right.</div>
NL: ARIZONA at CHICAGO CUBS <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - ARIZONA 2 0 0 2 5 1 CHICAGO CUBS 0 0 0 0 3 0 (TOP 4) CURRENT PITCHERS: ARI - LIVAN HERNANDEZ CHN - RICH HILL DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: M MONTERO (.000, 0-FOR-1) L HERNANDEZ (.000, 0-FOR-1) C YOUNG (.333, 1-FOR-2, HR, RBI)</div>
