GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: ARIZONA (2-0) at CHICAGO CUBS (0-2)

NL: ARIZONA at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS PLAYOFFS - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY STEPHEN DREW (2) TO RIGHT WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 9TH OFF KERRY WOOD.
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 5, CHICAGO CUBS 1

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: E BYRNES (.182, 1-FOR-4, HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Cirillo hit for B Lyon.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, E BYRNES ON THIRD, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 5
CHICAGO CUBS 1 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: J Cirillo (.000, 0 HR, 0 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 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 5 10 1
CHICAGO CUBS 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 (BOT 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: ARI - BRANDON LYON (OUT)
CHN - KERRY WOOD

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: J KENDALL (.333, 1-FOR-3, RBI)
K WOOD (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
A SORIANO (.154, 0-FOR-3, BB)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">ARIZONA (5) VS CHICAGO CUBS (1) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS

ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Young cf 4 1 1 1 1 3 0 .273
S Drew ss 5 2 3 1 0 2 3 .500
E Byrnes lf 5 1 2 2 0 1 3 .250
C Jackson 1b 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .125
T Clark 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M Reynolds 3b 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 .200
J Upton rf 3 0 2 1 1 0 1 .600
T Pena p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Lyon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-J Cirillo ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
A Ojeda 2b 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .444
M Montero c 2 1 0 0 1 0 5 .000
J Salazar rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
L Hernandez p 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .333
C Snyder c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .143

Totals 36 5 10 5 5 13 22

a-flied out to right for B Lyon in the 9th.

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), E Byrnes (1, 6th inning off C Marmol 0 on, 2
Out), S Drew (2, 9th inning off K Wood 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - C Young (4), J Upton
(1), E Byrnes 2 (3), S Drew (4). 2-out RBI - J Upton, E Byrnes. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - J Cirillo 1, L Hernandez 1, A Ojeda 1, E Byrnes 1, C
Jackson 1, M Montero 2. GIDP - A Ojeda. Team LOB - 10.

BASERUNNING: SB - S Drew (1, 2nd base off R Hill/J Kendall), J Upton (1, 2nd
base off C Marmol/J Kendall), E Byrnes (1, 2nd base off K Wood/J Kendall).

FIELDING: E - S Drew (1, ground ball). DP: 4 (M Reynolds-A Ojeda-C Jackson, S
Drew-A Ojeda-C Jackson 2, A Ojeda-S Drew-C Jackson).


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .154
R Theriot ss 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .250
D Lee 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .333
C Floyd rf 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000
A Ramirez 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .000
M DeRosa 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 .333
J Jones cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .222
J Kendall c 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .333
R Hill p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
M Wuertz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-M Fontenot ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Marmol p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-F Pie ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
B Howry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
K Wood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 28 1 7 1 5 2 18

a-grounded to second for M Wuertz in the 4th; b-struck out looking for C
Marmol in the 6th.

BATTING: 2B - J Jones (1, L Hernandez). RBI - J Kendall (1). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - A Ramirez 1, A Soriano 2. GIDP - R Theriot, A
Ramirez, M DeRosa, D Lee. Team LOB - 9.

BASERUNNING: SB - R Theriot (1, 2nd base off L Hernandez/M Montero).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (R Theriot-M DeRosa-D Lee).


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ARIZONA - 200 101 001 -- 5
CHICAGO CUBS - 000 100 00 -- 1
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ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
L Hernandez 6 5 1 1 5 2 0 1.50
T Pena 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
B Lyon 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
R Hill 3 6 3 3 2 3 1 9.00
M Wuertz 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.00
C Marmol 2 1 1 1 2 4 1 9.00
B Howry 2 1 0 0 0 4 0 0.00
K Wood 1 2 1 1 0 1 1 3.00

R Hill pitched to 2 batters in the 4th.

HBP - A Ojeda (by R Hill); C Floyd (by L Hernandez). Pitches-strikes: L
Hernandez 101-54; T Pena 14-9; B Lyon 16-11; R Hill 73-40; M Wuertz 16-9; C
Marmol 40-23; B Howry 23-17; K Wood 20-16. Ground balls-fly balls: L Hernandez
14-2; T Pena 3-0; B Lyon 2-1; R Hill 2-4; M Wuertz 1-1; C Marmol 0-2; B Howry
2-0; K Wood 1-1. Batters faced: L Hernandez 27; T Pena 3; B Lyon 4; R Hill 18;
M Wuertz 4; C Marmol 9; B Howry 6; K Wood 5.

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 - PITCHING CHANGE
ARI: JOSE VALVERDE (0-0, 0.00) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 5, CHICAGO CUBS 1

DUE UP FOR CHCUBS: J KENDALL (.333, 1-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Valverde relieved B Lyon.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 5
CHICAGO CUBS 1 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: J Kendall (.333, 1-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: D Ward hit for K Wood.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 5
CHICAGO CUBS 1 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: D Ward (1.000, 0 HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
ARIZONA 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 5 10 1
CHICAGO CUBS 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: ARI - LIVAN HERNANDEZ, TONY PENA (7TH), BRANDON LYON (8TH), JOSE
VALVERDE (9TH) AND MIGUEL MONTERO, CHRIS SNYDER (7TH)

CHN - RICH HILL, MIKE WUERTZ (4TH), CARLOS MARMOL
(5TH), BOBBY HOWRY (7TH), KERRY WOOD (9TH) AND JASON KENDALL

HOME RUNS: ARI - CHRIS YOUNG (2) OFF RICH HILL IN THE 1ST, 0 ON
ERIC BYRNES (1) OFF CARLOS MARMOL IN THE 6TH, 0 ON
STEPHEN DREW (2) OFF KERRY WOOD IN THE 9TH, 0 ON

CHN - NONE</div>

 

Re: NL: ARIZONA (2-0) at CHICAGO CUBS (0-2)

Cubs lose. They suck. They're horrible. BOOOOOOOOO!</p>

</p>

We suck! Blow up the team!</p>

 

NL: ARIZONA at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
ARIZONA 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 5 10 1
CHICAGO CUBS 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: ARI - LIVAN HERNANDEZ, TONY PENA (7TH), BRANDON LYON (8TH), JOSE
VALVERDE (9TH) AND MIGUEL MONTERO, CHRIS SNYDER (7TH)

CHN - RICH HILL, MIKE WUERTZ (4TH), CARLOS MARMOL
(5TH), BOBBY HOWRY (7TH), KERRY WOOD (9TH) AND JASON KENDALL


WP - LIVAN HERNANDEZ (1-0)
LP - RICH HILL (0-1)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: ARI - CHRIS YOUNG (2) OFF RICH HILL IN THE 1ST, 0 ON
ERIC BYRNES (1) OFF CARLOS MARMOL IN THE 6TH, 0 ON
STEPHEN DREW (2) OFF KERRY WOOD IN THE 9TH, 0 ON

CHN - NONE


TIME: 3:22 ATT: 42,157

PROBABLES:</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">ARIZONA (5) VS CHICAGO CUBS (1) - FINAL

ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Young cf 4 1 1 1 1 3 0 .273
S Drew ss 5 2 3 1 0 2 3 .500
E Byrnes lf 5 1 2 2 0 1 3 .250
C Jackson 1b 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .125
T Clark 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M Reynolds 3b 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 .200
J Upton rf 3 0 2 1 1 0 1 .600
T Pena p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Lyon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-J Cirillo ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
J Valverde p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A Ojeda 2b 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .444
M Montero c 2 1 0 0 1 0 5 .000
J Salazar rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
L Hernandez p 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .333
C Snyder c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .143

Totals 36 5 10 5 5 13 22

a-flied out to right for B Lyon in the 9th.

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), E Byrnes (1, 6th inning off C Marmol 0 on, 2
Out), S Drew (2, 9th inning off K Wood 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - C Young (4), J Upton
(1), E Byrnes 2 (3), S Drew (4). 2-out RBI - J Upton, E Byrnes. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - J Cirillo 1, L Hernandez 1, A Ojeda 1, E Byrnes 1, C
Jackson 1, M Montero 2. GIDP - A Ojeda. Team LOB - 10.

BASERUNNING: SB - S Drew (1, 2nd base off R Hill/J Kendall), J Upton (1, 2nd
base off C Marmol/J Kendall), E Byrnes (1, 2nd base off K Wood/J Kendall).

FIELDING: E - S Drew (1, ground ball). DP: 4 (M Reynolds-A Ojeda-C Jackson, S
Drew-A Ojeda-C Jackson 2, A Ojeda-S Drew-C Jackson).


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .143
R Theriot ss 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .250
D Lee 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .333
C Floyd rf 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000
A Ramirez 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .000
M DeRosa 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 .333
J Jones cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .222
J Kendall c 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .250
R Hill p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
M Wuertz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-M Fontenot ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Marmol p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-F Pie ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
B Howry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
K Wood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-D Ward ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500

Totals 31 1 7 1 5 4 18

a-grounded to second for M Wuertz in the 4th; b-struck out looking for C
Marmol in the 6th; c-struck out looking for K Wood in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - J Jones (1, L Hernandez). RBI - J Kendall (1). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - A Ramirez 1, A Soriano 2. GIDP - R Theriot, A
Ramirez, M DeRosa, D Lee. Team LOB - 9.

BASERUNNING: SB - R Theriot (1, 2nd base off L Hernandez/M Montero).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (R Theriot-M DeRosa-D Lee).


----------------------------------------------------
ARIZONA - 200 101 001 -- 5
CHICAGO CUBS - 000 100 000 -- 1
----------------------------------------------------

ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
L Hernandez (W, 1-0) 6 5 1 1 5 2 0 1.50
T Pena (H, 1) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
B Lyon (H, 2) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
J Valverde 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
R Hill (L, 0-1) 3 6 3 3 2 3 1 9.00
M Wuertz 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.00
C Marmol 2 1 1 1 2 4 1 9.00
B Howry 2 1 0 0 0 4 0 0.00
K Wood 1 2 1 1 0 1 1 3.00

R Hill pitched to 2 batters in the 4th.

HBP - A Ojeda (by R Hill); C Floyd (by L Hernandez). Pitches-strikes: L
Hernandez 101-54; T Pena 14-9; B Lyon 16-11; J Valverde 13-12; R Hill 73-40; M
Wuertz 16-9; C Marmol 40-23; B Howry 23-17; K Wood 20-16. Ground balls-fly
balls: L Hernandez 14-2; T Pena 3-0; B Lyon 2-1; J Valverde 0-1; R Hill 2-4; M
Wuertz 1-1; C Marmol 0-2; B Howry 2-0; K Wood 1-1. Batters faced: L Hernandez
27; T Pena 3; B Lyon 4; J Valverde 3; R Hill 18; M Wuertz 4; C Marmol 9; B
Howry 6; K Wood 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Greg Gibson. 1B--Mike Everitt. 2B--Mike Reilly. 3B--Mark
Carlson. LF--Ed Montague. RF--Sam Holbrook.

T--3:22. Att--42,157.
Weather: 82 degrees, clear. Wind: 6 mph, in from
right.</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
ARIZONA 5
CHICAGO CUBS 1 FINAL</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
ARIZONA (5) AT CHICAGO CUBS (1) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

ARIZONA 1ST: C Young homered to left. S Drew doubled to deep right.
E Byrnes struck out swinging. C Jackson struck out looking. M Reynolds walked.
J Upton singled to right, S Drew scored, M Reynolds to third. A Ojeda hit by
pitch, J Upton to second. M Montero grounded out to second. (2 Runs, 3 Hits,
0 Errors) ARIZONA 2, CHICAGO CUBS 0.

ARIZONA 4TH: M Montero walked. L Hernandez singled to right, M Montero to
second. M Wuertz relieved R Hill. C Young walked, M Montero to third,
L Hernandez to second. S Drew struck out swinging. E Byrnes grounded into
fielder's choice to third, M Montero scored, C Young out at second, L Hernandez
to third. C Jackson flied out to center. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 3,
CHICAGO CUBS 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 4TH: M DeRosa singled to center. J Jones doubled to right
center, M DeRosa to third. J Kendall grounded out to shortstop, M DeRosa
scored. M Fontenot hit for M Wuertz. M Fontenot grounded out to second,
J Jones to third. A Soriano flied out to left. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
ARIZONA 3, CHICAGO CUBS 1.

ARIZONA 6TH: C Young struck out looking. S Drew struck out swinging.
E Byrnes homered to left center. C Jackson struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) ARIZONA 4, CHICAGO CUBS 1.

ARIZONA 9TH: K Wood relieved B Howry. S Drew homered to right. E Byrnes
singled to center. E Byrnes stole second. T Clark grounded out to catcher,
E Byrnes to third. M Reynolds struck out swinging. J Cirillo hit for B Lyon.
J Cirillo flied out to right. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 5, CHICAGO CUBS 1.</div>

 

Hernandez continues postseason success, D-Backs complete sweep

<h3>ARIZONA 5, CHICAGO CUBS 1</h3>CHICAGO (Ticker) -- The Arizona Diamondbacks were counting onLivan Hernandez's extensive postseason experience. The Cubanrighthander needed all the guile he could muster.


Hernandez escaped trouble throughout his six innings and ChrisYoung belted the first pitch of the game for a home run Saturdayas the Diamondbacks recorded a 5-1 victory and a three-gamesweep over the Chicago Cubs in their National League DivisionSeries.


Eric Byrnes and Stephen Drew homered for Arizona, which willplay the winner of the Philadelphia Phillies-Colorado Rockiesseries for the right to represent the National League in theWorld Series.


Colorado leads the series, 2-0, with a chance to sweepPhiladelphia later Saturday.


Hernandez (1-0) put 11 runners on base but yielded just a runwhile stranding eight. He allowed five hits and five walks, hita batter and induced three double plays.


Like fellow starters Brandon Webb and Doug Davis, who pitchedArizona to victories in the first two contests of thisbest-of-five series, Hernandez and the bullpen continued tobaffle the Cubs' big hitters.


After combining for 29 homers in September, Alfonso Soriano,Derrek Lee and Aramis Ramirez failed to advance nine baserunnersin this one and were a combined 6-for-38 with no RBI and 28stranded runners for the series.


Ramirez was especially brutal, going 0-for-12 and stranding 12baserunners.


The 32-year-old Hernandez - the 1997 World Series MVP whoentered 6-2 with a 3.99 ERA in 10 career postseason games - didhis best pitching in the fifth, when the Diamondbacks had a 3-1lead.


The Cubs loaded the bases with one out and Hernandez fellbehind, 3-1, in the count to Mark DeRosa. However, Hernandezgot the Cubs' second baseman to roll into a double play,silencing the raucous Wrigley faithful.


With Wrigley Field quieted, Byrnes added another nail to theCubs' coffin when he drilled a hanging slider by Carlos Marmolinto the left field seats for a 4-1 lead, virtually ending anyhope the Cubs had of ending their 99-year world championshipdrought.


The hard-throwing Marmol, who had a fantastic regular season,was the loser in Game One when he yielded a seventh-inning homerto Mark Reynolds.


Drew added his second blast of the series in the ninth off KerryWood to provide a 5-1 cushion. The rookie shortstop finished7-for-14 in the series.


Tony Pena took over for Hernandez in the seventh and got Lee tohit into an inning-ending double play. Brandon Lyon worked ascoreless eighth and Jose Valverde closed out the ninth,sparking a wild celebration on the mound after inducing agame-ending flyout by Soriano.


Young hit the first pitch of the game - a 91 miles-per-hourfastball - from Chicago starter Rich Hill into the left fieldseats for a quick 1-0 lead.


The 23-year-old Young got the Diamondbacks off and running inThursday's 8-4 Game Two victory with a three-run homer off TedLilly in the second inning that wiped out a 2-0 deficit.

After Young's blast, Drew followed with a double and scoredthree batters later when 19-year-old Justin Upton singled toright for a 2-0 lead.


Hill (0-1), making his first postseason start, was 3-0 with a3.18 ERA in his last three regular-season starts but hadn'tpitched since beating Cincinnati last Saturday.


The lefthander needed 31 pitches to get through the first inningand was relieved after allowing the first two batters in thefourth inning to reach.


Michael Wuertz entered and walked Young before striking out Drewfor the first out.


Byrnes then hit a potential double-play ball to Ramirez atthird. But the hustling Byrnes just beat the relay throw fromfirst on a very close call, allowing Miguel Montero to score fora 3-0 lead.


Hill was charged with three runs and six hits in three-plusinnings.


Hernandez worked around six baserunners in the first threeinnings before the Cubs broke through in the fourth, when DeRosaled off with a single up the middle and advanced to third on ahit-and-run double to right-center by Jacque Jones.

DeRosa eventually scored on a groundout by Jason Kendall.

 

NL: ARIZONA at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
ARIZONA (5) AT CHICAGO CUBS (1) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Arizona Starting Lineups -- C Young CF, S Drew SS, E Byrnes LF, C Jackson 1B,
M Reynolds 3B, J Upton RF, A Ojeda 2B, M Montero C, L Hernandez RHP.

Chicago Cubs Starting Lineups -- A Soriano LF, R Theriot SS, D Lee 1B, C Floyd RF,
A Ramirez 3B, M DeRosa 2B, J Jones CF, J Kendall C, R Hill LHP.

Umpires -- Greg Gibson (HP), Mike Everitt (1B), Mike Reilly (2B), Mark Carlson (3B),
Ed Montague (LF), Sam Holbrook (RF).

Gametime Weather: 82 degrees, Clear, wind in from right at 6 mph.


ARIZONA 1ST: C Young homered to left. S Drew doubled to deep right.
E Byrnes struck out swinging. C Jackson struck out looking. M Reynolds walked.
J Upton singled to right, S Drew scored, M Reynolds to third. A Ojeda hit by
pitch, J Upton to second. M Montero grounded out to second. (2 Runs, 3 Hits,
0 Errors) ARIZONA 2, CHICAGO CUBS 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 1ST: A Soriano walked. R Theriot grounded into double play,
third to second to first, A Soriano out at second. D Lee singled to center.
C Floyd hit by pitch, D Lee to second. A Ramirez struck out looking. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 2, CHICAGO CUBS 0.

ARIZONA 2ND: L Hernandez grounded out to first. C Young struck out
looking. S Drew singled to right. S Drew stole second. E Byrnes flied out to
right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 2, CHICAGO CUBS 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 2ND: M DeRosa safe at first on error by shortstop S Drew.
J Jones grounded into fielder's choice to second, M DeRosa out at second.
J Kendall singled to center, J Jones to second. R Hill bunted into fielder's
choice to pitcher, J Jones out at third, J Kendall to second. A Soriano
grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error) ARIZONA 2, CHICAGO CUBS 0.

ARIZONA 3RD: C Jackson doubled to deep left center. M Reynolds lined out
to first. J Upton flied out to right. A Ojeda flied out to center. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 2, CHICAGO CUBS 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 3RD: R Theriot grounded out to shortstop. D Lee singled to
right. C Floyd walked, D Lee to second. A Ramirez grounded into double play,
shortstop to second to first, C Floyd out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
ARIZONA 2, CHICAGO CUBS 0.

ARIZONA 4TH: M Montero walked. L Hernandez singled to right, M Montero to
second. M Wuertz relieved R Hill. C Young walked, M Montero to third,
L Hernandez to second. S Drew struck out swinging. E Byrnes grounded into
fielder's choice to third, M Montero scored, C Young out at second, L Hernandez
to third. C Jackson flied out to center. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 3,
CHICAGO CUBS 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 4TH: M DeRosa singled to center. J Jones doubled to right
center, M DeRosa to third. J Kendall grounded out to shortstop, M DeRosa
scored. M Fontenot hit for M Wuertz. M Fontenot grounded out to second,
J Jones to third. A Soriano flied out to left. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
ARIZONA 3, CHICAGO CUBS 1.

ARIZONA 5TH: C Marmol relieved M Wuertz. M Reynolds popped out to third.
J Upton walked. J Upton stole second. A Ojeda walked. M Montero popped out to
shortstop. L Hernandez struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
ARIZONA 3, CHICAGO CUBS 1.

CHICAGO CUBS 5TH: R Theriot walked. R Theriot stole second. D Lee grounded
out to shortstop. C Floyd walked. A Ramirez walked, R Theriot to third,
C Floyd to second. M DeRosa grounded into double play, shortstop to second to
first, A Ramirez out at second.(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 3,
CHICAGO CUBS 1.

ARIZONA 6TH: C Young struck out looking. S Drew struck out swinging.
E Byrnes homered to left center. C Jackson struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) ARIZONA 4, CHICAGO CUBS 1.

CHICAGO CUBS 6TH: J Jones grounded out to pitcher. J Kendall flied out to
center. F Pie hit for C Marmol. F Pie struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) ARIZONA 4, CHICAGO CUBS 1.

ARIZONA 7TH: B Howry relieved C Marmol. M Reynolds struck out swinging.
J Upton reached on infield single to second. A Ojeda grounded into double play,
shortstop to second to first, J Upton out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
ARIZONA 4, CHICAGO CUBS 1.

CHICAGO CUBS 7TH: T Pena relieved L Hernandez. J Salazar in right field.
C Snyder catching. A Soriano grounded out to shortstop. R Theriot singled to
center. D Lee grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first,
R Theriot out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 4, CHICAGO CUBS 1.

ARIZONA 8TH: J Salazar struck out swinging. C Snyder struck out swinging.
C Young struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 4, CHICAGO CUBS 1.

CHICAGO CUBS 8TH: T Clark at first base. B Lyon relieved T Pena. C Floyd
grounded out to shortstop. A Ramirez grounded out to shortstop. M DeRosa
singled to center. J Jones lined out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
ARIZONA 4, CHICAGO CUBS 1.

ARIZONA 9TH: K Wood relieved B Howry. S Drew homered to right. E Byrnes
singled to center. E Byrnes stole second. T Clark grounded out to catcher,
E Byrnes to third. M Reynolds struck out swinging. J Cirillo hit for B Lyon.
J Cirillo flied out to right. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 5, CHICAGO CUBS 1.

CHICAGO CUBS 9TH: J Valverde relieved B Lyon. J Kendall struck out looking.
D Ward hit for K Wood. D Ward struck out looking. A Soriano flied out to
right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 5, CHICAGO CUBS 1.</div>

 

Hernandez continues postseason success, D-Backs complete sweep

<h3>ARIZONA 5, CHICAGO CUBS 1</h3>CHICAGO (Ticker) -- The Arizona Diamondbacks were counting onLivan Hernandez's extensive postseason experience. The Cubanrighthander needed all the guile he could muster.


Hernandez escaped trouble throughout his six innings and ChrisYoung belted the first pitch of the game for a home run Saturdayas the Diamondbacks recorded a 5-1 victory and a three-gamesweep over the Chicago Cubs in their National League DivisionSeries.


Eric Byrnes and Stephen Drew homered for Arizona, which willplay the winner of the Philadelphia Phillies-Colorado Rockiesseries for the right to represent the National League in theWorld Series.


Colorado leads the series, 2-0, with a chance to sweepPhiladelphia later Saturday.


Hernandez (1-0) put 11 runners on base but yielded just a runwhile stranding eight. He allowed five hits and five walks, hita batter and induced three double plays.


"You've got to execeute your pitches, and Livo dies thatexceptionally well, and our seventh- eighth- and ninth-inningguys did a pretty good job too," Arizona manager Bob Melvinsaid.


Like fellow starters Brandon Webb and Doug Davis, who pitchedArizona to victories in the first two contests of thisbest-of-five series, Hernandez and the bullpen continued tobaffle the Cubs' big hitters.


After combining for 29 homers in September, Alfonso Soriano,Derrek Lee and Aramis Ramirez failed to advance nine baserunnersin this one and were a combined 6-for-38 with no RBI and 28stranded runners for the series.


"We had numerous opportunities, numerous," Chicago manager LouPiniella said. "What did we hit into, four double plays. ...When you don't score runs and leave a lot of runners on bases,it looks lackluster, but we gave it our all."


Ramirez was especially brutal, going 0-for-12 and stranding 12baserunners.


"He struggled this series, but we didn't do much offensively.What did we do, scored six runs," Piniella said. "I said beforethe series that the key was we needed to hits against theirpitchers - and we didn't."


The 32-year-old Hernandez - the 1997 World Series MVP whoentered 6-2 with a 3.99 ERA in 10 career postseason games - didhis best pitching in the fifth, when the Diamondbacks had a 3-1lead.


The Cubs loaded the bases with one out and Hernandez fellbehind, 3-1, in the count to Mark DeRosa. However, Hernandezgot the Cubs' second baseman to roll into a double play,silencing the raucous Wrigley faithful.


With Wrigley Field quieted, Byrnes added another nail to theCubs' coffin when he drilled a hanging slider by Carlos Marmolinto the left field seats for a 4-1 lead, virtually ending anyhope the Cubs had of ending their 99-year world championshipdrought.


The hard-throwing Marmol, who had a fantastic regular season,was the loser in Game One when he yielded a seventh-inning homerto Mark Reynolds.


Drew added his second blast of the series in the ninth off KerryWood to provide a 5-1 cushion. The rookie shortstop finished7-for-14 in the series.


"If you want to talk about their players, start with theirshortstop," Piniella said. "Drew made great plays, hit some homeruns and what did he hit, over .500."


Tony Pena took over for Hernandez in the seventh and got Lee tohit into an inning-ending double play. Brandon Lyon worked ascoreless eighth and Jose Valverde closed out the ninth,sparking a wild celebration on the mound after inducing agame-ending flyout by Soriano.


Young hit the first pitch of the game - a 91 miles-per-hourfastball - from Chicago starter Rich Hill into the left fieldseats for a quick 1-0 lead.


The 23-year-old Young got the Diamondbacks off and running inThursday's 8-4 Game Two victory with a three-run homer off TedLilly in the second inning that wiped out a 2-0 deficit.

After Young's blast, Drew followed with a double and scoredthree batters later when 19-year-old Justin Upton singled toright for a 2-0 lead.


Hill (0-1), making his first postseason start, was 3-0 with a3.18 ERA in his last three regular-season starts but hadn'tpitched since beating Cincinnati last Saturday.


The lefthander needed 31 pitches to get through the first inningand was relieved after allowing the first two batters in thefourth inning to reach.


Michael Wuertz entered and walked Young before striking out Drewfor the first out.


Byrnes then hit a potential double-play ball to Ramirez atthird. But the hustling Byrnes just beat the relay throw fromfirst on a very close call, allowing Miguel Montero to score fora 3-0 lead.


Hill was charged with three runs and six hits in three-plusinnings.


Hernandez worked around six baserunners in the first threeinnings before the Cubs broke through in the fourth, when DeRosaled off with a single up the middle and advanced to third on ahit-and-run double to right-center by Jacque Jones.

DeRosa eventually scored on a groundout by Jason Kendall.

 

Hernandez continues postseason success, D-Backs complete sweep

<h3>ARIZONA 5, CHICAGO CUBS 1</h3>CHICAGO (Ticker) -- The Arizona Diamondbacks were counting onLivan Hernandez's extensive postseason experience. The Cubanrighthander needed all the guile he could muster.


Hernandez escaped trouble throughout his six innings and ChrisYoung belted the first pitch of the game for a home run Saturdayas the Diamondbacks recorded a 5-1 victory and a three-gamesweep over the Chicago Cubs in their National League DivisionSeries.


Eric Byrnes and Stephen Drew homered for Arizona, which willplay the winner of the Philadelphia Phillies-Colorado Rockiesseries for the right to represent the National League in theWorld Series.


Colorado leads the series, 2-0, with a chance to sweepPhiladelphia later Saturday.


Hernandez (1-0) put 11 runners on base but yielded just a runwhile stranding eight. He allowed five hits and five walks, hita batter and induced three double plays.


"You've got to execeute your pitches, and Livo dies thatexceptionally well, and our seventh- eighth- and ninth-inningguys did a pretty good job too," Arizona manager Bob Melvinsaid.


Like fellow starters Brandon Webb and Doug Davis, who pitchedArizona to victories in the first two contests of thisbest-of-five series, Hernandez and the bullpen continued tobaffle the Cubs' big hitters.


After combining for 29 homers in September, Alfonso Soriano,Derrek Lee and Aramis Ramirez failed to advance nine baserunnersin this one and were a combined 6-for-38 with no RBI and 28stranded runners for the series.


"We had numerous opportunities, numerous," Chicago manager LouPiniella said. "What did we hit into, four double plays. ...When you don't score runs and leave a lot of runners on bases,it looks lackluster, but we gave it our all."


Ramirez was especially brutal, going 0-for-12 and stranding 12baserunners.


"He struggled this series, but we didn't do much offensively.What did we do, scored six runs," Piniella said. "I said beforethe series that the key was we needed to hits against theirpitchers - and we didn't."


The 32-year-old Hernandez - the 1997 World Series MVP whoentered 6-2 with a 3.99 ERA in 10 career postseason games - didhis best pitching in the fifth, when the Diamondbacks had a 3-1lead.


The Cubs loaded the bases with one out and Hernandez fellbehind, 3-1, in the count to Mark DeRosa. However, Hernandezgot the Cubs' second baseman to roll into a double play,silencing the raucous Wrigley faithful.


With Wrigley Field quieted, Byrnes added another nail to theCubs' coffin when he drilled a hanging slider by Carlos Marmolinto the left field seats for a 4-1 lead, virtually ending anyhope the Cubs had of ending their 99-year world championshipdrought.


The hard-throwing Marmol, who had a fantastic regular season,was the loser in Game One when he yielded a seventh-inning homerto Mark Reynolds.


Drew added his second blast of the series in the ninth off KerryWood to provide a 5-1 cushion. The rookie shortstop finished7-for-14 in the series.


"If you want to talk about their players, start with theirshortstop," Piniella said. "Drew made great plays, hit some homeruns and what did he hit, over .500."


Tony Pena took over for Hernandez in the seventh and got Lee tohit into an inning-ending double play. Brandon Lyon worked ascoreless eighth and Jose Valverde closed out the ninth,sparking a wild celebration on the mound after inducing agame-ending flyout by Soriano.


Young hit the first pitch of the game - a 91 miles-per-hourfastball - from Chicago starter Rich Hill into the left fieldseats for a quick 1-0 lead.


The 23-year-old Young got the Diamondbacks off and running inThursday's 8-4 Game Two victory with a three-run homer off TedLilly in the second inning that wiped out a 2-0 deficit.

After Young's blast, Drew followed with a double and scoredthree batters later when 19-year-old Justin Upton singled toright for a 2-0 lead.


Hill (0-1), making his first postseason start, was 3-0 with a3.18 ERA in his last three regular-season starts but hadn'tpitched since beating Cincinnati last Saturday.


The lefthander needed 31 pitches to get through the first inningand was relieved after allowing the first two batters in thefourth inning to reach.


Michael Wuertz entered and walked Young before striking out Drewfor the first out.


Byrnes then hit a potential double-play ball to Ramirez atthird. But the hustling Byrnes just beat the relay throw fromfirst on a very close call, allowing Miguel Montero to score fora 3-0 lead.


Hill was charged with three runs and six hits in three-plusinnings.


Hernandez worked around six baserunners in the first threeinnings before the Cubs broke through in the fourth, when DeRosaled off with a single up the middle and advanced to third on ahit-and-run double to right-center by Jacque Jones.

DeRosa eventually scored on a groundout by Jason Kendall.

 

Re: NL: ARIZONA (2-0) at CHICAGO CUBS (0-2)

Zambrano will be very, very fresh for his next start.</p>

 

NL: ARIZONA at CHICAGO CUBS

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ARIZONA (5) AT CHICAGO CUBS (1) - EVENT LOG
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Arizona Starting Lineups -- C Young CF, S Drew SS, E Byrnes LF, C Jackson 1B,
M Reynolds 3B, J Upton RF, A Ojeda 2B, M Montero C, L Hernandez RHP.

Chicago Cubs Starting Lineups -- A Soriano LF, R Theriot SS, D Lee 1B, C Floyd RF,
A Ramirez 3B, M DeRosa 2B, J Jones CF, J Kendall C, R Hill LHP.

Umpires -- Greg Gibson (HP), Mike Everitt (1B), Mike Reilly (2B), Mark Carlson (3B),
Ed Montague (LF), Sam Holbrook (RF).

Gametime Weather: 82 degrees, Clear, wind in from right at 6 mph.


ARIZONA 1ST: C Young homered to left. S Drew doubled to deep right.
E Byrnes struck out swinging. C Jackson struck out looking. M Reynolds walked.
J Upton singled to right, S Drew scored, M Reynolds to third. A Ojeda hit by
pitch, J Upton to second. M Montero grounded out to second. (2 Runs, 3 Hits,
0 Errors) ARIZONA 2, CHICAGO CUBS 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 1ST: A Soriano walked. R Theriot grounded into double play,
third to second to first, A Soriano out at second. D Lee singled to center.
C Floyd hit by pitch, D Lee to second. A Ramirez struck out looking. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 2, CHICAGO CUBS 0.

ARIZONA 2ND: L Hernandez grounded out to first. C Young struck out
looking. S Drew singled to right. S Drew stole second. E Byrnes flied out to
right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 2, CHICAGO CUBS 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 2ND: M DeRosa safe at first on error by shortstop S Drew.
J Jones grounded into fielder's choice to second, M DeRosa out at second.
J Kendall singled to center, J Jones to second. R Hill bunted into fielder's
choice to pitcher, J Jones out at third, J Kendall to second. A Soriano
grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error) ARIZONA 2, CHICAGO CUBS 0.

ARIZONA 3RD: C Jackson doubled to deep left center. M Reynolds lined out
to first. J Upton flied out to right. A Ojeda flied out to center. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 2, CHICAGO CUBS 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 3RD: R Theriot grounded out to shortstop. D Lee singled to
right. C Floyd walked, D Lee to second. A Ramirez grounded into double play,
shortstop to second to first, C Floyd out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
ARIZONA 2, CHICAGO CUBS 0.

ARIZONA 4TH: M Montero walked. L Hernandez singled to right, M Montero to
second. M Wuertz relieved R Hill. C Young walked, M Montero to third,
L Hernandez to second. S Drew struck out swinging. E Byrnes grounded into
fielder's choice to third, M Montero scored, C Young out at second, L Hernandez
to third. C Jackson flied out to center. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 3,
CHICAGO CUBS 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 4TH: M DeRosa singled to center. J Jones doubled to right
center, M DeRosa to third. J Kendall grounded out to shortstop, M DeRosa
scored. M Fontenot hit for M Wuertz. M Fontenot grounded out to second,
J Jones to third. A Soriano flied out to left. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
ARIZONA 3, CHICAGO CUBS 1.

ARIZONA 5TH: C Marmol relieved M Wuertz. M Reynolds popped out to third.
J Upton walked. J Upton stole second. A Ojeda walked. M Montero popped out to
shortstop. L Hernandez struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
ARIZONA 3, CHICAGO CUBS 1.

CHICAGO CUBS 5TH: R Theriot walked. R Theriot stole second. D Lee grounded
out to shortstop. C Floyd walked. A Ramirez walked, R Theriot to third,
C Floyd to second. M DeRosa grounded into double play, shortstop to second to
first, A Ramirez out at second.(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 3, CHICAGO CUBS 1.

ARIZONA 6TH: C Young struck out looking. S Drew struck out swinging.
E Byrnes homered to left center. C Jackson struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) ARIZONA 4, CHICAGO CUBS 1.

CHICAGO CUBS 6TH: J Jones grounded out to pitcher. J Kendall flied out to
center. F Pie hit for C Marmol. F Pie struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) ARIZONA 4, CHICAGO CUBS 1.

ARIZONA 7TH: B Howry relieved C Marmol. M Reynolds struck out swinging.
J Upton reached on infield single to second. A Ojeda grounded into double play,
shortstop to second to first, J Upton out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
ARIZONA 4, CHICAGO CUBS 1.

CHICAGO CUBS 7TH: T Pena relieved L Hernandez. J Salazar in right field.
C Snyder catching. A Soriano grounded out to shortstop. R Theriot singled to
center. D Lee grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first,
R Theriot out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 4, CHICAGO CUBS 1.

ARIZONA 8TH: J Salazar struck out swinging. C Snyder struck out swinging.
C Young struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 4,
CHICAGO CUBS 1.

CHICAGO CUBS 8TH: T Clark at first base. B Lyon relieved T Pena. C Floyd
grounded out to shortstop. A Ramirez grounded out to shortstop. M DeRosa
singled to center. J Jones lined out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
ARIZONA 4, CHICAGO CUBS 1.

ARIZONA 9TH: K Wood relieved B Howry. S Drew homered to right. E Byrnes
singled to center. E Byrnes stole second. T Clark grounded out to catcher,
E Byrnes to third. M Reynolds struck out swinging. J Cirillo hit for B Lyon.
J Cirillo flied out to right. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 5, CHICAGO CUBS 1.

CHICAGO CUBS 9TH: J Valverde relieved B Lyon. J Kendall struck out looking.
D Ward hit for K Wood. D Ward struck out looking. A Soriano flied out to
right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 5, CHICAGO CUBS 1.</div>