GAME THREAD: NL: SAN FRANCISCO (38-52) at CHICAGO CUBS (48-43)

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - PITCHING CHANGE
SFO: BRAD HENNESSEY (1-3, 3.52) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 4, CHICAGO CUBS 2

DUE UP FOR CHCUBS: A RAMIREZ (.312, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: B Hennessey relieved V Chulk.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 4
CHICAGO CUBS 2 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: A Ramirez (.312, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: D Ward hit for J Kendall.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, A RAMIREZ ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 4
CHICAGO CUBS 2 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: D Ward (.333, 0 HR, 8 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CHICAGO CUBS

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

BATTERIES: SFO - BARRY ZITO, VINNIE CHULK (8TH), BRAD HENNESSEY (9TH) AND
BENGIE MOLINA, GUILLERMO RODRIGUEZ (8TH)

CHN - SEAN MARSHALL, CARLOS MARMOL (7TH), WILL OHMAN
(8TH), MIKE WUERTZ (8TH), BILLY PETRICK (9TH) AND JASON
KENDALL

HOME RUNS: SFO - NONE

CHN - DERREK LEE (8) OFF BARRY ZITO IN THE 6TH, 0 ON</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CHICAGO CUBS

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

BATTERIES: SFO - BARRY ZITO, VINNIE CHULK (8TH), BRAD HENNESSEY (9TH) AND
BENGIE MOLINA, GUILLERMO RODRIGUEZ (8TH)

CHN - SEAN MARSHALL, CARLOS MARMOL (7TH), WILL OHMAN
(8TH), MIKE WUERTZ (8TH), BILLY PETRICK (9TH) AND JASON
KENDALL


WP - BARRY ZITO (7-9)
LP - CARLOS MARMOL (2-1)
SAVE - BRAD HENNESSEY (6)

HOME RUNS: SFO - NONE

CHN - DERREK LEE (8) OFF BARRY ZITO IN THE 6TH, 0 ON


TIME: 2:54 ATT: 41,102

PROBABLES: SFO - MATT CAIN (3-10, 3.53)
CHN - CARLOS ZAMBRANO (11-7, 3.83)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">SAN FRANCISCO (4) VS CHICAGO CUBS (2) - FINAL

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 3 0 0 1 2 1 0 .239
O Vizquel ss 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 .239
R Winn rf 4 1 3 0 1 1 3 .288
R Durham 2b 5 0 0 0 0 2 6 .244
B Molina c 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .277
F Lewis pr-lf 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .284
R Aurilia 1b 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .238
P Feliz 3b 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .240
K Frandsen lf 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .250
a-B Bonds ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .277
V Chulk p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Hennessey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Zito p 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .114
b-G Rodriguez ph-c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .222

Totals 35 4 7 4 7 6 19

a-lined out to left for K Frandsen in the 8th; b-walked for B Zito in the
8th.

BATTING: 2B - P Feliz (14, S Marshall). RBI - B Molina (48), P Feliz (39), D
Roberts (11), O Vizquel (23). 2-out RBI - P Feliz, D Roberts, O Vizquel.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Durham 1, R Winn 2, B Zito 2, K
Frandsen 1. Team LOB - 11.

BASERUNNING: SB - F Lewis (4, 2nd base off C Marmol/J Kendall).

FIELDING: E - R Aurilia (5, catch).


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Theriot ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .281
M Fontenot 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .322
D Lee 1b 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .337
A Ramirez 3b 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .315
A Soriano lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .304
M DeRosa rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .291
J Kendall c 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-D Ward ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .328
A Pagan cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .274
S Marshall p 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000
C Marmol p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
W Ohman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M Wuertz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Petrick p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 33 2 6 1 0 9 11

a-grounded to second for J Kendall in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - R Theriot (16, B Zito); A Ramirez (17, B Hennessey). HR - D Lee
(8, 6th inning off B Zito 0 on, 1 Out). S - M Fontenot. RBI - D Lee (48).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Ward 1. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: E - A Ramirez (4, throw).


----------------------------------------------------
SAN FRANCISCO - 000 200 020 -- 4
CHICAGO CUBS - 100 001 000 -- 2
----------------------------------------------------

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
B Zito (W, 7-9) 7 5 2 1 0 8 1 4.67
V Chulk (H, 5) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.58
B Hennessey (S, 6) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.43

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
S Marshall 6 5 2 2 2 2 0 3.43
C Marmol (L, 2-1) 1 1/3 1 2 2 3 2 0 1.41
W Ohman 1/3 0 0 0 2 0 0 4.00
M Wuertz 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.61
B Petrick 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.70

WP - S Marshall, C Marmol. IBB - K Frandsen (by S Marshall). Pitches-strikes:
B Zito 109-81; V Chulk 12-7; B Hennessey 16-9; S Marshall 88-62; C Marmol
38-19; W Ohman 16-5; M Wuertz 7-4; B Petrick 10-7. Ground balls-fly balls: B
Zito 6-8; V Chulk 0-2; B Hennessey 3-0; S Marshall 6-10; C Marmol 1-1; W Ohman
0-1; M Wuertz 0-0; B Petrick 2-0. Batters faced: B Zito 27; V Chulk 3; B
Hennessey 4; S Marshall 26; C Marmol 8; W Ohman 3; M Wuertz 2; B Petrick 3.

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

T--2:54. Att--41,102.
Weather: 76 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 2 mph, in from
right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
SAN FRANCISCO 4
CHICAGO CUBS 2 FINAL</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CHICAGO CUBS

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SAN FRANCISCO (4) AT CHICAGO CUBS (2) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

CHICAGO CUBS 1ST: R Theriot doubled to left. M Fontenot sacrificed to
pitcher, R Theriot to third, M Fontenot safe at first, R Theriot scored on
error by first baseman R Aurilia. D Lee grounded into fielder's choice to
third, M Fontenot out at second. A Ramirez flied out to center. A Soriano
popped out to shortstop. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error) SAN FRANCISCO 0, CHICAGO CUBS 1.

SAN FRANCISCO 4TH: O Vizquel walked. R Winn singled to center, O Vizquel
to second. R Durham flied out to center. B Molina singled to left, O Vizquel
scored, R Winn to second. R Aurilia lined out to third. P Feliz doubled to
deep left, R Winn scored, B Molina to third. K Frandsen intentionally walked.
B Zito grounded out to first. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 2,
CHICAGO CUBS 1.

CHICAGO CUBS 6TH: M Fontenot grounded out to first. D Lee homered to
right. A Ramirez singled to left center. A Soriano struck out swinging.
M DeRosa flied out to center. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 2,
CHICAGO CUBS 2.

SAN FRANCISCO 8TH: B Molina singled to left. F Lewis ran for B Molina.
R Aurilia struck out looking, F Lewis stole second. P Feliz walked. B Bonds hit
for K Frandsen. W Ohman relieved C Marmol. B Bonds lined out to left.
G Rodriguez hit for B Zito. G Rodriguez walked, F Lewis to third, P Feliz to
second. D Roberts walked, F Lewis scored, P Feliz to third, G Rodriguez to
second. M Wuertz relieved W Ohman. O Vizquel reached on infield single to
pitcher, P Feliz scored, G Rodriguez to third, D Roberts to second. R Winn
struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 4, CHICAGO CUBS 2.</div>

 

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SAN FRANCISCO (4) AT CHICAGO CUBS (2) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

San Francisco Starting Lineups -- D Roberts CF, O Vizquel SS, R Winn RF,
R Durham 2B, B Molina C, R Aurilia 1B, P Feliz 3B, K Frandsen LF, B Zito LHP.

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

Umpires -- Jim Reynolds (HP), Tim Welke (1B), Lance Barksdale (2B),
Gary Cederstrom (3B).

Gametime Weather: 76 degrees, Cloudy, wind in from right at 2 mph.


SAN FRANCISCO 1ST: D Roberts struck out swinging. O Vizquel lined out to
center. R Winn singled to center. R Durham grounded into fielder's choice to
shortstop, R Winn out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 0,
CHICAGO CUBS 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 1ST: R Theriot doubled to left. M Fontenot sacrificed to
pitcher, R Theriot to third, M Fontenot safe at first, R Theriot scored on
error by first baseman R Aurilia. D Lee grounded into fielder's choice to
third, M Fontenot out at second. A Ramirez flied out to center. A Soriano
popped out to shortstop. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error) SAN FRANCISCO 0, CHICAGO CUBS 1.

SAN FRANCISCO 2ND: B Molina grounded out to third. R Aurilia struck out
swinging. P Feliz flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 0,
CHICAGO CUBS 1.

CHICAGO CUBS 2ND: M DeRosa struck out swinging. J Kendall flied out to
left. A Pagan singled to left. S Marshall struck out swinging. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 0, CHICAGO CUBS 1.

SAN FRANCISCO 3RD: K Frandsen flied out to left. B Zito grounded out to
second. D Roberts lined out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
SAN FRANCISCO 0, CHICAGO CUBS 1.

CHICAGO CUBS 3RD: R Theriot fouled out to first. M Fontenot struck out
swinging. D Lee singled to left. A Ramirez struck out looking. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 0, CHICAGO CUBS 1.

SAN FRANCISCO 4TH: O Vizquel walked. R Winn singled to center, O Vizquel
to second. R Durham flied out to center. B Molina singled to left, O Vizquel
scored, R Winn to second. R Aurilia lined out to third. P Feliz doubled to
deep left, R Winn scored, B Molina to third. K Frandsen intentionally walked.
B Zito grounded out to first. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 2,
CHICAGO CUBS 1.

CHICAGO CUBS 4TH: A Soriano struck out swinging. M DeRosa lined out to
center. J Kendall grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
SAN FRANCISCO 2, CHICAGO CUBS 1.

SAN FRANCISCO 5TH: D Roberts popped out to second. O Vizquel grounded out
to third. R Winn singled to center. R Durham flied out to left. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 2, CHICAGO CUBS 1.

CHICAGO CUBS 5TH: A Pagan grounded out to shortstop. S Marshall struck out
looking. R Theriot grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
SAN FRANCISCO 2, CHICAGO CUBS 1.

SAN FRANCISCO 6TH: B Molina lined out to left. R Aurilia lined out to
shortstop. P Feliz safe at first on throwing error by third baseman A Ramirez.
P Feliz to second on wild pitch by S Marshall. K Frandsen grounded out to
third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error) SAN FRANCISCO 2, CHICAGO CUBS 1.

CHICAGO CUBS 6TH: M Fontenot grounded out to first. D Lee homered to
right. A Ramirez singled to left center. A Soriano struck out swinging.
M DeRosa flied out to center. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 2,
CHICAGO CUBS 2.

SAN FRANCISCO 7TH: C Marmol relieved S Marshall. B Zito grounded out to
third. D Roberts walked. D Roberts to second on wild pitch by C Marmol.
O Vizquel popped out to second. R Winn walked. R Durham struck out looking.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 2, CHICAGO CUBS 2.

CHICAGO CUBS 7TH: J Kendall flied out to right. A Pagan lined out to left.
C Marmol struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 2,
CHICAGO CUBS 2.

SAN FRANCISCO 8TH: B Molina singled to left. F Lewis ran for B Molina.
R Aurilia struck out looking, F Lewis stole second. P Feliz walked. B Bonds hit
for K Frandsen. W Ohman relieved C Marmol. B Bonds lined out to left.
G Rodriguez hit for B Zito. G Rodriguez walked, F Lewis to third, P Feliz to
second. D Roberts walked, F Lewis scored, P Feliz to third, G Rodriguez to
second. M Wuertz relieved W Ohman. O Vizquel reached on infield single to
pitcher, P Feliz scored, G Rodriguez to third, D Roberts to second. R Winn
struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 4, CHICAGO CUBS 2.

CHICAGO CUBS 8TH: F Lewis in left field. V Chulk relieved B Zito.
G Rodriguez catching. R Theriot lined out to second. M Fontenot flied out to
center. D Lee struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 4,
CHICAGO CUBS 2.

SAN FRANCISCO 9TH: B Petrick relieved M Wuertz. R Durham struck out
looking. F Lewis grounded out to shortstop. R Aurilia grounded out to third.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 4, CHICAGO CUBS 2.

CHICAGO CUBS 9TH: B Hennessey relieved V Chulk. A Ramirez doubled to deep
center. A Soriano grounded out to shortstop. M DeRosa grounded out to third.
D Ward hit for J Kendall. D Ward grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 4, CHICAGO CUBS 2.</div>

 

Zito pitches well, Cubs' bullpen doesn't

<h3>SAN FRANCISCO 4, CHICAGO CUBS 2</h3>CHICAGO (Ticker) -- Barry Bonds didn't hurt the Chicago Cubs,their own pitchers did.


Bonds came up empty in a pinch-hit appearance in the eighthinning but the San Francisco Giants took the lead anyway andheld on for a 4-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday atWrigley Field.


Bonds was out of the starting lineup for the second straight dayas Giants manager Bruce Bochy gave his aging slugger anotherday off to rest his sore legs. Bochy did call on Bonds in theeighth with the game tied, 2-2.


The Cubs countered with Will Ohman and the lefty relieverprevailed. Ohman nearly hit Bonds with a 0-1 pitch and ran thecount full before getting Bonds on a hard liner that was hitright at left fielder Alfonso Soriano.


Unfortunately for Chicago, Ohman had another out to get and hewas unable to do so. He walked pinch hitter Guillermo Rodriguezto load the bases and then issued another walk to Dave Robertsto force home Fred Lewis and give the Giants a 3-2 lead.

San Francisco pushed the lead to 4-2 on an infield single byOmar Vizquel that scored Pedro Feliz.


Giants starter Barry Zito (7-9) had allowed 35 runs in his last30 innings but was much sharper Tuesday. The lefthander yieldedtwo runs and five hits in seven innings to pick up his firstwin since June 4.


The 28-year-old struck out eight without a walk and reboundedfrom his last outing in which he was pounded for five runs andeight hits in four innings by St. Louis on July 8.

Vinnie Chulk came on and pitched a scoreless eighth and BradHennessey worked around a leadoff double by Aramis Ramirez inthe ninth to pick up his sixth save.


The Giants took a 2-1 lead in the fourth. Vizquel walked andmoved to second on a single to center by Randy Winn. BengieMolina plated Vizquel with a single to left and, after RichAurilia lined out to third, Feliz doubled to deep left to scoreWinn.


Derrek Lee hit a solo home run in the sixth for Chicago, whichhad its four-game winning streak snapped.


Carlos Marmol (2-1) took the loss, allowing two runs, a hit andthree walks in 1 1/3 innings.

 

Zito pitches well, Cubs' bullpen doesn't

<h3>SAN FRANCISCO 4, CHICAGO CUBS 2</h3>CHICAGO (Ticker) -- Barry Bonds didn't hurt the Chicago Cubs,their own pitchers did.


Bonds came up empty in a pinch-hit appearance in the eighthinning but the San Francisco Giants took the lead anyway andheld on for a 4-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday atWrigley Field.


Bonds was out of the starting lineup for the second straight dayas Giants manager Bruce Bochy gave his aging slugger anotherday off to rest his sore legs. Bochy did call on Bonds in theeighth with the game tied, 2-2.


"Barry had a good at-bat off a tough lefty," Bochy said. "It isnice to have a weapon like that coming in off the bench."

The Cubs countered with Will Ohman and the lefty relieverprevailed. Ohman nearly hit Bonds with a 0-1 pitch and ran thecount full before getting Bonds on a hard liner that was hitright at left fielder Alfonso Soriano.


"Anytime you get a good at-bat against a lefthanded pitcher youknow you are really close (with his timing)." Bonds said. "Ijust hit a line drive right at him (Soriano)."


Unfortunately for Chicago, Ohman had another out to get and hewas unable to do so. He walked pinch hitter Guillermo Rodriguezto load the bases and then issued another walk to Dave Robertsto force home Fred Lewis and give the Giants a 3-2 lead.

"You can think what you want but it wasn't a lapse inconcentration," Ohman said. "The fact is I just didn't execute."

San Francisco pushed the lead to 4-2 on an infield single byOmar Vizquel that scored Pedro Feliz.


Giants starter Barry Zito (7-9) had allowed 35 runs in his last30 innings but was much sharper Tuesday. The lefthander yieldedtwo runs and five hits in seven innings to pick up his firstwin since June 4.


"That's how I pitch," Zito said. "That's how I pitch when I amwho I am, when I am pounding the inner third of the plate."

The 28-year-old struck out eight without a walk and reboundedfrom his last outing in which he was pounded for five runs andeight hits in four innings by St. Louis on July 8.

"Barry was pounding the strike zone all night," Bochy said. "Hehad all of his pitches working and had good command, Barry wassharp today."


Vinnie Chulk came on and pitched a scoreless eighth and BradHennessey worked around a leadoff double by Aramis Ramirez inthe ninth to pick up his sixth save.


The Giants took a 2-1 lead in the fourth. Vizquel walked andmoved to second on a single to center by Randy Winn. BengieMolina plated Vizquel with a single to left and, after RichAurilia lined out to third, Feliz doubled to deep left to scoreWinn.


Derrek Lee hit a solo home run in the sixth for Chicago, whichhad its four-game winning streak snapped.


Carlos Marmol (2-1) took the loss, allowing two runs, a hit andthree walks in 1 1/3 innings.


"Well, you can't walk three people in the eighth inning andexpect to win," Cubs manager Lou Piniella said. "That kind ofpitching makes it very tough to get a victory."