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

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

<h3>Zito looks to end Giants' skid vs. Cubs</h3>



<div class="pre">San Francisco (38-52) at Chicago Cubs (48-43) 8:05 pm EDT</div>

CHICAGO (Ticker) - Barry Zito and the San Francisco Giantscannot buy a win of late. The Chicago Cubs seem like theycan't lose.


Zito (6-9, 4.90 ERA) takes the hill as the Giants look to snap afive-game skid in the middle game of a three-game series withthe Cubs on Tuesday.


Zito has been a main contributor to the last-place Giants' woes.The lefthander, who garnered the richest contract given to apitcher in baseball history, has not won since June 4.

The 28-year-old has allowed 35 runs in his last 30 innings, andwas pounded for five runs and eight hits in four innings by St.Louis on July 8.


Barry Bonds, who is hitless since July 5, sat out Monday'sopener. Aramis Ramirez hit a two-out, two-run go-ahead double inthe eighth as the Cubs rallied for a 3-2 victory.


Chicago is the hottest team in baseball having won four straightand 16 out of 20.


Sean Marshall (4-3, 3.48) get the ball for the Cubs, who boastthe majors' best record at 26-12 since June 3. Marshall has justone win since June 19, and received a no-decision againstWashington on July 5 when he allowed two runs and five hits in 51/3 innings.

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CHICAGO CUBS

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

SAN FRANCISCO CHICAGO CUBS
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Dave Roberts CF .243 2 10 Ryan Theriot SS .281 2 26
Omar Vizquel SS .238 2 22 Mike Fontenot 2B .330 3 16
Randy Winn RF .282 6 31 Derrek Lee 1B .335 7 47
Ray Durham 2B .248 8 47 Aramis Ramirez 3B .312 15 58
Bengie Molina C .274 8 47 Alfonso Soriano LF .308 16 36
Rich Aurilia 1B .243 3 21 Mark Derosa RF .296 7 49
Pedro Feliz 3B .239 13 38 Jason Kendall C .000 0 0
Kevin Frandsen LF .255 1 14 Angel Pagan CF .273 4 15
Barry Zito LHP .125 0 0 Sean Marshall LHP .000 0 0
(6-9, 4.90) (4-3, 3.48)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS
WARMUPS: SFO - BARRY ZITO (6-9, 4.90)
CHN - SEAN MARSHALL (4-3, 3.48)

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

WEATHER: 80 Degrees, cloudy
WIND: 8 mph, out to center</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS
STARTING BATS: SFO - BARRY ZITO AND BENGIE MOLINA
CHN - SEAN MARSHALL AND JASON KENDALL

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: D ROBERTS (.243, 2 HR, 10 RBI)
O VIZQUEL (.238, 2 HR, 22 RBI)
R WINN (.282, 6 HR, 31 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CHICAGO CUBS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - BARRY ZITO
CHN - SEAN MARSHALL

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: R THERIOT (.281, 2 HR, 26 RBI)
M FONTENOT (.330, 3 HR, 16 RBI)
D LEE (.335, 7 HR, 47 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CHICAGO CUBS

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

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .242
O Vizquel ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
R Winn rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .284
R Durham 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .247
B Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
R Aurilia 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
P Feliz 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
K Frandsen lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
B Zito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 1 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Theriot ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
M Fontenot 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .330
D Lee 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .335
A Ramirez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312
A Soriano lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
M DeRosa rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
J Kendall c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A Pagan cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
S Marshall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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SAN FRANCISCO - 0 -- 0
CHICAGO CUBS - -- 0
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SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
B Zito 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.90

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
S Marshall 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.42

Pitches-strikes: S Marshall 11-9. Ground balls-fly balls: S Marshall 1-1.
Batters faced: S Marshall 4.

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

Weather: 80 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS
CONFIRMED STARTERS: SFO - BARRY ZITO
CHN - SEAN MARSHALL</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
ERROR BY RICH AURILIA ALLOWED RYAN THERIOT TO SCORE.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M FONTENOT ON FIRST, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 0
CHICAGO CUBS 1 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: D LEE (.335, 7 HR, 47 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CHICAGO CUBS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - BARRY ZITO
CHN - SEAN MARSHALL

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: B MOLINA (.274, 8 HR, 47 RBI)
R AURILIA (.243, 3 HR, 21 RBI)
P FELIZ (.239, 13 HR, 38 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CHICAGO CUBS

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

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .242
O Vizquel ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
R Winn rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .284
R Durham 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .247
B Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
R Aurilia 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
P Feliz 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
K Frandsen lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
B Zito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 1 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

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


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Theriot ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .284
M Fontenot 2b 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .330
D Lee 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .334
A Ramirez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .311
A Soriano lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .307
M DeRosa rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
J Kendall c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A Pagan cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
S Marshall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 4 1 1 1 0 0 4

BATTING: 2B - R Theriot (16, B Zito). S - M Fontenot. RBI - M Fontenot (17).
Team LOB - 1.


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SAN FRANCISCO - 0 -- 0
CHICAGO CUBS - 1 -- 1
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SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
B Zito 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 4.94

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
S Marshall 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.42

Pitches-strikes: B Zito 15-11; S Marshall 11-9. Ground balls-fly balls: B
Zito 2-2; S Marshall 1-1. Batters faced: B Zito 5; S Marshall 4.

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

Weather: 76 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 2 mph, in from right.</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CHICAGO CUBS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - BARRY ZITO
CHN - SEAN MARSHALL

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: M DEROSA (.296, 7 HR, 49 RBI)
J KENDALL (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
A PAGAN (.273, 4 HR, 15 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CHICAGO CUBS

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

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .242
O Vizquel ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
R Winn rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .284
R Durham 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .247
B Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
R Aurilia 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .242
P Feliz 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
K Frandsen lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
B Zito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125

Totals 7 0 1 0 0 2 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

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


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Theriot ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .284
M Fontenot 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .330
D Lee 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .334
A Ramirez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .311
A Soriano lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .307
M DeRosa rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
J Kendall c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A Pagan cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
S Marshall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 4 1 1 0 0 0 4

BATTING: 2B - R Theriot (16, B Zito). S - M Fontenot. Team LOB - 1.


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SAN FRANCISCO - 00 -- 0
CHICAGO CUBS - 1 -- 1
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SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
B Zito 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.85

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
S Marshall 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.35

Pitches-strikes: B Zito 15-11; S Marshall 24-21. Ground balls-fly balls: B
Zito 2-2; S Marshall 2-2. Batters faced: B Zito 5; S Marshall 7.

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

Weather: 76 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 2 mph, in from right.</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CHICAGO CUBS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - BARRY ZITO
CHN - SEAN MARSHALL

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: K FRANDSEN (.255, 1 HR, 14 RBI)
B ZITO (.125, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
D ROBERTS (.242, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CHICAGO CUBS

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

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .242
O Vizquel ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
R Winn rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .284
R Durham 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .247
B Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
R Aurilia 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .242
P Feliz 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
K Frandsen lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
B Zito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125

Totals 7 0 1 0 0 2 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

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


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Theriot ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .284
M Fontenot 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .330
D Lee 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .334
A Ramirez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .311
A Soriano lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .307
M DeRosa rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .295
J Kendall c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A Pagan cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .279
S Marshall p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000

Totals 8 1 2 0 0 2 5

BATTING: 2B - R Theriot (16, B Zito). S - M Fontenot. Team LOB - 2.


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SAN FRANCISCO - 00 -- 0
CHICAGO CUBS - 10 -- 1
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SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
B Zito 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 4.81

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
S Marshall 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.35

Pitches-strikes: B Zito 35-26; S Marshall 24-21. Ground balls-fly balls: B
Zito 2-3; S Marshall 2-2. Batters faced: B Zito 9; S Marshall 7.

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

Weather: 76 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 2 mph, in from right.</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CHICAGO CUBS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - BARRY ZITO
CHN - SEAN MARSHALL

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: R THERIOT (.284, 1-FOR-1)
M FONTENOT (.330, 0-FOR-0, SAC)
D LEE (.334, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CHICAGO CUBS

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

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .240
O Vizquel ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
R Winn rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .284
R Durham 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .247
B Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
R Aurilia 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .242
P Feliz 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
K Frandsen lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
B Zito p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .121

Totals 10 0 1 0 0 2 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

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


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Theriot ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .284
M Fontenot 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .330
D Lee 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .334
A Ramirez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .311
A Soriano lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .307
M DeRosa rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .295
J Kendall c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A Pagan cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .279
S Marshall p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000

Totals 8 1 2 0 0 2 5

BATTING: 2B - R Theriot (16, B Zito). S - M Fontenot. Team LOB - 2.


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SAN FRANCISCO - 000 -- 0
CHICAGO CUBS - 10 -- 1
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SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
B Zito 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 4.81

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
S Marshall 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.29

Pitches-strikes: B Zito 35-26; S Marshall 33-27. Ground balls-fly balls: B
Zito 2-3; S Marshall 3-4. Batters faced: B Zito 9; S Marshall 10.

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

Weather: 76 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 2 mph, in from right.</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CHICAGO CUBS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - BARRY ZITO
CHN - SEAN MARSHALL

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: O VIZQUEL (.238, 0-FOR-1)
R WINN (.284, 1-FOR-1)
R DURHAM (.247, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">SAN FRANCISCO (0) VS CHICAGO CUBS (1) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .240
O Vizquel ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
R Winn rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .284
R Durham 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .247
B Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
R Aurilia 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .242
P Feliz 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
K Frandsen lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
B Zito p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .121

Totals 10 0 1 0 0 2 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

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


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Theriot ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .283
M Fontenot 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .327
D Lee 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .336
A Ramirez 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .310
A Soriano lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .307
M DeRosa rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .295
J Kendall c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A Pagan cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .279
S Marshall p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000

Totals 12 1 3 0 0 4 6

BATTING: 2B - R Theriot (16, B Zito). S - M Fontenot. Team LOB - 3.


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SAN FRANCISCO - 000 -- 0
CHICAGO CUBS - 100 -- 1
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SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
B Zito 3 3 1 0 0 4 0 4.76

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
S Marshall 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.29

Pitches-strikes: B Zito 50-37; S Marshall 33-27. Ground balls-fly balls: B
Zito 2-4; S Marshall 3-4. Batters faced: B Zito 13; S Marshall 10.

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

Weather: 76 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 2 mph, in from right.</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY BENGIE MOLINA SCORED OMAR VIZQUEL.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B MOLINA ON FIRST, R WINN ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 1
CHICAGO CUBS 1 TOP, 4TH

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: R AURILIA (.242, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY PEDRO FELIZ SCORED RANDY WINN.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, P FELIZ ON SECOND, B MOLINA ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 2
CHICAGO CUBS 1 TOP, 4TH

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: K FRANDSEN (.252, 0-FOR-1)</div>