GAME THREAD: NL: SAN FRANCISCO (39-53) at CHICAGO CUBS (49-44)

NL: SAN FRANCISCO (39-53) at CHICAGO CUBS (49-44)

<h3>Lilly, Cubs aim to take series vs. Giants</h3>

San Francisco (39-53) at Chicago Cubs (49-44) 2:20 pm EDT

CHICAGO (Ticker) -- Ted Lilly and the Chicago Cubs are gettinghot at the right time.


Lilly and the Cubs aim to beat the San Francisco Giants for thethird time in four games when the teams face off Thursdayafternoon at Wrigley Field.


Chicago crushed San Francisco, 12-1, on Wednesday to win for the17th time in its last 22 games.


Carlos Zambrano pitched five shutout innings and Koyie Hill hada career-high five RBI for the Cubs, who are 27-15 since June 1- the best record in baseball over that stretch.


Lilly (9-4, 3.51 ERA) has been a key part of that success,winning his last five decisions - including four straightstarts. The lefthander has yielded just one run in each of hislast three starts, including allowing four hits in eight inningsof a 9-3 win over the Houston Astros on Saturday.


Lilly has not faced the Giants since 2003 when he was a memberof the Oakland Athletics and is 1-1 with a 6.27 ERA in threestarts against them.


The Giants, who have lost six of their last seven contests, turnto Matt Morris (7-5, 3.86) to stop the downward tide.

Morris is 0-2 in his last five starts, including an 8-7 loss tothe Los Angeles Dodgers last Saturday in which the veteranrighthander earned a no-decision. The 32-year-old surrenderedsix runs and eight hits - two homers - in five innings of thatcontest.


San Francisco also hopes aging slugger Barry Bonds will be backin the lineup after missing the first three games of this seriesdue to sore legs.


Bonds is also mired in an 0-for-21 slump, his worst since ahitless stretch of the same length from April 5-12, 2001 - theyear he broke Mark McGwire's single-season home run record with73.


Giants manager Bruce Bochy says he expects the 42-year-old leftfielder to be back in the lineup for the next game here.

"He's fine, he's feeling better," Bochy said. "I think he's allset to go (Thursday), barring all setbacks."


Bochy said before Wednesday's game that Bonds would be availableas a pinch-hitter, but there wasn't a need since the Cubsposted a blowout.


Bonds has two homers in eight at-bats against Lilly.

 

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
Randy Winn CF .288 6 31 Alfonso Soriano LF .301 16 36
Rich Aurilia 1B .237 3 21 Ryan Theriot SS .278 2 26
Ray Durham 2B .244 8 47 Daryle Ward 1B .323 0 8
Barry Bonds LF .277 17 42 Aramis Ramirez 3B .315 15 58
Bengie Molina C .275 8 48 Cliff Floyd RF .304 4 31
Pedro Feliz 3B .241 13 39 Mike Fontenot 2B .325 3 17
Kevin Frandsen RF .259 1 14 Jacque Jones CF .231 2 23
Omar Vizquel SS .239 2 23 Jason Kendall C .000 0 0
Matt Morris RHP .182 0 1 Ted Lilly LHP .146 0 3
(7-5, 3.86) (9-4, 3.51)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS
WARMUPS: SFO - MATT MORRIS (7-5, 3.86)
CHN - TED LILLY (9-4, 3.51)

UMPIRES: HP - LARRY YOUNG
1B - ANGEL HERNANDEZ
2B - TED BARRETT
3B - MARK CARLSON

WEATHER: 78 Degrees, sunny
WIND: 11 mph, in from center</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS
STARTING BATS: SFO - MATT MORRIS AND BENGIE MOLINA
CHN - TED LILLY AND JASON KENDALL

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: R WINN (.288, 6 HR, 31 RBI)
R AURILIA (.237, 3 HR, 21 RBI)
R DURHAM (.244, 8 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 0 0
CHICAGO CUBS 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - MATT MORRIS
CHN - TED LILLY

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: A SORIANO (.301, 16 HR, 36 RBI)
R THERIOT (.278, 2 HR, 26 RBI)
D WARD (.323, 0 HR, 8 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
R Winn cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
R Aurilia 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236
R Durham 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
B Bonds lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
B Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
P Feliz 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
K Frandsen rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
O Vizquel ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
M Morris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182

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 .301
R Theriot ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
D Ward 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .323
A Ramirez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315
C Floyd rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
M Fontenot 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .325
J Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
J Kendall c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Lilly p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .146

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
M Morris 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.86

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Lilly 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.48

Pitches-strikes: T Lilly 21-16. Ground balls-fly balls: T Lilly 1-2. Batters
faced: T Lilly 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Larry Young. 1B--Angel Hernandez. 2B--Ted Barrett. 3B--Mark
Carlson.

Weather: 70 degrees, sunny. Wind: 14 mph, in from left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS
CONFIRMED STARTERS: SFO - MATT MORRIS
CHN - TED LILLY</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
ERROR BY MATT MORRIS ALLOWED ALFONSO SORIANO TO SCORE.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R THERIOT ON FIRST, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 0
CHICAGO CUBS 1 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: D WARD (.323, 0 HR, 8 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY ARAMIS RAMIREZ SCORED RYAN THERIOT AND DARYLE
WARD.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, A RAMIREZ ON THIRD, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 0
CHICAGO CUBS 3 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: C FLOYD (.304, 4 HR, 31 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JACQUE JONES SCORED ARAMIS RAMIREZ.
SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, J JONES ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 0
CHICAGO CUBS 4 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: J KENDALL (.000, 0 HR, 0 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 0 3
CHICAGO CUBS 4 4 4 0 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - MATT MORRIS
CHN - TED LILLY

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: B BONDS (.277, 17 HR, 42 RBI)
B MOLINA (.275, 8 HR, 48 RBI)
P FELIZ (.241, 13 HR, 39 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">SAN FRANCISCO (0) VS CHICAGO CUBS (4) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Winn cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
R Aurilia 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236
R Durham 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
B Bonds lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
B Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
P Feliz 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
K Frandsen rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
O Vizquel ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
M Morris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: E - M Morris (1, throw); K Frandsen (4, throw); B Molina (6,
throw).


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .303
R Theriot ss 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .278
D Ward 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333
A Ramirez 3b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .317
C Floyd rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .302
M Fontenot 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .322
J Jones cf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .235
J Kendall c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Lilly p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .143

Totals 7 4 4 2 0 0 5

BATTING: 2B - A Soriano (26, M Morris); D Ward (7, M Morris). S - R Theriot.
RBI - A Ramirez (59), J Jones (24). 2-out RBI - J Jones. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - T Lilly 1. Team LOB - 2.


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SAN FRANCISCO - 0 -- 0
CHICAGO CUBS - 4 -- 4
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SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
M Morris 1 4 4 2 0 0 0 3.97

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Lilly 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.48

HBP - J Kendall (by M Morris). Pitches-strikes: M Morris 23-18; T Lilly
21-16. Ground balls-fly balls: M Morris 4-0; T Lilly 1-2. Batters faced: M
Morris 9; T Lilly 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Larry Young. 1B--Angel Hernandez. 2B--Ted Barrett. 3B--Mark
Carlson.

Weather: 70 degrees, sunny. Wind: 14 mph, in from left.</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY BARRY BONDS (18) TO RIGHT WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 2ND OFF TED LILLY.
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 1, CHICAGO CUBS 4

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: B MOLINA (.275, 8 HR, 48 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: M DeRosa at first base.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, P FELIZ ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 1
CHICAGO CUBS 4 TOP, 2ND

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: K Frandsen (.259, 1 HR, 14 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 1 1 2 3
CHICAGO CUBS 4 4 4 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - MATT MORRIS
CHN - TED LILLY

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: A SORIANO (.303, 1-FOR-1)
R THERIOT (.278, 0-FOR-0, SAC)
M DEROSA (.294, 7 HR, 50 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">SAN FRANCISCO (1) VS CHICAGO CUBS (4) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Winn cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
R Aurilia 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236
R Durham 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
B Bonds lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .281
B Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
P Feliz 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .244
K Frandsen rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .256
O Vizquel ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
M Morris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182

Totals 7 1 2 1 0 0 1

BATTING: HR - B Bonds (18, 2nd inning off T Lilly 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - B Bonds
(43). GIDP - K Frandsen. Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: E - M Morris (1, throw); K Frandsen (4, throw); B Molina (6,
throw).


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .303
R Theriot ss 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .278
D Ward 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333
M DeRosa 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
A Ramirez 3b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .317
C Floyd rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .302
M Fontenot 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .322
J Jones cf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .235
J Kendall c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Lilly p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .143

Totals 7 4 4 2 0 0 5

BATTING: 2B - A Soriano (26, M Morris); D Ward (7, M Morris). S - R Theriot.
RBI - A Ramirez (59), J Jones (24). 2-out RBI - J Jones. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - T Lilly 1. Team LOB - 2.

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


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SAN FRANCISCO - 01 -- 1
CHICAGO CUBS - 4 -- 4
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SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
M Morris 1 4 4 1 0 0 0 3.90

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Lilly 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 3.52

HBP - J Kendall (by M Morris). Pitches-strikes: M Morris 23-18; T Lilly
43-31. Ground balls-fly balls: M Morris 4-0; T Lilly 3-3. Batters faced: M
Morris 9; T Lilly 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Larry Young. 1B--Angel Hernandez. 2B--Ted Barrett. 3B--Mark
Carlson.

Weather: 70 degrees, sunny. Wind: 14 mph, in from left.</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 1 1 2 3
CHICAGO CUBS 4 0 4 4 0 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - MATT MORRIS
CHN - TED LILLY

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: O VIZQUEL (.239, 2 HR, 23 RBI)
M MORRIS (.182, 0 HR, 1 RBI)
R WINN (.287, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">SAN FRANCISCO (1) VS CHICAGO CUBS (4) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Winn cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
R Aurilia 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236
R Durham 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
B Bonds lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .281
B Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
P Feliz 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .244
K Frandsen rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .256
O Vizquel ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
M Morris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182

Totals 7 1 2 1 0 0 1

BATTING: HR - B Bonds (18, 2nd inning off T Lilly 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - B Bonds
(43). GIDP - K Frandsen. Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: E - M Morris (1, throw); K Frandsen (4, throw); B Molina (6,
throw).


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .302
R Theriot ss 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .277
D Ward 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333
M DeRosa 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
A Ramirez 3b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .317
C Floyd rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .302
M Fontenot 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .322
J Jones cf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .235
J Kendall c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Lilly p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .143

Totals 10 4 4 2 0 0 5

BATTING: 2B - A Soriano (26, M Morris); D Ward (7, M Morris). S - R Theriot.
RBI - A Ramirez (59), J Jones (24). 2-out RBI - J Jones. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - T Lilly 1. Team LOB - 2.

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


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SAN FRANCISCO - 01 -- 1
CHICAGO CUBS - 40 -- 4
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SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
M Morris 2 4 4 1 0 0 0 3.87

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Lilly 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 3.52

HBP - J Kendall (by M Morris). Pitches-strikes: M Morris 31-25; T Lilly
43-31. Ground balls-fly balls: M Morris 6-1; T Lilly 3-3. Batters faced: M
Morris 12; T Lilly 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Larry Young. 1B--Angel Hernandez. 2B--Ted Barrett. 3B--Mark
Carlson.

Weather: 70 degrees, sunny. Wind: 14 mph, in from left.</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY BARRY BONDS SCORED RANDY WINN AND RICH AURILIA.

SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, B BONDS ON FIRST, R DURHAM ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 3
CHICAGO CUBS 4 TOP, 3RD

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: B MOLINA (.274, 0-FOR-1)</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 1 2 3 5 3
CHICAGO CUBS 4 0 4 4 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - MATT MORRIS
CHN - TED LILLY

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: A RAMIREZ (.317, 1-FOR-1, RBI)
C FLOYD (.302, 0-FOR-1)
M FONTENOT (.322, 0-FOR-1)</div>