GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: ARIZONA (50-48) at CHICAGO CUBS (51-44)

NL: ARIZONA at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: C Floyd hit for K Hill.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, A PAGAN ON FIRST, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 3
CHICAGO CUBS 2 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: C Floyd (.300, 4 HR, 31 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 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 10 0
CHICAGO CUBS 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 2 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: ARI - MICAH OWINGS, JUAN CRUZ (5TH), TONY PENA (8TH), JOSE VALVERDE
(9TH) AND CHRIS SNYDER

CHN - RICH HILL, MIKE WUERTZ (7TH), BOBBY HOWRY (8TH),
RYAN DEMPSTER (9TH) AND KOYIE HILL

HOME RUNS: ARI - STEPHEN DREW (6) OFF BOBBY HOWRY IN THE 8TH, 0 ON

CHN - NONE</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at CHICAGO CUBS

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

BATTERIES: ARI - MICAH OWINGS, JUAN CRUZ (5TH), TONY PENA (8TH), JOSE VALVERDE
(9TH) AND CHRIS SNYDER

CHN - RICH HILL, MIKE WUERTZ (7TH), BOBBY HOWRY (8TH),
RYAN DEMPSTER (9TH) AND KOYIE HILL


WP - JUAN CRUZ (4-1)
LP - BOBBY HOWRY (5-5)
SAVE - JOSE VALVERDE (29)

HOME RUNS: ARI - STEPHEN DREW (6) OFF BOBBY HOWRY IN THE 8TH, 0 ON

CHN - NONE


TIME: 3:20 ATT: 41,632

PROBABLES: ARI - YUSMEIRO PETIT (1-2, 3.22)
CHN - SEAN MARSHALL (4-3, 3.43)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">ARIZONA (3) VS CHICAGO CUBS (2) - FINAL

ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Young cf 4 2 0 0 1 2 2 .231
O Hudson 2b 5 0 3 1 0 0 0 .291
E Byrnes rf-lf 4 0 1 1 1 2 2 .309
C Jackson 1b 4 0 2 0 1 1 2 .262
J Valverde p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M Reynolds 3b 5 0 0 0 0 2 6 .263
S Hairston lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 .222
J Cruz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-A Ojeda ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .310
T Pena p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
T Clark 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
S Drew ss 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .243
C Snyder c 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .227
M Owings p 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .167
J DaVanon rf 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .143

Totals 37 3 10 3 4 12 22

a-struck out swinging for J Cruz in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - C Snyder (5, B Howry). HR - S Drew (6, 8th inning off B Howry 0
on, 1 Out). RBI - O Hudson (48), E Byrnes (52), S Drew (33). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - S Hairston 3, M Owings 1, C Young 1. GIDP - C
Jackson. Team LOB - 11.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Young (12, 3rd base off R Hill/K Hill), E Byrnes (25, 3rd
base off R Hill/K Hill).

FIELDING: DP: 2 (C Snyder-O Hudson, S Drew-O Hudson-C Jackson).


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .299
R Theriot ss 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .278
M Fontenot 2b 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 .333
A Ramirez 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 .318
J Jones cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .248
M DeRosa 1b 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .288
A Pagan rf 4 0 1 2 0 1 1 .288
K Hill c 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .171
b-C Floyd ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .298
R Hill p 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .114
M Wuertz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-S Moore ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
B Howry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Dempster p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 29 2 4 2 6 7 17

a-struck out swinging for M Wuertz in the 7th; b-fouled out to catcher for K
Hill in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - J Jones (15, M Owings). 3B - A Pagan (2, M Owings). RBI - A Pagan
2 (19). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Ramirez 1, A Soriano 1, J
Jones 2. GIDP - A Ramirez. Team LOB - 6.

BASERUNNING: SB - R Theriot (16, 3rd base off M Owings/C Snyder), M Fontenot
(5, 2nd base off M Owings/C Snyder). CS - M Fontenot (2, 2nd base by J Cruz/C
Snyder).

FIELDING: E - A Ramirez (5, ground ball); A Soriano (2, bobble). DP: 1 (R
Theriot-M Fontenot-M DeRosa).


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ARIZONA - 100 010 010 -- 3
CHICAGO CUBS - 000 200 000 -- 2
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ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
M Owings 4 4 2 2 3 3 0 4.90
J Cruz (W, 4-1) 3 0 0 0 1 4 0 2.79
T Pena (H, 18) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.14
J Valverde (S, 29) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.61

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
R Hill 6 6 2 1 4 6 0 3.58
M Wuertz 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 3.89
B Howry (L, 5-5) 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 4.28
R Dempster 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.28

Pitches-strikes: M Owings 95-56; J Cruz 39-25; T Pena 11-5; J Valverde 14-9;
R Hill 115-73; M Wuertz 19-15; B Howry 18-13; R Dempster 15-10. Ground
balls-fly balls: M Owings 4-5; J Cruz 1-3; T Pena 2-1; J Valverde 2-1; R Hill
4-8; M Wuertz 0-0; B Howry 1-0; R Dempster 1-1. Batters faced: M Owings 19; J
Cruz 9; T Pena 3; J Valverde 4; R Hill 28; M Wuertz 4; B Howry 5; R Dempster 4.


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

T--3:20. Att--41,632.
Weather: 68 degrees, sunny. Wind: 8 mph, in from
right.</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
ARIZONA 3
CHICAGO CUBS 2 FINAL</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at CHICAGO CUBS

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ARIZONA (3) AT CHICAGO CUBS (2) - HOW THEY SCORED
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ARIZONA 1ST: C Young safe at second on error by third baseman A Ramirez.
C Young stole third. O Hudson grounded out to shortstop, C Young scored.
E Byrnes walked. C Jackson grounded into double play, shortstop to second to
first, E Byrnes out at second.(1 Run, 0 Hits, 1 Error) ARIZONA 1, CHICAGO CUBS 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 4TH: J Jones doubled to deep left. M DeRosa walked. A Pagan
tripled to deep right, J Jones and M DeRosa scored. K Hill popped out to
second. R Hill struck out swinging. A Soriano flied out to right. (2 Runs,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 1, CHICAGO CUBS 2.

ARIZONA 5TH: C Young walked. O Hudson singled to center, C Young to third.
E Byrnes grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, C Young scored, O Hudson
out at second. C Jackson singled to left, E Byrnes to second. E Byrnes stole
third. M Reynolds bunt popped out to pitcher. S Hairston fouled out to third.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 2, CHICAGO CUBS 2.

ARIZONA 8TH: B Howry relieved M Wuertz. A Ojeda hit for J Cruz. A Ojeda
struck out swinging. S Drew homered to right. C Snyder doubled to deep left
center. J DaVanon struck out swinging. C Young grounded out to third. (1 Run,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 3, CHICAGO CUBS 2.</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at CHICAGO CUBS

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ARIZONA (3) AT CHICAGO CUBS (2) - EVENT LOG
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Arizona Starting Lineups -- C Young CF, O Hudson 2B, E Byrnes RF, C Jackson 1B,
M Reynolds 3B, S Hairston LF, S Drew SS, C Snyder C, M Owings RHP.

Chicago Cubs Starting Lineups -- A Soriano LF, R Theriot SS, M Fontenot 2B,
A Ramirez 3B, J Jones CF, M DeRosa 1B, A Pagan RF, K Hill C, R Hill LHP.

Umpires -- Ted Barrett (HP), Mark Carlson (1B), Larry Young (2B),
Angel Hernandez (3B).

Gametime Weather: 68 degrees, Sunny, wind in from right at 8 mph.


ARIZONA 1ST: C Young safe at second on error by third baseman A Ramirez.
C Young stole third. O Hudson grounded out to shortstop, C Young scored.
E Byrnes walked. C Jackson grounded into double play, shortstop to second to
first, E Byrnes out at second. (1 Run, 0 Hits, 1 Error) ARIZONA 1, CHICAGO CUBS 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 1ST: A Soriano walked. R Theriot grounded into fielder's
choice to pitcher, A Soriano out at second. M Fontenot walked, R Theriot to
second. A Ramirez struck out swinging, R Theriot stole third, M Fontenot stole
second. J Jones flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 1,
CHICAGO CUBS 0.

ARIZONA 2ND: M Reynolds struck out swinging. S Hairston lined out to
third. S Drew singled to center. C Snyder singled to center, S Drew to
third. M Owings struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 1,
CHICAGO CUBS 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 2ND: M DeRosa flied out to center. A Pagan lined out to
third. K Hill grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 1,
CHICAGO CUBS 0.

ARIZONA 3RD: C Young struck out swinging. O Hudson singled to right.
E Byrnes singled to left, O Hudson to second, O Hudson to third, E Byrnes to
second on error by left fielder A Soriano. C Jackson walked. M Reynolds popped
out to second. S Hairston flied out to left. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error)
ARIZONA 1, CHICAGO CUBS 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 3RD: R Hill singled to center. A Soriano struck out looking.
R Theriot singled to left, R Hill to second. M Fontenot grounded into
fielder's choice to first, R Theriot out at second, R Hill to third. A Ramirez
grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 1, CHICAGO CUBS 0.

ARIZONA 4TH: S Drew flied out to right. C Snyder struck out looking.
M Owings flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 1,
CHICAGO CUBS 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 4TH: J Jones doubled to deep left. M DeRosa walked. A Pagan
tripled to deep right, J Jones and M DeRosa scored. K Hill popped out to
second. R Hill struck out swinging. A Soriano flied out to right. (2 Runs,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 1, CHICAGO CUBS 2.

ARIZONA 5TH: C Young walked. O Hudson singled to center, C Young to third.
E Byrnes grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, C Young scored, O Hudson
out at second. C Jackson singled to left, E Byrnes to second. E Byrnes stole
third. M Reynolds bunt popped out to pitcher. S Hairston fouled out to third.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 2, CHICAGO CUBS 2.

CHICAGO CUBS 5TH: E Byrnes in left field. J Cruz relieved M Owings.
J DaVanon in right field. R Theriot flied out to center. M Fontenot walked.
A Ramirez struck out swinging. M Fontenot caught stealing second, catcher to
second.(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 2, CHICAGO CUBS 2.

ARIZONA 6TH: S Drew walked. C Snyder flied out to right. J DaVanon struck
out looking. C Young struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 2,
CHICAGO CUBS 2.

CHICAGO CUBS 6TH: J Jones flied out to center. M DeRosa grounded out to
shortstop. A Pagan struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 2,
CHICAGO CUBS 2.

ARIZONA 7TH: M Wuertz relieved R Hill. O Hudson singled to right. E Byrnes
struck out swinging. C Jackson struck out swinging. M Reynolds struck out
swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 2, CHICAGO CUBS 2.

CHICAGO CUBS 7TH: K Hill struck out looking. S Moore hit for M Wuertz.
S Moore struck out swinging. A Soriano popped out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) ARIZONA 2, CHICAGO CUBS 2.

ARIZONA 8TH: B Howry relieved M Wuertz. A Ojeda hit for J Cruz. A Ojeda
struck out swinging. S Drew homered to right. C Snyder doubled to deep left
center. J DaVanon struck out swinging. C Young grounded out to third. (1 Run,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 3, CHICAGO CUBS 2.

CHICAGO CUBS 8TH: T Pena relieved J Cruz. R Theriot walked. M Fontenot
flied out to left. A Ramirez grounded into double play, shortstop to second
to first, R Theriot out at second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 3,
CHICAGO CUBS 2.

ARIZONA 9TH: R Dempster relieved B Howry. O Hudson grounded out to second.
E Byrnes struck out swinging. C Jackson singled to center. M Reynolds flied
out to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 3, CHICAGO CUBS 2.

CHICAGO CUBS 9TH: J Valverde relieved T Pena. T Clark at first base.
J Jones grounded out to shortstop. M DeRosa walked. A Pagan grounded into
fielder's choice to pitcher, M DeRosa out at second. C Floyd hit for K Hill.
C Floyd fouled out to catcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 3,
CHICAGO CUBS 2.</div>

 

Drew blasts go-ahead homer as Diamondbacks top Cubs

<h3>ARIZONA 3, CHICAGO CUBS 2</h3>CHICAGO (Ticker) -- Stephen Drew snapped an eighth-inning tiewith a solo home run and the bullpen tossed five scorelessinnings as the Arizona Diamondbacks held on for a 3-2 victoryover the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on Saturday afternoon.

Orlando Hudson had three hits and an RBI for the Diamondbacks,who won for the second time in their last seven games.

Drew blasted a towering one-out homer - his sixth of the season- into the right field seats off Cubs reliever Bobby Howry (5-5)to snap a 2-2 tie in the eighth. The Diamondbacks' bullpenmade it stand up.


Starter Micah Owings struggled with his control, allowing tworuns and four hits, while striking out three and walking three.The righthander, who has lost each of his last four starts,continued his troubles.


Juan Cruz (4-1) then hurled three scoreless innings, bridgingthe gap to Tony Pena in the eighth and All-Star Jose Valverde,who recorded his 29th save, retiring Cliff Floyd with the tyingrun on base in the ninth.


DeRosa worked a one-out walk, but Angel Pagan grounded into afielder's choice and Floyd popped out to the catcher to end thethreat in a tense ninth.


Arizona started the scoring in the first. Chris Young reachedon a two-base error by Cubs third baseman Aramis Ramirez, andthen stole third and scored on Hudson's ground ball toshortstop.


Chicago took the lead in the fourth thanks to Jacque Jones, wholed off the frame with a double. Mark DeRosa then walked andPagan scored both runners with a booming triple to right fieldto make it 2-1.


Eric Byrnes tied the game in the top of the fifth with afielder's choice grounder.


Rich Hill yielded two runs - one earned - and six hits in sixframes, while striking out six and walking four for the Cubs,who had their three-game winning streak snapped.


It was a rare loss for Chicago (51-45), which now is 29-14 sinceJune 3 to get back in the race in the National League CentralDivision.

 

Drew blasts go-ahead homer as Diamondbacks top Cubs

<h3>ARIZONA 3, CHICAGO CUBS 2</h3>CHICAGO (Ticker) -- Stephen Drew snapped an eighth-inning tiewith a solo home run and the bullpen tossed five scorelessinnings as the Arizona Diamondbacks held on for a 3-2 victoryover the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on Saturday afternoon.

Orlando Hudson had three hits and an RBI for the Diamondbacks,who won for just the second time in their last seven games.

Drew blasted a towering one-out homer - his sixth of the season- into the right field seats off Cubs reliever Bobby Howry (5-5)to snap a 2-2 tie in the eighth. The Diamondbacks' bullpen madeit stand up.


"He (Howry) didn't want to walk me in that situation," Drewsaid. "I tried to find a pitch I could handle and I did."

Starter Micah Owings struggled with his control, allowing tworuns and four hits, while striking out three and walking three.The righthander, who has lost each of his last four starts,continued his troubles.


"I need to try and continue to hit my spots," Owings said. "Ihave to try and come inside more."


Juan Cruz (4-1), former Cub, then hurled three scorelessinnings, bridging the gap to Tony Pena in the eighth andAll-Star Jose Valverde, who recorded his 29th save, retiringCliff Floyd with the tying run on base in the ninth.

"I was feeling good in the on-deck circle," Floyd said. "As ahitter, all you want is a chance to tie or win the game, it justdidn't happen today."


Mark DeRosa worked a one-out walk, but Angel Pagan grounded intoa fielder's choice and Floyd popped out to the catcher to endthe threat in a tense ninth.


"It was nice to win a one run game," Diamondbacks manager BobMelvin said. "We have been getting beat by home runs, and it'snice to win one that way."


Arizona started the scoring in the first. Chris Young reachedon a two-base error by Cubs third baseman Aramis Ramirez, andthen stole third and scored on Hudson's ground ball toshortstop.


Chicago took the lead in the fourth thanks to Jacque Jones, wholed off the frame with a double. DeRosa then walked and Paganscored both runners with a booming triple to right field to makeit 2-1.


"We really didn't swing the bats today," DeRosa said. "Whenthat happens, you have a small margin for error."


Eric Byrnes tied the game in the top of the fifth with afielder's choice grounder.


Rich Hill yielded two runs - one earned - and six hits in sixframes, while striking out six and walking four for the Cubs,who had their three-game winning streak snapped.


"They fouled off a lot of pitches and ran up my pitch count,"Hill said. "I guess we are all surprised when we lose a game,because we have been playing so well."


It was a rare loss for Chicago (51-45), which now is 29-14 sinceJune 3 to get back in the race in the National League CentralDivision.


"Give those other guys credit," Cubs manager Lou Piniella said."They pitched the ball well, and they got the big hit. We justmove on from here."