GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: ARIZONA (51-48) at CHICAGO CUBS (51-45)

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 0 0 2 0 0 3 7 1
CHICAGO CUBS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: ARI - YUSMEIRO PETIT, TONY PENA (7TH), BRANDON LYON (8TH), JOSE
VALVERDE (9TH) AND CHRIS SNYDER

CHN - SEAN MARSHALL, CARLOS MARMOL (7TH), BILLY PETRICK
(8TH), SCOTT EYRE (9TH) AND JASON KENDALL


WP - YUSMEIRO PETIT (2-2)
LP - SEAN MARSHALL (4-4)
SAVE - JOSE VALVERDE (30)

HOME RUNS: ARI - CHRIS SNYDER (8) OFF CARLOS MARMOL IN THE 7TH, 0 ON

CHN - NONE


TIME: 2:48 ATT: 41,705

PROBABLES: CHN - CARLOS ZAMBRANO (12-7, 3.69)
STL - KIP WELLS (4-12, 5.75)

PROBABLES: FLA - DONTRELLE WILLIS (7-9, 5.13)
ARI - DOUG DAVIS (6-10, 4.13)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">ARIZONA (3) VS CHICAGO CUBS (0) - FINAL

ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Young cf 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .231
O Hudson 2b 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 .288
E Byrnes rf 4 1 1 0 1 1 4 .308
C Jackson 1b 4 0 2 1 1 1 1 .265
J Valverde p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M Reynolds 3b 4 0 1 1 0 3 3 .263
S Hairston lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .217
S Drew ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .240
C Snyder c 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .234
Y Petit p 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
a-C Tracy ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .262
T Pena p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
b-J DaVanon ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .133
B Lyon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Clark 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240

Totals 34 3 7 3 6 9 15

a-struck out swinging for Y Petit in the 7th; b-flied out to center for T Pena
in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - C Jackson (17, S Marshall). HR - C Snyder (8, 7th inning off C
Marmol 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - M Reynolds (30), C Snyder (20), C Jackson (29).
2-out RBI - M Reynolds, C Jackson. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - E
Byrnes 1, S Hairston 2, S Drew 1, M Reynolds 1. Team LOB - 10.

BASERUNNING: SB - E Byrnes (26, 2nd base off S Marshall/J Kendall), C Young 2
(14, 2nd base off S Marshall/J Kendall, 2nd base off C Marmol/J Kendall).

FIELDING: E - O Hudson (10, ground ball).


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .299
R Theriot ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .277
M Fontenot 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .331
A Ramirez 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .314
C Floyd rf 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .291
M DeRosa 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .285
J Jones cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .245
J Kendall c 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .091
S Marshall p 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000
C Marmol p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Petrick p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-A Pagan ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286
S Eyre p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 32 0 4 0 0 9 9

a-struck out swinging for B Petrick in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - A Soriano (28, Y Petit). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- R Theriot 1. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: E - A Soriano (3, throw).


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ARIZONA - 100 000 200 -- 3
CHICAGO CUBS - 000 000 000 -- 0
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ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
Y Petit (W, 2-2) 6 3 0 0 0 5 0 2.54
T Pena (H, 19) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.10
B Lyon (H, 18) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.68
J Valverde (S, 30) 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.54

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
S Marshall (L, 4-4) 6 5 1 1 2 5 0 3.25
C Marmol 1 2 2 2 2 3 1 1.82
B Petrick 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.15
S Eyre 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 6.25

Pitches-strikes: Y Petit 89-61; T Pena 18-10; B Lyon 9-7; J Valverde 19-15; S
Marshall 98-61; C Marmol 32-15; B Petrick 18-10; S Eyre 16-9. Ground balls-fly
balls: Y Petit 6-7; T Pena 1-1; B Lyon 1-1; J Valverde 0-1; S Marshall 8-5; C
Marmol 0-0; B Petrick 1-2; S Eyre 1-1. Batters faced: Y Petit 21; T Pena 4; B
Lyon 3; J Valverde 4; S Marshall 25; C Marmol 7; B Petrick 4; S Eyre 4.

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

T--2:48. Att--41,705.
Weather: 73 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, right
to left.</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
ARIZONA 3
CHICAGO CUBS 0 FINAL</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at CHICAGO CUBS

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ARIZONA (3) AT CHICAGO CUBS (0) - HOW THEY SCORED
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ARIZONA 1ST: C Young grounded out to shortstop. O Hudson flied out to
center. E Byrnes singled to center. E Byrnes stole second. C Jackson walked.
M Reynolds singled to left, E Byrnes scored, C Jackson to third, M Reynolds to
second on throwing error by left fielder A Soriano. S Hairston flied out to
left. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error) ARIZONA 1, CHICAGO CUBS 0.

ARIZONA 7TH: C Marmol relieved S Marshall. C Snyder homered to left center.
C Tracy hit for Y Petit. C Tracy struck out swinging. C Young walked.
C Young stole second. O Hudson walked. E Byrnes struck out swinging. C Jackson
singled to right, C Young scored, O Hudson to third. M Reynolds struck out
swinging. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 3, CHICAGO CUBS 0.</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at CHICAGO CUBS

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ARIZONA (3) AT CHICAGO CUBS (0) - 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, Y Petit RHP.

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

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

Gametime Weather: 73 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind right to left at 7 mph.


ARIZONA 1ST: C Young grounded out to shortstop. O Hudson flied out to
center. E Byrnes singled to center. E Byrnes stole second. C Jackson walked.
M Reynolds singled to left, E Byrnes scored, C Jackson to third, M Reynolds to
second on throwing error by left fielder A Soriano. S Hairston flied out to
left. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error) ARIZONA 1, CHICAGO CUBS 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 1ST: A Soriano popped out to second. R Theriot flied out to
center. M Fontenot singled to left center. A Ramirez grounded into fielder's
choice to shortstop, M Fontenot out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
ARIZONA 1, CHICAGO CUBS 0.

ARIZONA 2ND: S Drew grounded out to second. C Snyder singled to left.
Y Petit struck out bunting foul. C Young flied out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) ARIZONA 1, CHICAGO CUBS 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 2ND: C Floyd struck out swinging. M DeRosa flied out to
center. J Jones grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 1,
CHICAGO CUBS 0.

ARIZONA 3RD: O Hudson grounded out to shortstop. E Byrnes grounded out to
shortstop. C Jackson struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 1,
CHICAGO CUBS 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 3RD: J Kendall popped out to first. S Marshall struck out
looking. A Soriano doubled to deep left. R Theriot grounded out to pitcher.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 1, CHICAGO CUBS 0.

ARIZONA 4TH: M Reynolds struck out swinging. S Hairston grounded out to
third. S Drew grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 1,
CHICAGO CUBS 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 4TH: M Fontenot flied out to center. A Ramirez struck out
swinging. C Floyd struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 1,
CHICAGO CUBS 0.

ARIZONA 5TH: C Snyder flied out to left. Y Petit grounded out to third.
C Young reached on infield single to second. C Young stole second. O Hudson
walked. E Byrnes flied out to left. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 1,
CHICAGO CUBS 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 5TH: M DeRosa grounded out to shortstop. J Jones grounded out
to first. J Kendall singled to center. S Marshall struck out swinging.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 1, CHICAGO CUBS 0.

ARIZONA 6TH: C Jackson doubled to deep left. M Reynolds struck out
swinging. S Hairston grounded out to shortstop. S Drew struck out swinging.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 1, CHICAGO CUBS 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 6TH: A Soriano fouled out to first. R Theriot fouled out to
right. M Fontenot grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 1,
CHICAGO CUBS 0.

ARIZONA 7TH: C Marmol relieved S Marshall. C Snyder homered to left center.
C Tracy hit for Y Petit. C Tracy struck out swinging. C Young walked.
C Young stole second. O Hudson walked. E Byrnes struck out swinging. C Jackson
singled to right, C Young scored, O Hudson to third. M Reynolds struck out
swinging. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 3, CHICAGO CUBS 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 7TH: T Pena relieved Y Petit. A Ramirez safe at first on error
by second baseman O Hudson. C Floyd struck out swinging. M DeRosa flied out
to left. J Jones grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error) ARIZONA 3,
CHICAGO CUBS 0.

ARIZONA 8TH: B Petrick relieved C Marmol. S Hairston flied out to right.
S Drew grounded out to shortstop. C Snyder walked. J DaVanon hit for T Pena.
J DaVanon flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 3,
CHICAGO CUBS 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 8TH: B Lyon relieved T Pena. J Kendall flied out to right.
A Pagan hit for B Petrick. A Pagan struck out swinging. A Soriano grounded out
to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 3, CHICAGO CUBS 0.

ARIZONA 9TH: S Eyre relieved B Petrick. C Young struck out looking.
O Hudson flied out to left. E Byrnes walked. C Jackson grounded out to
shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 3, CHICAGO CUBS 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 9TH: J Valverde relieved B Lyon. T Clark at first base.
R Theriot singled to center. M Fontenot struck out looking. A Ramirez struck
out swinging. C Floyd flied out to left. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 3,
CHICAGO CUBS 0.</div>

 

Petit shuts down Cubs as Diamondbacks take series

<h3>ARIZONA 3, CHICAGO CUBS 0</h3>CHICAGO (Ticker) -- Yusmeiro Petit was unfazed by the hottestteam in the majors.


Petit threw six outstanding innings and Chris Snyder homered asthe Diamondbacks posted a 3-0 victory over the red-hot ChicagoCubs on Sunday.


Petit (2-2), who was making his fourth start in place of theinjured Randy Johnson, quieted a Cubs' offense that had scored29 runs in the previous four games.


It was quite an accomplishment for the young Venezuelanconsidering Chicago also entered the game 17-6 at home and amajor league-best 28-14 since June 3.


"Petit has done a great job for us," Arizona manager Bob Melvinsaid. "There is maybe one game that we have not been in that hestarted for us."


Petit allowed just three hits and did not issue and walk. He<div class="pre">also struck out five in throwing 61 of 88 pitches for strikes</div>to deny Chicago its fifth consecutive series win at home.

"You are not going to win every series," Cubs manager LouPiniella said. "Look, a 7-3 homestand is pretty good. We willmove on to St. Louis from here."


The 22-year-old righthander allowed just one runner into scoringposition. That came in the third inning when Alfonso Soriano hita two-out double to left field, but was stranded when Ryan Theriothit a comebacker to end the threat.


"Yusmeiro did his job by all means today," said Snyder, who wasbehind the plate for Petit's fine effort. "He held them downtoday, when he fell behind he would work himself back into thecount. He made them (Cubs) put the ball in play and let ourinfielders do the work."


Rookie Mark Reynolds and Snyder provided all the runs Petit needed.Reynolds had an RBI single in the first and Snyder hit a leadoffhomer - his seventh of the season - off reliever Carlos Marmol inthe seventh for a 2-0 lead.


Arizona scored three or less runs for the seventh time in eightgames, but it was enough in this one.


"That was huge," Snyder said. "The way things have been goingany run we can get or scratch out is big."


One batter after Snyder's home run, Marmol walked Chris Young, whostole second before Orlando Hudson also drew a base on balls.Young later scored on a two-out bloop single off the bat of ConorJackson for a 3-0 advantage. Marmol avoided further damage bystriking out Reynolds with runners on the corners.

Diamondbacks righthander Tony Pena threw a scoreless seventh andBrandon Lyon worked the eighth before All-Star closer JoseValverde worked around a leadoff single to convert his 30th savein 33 chances.


Jackson had a pair of hits for Arizona, which won for just thefifth time in 15 games and captured its first road series sinceJune 15-17.


Meanwhile, Chicago lost its second straight despite the bestefforts of Sean Marshall (4-4). Winless in his last fourstarts, Marshall allowed just one run and five hits in sixinnings with five strikeouts.


"I can take some confidence out of this start," Marshall said."To bad we didn't score the runs that we needed to, but thathappens to every team at certain times of the year."

Jason Kendall, who was acquired from the Oakland Athletics onMonday, recorded his first hit for the Cubs, who lost 3-2 onSaturday after Stephen Drew hit go-ahead homer off closer BobHowry in the eighth.


Chicago, which finished 7-3 on its 10-game homestand, will get aboost on Tuesday as Derrek Lee returns from serving a five-gamesuspension for his role in a brawl with the San Diego Padres onJune 16.


"I am looking forward to coming back," Lee said. "It's not easywatching these games from the clubhouse."