GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: FLORIDA (25-27) at CHICAGO CUBS (22-28)

NL: FLORIDA at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
FLORIDA 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 3 0 9 12 0
CHICAGO CUBS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 (BOT 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: FLA - JUSTIN MILLER
CHN - RYAN DEMPSTER

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: C FLOYD (.301, 2-FOR-3)
A RAMIREZ (.291, 1-FOR-3)
M DEROSA (.250, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">FLORIDA (9) VS CHICAGO CUBS (0) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS

FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Abercrombie cf 4 0 1 0 0 3 3 .220
D Uggla 2b 4 2 2 4 0 2 3 .265
H Ramirez ss 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .314
M Cabrera 3b 5 2 2 1 0 1 1 .325
J Willingham lf 3 1 1 2 2 1 0 .278
J Hermida rf 5 1 2 0 0 1 3 .267
M Olivo c 5 0 0 0 0 3 4 .231
A Boone 1b 3 3 2 0 0 0 1 .277
S Mitre p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143
W Obermueller pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111
R Messenger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-T Linden ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .185
R Pinto p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-J Borchard ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .203
J Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 37 9 12 8 2 13 17

a-struck out looking for R Messenger in the 7th; b-singled to center for R
Pinto in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - A Boone (9, T Lilly); J Hermida (4, A Guzman). HR - D Uggla 2
(11, 1st inning off T Lilly 0 on, 1 Out, 7th inning off T Lilly 1 on, 2 Out), M
Cabrera (10, 1st inning off T Lilly 0 on, 2 Out), J Willingham (7, 8th inning
off A Guzman 1 on, 0 Out). S - S Mitre. SF - D Uggla. RBI - D Uggla 4 (33), M
Cabrera (35), J Willingham 2 (37), J Borchard (18). 2-out RBI - M Cabrera, D
Uggla 2, J Borchard. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Olivo 1, D
Uggla 1. Team LOB - 7.

BASERUNNING: CS - R Abercrombie (1, 2nd base by T Lilly/H Blanco).


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .289
R Theriot ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .274
D Lee 1b 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .352
C Floyd rf 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .301
A Ramirez 3b 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 .291
M DeRosa 2b 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 .250
J Jones cf 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .247
H Blanco c 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .194
T Lilly p 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .125
a-M Murton ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
A Guzman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Dempster p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 29 0 5 0 1 9 13

a-fouled out to first for T Lilly in the 7th.

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - H Blanco 2, J Jones 1. Team
LOB - 6.

FIELDING: E - T Lilly (1, throw).


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FLORIDA - 210 010 230 -- 9
CHICAGO CUBS - 000 000 00 -- 0
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FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
S Mitre 4 3 0 0 1 7 0 1.74
R Messenger 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 2.66
R Pinto 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.01
J Miller 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.35

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Lilly 7 7 6 5 1 9 3 3.52
A Guzman 1 4 3 3 0 1 1 3.81
R Dempster 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 3.80

WP - T Lilly, S Mitre, A Guzman. HBP - A Boone (by T Lilly); R Abercrombie
(by A Guzman). Pitches-strikes: S Mitre 56-39; R Messenger 27-21; R Pinto 9-5;
J Miller 11-7; T Lilly 109-73; A Guzman 23-18; R Dempster 24-16. Ground
balls-fly balls: S Mitre 5-0; R Messenger 1-3; R Pinto 0-3; J Miller 2-1; T
Lilly 6-6; A Guzman 2-0; R Dempster 0-0. Batters faced: S Mitre 16; R Messenger
8; R Pinto 3; J Miller 3; T Lilly 30; A Guzman 8; R Dempster 5.

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

Weather: 80 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 12 mph, out to left.</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - PITCHING CHANGE
FLA: LEE GARDNER (1-2, 3.71) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 9, CHICAGO CUBS 0

DUE UP FOR CHCUBS: C FLOYD (.301, 2-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: L Gardner relieved J Miller.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 9
CHICAGO CUBS 0 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: C Floyd (.301, 2-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: A Boone at third base.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 9
CHICAGO CUBS 0 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: C Floyd (.301, 2-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Wood at first base.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 9
CHICAGO CUBS 0 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: C Floyd (.301, 2-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
FLORIDA 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 3 0 9 12 0
CHICAGO CUBS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: FLA - SERGIO MITRE, RANDY MESSENGER (5TH), RENYEL PINTO (7TH),
JUSTIN MILLER (8TH), LEE GARDNER (9TH) AND MIGUEL OLIVO

CHN - TED LILLY, ANGEL GUZMAN (8TH), RYAN DEMPSTER
(9TH) AND HENRY BLANCO

HOME RUNS: FLA - DAN UGGLA (10) OFF TED LILLY IN THE 1ST, 0 ON
MIGUEL CABRERA (10) OFF TED LILLY IN THE 1ST, 0 ON
DAN UGGLA (11) OFF TED LILLY IN THE 7TH, 1 ON
JOSH WILLINGHAM (7) OFF ANGEL GUZMAN IN THE 8TH, 1 ON

CHN - NONE</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
FLORIDA 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 3 0 9 12 0
CHICAGO CUBS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: FLA - SERGIO MITRE, RANDY MESSENGER (5TH), RENYEL PINTO (7TH),
JUSTIN MILLER (8TH), LEE GARDNER (9TH) AND MIGUEL OLIVO

CHN - TED LILLY, ANGEL GUZMAN (8TH), RYAN DEMPSTER
(9TH) AND HENRY BLANCO


WP - RANDY MESSENGER (1-1)
LP - TED LILLY (4-3)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: FLA - DAN UGGLA (10) OFF TED LILLY IN THE 1ST, 0 ON
MIGUEL CABRERA (10) OFF TED LILLY IN THE 1ST, 0 ON
DAN UGGLA (11) OFF TED LILLY IN THE 7TH, 1 ON
JOSH WILLINGHAM (7) OFF ANGEL GUZMAN IN THE 8TH, 1 ON

CHN - NONE


TIME: 2:35 ATT: 39,699

PROBABLES: ATL - KYLE DAVIES (2-3, 5.51)
CHN - CARLOS ZAMBRANO (5-4, 5.24)

PROBABLES: FLA - WES OBERMUELLER (1-3, 5.28)
MIL - CLAUDIO VARGAS (3-1, 4.01)</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">FLORIDA (9) VS CHICAGO CUBS (0) - FINAL

FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Abercrombie cf 4 0 1 0 0 3 3 .220
D Uggla 2b 4 2 2 4 0 2 3 .265
H Ramirez ss 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .314
M Cabrera 3b 5 2 2 1 0 1 1 .325
L Gardner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Willingham lf 3 1 1 2 2 1 0 .278
J Hermida rf 5 1 2 0 0 1 3 .267
M Olivo c 5 0 0 0 0 3 4 .231
A Boone 1b-3b 3 3 2 0 0 0 1 .277
S Mitre p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143
W Obermueller pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111
R Messenger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-T Linden ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .185
R Pinto p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-J Borchard ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .203
J Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Wood 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220

Totals 37 9 12 8 2 13 17

a-struck out looking for R Messenger in the 7th; b-singled to center for R
Pinto in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - A Boone (9, T Lilly); J Hermida (4, A Guzman). HR - D Uggla 2
(11, 1st inning off T Lilly 0 on, 1 Out, 7th inning off T Lilly 1 on, 2 Out), M
Cabrera (10, 1st inning off T Lilly 0 on, 2 Out), J Willingham (7, 8th inning
off A Guzman 1 on, 0 Out). S - S Mitre. SF - D Uggla. RBI - D Uggla 4 (33), M
Cabrera (35), J Willingham 2 (37), J Borchard (18). 2-out RBI - M Cabrera, D
Uggla 2, J Borchard. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Olivo 1, D
Uggla 1. Team LOB - 7.

BASERUNNING: CS - R Abercrombie (1, 2nd base by T Lilly/H Blanco).


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .289
R Theriot ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .274
D Lee 1b 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .352
C Floyd rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .298
A Ramirez 3b 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .289
M DeRosa 2b 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 .250
J Jones cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .245
H Blanco c 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .194
T Lilly p 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .125
a-M Murton ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
A Guzman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Dempster p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 32 0 5 0 1 10 14

a-fouled out to first for T Lilly in the 7th.

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - H Blanco 2, J Jones 1. Team
LOB - 7.

FIELDING: E - T Lilly (1, throw).


----------------------------------------------------
FLORIDA - 210 010 230 -- 9
CHICAGO CUBS - 000 000 000 -- 0
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FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
S Mitre 4 3 0 0 1 7 0 1.74
R Messenger (W, 1-1) 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 2.66
R Pinto 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.01
J Miller 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.35
L Gardner 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.58

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Lilly (L, 4-3) 7 7 6 5 1 9 3 3.52
A Guzman 1 4 3 3 0 1 1 3.81
R Dempster 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 3.80

WP - T Lilly, S Mitre, A Guzman. HBP - A Boone (by T Lilly); R Abercrombie
(by A Guzman); M DeRosa (by L Gardner). Pitches-strikes: S Mitre 56-39; R
Messenger 27-21; R Pinto 9-5; J Miller 11-7; L Gardner 11-7; T Lilly 109-73; A
Guzman 23-18; R Dempster 24-16. Ground balls-fly balls: S Mitre 5-0; R
Messenger 1-3; R Pinto 0-3; J Miller 2-1; L Gardner 1-1; T Lilly 6-6; A Guzman
2-0; R Dempster 0-0. Batters faced: S Mitre 16; R Messenger 8; R Pinto 3; J
Miller 3; L Gardner 4; T Lilly 30; A Guzman 8; R Dempster 5.

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

T--2:35. Att--39,699.
Weather: 80 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 12 mph, out
to left.</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
FLORIDA 9
CHICAGO CUBS 0 FINAL</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at CHICAGO CUBS

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FLORIDA (9) AT CHICAGO CUBS (0) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

FLORIDA 1ST: R Abercrombie struck out looking. D Uggla homered to left.
H Ramirez grounded out to pitcher. M Cabrera homered to left. J Willingham
walked. J Hermida lined out to right. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 2,
CHICAGO CUBS 0.

FLORIDA 2ND: M Olivo popped out to second. A Boone doubled to left.
S Mitre grounded out to second, A Boone to third. A Boone scored on T Lilly's
wild pitch. R Abercrombie reached on infield single to first. R Abercrombie
caught stealing second, pitcher to first to second to catcher.(1 Run, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) FLORIDA 3, CHICAGO CUBS 0.

FLORIDA 5TH: A Boone hit by pitch. S Mitre sacrificed to pitcher, A Boone
to second, S Mitre safe at first, A Boone to third on throwing error by pitcher
T Lilly. W Obermueller ran for S Mitre. R Abercrombie struck out swinging.
D Uggla hit sacrifice fly to center, A Boone scored. H Ramirez struck out
swinging. (1 Run, 0 Hits, 1 Error) FLORIDA 4, CHICAGO CUBS 0.

FLORIDA 7TH: A Boone singled to left. T Linden hit for R Messenger.
T Linden struck out looking. R Abercrombie struck out swinging. D Uggla homered
to center, A Boone scored. H Ramirez flied out to right. (2 Runs, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) FLORIDA 6, CHICAGO CUBS 0.

FLORIDA 8TH: A Guzman relieved T Lilly. M Cabrera singled to left.
J Willingham homered to center, M Cabrera scored. J Hermida doubled to deep
right. J Hermida to third on wild pitch by A Guzman. M Olivo grounded out to
second. A Boone grounded out to third. J Borchard hit for R Pinto. J Borchard
singled to center, J Hermida scored. R Abercrombie hit by pitch, J Borchard to
second. D Uggla struck out looking. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 9,
CHICAGO CUBS 0.</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
FLORIDA (9) AT CHICAGO CUBS (0) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Florida Starting Lineups -- R Abercrombie CF, D Uggla 2B, H Ramirez SS,
M Cabrera 3B, J Willingham LF, J Hermida RF, M Olivo C, A Boone 1B, S Mitre RHP.

Chicago Cubs Starting Lineups -- A Soriano LF, R Theriot SS, D Lee 1B, C Floyd RF,
A Ramirez 3B, M DeRosa 2B, J Jones CF, H Blanco C, T Lilly LHP.

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

Gametime Weather: 80 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind out to left at 12 mph.


FLORIDA 1ST: R Abercrombie struck out looking. D Uggla homered to left.
H Ramirez grounded out to pitcher. M Cabrera homered to left. J Willingham
walked. J Hermida lined out to right. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 2,
CHICAGO CUBS 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 1ST: A Soriano struck out swinging. R Theriot grounded out to
first. D Lee struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 2,
CHICAGO CUBS 0.

FLORIDA 2ND: M Olivo popped out to second. A Boone doubled to left.
S Mitre grounded out to second, A Boone to third. A Boone scored on T Lilly's
wild pitch. R Abercrombie reached on infield single to first. R Abercrombie
caught stealing second, pitcher to first to second to catcher.(1 Run, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) FLORIDA 3, CHICAGO CUBS 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 2ND: C Floyd grounded out to first. A Ramirez singled to
center. M DeRosa struck out swinging. J Jones walked, A Ramirez to second.
A Ramirez to third, J Jones to second on wild pitch by S Mitre. H Blanco struck
out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 3, CHICAGO CUBS 0.

FLORIDA 3RD: D Uggla struck out swinging. H Ramirez lined out to right.
M Cabrera lined out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 3, CHICAGO CUBS 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 3RD: T Lilly grounded out to second. A Soriano grounded out
to third. R Theriot struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 3,
CHICAGO CUBS 0.

FLORIDA 4TH: J Willingham struck out looking. J Hermida grounded out to
pitcher. M Olivo struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 3,
CHICAGO CUBS 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 4TH: D Lee singled to center. C Floyd singled to right, D Lee
to second. A Ramirez struck out swinging. M DeRosa struck out swinging.
J Jones grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 3, CHICAGO CUBS 0.

FLORIDA 5TH: A Boone hit by pitch. S Mitre sacrificed to pitcher, A Boone
to second, S Mitre safe at first, A Boone to third on throwing error by pitcher
T Lilly. W Obermueller ran for S Mitre. R Abercrombie struck out swinging.
D Uggla hit sacrifice fly to center, A Boone scored. H Ramirez struck out
swinging. (1 Run, 0 Hits, 1 Error) FLORIDA 4, CHICAGO CUBS 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 5TH: R Messenger relieved S Mitre. H Blanco grounded out to
third. T Lilly singled to left. A Soriano struck out swinging. R Theriot
flied out to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 4, CHICAGO CUBS 0.

FLORIDA 6TH: M Cabrera grounded out to third. J Willingham grounded out to
shortstop. J Hermida singled to right center. M Olivo struck out swinging.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 4, CHICAGO CUBS 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 6TH: D Lee struck out swinging. C Floyd reached on infield
single to second. A Ramirez popped out to shortstop. M DeRosa lined out to
left. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 4, CHICAGO CUBS 0.

FLORIDA 7TH: A Boone singled to left. T Linden hit for R Messenger.
T Linden struck out looking. R Abercrombie struck out swinging. D Uggla homered
to center, A Boone scored. H Ramirez flied out to right. (2 Runs, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) FLORIDA 6, CHICAGO CUBS 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 7TH: R Pinto relieved R Messenger. J Jones flied out to
center. H Blanco flied out to left. M Murton hit for T Lilly. M Murton fouled
out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 6, CHICAGO CUBS 0.

FLORIDA 8TH: A Guzman relieved T Lilly. M Cabrera singled to left.
J Willingham homered to center, M Cabrera scored. J Hermida doubled to deep
right. J Hermida to third on wild pitch by A Guzman. M Olivo grounded out to
second. A Boone grounded out to third. J Borchard hit for R Pinto. J Borchard
singled to center, J Hermida scored. R Abercrombie hit by pitch, J Borchard to
second. D Uggla struck out looking. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 9,
CHICAGO CUBS 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 8TH: J Miller relieved R Pinto. A Soriano grounded out to
third. R Theriot grounded out to shortstop. D Lee popped out to shortstop.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 9, CHICAGO CUBS 0.

FLORIDA 9TH: R Dempster relieved A Guzman. H Ramirez reached on infield
single to third. M Cabrera struck out swinging. J Willingham walked,
H Ramirez to second. J Hermida struck out swinging. M Olivo struck out
swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 9, CHICAGO CUBS 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 9TH: L Gardner relieved J Miller. A Boone at third base.
J Wood at first base. C Floyd lined out to center. A Ramirez struck out
swinging. M DeRosa hit by pitch. J Jones grounded out to first. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 9, CHICAGO CUBS 0.</div>

 

Mitre, Marlins' bullpen shut down woeful Cubs

<h3>FLORIDA 9, CHICAGO CUBS 0</h3>CHICAGO (Ticker) -- Despite an injury to Sergio Mitre, theFlorida Marlins did something they've never done at WrigleyField.

Mitre and the bullpen yielded just five hits and Dan Uggla hittwo homers as the Marlins crushed the struggling Chicago Cubs,9-0, sweeping a three-game series here for the first time infranchise history.

Miguel Cabrera and Josh Willingham each hit home runs forFlorida, which has scored nine or more runs 10 times thisseason.

Mitre, a former Cub, allowed three hits and a walk in fourinnings before leaving the game in the top of the fifth tryingto beat out a bunt. The righthander made it safely to firstbase on the play because of a throwing error by Chicago starterTed Lilly. However he pulled up just before reaching the bagwith what was diagnosed as cramping in his right hamstring.

Reliever Randy Messenger (1-1) allowed two hits in two inningsto earn his fist win of the season. Renyel Pinto, Justin Millerand Lee Gardner each pitched an inning for the Marlins, whohave won seven straight vs. the Cubs.

Derrek Lee's players' only meeting before the game did not help,as the Cubs (22-29) dropped their fourth straight and eight of10 to fall a season-high seven games at .500.

Uggla got Florida off to quick start belting a one-out homerinto the left field seats to give the Marlins a 1-0 lead. Oneout late Cabrera also blasted a solo homer into the bleachers inleft to increase the lead to two.

Lilly hurt his own cause when his wild pitch in the secondinning allowed Aaron Boone to score from third for a 3-0 lead.Uggla added a sacrifice fly in the fifth before hitting atwo-run homer to center field in the seventh to increase thelead to six. It was Uggla's 11th blast and third multi-homergame of the season.

That ended the night for Lilly (4-3), who surrendered six runs -five earned - and seven hits in seven innings. The lefthander,who struck out nine, is 0-3 lifetime vs. Florida.

Willingham's two-run homer was part of a three-run eighth forthe Marlins which made it 9-0.

Cliff Floyd had two hits for the Cubs, who were outscored 23-7in this series.

 

Mitre, Marlins' bullpen shut down woeful Cubs

<h3>FLORIDA 9, CHICAGO CUBS 0</h3>CHICAGO (Ticker) -- Despite an injury to Sergio Mitre, theFlorida Marlins did something they've never done at WrigleyField.

Mitre and the bullpen yielded just five hits and Dan Uggla hittwo homers as the Marlins crushed the struggling Chicago Cubs,9-0, sweeping a three-game series here for the first time infranchise history.

Miguel Cabrera and Josh Willingham each hit home runs forFlorida, which has scored nine or more runs 10 times thisseason.

Mitre, a former Cub, allowed three hits and a walk in fourinnings before leaving the game in the top of the fifth tryingto beat out a bunt. The righthander made it safely to firstbase on the play because of a throwing error by Chicago starterTed Lilly. However he pulled up just before reaching the bagwith what was diagnosed as cramping in his right hamstring.

Reliever Randy Messenger (1-1) allowed two hits in two inningsto earn his fist win of the season. Renyel Pinto, Justin Millerand Lee Gardner each pitched an inning for the Marlins, whohave won seven straight vs. the Cubs.

Derrek Lee's players' only meeting before the game did not help,as the Cubs (22-29) dropped their fourth straight and eight of10 to fall a season-high seven games under .500.

Uggla got Florida off to quick start belting a one-out homerinto the left field seats to give the Marlins a 1-0 lead. Oneout late Cabrera also blasted a solo homer into the bleachers inleft to increase the lead to two.

Lilly hurt his own cause when his wild pitch in the secondinning allowed Aaron Boone to score from third for a 3-0 lead.Uggla added a sacrifice fly in the fifth before hitting atwo-run homer to center field in the seventh to increase thelead to six. It was Uggla's 11th blast and third multi-homergame of the season.

That ended the night for Lilly (4-3), who surrendered six runs -five earned - and seven hits in seven innings. The lefthander,who struck out nine, is 0-3 lifetime vs. Florida.

Willingham's two-run homer was part of a three-run eighth forthe Marlins which made it 9-0.

Cliff Floyd had two hits for the Cubs, who were outscored 23-7in this series.

 

Mitre, Marlins' bullpen shut down woeful Cubs

<h3>FLORIDA 9, CHICAGO CUBS 0</h3>CHICAGO (Ticker) -- Despite an injury to Sergio Mitre, theFlorida Marlins did something they've never done at WrigleyField.

Mitre and the bullpen yielded just five hits and Dan Uggla hittwo homers as the Marlins crushed the struggling Chicago Cubs,9-0, sweeping a three-game series here for the first time infranchise history.

Miguel Cabrera and Josh Willingham each hit home runs forFlorida, which has scored nine or more runs 10 times thisseason.

Mitre, a former Cub, allowed three hits and a walk in fourinnings before leaving the game in the top of the fifth tryingto beat out a bunt. The righthander made it safely to firstbase on the play because of a throwing error by Chicago starterTed Lilly. However he pulled up just before reaching the bagwith what was diagnosed as cramping in his right hamstring.

"I have never felt pain like this before," Mitre said. "So Idon't know if it is a cramp or a mild strain. I felt the painright before I hit the bag."

Reliever Randy Messenger (1-1) allowed two hits in two inningsto earn his fist win of the season.

"Mitre was able to set the tone for me," Messenger said. "WhenI came in their hitters were not being patient at all. All Ihad to do was put the ball in the strike zone and let them putit in play."

Renyel Pinto, Justin Miller and Lee Gardner each pitched aninning for the Marlins, who have won seven straight vs. theCubs.

Derrek Lee's players' only meeting before the game did not help,as the Cubs (22-29) dropped their fourth straight and eight of10 to fall a season-high seven games under .500.

"If it was easy to have a meeting everyday to get a win, wewould do it everyday," Lee said. "I still think the meeting wasa good one and hopefully it will pay off in the next couple ofgames."

Uggla got Florida off to quick start, belting a one-out homerinto the left field seats to give the Marlins a 1-0 lead. Oneout late Cabrera also blasted a solo homer into the bleachers inleft to increase the lead to two.

"A couple of those balls they hit pretty good," Lilly said."Especially the first one that Uggla hit, that ball was rightdown the middle and he hit it good."

Lilly hurt his own cause when his wild pitch in the secondinning allowed Aaron Boone to score from third for a 3-0 lead.Uggla added a sacrifice fly in the fifth before hitting atwo-run homer to center field in the seventh to increase thelead to six.

"Maybe I have just have more confidence in my swing after I hitthe first one," Uggla said. "Then again maybe it is just alittle bit of luck."

It was Uggla's 11th blast and third multi-homer game of theseason.

That ended the night for Lilly (4-3), who surrendered six runs -five earned - and seven hits in seven innings. The lefthander,who struck out nine, is 0-3 lifetime vs. Florida.

"I made too many mistakes," Lilly said. "Those guys are goodhitters and they have shown it throughout the series."

Willingham's two-run homer was part of a three-run eighth forthe Marlins which made it 9-0.

"I thought the balls we hit for home runs we hit pretty well,"Marlins manager Fredi Gonzalez said. "When the wind is howlingout there the ball can get out in a hurry."

Cliff Floyd had two hits for the Cubs, who were outscored 23-7in this series.

"All of these guys are playing hard," Cubs manager Lou Piniella<div class="pre">said. "The lineup? I don't know, maybe we will pick the (darn)</div>thing out of a hat and see how that works."

 

Mitre, Marlins' bullpen shut down woeful Cubs*
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FLORIDA 9, CHICAGO CUBS 0
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CHICAGO (Ticker) -- Despite an injury to Sergio Mitre, the
Florida Marlins did something they've neve