GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: CHICAGO CUBS (53-47) at CINCINNATI (44-59)

NL: CHICAGO CUBS (53-47) at CINCINNATI (44-59)

<h3>Cubs, Reds start a three-game series</h3>

<div class="pre">Chicago Cubs (53-47) at Cincinnati (44-59) 7:10 pm EDT</div>

CINCINNATI (Ticker) - The Chicago Cubs will finish up theirsix-game road trip with a weekend series against the CincinnatiReds starting on Friday.


Rich Hill (6-6, 3.58 ERA) takes the ball for the Cubs, who havewon 21 of their last 29 contest in remaining two games behindMilwaukee (56-46) in the National League Central Division.

Hill tossed six effective innings but did not figure into thedecision of a 3-2 setback to the Arizona Diamondbacks lastSaturday. He is 3-4 away from the Windy City this season.

The 27-year-old lefthander was stellar in his previous outingsagainst the Reds, throwing seven scoreless innings for the winon April 14 at Wrigley Field.


Cincinnati's Bronson Arroyo (4-11, 4.58) is trying to avoidsetting a career high for losses. In his last start, Arroyogave up four runs and eight hits over six innings for a 9-3setback at Florida.


An All-Star for the first time last season, the righthander isjust 4-5 with a 3.07 ERA in 12 career appearances - 10 starts -when facing the Cubs.


Reds outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. continued his march toward 600home runs, hitting his 588th blast in Thursday's 6-5 triumphover Milwaukee.

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at CINCINNATI

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

CHICAGO CUBS CINCINNATI
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Alfonso Soriano LF .297 16 37 Ryan Freel CF .242 3 16
Ryan Theriot SS .276 2 27 Jeff Keppinger SS .302 1 10
Derrek Lee 1B .335 9 50 Ken Griffey Jr RF .276 25 67
Aramis Ramirez 3B .320 16 65 Brandon Phillips 2B .281 20 61
Cliff Floyd RF .294 4 33 Adam Dunn LF .269 27 67
Mark Derosa 2B .284 7 50 Jeff Conine 1B .254 5 26
Jacque Jones CF .248 2 28 Edwin Encarnacion 3B .258 6 38
Jason Kendall C .158 0 0 David Ross C .196 15 33
Rich Hill LHP .114 0 2 Bronson Arroyo RHP .091 1 1
(6-6, 3.58) (4-11, 4.58)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI
NOTE: THE START OF THE GAME IS BEING DELAYED DUE TO RAIN.</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI
WARMUPS: CHN - RICH HILL (6-6, 3.58)
CIN - BRONSON ARROYO (4-11, 4.58)

UMPIRES: HP - C.B. BUCKNOR
1B - JOE WEST
2B - ED RAPUANO
3B - ED HICKOX

WEATHER: 82 Degrees, rain
WIND: 13 mph, swirling</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI
NOTE: THE GAME IS UNDERWAY AFTER A 1 HOUR AND 28 MINUTE
DELAY.</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI
STARTING BATS: CHN - RICH HILL AND JASON KENDALL
CIN - BRONSON ARROYO AND DAVID ROSS

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: A SORIANO (.297, 16 HR, 37 RBI)
R THERIOT (.276, 2 HR, 27 RBI)
D LEE (.335, 9 HR, 50 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY DERREK LEE SCORED RYAN THERIOT.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 1
CINCINNATI 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: A RAMIREZ (.320, 16 HR, 65 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at CINCINNATI

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - RICH HILL
CIN - BRONSON ARROYO

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: R FREEL (.242, 3 HR, 16 RBI)
J KEPPINGER (.302, 1 HR, 10 RBI)
K GRIFFEY JR (.276, 25 HR, 67 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at CINCINNATI

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

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
R Theriot ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .279
D Lee 1b 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .335
A Ramirez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319
C Floyd rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
M DeRosa 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
J Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
J Kendall c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158
R Hill p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .114

Totals 3 1 1 1 0 0 0

BATTING: SF - D Lee. RBI - D Lee (51). Team LOB - 0.


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Freel cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
J Keppinger ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
K Griffey Jr rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
B Phillips 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
A Dunn lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
J Conine 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
E Encarnacion 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
D Ross c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .196
B Arroyo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: E - K Griffey Jr (7, bobble).


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CHICAGO CUBS - 1 -- 1
CINCINNATI - -- 0
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
R Hill 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.58

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
B Arroyo 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 4.61

Pitches-strikes: B Arroyo 13-9. Ground balls-fly balls: B Arroyo 1-2. Batters
faced: B Arroyo 4.

UMPIRES: HP--C.B. Bucknor. 1B--Joe West. 2B--Ed Rapuano. 3B--Ed Hickox.

(Plus rain delay totaling 88 minutes in the 1st). Weather: 69 degrees, rain.
Wind: 13 mph, swirling.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI
CONFIRMED STARTERS: CHN - RICH HILL
CIN - BRONSON ARROYO</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at CINCINNATI

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - RICH HILL
CIN - BRONSON ARROYO

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: C FLOYD (.294, 4 HR, 33 RBI)
M DEROSA (.284, 7 HR, 50 RBI)
J JONES (.248, 2 HR, 28 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at CINCINNATI

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

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
R Theriot ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .279
D Lee 1b 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .335
A Ramirez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319
C Floyd rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
M DeRosa 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
J Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
J Kendall c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158
R Hill p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .114

Totals 3 1 1 1 0 0 0

BATTING: SF - D Lee. RBI - D Lee (51). Team LOB - 0.


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Freel cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .241
J Keppinger ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
K Griffey Jr rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .276
B Phillips 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .281
A Dunn lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .268
J Conine 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
E Encarnacion 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
D Ross c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .196
B Arroyo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091

Totals 3 0 0 0 1 3 4

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Dunn 1. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: E - K Griffey Jr (7, bobble).


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CHICAGO CUBS - 1 -- 1
CINCINNATI - 0 -- 0
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
R Hill 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 3.55

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
B Arroyo 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.55

HBP - J Keppinger (by R Hill). Pitches-strikes: R Hill 27-15; B Arroyo 13-9.
Ground balls-fly balls: R Hill 0-0; B Arroyo 1-2. Batters faced: R Hill 5; B
Arroyo 4.

UMPIRES: HP--C.B. Bucknor. 1B--Joe West. 2B--Ed Rapuano. 3B--Ed Hickox.

(Plus rain delay totaling 88 minutes in the 1st). Weather: 69 degrees, rain.
Wind: 13 mph, swirling.</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at CINCINNATI

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - RICH HILL
CIN - BRONSON ARROYO

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: J CONINE (.254, 5 HR, 26 RBI)
E ENCARNACION (.258, 6 HR, 38 RBI)
D ROSS (.196, 15 HR, 33 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at CINCINNATI

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

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
R Theriot ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .279
D Lee 1b 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .335
A Ramirez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319
C Floyd rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
M DeRosa 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .287
J Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
J Kendall c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158
R Hill p 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .111

Totals 7 1 2 1 0 1 2

BATTING: 2B - M DeRosa (19, B Arroyo). SF - D Lee. RBI - D Lee (51). Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - R Hill 1. Team LOB - 2.


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Freel cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .241
J Keppinger ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
K Griffey Jr rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .276
B Phillips 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .281
A Dunn lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .268
J Conine 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
E Encarnacion 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
D Ross c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .196
B Arroyo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091

Totals 3 0 0 0 1 3 4

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Dunn 1. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: E - K Griffey Jr (7, bobble).


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CHICAGO CUBS - 10 -- 1
CINCINNATI - 0 -- 0
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
R Hill 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 3.55

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
B Arroyo 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 4.51

HBP - J Keppinger (by R Hill); J Kendall (by B Arroyo). Pitches-strikes: R
Hill 27-15; B Arroyo 36-24. Ground balls-fly balls: R Hill 0-0; B Arroyo 1-4.
Batters faced: R Hill 5; B Arroyo 9.

UMPIRES: HP--C.B. Bucknor. 1B--Joe West. 2B--Ed Rapuano. 3B--Ed Hickox.

(Plus rain delay totaling 88 minutes in the 1st). Weather: 69 degrees, rain.
Wind: 13 mph, swirling.</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at CINCINNATI

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - RICH HILL
CIN - BRONSON ARROYO

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: A SORIANO (.296, 0-FOR-1)
R THERIOT (.279, 1-FOR-1)
D LEE (.335, 0-FOR-0, SF, RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at CINCINNATI

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

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
R Theriot ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .279
D Lee 1b 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .335
A Ramirez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319
C Floyd rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
M DeRosa 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .287
J Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
J Kendall c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158
R Hill p 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .111

Totals 7 1 2 1 0 1 2

BATTING: 2B - M DeRosa (19, B Arroyo). SF - D Lee. RBI - D Lee (51). Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - R Hill 1. Team LOB - 2.


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Freel cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .241
J Keppinger ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
K Griffey Jr rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .276
B Phillips 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .281
A Dunn lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .268
J Conine 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .258
E Encarnacion 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .258
D Ross c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .195
B Arroyo p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .089

Totals 7 0 1 0 1 5 7

BATTING: 2B - J Conine (9, R Hill). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A
Dunn 1, B Arroyo 1. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: E - K Griffey Jr (7, bobble).


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CHICAGO CUBS - 10 -- 1
CINCINNATI - 00 -- 0
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
R Hill 2 1 0 0 1 5 0 3.52

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
B Arroyo 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 4.51

HBP - J Keppinger (by R Hill); J Kendall (by B Arroyo). Pitches-strikes: R
Hill 42-25; B Arroyo 36-24. Ground balls-fly balls: R Hill 0-1; B Arroyo 1-4.
Batters faced: R Hill 9; B Arroyo 9.

UMPIRES: HP--C.B. Bucknor. 1B--Joe West. 2B--Ed Rapuano. 3B--Ed Hickox.

(Plus rain delay totaling 88 minutes in the 1st). Weather: 69 degrees, rain.
Wind: 13 mph, swirling.</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at CINCINNATI

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - RICH HILL
CIN - BRONSON ARROYO

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: R FREEL (.241, 0-FOR-1)
J KEPPINGER (.302, 0-FOR-0, HBP)
K GRIFFEY JR (.276, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at CINCINNATI

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

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
R Theriot ss 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .279
D Lee 1b 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .334
A Ramirez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319
C Floyd rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
M DeRosa 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .287
J Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
J Kendall c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158
R Hill p 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .111

Totals 9 1 2 1 1 1 3

BATTING: 2B - M DeRosa (19, B Arroyo). SF - D Lee. RBI - D Lee (51). Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - R Hill 1. GIDP - D Lee. Team LOB - 2.


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Freel cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .241
J Keppinger ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
K Griffey Jr rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .276
B Phillips 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .281
A Dunn lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .268
J Conine 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .258
E Encarnacion 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .258
D Ross c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .195
B Arroyo p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .089

Totals 7 0 1 0 1 5 7

BATTING: 2B - J Conine (9, R Hill). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A
Dunn 1, B Arroyo 1. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: E - K Griffey Jr (7, bobble). DP: 1 (E Encarnacion-B Phillips-J
Conine).


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CHICAGO CUBS - 100 -- 1
CINCINNATI - 00 -- 0
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
R Hill 2 1 0 0 1 5 0 3.52

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
B Arroyo 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 4.48

HBP - J Keppinger (by R Hill); J Kendall (by B Arroyo). Pitches-strikes: R
Hill 42-25; B Arroyo 49-31. Ground balls-fly balls: R Hill 0-1; B Arroyo 3-5.
Batters faced: R Hill 9; B Arroyo 12.

UMPIRES: HP--C.B. Bucknor. 1B--Joe West. 2B--Ed Rapuano. 3B--Ed Hickox.

(Plus rain delay totaling 88 minutes in the 1st). Weather: 69 degrees, rain.
Wind: 13 mph, swirling.</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY BRANDON PHILLIPS SCORED RYAN FREEL.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B PHILLIPS ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 1
CINCINNATI 1 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: A DUNN (.268, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at CINCINNATI

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - RICH HILL
CIN - BRONSON ARROYO

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: A RAMIREZ (.319, 0-FOR-1)
C FLOYD (.293, 0-FOR-1)
M DEROSA (.287, 1-FOR-1)</div>