GAME THREAD: NL: CHICAGO CUBS (20-23) at SAN DIEGO (25-20)

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">CHICAGO CUBS (1) VS SAN DIEGO (2) - MID 8TH - IN PROGRESS

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .283
A Pagan cf 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .323
D Lee 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .373
A Ramirez 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .288
M Barrett c 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .245
M Murton rf 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 .289
M DeRosa 2b 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 .259
C Izturis ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 .266
S Marshall p 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000
a-C Floyd ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292

Totals 28 1 6 1 3 6 10

a-grounded to first for S Marshall in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - M DeRosa (8, D Wells). RBI - M DeRosa (19). 2-out RBI - M DeRosa.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Izturis 1, A Ramirez 1. GIDP - C
Izturis. Team LOB - 6.

BASERUNNING: SB - M Murton (1, 2nd base off D Wells/J Bard), A Soriano (7,
2nd base off S Linebrink/J Bard).


SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Giles 2b 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .290
J Cruz Jr rf 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .274
M Cameron cf 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .232
A Gonzalez 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .280
K Greene ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .227
J Bard c 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .235
K Kouzmanoff 3b 3 1 2 2 0 1 0 .202
T Sledge lf 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .188
D Wells p 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .118
a-G Blum ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .189
S Linebrink p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 25 2 4 2 2 8 4

a-struck out swinging for D Wells in the 7th.

BATTING: HR - K Kouzmanoff (3, 7th inning off S Marshall 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - K
Kouzmanoff 2 (18). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Gonzalez 2. Team
LOB - 4.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - J Cruz Jr (M Murton at 2nd base). DP: 2 (J Cruz
Jr-K Greene, M Giles-K Greene-A Gonzalez).


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CHICAGO CUBS - 010 000 00 -- 1
SAN DIEGO - 000 000 2 -- 2
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
S Marshall 7 4 2 2 2 8 1 2.57

SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
D Wells 7 5 1 1 2 5 0 4.85
S Linebrink 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 2.49

Pitches-strikes: S Marshall 105-63; D Wells 89-63; S Linebrink 17-9. Ground
balls-fly balls: S Marshall 4-9; D Wells 7-8; S Linebrink 1-1. Batters faced: S
Marshall 27; D Wells 26; S Linebrink 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Wally Bell. 1B--Rob Drake. 2B--Bill Welke. 3B--Laz Diaz.

Weather: 65 degrees, clear. Wind: 8 mph, left to right.</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN DIEGO - PITCHING CHANGE
CHN: MIKE WUERTZ (0-2, 1.86) STARTING THE 8TH
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 1, SAN DIEGO 2

DUE UP FOR SANDIEGO: M GILES (.290, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN DIEGO - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: M Wuertz relieved S Marshall.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 1
SAN DIEGO 2 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: M Giles (.290, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN DIEGO - PITCHING CHANGE
CHN: WILL OHMAN (0-1, 4.38) IN THE 8TH
SITUATION: NO RUNS IN, J CRUZ JR ON FIRST, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 1, SAN DIEGO 2

DUE UP FOR SANDIEGO: A GONZALEZ (.280, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN DIEGO - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: W Ohman relieved M Wuertz.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, J CRUZ JR ON FIRST, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 1
SAN DIEGO 2 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: A Gonzalez (.280, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at SAN DIEGO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - WILL OHMAN
SDG - SCOTT LINEBRINK

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: M BARRETT (.245, 0-FOR-2, BB)
M MURTON (.289, 2-FOR-2, BB)
M DEROSA (.259, 3-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">CHICAGO CUBS (1) VS SAN DIEGO (2) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .283
A Pagan cf 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .323
D Lee 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .373
A Ramirez 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .288
M Barrett c 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .245
M Murton rf 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 .289
M DeRosa 2b 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 .259
C Izturis ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 .266
S Marshall p 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000
a-C Floyd ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
M Wuertz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
W Ohman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 28 1 6 1 3 6 10

a-grounded to first for S Marshall in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - M DeRosa (8, D Wells). RBI - M DeRosa (19). 2-out RBI - M DeRosa.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Izturis 1, A Ramirez 1. GIDP - C
Izturis. Team LOB - 6.

BASERUNNING: SB - M Murton (1, 2nd base off D Wells/J Bard), A Soriano (7,
2nd base off S Linebrink/J Bard).


SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Giles 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .288
J Cruz Jr rf 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .274
M Cameron cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .231
A Gonzalez 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .278
K Greene ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .227
J Bard c 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .235
K Kouzmanoff 3b 3 1 2 2 0 1 0 .202
T Sledge lf 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .188
D Wells p 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .118
a-G Blum ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .189
S Linebrink p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 28 2 4 2 3 10 6

a-struck out swinging for D Wells in the 7th.

BATTING: HR - K Kouzmanoff (3, 7th inning off S Marshall 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - K
Kouzmanoff 2 (18). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Gonzalez 2. Team
LOB - 5.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - J Cruz Jr (M Murton at 2nd base). DP: 2 (J Cruz
Jr-K Greene, M Giles-K Greene-A Gonzalez).


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CHICAGO CUBS - 010 000 00 -- 1
SAN DIEGO - 000 000 20 -- 2
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
S Marshall 7 4 2 2 2 8 1 2.57
M Wuertz 2/3 0 0 0 1 2 0 1.80
W Ohman 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.26

SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
D Wells 7 5 1 1 2 5 0 4.85
S Linebrink 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 2.49

Pitches-strikes: S Marshall 105-63; M Wuertz 13-8; W Ohman 2-2; D Wells
89-63; S Linebrink 17-9. Ground balls-fly balls: S Marshall 4-9; M Wuertz 0-0;
W Ohman 1-0; D Wells 7-8; S Linebrink 1-1. Batters faced: S Marshall 27; M
Wuertz 3; W Ohman 1; D Wells 26; S Linebrink 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Wally Bell. 1B--Rob Drake. 2B--Bill Welke. 3B--Laz Diaz.

Weather: 65 degrees, clear. Wind: 8 mph, left to right.</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN DIEGO - PITCHING CHANGE
SDG: TREVOR HOFFMAN (2-2, 3.12) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 1, SAN DIEGO 2

DUE UP FOR CHCUBS: M BARRETT (.245, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN DIEGO - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: T Hoffman relieved S Linebrink.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 1
SAN DIEGO 2 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: M Barrett (.245, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN DIEGO - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Jones hit for C Izturis.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, M DEROSA ON THIRD, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 1
SAN DIEGO 2 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: J Jones (.252, 1 HR, 15 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at SAN DIEGO

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

BATTERIES: CHN - SEAN MARSHALL, MIKE WUERTZ (8TH), WILL OHMAN (8TH) AND MICHAEL
BARRETT

SDG - DAVID WELLS, SCOTT LINEBRINK (8TH), TREVOR
HOFFMAN (9TH) AND JOSH BARD

HOME RUNS: CHN - NONE

SDG - KEVIN KOUZMANOFF (3) OFF SEAN MARSHALL IN THE 7TH, 1 ON</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at SAN DIEGO

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

BATTERIES: CHN - SEAN MARSHALL, MIKE WUERTZ (8TH), WILL OHMAN (8TH) AND MICHAEL
BARRETT

SDG - DAVID WELLS, SCOTT LINEBRINK (8TH), TREVOR
HOFFMAN (9TH) AND JOSH BARD


WP - DAVID WELLS (2-2)
LP - SEAN MARSHALL (0-1)
SAVE - TREVOR HOFFMAN (13)

HOME RUNS: CHN - NONE

SDG - KEVIN KOUZMANOFF (3) OFF SEAN MARSHALL IN THE 7TH, 1 ON


TIME: 2:18 ATT: 27,535

PROBABLES: CHN - JASON MARQUIS (5-1, 2.76)
SDG - CHRIS YOUNG (5-3, 2.89)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">CHICAGO CUBS (1) VS SAN DIEGO (2) - FINAL

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .283
A Pagan cf 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .323
D Lee 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .373
A Ramirez 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .288
M Barrett c 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .243
M Murton rf 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 .286
M DeRosa 2b 4 0 4 1 0 0 0 .265
C Izturis ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 .266
b-J Jones ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250
S Marshall p 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000
a-C Floyd ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
M Wuertz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
W Ohman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 32 1 7 1 3 7 11

a-grounded to first for S Marshall in the 8th; b-flied out to right for C
Izturis in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - M DeRosa (8, D Wells). 3B - M DeRosa (2, T Hoffman). RBI - M
DeRosa (19). 2-out RBI - M DeRosa. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C
Izturis 1, A Ramirez 1, J Jones 1. GIDP - C Izturis. Team LOB - 7.

BASERUNNING: SB - M Murton (1, 2nd base off D Wells/J Bard), A Soriano (7,
2nd base off S Linebrink/J Bard).


SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Giles 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .288
J Cruz Jr rf 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .274
M Cameron cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .231
A Gonzalez 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .278
K Greene ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .227
J Bard c 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .235
K Kouzmanoff 3b 3 1 2 2 0 1 0 .202
T Sledge lf 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .188
D Wells p 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .118
a-G Blum ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .189
S Linebrink p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Hoffman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 28 2 4 2 3 10 6

a-struck out swinging for D Wells in the 7th.

BATTING: HR - K Kouzmanoff (3, 7th inning off S Marshall 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - K
Kouzmanoff 2 (18). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Gonzalez 2. Team
LOB - 5.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - J Cruz Jr (M Murton at 2nd base). DP: 2 (J Cruz
Jr-K Greene, M Giles-K Greene-A Gonzalez).


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CHICAGO CUBS - 010 000 000 -- 1
SAN DIEGO - 000 000 20x -- 2
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
S Marshall (L, 0-1) 7 4 2 2 2 8 1 2.57
M Wuertz 2/3 0 0 0 1 2 0 1.80
W Ohman 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.26

SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
D Wells (W, 2-2) 7 5 1 1 2 5 0 4.85
S Linebrink (H, 9) 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 2.49
T Hoffman (S, 13) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.95

Pitches-strikes: S Marshall 105-63; M Wuertz 13-8; W Ohman 2-2; D Wells
89-63; S Linebrink 17-9; T Hoffman 24-16. Ground balls-fly balls: S Marshall
4-9; M Wuertz 0-0; W Ohman 1-0; D Wells 7-8; S Linebrink 1-1; T Hoffman 1-1.
Batters faced: S Marshall 27; M Wuertz 3; W Ohman 1; D Wells 26; S Linebrink 5;
T Hoffman 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Wally Bell. 1B--Rob Drake. 2B--Bill Welke. 3B--Laz Diaz.

T--2:18. Att--27,535.
Weather: 65 degrees, clear. Wind: 8 mph, left to
right.</div>

 

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CHICAGO CUBS (1) AT SAN DIEGO (2) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

CHICAGO CUBS 2ND: A Ramirez struck out looking. M Barrett grounded out to
shortstop. M Murton singled to left. M Murton stole second. M DeRosa doubled
to deep center, M Murton scored. C Izturis flied out to right. (1 Run, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 1, SAN DIEGO 0.

SAN DIEGO 7TH: K Greene struck out swinging. J Bard singled to center.
K Kouzmanoff homered to left, J Bard scored. T Sledge struck out looking.
G Blum hit for D Wells. G Blum struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
CHICAGO CUBS 1, SAN DIEGO 2.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
CHICAGO CUBS (1) AT SAN DIEGO (2) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

CHICAGO CUBS 2ND: A Ramirez struck out looking. M Barrett grounded out to
shortstop. M Murton singled to left. M Murton stole second. M DeRosa doubled
to deep center, M Murton scored. C Izturis flied out to right. (1 Run, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 1, SAN DIEGO 0.

SAN DIEGO 7TH: K Greene struck out swinging. J Bard singled to center.
K Kouzmanoff homered to left, J Bard scored. T Sledge struck out looking.
G Blum hit for D Wells. G Blum struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
CHICAGO CUBS 1, SAN DIEGO 2.</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
CHICAGO CUBS (1) AT SAN DIEGO (2) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Chicago Cubs Starting Lineups -- A Soriano LF, A Pagan CF, D Lee 1B,
A Ramirez 3B, M Barrett C, M Murton RF, M DeRosa 2B, C Izturis SS, S Marshall LHP.

San Diego Starting Lineups -- M Giles 2B, J Cruz Jr RF, M Cameron CF, A
Gonzalez 1B, K Greene SS, J Bard C, K Kouzmanoff 3B, T Sledge LF, D Wells LHP.

Umpires -- Wally Bell (HP), Rob Drake (1B), Bill Welke (2B), Laz Diaz (3B).


Gametime Weather: 65 degrees, Clear, wind left to right at 8 mph.


CHICAGO CUBS 1ST: A Soriano flied out to right. A Pagan struck out
looking. D Lee grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
CHICAGO CUBS 0, SAN DIEGO 0.

SAN DIEGO 1ST: M Giles walked. J Cruz Jr grounded out to first, M Giles to
second. M Cameron grounded out to pitcher, M Giles to third. A Gonzalez flied
out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 0, SAN DIEGO 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 2ND: A Ramirez struck out looking. M Barrett grounded out to
shortstop. M Murton singled to left. M Murton stole second. M DeRosa doubled
to deep center, M Murton scored. C Izturis flied out to right. (1 Run, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 1, SAN DIEGO 0.

SAN DIEGO 2ND: K Greene fouled out to first. J Bard lined out to
shortstop. K Kouzmanoff singled to left. T Sledge struck out swinging.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 1, SAN DIEGO 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 3RD: S Marshall struck out swinging. A Soriano flied out to
center. A Pagan flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 1,
SAN DIEGO 0.

SAN DIEGO 3RD: D Wells struck out swinging. M Giles grounded out to
second. J Cruz Jr singled to center. M Cameron walked, J Cruz Jr to second.
A Gonzalez flied out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 1,
SAN DIEGO 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 4TH: D Lee flied out to center. A Ramirez flied out to right.
M Barrett flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 1,
SAN DIEGO 0.

SAN DIEGO 4TH: K Greene flied out to left. J Bard grounded out to
shortstop. K Kouzmanoff struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
CHICAGO CUBS 1, SAN DIEGO 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 5TH: M Murton singled to center. M DeRosa singled to left,
M Murton to second. C Izturis lined into double play, right to shortstop,
M Murton doubled off second. S Marshall struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 1, SAN DIEGO 0.

SAN DIEGO 5TH: T Sledge flied out to right. D Wells struck out bunting
foul. M Giles flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 1,
SAN DIEGO 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 6TH: A Soriano grounded out to second. A Pagan struck out
swinging. D Lee grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
CHICAGO CUBS 1, SAN DIEGO 0.

SAN DIEGO 6TH: J Cruz Jr struck out swinging. M Cameron flied out to left.
A Gonzalez fouled out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 1,
SAN DIEGO 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 7TH: A Ramirez grounded out to shortstop. M Barrett walked.
M Murton walked, M Barrett to second. M DeRosa singled to right center,
M Barrett to third, M Murton to second. C Izturis grounded into double play,
second to shortstop to first, M DeRosa out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
CHICAGO CUBS 1, SAN DIEGO 0.

SAN DIEGO 7TH: K Greene struck out swinging. J Bard singled to center.
K Kouzmanoff homered to left, J Bard scored. T Sledge struck out looking.
G Blum hit for D Wells. G Blum struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
CHICAGO CUBS 1, SAN DIEGO 2.

CHICAGO CUBS 8TH: S Linebrink relieved D Wells. C Floyd hit for S Marshall.
C Floyd grounded out to first. A Soriano singled to right. A Pagan struck out
swinging, A Soriano stole second. D Lee walked. A Ramirez popped out to
shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 1, SAN DIEGO 2.

SAN DIEGO 8TH: M Wuertz relieved S Marshall. M Giles struck out swinging.
J Cruz Jr walked. M Cameron struck out swinging. W Ohman relieved M Wuertz.
A Gonzalez grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 1,
SAN DIEGO 2.

CHICAGO CUBS 9TH: T Hoffman relieved S Linebrink. M Barrett grounded out to
shortstop. M Murton struck out swinging. M DeRosa tripled to deep right.
J Jones hit for C Izturis. J Jones flied out to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
CHICAGO CUBS 1, SAN DIEGO 2.</div>

 

Red-hot Kouzmanoff lifts Padres past Cubs

<h3>SAN DIEGO 2, CHICAGO CUBS 1</h3>SAN DIEGO (Ticker) -- It's apparent that Kevin Kouzmanoff hasput a horrible start to the season behind him.

Kouzmanoff hit a two-run homer and David Wells tossed seveneffective innings as the San Diego Padres posted a 2-1 victoryover the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday.

With the Padres trailing, 1-0, in the seventh, Kouzmanoffcrushed a 2-0 pitch from Cubs starter Sean Marshall to deep leftfield to give San Diego the lead.

The blast made a winner out of Wells (2-2) and continuedKouzmanoff's recent turnaround.

The homers were the second in as many nights for Kouzmanoff, whowas acquired in an offseason trade with Cleveland. The rookiethird baseman has a six-game hitting streak with 10 hits in 19at-bats with a pair of homers and eight RBI.

After a rough April, Kouzmanoff was not getting much better inMay. He was hitting .108 after going 0-for-3 at Atlanta on May7. He went 2-for-3 on Wednesday and has raised his averagenearly 100 points over the past 2 1/2 weeks.

Wells allowed one run and five hits in seven innings. He walkedtwo and struck out five in recording his first victory sinceApril 24.

Scott Linebrink allowed a hit and a walk in the eighth andTrevor Hoffman allowed one hit and struck out one in the ninthto pick up his 13th save of the season and the 495th of hiscareer.

Linebrink and Hoffman kept the Cubs off the scoreboard andcontinued a strong recent run by the Padres' bullpen. San Diegorelievers have allowed one run in the last 11 games over 30 1/3innings.

Marshall (0-1), who was recalled from Class AAA Iowa on Tuesday,pitched well in his first start of the season for the Cubs. Heyielded two runs on four hits in seven innings with eightstrikeouts and a pair of walks.

Mark DeRosa went 4-for-4 and gave Chicago a 1-0 lead in thesecond with an RBI double. San Diego has won 10 of 11 againstChicago dating to last year.

 

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<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
CHICAGO CUBS 1
SAN DIEGO 2 FINAL</div>

 

Red-hot Kouzmanoff lifts Padres past Cubs

<h3>SAN DIEGO 2, CHICAGO CUBS 1</h3>SAN DIEGO (Ticker) -- It's apparent that Kevin Kouzmanoff hasput a horrible start to the season behind him.

Kouzmanoff hit a two-run homer and David Wells tossed seveneffective innings as the San Diego Padres posted a 2-1 victoryover the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday.

With the Padres trailing, 1-0, in the seventh, Kouzmanoffcrushed a 2-0 pitch from Cubs starter Sean Marshall to deepleftfield to give San Diego the lead.

"I just got a good pitch to hit and I hit it hard," Kouzmanoffsaid. "It's definitely a good feeling when you hit a ball likethat off your bat."

"It was just one pitch, that's the way it turned out," Marshallsaid. "Kouzmanoff has been hot. I really didn't make the pitch Iwanted to. He put a nice swing on it, unfortunately for us."

The blast made a winner out of Wells (2-2) and continuedKouzmanoff's recent turnaround.

The homers were the second in as many nights for Kouzmanoff, whowas acquired in an offseason trade with Cleveland. The rookiethird baseman has a six-game hitting streak with 10 hits in 19at-bats with a pair of homers and eight RBI.

After a rough April, Kouzmanoff was not getting much better inMay. He was hitting .108 after going 0-for-3 at Atlanta on May7. He went 2-for-3 on Wednesday and has raised his averagenearly 100 points over the past 2 1/2 weeks.

"All along we had a lot of faith in Kooz," San Diego manager BudBlack said. "We felt like he was going to hit and do the thingshe has done the last few weeks. A lot of people might think heis hot right now, but we think this is what he is capable ofdoing this stretch of May."

Kouzmanoff's home run came two pitches after Chicago Manager LouPiniella walked out to the mound to talk to Marshall, who wasrecalled from Class AAA Iowa on Tuesday, after a first pitchball.

"He asked me how I was feeling and I told him I was feelinggood," Marshall said. "I said I felt strong and could get adouble play. I threw him a double play pitch but left it up andhe hit it out of the park, unfortunately."

"He said he felt good, I just wanted to make sure he felt good,"Piniella said. "He was throwing the ball well, but he hit itout of the ballpark."

Wells allowed one run and five hits in seven innings. He walkedtwo and struck out five in recording his first victory sinceApril 24.

"I thought Boomer was outstanding from the first pitch on,"Black said. "He threw the ball great. His fastball had life,good curveball, good changeup - I thing he had all his pitchesworking."

Wells got into some trouble in the seventh when, with one out,catcher Michael Barrett and rightfielder Matt Murton walked, andsecond baseman Mark DeRosa singled to load the bases. Wellsthen got shortstop Cesar Izturis to ground into a double play toPadre shortstop Khalil Greene.

"I think he was still throwing the ball great," Black said. "Ifelt at that point he was still capable of making pitches andgetting outs, as evident by the double play. But he was on hisgame, he was on top of it."

"That was huge to get out of a jam like that," Wells said. "Ijust told myself just keep the ball down. I made the rightpitch. It's better to be lucky than good sometimes."

Scott Linebrink allowed a hit and a walk in the eighth andTrevor Hoffman allowed one hit and struck out one in the ninthto pick up his 13th save of the season and the 495th of hiscareer.

Linebrink and Hoffman kept the Cubs off the scoreboard andcontinued a strong recent run by the Padres' bullpen. San Diegorelievers have allowed one run in the last 11 games over 30 1/3innings.

Marshall (0-1) pitched well in his first start of the season forthe Cubs. He yielded two runs on four hits in seven inningswith eight strikeouts and a pair of walks.

DeRosa went 4-for-4 and gave Chicago a 1-0 lead in the secondwith an RBI double. San Diego has won 10 of 11 against Chicagodating to last year.

Chicago had its chances, stranding 11 men on base while fallingto 2-10 in one-run games this season, much to the chagrin ofPiniella.

"I get tired about talking it. We talk about the same thingsevery time. It's hard explaining it, I mean it really is,"Piniella said. "I wish you could all sit back here and I couldwrite. I just don't know what to say. It just happens too manytimes. We have so many chances, but just leave them on.

"We're second in the league in hitting and we're 2-10 in one-rungames. It just doesn't add up, does it?"