GAME THREAD: NL: SAN DIEGO (38-27) at CHICAGO CUBS (30-35)

NL: SAN DIEGO at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">SAN DIEGO (1) VS CHICAGO CUBS (4) - END 7TH - IN PROGRESS

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
H Bocachica rf 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 .241
J Cruz Jr lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .273
A Gonzalez 1b 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 .291
M Cameron cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .243
J Bard c 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .253
K Greene ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .230
C Headley 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
G Blum 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .184
D Wells p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083
C Meredith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 25 1 5 1 1 2 8

BATTING: 2B - J Bard (10, T Lilly); H Bocachica (3, T Lilly). 3B - A Gonzalez
(2, T Lilly). RBI - A Gonzalez (47). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
J Bard 2, K Greene 1. GIDP - C Headley. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Cruz Jr (4, 3rd base off T Lilly/M Barrett).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (G Blum-K Greene-A Gonzalez).


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .300
F Pie cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .257
D Lee 1b 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 .342
C Floyd rf 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .320
A Pagan pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
M DeRosa 3b 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .275
M Barrett c 4 1 2 0 0 0 4 .252
M Fontenot 2b 2 1 1 3 0 0 1 .423
R Theriot ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .269
T Lilly p 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .103

Totals 30 4 11 4 2 4 13

BATTING: 2B - D Lee 3 (24, C Meredith, D Wells 2); M DeRosa (12, D Wells). HR -
M Fontenot (2, 6th inning off D Wells 1 on, 0 Out), A Soriano (11, 6th inning
off D Wells 0 on, 2 Out). SF - M Fontenot. RBI - M Fontenot 3 (9), A Soriano
(23). 2-out RBI - A Soriano. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Floyd
1, M Barrett 3, M DeRosa 1, A Soriano 1. GIDP - M DeRosa. Team LOB - 8.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (R Theriot-M Fontenot-D Lee).


----------------------------------------------------
SAN DIEGO - 000 001 0 -- 1
CHICAGO CUBS - 000 103 0 -- 4
----------------------------------------------------

SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
D Wells 6 10 4 4 1 4 2 4.86
C Meredith 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.73

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Lilly 7 5 1 1 1 2 0 3.74

Pitches-strikes: D Wells 98-71; C Meredith 18-8; T Lilly 80-51. Ground
balls-fly balls: D Wells 6-8; C Meredith 2-1; T Lilly 7-12. Batters faced: D
Wells 29; C Meredith 4; T Lilly 26.

UMPIRES: HP--Brian Gorman. 1B--Mike Everitt. 2B--Paul Nauert. 3B--Gerry
Davis.

Weather: 82 degrees, sunny. Wind: 2 mph, in from center.</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: A Pagan in right field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 1
CHICAGO CUBS 4 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: C Meredith (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Branyan hit for C Meredith.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 1
CHICAGO CUBS 4 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: R Branyan (.217, 4 HR, 14 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
SAN DIEGO 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 0
CHICAGO CUBS 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 4 11 0 (BOT 8)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - CLA MEREDITH (OUT)
CHN - TED LILLY

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: M FONTENOT (.423, 1-FOR-2, SF, HR, 3 RBI)
R THERIOT (.269, 1-FOR-3)
T LILLY (.103, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">SAN DIEGO (1) VS CHICAGO CUBS (4) - MID 8TH - IN PROGRESS

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
H Bocachica rf 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .233
J Cruz Jr lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .272
A Gonzalez 1b 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 .289
M Cameron cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .243
J Bard c 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .253
K Greene ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .230
C Headley 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
G Blum 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .184
D Wells p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083
C Meredith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-R Branyan ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .229

Totals 29 1 6 1 1 3 11

a-singled to center for C Meredith in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - J Bard (10, T Lilly); H Bocachica (3, T Lilly). 3B - A Gonzalez
(2, T Lilly). RBI - A Gonzalez (47). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
J Bard 2, K Greene 1. GIDP - C Headley. Team LOB - 5.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Cruz Jr (4, 3rd base off T Lilly/M Barrett).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (G Blum-K Greene-A Gonzalez).


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .300
F Pie cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .257
D Lee 1b 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 .342
C Floyd rf 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .320
A Pagan pr-rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
M DeRosa 3b 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .275
M Barrett c 4 1 2 0 0 0 4 .252
M Fontenot 2b 2 1 1 3 0 0 1 .423
R Theriot ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .269
T Lilly p 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .103

Totals 30 4 11 4 2 4 13

BATTING: 2B - D Lee 3 (24, C Meredith, D Wells 2); M DeRosa (12, D Wells). HR -
M Fontenot (2, 6th inning off D Wells 1 on, 0 Out), A Soriano (11, 6th inning
off D Wells 0 on, 2 Out). SF - M Fontenot. RBI - M Fontenot 3 (9), A Soriano
(23). 2-out RBI - A Soriano. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Floyd
1, M Barrett 3, M DeRosa 1, A Soriano 1. GIDP - M DeRosa. Team LOB - 8.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (R Theriot-M Fontenot-D Lee).


----------------------------------------------------
SAN DIEGO - 000 001 00 -- 1
CHICAGO CUBS - 000 103 0 -- 4
----------------------------------------------------

SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
D Wells 6 10 4 4 1 4 2 4.86
C Meredith 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.73

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Lilly 8 6 1 1 1 3 0 3.69

Pitches-strikes: D Wells 98-71; C Meredith 18-8; T Lilly 92-60. Ground
balls-fly balls: D Wells 6-8; C Meredith 2-1; T Lilly 7-14. Batters faced: D
Wells 29; C Meredith 4; T Lilly 30.

UMPIRES: HP--Brian Gorman. 1B--Mike Everitt. 2B--Paul Nauert. 3B--Gerry
Davis.

Weather: 82 degrees, sunny. Wind: 2 mph, in from center.</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - PITCHING CHANGE
SDG: KEVIN CAMERON (0-0, 0.42) STARTING THE 8TH
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 1, CHICAGO CUBS 4

DUE UP FOR CHCUBS: M FONTENOT (.423, 1-FOR-2, HR, 3 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: K Cameron relieved C Meredith.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 1
CHICAGO CUBS 4 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: M Fontenot (.423, 1-FOR-2, HR, 3 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Jones hit for T Lilly.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 1
CHICAGO CUBS 4 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: J Jones (.232, 2 HR, 19 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
SAN DIEGO 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 0
CHICAGO CUBS 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 4 11 0 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - KEVIN CAMERON
CHN - TED LILLY (OUT)

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: M CAMERON (.243, 0-FOR-3)
J BARD (.253, 1-FOR-3)
K GREENE (.230, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">SAN DIEGO (1) VS CHICAGO CUBS (4) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
H Bocachica rf 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .233
J Cruz Jr lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .272
A Gonzalez 1b 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 .289
M Cameron cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .243
J Bard c 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .253
K Greene ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .230
C Headley 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
G Blum 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .184
D Wells p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083
C Meredith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-R Branyan ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .229
K Cameron p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 29 1 6 1 1 3 11

a-singled to center for C Meredith in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - J Bard (10, T Lilly); H Bocachica (3, T Lilly). 3B - A Gonzalez
(2, T Lilly). RBI - A Gonzalez (47). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
J Bard 2, K Greene 1. GIDP - C Headley. Team LOB - 5.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Cruz Jr (4, 3rd base off T Lilly/M Barrett).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (G Blum-K Greene-A Gonzalez).


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .300
F Pie cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .257
D Lee 1b 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 .342
C Floyd rf 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .320
A Pagan pr-rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
M DeRosa 3b 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .275
M Barrett c 4 1 2 0 0 0 4 .252
M Fontenot 2b 3 1 1 3 0 0 1 .407
R Theriot ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .267
T Lilly p 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .103
a-J Jones ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230

Totals 33 4 11 4 2 4 13

a-grounded to second for T Lilly in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - D Lee 3 (24, C Meredith, D Wells 2); M DeRosa (12, D Wells). HR -
M Fontenot (2, 6th inning off D Wells 1 on, 0 Out), A Soriano (11, 6th inning
off D Wells 0 on, 2 Out). SF - M Fontenot. RBI - M Fontenot 3 (9), A Soriano
(23). 2-out RBI - A Soriano. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Floyd
1, M Barrett 3, M DeRosa 1, A Soriano 1. GIDP - M DeRosa. Team LOB - 8.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (R Theriot-M Fontenot-D Lee).


----------------------------------------------------
SAN DIEGO - 000 001 00 -- 1
CHICAGO CUBS - 000 103 00 -- 4
----------------------------------------------------

SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
D Wells 6 10 4 4 1 4 2 4.86
C Meredith 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.73
K Cameron 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.40

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Lilly 8 6 1 1 1 3 0 3.69

Pitches-strikes: D Wells 98-71; C Meredith 18-8; K Cameron 11-9; T Lilly
92-60. Ground balls-fly balls: D Wells 6-8; C Meredith 2-1; K Cameron 3-0; T
Lilly 7-14. Batters faced: D Wells 29; C Meredith 4; K Cameron 3; T Lilly 30.


UMPIRES: HP--Brian Gorman. 1B--Mike Everitt. 2B--Paul Nauert. 3B--Gerry
Davis.

Weather: 82 degrees, sunny. Wind: 2 mph, in from center.</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - PITCHING CHANGE
CHN: RYAN DEMPSTER (1-3, 3.69) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 1, CHICAGO CUBS 4

DUE UP FOR SANDIEGO: M CAMERON (.243, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Dempster relieved T Lilly.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 1
CHICAGO CUBS 4 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: M Cameron (.243, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
SAN DIEGO 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 6 0
CHICAGO CUBS 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 x 4 11 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: SDG - DAVID WELLS, CLA MEREDITH (7TH), KEVIN CAMERON (8TH) AND JOSH
BARD

CHN - TED LILLY, RYAN DEMPSTER (9TH) AND MICHAEL
BARRETT

HOME RUNS: SDG - NONE

CHN - MIKE FONTENOT (2) OFF DAVID WELLS IN THE 6TH, 1 ON
ALFONSO SORIANO (11) OFF DAVID WELLS IN THE 6TH, 0 ON</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
SAN DIEGO 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 6 0
CHICAGO CUBS 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 x 4 11 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: SDG - DAVID WELLS, CLA MEREDITH (7TH), KEVIN CAMERON (8TH) AND JOSH
BARD

CHN - TED LILLY, RYAN DEMPSTER (9TH) AND MICHAEL
BARRETT


WP - TED LILLY (5-4)
LP - DAVID WELLS (3-4)
SAVE - RYAN DEMPSTER (15)

HOME RUNS: SDG - NONE

CHN - MIKE FONTENOT (2) OFF DAVID WELLS IN THE 6TH, 1 ON
ALFONSO SORIANO (11) OFF DAVID WELLS IN THE 6TH, 0 ON


TIME: 2:20 ATT: 40,479

PROBABLES: SDG - CHRIS YOUNG (6-3, 2.34)
CHN - CARLOS ZAMBRANO (7-5, 4.89)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">SAN DIEGO (1) VS CHICAGO CUBS (4) - FINAL

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
H Bocachica rf 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .233
J Cruz Jr lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .272
A Gonzalez 1b 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 .289
M Cameron cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .242
J Bard c 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .252
K Greene ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .229
C Headley 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
G Blum 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .184
D Wells p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083
C Meredith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-R Branyan ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .229
K Cameron p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 32 1 6 1 1 4 11

a-singled to center for C Meredith in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - J Bard (10, T Lilly); H Bocachica (3, T Lilly). 3B - A Gonzalez
(2, T Lilly). RBI - A Gonzalez (47). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
J Bard 2, K Greene 1. GIDP - C Headley. Team LOB - 5.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Cruz Jr (4, 3rd base off T Lilly/M Barrett).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (G Blum-K Greene-A Gonzalez).


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .300
F Pie cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .257
D Lee 1b 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 .342
C Floyd rf 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .320
A Pagan pr-rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
M DeRosa 3b 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .275
M Barrett c 4 1 2 0 0 0 4 .252
M Fontenot 2b 3 1 1 3 0 0 1 .407
R Theriot ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .267
T Lilly p 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .103
a-J Jones ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
R Dempster p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 33 4 11 4 2 4 13

a-grounded to second for T Lilly in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - D Lee 3 (24, C Meredith, D Wells 2); M DeRosa (12, D Wells). HR -
M Fontenot (2, 6th inning off D Wells 1 on, 0 Out), A Soriano (11, 6th inning
off D Wells 0 on, 2 Out). SF - M Fontenot. RBI - M Fontenot 3 (9), A Soriano
(23). 2-out RBI - A Soriano. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Floyd
1, M Barrett 3, M DeRosa 1, A Soriano 1. GIDP - M DeRosa. Team LOB - 8.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (R Theriot-M Fontenot-D Lee).


----------------------------------------------------
SAN DIEGO - 000 001 000 -- 1
CHICAGO CUBS - 000 103 00x -- 4
----------------------------------------------------

SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
D Wells (L, 3-4) 6 10 4 4 1 4 2 4.86
C Meredith 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.73
K Cameron 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.40

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Lilly (W, 5-4) 8 6 1 1 1 3 0 3.69
R Dempster (S, 15) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.58

Pitches-strikes: D Wells 98-71; C Meredith 18-8; K Cameron 11-9; T Lilly
92-60; R Dempster 11-7. Ground balls-fly balls: D Wells 6-8; C Meredith 2-1; K
Cameron 3-0; T Lilly 7-14; R Dempster 0-2. Batters faced: D Wells 29; C
Meredith 4; K Cameron 3; T Lilly 30; R Dempster 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Brian Gorman. 1B--Mike Everitt. 2B--Paul Nauert. 3B--Gerry
Davis.

T--2:20. Att--40,479.
Weather: 82 degrees, sunny. Wind: 2 mph, in from
center.</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
SAN DIEGO 1
CHICAGO CUBS 4 FINAL</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
SAN DIEGO (1) AT CHICAGO CUBS (4) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

CHICAGO CUBS 4TH: M DeRosa doubled to deep right center. M Barrett singled
to right, M DeRosa to third. M Fontenot hit sacrifice fly to right, M DeRosa
scored. R Theriot singled to left center, M Barrett to second. T Lilly bunt
popped out foul to catcher. A Soriano flied out to center. (1 Run, 3 Hits,
0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 0, CHICAGO CUBS 1.

SAN DIEGO 6TH: H Bocachica doubled to deep center. J Cruz Jr flied out to
left. A Gonzalez tripled to deep right, H Bocachica scored. M Cameron popped
out to first. J Bard popped out to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
SAN DIEGO 1, CHICAGO CUBS 1.

CHICAGO CUBS 6TH: M Barrett singled to right center. M Fontenot homered
to left center, M Barrett scored. R Theriot grounded out to second. T Lilly
grounded out to second. A Soriano homered to left. F Pie grounded out to
second. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1, CHICAGO CUBS 4.</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
SAN DIEGO (1) AT CHICAGO CUBS (4) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

San Diego Starting Lineups -- H Bocachica RF, J Cruz Jr LF, A Gonzalez 1B,
M Cameron CF, J Bard C, K Greene SS, C Headley 3B, G Blum 2B, D Wells LHP.

Chicago Cubs Starting Lineups -- A Soriano LF, F Pie CF, D Lee 1B, C Floyd RF,
M DeRosa 3B, M Barrett C, M Fontenot 2B, R Theriot SS, T Lilly LHP.

Umpires -- Brian Gorman (HP), Mike Everitt (1B), Paul Nauert (2B), Gerry Davis (3B).

Gametime Weather: 82 degrees, Sunny, wind in from center at 2 mph.


SAN DIEGO 1ST: H Bocachica struck out swinging. J Cruz Jr singled to
center. A Gonzalez walked, J Cruz Jr to second. M Cameron flied out to left.
J Cruz Jr stole third. J Bard popped out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
SAN DIEGO 0, CHICAGO CUBS 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 1ST: A Soriano grounded out to shortstop. F Pie grounded out
to shortstop. D Lee singled to left. C Floyd singled to center, D Lee to
second. M DeRosa walked, D Lee to third, C Floyd to second. M Barrett flied
out to center. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 0, CHICAGO CUBS 0.

SAN DIEGO 2ND: K Greene flied out to left. C Headley flied out to center.
G Blum grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 0,
CHICAGO CUBS 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 2ND: M Fontenot flied out to left. R Theriot lined out to
right. T Lilly bunt grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
SAN DIEGO 0, CHICAGO CUBS 0.

SAN DIEGO 3RD: D Wells lined out to third. H Bocachica struck out
swinging. J Cruz Jr flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
SAN DIEGO 0, CHICAGO CUBS 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 3RD: A Soriano struck out swinging. F Pie struck out
swinging. D Lee doubled to deep left. C Floyd struck out swinging. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 0, CHICAGO CUBS 0.

SAN DIEGO 4TH: A Gonzalez grounded out to second. M Cameron grounded out
to third. J Bard doubled to left. K Greene lined out to third. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 0, CHICAGO CUBS 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 4TH: M DeRosa doubled to deep right center. M Barrett singled
to right, M DeRosa to third. M Fontenot hit sacrifice fly to right, M DeRosa
scored. R Theriot singled to left center, M Barrett to second. T Lilly bunt
popped out foul to catcher. A Soriano flied out to center. (1 Run, 3 Hits,
0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 0, CHICAGO CUBS 1.

SAN DIEGO 5TH: C Headley lined out to right. G Blum grounded out to third.
D Wells bunt grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 0,
CHICAGO CUBS 1.

CHICAGO CUBS 5TH: F Pie struck out looking. D Lee doubled to deep left.
C Floyd popped out to shortstop. M DeRosa popped out to second. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 0, CHICAGO CUBS 1.

SAN DIEGO 6TH: H Bocachica doubled to deep center. J Cruz Jr flied out
to left. A Gonzalez tripled to deep right, H Bocachica scored. M Cameron
popped out to first. J Bard popped out to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
SAN DIEGO 1, CHICAGO CUBS 1.

CHICAGO CUBS 6TH: M Barrett singled to right center. M Fontenot homered
to left center, M Barrett scored. R Theriot grounded out to second. T Lilly
grounded out to second. A Soriano homered to left. F Pie grounded out to
second. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1, CHICAGO CUBS 4.

SAN DIEGO 7TH: K Greene singled to left. C Headley grounded into double
play, shortstop to second to first, K Greene out at second. G Blum popped out
to first. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1, CHICAGO CUBS 4.

CHICAGO CUBS 7TH: C Meredith relieved D Wells. D Lee doubled to deep
center. C Floyd walked. A Pagan ran for C Floyd. M DeRosa grounded into
double play, second to shortstop to first, A Pagan out at second, D Lee to
third. M Barrett fouled out to first. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1,
CHICAGO CUBS 4.

SAN DIEGO 8TH: A Pagan in right field. R Branyan hit for C Meredith.
R Branyan singled to center. H Bocachica popped out to third. J Cruz Jr
fouled out to first. A Gonzalez struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1, CHICAGO CUBS 4.

CHICAGO CUBS 8TH: K Cameron relieved C Meredith. M Fontenot grounded out to
second. R Theriot grounded out to second. J Jones hit for T Lilly. J Jones
grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1, CHICAGO CUBS 4.

SAN DIEGO 9TH: R Dempster relieved T Lilly. M Cameron lined out to left.
J Bard flied out to center. K Greene struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1, CHICAGO CUBS 4.</div>

 

Lilly, Fontenot lead Cubs to third straight win

<h3>CHICAGO CUBS 4, SAN DIEGO 1</h3>CHICAGO (Ticker) -- Ted Lilly bounced back to form with eightstrong innings and Mike Fontenot drove in three runs to lead theChicago Cubs to a 4-1 victory over the San Diego Padres onFriday.

Lilly (5-4) helped the Cubs win their third straight game byallowing just one run and six hits, walking one and striking outthree. It was the lefthander's first start since being ejectedafter hitting Edgar Renteria with a pitch in the first inningof a 5-4 loss to the Atlanta Braves on Sunday.

The win also turned around a recent rough stretch for Lilly, whowas winless over his past four starts, allowing 17 runs - 16earned - over 17 innings.

Ryan Dempster worked a perfect ninth inning to record his 15thsave of the season.

Fontenot gave the Cubs a 3-1 lead in the sixth inning, when hehit his second home run of the season - a two-run blast - offPadres starter David Wells.

The second baseman also drove in Chicago's first run in thefourth with a sacrifice fly, scoring Mark DeRosa. DeRosa ledoff the inning with a double and moved to third on a single byMichael Barrett.

DeRosa's two-base hit came on the heels of two spectacular playsin the field in the top of the fourth. The third baseman madea nice play on a tough grounder by Mike Cameron, then robbedKhalil Greene with a diving catch of a line drive down the thirdbase line.

Alfonso Soriano added his 11th homer of the season in the sixthto provide the final margin.

Derrek Lee went 4-for-4 for the Cubs, collecting three doublesand a single.

The Padres plated their lone run in the sixth inning. HiramBocachica led off with a double to center field and scored twobatters later on a triple by Adrian Gonzalez.

Wells (3-4) took the loss, allowing four runs and 10 hits in sixinnings. The 44-year-old lefthander walked one and struck outfive.

Cla Meredith and Kevin Cameron each pitched a scoreless inningin relief of Wells.

 

Lilly, Fontenot lead Cubs to third straight win

<h3>CHICAGO CUBS 4, SAN DIEGO 1</h3>CHICAGO (Ticker) -- Ted Lilly bounced back to form with eightstrong innings and Mike Fontenot drove in three runs to lead theChicago Cubs to a 4-1 victory over the San Diego Padres onFriday.

Lilly (5-4) helped the Cubs win their third straight game byallowing just one run and six hits, walking one and striking outthree. It was the lefthander's first start since being ejectedafter hitting Edgar Renteria with a pitch in the first inningof a 5-4 loss to the Atlanta Braves on Sunday.

The win also turned around a recent rough stretch for Lilly, whowas winless over his past four starts, allowing 17 runs - 16earned - over 17 innings.

"I felt pretty strong today," Lilly said. "It was the defensebehind me that kept us in the game. (Pitching coach LarryRothschild) told me after the first inning to quicken up thepace, and that seemed to help."

Ryan Dempster worked a perfect ninth inning to record his 15thsave of the season.

Fontenot gave the Cubs a 3-1 lead in the sixth inning, when hehit his second home run of the season - a two-run blast - offPadres starter David Wells.

"I just went up there looking to swing early in the count,"Fontenot said. "I got a fastball (on the first pitch) and wasable to get a good swing on it."

The second baseman also drove in Chicago's first run in thefourth with a sacrifice fly, scoring Mark DeRosa. DeRosa ledoff the inning with a double and moved to third on a single byMichael Barrett.

DeRosa's two-base hit came on the heels of two spectacular playsin the field in the top of the fourth. The third baseman madea nice play on a tough grounder by Mike Cameron, then robbedKhalil Greene with a diving catch of a line drive down the thirdbase line.

"I am just keeping third base warm until Aramis (Ramirez)returns," DeRosa said. "It's pretty funny, the same people whowere cheering me today were booing me yesterday for the error Imade."

Alfonso Soriano added his 11th homer of the season in the sixthto provide the final margin.

"There was no doubt about the ball I hit today," Soriano said."I have hit some balls hard in this park that didn't go out, soit felt good to make it happen today."

Derrek Lee went 4-for-4 for the Cubs, collecting three doublesand a single.

"I talked to Derrek before the game and asked him how he felt,"Cubs manager Lou Piniella said. "He had been in a slump for awhile. It was good to see him turn it around."

The Padres plated their lone run in the sixth inning. HiramBocachica led off with a double to center field and scored twobatters later on a triple by Adrian Gonzalez.

Wells (3-4) took the loss, allowing four runs and 10 hits in sixinnings. The 44-year-old lefthander walked one and struck outfive.

"I didn't think I pitched that bad," Wells said. "It was justtwo pitches, the home runs, and that was it."

Cla Meredith and Kevin Cameron each pitched a scoreless inningin relief of Wells.