GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: COLORADO (38-37) at CHICAGO CUBS (35-39)

NL: COLORADO at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY GARRETT ATKINS SCORED MATT HOLLIDAY.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, G ATKINS ON FIRST, T HELTON ON THIRD, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 5
CHICAGO CUBS 8 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: B HAWPE (.292, 1-FOR-3, BB)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY BRAD HAWPE SCORED TODD HELTON.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, B HAWPE ON FIRST, G ATKINS ON SECOND, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 6
CHICAGO CUBS 8 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: T TULOWITZKI (.273, 1-FOR-4)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY TROY TULOWITZKI (7) TO CENTER WITH 0
OUT IN THE 9TH OFF BOBBY HOWRY SCORED GARRETT ATKINS AND BRAD
HAWPE.
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 9, CHICAGO CUBS 8

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: Y TORREALBA (.243, 2-FOR-2, BB, HBP)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: C Sullivan hit for J Julio.
SITUATION: 6 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 9
CHICAGO CUBS 8 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: C Sullivan (.500, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
COLORADO 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 6 9 13 0
CHICAGO CUBS 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 8 15 1 (BOT 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: COL - JORGE JULIO (OUT)
CHN - BOBBY HOWRY

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: M DEROSA (.271, 2-FOR-4, 3 RBI)
A PAGAN (.293, 1-FOR-3, BB, HR, 3 RBI)
R BOWEN (.245, 0-FOR-3, BB)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">COLORADO (9) VS CHICAGO CUBS (8) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS

COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Taveras cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .306
T Martin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-J Baker ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .239
J Julio p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-C Sullivan ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333
K Matsui 2b 5 2 2 0 0 2 0 .311
M Holliday lf 4 1 1 1 1 1 0 .354
T Helton 1b 3 1 1 1 2 0 0 .326
G Atkins 3b 4 2 2 1 1 0 2 .246
B Hawpe rf 4 2 2 1 1 1 2 .295
T Tulowitzki ss 5 1 2 3 0 0 2 .276
Y Torrealba c 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .241
J Francis p 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 .120
a-R Spilborghs ph-cf 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 .290

Totals 39 9 13 9 6 8 16

a-singled to right for J Francis in the 6th; b-struck out swinging for T
Martin in the 8th; c-struck out swinging for J Julio in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - T Tulowitzki (12, S Eyre); T Helton (18, S Eyre). HR - T
Tulowitzki (7, 9th inning off B Howry 2 on, 0 Out). RBI - M Holliday (60), R
Spilborghs 2 (15), T Helton (39), G Atkins (38), B Hawpe (52), T Tulowitzki 3
(35). 2-out RBI - R Spilborghs 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B
Hawpe 1, J Baker 1, J Francis 1, W Taveras 2. GIDP - G Atkins, R Spilborghs.
Team LOB - 10.

BASERUNNING: SB - K Matsui (15, 2nd base off J Marquis/R Bowen).


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .305
M Fontenot 2b 5 2 5 2 0 0 0 .397
D Lee 1b 5 1 3 0 0 0 2 .350
A Ramirez 3b 5 1 1 0 0 0 5 .298
M DeRosa rf 4 1 2 3 0 0 1 .271
A Pagan cf 3 1 1 3 1 0 2 .293
R Bowen c 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .245
C Izturis ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 .253
M Wuertz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S Eyre p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
B Howry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Marquis p 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .167
R Theriot ss 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 .258

Totals 38 8 15 8 2 5 17

BATTING: 2B - M Fontenot 2 (6, J Francis, J Julio); R Theriot (11, J Julio). HR
- A Pagan (3, 1st inning off J Francis 2 on, 2 Out). RBI - M DeRosa 3 (36), A
Pagan 3 (11), M Fontenot 2 (11). 2-out RBI - M DeRosa, A Pagan 3. Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out - C Izturis 2, S Eyre 1, A Ramirez 1, A Pagan 1.
Team LOB - 8.

BASERUNNING: SB - R Theriot (13, 3rd base off J Julio/Y Torrealba). CS - M
Fontenot (1, 2nd base by J Francis).

FIELDING: E - C Izturis (7, ground ball). DP: 2 (A Ramirez-M Fontenot-D Lee,
R Theriot-M Fontenot-D Lee).


----------------------------------------------------
COLORADO - 100 002 006 -- 9
CHICAGO CUBS - 401 011 01 -- 8
----------------------------------------------------

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Francis 5 10 6 6 2 4 1 3.80
T Martin 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 3.79
J Julio 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 6.35

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Marquis 5 2/3 7 3 3 2 5 0 3.46
M Wuertz 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3.31
S Eyre 1 1/3 3 3 3 2 2 0 6.92
B Howry 1 3 3 3 0 1 1 4.30

S Eyre pitched to 3 batters in the 9th.

BALK - T Martin. HBP - Y Torrealba (by J Marquis). Pitches-strikes: J Francis
93-57; T Martin 32-21; J Julio 15-10; J Marquis 97-67; M Wuertz 23-12; S Eyre
36-18; B Howry 20-15. Ground balls-fly balls: J Francis 6-4; T Martin 5-1; J
Julio 1-1; J Marquis 8-4; M Wuertz 2-1; S Eyre 2-0; B Howry 2-0. Batters faced:
J Francis 26; T Martin 9; J Julio 5; J Marquis 27; M Wuertz 5; S Eyre 8; B
Howry 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Ron Kulpa. 1B--Dale Scott. 2B--Dan Iassogna. 3B--Adam Dowdy.

Weather: 77 degrees, clear. Wind: 7 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: C Sullivan in center field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 9
CHICAGO CUBS 8 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: M DeRosa (.271, 2-FOR-4, 3 RBI)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - PITCHING CHANGE
COL: BRIAN FUENTES (0-1, 2.41) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 9, CHICAGO CUBS 8

DUE UP FOR CHCUBS: M DEROSA (.271, 2-FOR-4, 3 RBI)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: B Fuentes relieved J Julio.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 9
CHICAGO CUBS 8 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: M DeRosa (.271, 2-FOR-4, 3 RBI)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: F Pie ran for M DeRosa.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, F PIE ON FIRST, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 9
CHICAGO CUBS 8 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: A Pagan (.293, 1-FOR-3, HR, 3 RBI)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: K Hill hit for B Howry.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, R BOWEN ON FIRST, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 9
CHICAGO CUBS 8 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: K Hill (.194, 1 HR, 3 RBI)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Jones ran for R Bowen.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, K HILL ON FIRST, J JONES ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 9
CHICAGO CUBS 8 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: R Theriot (.258, 2-FOR-2)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY ALFONSO SORIANO SCORED JACQUE JONES AND KOYIE
HILL.

FINAL SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 10, COLORADO 9</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
COLORADO 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 6 9 13 1
CHICAGO CUBS 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 10 18 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: COL - JEFF FRANCIS, TOM MARTIN (6TH), JORGE JULIO (8TH), BRIAN
FUENTES (9TH) AND YORVIT TORREALBA

CHN - JASON MARQUIS, MIKE WUERTZ (6TH), SCOTT EYRE
(7TH), BOBBY HOWRY (9TH) AND ROB BOWEN

HOME RUNS: COL - TROY TULOWITZKI (7) OFF BOBBY HOWRY IN THE 9TH, 2 ON

CHN - ANGEL PAGAN (3) OFF JEFF FRANCIS IN THE 1ST, 2 ON</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
COLORADO 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 6 9 13 1
CHICAGO CUBS 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 10 18 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: COL - JEFF FRANCIS, TOM MARTIN (6TH), JORGE JULIO (8TH), BRIAN
FUENTES (9TH) AND YORVIT TORREALBA

CHN - JASON MARQUIS, MIKE WUERTZ (6TH), SCOTT EYRE
(7TH), BOBBY HOWRY (9TH) AND ROB BOWEN


WP - BOBBY HOWRY (4-4)
LP - BRIAN FUENTES (0-2)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: COL - TROY TULOWITZKI (7) OFF BOBBY HOWRY IN THE 9TH, 2 ON

CHN - ANGEL PAGAN (3) OFF JEFF FRANCIS IN THE 1ST, 2 ON


TIME: 3:34 ATT: 40,269

PROBABLES: COL - RODRIGO LOPEZ (4-0, 2.93)
CHN - TED LILLY (5-4, 3.90)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">COLORADO (9) VS CHICAGO CUBS (10) - FINAL

COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Taveras cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .306
T Martin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-J Baker ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .239
J Julio p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-C Sullivan ph-cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333
K Matsui 2b 5 2 2 0 0 2 0 .311
M Holliday lf 4 1 1 1 1 1 0 .354
T Helton 1b 3 1 1 1 2 0 0 .326
G Atkins 3b 4 2 2 1 1 0 2 .246
B Hawpe rf 4 2 2 1 1 1 2 .295
T Tulowitzki ss 5 1 2 3 0 0 2 .276
Y Torrealba c 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .241
J Francis p 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 .120
a-R Spilborghs ph-cf 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 .290
B Fuentes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 39 9 13 9 6 8 16

a-singled to right for J Francis in the 6th; b-struck out swinging for T
Martin in the 8th; c-struck out swinging for J Julio in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - T Tulowitzki (12, S Eyre); T Helton (18, S Eyre). HR - T
Tulowitzki (7, 9th inning off B Howry 2 on, 0 Out). RBI - M Holliday (60), R
Spilborghs 2 (15), T Helton (39), G Atkins (38), B Hawpe (52), T Tulowitzki 3
(35). 2-out RBI - R Spilborghs 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B
Hawpe 1, J Baker 1, J Francis 1, W Taveras 2. GIDP - G Atkins, R Spilborghs.
Team LOB - 10.

BASERUNNING: SB - K Matsui (15, 2nd base off J Marquis/R Bowen).

FIELDING: E - K Matsui (1, ground ball).


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 6 0 1 2 0 1 2 .307
M Fontenot 2b 5 2 5 2 0 0 0 .397
D Lee 1b 5 1 3 0 0 0 2 .350
A Ramirez 3b 5 1 1 0 0 0 5 .298
M DeRosa rf 5 1 3 3 0 0 1 .274
F Pie pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227
A Pagan cf 4 1 1 3 1 1 3 .289
R Bowen c 4 0 0 0 1 2 1 .242
J Jones pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .234
C Izturis ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 .253
M Wuertz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S Eyre p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
B Howry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-K Hill ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .219
J Marquis p 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .167
R Theriot ss 3 2 2 0 0 0 2 .257

Totals 44 10 18 10 2 6 21

a-singled to left for B Howry in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - M Fontenot 2 (6, J Francis, J Julio); R Theriot (11, J Julio). HR
- A Pagan (3, 1st inning off J Francis 2 on, 2 Out). RBI - M DeRosa 3 (36), A
Pagan 3 (11), M Fontenot 2 (11), A Soriano 2 (30). 2-out RBI - M DeRosa, A
Pagan 3, A Soriano 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Izturis 2, S
Eyre 1, A Ramirez 1, A Pagan 1. Team LOB - 10.

BASERUNNING: SB - R Theriot (13, 3rd base off J Julio/Y Torrealba). CS - M
Fontenot (1, 2nd base by J Francis).

FIELDING: E - C Izturis (7, ground ball). DP: 2 (A Ramirez-M Fontenot-D Lee,
R Theriot-M Fontenot-D Lee).


----------------------------------------------------
COLORADO - 100 002 006 -- 9
CHICAGO CUBS - 401 011 012 -- 10

Two outs when winning run scored.
----------------------------------------------------

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Francis 5 10 6 6 2 4 1 3.80
T Martin 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 3.79
J Julio 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 6.35
B Fuentes (L, 0-2; B, 4) 2/3 3 2 0 0 1 0 2.36

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Marquis 5 2/3 7 3 3 2 5 0 3.46
M Wuertz (H, 6) 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3.31
S Eyre (H, 2) 1 1/3 3 3 3 2 2 0 6.92
B Howry (W, 4-4; B, 4) 1 3 3 3 0 1 1 4.30

S Eyre pitched to 3 batters in the 9th.

BALK - T Martin. HBP - Y Torrealba (by J Marquis). Pitches-strikes: J Francis
93-57; T Martin 32-21; J Julio 15-10; B Fuentes 18-12; J Marquis 97-67; M
Wuertz 23-12; S Eyre 36-18; B Howry 20-15. Ground balls-fly balls: J Francis
6-4; T Martin 5-1; J Julio 1-1; B Fuentes 1-0; J Marquis 8-4; M Wuertz 2-1; S
Eyre 2-0; B Howry 2-0. Batters faced: J Francis 26; T Martin 9; J Julio 5; B
Fuentes 6; J Marquis 27; M Wuertz 5; S Eyre 8; B Howry 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Ron Kulpa. 1B--Dale Scott. 2B--Dan Iassogna. 3B--Adam Dowdy.

T--3:34. Att--40,269.
Weather: 77 degrees, clear. Wind: 7 mph, right to
left.</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
COLORADO 9
CHICAGO CUBS 10 FINAL</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
COLORADO (9) AT CHICAGO CUBS (10) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

COLORADO 1ST: W Taveras struck out swinging. K Matsui reached on infield
single to third. K Matsui stole second. M Holliday singled to center, K Matsui
scored. T Helton walked, M Holliday to second. G Atkins grounded into double
play, third to second to first, T Helton out at second.(1 Run, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) COLORADO 1, CHICAGO CUBS 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 1ST: A Soriano popped out to second. M Fontenot reached on
infield single to second. M Fontenot caught stealing second, pitcher to first
to second. D Lee singled to center. A Ramirez singled to left, D Lee to
second. M DeRosa singled to left, D Lee scored, A Ramirez to second. A Pagan
homered to left, A Ramirez and M DeRosa scored. R Bowen struck out looking.
(4 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 1, CHICAGO CUBS 4.

CHICAGO CUBS 3RD: M Fontenot reached on infield single to third. D Lee
reached on infield single to shortstop, M Fontenot to second. A Ramirez
grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, D Lee out at second, M Fontenot to
third. M DeRosa grounded out to third, M Fontenot scored, A Ramirez to second.
A Pagan popped out to shortstop. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 1,
CHICAGO CUBS 5.

CHICAGO CUBS 5TH: M Fontenot doubled to deep left. D Lee singled to left,
M Fontenot to third. A Ramirez popped out to second. M DeRosa grounded into
fielder's choice to shortstop, M Fontenot scored, D Lee out at second. A Pagan
walked, M DeRosa to second. R Bowen walked, M DeRosa to third, A Pagan to
second. C Izturis grounded into fielder's choice to second, R Bowen out at
second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 1, CHICAGO CUBS 6.

COLORADO 6TH: T Helton flied out to left. G Atkins singled to center.
B Hawpe reached on infield single to second, G Atkins to second. T Tulowitzki
flied out to left. Y Torrealba singled to left, G Atkins to third, B Hawpe to
second. R Spilborghs hit for J Francis. R Spilborghs singled to right,
G Atkins and B Hawpe scored, Y Torrealba to third. M Wuertz relieved J Marquis.
R Theriot at shortstop. W Taveras grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop,
R Spilborghs out at second. (2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 3, CHICAGO CUBS 6.

CHICAGO CUBS 6TH: T Martin relieved J Francis. R Spilborghs in center
field. R Theriot reached on infield single to shortstop. R Theriot to second
on balk by T Martin. A Soriano grounded out to shortstop, R Theriot to third.
M Fontenot singled to center, R Theriot scored. D Lee popped out to second.
A Ramirez grounded out to third. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 3,
CHICAGO CUBS 7.

CHICAGO CUBS 8TH: J Julio relieved T Martin. R Theriot doubled to deep left
center. A Soriano struck out swinging, R Theriot stole third. M Fontenot
doubled to left, R Theriot scored. D Lee flied out to right. A Ramirez
grounded out to third. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 3, CHICAGO CUBS 8.

COLORADO 9TH: K Matsui singled to right. M Holliday walked, K Matsui to
second. T Helton doubled to deep left, K Matsui scored, M Holliday to third.
B Howry relieved S Eyre. G Atkins singled to left, M Holliday scored, T Helton
to third. B Hawpe singled to right, T Helton scored, G Atkins to second.
T Tulowitzki homered to center, G Atkins and B Hawpe scored. Y Torrealba
grounded out to shortstop. R Spilborghs grounded out to shortstop. C Sullivan
hit for J Julio. C Sullivan struck out swinging. (6 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors)
COLORADO 9, CHICAGO CUBS 8.

CHICAGO CUBS 9TH: C Sullivan in center field. B Fuentes relieved J Julio.
M DeRosa singled to center. F Pie ran for M DeRosa. A Pagan struck out swinging.
R Bowen grounded into fielder's choice to first, F Pie out at second. K Hill
hit for B Howry. K Hill singled to left, R Bowen to second. J Jones ran for
R Bowen. R Theriot safe at first on error by second baseman K Matsui, J Jones to
third, K Hill to second. A Soriano singled to right center, J Jones and K Hill
scored. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error) COLORADO 9, CHICAGO CUBS 10.</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
COLORADO (9) AT CHICAGO CUBS (10) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Colorado Starting Lineups -- W Taveras CF, K Matsui 2B, M Holliday LF, T Helton 1B,
G Atkins 3B, B Hawpe RF, T Tulowitzki SS, Y Torrealba C, J Francis LHP.

Chicago Cubs Starting Lineups -- A Soriano LF, M Fontenot 2B, D Lee 1B,
A Ramirez 3B, M DeRosa RF, A Pagan CF, R Bowen C, C Izturis SS, J Marquis RHP.

Umpires -- Ron Kulpa (HP), Dale Scott (1B), Dan Iassogna (2B), Adam Dowdy (3B).


Gametime Weather: 77 degrees, Clear, wind right to left at 7 mph.


COLORADO 1ST: W Taveras struck out swinging. K Matsui reached on infield
single to third. K Matsui stole second. M Holliday singled to center, K Matsui
scored. T Helton walked, M Holliday to second. G Atkins grounded into double
play, third to second to first, T Helton out at second.(1 Run, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) COLORADO 1, CHICAGO CUBS 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 1ST: A Soriano popped out to second. M Fontenot reached on
infield single to second. M Fontenot caught stealing second, pitcher to first
to second. D Lee singled to center. A Ramirez singled to left, D Lee to
second. M DeRosa singled to left, D Lee scored, A Ramirez to second. A Pagan
homered to left, A Ramirez and M DeRosa scored. R Bowen struck out looking.
(4 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 1, CHICAGO CUBS 4.

COLORADO 2ND: B Hawpe grounded out to pitcher. T Tulowitzki safe at first
on error by shortstop C Izturis. Y Torrealba singled to right, T Tulowitzki to
second. J Francis struck out bunting foul. W Taveras grounded into fielder's
choice to third, T Tulowitzki out at third. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error) COLORADO 1,
CHICAGO CUBS 4.

CHICAGO CUBS 2ND: C Izturis struck out swinging. J Marquis lined out to
shortstop. A Soriano grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
COLORADO 1, CHICAGO CUBS 4.

COLORADO 3RD: K Matsui struck out swinging. M Holliday struck out
swinging. T Helton flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 1,
CHICAGO CUBS 4.

CHICAGO CUBS 3RD: M Fontenot reached on infield single to third. D Lee
reached on infield single to shortstop, M Fontenot to second. A Ramirez
grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, D Lee out at second, M Fontenot to
third. M DeRosa grounded out to third, M Fontenot scored, A Ramirez to second.
A Pagan popped out to shortstop. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 1,
CHICAGO CUBS 5.

COLORADO 4TH: G Atkins grounded out to third. B Hawpe walked.
T Tulowitzki grounded out to pitcher, B Hawpe to second. Y Torrealba hit by
pitch. J Francis grounded into fielder's choice to third, B Hawpe out at
third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 1, CHICAGO CUBS 5.

CHICAGO CUBS 4TH: R Bowen struck out looking. C Izturis singled to right.
J Marquis struck out swinging. A Soriano grounded into fielder's choice to
shortstop, C Izturis out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) COLORADO 1,
CHICAGO CUBS 5.

COLORADO 5TH: W Taveras bunt grounded out to pitcher. K Matsui struck out
swinging. M Holliday flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 1,
CHICAGO CUBS 5.

CHICAGO CUBS 5TH: M Fontenot doubled to deep left. D Lee singled to left,
M Fontenot to third. A Ramirez popped out to second. M DeRosa grounded into
fielder's choice to shortstop, M Fontenot scored, D Lee out at second. A Pagan
walked, M DeRosa to second. R Bowen walked, M DeRosa to third, A Pagan to
second. C Izturis grounded into fielder's choice to second, R Bowen out at
second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 1, CHICAGO CUBS 6.

COLORADO 6TH: T Helton flied out to left. G Atkins singled to center.
B Hawpe reached on infield single to second, G Atkins to second. T Tulowitzki
flied out to left. Y Torrealba singled to left, G Atkins to third, B Hawpe to
second. R Spilborghs hit for J Francis. R Spilborghs singled to right,
G Atkins and B Hawpe scored, Y Torrealba to third. M Wuertz relieved J Marquis.
R Theriot at shortstop. W Taveras grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop,
R Spilborghs out at second. (2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 3, CHICAGO CUBS 6.

CHICAGO CUBS 6TH: T Martin relieved J Francis. R Spilborghs in center
field. R Theriot reached on infield single to shortstop. R Theriot to second
on balk by T Martin. A Soriano grounded out to shortstop, R Theriot to third.
M Fontenot singled to center, R Theriot scored. D Lee popped out to second.
A Ramirez grounded out to third. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 3,
CHICAGO CUBS 7.

COLORADO 7TH: K Matsui lined out to third. M Holliday grounded out to
third. T Helton walked. G Atkins walked, T Helton to second. S Eyre relieved
M Wuertz. B Hawpe struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 3,
CHICAGO CUBS 7.

CHICAGO CUBS 7TH: M DeRosa singled to center. A Pagan grounded into
fielder's choice to shortstop, M DeRosa out at second. R Bowen grounded out to
third, A Pagan to second. S Eyre grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) COLORADO 3, CHICAGO CUBS 7.

COLORADO 8TH: T Tulowitzki doubled to deep center. Y Torrealba walked.
R Spilborghs grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Y Torrealba
out at second, T Tulowitzki to third. J Baker hit for T Martin. J Baker struck
out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) COLORADO 3, CHICAGO CUBS 7.

CHICAGO CUBS 8TH: J Julio relieved T Martin. R Theriot doubled to deep left
center. A Soriano struck out swinging, R Theriot stole third. M Fontenot
doubled to left, R Theriot scored. D Lee flied out to right. A Ramirez
grounded out to third. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 3, CHICAGO CUBS 8.

COLORADO 9TH: K Matsui singled to right. M Holliday walked, K Matsui to
second. T Helton doubled to deep left, K Matsui scored, M Holliday to third.
B Howry relieved S Eyre. G Atkins singled to left, M Holliday scored, T Helton
to third. B Hawpe singled to right, T Helton scored, G Atkins to second.
T Tulowitzki homered to center, G Atkins and B Hawpe scored. Y Torrealba
grounded out to shortstop. R Spilborghs grounded out to shortstop. C Sullivan
hit for J Julio. C Sullivan struck out swinging. (6 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors)
COLORADO 9, CHICAGO CUBS 8.

CHICAGO CUBS 9TH: C Sullivan in center field. B Fuentes relieved J Julio.
M DeRosa singled to center. F Pie ran for M DeRosa. A Pagan struck out swinging.
R Bowen grounded into fielder's choice to first, F Pie out at second. K Hill
hit for B Howry. K Hill singled to left, R Bowen to second. J Jones ran for
R Bowen. R Theriot safe at first on error by second baseman K Matsui, J Jones to
third, K Hill to second. A Soriano singled to right center, J Jones and K Hill
scored. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error) COLORADO 9, CHICAGO CUBS 10.</div>

 

Soriano bails out the Cubs bullpen

<h3>CHICAGO CUBS 10, COLORADO 9</h3>CHICAGO (Ticker) -- Alfonso Soriano was in the midst of a toughnight until the game was on the line.

Soriano's lone hit in six at-bats came with the bases loaded inthe bottom of the ninth inning, giving the Chicago Cubs a 10-9victory over the Colorado Rockies on Monday.

Angel Pagan and Mark DeRosa drove in three runs each for theCubs, who pushed their winning streak to four games.

The Cubs $136 million free agent has been earning his moneyrecently, homering in each game during a three-game sweep of thecrosstown-rival White Sox before Monday's heroics.

Chicago looked to have a comfortable five-run lead going intothe ninth, but Scott Eyre and Bobby Howry combined to blow theadvantage. After rookie Troy Tulowitzki's three-run homer gavethe Rockies a 9-8 lead, a fan raced onto the field and screamedat Howry before being captured by security.

Kaz Matsui led off the top of the ninth with a single and movedto second when Eyre walked Matt Holliday. Todd Helton came tothe plate next and wasted little time cutting the deficit to 8-4with an RBI double to deep left field.

Howry replaced Eyre and yielded back-to-back RBI singles toGarrett Atkins and Brad Hawpe before Tulowitzki's homer.

Brian Fuentes looked to be in line for an easy save with twoouts and a runner on first, but Koyie Hill singled and KazMatsui commited a fielding error, loading the bases forSoriano's heroics.

Soriano looped a single into right-center field, plating tworuns to give Chicago a walk-off win and Fuentes his secondconsecutive blown save.

Jason Marquis pitched 5 2/3 solid innings and was in line forhis first win since May 9 before the bullpen surrendered the<div class="pre">lead. The veteran righthander is now 0-3 over his past nine</div>starts after beginning the season 5-1 with a 1.70 ERA in hisfirst seven outings.

Rookie Mike Fontenot extended his hitting streak to eight gameswith a 5-for-5 performance for the Cubs.

Pagan's three-run blast in the first off Colorado starter JeffFrancis snapped a 1-1 tie. Pagan, who was just 1-for-8 in theseries against the White Sox, came up with runners on first andsecond after three consecutive singles had tied the game at 1-1and ripped Francis' 1-0 offering over the wall in left.

DeRosa - batting in front of Pagan - drove in Chicago's firstrun and picked up an RBI on a groundout in the third and afielder's choice in the fifth.

The Rockies jumped on top in the first when Matsui singled,stole second and came around to score on Matt Holliday's RBIsingle. They chased Marquis when Ryan Spilborghs slapped atwo-run single to right to cut the deficit to 6-3, but Chicago'sbullpen held strong.

After yielding just one earned run over his previous two startscombined, Francis was knocked around for six runs and 10 hits infive frames. Colorado's ace lefthander walked two and struckout four.

The Rockies had their string of nine-straight series winssnapped when they were swept by the Blue Jays over the weekend,and the four straight losses have dropped them back to .500(38-38).