GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: COLORADO (38-38) at CHICAGO CUBS (36-39)

NL: COLORADO (38-38) at CHICAGO CUBS (36-39)

<h3>Rockies look to snap out of current malaise against Cubs</h3>

<div class="pre">Colorado (38-38) at Chicago Cubs (36-39) 8:05 pm EDT</div>

<div class="pre">CHICAGO (Ticker) - The Colorado Rockies were one of the hottest</div>teams in the major leagues until hitting the road.

The Rockies look to snap a four-game skid when they visitthe Chicago Cubs on Tuesday in the second game of a three-gameset at Wrigley Field.

Colorado was swept by the Toronto Blue Jays over the weekend,ending a stretch of nine straight series wins, during which irpiled up a 20-7 record. During that streak, the Rockies'pitching was outstanding, holding the opposition to three runsor less 16 times.

Trying to right the ship will be Rodrigo Lopez (4-0, 2.93 ERA).The veteran righthander has been everything for which theRockies had hoped when they signed him away form the BaltimoreOrioles in the offseason.

Lopez has yet to allow more than three earned runs in a startthis season, and the Rockies have picked up the win seven of theeight times he has taken the mound.

The Cubs will counter with their own offseason acquisition, TedLilly (5-4, 3.90). The veteran lefthander started the seasonhot, going 4-2 with a 2.69 ERA over his first four starts, buthas fallen off since, going 1-2 with a 6.19 ERA over his lastsix outings.

Colorado will be trying to bounce back from a wild contest onMonday. The Cubs held an 8-3 lead going into the ninth inningbefore the Rockies put six runs on the board to take the lead.

Chicago didn't quit, scoring two runs in the bottom half to earnthe walk-off win.

 

NL: COLORADO at CHICAGO CUBS

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

COLORADO CHICAGO CUBS
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Willy Taveras CF .306 2 17 Alfonso Soriano LF .307 15 30
Troy Tulowitzki SS .276 7 35 Mike Fontenot SS .397 2 11
Matt Holliday LF .354 13 60 Derrek Lee 1B .350 6 39
Todd Helton 1B .326 6 39 Aramis Ramirez 3B .298 14 41
Garrett Atkins 3B .246 8 38 Cliff Floyd RF .305 3 25
Ryan Spilborghs RF .290 2 15 Mark Derosa 2B .274 6 36
Chris Iannetta C .211 1 13 Koyie Hill C .219 1 3
Jamey Carroll 2B .181 0 4 Felix Pie CF .227 2 17
Rodrigo Lopez RHP .077 0 0 Ted Lilly LHP .103 0 1
(4-0, 2.93) (5-4, 3.90)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS
WARMUPS: COL - RODRIGO LOPEZ (4-0, 2.93)
CHN - TED LILLY (5-4, 3.90)

UMPIRES: HP - DALE SCOTT
1B - DAN IASSOGNA
2B - ADAM DOWDY
3B - RON KULPA

WEATHER: 78 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 5 mph, right to left</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS
STARTING BATS: COL - RODRIGO LOPEZ AND CHRIS IANNETTA
CHN - TED LILLY AND KOYIE HILL

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: W TAVERAS (.306, 2 HR, 17 RBI)
T TULOWITZK (.276, 7 HR, 35 RBI)
M HOLLIDAY (.354, 13 HR, 60 RBI)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at CHICAGO CUBS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: COL - RODRIGO LOPEZ
CHN - TED LILLY

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: A SORIANO (.307, 15 HR, 30 RBI)
M FONTENOT (.397, 2 HR, 11 RBI)
D LEE (.350, 6 HR, 39 RBI)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at CHICAGO CUBS

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

COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Taveras cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .305
T Tulowitzki ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .275
M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .353
T Helton 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .326
G Atkins 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
R Spilborghs rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
C Iannetta c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211
J Carroll 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .181
R Lopez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 2 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307
M Fontenot ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .397
D Lee 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .350
A Ramirez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
C Floyd rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305
M DeRosa 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
K Hill c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219
F Pie cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227
T Lilly p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .103

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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COLORADO - 0 -- 0
CHICAGO CUBS - -- 0
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COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
R Lopez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.93

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Lilly 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.86

Pitches-strikes: T Lilly 13-9. Ground balls-fly balls: T Lilly 1-0. Batters
faced: T Lilly 3.

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

Weather: 78 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS
CONFIRMED STARTERS: COL - RODRIGO LOPEZ
CHN - TED LILLY</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at CHICAGO CUBS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: COL - RODRIGO LOPEZ
CHN - TED LILLY

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: T HELTON (.326, 6 HR, 39 RBI)
G ATKINS (.246, 8 HR, 38 RBI)
R SPILBORGHS (.290, 2 HR, 15 RBI)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at CHICAGO CUBS

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

COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Taveras cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .305
T Tulowitzki ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .275
M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .353
T Helton 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .326
G Atkins 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
R Spilborghs rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
C Iannetta c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211
J Carroll 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .181
R Lopez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 2 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .310
M Fontenot ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .391
D Lee 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .349
A Ramirez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .297
C Floyd rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305
M DeRosa 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
K Hill c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219
F Pie cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227
T Lilly p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .103

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 1 2

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


BASERUNNING: SB - A Soriano (10, 2nd base off R Lopez/C Iannetta).


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COLORADO - 0 -- 0
CHICAGO CUBS - 0 -- 0
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COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
R Lopez 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.87

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Lilly 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.86

Pitches-strikes: R Lopez 20-13; T Lilly 13-9. Ground balls-fly balls: R Lopez
1-1; T Lilly 1-0. Batters faced: R Lopez 4; T Lilly 3.

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

Weather: 78 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS
STARTING BATS: COL - RODRIGO LOPEZ AND CHRIS IANNETTA
CHN - TED LILLY AND KOYIE HILL

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: W TAVERAS (.305, 2 HR, 17 RBI)
T TULOWITZK (.275, 7 HR, 35 RBI)
M HOLLIDAY (.353, 13 HR, 60 RBI)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS
CONFIRMED STARTERS: COL - RODRIGO LOPEZ
CHN - TED LILLY</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY ARAMIS RAMIREZ SCORED ALFONSO SORIANO.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A RAMIREZ ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 0
CHICAGO CUBS 1 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: C FLOYD (.305, 3 HR, 25 RBI)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY CLIFF FLOYD (4) TO RIGHT WITH 2 OUT IN
THE 1ST OFF RODRIGO LOPEZ SCORED ARAMIS RAMIREZ.
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 0, CHICAGO CUBS 3

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: M DEROSA (.274, 6 HR, 36 RBI)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at CHICAGO CUBS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: COL - RODRIGO LOPEZ
CHN - TED LILLY

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: T HELTON (.326, 6 HR, 39 RBI)
G ATKINS (.246, 8 HR, 38 RBI)
R SPILBORGHS (.290, 2 HR, 15 RBI)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">COLORADO (0) VS CHICAGO CUBS (3) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Taveras cf 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .303
T Tulowitzki ss 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .274
M Holliday lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .352
T Helton 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .326
G Atkins 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
R Spilborghs rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
C Iannetta c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211
J Carroll 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .181
R Lopez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077

Totals 6 0 0 0 0 4 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .312
M Fontenot ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .385
D Lee 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .348
A Ramirez 3b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .301
C Floyd rf 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .310
M DeRosa 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
K Hill c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219
F Pie cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227
T Lilly p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .103

Totals 9 3 4 3 0 0 2

BATTING: 2B - A Ramirez (10, R Lopez). HR - C Floyd (4, 1st inning off R Lopez
1 on, 2 Out). RBI - A Ramirez (42), C Floyd 2 (27). 2-out RBI - A Ramirez, C
Floyd 2. Team LOB - 0.

BASERUNNING: SB - A Soriano 2 (11, 2nd base off R Lopez/C Iannetta 2).


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COLORADO - 0 -- 0
CHICAGO CUBS - 3 -- 3
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COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
R Lopez 1 4 3 3 0 0 1 3.45

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Lilly 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 3.86

Pitches-strikes: R Lopez 40-31; T Lilly 26-19. Ground balls-fly balls: R
Lopez 3-2; T Lilly 2-0. Batters faced: R Lopez 9; T Lilly 6.

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

Weather: 78 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
CHRIS IANNETTA HIT INTO DOUBLE PLAY SCORING TODD HELTON.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R SPILBORGHS ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 1
CHICAGO CUBS 3 TOP, 2ND

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: J CARROLL (.181, 0 HR, 4 RBI)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at CHICAGO CUBS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: COL - RODRIGO LOPEZ
CHN - TED LILLY

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: K HILL (.219, 1 HR, 3 RBI)
F PIE (.227, 2 HR, 17 RBI)
T LILLY (.103, 0 HR, 1 RBI)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">COLORADO (1) VS CHICAGO CUBS (3) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Taveras cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .305
T Tulowitzki ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .275
M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .353
T Helton 1b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .326
G Atkins 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .249
R Spilborghs rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .290
C Iannetta c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .209
J Carroll 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .179
R Lopez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077

Totals 6 1 1 0 2 2 2

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Carroll 1. GIDP - C
Iannetta. Team LOB - 1.


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .310
M Fontenot ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .391
D Lee 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .349
A Ramirez 3b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .301
C Floyd rf 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .310
M DeRosa 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
K Hill c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219
F Pie cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227
T Lilly p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .103

Totals 6 3 3 3 0 0 1

BATTING: 2B - A Ramirez (10, R Lopez). HR - C Floyd (4, 1st inning off R Lopez
1 on, 2 Out). RBI - A Ramirez (42), C Floyd 2 (27). 2-out RBI - A Ramirez, C
Floyd 2. Team LOB - 0.

BASERUNNING: SB - A Soriano (10, 2nd base off R Lopez/C Iannetta).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (A Ramirez-D Lee).


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COLORADO - 01 -- 1
CHICAGO CUBS - 3 -- 3
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COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
R Lopez 1 3 3 3 0 0 1 3.45

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Lilly 2 1 1 1 2 2 0 3.91

Pitches-strikes: R Lopez 27-18; T Lilly 34-20. Ground balls-fly balls: R
Lopez 2-1; T Lilly 4-0. Batters faced: R Lopez 6; T Lilly 8.

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

Weather: 78 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at CHICAGO CUBS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: COL - RODRIGO LOPEZ
CHN - TED LILLY

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: R LOPEZ (.077, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
W TAVERAS (.305, 0-FOR-1)
T TULOWITZKI (.275, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">COLORADO (1) VS CHICAGO CUBS (3) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Taveras cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .305
T Tulowitzki ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .275
M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .353
T Helton 1b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .326
G Atkins 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .249
R Spilborghs rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .290
C Iannetta c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .209
J Carroll 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .179
R Lopez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077

Totals 6 1 1 0 2 2 2

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Carroll 1. GIDP - C
Iannetta. Team LOB - 1.


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .310
M Fontenot ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .391
D Lee 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .349
A Ramirez 3b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .301
C Floyd rf 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .310
M DeRosa 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
K Hill c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212
F Pie cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225
T Lilly p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100

Totals 9 3 3 3 0 0 1

BATTING: 2B - A Ramirez (10, R Lopez). HR - C Floyd (4, 1st inning off R Lopez
1 on, 2 Out). RBI - A Ramirez (42), C Floyd 2 (27). 2-out RBI - A Ramirez, C
Floyd 2. Team LOB - 0.

BASERUNNING: SB - A Soriano (10, 2nd base off R Lopez/C Iannetta).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (A Ramirez-D Lee).


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COLORADO - 01 -- 1
CHICAGO CUBS - 30 -- 3
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COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
R Lopez 2 3 3 3 0 0 1 3.37

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Lilly 2 1 1 1 2 2 0 3.91

Pitches-strikes: R Lopez 33-23; T Lilly 34-20. Ground balls-fly balls: R
Lopez 4-2; T Lilly 4-0. Batters faced: R Lopez 9; T Lilly 8.

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

Weather: 78 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, right to left.</div>