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

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

<h3>Cubs look to Zambrano to keep winning streak going</h3>



Colorado (38-39) at Chicago Cubs (37-39) 2:20 pm EDT

CHICAGO (Ticker) -- The Chicago Cubs will look to Carlos Zambranoto help them do something they have not done in over threeyears.

The Cubs look to sweep their second consecutive series whenZambrano takes the mound against the Colorado Rockies onWednesday.

On Tuesday, Chicago beat Colorado, 8-5, to win its fifthstraight contest. The five consecutive wins matched a seasonhigh for the Cubs, who have not won six in a row since sevenstraight from May 27-June 2, 2005.

The last time Chicago swept two straight series was April 20-25,2004.

Zambrano (8-6, 4.27 ERA) has gone 3-1 with a 1.14 ERA in hislast four starts. The big righthander yielded one run and threehits in eight innings of Friday's 5-1 victory over thecrosstown rival Chicago White Sox.

However, Zambrano is only 1-4 lifetime vs. the Rockies, who sendJason Hirsh (3-6, 5.06) to the rubber.

The righthanded Hirsh will try to rebound after twodisappointing starts, including a 9-8, 10-inning loss to theToronto Blue Jays on Friday in which he gave up five runs andfive hits in 4 1/3 innings.

Over his last 8 2/3 innings, the 25-year-old Hirsh has beentagged for 10 runs in his last two outings. He also has justone win in his last 11 starts.

Hirsh will be making his first career start vs. the Cubs.

 

NL: COLORADO at CHICAGO CUBS

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

COLORADO CHICAGO CUBS
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Cory Sullivan CF .500 0 1 Alfonso Soriano LF .309 15 30
Kaz Matsui 2B .311 2 18 Mike Fontenot 2B .388 2 12
Matt Holliday LF .349 13 60 Derrek Lee 1B .349 6 39
Todd Helton 1B .321 6 39 Cliff Floyd RF .310 4 27
Garrett Atkins 3B .247 8 38 Angel Pagan CF .286 3 11
Brad Hawpe RF .295 13 52 Mark Derosa 3B .275 6 37
Troy Tulowitzki SS .275 7 35 Koyie Hill C .222 1 5
Yorvit Torrealba C .241 3 21 Ryan Theriot SS .257 1 22
Jason Hirsh RHP .042 0 0 Carlos Zambrano RHP .273 2 4
(3-6, 5.06) (8-6, 4.27)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS
WARMUPS: COL - JASON HIRSH (3-6, 5.06)
CHN - CARLOS ZAMBRANO (8-6, 4.27)

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

WEATHER: 83 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 9 mph, out to right</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS
STARTING BATS: COL - JASON HIRSH AND YORVIT TORREALBA
CHN - CARLOS ZAMBRANO AND KOYIE HILL

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: C SULLIVAN (.500, 0 HR, 1 RBI)
K MATSUI (.311, 2 HR, 18 RBI)
M HOLLIDAY (.349, 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 - JASON HIRSH
CHN - CARLOS ZAMBRANO

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: A SORIANO (.309, 15 HR, 30 RBI)
M FONTENOT (.388, 2 HR, 12 RBI)
D LEE (.349, 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
C Sullivan cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .400
K Matsui 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
M Holliday lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .349
T Helton 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .321
G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .246
B Hawpe rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
T Tulowitzki ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
Y Torrealba c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
J Hirsh p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .042

Totals 3 0 0 0 2 1 2

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - G Atkins 1. Team LOB - 2.


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
M Fontenot 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .388
D Lee 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .349
C Floyd rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310
A Pagan cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
M DeRosa 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
K Hill c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
R Theriot ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
C Zambrano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


----------------------------------------------------
COLORADO - 0 -- 0
CHICAGO CUBS - -- 0
----------------------------------------------------

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Hirsh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.06

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
C Zambrano 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 4.23

Pitches-strikes: C Zambrano 26-12. Ground balls-fly balls: C Zambrano 0-2.
Batters faced: C Zambrano 5.

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

Weather: 83 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, out to right.</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS
CONFIRMED STARTERS: COL - JASON HIRSH
CHN - CARLOS ZAMBRANO</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL COLORADO AT CHICAGO CUBS
NOTE: CHICAGO SECOND BASEMAN MIKE FONTENOT EXTENDED HIS
HITTING STREAK TO 10 GAMES WITH A SINGLE IN THE FIRST INNING.</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 - JASON HIRSH
CHN - CARLOS ZAMBRANO

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: B HAWPE (.295, 13 HR, 52 RBI)
T TULOWITZKI (.275, 7 HR, 35 RBI)
Y TORREALBA (.241, 3 HR, 21 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
C Sullivan cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .400
K Matsui 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
M Holliday lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .349
T Helton 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .321
G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .246
B Hawpe rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
T Tulowitzki ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
Y Torrealba c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
J Hirsh p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .042

Totals 3 0 0 0 2 1 2

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - G Atkins 1. Team LOB - 2.


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
M Fontenot 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .397
D Lee 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .349
C Floyd rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .308
A Pagan cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .282
M DeRosa 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
K Hill c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
R Theriot ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
C Zambrano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273

Totals 4 0 1 0 1 0 4

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


----------------------------------------------------
COLORADO - 0 -- 0
CHICAGO CUBS - 0 -- 0
----------------------------------------------------

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Hirsh 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5.00

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
C Zambrano 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 4.23

WP - J Hirsh. Pitches-strikes: J Hirsh 17-10; C Zambrano 26-12. Ground
balls-fly balls: J Hirsh 1-2; C Zambrano 0-2. Batters faced: J Hirsh 5; C
Zambrano 5.

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

Weather: 83 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, out to right.</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 0
CHICAGO CUBS 0 0 1 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: COL - JASON HIRSH
CHN - CARLOS ZAMBRANO

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: M DEROSA (.275, 6 HR, 37 RBI)
K HILL (.222, 1 HR, 5 RBI)
R THERIOT (.257, 1 HR, 22 RBI)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at CHICAGO CUBS

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

COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Sullivan cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .400
K Matsui 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
M Holliday lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .349
T Helton 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .321
G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .246
B Hawpe rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
T Tulowitzki ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .274
Y Torrealba c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .240
J Hirsh p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .042

Totals 6 0 0 0 2 3 2

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - G Atkins 1. Team LOB - 2.


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
M Fontenot 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .397
D Lee 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .349
C Floyd rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .308
A Pagan cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .282
M DeRosa 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
K Hill c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
R Theriot ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
C Zambrano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273

Totals 4 0 1 0 1 0 4

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


----------------------------------------------------
COLORADO - 00 -- 0
CHICAGO CUBS - 0 -- 0
----------------------------------------------------

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Hirsh 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5.00

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
C Zambrano 2 0 0 0 2 3 0 4.19

WP - J Hirsh. Pitches-strikes: J Hirsh 17-10; C Zambrano 38-20. Ground
balls-fly balls: J Hirsh 1-2; C Zambrano 0-3. Batters faced: J Hirsh 5; C
Zambrano 8.

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

Weather: 83 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, out to right.</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY RYAN THERIOT SCORED MARK DEROSA.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R THERIOT ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 0
CHICAGO CUBS 1 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: C ZAMBRANO (.273, 2 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 0 0 0 0
CHICAGO CUBS 0 1 1 3 0 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: COL - JASON HIRSH
CHN - CARLOS ZAMBRANO

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: J HIRSH (.042, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
C SULLIVAN (.400, 0-FOR-1)
K MATSUI (.309, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at CHICAGO CUBS

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

COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Sullivan cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .400
K Matsui 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
M Holliday lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .349
T Helton 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .321
G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .246
B Hawpe rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
T Tulowitzki ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .274
Y Torrealba c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .240
J Hirsh p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .042

Totals 6 0 0 0 2 3 2

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - G Atkins 1. Team LOB - 2.


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .307
M Fontenot 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .397
D Lee 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .349
C Floyd rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .308
A Pagan cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .282
M DeRosa 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .278
K Hill c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .216
R Theriot ss 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .260
C Zambrano p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .265

Totals 9 1 3 1 1 2 7

BATTING: 2B - M DeRosa (14, J Hirsh). RBI - R Theriot (23). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - A Soriano 1, A Pagan 1. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - R Theriot (14, 2nd base off J Hirsh/Y Torrealba).


----------------------------------------------------
COLORADO - 00 -- 0
CHICAGO CUBS - 01 -- 1
----------------------------------------------------

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Hirsh 2 3 1 1 1 2 0 5.04

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
C Zambrano 2 0 0 0 2 3 0 4.19

WP - J Hirsh 2. Pitches-strikes: J Hirsh 36-24; C Zambrano 38-20. Ground
balls-fly balls: J Hirsh 1-3; C Zambrano 0-3. Batters faced: J Hirsh 10; C
Zambrano 8.

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

Weather: 83 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, out to right.</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 1 0
CHICAGO CUBS 0 1 1 3 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: COL - JASON HIRSH
CHN - CARLOS ZAMBRANO

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: M FONTENOT (.397, 1-FOR-1)
D LEE (.349, 0-FOR-0, BB)
C FLOYD (.308, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at CHICAGO CUBS

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

COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Sullivan cf 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .500
K Matsui 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .307
M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .348
T Helton 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .321
G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .246
B Hawpe rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
T Tulowitzki ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .274
Y Torrealba c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .240
J Hirsh p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .040

Totals 10 0 1 0 2 4 4

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - G Atkins 1. Team LOB - 3.


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .307
M Fontenot 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .397
D Lee 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .349
C Floyd rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .308
A Pagan cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .282
M DeRosa 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .278
K Hill c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .216
R Theriot ss 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .260
C Zambrano p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .265

Totals 9 1 3 1 1 2 7

BATTING: 2B - M DeRosa (14, J Hirsh). RBI - R Theriot (23). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - A Soriano 1, A Pagan 1. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - R Theriot (14, 2nd base off J Hirsh/Y Torrealba).


----------------------------------------------------
COLORADO - 000 -- 0
CHICAGO CUBS - 01 -- 1
----------------------------------------------------

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Hirsh 2 3 1 1 1 2 0 5.04

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
C Zambrano 3 1 0 0 2 4 0 4.15

WP - J Hirsh 2. Pitches-strikes: J Hirsh 36-24; C Zambrano 50-28. Ground
balls-fly balls: J Hirsh 1-3; C Zambrano 1-4. Batters faced: J Hirsh 10; C
Zambrano 12.

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

Weather: 83 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, out to right.</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY MARK DEROSA (7) TO CENTER WITH 2 OUT
IN THE 3RD OFF JASON HIRSH SCORED DERREK LEE AND CLIFF FLOYD.
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 0, CHICAGO CUBS 4

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: K HILL (.216, 0-FOR-1)</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 1 0
CHICAGO CUBS 0 1 3 4 4 0 (TOP 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: COL - JASON HIRSH
CHN - CARLOS ZAMBRANO

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: T HELTON (.321, 0-FOR-0, BB)
G ATKINS (.246, 0-FOR-1)
B HAWPE (.293, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">COLORADO (0) VS CHICAGO CUBS (4) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Sullivan cf 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .500
K Matsui 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .307
M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .348
T Helton 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .321
G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .246
B Hawpe rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
T Tulowitzki ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .274
Y Torrealba c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .240
J Hirsh p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .040

Totals 10 0 1 0 2 4 4

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - G Atkins 1. Team LOB - 3.


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .307
M Fontenot 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .391
D Lee 1b 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 .349
C Floyd rf 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 .308
A Pagan cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 .278
M DeRosa 3b 2 2 2 3 0 0 0 .281
K Hill c 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .216
R Theriot ss 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .259
C Zambrano p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .265

Totals 13 4 4 4 4 3 10

BATTING: 2B - M DeRosa (14, J Hirsh). HR - M Derosa (7, 3rd inning off J Hirsh
2 on, 2 Out). RBI - R Theriot (23), M DeRosa 3 (40). 2-out RBI - M DeRosa 3.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Soriano 1, A Pagan 1. Team LOB - 4.


BASERUNNING: SB - R Theriot (14, 2nd base off J Hirsh/Y Torrealba).


----------------------------------------------------
COLORADO - 000 -- 0
CHICAGO CUBS - 013 -- 4
----------------------------------------------------

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Hirsh 3 4 4 4 4 3 1 5.28

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
C Zambrano 3 1 0 0 2 4 0 4.15

WP - J Hirsh 2. Pitches-strikes: J Hirsh 65-35; C Zambrano 50-28. Ground
balls-fly balls: J Hirsh 1-5; C Zambrano 1-4. Batters faced: J Hirsh 17; C
Zambrano 12.

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

Weather: 83 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, out to right.</div>