GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: CHICAGO CUBS (40-40) at WASHINGTON (33-48)

NL: CHICAGO CUBS (40-40) at WASHINGTON (33-48)

<h3>Lilly looks to keep Cubs going in right direction</h3>



Chicago Cubs (40-40) at Washington (33-48) 7:05 pm EDT

WASHINGTON (Ticker) -- The Chicago Cubs aim to continue theirstrong recent play when they kick off a four-game series at theWashington Nationals on Monday.

Trying to climb over the .500 mark for the first time since theywere 16-15 on May 9, the Cubs have won eight of their last ninecontests. They owe a great deal of their recent success to anoffense that has been averaging 5.4 runs. It is a full run morethan in the first 71 games.

Chicago is coming off a 5-1 win in the rubber game of a weekendseries with the Milwaukee Brewers, cutting their deficit to 61/2 games in the National League Central.

Ted Lilly (6-4, 4.03 ERA), who is winless on the road since May13, looks to benefit from the added run support. He is comingoff a poor outing on Tuesday against the Colorado Rockiesdespite getting the win, surrendering four runs and six hitswith five walks over six innings in an 8-5 victory.

The lefthander is 2-2 with a 2.25 ERA in five career startsagainst the Nationals.

Jason Simontacchi (5-5, 5.81) aims to post a second consecutivequality start one outing after surrendering 10 runs over threeframes against the Detroit Tigers on June 19.

In his last start against the Cleveland Indians on June 24, the33-year-old righthander allowed one run and tied a season highwith six strikeouts in a 3-1 victory.

Simontacchi, who has won three of his last four starts, is 1-2in five lifetime starts against Chicago.

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at WASHINGTON

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

CHICAGO CUBS WASHINGTON
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Alfonso Soriano LF .304 15 30 Nook Logan CF .221 0 5
Ryan Theriot SS .266 1 23 Ronnie Belliard 2B .295 3 18
Derrek Lee 1B .346 6 41 Ryan Zimmerman 3B .245 12 42
Aramis Ramirez 3B .306 15 47 Dmitri Young 1B .340 7 37
Cliff Floyd RF .296 4 28 Austin Kearns RF .254 5 26
Mark Derosa 2B .284 7 43 Ryan Church LF .257 7 35
Angel Pagan CF .271 3 12 Felipe Lopez SS .234 3 30
Rob Bowen C .232 2 12 Brian Schneider C .242 4 31
Ted Lilly LHP .125 0 1 Jason Simontacchi RHP .000 0 0
(6-4, 4.03) (5-5, 5.81)</div>

 

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WARMUPS: CHN - TED LILLY (6-4, 4.03)
WAS - JASON SIMONTACCHI (5-5, 5.81)

UMPIRES: HP - SCOTT BARRY
1B - ANDY FLETCHER
2B - MIKE REILLY
3B - JEFF KELLOGG

WEATHER: 78 Degrees, clear
WIND: 3 mph, in from center</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON
STARTING BATS: CHN - TED LILLY AND ROB BOWEN
WAS - JASON SIMONTACCHI AND BRIAN SCHNEIDER

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: A SORIANO (.304, 15 HR, 30 RBI)
R THERIOT (.266, 1 HR, 23 RBI)
D LEE (.346, 6 HR, 41 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY ARAMIS RAMIREZ SCORED RYAN THERIOT AND DERREK
LEE.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, A RAMIREZ ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 2
WASHINGTON 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: C FLOYD (.296, 4 HR, 28 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at WASHINGTON

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - TED LILLY
WAS - JASON SIMONTACCHI

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: N LOGAN (.221, 0 HR, 5 RBI)
R BELLIARD (.295, 3 HR, 18 RBI)
R ZIMMERMAN (.245, 12 HR, 42 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">CHICAGO CUBS (2) VS WASHINGTON (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
R Theriot ss 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .266
D Lee 1b 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .346
A Ramirez 3b 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .309
C Floyd rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
M DeRosa 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .283
A Pagan cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
R Bowen c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
T Lilly p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125

Totals 4 2 1 2 1 0 1

BATTING: 2B - A Ramirez (13, J Simontacchi). RBI - A Ramirez 2 (49). Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - M DeRosa 1. Team LOB - 1.


WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Logan cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221
R Belliard 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
R Zimmerman 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
D Young 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .340
A Kearns rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
R Church lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
F Lopez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
B Schneider c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
J Simontacchi p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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CHICAGO CUBS - 2 -- 2
WASHINGTON - -- 0
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Lilly 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.03

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Simontacchi 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 6.02

HBP - D Lee (by J Simontacchi). Pitches-strikes: J Simontacchi 19-10. Ground
balls-fly balls: J Simontacchi 2-1. Batters faced: J Simontacchi 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Scott Barry. 1B--Andy Fletcher. 2B--Mike Reilly. 3B--Jeff
Kellogg.

Weather: 78 degrees, clear. Wind: 4 mph, in from center.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON
CONFIRMED STARTERS: CHN - TED LILLY
WAS - JASON SIMONTACCHI</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at WASHINGTON

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - TED LILLY
WAS - JASON SIMONTACCHI

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: A PAGAN (.271, 3 HR, 12 RBI)
R BOWEN (.232, 2 HR, 12 RBI)
T LILLY (.125, 0 HR, 1 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at WASHINGTON

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

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
R Theriot ss 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .266
D Lee 1b 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .346
A Ramirez 3b 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .309
C Floyd rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
M DeRosa 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .283
A Pagan cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
R Bowen c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
T Lilly p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125

Totals 4 2 1 2 1 0 1

BATTING: 2B - A Ramirez (13, J Simontacchi). RBI - A Ramirez 2 (49). Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - M DeRosa 1. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: E - D Lee (2, throw).


WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Logan cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .221
R Belliard 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .295
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .244
D Young 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .338
A Kearns rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .253
R Church lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
F Lopez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
B Schneider c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
J Simontacchi p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 3 0 0 0 2 2 6

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

BASERUNNING: SB - N Logan (7, 2nd base off T Lilly/R Bowen).


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CHICAGO CUBS - 2 -- 2
WASHINGTON - 0 -- 0
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Lilly 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 3.99

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Simontacchi 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 6.02

HBP - D Lee (by J Simontacchi). Pitches-strikes: T Lilly 22-11; J Simontacchi
19-10. Ground balls-fly balls: T Lilly 1-0; J Simontacchi 2-1. Batters faced: T
Lilly 5; J Simontacchi 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Scott Barry. 1B--Andy Fletcher. 2B--Mike Reilly. 3B--Jeff
Kellogg.

Weather: 78 degrees, clear. Wind: 4 mph, in from center.</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY ALFONSO SORIANO SCORED ROB BOWEN.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A SORIANO ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 3
WASHINGTON 0 TOP, 2ND

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: R THERIOT (.266, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at WASHINGTON

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - TED LILLY
WAS - JASON SIMONTACCHI

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: R CHURCH (.257, 7 HR, 35 RBI)
F LOPEZ (.234, 3 HR, 30 RBI)
B SCHNEIDER (.242, 4 HR, 31 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">CHICAGO CUBS (3) VS WASHINGTON (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .305
R Theriot ss 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .265
D Lee 1b 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .346
A Ramirez 3b 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .309
C Floyd rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
M DeRosa 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .283
A Pagan cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .279
R Bowen c 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .230
T Lilly p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125

Totals 8 3 3 3 1 0 3

BATTING: 2B - A Ramirez (13, J Simontacchi). S - T Lilly. RBI - A Ramirez 2
(49), A Soriano (31). 2-out RBI - A Soriano. Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - M DeRosa 1, R Theriot 1. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: E - D Lee (2, throw).


WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Logan cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .221
R Belliard 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .295
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .244
D Young 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .338
A Kearns rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .253
R Church lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
F Lopez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
B Schneider c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
J Simontacchi p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 3 0 0 0 2 2 6

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

BASERUNNING: SB - N Logan (7, 2nd base off T Lilly/R Bowen).


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CHICAGO CUBS - 21 -- 3
WASHINGTON - 0 -- 0
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Lilly 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 3.99

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Simontacchi 2 3 3 3 1 0 0 6.07

HBP - D Lee (by J Simontacchi). Pitches-strikes: T Lilly 22-11; J Simontacchi
33-19. Ground balls-fly balls: T Lilly 1-0; J Simontacchi 5-1. Batters faced: T
Lilly 5; J Simontacchi 11.

UMPIRES: HP--Scott Barry. 1B--Andy Fletcher. 2B--Mike Reilly. 3B--Jeff
Kellogg.

Weather: 78 degrees, clear. Wind: 4 mph, in from center.</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at WASHINGTON

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - TED LILLY
WAS - JASON SIMONTACCHI

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: D LEE (.346, 0-FOR-0, HBP)
A RAMIREZ (.309, 1-FOR-1, 2 RBI)
C FLOYD (.294, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">CHICAGO CUBS (3) VS WASHINGTON (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .305
R Theriot ss 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .265
D Lee 1b 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .346
A Ramirez 3b 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .309
C Floyd rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
M DeRosa 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .283
A Pagan cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .279
R Bowen c 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .230
T Lilly p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125

Totals 8 3 3 3 1 0 3

BATTING: 2B - A Ramirez (13, J Simontacchi). S - T Lilly. RBI - A Ramirez 2
(49), A Soriano (31). 2-out RBI - A Soriano. Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - M DeRosa 1, R Theriot 1. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: E - D Lee (2, throw).


WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Logan cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .221
R Belliard 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .295
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .244
D Young 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .338
A Kearns rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .253
R Church lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
F Lopez ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .233
B Schneider c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
J Simontacchi p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 6 0 0 0 2 3 6

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

BASERUNNING: SB - N Logan (7, 2nd base off T Lilly/R Bowen).


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CHICAGO CUBS - 21 -- 3
WASHINGTON - 00 -- 0
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Lilly 2 0 0 0 2 3 0 3.95

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Simontacchi 2 3 3 3 1 0 0 6.07

HBP - D Lee (by J Simontacchi). Pitches-strikes: T Lilly 40-23; J Simontacchi
33-19. Ground balls-fly balls: T Lilly 1-2; J Simontacchi 5-1. Batters faced: T
Lilly 8; J Simontacchi 11.

UMPIRES: HP--Scott Barry. 1B--Andy Fletcher. 2B--Mike Reilly. 3B--Jeff
Kellogg.

Weather: 78 degrees, clear. Wind: 4 mph, in from center.</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY MARK DEROSA SCORED ARAMIS RAMIREZ.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M DEROSA ON FIRST, C FLOYD ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 4
WASHINGTON 0 TOP, 3RD

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: A PAGAN (.279, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY ROB BOWEN SCORED CLIFF FLOYD.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, A PAGAN ON FIRST, M DEROSA ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 5
WASHINGTON 0 TOP, 3RD

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: T LILLY (.125, 0-FOR-0, SAC)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at WASHINGTON

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - TED LILLY
WAS - JASON SIMONTACCHI

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: J SIMONTACCHI (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
N LOGAN (.221, 0-FOR-0, BB)
R BELLIARD (.295, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">CHICAGO CUBS (5) VS WASHINGTON (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .305
R Theriot ss 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .265
D Lee 1b 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .345
A Ramirez 3b 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 .311
C Floyd rf 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .299
M DeRosa 2b 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .286
A Pagan cf 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .287
R Bowen c 1 1 0 1 0 0 3 .230
T Lilly p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .121

Totals 14 5 7 5 1 0 7

BATTING: 2B - A Ramirez (13, J Simontacchi). S - T Lilly. SF - R Bowen. RBI - A
Ramirez 2 (49), A Soriano (31), M DeRosa (44), R Bowen (13). 2-out RBI - A
Soriano. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M DeRosa 1, T Lilly 1, R
Theriot 1. Team LOB - 4.

FIELDING: E - D Lee (2, throw).


WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Logan cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .221
R Belliard 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .295
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .244
D Young 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .338
A Kearns rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .253
R Church lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
F Lopez ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .233
B Schneider c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
J Simontacchi p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 6 0 0 0 2 3 6

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

BASERUNNING: SB - N Logan (7, 2nd base off T Lilly/R Bowen).


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CHICAGO CUBS - 212 -- 5
WASHINGTON - 00 -- 0
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Lilly 2 0 0 0 2 3 0 3.95

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Simontacchi 3 7 5 5 1 0 0 6.27

HBP - D Lee (by J Simontacchi). Pitches-strikes: T Lilly 40-23; J Simontacchi
59-38. Ground balls-fly balls: T Lilly 1-2; J Simontacchi 6-3. Batters faced: T
Lilly 8; J Simontacchi 18.

UMPIRES: HP--Scott Barry. 1B--Andy Fletcher. 2B--Mike Reilly. 3B--Jeff
Kellogg.

Weather: 78 degrees, clear. Wind: 4 mph, in from center.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Flores hit for J Simontacchi.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 5
WASHINGTON 0 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: J Flores (.219, 1 HR, 9 RBI)</div>