GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: CHICAGO CUBS (54-48) at CINCINNATI (45-60)

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: N Hopper hit for V Santos.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 4
CINCINNATI 0 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: N Hopper (.278, 0 HR, 4 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - PITCHING CHANGE
CHN: WILL OHMAN (1-4, 3.99) IN THE 8TH
SITUATION: NO RUNS IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 4, CINCINNATI 0

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: S HATTEBERG (.311, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: W Ohman relieved C Zambrano.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 4
CINCINNATI 0 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: S Hatteberg (.311, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at CINCINNATI

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - WILL OHMAN
CIN - VICTOR SANTOS (OUT)

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: R THERIOT (.277, 1-FOR-4)
D LEE (.332, 1-FOR-3, HBP, HR, 2 RBI)
A RAMIREZ (.321, 2-FOR-4, RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">CHICAGO CUBS (4) VS CINCINNATI (0) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .298
R Theriot ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .277
D Lee 1b 3 2 1 2 0 0 0 .332
A Ramirez 3b 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .321
M DeRosa rf 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 .291
M Fontenot 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .311
A Pagan cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .278
K Hill c 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .165
C Zambrano p 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 .291
W Ohman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 34 4 11 4 1 6 15

BATTING: 2B - A Ramirez (21, M Belisle); A Soriano (30, M Belisle). HR - D Lee
(11, 7th inning off M Belisle 1 on, 1 Out). SF - M DeRosa. RBI - A Ramirez
(66), M DeRosa (52), D Lee 2 (55). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R
Theriot 3, M Fontenot 1, A Pagan 1. Team LOB - 9.

BASERUNNING: SB - A Soriano 2 (15, 2nd base off M Belisle/J Valentin 2).


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Hatteberg 1b 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .310
R Freel cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .245
K Griffey Jr rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .272
B Phillips 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .278
A Dunn lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .261
J Keppinger ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321
J Valentin c 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .254
E Encarnacion 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .256
M Belisle p 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .097
V Santos p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-N Hopper ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .276

Totals 27 0 3 0 3 6 8

a-struck out looking for V Santos in the 8th.

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Dunn 1, K Griffey Jr 1.
Team LOB - 6.


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CHICAGO CUBS - 200 000 20 -- 4
CINCINNATI - 000 000 00 -- 0
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
C Zambrano 7 1/3 2 0 0 3 6 0 3.47
W Ohman 2/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.90

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
M Belisle 6 1/3 9 4 4 1 4 1 5.30
V Santos 1 2/3 2 0 0 0 2 0 4.61

HBP - D Lee (by M Belisle). Pitches-strikes: C Zambrano 113-76; W Ohman 13-7;
M Belisle 98-64; V Santos 27-19. Ground balls-fly balls: C Zambrano 7-9; W
Ohman 1-1; M Belisle 7-8; V Santos 3-0. Batters faced: C Zambrano 27; W Ohman
3; M Belisle 30; V Santos 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Ed Rapuano. 1B--Ed Hickox. 2B--C.B. Bucknor. 3B--Joe West.

Weather: 84 degrees, sunny. Wind: 6 mph, left to right.</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - PITCHING CHANGE
CIN: JARED BURTON (2-1, 3.45) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 4, CINCINNATI 0

DUE UP FOR CHCUBS: R THERIOT (.277, 1-FOR-4)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Burton relieved V Santos.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 4
CINCINNATI 0 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: R Theriot (.277, 1-FOR-4)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY ANGEL PAGAN SCORED RYAN THERIOT AND ARAMIS
RAMIREZ.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, A PAGAN ON FIRST, M DEROSA ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 6
CINCINNATI 0 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: K HILL (.165, 0-FOR-4)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at CINCINNATI

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - WILL OHMAN
CIN - JARED BURTON

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: B PHILLIPS (.278, 1-FOR-3)
A DUNN (.261, 0-FOR-3)
J KEPPINGER (.321, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">CHICAGO CUBS (6) VS CINCINNATI (0) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .298
R Theriot ss 5 2 2 0 0 0 4 .279
D Lee 1b 4 2 1 2 0 1 1 .331
A Ramirez 3b 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 .321
M DeRosa rf 3 0 2 1 1 0 1 .291
M Fontenot 2b 5 0 0 0 0 2 7 .309
A Pagan cf 4 0 1 2 1 0 2 .284
K Hill c 5 0 0 0 0 4 3 .163
C Zambrano p 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 .291
W Ohman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 39 6 13 6 3 8 21

BATTING: 2B - A Ramirez (21, M Belisle); A Soriano (30, M Belisle). HR - D Lee
(11, 7th inning off M Belisle 1 on, 1 Out). SF - M DeRosa. RBI - A Ramirez
(66), M DeRosa (52), D Lee 2 (55), A Pagan 2 (21). 2-out RBI - A Pagan 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - K Hill 1, R Theriot 3, M Fontenot 1,
A Pagan 1. Team LOB - 11.

BASERUNNING: SB - A Soriano 2 (15, 2nd base off M Belisle/J Valentin 2), R
Theriot (18, 2nd base off J Burton/J Valentin).


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Hatteberg 1b 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .310
R Freel cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .245
K Griffey Jr rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .272
B Phillips 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .278
A Dunn lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .261
J Keppinger ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321
J Valentin c 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .254
E Encarnacion 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .256
M Belisle p 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .097
V Santos p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-N Hopper ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .276
J Burton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 27 0 3 0 3 6 8

a-struck out looking for V Santos in the 8th.

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Dunn 1, K Griffey Jr 1.
Team LOB - 6.

FIELDING: PB - J Valentin.


----------------------------------------------------
CHICAGO CUBS - 200 000 202 -- 6
CINCINNATI - 000 000 00 -- 0
----------------------------------------------------

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
C Zambrano 7 1/3 2 0 0 3 6 0 3.47
W Ohman 2/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.90

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
M Belisle 6 1/3 9 4 4 1 4 1 5.30
V Santos 1 2/3 2 0 0 0 2 0 4.61
J Burton 1 2 2 2 2 2 0 4.32

HBP - D Lee (by M Belisle). Pitches-strikes: C Zambrano 113-76; W Ohman 13-7;
M Belisle 98-64; V Santos 27-19; J Burton 26-15. Ground balls-fly balls: C
Zambrano 7-9; W Ohman 1-1; M Belisle 7-8; V Santos 3-0; J Burton 0-1. Batters
faced: C Zambrano 27; W Ohman 3; M Belisle 30; V Santos 7; J Burton 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Ed Rapuano. 1B--Ed Hickox. 2B--C.B. Bucknor. 3B--Joe West.

Weather: 84 degrees, sunny. Wind: 6 mph, left to right.</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - PITCHING CHANGE
CHN: BOBBY HOWRY (5-6, 4.35) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 6, CINCINNATI 0

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: B PHILLIPS (.278, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: B Howry relieved W Ohman.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 6
CINCINNATI 0 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: B Phillips (.278, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at CINCINNATI

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

BATTERIES: CHN - CARLOS ZAMBRANO, WILL OHMAN (8TH), BOBBY HOWRY (9TH) AND KOYIE
HILL

CIN - MATT BELISLE, VICTOR SANTOS (7TH), JARED BURTON
(9TH) AND JAVIER VALENTIN

HOME RUNS: CHN - DERREK LEE (11) OFF MATT BELISLE IN THE 7TH, 1 ON

CIN - NONE</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at CINCINNATI

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

BATTERIES: CHN - CARLOS ZAMBRANO, WILL OHMAN (8TH), BOBBY HOWRY (9TH) AND KOYIE
HILL

CIN - MATT BELISLE, VICTOR SANTOS (7TH), JARED BURTON
(9TH) AND JAVIER VALENTIN


WP - CARLOS ZAMBRANO (14-7)
LP - MATT BELISLE (5-8)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: CHN - DERREK LEE (11) OFF MATT BELISLE IN THE 7TH, 1 ON

CIN - NONE


TIME: 2:50 ATT: 33,061

PROBABLES: CIN - KYLE LOHSE (6-12, 4.58)
WAS - MATT CHICO (4-6, 4.78)

PROBABLES: PHI - COLE HAMELS (11-5, 3.63)
CHN - TED LILLY (11-4, 3.46)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">CHICAGO CUBS (6) VS CINCINNATI (0) - FINAL

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .298
R Theriot ss 5 2 2 0 0 0 4 .279
D Lee 1b 4 2 1 2 0 1 1 .331
A Ramirez 3b 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 .321
M DeRosa rf 3 0 2 1 1 0 1 .291
M Fontenot 2b 5 0 0 0 0 2 7 .309
A Pagan cf 4 0 1 2 1 0 2 .284
K Hill c 5 0 0 0 0 4 3 .163
C Zambrano p 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 .291
W Ohman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Howry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 39 6 13 6 3 8 21

BATTING: 2B - A Ramirez (21, M Belisle); A Soriano (30, M Belisle). HR - D Lee
(11, 7th inning off M Belisle 1 on, 1 Out). SF - M DeRosa. RBI - A Ramirez
(66), M DeRosa (52), D Lee 2 (55), A Pagan 2 (21). 2-out RBI - A Pagan 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - K Hill 1, R Theriot 3, M Fontenot 1,
A Pagan 1. Team LOB - 11.

BASERUNNING: SB - A Soriano 2 (15, 2nd base off M Belisle/J Valentin 2), R
Theriot (18, 2nd base off J Burton/J Valentin).


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Hatteberg 1b 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .310
R Freel cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .245
K Griffey Jr rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .272
B Phillips 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .277
A Dunn lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .260
J Keppinger ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315
J Valentin c 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .254
E Encarnacion 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .256
M Belisle p 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .097
V Santos p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-N Hopper ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .276
J Burton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 30 0 3 0 3 6 8

a-struck out looking for V Santos in the 8th.

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Dunn 1, K Griffey Jr 1.
Team LOB - 6.

FIELDING: PB - J Valentin.


----------------------------------------------------
CHICAGO CUBS - 200 000 202 -- 6
CINCINNATI - 000 000 000 -- 0
----------------------------------------------------

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
C Zambrano (W, 14-7) 7 1/3 2 0 0 3 6 0 3.47
W Ohman 2/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.90
B Howry 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.26

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
M Belisle (L, 5-8) 6 1/3 9 4 4 1 4 1 5.30
V Santos 1 2/3 2 0 0 0 2 0 4.61
J Burton 1 2 2 2 2 2 0 4.32

HBP - D Lee (by M Belisle). Pitches-strikes: C Zambrano 113-76; W Ohman 13-7;
B Howry 15-9; M Belisle 98-64; V Santos 27-19; J Burton 26-15. Ground balls-fly
balls: C Zambrano 7-9; W Ohman 1-1; B Howry 1-2; M Belisle 7-8; V Santos 3-0; J
Burton 0-1. Batters faced: C Zambrano 27; W Ohman 3; B Howry 3; M Belisle 30; V
Santos 7; J Burton 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Ed Rapuano. 1B--Ed Hickox. 2B--C.B. Bucknor. 3B--Joe West.

T--2:50. Att--33,061.
Weather: 84 degrees, sunny. Wind: 6 mph, left to
right.</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
CHICAGO CUBS 6
CINCINNATI 0 FINAL</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
CHICAGO CUBS (6) AT CINCINNATI (0) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

CHICAGO CUBS 1ST: A Soriano lined out to left. R Theriot singled to right.
D Lee hit by pitch, R Theriot to second. A Ramirez doubled to deep right
center, R Theriot scored, D Lee to third. M DeRosa hit sacrifice fly to
center, D Lee scored. M Fontenot grounded out to pitcher. (2 Runs, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 2, CINCINNATI 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 7TH: A Soriano singled to center. R Theriot flied out to
center. A Soriano stole second. D Lee homered to right, A Soriano scored.
V Santos relieved M Belisle. A Ramirez grounded out to shortstop. M DeRosa
singled to left. M Fontenot struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
CHICAGO CUBS 4, CINCINNATI 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 9TH: J Burton relieved V Santos. R Theriot reached on infield
single to pitcher. D Lee struck out swinging. R Theriot stole second.
A Ramirez walked. R Theriot to third, A Ramirez to second on passed ball
by J Valentin. M DeRosa walked. M Fontenot popped out to shortstop. A Pagan
singled to center, R Theriot and A Ramirez scored, M DeRosa to second. K Hill
struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 6, CINCINNATI 0.</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
CHICAGO CUBS (6) AT CINCINNATI (0) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Chicago Cubs Starting Lineups -- A Soriano LF, R Theriot SS, D Lee 1B,
A Ramirez 3B, M DeRosa RF, M Fontenot 2B, A Pagan CF, K Hill C, C Zambrano RHP.

Cincinnati Starting Lineups -- S Hatteberg 1B, R Freel CF, K Griffey Jr RF,
B Phillips 2B, A Dunn LF, J Keppinger SS, J Valentin C, E Encarnacion 3B,
M Belisle RHP.

Umpires -- Ed Rapuano (HP), Ed Hickox (1B), C.B. Bucknor (2B), Joe West (3B).


Gametime Weather: 84 degrees, Sunny, wind left to right at 6 mph.


CHICAGO CUBS 1ST: A Soriano lined out to left. R Theriot singled to right.
D Lee hit by pitch, R Theriot to second. A Ramirez doubled to deep right
center, R Theriot scored, D Lee to third. M DeRosa hit sacrifice fly to
center, D Lee scored. M Fontenot grounded out to pitcher. (2 Runs, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 2, CINCINNATI 0.

CINCINNATI 1ST: S Hatteberg walked. R Freel flied out to center.
K Griffey Jr fouled out to third. B Phillips singled to center, S Hatteberg
to second. A Dunn popped out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
CHICAGO CUBS 2, CINCINNATI 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 2ND: A Pagan grounded out to second. K Hill struck out
swinging. C Zambrano singled to left. A Soriano hit a ground rule double
to deep left, C Zambrano to third. R Theriot popped out to second. (0 Runs,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 2, CINCINNATI 0.

CINCINNATI 2ND: J Keppinger grounded out to first. J Valentin lined out
to center. E Encarnacion grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
CHICAGO CUBS 2, CINCINNATI 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 3RD: D Lee flied out to right. A Ramirez singled to left.
M DeRosa singled to right, A Ramirez to second. M Fontenot struck out
swinging. A Pagan grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
CHICAGO CUBS 2, CINCINNATI 0.

CINCINNATI 3RD: M Belisle struck out swinging. S Hatteberg walked.
R Freel grounded out to first, S Hatteberg to second. K Griffey Jr struck
out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 2, CINCINNATI 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 4TH: K Hill struck out swinging. C Zambrano singled to left.
A Soriano grounded into fielder's choice to third, C Zambrano out at second.
A Soriano stole second. R Theriot lined out to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
CHICAGO CUBS 2, CINCINNATI 0.

CINCINNATI 4TH: B Phillips grounded out to shortstop. A Dunn grounded
out to second. J Keppinger flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
CHICAGO CUBS 2, CINCINNATI 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 5TH: D Lee grounded out to third. A Ramirez flied out
to center. M DeRosa grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
CHICAGO CUBS 2, CINCINNATI 0.

CINCINNATI 5TH: J Valentin lined out to right. E Encarnacion popped out
to first. M Belisle struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
CHICAGO CUBS 2, CINCINNATI 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 6TH: M Fontenot flied out to center. A Pagan walked. K Hill
struck out swinging. C Zambrano grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 2, CINCINNATI 0.

CINCINNATI 6TH: S Hatteberg struck out looking. R Freel grounded out to
third. K Griffey Jr walked. B Phillips fouled out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 2, CINCINNATI 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 7TH: A Soriano singled to center. R Theriot flied out to
center. A Soriano stole second. D Lee homered to right, A Soriano scored.
V Santos relieved M Belisle. A Ramirez grounded out to shortstop. M DeRosa
singled to left. M Fontenot struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
CHICAGO CUBS 4, CINCINNATI 0.

CINCINNATI 7TH: A Dunn popped out to third. J Keppinger grounded out to
third. J Valentin singled to center. E Encarnacion struck out swinging.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 4, CINCINNATI 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 8TH: A Pagan grounded out to first. K Hill grounded out to
first. C Zambrano singled to right. A Soriano struck out swinging. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 4, CINCINNATI 0.

CINCINNATI 8TH: N Hopper hit for V Santos. N Hopper struck out looking.
W Ohman relieved C Zambrano. S Hatteberg flied out to center. R Freel singled
to shallow left. K Griffey Jr grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
CHICAGO CUBS 4, CINCINNATI 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 9TH: J Burton relieved V Santos. R Theriot reached on infield
single to pitcher. D Lee struck out swinging. R Theriot stole second.
A Ramirez walked. R Theriot to third, A Ramirez to second on passed ball
by J Valentin. M DeRosa walked. M Fontenot popped out to shortstop. A Pagan
singled to center, R Theriot and A Ramirez scored, M DeRosa to second. K Hill
struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 6, CINCINNATI 0.

CINCINNATI 9TH: B Howry relieved W Ohman. B Phillips flied out to right.
A Dunn fouled out to third. J Keppinger grounded out to second. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 6, CINCINNATI 0.</div>

 

Zambrano wins major-league leading 14th as Cubs top Reds

<h3>CHICAGO CUBS 6, CINCINNATI 0</h3>CINCINNATI (Ticker) -- Carlos Zambrano had more hits than heallowed on Sunday.


Zambrano, who had three hits at the plate, allowed two hits in 71/3 innings to earn his major-league leading 14th victory asthe Cubs blanked the Cincinnati Reds, 6-0, on Sunday.

Zambrano (14-7) struck out six and walked three before departingin the eighth inning.


Will Ohman finished the frame and Bob Howry retired the side inthe ninth for Chicago, which is a major league-best 33-17 sinceJune 3.


For his part, Zambrano is a major league-best 8-2 during thatspan.


The 6-5, 255-pound righthander has been the best pitcher inbaseball for nearly two months, winning each of his last fourstarts and seven of his last eight.


The Cubs staked Zambrano to an early lead in the first inning.

Aramis Ramirez doubled to right center to plate Ryan Theriot andadvance Derrek Lee to third. Lee came around to score on MarkDeRosa's sacrifice fly to center to give the Cubs a 2-0 lead.

Chicago looked like it doubled its lead in the second inning.

With Zambrano aboard, Alfonso Soriano belted what should havebeen his third home run in the last two days. Replays showedthe ball deflected off a fan's hands and back into play.Zambrano and Soriano were then stranded as Theriot harmlesslyflied out to right field.


It mattered little.


Lee chased Reds starter Matt Belisle after blasting a two-runhomer in the seventh to give the Cubs a 4-0 lead.


Belisle (5-8), who is now winless in his last 10 starts, allowedfour runs on nine hits in 6 1/3 innings. He has not won sincedefeating the Houston Astros on May 29.


Angel Pagan's two-run single to center in the ninth capped thescoring.

 

Zambrano wins major league-leading 14th as Cubs top Reds

<h3>CHICAGO CUBS 6, CINCINNATI 0</h3>CINCINNATI (Ticker) -- Carlos Zambrano had more hits than heallowed on Sunday.


Zambrano, who had three hits at the plate, allowed two hits in 71/3 innings to earn his major league-leading 14th victory asthe Cubs blanked the Cincinnati Reds, 6-0, on Sunday.

Zambrano (14-7) struck out six and walked three before departingin the eighth inning.


"The story of the game was Zambrano, his pitching not hishitting," Chicago manager Lou Piniella said. "He got cramps inhis thigh and calf. Taking him out had nothing to do withgetting hit."


In the sixth inning, Zambrano kicked a hard hit ball by RyanFreel to third base and Mark DeRosa made the play.

"The ball hit me on the back of my foot. I'll be OK. I juststarted cramping in my calf, but I'll be OK for next time,"Zambrano said.


As for his plate appearances, Zambrano tied his career high withthree hits. He also had three hits at Florida on July 20,2003.


"Anytime I can do something, running the bases, hitting, kickingthe ball, I will," Zambrano said. "I have to use all myabilities. This is the best streak I've ever had."

Will Ohman finished the eighth and Bob Howry retired the side inthe ninth for Chicago, which is a major league-best 33-17 sinceJune 3.


For his part, Zambrano is a major league-best 8-2 during thatspan.


The 6-5, 255-pound righthander has been the best pitcher inbaseball for nearly two months, winning each of his last fourstarts and seven of his last eight.


"Zambrano's a special pitcher," Cincinnati interim manager PeteMackanin said. "Everything was working. You can see why he hasthe record he has. What did he have, three hits? He wanted tosteal a base but we held him down there."


"He had a good cutter," Freel said. "He kept us off balance.When he's on like today, he can throw any pitch at any time."

The Cubs staked Zambrano to an early lead in the first inning.

Aramis Ramirez doubled to right center to plate Ryan Theriot andadvance Derrek Lee to third. Lee came around to score on MarkDeRosa's sacrifice fly to center to give the Cubs a 2-0 lead.

Chicago looked like it doubled its lead in the second inning.

With Zambrano aboard, Alfonso Soriano belted what should havebeen his third home run in the last two days. Replays showedthe ball deflected off a fan's hands and back into play.

"It look like it snuck in there," Piniella said.


Zambrano and Soriano were then stranded as Theriot harmlesslyflied out to right field.


It mattered little.


Lee chased Reds starter Matt Belisle after blasting a two-runhomer in the seventh to give the Cubs a 4-0 lead.


"That was a big home run. It was good to see," Piniella said."It looks like he's starting to get good extension."

Belisle (5-8), who is now winless in his last 10 starts, allowedfour runs and nine hits in 6 1/3 innings. He has not won sincedefeating the Houston Astros on May 29.


Since Mackanin took over for Jerry Narron, he has shown lesspatience with struggling starters. Belisle was yanked from hislast two starts before the fifth inning.


"Belisle pitched a little better," Mackanin said. "After thefirst inning he settled down. He had those bookend innings.The name of this game is consistency."


"When you give it up that quick, it's a good swift kick betweenthe legs," Belisle said. "It was definitely better today. Ithrew a lot more quality breaking pitches in fastball counts.Then I made a big mistake to the wrong guy."


Angel Pagan's two-run single to center in the ninth capped thescoring for the Cubs.