GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: CHICAGO CUBS (41-40) at WASHINGTON (33-49)

NL: CHICAGO CUBS (41-40) at WASHINGTON (33-49)

<h3>Streaking Cubs look to continue winning ways</h3>

Chicago Cubs (41-40) at Washington (33-49) 7:05 pm EDT

WASHINGTON (Ticker) -- The surging Chicago Cubs will play thesecond game of a four-game set against the Washington Nationalson Tuesday.

The Cubs have won nine of their last 10 games and moved past.500 for the first time since they were 16-15 on May 9.

Since sporting a 22-31 record on June 2, Chicago has surged to a19-9 record in the 28 games since. With a win on Tuesday, theywill go two games over .500 for the first time since May 3,2006.

Carlos Zambrano (9-6, 4.20 ERA) has been lights out since June1, going 4-1 with a 1.43 ERA. His only loss was a 1-0 setbackagainst the San Diego Padres, in which he lost a no-hitter inthe eighth inning.

One of his wins during the recent stretch was on Wednesday, whenhe gave up two runs and five hits over six innings of a 6-4victory over the Rockies.

The Nationals counter with Tim Redding (NR), who makes his firstmajor league appearance since July 15, 2005. He is taking therotation spot of Micah Bowie, who went to the disabled list onMonday because of a hip injury.

A five-year veteran, Redding has not faced the Cubs since 2004.In 11 lifetime appearances, including seven starts againstChicago, he is 2-4 with a 3.44 ERA. Redding will become the10th starter and 20th pitcher used by Washington this year.

 

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 .305 15 31 Ryan Langerhans CF .175 4 15
Ryan Theriot SS .266 1 23 Ronnie Belliard 2B .290 3 18
Derrek Lee 1B .342 6 41 Ryan Zimmerman 3B .248 12 42
Cliff Floyd RF .295 4 28 Dmitri Young 1B .335 7 37
Mark Derosa 3B .286 7 46 Ryan Church LF .253 7 35
Mike Fontenot 2B .381 3 15 Felipe Lopez SS .232 3 30
Angel Pagan CF .281 3 12 Brian Schneider C .242 4 31
Koyie Hill C .178 1 5 Robert Fick RF .222 0 5
Carlos Zambrano RHP .250 2 4 Tim Redding RHP .000 0 0
(9-6, 4.20) (NO RECORD)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON
WARMUPS: CHN - CARLOS ZAMBRANO (9-6, 4.20)
WAS - TIM REDDING (NO RECORD)

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

WEATHER: 78 Degrees, overcast
WIND: 13 mph, in from center</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON
STARTING BATS: CHN - CARLOS ZAMBRANO AND KOYIE HILL
WAS - TIM REDDING AND BRIAN SCHNEIDER

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: A SORIANO (.305, 15 HR, 31 RBI)
R THERIOT (.266, 1 HR, 23 RBI)
D LEE (.342, 6 HR, 41 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY RYAN THERIOT SCORED ALFONSO SORIANO.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R THERIOT ON FIRST, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 1
WASHINGTON 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: D LEE (.342, 6 HR, 41 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 1 1 2 0
WASHINGTON 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - CARLOS ZAMBRANO
WAS - TIM REDDING

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: R LANGERHANS (.175, 4 HR, 15 RBI)
R BELLIARD (.290, 3 HR, 18 RBI)
R ZIMMERMAN (.248, 12 HR, 42 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at WASHINGTON

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

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .307
R Theriot ss 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .269
D Lee 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .341
C Floyd rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .293
M DeRosa 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .285
M Fontenot 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .381
A Pagan cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
K Hill c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .178
C Zambrano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250

Totals 5 1 2 1 0 0 2

BATTING: RBI - R Theriot (24). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M
DeRosa 1. Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - A Soriano (12, 2nd base off T Redding/B Schneider).


WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Langerhans cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .175
R Belliard 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
R Zimmerman 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
D Young 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .335
R Church lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
F Lopez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
B Schneider c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
R Fick rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
T Redding 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 - 1 -- 1
WASHINGTON - -- 0
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
C Zambrano 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.20

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
T Redding 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 9.00

Pitches-strikes: T Redding 21-13. Ground balls-fly balls: T Redding 1-2.
Batters faced: T Redding 5.

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

Weather: 77 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, in from center.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON
CONFIRMED STARTERS: CHN - CARLOS ZAMBRANO
WAS - TIM REDDING</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at WASHINGTON

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - CARLOS ZAMBRANO
WAS - TIM REDDING

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: M FONTENOT (.381, 3 HR, 15 RBI)
A PAGAN (.281, 3 HR, 12 RBI)
K HILL (.178, 1 HR, 5 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at WASHINGTON

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

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .307
R Theriot ss 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .269
D Lee 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .341
C Floyd rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .293
M DeRosa 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .285
M Fontenot 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .381
A Pagan cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
K Hill c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .178
C Zambrano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250

Totals 5 1 2 1 0 0 2

BATTING: RBI - R Theriot (24). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M
DeRosa 1. Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - A Soriano (12, 2nd base off T Redding/B Schneider).


WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Langerhans cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174
R Belliard 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
D Young 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .335
R Church lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
F Lopez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
B Schneider c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
R Fick rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
T Redding p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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CHICAGO CUBS - 1 -- 1
WASHINGTON - 0 -- 0
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
C Zambrano 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.17

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
T Redding 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 9.00

Pitches-strikes: C Zambrano 10-7; T Redding 21-13. Ground balls-fly balls: C
Zambrano 2-1; T Redding 1-2. Batters faced: C Zambrano 3; T Redding 5.

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

Weather: 77 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, in from center.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - CARLOS ZAMBRANO
WAS - TIM REDDING

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: D YOUNG (.335, 7 HR, 37 RBI)
R CHURCH (.253, 7 HR, 35 RBI)
F LOPEZ (.232, 3 HR, 30 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at WASHINGTON

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

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .307
R Theriot ss 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .269
D Lee 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .341
C Floyd rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .293
M DeRosa 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .285
M Fontenot 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .376
A Pagan cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .278
K Hill c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174
C Zambrano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250

Totals 8 1 2 1 0 1 2

BATTING: RBI - R Theriot (24). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M
DeRosa 1. Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - A Soriano (12, 2nd base off T Redding/B Schneider).


WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Langerhans cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174
R Belliard 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
D Young 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .335
R Church lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
F Lopez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
B Schneider c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
R Fick rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
T Redding p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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CHICAGO CUBS - 10 -- 1
WASHINGTON - 0 -- 0
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
C Zambrano 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.17

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
T Redding 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 4.50

Pitches-strikes: C Zambrano 10-7; T Redding 36-24. Ground balls-fly balls: C
Zambrano 2-1; T Redding 3-2. Batters faced: C Zambrano 3; T Redding 8.

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

Weather: 77 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 11 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 1 0 1 2 0
WASHINGTON 0 0 0 1 0 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - CARLOS ZAMBRANO
WAS - TIM REDDING

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: C ZAMBRANO (.250, 2 HR, 4 RBI)
A SORIANO (.307, 1-FOR-1)
R THERIOT (.269, 1-FOR-1, RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at WASHINGTON

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

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .307
R Theriot ss 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .269
D Lee 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .341
C Floyd rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .293
M DeRosa 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .285
M Fontenot 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .376
A Pagan cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .278
K Hill c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174
C Zambrano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250

Totals 8 1 2 1 0 1 2

BATTING: RBI - R Theriot (24). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M
DeRosa 1. Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - A Soriano (12, 2nd base off T Redding/B Schneider).


WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Langerhans cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174
R Belliard 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
D Young 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .335
R Church lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .252
F Lopez ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .231
B Schneider c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .245
R Fick rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .220
T Redding p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 7 0 1 0 1 2 4

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Fick 1. Team LOB - 2.


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CHICAGO CUBS - 10 -- 1
WASHINGTON - 00 -- 0
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
C Zambrano 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 4.13

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
T Redding 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 4.50

Pitches-strikes: C Zambrano 33-20; T Redding 36-24. Ground balls-fly balls: C
Zambrano 2-2; T Redding 3-2. Batters faced: C Zambrano 8; T Redding 8.

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

Weather: 77 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, in from center.</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY CLIFF FLOYD SCORED CARLOS ZAMBRANO AND ALFONSO
SORIANO.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, C FLOYD ON FIRST, D LEE ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 3
WASHINGTON 0 TOP, 3RD

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: M DEROSA (.285, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at WASHINGTON

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - CARLOS ZAMBRANO
WAS - TIM REDDING

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: T REDDING (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
R LANGERHANS (.174, 0-FOR-1)
R BELLIARD (.289, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at WASHINGTON

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

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 .310
R Theriot ss 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .269
D Lee 1b 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .341
C Floyd rf 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 .297
M DeRosa 3b 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .285
M Fontenot 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .372
A Pagan cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .275
K Hill c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174
C Zambrano p 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .270

Totals 13 3 5 3 2 1 8

BATTING: S - R Theriot. RBI - R Theriot (24), C Floyd 2 (30). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - M DeRosa 1, A Pagan 2. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: SB - A Soriano (12, 2nd base off T Redding/B Schneider).


WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Langerhans cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174
R Belliard 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
D Young 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .335
R Church lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .252
F Lopez ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .231
B Schneider c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .245
R Fick rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .220
T Redding p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 7 0 1 0 1 2 4

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Fick 1. Team LOB - 2.


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CHICAGO CUBS - 102 -- 3
WASHINGTON - 00 -- 0
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
C Zambrano 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 4.13

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
T Redding 3 5 3 3 2 1 0 9.00

IBB - D Lee (by T Redding). Pitches-strikes: C Zambrano 33-20; T Redding
65-37. Ground balls-fly balls: C Zambrano 2-2; T Redding 4-4. Batters faced: C
Zambrano 8; T Redding 16.

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

Weather: 77 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 11 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 1 0 2 3 5 0
WASHINGTON 0 0 0 0 2 0 (TOP 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - CARLOS ZAMBRANO
WAS - TIM REDDING

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: K HILL (.174, 0-FOR-1)
C ZAMBRANO (.270, 1-FOR-1)
A SORIANO (.310, 2-FOR-2)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at WASHINGTON

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

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 .310
R Theriot ss 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .269
D Lee 1b 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .341
C Floyd rf 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 .297
M DeRosa 3b 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .285
M Fontenot 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .372
A Pagan cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .275
K Hill c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174
C Zambrano p 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .270

Totals 13 3 5 3 2 1 8

BATTING: S - R Theriot. RBI - R Theriot (24), C Floyd 2 (30). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - M DeRosa 1, A Pagan 2. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: SB - A Soriano (12, 2nd base off T Redding/B Schneider).


WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Langerhans cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .180
R Belliard 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
R Zimmerman 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .246
D Young 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .335
R Church lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .252
F Lopez ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .231
B Schneider c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .245
R Fick rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .220
T Redding p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000

Totals 11 0 2 0 1 3 5

BATTING: 2B - R Langerhans (7, C Zambrano). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - R Fick 1, R Zimmerman 1. Team LOB - 3.


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CHICAGO CUBS - 102 -- 3
WASHINGTON - 000 -- 0
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
C Zambrano 3 2 0 0 1 3 0 4.09

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
T Redding 3 5 3 3 2 1 0 9.00

IBB - D Lee (by T Redding). Pitches-strikes: C Zambrano 48-30; T Redding
65-37. Ground balls-fly balls: C Zambrano 3-3; T Redding 4-4. Batters faced: C
Zambrano 12; T Redding 16.

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

Weather: 77 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 11 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 1 0 2 0 3 5 0
WASHINGTON 0 0 0 0 2 0 (BOT 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - CARLOS ZAMBRANO
WAS - TIM REDDING

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: D YOUNG (.335, 0-FOR-0, BB)
R CHURCH (.252, 0-FOR-1)
F LOPEZ (.231, 0-FOR-1)</div>