GAME THREAD: NL: PHILADELPHIA (56-51) at CHICAGO CUBS (57-49)

NL: PHILADELPHIA at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - PITCHING CHANGE
PHI: BRETT MYERS (1-3, 5.40) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 10, CHICAGO CUBS 6

DUE UP FOR CHCUBS: M FONTENOT (.310, 1-FOR-1, 2 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: B Myers relieved T Gordon.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 10
CHICAGO CUBS 6 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: M Fontenot (.310, 1-FOR-1, 2 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
PHILADELPHIA 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 16 0
CHICAGO CUBS 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 6 13 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: PHI - KYLE LOHSE, J.D. DURBIN (2ND), GEOFF GEARY (5TH), J.C. ROMERO
(6TH), TOM GORDON (8TH), BRETT MYERS (9TH) AND CHRIS COSTE

CHN - SEAN MARSHALL, ROCKY CHERRY (3RD), SCOTT EYRE
(6TH), MIKE WUERTZ (7TH), WILL OHMAN (9TH) AND KOYIE HILL

HOME RUNS: PHI - PAT BURRELL (15) OFF SEAN MARSHALL IN THE 2ND, 0 ON

CHN - NONE</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
PHILADELPHIA 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 16 0
CHICAGO CUBS 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 6 13 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: PHI - KYLE LOHSE, J.D. DURBIN (2ND), GEOFF GEARY (5TH), J.C. ROMERO
(6TH), TOM GORDON (8TH), BRETT MYERS (9TH) AND CHRIS COSTE

CHN - SEAN MARSHALL, ROCKY CHERRY (3RD), SCOTT EYRE
(6TH), MIKE WUERTZ (7TH), WILL OHMAN (9TH) AND KOYIE HILL


WP - J.D. DURBIN (4-2)
LP - SEAN MARSHALL (5-5)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: PHI - PAT BURRELL (15) OFF SEAN MARSHALL IN THE 2ND, 0 ON

CHN - NONE


TIME: 3:30 ATT: 40,988

PROBABLES: NYM - ORLANDO HERNANDEZ (7-4, 3.02)
CHN - CARLOS ZAMBRANO (14-7, 3.47)

PROBABLES: PHI - KYLE KENDRICK (5-1, 4.04)
MIL - YOVANI GALLARDO (3-1, 2.72)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">PHILADELPHIA (10) VS CHICAGO CUBS (6) - FINAL

PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Werth rf-lf 6 0 3 4 0 0 1 .253
T Iguchi 2b 3 0 0 1 2 1 3 .381
J Rollins ss 5 1 1 0 1 0 5 .297
R Howard 1b 4 0 1 1 1 2 3 .271
A Rowand cf 5 0 0 0 0 4 4 .320
P Burrell lf 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 .268
C Roberson pr-rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500
W Helms 3b 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .255
A Nunez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253
C Coste c 5 3 3 1 0 1 1 .365
K Lohse p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .152
a-A Eaton ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .229
J Durbin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364
b-R Barajas ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .214
G Geary p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Romero p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
T Gordon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-C Ruiz ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .254
B Myers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 41 10 16 9 5 8 20

a-walked for K Lohse in the 2nd; b-singled to right center for J Durbin in the
5th; c-doubled to deep right for T Gordon in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - J Rollins (27, S Marshall); W Helms 2 (15, S Marshall 2); J Werth
2 (3, W Ohman, R Cherry); C Ruiz (22, W Ohman). HR - P Burrell (15, 2nd inning
off S Marshall 0 on, 0 Out). S - J Durbin. SF - T Iguchi. RBI - R Howard (88),
P Burrell (55), J Werth 4 (14), T Iguchi (3), C Coste (10), C Ruiz (36). 2-out
RBI - R Howard, J Werth. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Rowand 1,
J Rollins 2, R Howard 1. Team LOB - 11.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Werth (1, 3rd base off W Ohman/K Hill).

FIELDING: DP: 2 (J Rollins-T Iguchi-R Howard, T Iguchi-J Rollins-R Howard).



CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 5 2 3 0 0 0 2 .302
R Theriot ss 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 .284
D Lee 1b 4 2 2 1 1 0 2 .328
A Ramirez 3b 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .318
C Floyd rf 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .295
M Wuertz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-M DeRosa ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .288
W Ohman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M Fontenot 2b 2 1 1 2 3 1 0 .308
J Jones cf 5 0 2 1 0 0 4 .245
K Hill c 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .153
S Marshall p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .050
R Cherry p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-M Murton ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .258
S Eyre p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A Pagan rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .273

Totals 37 6 13 6 5 3 17

a-singled to left for R Cherry in the 5th; b-flied out to right for M Wuertz
in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - D Lee 2 (32, K Lohse, J Durbin); M Fontenot (9, J Durbin); A
Ramirez (23, G Geary); A Soriano (31, T Gordon). RBI - M Fontenot 2 (23), J
Jones (31), D Lee (57), M Murton (10), R Theriot (30). 2-out RBI - M Fontenot
2, J Jones, D Lee, M Murton. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Floyd
1, M DeRosa 1, A Ramirez 1, A Soriano 1, J Jones 2, K Hill 1. GIDP - D Lee, J
Jones. Team LOB - 11.

BASERUNNING: CS - A Soriano (5, 2nd base by K Lohse/C Coste).

FIELDING: E - R Theriot (6, throw).


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PHILADELPHIA - 133 000 003 -- 10
CHICAGO CUBS - 102 110 010 -- 6
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PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Lohse 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 4.61
J Durbin (W, 4-2) 3 5 3 3 1 1 0 6.55
G Geary 1 2/3 4 1 1 1 0 0 5.53
J Romero (H, 6) 1 1/3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.90
T Gordon (H, 2) 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 3.77
B Myers 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.26

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
S Marshall (L, 5-5) 2 2/3 9 7 7 1 2 1 3.86
R Cherry 2 1/3 2 0 0 1 2 0 3.00
S Eyre 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 5.55
M Wuertz 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 3.37
W Ohman 1 4 3 3 0 1 0 4.55

IBB - R Howard (by M Wuertz). HBP - A Ramirez (by K Lohse); C Floyd (by K
Lohse). Pitches-strikes: K Lohse 29-15; J Durbin 62-42; G Geary 24-17; J Romero
13-7; T Gordon 28-17; B Myers 12-7; S Marshall 66-43; R Cherry 43-26; S Eyre
23-14; M Wuertz 33-22; W Ohman 22-15. Ground balls-fly balls: K Lohse 1-1; J
Durbin 5-3; G Geary 4-1; J Romero 4-0; T Gordon 1-1; B Myers 0-2; S Marshall
2-4; R Cherry 0-5; S Eyre 0-1; M Wuertz 2-3; W Ohman 0-2. Batters faced: K
Lohse 7; J Durbin 15; G Geary 9; J Romero 4; T Gordon 6; B Myers 3; S Marshall
18; R Cherry 10; S Eyre 4; M Wuertz 9; W Ohman 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Dan Iassogna. 1B--Dale Scott. 2B--Ron Kulpa. 3B--Paul Emmel.

T--3:30. Att--40,988.
Weather: 87 degrees, sunny. Wind: 12 mph, out to
right.</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
PHILADELPHIA 10
CHICAGO CUBS 6 FINAL</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at CHICAGO CUBS

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PHILADELPHIA (10) AT CHICAGO CUBS (6) - HOW THEY SCORED
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PHILADELPHIA 1ST: J Werth grounded out to shortstop. T Iguchi flied out to
left. J Rollins doubled to left. R Howard singled to right, J Rollins scored.
A Rowand struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 1,
CHICAGO CUBS 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 1ST: A Soriano singled to left. A Soriano caught stealing
second, catcher to shortstop. R Theriot grounded out to second. D Lee doubled
to deep left center. A Ramirez hit by pitch. C Floyd hit by pitch, D Lee to
third, A Ramirez to second. M Fontenot walked, D Lee scored, A Ramirez to
third, C Floyd to second. J Jones grounded out to pitcher. (1 Run, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 1, CHICAGO CUBS 1.

PHILADELPHIA 2ND: P Burrell homered to center. W Helms doubled to deep
left. C Coste singled to left, W Helms to third. A Eaton hit for K Lohse.
A Eaton walked, C Coste to second. J Werth singled to left, W Helms scored,
C Coste to third, A Eaton to second. T Iguchi hit sacrifice fly to left, C Coste
scored. J Rollins flied out to right. R Howard popped out to third. (3 Runs,
4 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 4, CHICAGO CUBS 1.

PHILADELPHIA 3RD: A Rowand struck out swinging. P Burrell singled to left.
W Helms doubled to deep left, P Burrell to third. C Coste reached on infield
single to shortstop, P Burrell scored, W Helms scored on throwing error by
shortstop R Theriot. J Durbin sacrificed to first, C Coste to second. R Cherry
relieved S Marshall. J Werth doubled to deep center, C Coste scored. T Iguchi
walked. J Rollins lined out to center. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Error) PHILADELPHIA 7,
CHICAGO CUBS 1.

CHICAGO CUBS 3RD: R Theriot grounded out to third. D Lee walked.
A Ramirez struck out swinging. C Floyd singled to right, D Lee to second.
M Fontenot doubled to deep right, D Lee scored, C Floyd to third. J Jones
reached on infield single to shortstop, C Floyd scored, M Fontenot to third.
K Hill flied out to center. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 7,
CHICAGO CUBS 3.

CHICAGO CUBS 4TH: R Cherry grounded out to first. A Soriano singled to
center. R Theriot flied out to center. D Lee doubled to deep right, A Soriano
scored. A Ramirez grounded out to pitcher. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
PHILADELPHIA 7, CHICAGO CUBS 4.

CHICAGO CUBS 5TH: G Geary relieved J Durbin. C Floyd grounded out to
shortstop. M Fontenot walked. J Jones singled to left center, M Fontenot to
second. K Hill grounded into fielder's choice to first, J Jones out at second,
M Fontenot to third. M Murton hit for R Cherry. M Murton singled to left,
M Fontenot scored, K Hill to second. A Soriano fouled out to first. (1 Run,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 7, CHICAGO CUBS 5.

CHICAGO CUBS 8TH: T Gordon relieved J Romero. A Pagan struck out swinging.
A Soriano doubled to deep right center. R Theriot singled to center, A Soriano
scored. D Lee grounded into fielder's choice to third, R Theriot out at
second. A Ramirez walked, D Lee to second. M DeRosa hit for M Wuertz.
M DeRosa flied out to right. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 7,
CHICAGO CUBS 6.

PHILADELPHIA 9TH: W Ohman relieved M Wuertz. C Roberson singled to center.
A Nunez bunt popped out to pitcher. C Coste singled to right, C Roberson to
second. C Ruiz hit for T Gordon. C Ruiz doubled to deep right, C Roberson
scored, C Coste to third. J Werth doubled to deep right center, C Coste and
C Ruiz scored. T Iguchi struck out swinging, J Werth stole third. J Rollins
flied out to center. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 10, CHICAGO CUBS 6.</div>

 

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PHILADELPHIA (10) AT CHICAGO CUBS (6) - EVENT LOG
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Philadelphia Starting Lineups -- J Werth RF, T Iguchi 2B, J Rollins SS,
R Howard 1B, A Rowand CF, P Burrell LF, W Helms 3B, C Coste C, K Lohse RHP.

Chicago Cubs Starting Lineups -- A Soriano LF, R Theriot SS, D Lee 1B,
A Ramirez 3B, C Floyd RF, M Fontenot 2B, J Jones CF, K Hill C, S Marshall LHP.

Umpires -- Dan Iassogna (HP), Dale Scott (1B), Ron Kulpa (2B), Paul Emmel (3B).


Gametime Weather: 87 degrees, Sunny, wind out to right at 12 mph.


PHILADELPHIA 1ST: J Werth grounded out to shortstop. T Iguchi flied out to
left. J Rollins doubled to left. R Howard singled to right, J Rollins scored.
A Rowand struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 1,
CHICAGO CUBS 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 1ST: A Soriano singled to left. A Soriano caught stealing
second, catcher to shortstop. R Theriot grounded out to second. D Lee doubled
to deep left center. A Ramirez hit by pitch. C Floyd hit by pitch, D Lee to
third, A Ramirez to second. M Fontenot walked, D Lee scored, A Ramirez to
third, C Floyd to second. J Jones grounded out to pitcher. (1 Run, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 1, CHICAGO CUBS 1.

PHILADELPHIA 2ND: P Burrell homered to center. W Helms doubled to deep
left. C Coste singled to left, W Helms to third. A Eaton hit for K Lohse.
A Eaton walked, C Coste to second. J Werth singled to left, W Helms scored,
C Coste to third, A Eaton to second. T Iguchi hit sacrifice fly to left, C Coste
scored. J Rollins flied out to right. R Howard popped out to third. (3 Runs,
4 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 4, CHICAGO CUBS 1.

CHICAGO CUBS 2ND: J Durbin relieved K Lohse. K Hill grounded out to first.
S Marshall grounded out to shortstop. A Soriano flied out to left. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 4, CHICAGO CUBS 1.

PHILADELPHIA 3RD: A Rowand struck out swinging. P Burrell singled to left.
W Helms doubled to deep left, P Burrell to third. C Coste reached on infield
single to shortstop, P Burrell scored, W Helms scored on throwing error by
shortstop R Theriot. J Durbin sacrificed to first, C Coste to second. R Cherry
relieved S Marshall. J Werth doubled to deep center, C Coste scored. T Iguchi
walked. J Rollins lined out to center. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Error) PHILADELPHIA 7,
CHICAGO CUBS 1.

CHICAGO CUBS 3RD: R Theriot grounded out to third. D Lee walked.
A Ramirez struck out swinging. C Floyd singled to right, D Lee to second.
M Fontenot doubled to deep right, D Lee scored, C Floyd to third. J Jones
reached on infield single to shortstop, C Floyd scored, M Fontenot to third.
K Hill flied out to center. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 7,
CHICAGO CUBS 3.

PHILADELPHIA 4TH: R Howard struck out looking. A Rowand popped out to
second. P Burrell lined out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 7,
CHICAGO CUBS 3.

CHICAGO CUBS 4TH: R Cherry grounded out to first. A Soriano singled to
center. R Theriot flied out to center. D Lee doubled to deep right, A Soriano
scored. A Ramirez grounded out to pitcher. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
PHILADELPHIA 7, CHICAGO CUBS 4.

PHILADELPHIA 5TH: W Helms popped out to first. C Coste struck out
swinging. R Barajas hit for J Durbin. R Barajas singled to right center.
J Werth lined out to left. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 7,
CHICAGO CUBS 4.

CHICAGO CUBS 5TH: G Geary relieved J Durbin. C Floyd grounded out to
shortstop. M Fontenot walked. J Jones singled to left center, M Fontenot to
second. K Hill grounded into fielder's choice to first, J Jones out at second,
M Fontenot to third. M Murton hit for R Cherry. M Murton singled to left,
M Fontenot scored, K Hill to second. A Soriano fouled out to first. (1 Run,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 7, CHICAGO CUBS 5.

PHILADELPHIA 6TH: S Eyre relieved R Cherry. T Iguchi flied out to right.
J Rollins walked. R Howard struck out swinging. A Rowand struck out swinging.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 7, CHICAGO CUBS 5.

CHICAGO CUBS 6TH: R Theriot reached on infield single to second. D Lee
grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, R Theriot out at
second. A Ramirez doubled to deep left. J Romero relieved G Geary. C Floyd
grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 7,
CHICAGO CUBS 5.

PHILADELPHIA 7TH: M Wuertz relieved S Eyre. A Pagan in right field.
P Burrell singled to left. C Roberson ran for P Burrell. W Helms flied out to
center. C Coste popped out to shortstop. J Romero flied out to right.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 7, CHICAGO CUBS 5.

CHICAGO CUBS 7TH: J Werth in left field. C Roberson in right field. A Nunez
at third base. M Fontenot walked. J Jones grounded into double play, second to
shortstop to first, M Fontenot out at second. K Hill grounded out to third.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 7, CHICAGO CUBS 5.

PHILADELPHIA 8TH: J Werth grounded out to third. T Iguchi walked.
J Rollins grounded out to second, T Iguchi to second. R Howard intentionally
walked. A Rowand struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 7,
CHICAGO CUBS 5.

CHICAGO CUBS 8TH: T Gordon relieved J Romero. A Pagan struck out swinging.
A Soriano doubled to deep right center. R Theriot singled to center, A Soriano
scored. D Lee grounded into fielder's choice to third, R Theriot out at
second. A Ramirez walked, D Lee to second. M DeRosa hit for M Wuertz.
M DeRosa flied out to right. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 7,
CHICAGO CUBS 6.

PHILADELPHIA 9TH: W Ohman relieved M Wuertz. C Roberson singled to center.
A Nunez bunt popped out to pitcher. C Coste singled to right, C Roberson to
second. C Ruiz hit for T Gordon. C Ruiz doubled to deep right, C Roberson
scored, C Coste to third. J Werth doubled to deep right center, C Coste and
C Ruiz scored. T Iguchi struck out swinging, J Werth stole third. J Rollins
flied out to center. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 10, CHICAGO CUBS 6.

CHICAGO CUBS 9TH: B Myers relieved T Gordon. M Fontenot struck out looking.
J Jones lined out to left. K Hill flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 10, CHICAGO CUBS 6.</div>

 

Werth drives in four as Phillies top Cubs

<h3>PHILADELPHIA 10, CHICAGO CUBS 6</h3>CHICAGO (Ticker) -- It wasn't the debut Kyle Lohse was hopingfor, but his new teammates won anyway.


Jason Werth drove in four runs and Pat Burrell went 3-for-4 witha solo home run as the Philadelphia Phillies defeated theChicago Cubs, 10-6, on Thursday to salvage a split in thefour-game series.


Acquired from the Cincinnati Reds just prior to Tuesday's tradedeadline, Lohse left his Phillies debut after being hit by aline drive off the bat of Jacque Jones in the first inning.Diagnosed with a right forearm contusion, Lohse was removed inthe second inning after allowing one run and two hits in his oneinning before departing.


With their starter sidelined, Philadelphia's lineup gavereplacement J.D. Durbin (4-2) a comfortable cushion, though therighthander and the Phillies bullpen nearly gave it all back.

Highlighted by Burrell's 15th home run of the season and a pair<div class="pre">of RBI hits from Werth, the Phillies tallied three runs in the</div>second inning off starter Sean Marshall (5-5) and added threemore in the third to build a 7-1 lead.


Marshall's rough outing followed a string of four starts inwhich he surrendered only six earned runs in 23 1/3 innings.The lefthander lasted just 2 2/3 innings, allowing seven runs,nine hits and one walk while striking out two.


The Cubs started chipping away at the lead in the third on ChrisCoste's two-run single. Derrek Lee added an RBI single in thefourth and Matt Murton's run scoring base hit off Geoff Geary inthe fifth trimmed the deficit to 7-5.


Durbin departed after the fourth inning, having allowed threeruns, five hits and one walk while striking out one in threeinnings.


Ryan Theriot made it a one-run game with an RBI single in theeighth and the Cubs threatened for more, getting runners tofirst and second with two outs, but Tom Gordon induced a flyoutfrom Mark DeRosa to end the inning.


Keyed by a two-run double from Werth and a run-scoring double byCarlos Ruiz, the Phillies extended their lead to 10-6 in theninth as they got the better of reliever Will Ohman.

Alfonso Soriano had three hits and two runs for the Cubs, whoremain in a virtual tie for first in the National League Centralas a result of the Milwaukee Brewers 12-4 loss to the New YorkMets on Thursday.

 

Werth drives in four as Phillies top Cubs

<h3>PHILADELPHIA 10, CHICAGO CUBS 6</h3>CHICAGO (Ticker) -- It wasn't the debut Kyle Lohse was hopingfor, but his new teammates won anyway.


Jason Werth drove in four runs and Pat Burrell went 3-for-4 witha solo home run as the Philadelphia Phillies defeated theChicago Cubs, 10-6, on Thursday to salvage a split in thefour-game series.


Acquired from the Cincinnati Reds just prior to Tuesday's tradedeadline, Lohse left his Phillies debut after being hit by aline drive off the bat of Jacque Jones in the first inning.Diagnosed with a right forearm contusion, Lohse was removed inthe second inning after allowing one run and two hits in his oneinning before departing.


"I tried to talk (pitching coach Rick Dubee) into staying in thegame," Lohse said. "My arm started to swell up like a golfball so I knew I had to come out. It's all muscle so I don'tthink I will need an MRI."


With their starter sidelined, Philadelphia's lineup gavereplacement J.D. Durbin (4-2) a comfortable cushion, though therighthander and the Phillies bullpen nearly gave it all back.

"I felt good in the pen even though it was a hurry up typesituation," Durbin said. "It wasn't pretty but it ended upworking out OK."


Highlighted by Burrell's 15th home run of the season and a pairof RBI hits from Werth, the Phillies tallied three runs in thesecond inning off starter Sean Marshall (5-5) and added threemore in the third to build a 7-1 lead.


"I thought I hit the ball pretty well but I think I got somehelp from the wind," Burrell said.


Marshall's rough outing followed a string of four starts inwhich he surrendered only six earned runs in 23 1/3 innings. Thelefthander lasted just 2 2/3 innings, allowing seven runs, ninehits and one walk while striking out two.


"(Marshall) was getting the ball up some," Cubs manager LouPiniella said. "Usually when Sean is throwing the ball well heis down with his pitches. I know he scratched his cornea lastnight while he was sleeping, I don't know that had anything todo with his outing but it might have."


The Cubs started chipping away at the lead in the third on ChrisCoste's two-run single. Derrek Lee added an RBI single in thefourth and Matt Murton's run scoring base hit off Geoff Geary inthe fifth trimmed the deficit to 7-5.


"It was an offensive game. We had men on base but we left themout there," said Lee, referencing the fact that the team left 11runners on base.


Durbin departed after the fourth inning, having allowed threeruns, five hits and one walk while striking out one in threeinnings.


Ryan Theriot made it a one-run game with an RBI single in theeighth and the Cubs threatened for more, getting runners tofirst and second with two outs, but Tom Gordon induced a flyoutfrom Mark DeRosa to end the inning.


"The bullpen gutted it out today," Phillies manager CharlieManuel said. "I might have lost both (Brett Myers and Gordon)for tomorrow because I had Myers heating up in the eighth."

Keyed by a two-run double from Werth and a run-scoring double byCarlos Ruiz, the Phillies extended their lead to 10-6 in theninth as they got the better of reliever Will Ohman.

"We didn't need a short outing today, that's for sure," Piniellasaid. "Our bullpen did a great job, but we have to startgetting more innings from our starters."


Alfonso Soriano had three hits and two runs for the Cubs, whoremain in a virtual tie for first in the National League Centralas a result of the Milwaukee Brewers 12-4 loss to the New YorkMets on Thursday.