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

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

<h3>First-place Cubs look to pad NL Central lead</h3>

Philadelphia (56-51) at Chicago Cubs (57-49) 2:20 pm EDT

CHICAGO (Ticker) -- The Chicago Cubs are in first place in theNational League Central Division. They will look to stay thereon Thursday when they host the Philadelphia Phillies in thefinale of a four-game series.


The Cubs went 17-9 in the month of July - the best mark in theNational League. On June 23, Chicago sat 8 1/2 games behind theMilwaukee Brewers in the division.


But after a 5-4 victory on Wednesday, the Cubs moved percentagepoints ahead of the Brewers (58-50).


The Cubs will send Sean Marshall (5-4, 3.10 ERA) to the mound onThursday in search of a third straight win. Marshall has beenstrong in his past four starts, surrendering a total of sixearned runs in 23 1/3 innings.


The Phillies will counter with the newest member of the team,righthander Kyle Lohse (6-12, 4.58). The 28-year-old wasacquired from the Cincinnati Reds at the trade deadline inexchange for a minor league pitcher.


Lohse is 1-1 with a 3.63 ERA in three career starts againstChicago.

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at CHICAGO CUBS

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

PHILADELPHIA CHICAGO CUBS
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Jayson Werth RF .235 3 10 Alfonso Soriano LF .298 18 42
Tadahito Iguchi 2B .444 1 2 Ryan Theriot SS .283 3 29
Jimmy Rollins SS .298 20 66 Derrek Lee 1B .326 11 56
Ryan Howard 1B .271 29 87 Aramis Ramirez 3B .318 16 67
Aaron Rowand CF .324 16 61 Cliff Floyd RF .294 4 34
Pat Burrell LF .261 14 54 Mike Fontenot 2B .305 3 21
Wes Helms 3B .251 4 31 Jacque Jones CF .242 2 30
Chris Coste C .340 2 9 Koyie Hill C .163 2 12
Kyle Lohse RHP .152 0 1 Sean Marshall LHP .053 0 0
(6-12, 4.58) (5-4, 3.10)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS
WARMUPS: PHI - KYLE LOHSE (6-12, 4.58)
CHN - SEAN MARSHALL (5-4, 3.10)

UMPIRES: HP - DAN IASSOGNA
1B - DALE SCOTT
2B - RON KULPA
3B - PAUL EMMEL

WEATHER: 87 Degrees, sunny
WIND: 9 mph, out to center</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS
STARTING BATS: PHI - KYLE LOHSE AND CHRIS COSTE
CHN - SEAN MARSHALL AND KOYIE HILL

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: J WERTH (.235, 3 HR, 10 RBI)
T IGUCHI (.444, 1 HR, 2 RBI)
J ROLLINS (.298, 20 HR, 66 RBI)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY RYAN HOWARD SCORED JIMMY ROLLINS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R HOWARD ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 1
CHICAGO CUBS 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: A ROWAND (.324, 16 HR, 61 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PHI - KYLE LOHSE
CHN - SEAN MARSHALL

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: A SORIANO (.298, 18 HR, 42 RBI)
R THERIOT (.283, 3 HR, 29 RBI)
D LEE (.326, 11 HR, 56 RBI)</div>

 

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

PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Werth rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
T Iguchi 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .421
J Rollins ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .300
R Howard 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .273
A Rowand cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .323
P Burrell lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
W Helms 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
C Coste c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .340
K Lohse p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .152

Totals 5 1 2 1 0 1 1

BATTING: 2B - J Rollins (27, S Marshall). RBI - R Howard (88). 2-out RBI - R
Howard. Team LOB - 1.


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
R Theriot ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
D Lee 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .326
A Ramirez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318
C Floyd rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
M Fontenot 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305
J Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
K Hill c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .163
S Marshall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .053

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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PHILADELPHIA - 1 -- 1
CHICAGO CUBS - -- 0
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PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Lohse 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.58

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
S Marshall 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 3.18

Pitches-strikes: S Marshall 19-15. Ground balls-fly balls: S Marshall 1-1.
Batters faced: S Marshall 5.

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

Weather: 87 degrees, sunny. Wind: 9 mph, out to center.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS
CONFIRMED STARTERS: PHI - KYLE LOHSE
CHN - SEAN MARSHALL</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
BASES LOADED WALK TO MIKE FONTENOT SCORED DERREK LEE.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M FONTENOT ON FIRST, C FLOYD ON SECOND, A
RAMIREZ ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 1
CHICAGO CUBS 1 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: J JONES (.242, 2 HR, 30 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PHI - KYLE LOHSE
CHN - SEAN MARSHALL

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: P BURRELL (.261, 14 HR, 54 RBI)
W HELMS (.251, 4 HR, 31 RBI)
C COSTE (.340, 2 HR, 9 RBI)</div>

 

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

PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Werth rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
T Iguchi 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .421
J Rollins ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .300
R Howard 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .273
A Rowand cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .323
P Burrell lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
W Helms 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
C Coste c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .340
K Lohse p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .152

Totals 5 1 2 1 0 1 1

BATTING: 2B - J Rollins (27, S Marshall). RBI - R Howard (88). 2-out RBI - R
Howard. Team LOB - 1.


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .300
R Theriot ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
D Lee 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .328
A Ramirez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318
C Floyd rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
M Fontenot 2b 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .305
J Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .241
K Hill c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .163
S Marshall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .053

Totals 4 1 2 1 1 0 3

BATTING: 2B - D Lee (31, K Lohse). RBI - M Fontenot (22). 2-out RBI - M
Fontenot. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Jones 2. Team LOB - 3.

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


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PHILADELPHIA - 1 -- 1
CHICAGO CUBS - 1 -- 1
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PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Lohse 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 4.61

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
S Marshall 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 3.18

HBP - A Ramirez (by K Lohse); C Floyd (by K Lohse). Pitches-strikes: K Lohse
29-15; S Marshall 19-15. Ground balls-fly balls: K Lohse 2-0; S Marshall 1-1.
Batters faced: K Lohse 7; S Marshall 5.

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

Weather: 87 degrees, sunny. Wind: 9 mph, out to center.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY PAT BURRELL (15) TO CENTER WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 2ND OFF SEAN MARSHALL.
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 2, CHICAGO CUBS 1

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: W HELMS (.251, 4 HR, 31 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: A Eaton hit for K Lohse.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C COSTE ON FIRST, W HELMS ON THIRD, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 2
CHICAGO CUBS 1 TOP, 2ND

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: A Eaton (.229, 0 HR, 4 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JAYSON WERTH SCORED WES HELMS.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J WERTH ON FIRST, A EATON ON SECOND, C COSTE
ON THIRD, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 3
CHICAGO CUBS 1 TOP, 2ND

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: T IGUCHI (.421, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY TADAHITO IGUCHI SCORED CHRIS COSTE.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, J WERTH ON FIRST, A EATON ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 4
CHICAGO CUBS 1 TOP, 2ND

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: J ROLLINS (.300, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at CHICAGO CUBS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PHI - KYLE LOHSE (OUT)
CHN - SEAN MARSHALL

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: K HILL (.163, 2 HR, 12 RBI)
S MARSHALL (.053, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
A SORIANO (.300, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">PHILADELPHIA (4) VS CHICAGO CUBS (1) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Werth rf 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .241
T Iguchi 2b 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 .421
J Rollins ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 .299
R Howard 1b 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 .272
A Rowand cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .323
P Burrell lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .264
W Helms 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .254
C Coste c 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .354
K Lohse p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .152
a-A Eaton ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .229

Totals 11 4 6 4 1 1 7

a-walked for K Lohse in the 2nd.

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


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .300
R Theriot ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
D Lee 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .328
A Ramirez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318
C Floyd rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
M Fontenot 2b 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .305
J Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .241
K Hill c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .163
S Marshall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .053

Totals 4 1 2 1 1 0 3

BATTING: 2B - D Lee (31, K Lohse). RBI - M Fontenot (22). 2-out RBI - M
Fontenot. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Jones 2. Team LOB - 3.

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


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PHILADELPHIA - 13 -- 4
CHICAGO CUBS - 1 -- 1
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PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Lohse 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 4.61

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
S Marshall 2 6 4 4 1 1 1 3.52

HBP - A Ramirez (by K Lohse); C Floyd (by K Lohse). Pitches-strikes: K Lohse
29-15; S Marshall 49-30. Ground balls-fly balls: K Lohse 1-1; S Marshall 1-4.
Batters faced: K Lohse 7; S Marshall 13.

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

Weather: 87 degrees, sunny. Wind: 12 mph, out to right.</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - PITCHING CHANGE
PHI: J.D. DURBIN (3-2, 6.30) STARTING THE 2ND
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 4, CHICAGO CUBS 1

DUE UP FOR CHCUBS: K HILL (.163, 2 HR, 12 RBI)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Durbin relieved K Lohse.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 4
CHICAGO CUBS 1 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: K Hill (.163, 2 HR, 12 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PHI - J.D. DURBIN
CHN - SEAN MARSHALL

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: A ROWAND (.323, 0-FOR-1)
P BURRELL (.264, 1-FOR-1, HR, RBI)
W HELMS (.254, 1-FOR-1)</div>