GAME THREAD: NL: CHICAGO CUBS (43-42) at PITTSBURGH (39-47)

NL: CHICAGO CUBS (43-42) at PITTSBURGH (39-47)

<h3>Lilly looks to keep Cubs rolling</h3>



Chicago Cubs (43-42) at Pittsburgh (39-47) 7:05 pm EDT

PITTSBURGH (Ticker) - Ted Lilly takes the mound as the ChicagoCubs look to continue their stellar play in the middle game of athree-game series with the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday.

Despite dropping the series opener, 8-4, on Friday, Chicago haswon 11 of its last 14 games.

Lilly (7-4, 3.84 ERA) has been pitching well and will try andput a halt to the Pirates current four-game winning streak. Inhis last start the lefthander held Washington to one run andthree hits in seven innings on Monday.

While Lilly is looking for his second straight win, he has neverbeaten the Pirates.

The 31-year-old has not received a decision in four startsagainst Pittsburgh. On May 8 he held them to two runs and sevenhits in seven innings but was not around to see the Pirates win4-3 in 15 innings.

Like the Cubs, the Pirates are red hot and are looking to matchtheir longest winning streak of the season. Pittsburgh has woneight of 11 and will send John Van Benschoten to the hill.

Van Benschoten (0-2, 4.35) was recovering from shoulder surgerythe past two seasons and has not won since 2004. In his laststart the righthander did not received a decision after allowingthree runs in a season-high six frames against Milwaukee onMonday.

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at PITTSBURGH

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

CHICAGO CUBS PITTSBURGH
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Alfonso Soriano LF .306 15 32 Jose Bautista 3B .261 7 32
Ryan Theriot SS .271 1 24 Freddy Sanchez 2B .297 2 32
Derrek Lee 1B .332 6 41 Adam Laroche 1B .238 13 51
Aramis Ramirez 3B .307 15 51 Xavier Nady CF .292 14 49
Daryle Ward RF .327 0 7 Jason Bay LF .253 12 52
Mark Derosa 2B .286 7 47 Ryan Doumit RF .307 6 21
Jacque Jones CF .232 2 20 Ronny Paulino C .228 5 24
Koyie Hill C .164 1 5 Jack Wilson SS .262 4 24
Ted Lilly LHP .118 0 1 John Van Benschote RHP .000 0 0
(7-4, 3.84) (0-2, 4.35)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at PITTSBURGH

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

CHICAGO CUBS PITTSBURGH
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Alfonso Soriano LF .306 15 32 Jose Bautista 3B .261 7 32
Ryan Theriot SS .271 1 24 Freddy Sanchez 2B .297 2 32
Derrek Lee 1B .332 6 41 Xavier Nady CF .292 14 49
Aramis Ramirez 3B .307 15 51 Jason Bay LF .253 12 52
Daryle Ward RF .327 0 7 Josh Phelps 1B .429 0 0
Mark Derosa 2B .286 7 47 Ryan Doumit RF .307 6 21
Jacque Jones CF .232 2 20 Ronny Paulino C .228 5 24
Koyie Hill C .164 1 5 Jack Wilson SS .262 4 24
Ted Lilly LHP .118 0 1 John Van Benschote RHP .000 0 0
(7-4, 3.84) (0-2, 4.35)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH
WARMUPS: CHN - TED LILLY (7-4, 3.84)
PIT - JOHN VAN BENSCHOTE (0-2, 4.35)

UMPIRES: HP - RON KULPA
1B - ADRIAN JOHNSON
2B - DAN IASSOGNA
3B - WALLY BELL

WEATHER: 83 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 6 mph, right to left</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH
STARTING BATS: CHN - TED LILLY AND KOYIE HILL
PIT - JOHN VAN BENSCHOTEN AND RONNY PAULINO

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: A SORIANO (.306, 15 HR, 32 RBI)
R THERIOT (.271, 1 HR, 24 RBI)
D LEE (.332, 6 HR, 41 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at PITTSBURGH

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

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: A RAMIREZ (.307, 15 HR, 51 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY DARYLE WARD SCORED RYAN THERIOT.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, D WARD ON FIRST, D LEE ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 2
PITTSBURGH 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: M DEROSA (.286, 7 HR, 47 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at PITTSBURGH

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - TED LILLY
PIT - JOHN VAN BENSCHOTEN

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J BAUTISTA (.261, 7 HR, 32 RBI)
F SANCHEZ (.297, 2 HR, 32 RBI)
X NADY (.292, 14 HR, 49 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">CHICAGO CUBS (2) VS PITTSBURGH (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 .308
R Theriot ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .274
D Lee 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .334
A Ramirez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .306
D Ward rf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .340
M DeRosa 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .285
J Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .231
K Hill c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .164
T Lilly p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .118

Totals 7 2 4 2 0 1 6

BATTING: RBI - D Lee (42), D Ward (8). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- J Jones 1. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - A Soriano (13, 2nd base off J Van Benschoten/R Paulino).


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Bautista 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
F Sanchez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
X Nady cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
J Bay lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
J Phelps 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429
R Doumit rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307
R Paulino c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228
J Wilson ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
J Van Benschoten 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
PITTSBURGH - -- 0
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Lilly 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.84

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
J Van Benschoten 1 4 2 2 0 1 0 4.98

Pitches-strikes: J Van Benschoten 27-20. Ground balls-fly balls: J Van
Benschoten 1-1. Batters faced: J Van Benschoten 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Ron Kulpa. 1B--Adrian Johnson. 2B--Dan Iassogna. 3B--Wally Bell.

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

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH
CONFIRMED STARTERS: CHN - TED LILLY
PIT - JOHN VAN BENSCHOTE</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at PITTSBURGH

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - TED LILLY
PIT - JOHN VAN BENSCHOTEN

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: K HILL (.164, 1 HR, 5 RBI)
T LILLY (.118, 0 HR, 1 RBI)
A SORIANO (.308, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">CHICAGO CUBS (2) VS PITTSBURGH (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 .308
R Theriot ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .274
D Lee 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .334
A Ramirez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .306
D Ward rf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .340
M DeRosa 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .285
J Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .231
K Hill c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .164
T Lilly p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .118

Totals 7 2 4 2 0 1 6

BATTING: RBI - D Lee (42), D Ward (8). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- J Jones 1. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - A Soriano (13, 2nd base off J Van Benschoten/R Paulino).


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Bautista 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
X Nady cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
J Bay lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
J Phelps 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429
R Doumit rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307
R Paulino c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228
J Wilson ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
J Van Benschoten 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 - 2 -- 2
PITTSBURGH - 0 -- 0
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Lilly 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.81

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
J Van Benschoten 1 4 2 2 0 1 0 4.98

Pitches-strikes: T Lilly 12-8; J Van Benschoten 27-20. Ground balls-fly
balls: T Lilly 1-2; J Van Benschoten 1-1. Batters faced: T Lilly 3; J Van
Benschoten 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Ron Kulpa. 1B--Adrian Johnson. 2B--Dan Iassogna. 3B--Wally Bell.

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

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at PITTSBURGH

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - TED LILLY
PIT - JOHN VAN BENSCHOTEN

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J BAY (.253, 12 HR, 52 RBI)
J PHELPS (.429, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
R DOUMIT (.307, 6 HR, 21 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at PITTSBURGH

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

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .310
R Theriot ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .273
D Lee 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .334
A Ramirez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .306
D Ward rf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .340
M DeRosa 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .285
J Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .231
K Hill c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .161
T Lilly p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .114

Totals 11 2 5 2 0 2 7

BATTING: RBI - D Lee (42), D Ward (8). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- J Jones 1. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - A Soriano (13, 2nd base off J Van Benschoten/R Paulino).


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Bautista 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
X Nady cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
J Bay lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
J Phelps 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429
R Doumit rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307
R Paulino c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228
J Wilson ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
J Van Benschoten 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 - 20 -- 2
PITTSBURGH - 0 -- 0
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Lilly 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.81

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
J Van Benschoten 2 5 2 2 0 2 0 4.76

Pitches-strikes: T Lilly 12-8; J Van Benschoten 42-30. Ground balls-fly
balls: T Lilly 1-2; J Van Benschoten 3-1. Batters faced: T Lilly 3; J Van
Benschoten 11.

UMPIRES: HP--Ron Kulpa. 1B--Adrian Johnson. 2B--Dan Iassogna. 3B--Wally Bell.

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

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at PITTSBURGH

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - TED LILLY
PIT - JOHN VAN BENSCHOTEN

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: D LEE (.334, 1-FOR-1, RBI)
A RAMIREZ (.306, 0-FOR-1)
D WARD (.340, 1-FOR-1, RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at PITTSBURGH

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

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .310
R Theriot ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .273
D Lee 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .334
A Ramirez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .306
D Ward rf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .340
M DeRosa 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .285
J Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .231
K Hill c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .161
T Lilly p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .114

Totals 11 2 5 2 0 2 7

BATTING: RBI - D Lee (42), D Ward (8). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- J Jones 1. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - A Soriano (13, 2nd base off J Van Benschoten/R Paulino).


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Bautista 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
X Nady cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
J Bay lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .252
J Phelps 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500
R Doumit rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .305
R Paulino c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .231
J Wilson ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .261
J Van Benschoten p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 8 0 2 0 0 2 3

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Wilson 1. Team LOB - 2.


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CHICAGO CUBS - 20 -- 2
PITTSBURGH - 00 -- 0
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Lilly 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 3.77

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
J Van Benschoten 2 5 2 2 0 2 0 4.76

Pitches-strikes: T Lilly 31-20; J Van Benschoten 42-30. Ground balls-fly
balls: T Lilly 2-2; J Van Benschoten 3-1. Batters faced: T Lilly 8; J Van
Benschoten 11.

UMPIRES: HP--Ron Kulpa. 1B--Adrian Johnson. 2B--Dan Iassogna. 3B--Wally Bell.

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

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY MARK DEROSA SCORED DERREK LEE.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M DEROSA ON FIRST, D WARD ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 3
PITTSBURGH 0 TOP, 3RD

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: J JONES (.231, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY KOYIE HILL SCORED DARYLE WARD.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J JONES ON FIRST, M DEROSA ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 4
PITTSBURGH 0 TOP, 3RD

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: T LILLY (.114, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY TED LILLY SCORED MARK DEROSA.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, T LILLY ON FIRST, J JONES ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 5
PITTSBURGH 0 TOP, 3RD

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: A SORIANO (.310, 2-FOR-2)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - PITCHING CHANGE
PIT: JOHN WASDIN (1-1, 5.71) IN THE 3RD
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, T LILLY ON FIRST, J JONES ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 5, PITTSBURGH 0

DUE UP FOR CHCUBS: A SORIANO (.310, 2-FOR-2)</div>