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

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">CHICAGO CUBS (7) VS PITTSBURGH (1) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 5 2 3 1 0 1 2 .310
R Theriot ss-2b 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 .277
D Lee 1b 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 .331
A Ramirez 3b 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 .309
C Izturis ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
D Ward rf 3 1 1 1 1 1 3 .327
F Pie cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217
M DeRosa 2b-3b 4 1 2 1 0 1 4 .289
J Jones cf-rf 3 1 1 0 1 0 4 .234
K Hill c 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 .155
T Lilly p 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .132
C Marmol p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 36 7 14 7 3 6 21

BATTING: 2B - J Jones (14, J Wasdin). SF - K Hill. RBI - D Lee (42), D Ward
(8), M DeRosa (48), K Hill (6), T Lilly (2), A Soriano (33), R Theriot (25).
2-out RBI - T Lilly, A Soriano, R Theriot. Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - M DeRosa 1, A Soriano 1, J Jones 1. GIDP - J Jones. Team LOB - 9.

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 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .261
F Sanchez 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .297
X Nady cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .287
J Bay lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .251
J Phelps 1b 4 0 1 0 0 3 2 .364
R Doumit rf 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .305
R Paulino c 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 .238
J Wilson ss 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 .263
J Van Benschoten p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Wasdin p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-J Castillo ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .243
J Grabow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-M Kata ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
M Kuwata p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 32 1 8 1 1 8 17

a-grounded to second for J Wasdin in the 5th; b-flied out to left for J Grabow
in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - R Paulino (13, T Lilly); J Bautista (23, T Lilly); J Wilson (15,
T Lilly); F Sanchez (20, T Lilly). RBI - J Wilson (25). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - R Doumit 1, J Wilson 1, J Castillo 1, J Bay 1, J Bautista 2.
Team LOB - 8.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (F Sanchez-J Wilson-J Phelps).


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CHICAGO CUBS - 203 020 00 -- 7
PITTSBURGH - 000 000 10 -- 1
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Lilly 7 1/3 8 1 1 1 6 0 3.67
C Marmol 2/3 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.00

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
J Van Benschoten 2 2/3 7 5 5 3 2 0 5.79
J Wasdin 2 1/3 5 2 2 0 1 0 5.95
J Grabow 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 5.32
M Kuwata 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.30

WP - T Lilly. Pitches-strikes: T Lilly 106-69; C Marmol 9-7; J Van Benschoten
73-47; J Wasdin 40-28; J Grabow 33-22; M Kuwata 12-8. Ground balls-fly balls: T
Lilly 8-8; C Marmol 0-0; J Van Benschoten 3-3; J Wasdin 1-5; J Grabow 2-1; M
Kuwata 3-0. Batters faced: T Lilly 31; C Marmol 2; J Van Benschoten 18; J
Wasdin 12; J Grabow 7; M Kuwata 3.

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 - PITCHING CHANGE
PIT: TONY ARMAS (0-3, 8.92) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 7, PITTSBURGH 1

DUE UP FOR CHCUBS: F PIE (.217, 2 HR, 18 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: T Armas relieved M Kuwata.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 7
PITTSBURGH 1 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: F Pie (.217, 2 HR, 18 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 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 7 14 0
PITTSBURGH 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 8 0 (BOT 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - CARLOS MARMOL
PIT - TONY ARMAS

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: R PAULINO (.238, 3-FOR-3)
J WILSON (.263, 1-FOR-3, RBI)
T ARMAS (.286, 0 HR, 1 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">CHICAGO CUBS (7) VS PITTSBURGH (1) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 5 2 3 1 0 1 2 .310
R Theriot ss-2b 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 .277
D Lee 1b 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 .331
A Ramirez 3b 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 .309
C Izturis ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
D Ward rf 3 1 1 1 1 1 3 .327
F Pie cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .216
M DeRosa 2b-3b 5 1 2 1 0 2 4 .288
J Jones cf-rf 4 1 1 0 1 0 4 .233
K Hill c 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 .155
T Lilly p 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .132
C Marmol p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 39 7 14 7 3 8 21

BATTING: 2B - J Jones (14, J Wasdin). SF - K Hill. RBI - D Lee (42), D Ward
(8), M DeRosa (48), K Hill (6), T Lilly (2), A Soriano (33), R Theriot (25).
2-out RBI - T Lilly, A Soriano, R Theriot. Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - M DeRosa 1, A Soriano 1, J Jones 1. GIDP - J Jones. Team LOB - 9.

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 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .261
F Sanchez 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .297
X Nady cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .287
J Bay lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .251
J Phelps 1b 4 0 1 0 0 3 2 .364
R Doumit rf 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .305
R Paulino c 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 .238
J Wilson ss 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 .263
J Van Benschoten p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Wasdin p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-J Castillo ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .243
J Grabow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-M Kata ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
M Kuwata p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Armas p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286

Totals 32 1 8 1 1 8 17

a-grounded to second for J Wasdin in the 5th; b-flied out to left for J Grabow
in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - R Paulino (13, T Lilly); J Bautista (23, T Lilly); J Wilson (15,
T Lilly); F Sanchez (20, T Lilly). RBI - J Wilson (25). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - R Doumit 1, J Wilson 1, J Castillo 1, J Bay 1, J Bautista 2.
Team LOB - 8.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (F Sanchez-J Wilson-J Phelps).


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CHICAGO CUBS - 203 020 000 -- 7
PITTSBURGH - 000 000 10 -- 1
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Lilly 7 1/3 8 1 1 1 6 0 3.67
C Marmol 2/3 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.00

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
J Van Benschoten 2 2/3 7 5 5 3 2 0 5.79
J Wasdin 2 1/3 5 2 2 0 1 0 5.95
J Grabow 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 5.32
M Kuwata 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.30
T Armas 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 8.69

WP - T Lilly. Pitches-strikes: T Lilly 106-69; C Marmol 9-7; J Van Benschoten
73-47; J Wasdin 40-28; J Grabow 33-22; M Kuwata 12-8; T Armas 11-8. Ground
balls-fly balls: T Lilly 8-8; C Marmol 0-0; J Van Benschoten 3-3; J Wasdin 1-5;
J Grabow 2-1; M Kuwata 3-0; T Armas 1-0. Batters faced: T Lilly 31; C Marmol 2;
J Van Benschoten 18; J Wasdin 12; J Grabow 7; M Kuwata 3; T Armas 3.

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 - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Davis hit for T Armas.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, J WILSON ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 7
PITTSBURGH 1 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: R Davis (.243, 0 HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CHICAGO CUBS 2 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 7 14 0
PITTSBURGH 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 8 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: CHN - TED LILLY, CARLOS MARMOL (8TH) AND KOYIE HILL

PIT - JOHN VAN BENSCHOTEN, JOHN WASDIN (3RD), JOHN
GRABOW (6TH), MASUMI KUWATA (8TH), TONY ARMAS (9TH) AND RONNY
PAULINO

HOME RUNS: CHN - NONE

PIT - NONE</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CHICAGO CUBS 2 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 7 14 0
PITTSBURGH 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 8 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: CHN - TED LILLY, CARLOS MARMOL (8TH) AND KOYIE HILL

PIT - JOHN VAN BENSCHOTEN, JOHN WASDIN (3RD), JOHN
GRABOW (6TH), MASUMI KUWATA (8TH), TONY ARMAS (9TH) AND RONNY
PAULINO


WP - TED LILLY (8-4)
LP - JOHN VAN BENSCHOTEN (0-3)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: CHN - NONE

PIT - NONE


TIME: 2:46 ATT: 33,293

PROBABLES: CHN - CARLOS ZAMBRANO (10-6, 4.04)
PIT - SHANE YOUMAN (1-0, 3.00)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">CHICAGO CUBS (7) VS PITTSBURGH (1) - FINAL

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 5 2 3 1 0 1 2 .310
R Theriot ss-2b 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 .277
D Lee 1b 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 .331
A Ramirez 3b 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 .309
C Izturis ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
D Ward rf 3 1 1 1 1 1 3 .327
F Pie cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .216
M DeRosa 2b-3b 5 1 2 1 0 2 4 .288
J Jones cf-rf 4 1 1 0 1 0 4 .233
K Hill c 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 .155
T Lilly p 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .132
C Marmol p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 39 7 14 7 3 8 21

BATTING: 2B - J Jones (14, J Wasdin). SF - K Hill. RBI - D Lee (42), D Ward
(8), M DeRosa (48), K Hill (6), T Lilly (2), A Soriano (33), R Theriot (25).
2-out RBI - T Lilly, A Soriano, R Theriot. Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - M DeRosa 1, A Soriano 1, J Jones 1. GIDP - J Jones. Team LOB - 9.

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 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .260
F Sanchez 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .297
X Nady cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .287
J Bay lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .251
J Phelps 1b 4 0 1 0 0 3 2 .364
R Doumit rf 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .305
R Paulino c 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .237
J Wilson ss 3 0 1 1 1 0 3 .263
J Van Benschoten p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Wasdin p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-J Castillo ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .243
J Grabow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-M Kata ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
M Kuwata p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Armas p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
c-R Davis ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .237

Totals 35 1 8 1 2 8 19

a-grounded to second for J Wasdin in the 5th; b-flied out to left for J Grabow
in the 7th; c-grounded into fielder's choice to third for T Armas in the
9th.

BATTING: 2B - R Paulino (13, T Lilly); J Bautista (23, T Lilly); J Wilson (15,
T Lilly); F Sanchez (20, T Lilly). RBI - J Wilson (25). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - R Doumit 1, J Wilson 1, J Castillo 1, J Bay 1, J Bautista 2.
Team LOB - 9.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (F Sanchez-J Wilson-J Phelps).


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CHICAGO CUBS - 203 020 000 -- 7
PITTSBURGH - 000 000 100 -- 1
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Lilly (W, 8-4) 7 1/3 8 1 1 1 6 0 3.67
C Marmol 1 2/3 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.96

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
J Van Benschoten (L, 0-3) 2 2/3 7 5 5 3 2 0 5.79
J Wasdin 2 1/3 5 2 2 0 1 0 5.95
J Grabow 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 5.32
M Kuwata 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.30
T Armas 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 8.69

WP - T Lilly. Pitches-strikes: T Lilly 106-69; C Marmol 28-16; J Van
Benschoten 73-47; J Wasdin 40-28; J Grabow 33-22; M Kuwata 12-8; T Armas 11-8.
Ground balls-fly balls: T Lilly 8-8; C Marmol 1-2; J Van Benschoten 3-3; J
Wasdin 1-5; J Grabow 2-1; M Kuwata 3-0; T Armas 1-0. Batters faced: T Lilly 31;
C Marmol 6; J Van Benschoten 18; J Wasdin 12; J Grabow 7; M Kuwata 3; T Armas
3.

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

T--2:46. Att--33,293.
Weather: 84 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, right
to left.</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
CHICAGO CUBS 7
PITTSBURGH 1 FINAL</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
CHICAGO CUBS (7) AT PITTSBURGH (1) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

CHICAGO CUBS 1ST: A Soriano singled to shallow left. A Soriano stole
second. R Theriot singled to right, A Soriano to third. D Lee singled to left,
A Soriano scored, R Theriot to second. A Ramirez flied out to left. D Ward
singled to center, R Theriot scored, D Lee to third. M DeRosa struck out
swinging. J Jones grounded out to first. (2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors)
CHICAGO CUBS 2, PITTSBURGH 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 3RD: D Lee walked. A Ramirez flied out to right. D Ward
walked, D Lee to second. M DeRosa singled to center, D Lee scored, D Ward to
second. J Jones walked, D Ward to third, M DeRosa to second. K Hill hit
sacrifice fly to right, D Ward scored, M DeRosa to third. T Lilly singled to
left, M DeRosa scored, J Jones to second. J Wasdin relieved J Van Benschoten.
A Soriano fouled out to first. (3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 5,
PITTSBURGH 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 5TH: J Jones hit a ground rule double to deep left. K Hill
lined out to center. T Lilly popped out to second. A Soriano singled to
right, J Jones scored, A Soriano to second advancing on throw. R Theriot
singled to left, A Soriano scored. D Lee struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 3 Hits,
0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 7, PITTSBURGH 0.

PITTSBURGH 7TH: J Phelps struck out looking. R Doumit singled to center.
R Paulino singled to center, R Doumit to second. J Wilson doubled to deep
center, R Doumit scored, R Paulino to third. M Kata hit for J Grabow. M Kata
flied out to left. J Bautista grounded out to pitcher. (1 Run, 3 Hits,
0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 7, PITTSBURGH 1.</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
CHICAGO CUBS (7) AT PITTSBURGH (1) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Chicago Cubs Starting Lineups -- A Soriano LF, R Theriot SS, D Lee 1B,
A Ramirez 3B, D Ward RF, M DeRosa 2B, J Jones CF, K Hill C, T Lilly LHP.

Pittsburgh Starting Lineups -- J Bautista 3B, F Sanchez 2B, X Nady CF,
J Bay LF, J Phelps 1B, R Doumit RF, R Paulino C, J Wilson SS,
J Van Benschoten RHP.

Umpires -- Ron Kulpa (HP), Adrian Johnson (1B), Dan Iassogna (2B),
Wally Bell (3B).

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


CHICAGO CUBS 1ST: A Soriano singled to shallow left. A Soriano stole
second. R Theriot singled to right, A Soriano to third. D Lee singled to left,
A Soriano scored, R Theriot to second. A Ramirez flied out to left. D Ward
singled to center, R Theriot scored, D Lee to third. M DeRosa struck out
swinging. J Jones grounded out to first. (2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) C
HICAGO CUBS 2, PITTSBURGH 0.

PITTSBURGH 1ST: J Bautista grounded out to shortstop. F Sanchez popped out
to second. X Nady flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
CHICAGO CUBS 2, PITTSBURGH 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 2ND: K Hill grounded out to shortstop. T Lilly struck out
swinging. A Soriano singled to right. R Theriot grounded out to third.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 2, PITTSBURGH 0.

PITTSBURGH 2ND: J Bay struck out swinging. J Phelps singled to right
center. R Doumit struck out swinging. R Paulino singled to left, J Phelps to
second. J Wilson grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
CHICAGO CUBS 2, PITTSBURGH 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 3RD: D Lee walked. A Ramirez flied out to right. D Ward
walked, D Lee to second. M DeRosa singled to center, D Lee scored, D Ward to
second. J Jones walked, D Ward to third, M DeRosa to second. K Hill hit
sacrifice fly to right, D Ward scored, M DeRosa to third. T Lilly singled to
left, M DeRosa scored, J Jones to second. J Wasdin relieved J Van Benschoten.
A Soriano fouled out to first. (3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 5,
PITTSBURGH 0.

PITTSBURGH 3RD: J Wasdin grounded out to third. J Bautista struck out
looking. F Sanchez fouled out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
CHICAGO CUBS 5, PITTSBURGH 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 4TH: R Theriot singled to center. D Lee grounded out to
second, R Theriot to second. A Ramirez singled to shallow left. D Ward popped
out to shortstop. M DeRosa flied out to center. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
CHICAGO CUBS 5, PITTSBURGH 0.

PITTSBURGH 4TH: X Nady struck out looking. J Bay flied out to center.
J Phelps struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 5,
PITTSBURGH 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 5TH: J Jones hit a ground rule double to deep left. K Hill
lined out to center. T Lilly popped out to second. A Soriano singled to
right, J Jones scored, A Soriano to second advancing on throw. R Theriot
singled to left, A Soriano scored. D Lee struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 3 Hits,
0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 7, PITTSBURGH 0.

PITTSBURGH 5TH: R Doumit grounded out to pitcher. R Paulino doubled to
deep right. J Wilson flied out to center. J Castillo hit for J Wasdin.
J Castillo grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 7,
PITTSBURGH 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 6TH: J Grabow relieved J Wasdin. A Ramirez singled to left.
D Ward struck out swinging. M DeRosa singled to center, A Ramirez to second.
J Jones grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, M DeRosa out at
second.(0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 7, PITTSBURGH 0.

PITTSBURGH 6TH: F Pie in center field. J Jones in right field. J Bautista
doubled to deep right. F Sanchez flied out to left. X Nady popped out to
second. J Bay grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 7,
PITTSBURGH 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 7TH: K Hill flied out to center. T Lilly struck out swinging.
A Soriano struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 7,
PITTSBURGH 0.

PITTSBURGH 7TH: J Phelps struck out looking. R Doumit singled to center.
R Paulino singled to center, R Doumit to second. J Wilson doubled to deep
center, R Doumit scored, R Paulino to third. M Kata hit for J Grabow. M Kata
flied out to left. J Bautista grounded out to pitcher. (1 Run, 3 Hits,
0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 7, PITTSBURGH 1.

CHICAGO CUBS 8TH: M Kuwata relieved J Grabow. R Theriot grounded out to
second. D Lee grounded out to shortstop. A Ramirez grounded out to shortstop.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 7, PITTSBURGH 1.

PITTSBURGH 8TH: R Theriot at second base. C Izturis at shortstop. M DeRosa
at third base. F Sanchez hit a ground rule double to deep left center. X Nady
grounded out to shortstop. F Sanchez to third on wild pitch by T Lilly. J Bay
walked. C Marmol relieved T Lilly. J Phelps struck out looking. R Doumit
struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 7, PITTSBURGH 1.

CHICAGO CUBS 9TH: T Armas relieved M Kuwata. F Pie struck out swinging.
M DeRosa struck out swinging. J Jones grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 7, PITTSBURGH 1.

PITTSBURGH 9TH: R Paulino flied out to center. J Wilson walked. R Davis
hit for T Armas. R Davis grounded into fielder's choice to third, J Wilson out
at second. J Bautista flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
CHICAGO CUBS 7, PITTSBURGH 1.</div>

 

Lilly, Soriano lead Cubs past Pirates

<h3>CHICAGO CUBS 7, PITTSBURGH 1</h3>PITTSBURGH (Ticker) -- The Chicago Cubs are rolling.

Ted Lilly tossed 7 1/3 strong innings and Alfonso Soriano hadthree hits, two runs and an RBI to lead the Chicago Cubs to a7-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday.

Ryan Theriot also had three hits and drove in a run for theCubs, who have won 12 of their last 15 contests.

Lilly (8-4) allowed one run, eight hits and one walk whilestriking out six en route to his his third consecutive win.

Soriano set the tone when he led off the first inning with aninfield single off Pirates starter John Van Benschoten (0-3).The All-Star stole second, advanced to third on a single byTheriot and scored on a base hit by Derrek Lee.

Former Pirate Daryle Ward followed with an RBI single to make it2-0.

The Cubs blew open the game in the third, when Van Benschotenissued walks to Lee and Ward before giving up an RBI single toMark DeRosa. Koyie Hill lifted a sacrifice fly and Lilly helpedhis own cause by following with a run-scoring base hit to opena 5-0 bulge.

The hit by Lilly chased Van Benschoten, who lasted just 2 2/3innings. He surrendered five runs, seven hits and three walksin his shortest outing in five starts since joining the rotationon June 16.

John Wasdin relieved Van Benschoten but was not much better asthe Cubs tacked on two more runs in the fifth.

Jacque Jones doubled and scored on the third single of the gameby Soriano, who crossed the plate on Theriot's third base hit.

Ronny Paulino had three hits and Jack Wilson drove in the lonerun for the Pirates, who had their four-game winning streaksnapped.

 

Lilly, Soriano lead Cubs past Pirates

<h3>CHICAGO CUBS 7, PITTSBURGH 1</h3>PITTSBURGH (Ticker) -- The Chicago Cubs are rolling.Ted Lillytossed 7 1/3 strong innings and Alfonso Soriano had three hits,two runs and an RBI to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 7-1 victoryover the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday.

Ryan Theriot also had three hits and drove in a run for theCubs, who have won 12 of their last 15 contests.

"I think everybody had a good approach tonight," Theriot said."We kind of went in and stuck to our game plan. We started tosee some back-to-back hits. That's how you win ballgames, howyou score runs. Guys got hits with runners in scoring position,capitalized and got the job done."

Lilly (8-4) allowed one run, eight hits and one walk whilestriking out six en route to his his third consecutive win.

"I think I was working really well with (catcher Koyie Hill),"Lilly said. "He was doing a good job behind the plate. I feltpretty comfortable knowing he had a pretty good game plan and apretty good feel for the hitters tonight."

Pittsburgh manager Jim Tracy was impressed with Lilly's effort.

"Through the first six innings of the game, his mix of pitchesand his command of both sides of the plate was maybe as good aswe've seen this year," Tracy said.

Soriano set the tone when he led off the first inning with aninfield single off Pirates starter John Van Benschoten (0-3).The All-Star stole second, advanced to third on a single byTheriot and scored on a base hit by Derrek Lee.

Former Pirate Daryle Ward followed with an RBI single to make it2-0.

The Cubs blew open the game in the third, when Van Benschotenissued walks to Lee and Ward before giving up an RBI single toMark DeRosa. Hill lifted a sacrifice fly and Lilly helped hisown cause by following with a run-scoring base hit to open a 5-0bulge.

The hit by Lilly chased Van Benschoten, who lasted just 2 2/3innings. He surrendered five runs, seven hits and three walksin his shortest outing in five starts since joining the rotationon June 16.

"They just seemed to find the holes and balls went where theywanted them to go," Van Benschoten said. "I define it as atough one tonight. It's tough to swallow and it's going to betough because now you've got the All-Star break to think aboutthat last start you had before the All-Star break, so it'sfrustrating."

John Wasdin relieved Van Benschoten but was not much better asthe Cubs tacked on two more runs in the fifth.

Jacque Jones doubled and scored on the third single of the gameby Soriano, who crossed the plate on Theriot's third base hit.

Ronny Paulino had three hits and Jack Wilson drove in the lonerun for the Pirates, who had their four-game winning streaksnapped.