GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: CHICAGO CUBS (59-55) at COLORADO (59-55)

NL: CHICAGO CUBS (59-55) at COLORADO (59-55)

<h3>Jones, Cubs look to keep offense rolling vs. Rockies</h3>



<div class="pre">Chicago Cubs (59-55) at Colorado (59-55) 9:05 pm EDT</div>

DENVER (Ticker) -- The Chicago Cubs hope Jacque Jones cancontinue to help picking up the slack in the absence of AlfonsoSoriano.


Jones looks to build on an impressive performance as the Cubsaim for their sixth straight win over the Colorado Rockies inthe second game of a four-game series on Friday.


Chicago, which had lost three straight games since Soriano torehis right quadriceps on Sunday, snapped a four-game skid bypounding the Rockies, 10-2, on Thursday.


Jones had a big hand in that, racking up a season-high four hitsand four RBI as the Cubs moved to within one-half game of theidle Milwaukee Brewers (60-55) for first place in the NationalLeague Central.


Jason Marquis (8-7, 4.39 ERA) hopes Chicago's dominance overColorado can help him stop a four-game road losing streak. Inhis last start, Marquis was pounded for five runs and nine hitsin 5 1/3 innings in an 8-3 loss to New York on Sunday.

Meanwhile, Aaron Cook (8-6, 4.16) gets the ball for Colorado,which trails the Arizona Diamondbacks (65-51) by five games inthe NL West.


The righthander was reached for five runs - three earned - and aseason-high 10 hits but received a no-decision in a 6-5 loss tothe Atlanta Braves on Sunday. The 28-year-old is unbeaten inhis last five starts.

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at COLORADO

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

CHICAGO CUBS COLORADO
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Ryan Theriot SS .289 3 33 Willy Taveras CF .313 2 22
Jacque Jones RF .260 2 37 Kaz Matsui 2B .299 3 27
Derrek Lee 1B .316 12 60 Matt Holliday LF .339 21 92
Matt Murton LF .264 3 12 Garrett Atkins 3B .284 17 82
Mark Derosa 3B .289 7 54 Brad Hawpe RF .288 20 74
Mike Fontenot 2B .299 3 25 Troy Tulowitzki SS .279 14 53
Jason Kendall C .286 0 6 Yorvit Torrealba C .280 6 32
Felix Pie CF .221 2 18 Jeff Baker 1B .221 3 10
Jason Marquis RHP .160 1 4 Aaron Cook RHP .250 0 1
(8-7, 4.39) (8-6, 4.16)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO
WARMUPS: CHN - JASON MARQUIS (8-7, 4.39)
COL - AARON COOK (8-6, 4.16)

UMPIRES: HP - BILL MILLER
1B - MARVIN HUDSON
2B - CHRIS GUCCIONE
3B - ED MONTAGUE

WEATHER: 82 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 7 mph, in from right</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO
STARTING BATS: CHN - JASON MARQUIS AND JASON KENDALL
COL - AARON COOK AND YORVIT TORREALBA

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: R THERIOT (.289, 3 HR, 33 RBI)
J JONES (.260, 2 HR, 37 RBI)
D LEE (.316, 12 HR, 60 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - JASON MARQUIS
COL - AARON COOK

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: W TAVERAS (.313, 2 HR, 22 RBI)
K MATSUI (.299, 3 HR, 27 RBI)
M HOLLIDAY (.339, 21 HR, 92 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at COLORADO

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

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Theriot ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
J Jones rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
D Lee 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .318
M Murton lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .269
M DeRosa 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .289
M Fontenot 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
J Kendall c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
F Pie cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221
J Marquis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .160

Totals 5 0 2 0 0 0 2

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M DeRosa 1. Team LOB - 2.


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Taveras cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313
K Matsui 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
M Holliday lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .339
G Atkins 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
B Hawpe rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
T Tulowitzki ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
Y Torrealba c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
J Baker 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221
A Cook p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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CHICAGO CUBS - 0 -- 0
COLORADO - -- 0
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Marquis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.39

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
A Cook 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4.14

Pitches-strikes: A Cook 15-11. Ground balls-fly balls: A Cook 2-1. Batters
faced: A Cook 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Bill Miller. 1B--Marvin Hudson. 2B--Chris Guccione. 3B--Ed
Montague.

Weather: 82 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, in from right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO
CONFIRMED STARTERS: CHN - JASON MARQUIS
COL - AARON COOK</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at COLORADO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - JASON MARQUIS
COL - AARON COOK

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: M FONTENOT (.299, 3 HR, 25 RBI)
J KENDALL (.286, 0 HR, 6 RBI)
F PIE (.221, 2 HR, 18 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at COLORADO

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

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Theriot ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
J Jones rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
D Lee 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .318
M Murton lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .269
M DeRosa 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .289
M Fontenot 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
J Kendall c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
F Pie cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221
J Marquis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .160

Totals 5 0 2 0 0 0 2

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M DeRosa 1. Team LOB - 2.


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Taveras cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312
K Matsui 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .302
M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .339
G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .284
B Hawpe rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
T Tulowitzki ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
Y Torrealba c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
J Baker 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221
A Cook p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 0 2

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - G Atkins 1. Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - K Matsui (21, 2nd base off J Marquis/J Kendall).


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CHICAGO CUBS - 0 -- 0
COLORADO - 0 -- 0
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Marquis 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.35

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
A Cook 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4.14

Pitches-strikes: J Marquis 12-9; A Cook 15-11. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Marquis 2-1; A Cook 2-1. Batters faced: J Marquis 4; A Cook 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Bill Miller. 1B--Marvin Hudson. 2B--Chris Guccione. 3B--Ed
Montague.

Weather: 81 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, out to center.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - JASON MARQUIS
COL - AARON COOK

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: B HAWPE (.288, 20 HR, 74 RBI)
T TULOWITZKI (.279, 14 HR, 53 RBI)
Y TORREALBA (.280, 6 HR, 32 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at COLORADO

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

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Theriot ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .287
J Jones rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
D Lee 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .318
M Murton lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .269
M DeRosa 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .289
M Fontenot 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .303
J Kendall c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .286
F Pie cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .219
J Marquis p 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .157

Totals 9 0 3 0 1 2 8

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M DeRosa 1, R Theriot 1.
Team LOB - 4.


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Taveras cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312
K Matsui 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .302
M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .339
G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .284
B Hawpe rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
T Tulowitzki ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
Y Torrealba c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
J Baker 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221
A Cook p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 0 2

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - G Atkins 1. Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - K Matsui (21, 2nd base off J Marquis/J Kendall).


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CHICAGO CUBS - 00 -- 0
COLORADO - 0 -- 0
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Marquis 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.35

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
A Cook 2 3 0 0 1 2 0 4.11

Pitches-strikes: J Marquis 12-9; A Cook 36-24. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Marquis 2-1; A Cook 3-1. Batters faced: J Marquis 4; A Cook 10.

UMPIRES: HP--Bill Miller. 1B--Marvin Hudson. 2B--Chris Guccione. 3B--Ed
Montague.

Weather: 81 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, out to center.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - JASON MARQUIS
COL - AARON COOK

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: J JONES (.259, 0-FOR-1)
D LEE (.318, 1-FOR-1)
M MURTON (.269, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at COLORADO

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

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Theriot ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .287
J Jones rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
D Lee 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .318
M Murton lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .269
M DeRosa 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .289
M Fontenot 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .303
J Kendall c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .286
F Pie cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .219
J Marquis p 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .157

Totals 9 0 3 0 1 2 8

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M DeRosa 1, R Theriot 1.
Team LOB - 4.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (R Theriot-D Lee).


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Taveras cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312
K Matsui 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .302
M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .339
G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .284
B Hawpe rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .290
T Tulowitzki ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .278
Y Torrealba c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
J Baker 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221
A Cook p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250

Totals 7 0 2 0 0 0 3

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - G Atkins 1. GIDP - T
Tulowitzki. Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - K Matsui (21, 2nd base off J Marquis/J Kendall).


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CHICAGO CUBS - 00 -- 0
COLORADO - 00 -- 0
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Marquis 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 4.32

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
A Cook 2 3 0 0 1 2 0 4.11

Pitches-strikes: J Marquis 23-16; A Cook 36-24. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Marquis 5-1; A Cook 3-1. Batters faced: J Marquis 7; A Cook 10.

UMPIRES: HP--Bill Miller. 1B--Marvin Hudson. 2B--Chris Guccione. 3B--Ed
Montague.

Weather: 81 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, out to center.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
GROUND OUT BY MIKE FONTENOT SCORED DERREK LEE.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M DEROSA ON SECOND, M MURTON ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 1
COLORADO 0 TOP, 3RD

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: J KENDALL (.286, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JASON KENDALL SCORED MATT MURTON AND MARK DEROSA.

SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, J KENDALL ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 3
COLORADO 0 TOP, 3RD

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: F PIE (.219, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at COLORADO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - JASON MARQUIS
COL - AARON COOK

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: J BAKER (.221, 3 HR, 10 RBI)
A COOK (.250, 0 HR, 1 RBI)
W TAVERAS (.312, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at COLORADO

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

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Theriot ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .287
J Jones rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .262
D Lee 1b 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .317
M Murton lf 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .267
M DeRosa 3b 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 .289
M Fontenot 2b 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .301
J Kendall c 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 .298
F Pie cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .218
J Marquis p 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .157

Totals 15 3 5 3 2 2 10

BATTING: RBI - M Fontenot (26), J Kendall 2 (8). 2-out RBI - J Kendall 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M DeRosa 1, R Theriot 1. Team LOB -
5.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (R Theriot-D Lee).


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Taveras cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312
K Matsui 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .302
M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .339
G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .284
B Hawpe rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .290
T Tulowitzki ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .278
Y Torrealba c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
J Baker 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221
A Cook p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250

Totals 7 0 2 0 0 0 3

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - G Atkins 1. GIDP - T
Tulowitzki. Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - K Matsui (21, 2nd base off J Marquis/J Kendall).

FIELDING: E - J Baker (3, throw).


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CHICAGO CUBS - 003 -- 3
COLORADO - 00 -- 0
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Marquis 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 4.32

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
A Cook 3 5 3 0 2 2 0 4.09

Pitches-strikes: J Marquis 23-16; A Cook 55-35. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Marquis 5-1; A Cook 5-2. Batters faced: J Marquis 7; A Cook 17.

UMPIRES: HP--Bill Miller. 1B--Marvin Hudson. 2B--Chris Guccione. 3B--Ed
Montague.

Weather: 81 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, out to center.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - JASON MARQUIS
COL - AARON COOK

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: J MARQUIS (.157, 0-FOR-1)
R THERIOT (.287, 0-FOR-2)
J JONES (.262, 1-FOR-2)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at COLORADO

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

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Theriot ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .287
J Jones rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .262
D Lee 1b 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .317
M Murton lf 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .267
M DeRosa 3b 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 .289
M Fontenot 2b 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .301
J Kendall c 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 .298
F Pie cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .218
J Marquis p 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .157

Totals 15 3 5 3 2 2 10

BATTING: RBI - M Fontenot (26), J Kendall 2 (8). 2-out RBI - J Kendall 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M DeRosa 1, R Theriot 1. Team LOB -
5.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (R Theriot-D Lee).


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Taveras cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .314
K Matsui 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .301
M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .339
G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .284
B Hawpe rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .290
T Tulowitzki ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .278
Y Torrealba c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
J Baker 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220
A Cook p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .244

Totals 11 0 3 0 0 1 4

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - G Atkins 1. GIDP - T
Tulowitzki. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - K Matsui (21, 2nd base off J Marquis/J Kendall).

FIELDING: E - J Baker (3, throw).


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CHICAGO CUBS - 003 -- 3
COLORADO - 000 -- 0
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Marquis 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 4.29

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
A Cook 3 5 3 0 2 2 0 4.09

Pitches-strikes: J Marquis 40-27; A Cook 55-35. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Marquis 5-3; A Cook 6-2. Batters faced: J Marquis 11; A Cook 17.

UMPIRES: HP--Bill Miller. 1B--Marvin Hudson. 2B--Chris Guccione. 3B--Ed
Montague.

Weather: 81 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY JACQUE JONES SCORED JASON MARQUIS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J JONES ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 4
COLORADO 0 TOP, 4TH

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: D LEE (.317, 1-FOR-2)</div>