GAME THREAD: NL: CHICAGO CUBS (60-55) at COLORADO (59-56)

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">CHICAGO CUBS (2) VS COLORADO (15) - FINAL

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Theriot ss 5 0 2 0 0 1 2 .286
J Jones rf 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 .266
D Lee 1b 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .315
M Murton lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .270
M DeRosa 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286
M Fontenot 2b 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 .293
J Kendall c 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .313
F Pie cf 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 .222
R Hill p 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .136
M Wuertz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-R Cedeno ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125
S Gallagher p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S Eyre p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-E Patterson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200

Totals 35 2 9 2 4 4 11

a-grounded to shortstop for M Wuertz in the 7th; b-grounded to first for S
Eyre in the 9th.

BATTING: RBI - M Fontenot (27), R Hill (4). 2-out RBI - M Fontenot, R Hill.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Kendall 2, R Theriot 1, M Murton 2.
GIDP - D Lee. Team LOB - 10.

BASERUNNING: SB - R Theriot (21, 3rd base off J Affeldt/Y Torrealba), J Jones
(4, 2nd base off J Affeldt/Y Torrealba).

FIELDING: E - R Theriot (7, ground ball).


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Matsui 2b 6 1 3 1 0 0 0 .307
T Tulowitzki ss 5 1 4 3 0 0 1 .285
M Holliday lf 4 0 1 0 1 2 4 .338
G Atkins 1b 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .279
R Spilborghs cf 4 3 2 1 1 0 1 .338
R Speier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Hawpe rf 5 2 2 3 0 3 4 .292
Y Torrealba c 3 4 2 1 2 0 0 .281
I Stewart 3b 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000
J Affeldt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Julio p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-W Taveras ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .311
L Hawkins p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-C Barmes ph-cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .130
J Fogg p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .128
a-J Carroll ph-3b 2 2 1 5 1 0 0 .232

Totals 40 15 16 14 5 5 15

a-homered to left for J Fogg in the 6th; b-fouled out to first for J Julio in
the 7th; c-doubled to deep left for L Hawkins in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - K Matsui (15, R Hill); C Barmes (2, S Eyre). 3B - B Hawpe (3, S
Eyre). HR - J Carroll (2, 6th inning off R Hill 3 on, 2 Out), B Hawpe (21, 7th
inning off S Gallagher 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - R Spilborghs (43), K Matsui (28), J
Carroll 5 (18), T Tulowitzki 3 (58), B Hawpe 3 (77), Y Torrealba (33). 2-out
RBI - R Spilborghs, K Matsui, J Carroll 4, T Tulowitzki 3. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - B Hawpe 2, M Holliday 1, T Tulowitzki 1. Team LOB -
7.

BASERUNNING: SB - K Matsui (22, 2nd base off M Wuertz/J Kendall). CS - T
Tulowitzki (4, 2nd base by R Hill).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (T Tulowitzki-K Matsui-G Atkins).


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CHICAGO CUBS - 100 100 000 -- 2
COLORADO - 110 005 44x -- 15
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
R Hill (L, 6-7) 5 2/3 9 7 7 2 4 1 3.85
M Wuertz 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.52
S Gallagher 2/3 3 4 4 3 0 1 7.82
S Eyre 1 1/3 3 4 2 0 1 0 5.73

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Fogg (W, 7-7) 6 5 2 2 2 3 0 4.64
J Affeldt 2/3 2 0 0 1 1 0 2.53
J Julio (H, 11) 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.97
L Hawkins 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.65
R Speier 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 7.11

WP - S Eyre. HBP - I Stewart (by R Hill). Pitches-strikes: R Hill 89-59; M
Wuertz 5-3; S Gallagher 38-20; S Eyre 27-22; J Fogg 88-56; J Affeldt 20-12; J
Julio 4-3; L Hawkins 13-9; R Speier 23-13. Ground balls-fly balls: R Hill 5-7;
M Wuertz 0-1; S Gallagher 0-2; S Eyre 1-2; J Fogg 6-9; J Affeldt 1-0; J Julio
1-0; L Hawkins 2-1; R Speier 3-0. Batters faced: R Hill 28; M Wuertz 2; S
Gallagher 8; S Eyre 8; J Fogg 25; J Affeldt 5; J Julio 1; L Hawkins 3; R Speier
5.

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

T--2:54. Att--48,095.
Weather: 90 degrees, clear. Wind: 4 mph, out to left.</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CHICAGO CUBS 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 1
COLORADO 1 1 0 0 0 5 4 4 x 15 16 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: CHN - RICH HILL, MIKE WUERTZ (6TH), SEAN GALLAGHER (7TH), SCOTT EYRE
(7TH) AND JASON KENDALL

COL - JOSH FOGG, JEREMY AFFELDT (7TH), JORGE JULIO
(7TH), LATROY HAWKINS (8TH), RYAN SPEIER (9TH) AND YORVIT
TORREALBA


WP - JOSH FOGG (7-7)
LP - RICH HILL (6-7)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: CHN - NONE

COL - JAMEY CARROLL (2) OFF RICH HILL IN THE 6TH, 3 ON
BRAD HAWPE (21) OFF SEAN GALLAGHER IN THE 7TH, 1 ON


TIME: 2:54 ATT: 48,095

PROBABLES: CHN - SEAN MARSHALL (5-6, 4.17)
COL - TIM HARIKKALA (NR)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at COLORADO

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CHICAGO CUBS (2) AT COLORADO (15) - EVENT LOG
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Chicago Cubs Starting Lineups -- R Theriot SS, J Jones RF, D Lee 1B, M Murton LF,
M DeRosa 3B, M Fontenot 2B, J Kendall C, F Pie CF, R Hill LHP.

Colorado Starting Lineups -- K Matsui 2B, T Tulowitzki SS, M Holliday LF,
G Atkins 1B, R Spilborghs CF, B Hawpe RF, Y Torrealba C, I Stewart 3B,
J Fogg RHP.

Umpires -- Marvin Hudson (HP), Chris Guccione (1B), Ed Montague (2B),
Bill Miller (3B).

Gametime Weather: 90 degrees, Clear, wind out to left at 4 mph.


CHICAGO CUBS 1ST: R Theriot struck out looking. J Jones grounded out to
pitcher. D Lee singled to center. M Murton walked, D Lee to second. M DeRosa
singled to left, D Lee to third, M Murton to second. M Fontenot walked, D Lee
scored, M Murton to third, M DeRosa to second. J Kendall grounded out to
third. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 1, COLORADO 0.

COLORADO 1ST: K Matsui grounded out to pitcher. T Tulowitzki singled to
center. M Holliday walked, T Tulowitzki to second. G Atkins popped out to
first. R Spilborghs singled to right, T Tulowitzki scored, M Holliday to
third. B Hawpe struck out looking. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 1,
COLORADO 1.

CHICAGO CUBS 2ND: F Pie struck out swinging. R Hill grounded out to
second. R Theriot fouled out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
CHICAGO CUBS 1, COLORADO 1.

COLORADO 2ND: Y Torrealba singled to center. I Stewart flied out to left.
J Fogg bunt popped out to first. K Matsui doubled to deep left, Y Torrealba
scored. T Tulowitzki grounded out to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
CHICAGO CUBS 1, COLORADO 2.

CHICAGO CUBS 3RD: J Jones flied out to center. D Lee struck out swinging.
M Murton flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 1,
COLORADO 2.

COLORADO 3RD: M Holliday reached on infield single to third. G Atkins
grounded out to third, M Holliday to second. R Spilborghs lined out to
pitcher. B Hawpe struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 1,
COLORADO 2.

CHICAGO CUBS 4TH: M DeRosa flied out to left. M Fontenot flied out to
center. J Kendall singled to left. F Pie singled to right, J Kendall to
third. R Hill singled to center, J Kendall scored, F Pie to second. R Theriot
grounded out to third. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 2, COLORADO 2.

COLORADO 4TH: Y Torrealba lined out to pitcher. I Stewart flied out to
left. J Fogg grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
CHICAGO CUBS 2, COLORADO 2.

CHICAGO CUBS 5TH: J Jones flied out to left. D Lee grounded out to third.
M Murton grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 2,
COLORADO 2.

COLORADO 5TH: K Matsui popped out to third. T Tulowitzki singled to left
center. T Tulowitzki caught stealing second, pitcher to first to shortstop.
M Holliday struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 2,
COLORADO 2.

CHICAGO CUBS 6TH: M DeRosa flied out to right. M Fontenot flied out to
right. J Kendall lined out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 2,
COLORADO 2.

COLORADO 6TH: G Atkins grounded out to third. R Spilborghs singled to
center. B Hawpe struck out swinging. Y Torrealba walked, R Spilborghs to
second. I Stewart hit by pitch, R Spilborghs to third, Y Torrealba to second.
J Carroll hit for J Fogg. J Carroll homered to left, R Spilborghs, Y Torrealba
and I Stewart scored. K Matsui singled to center. M Wuertz relieved R Hill.
K Matsui stole second. T Tulowitzki singled to left, K Matsui scored. M Holliday
popped out to second. (5 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 2, COLORADO 7.

CHICAGO CUBS 7TH: J Affeldt relieved J Fogg. J Carroll at third base. F Pie
struck out swinging. R Cedeno hit for M Wuertz. R Cedeno grounded out to
shortstop. R Theriot singled to right center. J Jones singled to center,
R Theriot to second. R Theriot stole third. J Jones stole second. D Lee walked.
J Julio relieved J Affeldt. M Murton grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 2, COLORADO 7.

COLORADO 7TH: S Gallagher relieved M Wuertz. G Atkins lined out to left.
R Spilborghs walked. B Hawpe homered to left, R Spilborghs scored. Y Torrealba
walked. W Taveras hit for J Julio. W Taveras fouled out to first. J Carroll
walked, Y Torrealba to second. K Matsui reached on infield single to second,
Y Torrealba to third, J Carroll to second. T Tulowitzki singled to center,
Y Torrealba and J Carroll scored, K Matsui to second. S Eyre relieved
S Gallagher. M Holliday struck out swinging. (4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
CHICAGO CUBS 2, COLORADO 11.

CHICAGO CUBS 8TH: L Hawkins relieved J Julio. M DeRosa grounded out to
shortstop. M Fontenot grounded out to second. J Kendall lined out to second.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 2, COLORADO 11.

COLORADO 8TH: G Atkins flied out to center. R Spilborghs safe at first on
error by shortstop R Theriot. B Hawpe tripled to deep right, R Spilborghs
scored. Y Torrealba singled to left, B Hawpe scored. C Barmes hit for
L Hawkins. C Barmes doubled to deep left, Y Torrealba to third. Y Torrealba
scored, C Barmes to third on wild pitch by S Eyre. J Carroll grounded out to
third, C Barmes scored. K Matsui flied out to center. (4 Runs, 3 Hits,
1 Error) CHICAGO CUBS 2, COLORADO 15.

CHICAGO CUBS 9TH: R Speier relieved L Hawkins. C Barmes in center field.
F Pie singled to right center. E Patterson hit for S Eyre. E Patterson grounded
out to first, F Pie to second. R Theriot reached on infield single to third.
J Jones walked, F Pie to third, R Theriot to second. D Lee grounded into
double play, shortstop to second to first, J Jones out at second.(0 Runs,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 2, COLORADO 15.</div>

 

Carroll hits grand slam as Rockies crush Cubs

<h3>COLORADO 15, CHICAGO CUBS 2</h3>DENVER (Ticker) -- Colorado Rockies manager Clint Hurdle madethe right choice.


Jamey Carroll hit a go-ahead pinch-hit grand slam in the sixthinning as the Colorado Rockies coasted to a 15-2 triumph overthe Chicago Cubs on Saturday.


In the decisive frame against Cubs starter Rich Hill (6-7), theRockies put runners on first and second with two outs. Hillthen hit rookie Ian Stewart with a pitch to load the bases forCarroll, who drilled a 1-2 fastball over the left field fence tosnap a 2-2 tie.


Carroll was pinch hitting for Rockies starter Josh Fogg (7-7),who yielded two runs and five hits with three strikeouts in sixinnings for his third straight win at Coors Field.

"I was just trying to put the ball in play," Carroll said."(Hill) had two strikes on me and even a blind squirrel finds anut once in a while."


"He's a good baseball player," Hurdle said. "He's the kind ofguy that you take your kid to the ballpark to see that Carrollguy play. He made the big hit for us tonight to help us win theballgame."


After the slam, Kaz Matsui singled to chase Hill, stole secondand came around when Troy Tulowitzki greeted reliever MichaelWuertz with an RBI single to cap Colorado's five-run sixthinning for a 7-2 edge.


"The bats were not on," Chicago manager Lou Piniella said. "Youare not going to win games without hitting the baseball and wedidn't."


Fogg struggled in the first, throwing 37 pitches and walking inDerrek Lee for the opening run of the game. But Fogg bouncedback to retire the next nine batters.


"It was a tough first inning, I'll give it that much," Foggsaid. "I just needed to reset myself and settle down. I gotsome nice help behind me too."


"It's a blue-collar night when Josh is out there," Hurdle said."He doesn't light up the gun. He just gets outs. He stayswithin his skill set and doesn't get frustrated and doesn't letthe game get away from him. He doesn't let things get under hisskin."


Hill was hammered for a season-high seven runs and nine hits in5 2/3 frames to remain winless since July 16.


"I was pitching well early then they jumped on me," Hill said."They took advantage of the walk and the hit by pitch in thesixth. I missed my spot to Carroll. It got up a little bit."

"We'll be back," Piniella said. "If we win Sunday it will bethree out of four. No matter how many runs they score it's onlyone loss, you don't want to get blown out like that, but it'sonly one loss."


An inning later, Hawpe made up for his missed opportunity with atwo-run blast - his 21st - off Chicago righthander SeanGallagher. Tulowitzki added two more runs with a single.

"I knew we had it in us to get back on track offensively," Hawpesaid. "It's been like that all year. Once someone gets going,it trickles down to all of us. It's fun baseball when thathappens."


"The last two nights were ugly, no doubt about it, but this isthe mark of this team that we keep coming back every day,"Tulowitzki said. "We were not happy about the last two nightsbut baseball is a funny game."


Ryan Spilborghs had a run-scoring single in the first and Matsuiadded an RBI single of his own as the Rockies built an early2-1 lead. But Hill tied the game at 2-2 in the fourth with anRBI single.