GAME THREAD: NL: ST LOUIS (58-62) at CHICAGO CUBS (63-59)

NL: ST LOUIS (58-62) at CHICAGO CUBS (63-59)

<h3>Cubs look to sweep shortened series</h3>

<div class="pre">St Louis (58-62) at Chicago Cubs (63-59) 2:20 pm EDT</div>

CHICAGO (Ticker) -- After Sunday's contest was washed out by therain, the Chicago Cubs will try to sweep the St. Louis Cardinalsin the finale of the reduced four-game series on Monday.

The Cubs enter on a three-game winning streak after taking thefirst two games of the series. Rich Hill hurled seven stellarinnings in Friday's 2-1 triumph in the first game of the seriesand Daryle Ward's first homer of the season - a grand slam -lifted Chicago to a 5-3 victory on Saturday.


Chicago, which holds a one-game advantage in the National LeagueCentral, will send Ted Lilly (13-5, 3.74 ERA) to the mound. The31-year-old lefthander has not lost in his last three outingsand has won nine of his previous 10 decisions.


Lilly took a tough-luck loss in his previous start against theCardinals at Wrigley Field this season, allowing two runs andfour hits over seven innings in a 2-1 setback on April 20.

The Cardinals will counter with Joel Pineiro (3-2, 4.25), whowill look to continue his recent success since being acquiredfrom the Boston Red Sox at the trade deadline. The Puerto Ricanrighthander has yielded two runs and nine hits with eightstrikeouts and no walks over 14 innings in his last two starts.

St. Louis has won eight of its previous 12 games and sits inthird place in the NL Central, five games in back of Chicago.

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CHICAGO CUBS

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

ST LOUIS CHICAGO CUBS
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Brendan Ryan 2B .342 4 10 Ryan Theriot SS .288 3 38
Rick Ankiel LF .296 3 6 Jacque Jones CF .273 5 46
Albert Pujols 1B .321 27 79 Derrek Lee 1B .314 13 63
Juan Encarnacion RF .290 8 44 Aramis Ramirez 3B .319 18 73
Scott Rolen 3B .264 8 53 Daryle Ward RF .307 1 12
Jim Edmonds CF .248 8 33 Mark Derosa 2B .291 7 58
Yadier Molina C .276 3 26 Matt Murton LF .259 4 15
Joel Pineiro RHP .000 0 0 Jason Kendall C .291 1 13
(2-1, 2.84) Ted Lilly LHP .143 0 4
David Eckstein SS .297 2 24 (13-5, 3.74)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS
WARMUPS: STL - JOEL PINEIRO (2-1, 2.84)
CHN - TED LILLY (13-5, 3.74)

UMPIRES: HP - MARK CARLSON
1B - TED BARRETT
2B - ANGEL HERNANDEZ
3B - DERRYL COUSINS

WEATHER: 75 Degrees, cloudy
WIND: 4 mph, out to center</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS -- REVISED WARMUPS
WARMUPS: STL - JOEL PINEIRO (2-1, 2.84)
CHN - TED LILLY (13-5, 3.74)

UMPIRES: HP - MARK CARLSON
1B - DERRYL COUSINS
2B - ANGEL HERNANDEZ
3B - TED BARRETT

WEATHER: 75 Degrees, cloudy
WIND: 4 mph, out to center</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS
STARTING BATS: STL - JOEL PINEIRO AND YADIER MOLINA
CHN - TED LILLY AND JASON KENDALL

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: B RYAN (.342, 4 HR, 10 RBI)
R ANKIEL (.296, 3 HR, 6 RBI)
A PUJOLS (.321, 27 HR, 79 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY SCOTT ROLEN SCORED BRENDAN RYAN AND RICK ANKIEL.

SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, S ROLEN ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 2
CHICAGO CUBS 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: J EDMONDS (.248, 8 HR, 33 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CHICAGO CUBS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - JOEL PINEIRO
CHN - TED LILLY

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: R THERIOT (.288, 3 HR, 38 RBI)
J JONES (.273, 5 HR, 46 RBI)
D LEE (.314, 13 HR, 63 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">ST LOUIS (2) VS CHICAGO CUBS (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Ryan 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .350
R Ankiel lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .321
A Pujols 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .320
J Encarnacion rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .288
S Rolen 3b 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .266
J Edmonds cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .247
Y Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
J Pineiro p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
D Eckstein ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297

Totals 6 2 3 2 0 0 5

BATTING: 2B - R Ankiel (2, T Lilly); S Rolen (21, T Lilly). RBI - S Rolen 2
(55). 2-out RBI - S Rolen 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J
Edmonds 1. Team LOB - 1.


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Theriot ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
J Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
D Lee 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .314
A Ramirez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319
D Ward rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307
M DeRosa 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
M Murton lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
J Kendall c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
T Lilly p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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ST LOUIS - 2 -- 2
CHICAGO CUBS - -- 0
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ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Pineiro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.84

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Lilly 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 3.83

Pitches-strikes: T Lilly 21-15. Ground balls-fly balls: T Lilly 0-3. Batters
faced: T Lilly 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Mark Carlson. 1B--Derryl Cousins. 2B--Angel Hernandez. 3B--Ted
Barrett.

Weather: 75 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 4 mph, out to center.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS
CONFIRMED STARTERS: STL - JOEL PINEIRO
CHN - TED LILLY</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CHICAGO CUBS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - JOEL PINEIRO
CHN - TED LILLY

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: Y MOLINA (.276, 3 HR, 26 RBI)
J PINEIRO (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
D ECKSTEIN (.297, 2 HR, 24 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">ST LOUIS (2) VS CHICAGO CUBS (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Ryan 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .350
R Ankiel lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .321
A Pujols 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .320
J Encarnacion rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .288
S Rolen 3b 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .266
J Edmonds cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .247
Y Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
J Pineiro p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
D Eckstein ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297

Totals 6 2 3 2 0 0 5

BATTING: 2B - R Ankiel (2, T Lilly); S Rolen (21, T Lilly). RBI - S Rolen 2
(55). 2-out RBI - S Rolen 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J
Edmonds 1. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - R Ankiel (R Theriot at 3rd base).


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Theriot ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .290
J Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
D Lee 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .314
A Ramirez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319
D Ward rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307
M DeRosa 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
M Murton lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
J Kendall c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
T Lilly p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143

Totals 3 0 1 0 0 1 0

BATTING: 2B - R Theriot (23, J Pineiro). Team LOB - 0.


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ST LOUIS - 2 -- 2
CHICAGO CUBS - 0 -- 0
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ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Pineiro 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.70

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Lilly 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 3.83

Pitches-strikes: J Pineiro 14-9; T Lilly 21-15. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Pineiro 1-0; T Lilly 0-3. Batters faced: J Pineiro 3; T Lilly 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Mark Carlson. 1B--Derryl Cousins. 2B--Angel Hernandez. 3B--Ted
Barrett.

Weather: 75 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 4 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CHICAGO CUBS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - JOEL PINEIRO
CHN - TED LILLY

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: A RAMIREZ (.319, 18 HR, 73 RBI)
D WARD (.307, 1 HR, 12 RBI)
M DEROSA (.291, 7 HR, 58 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CHICAGO CUBS

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

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Ryan 2b 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 .346
R Ankiel lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .321
A Pujols 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .320
J Encarnacion rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .288
S Rolen 3b 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .266
J Edmonds cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .247
Y Molina c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .276
J Pineiro p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
D Eckstein ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .296

Totals 8 2 3 2 1 1 7

BATTING: 2B - R Ankiel (2, T Lilly); S Rolen (21, T Lilly). S - J Pineiro. RBI
- S Rolen 2 (55). 2-out RBI - S Rolen 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - J Edmonds 1, B Ryan 1. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - R Ankiel (R Theriot at 3rd base).


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Theriot ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .290
J Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
D Lee 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .314
A Ramirez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319
D Ward rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307
M DeRosa 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
M Murton lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
J Kendall c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
T Lilly p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143

Totals 3 0 1 0 0 1 0

BATTING: 2B - R Theriot (23, J Pineiro). Team LOB - 0.


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ST LOUIS - 20 -- 2
CHICAGO CUBS - 0 -- 0
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ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Pineiro 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.70

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Lilly 2 3 2 2 1 1 0 3.81

Pitches-strikes: J Pineiro 14-9; T Lilly 35-22. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Pineiro 1-0; T Lilly 1-4. Batters faced: J Pineiro 3; T Lilly 10.

UMPIRES: HP--Mark Carlson. 1B--Derryl Cousins. 2B--Angel Hernandez. 3B--Ted
Barrett.

Weather: 75 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 4 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY DARYLE WARD (2) TO CENTER WITH 1 OUT IN
THE 2ND OFF JOEL PINEIRO.
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 2, CHICAGO CUBS 1

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: M DEROSA (.291, 7 HR, 58 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY MARK DEROSA (8) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT IN THE
2ND OFF JOEL PINEIRO.
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 2, CHICAGO CUBS 2

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: M MURTON (.259, 4 HR, 15 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL ST LOUIS AT CHICAGO CUBS
NOTE: THE HOME RUNS BY CHICAGO'S DARYLE WARD AND MARK
DEROSA OFF JOEL PINEIRO IN THE SECOND INNING WERE HIT BACK-TO-BACK.</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CHICAGO CUBS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - JOEL PINEIRO
CHN - TED LILLY

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: R ANKIEL (.321, 1-FOR-1)
A PUJOLS (.320, 0-FOR-1)
J ENCARNACION (.288, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CHICAGO CUBS

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

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Ryan 2b 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 .346
R Ankiel lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .321
A Pujols 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .320
J Encarnacion rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .288
S Rolen 3b 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .266
J Edmonds cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .247
Y Molina c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .276
J Pineiro p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
D Eckstein ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .296

Totals 8 2 3 2 1 1 7

BATTING: 2B - R Ankiel (2, T Lilly); S Rolen (21, T Lilly). S - J Pineiro. RBI
- S Rolen 2 (55). 2-out RBI - S Rolen 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - J Edmonds 1, B Ryan 1. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - R Ankiel (R Theriot at 3rd base).


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Theriot ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .290
J Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
D Lee 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .314
A Ramirez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318
D Ward rf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .316
M DeRosa 2b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .293
M Murton lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
J Kendall c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .300
T Lilly p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .140

Totals 9 2 4 2 0 2 1

BATTING: 2B - R Theriot (23, J Pineiro). HR - D Ward (2, 2nd inning off J
Pineiro 0 on, 1 Out), M Derosa (8, 2nd inning off J Pineiro 0 on, 1 Out). RBI -
D Ward (13), M DeRosa (59). Team LOB - 1.


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ST LOUIS - 20 -- 2
CHICAGO CUBS - 02 -- 2
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ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Pineiro 2 4 2 2 0 2 2 3.43

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Lilly 2 3 2 2 1 1 0 3.81

Pitches-strikes: J Pineiro 34-23; T Lilly 35-22. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Pineiro 1-2; T Lilly 1-4. Batters faced: J Pineiro 9; T Lilly 10.

UMPIRES: HP--Mark Carlson. 1B--Derryl Cousins. 2B--Angel Hernandez. 3B--Ted
Barrett.

Weather: 75 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 4 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY SCOTT ROLEN SCORED ALBERT PUJOLS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, S ROLEN ON SECOND, J ENCARNACION ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 3
CHICAGO CUBS 2 TOP, 3RD

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: J EDMONDS (.247, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
GROUND OUT BY JIM EDMONDS SCORED JUAN ENCARNACION.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, S ROLEN ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 4
CHICAGO CUBS 2 TOP, 3RD

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: Y MOLINA (.276, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>