GAME THREAD: NL: CHICAGO CUBS (64-60) at SAN FRANCISCO (55-71)

NL: CHICAGO CUBS (64-60) at SAN FRANCISCO (55-71)

<h3>Giants try to rebound after losing gem by Lincecum</h3>



<div class="pre">Chicago Cubs (64-60) at San Francisco (55-71) 10:15 pm EDT</div>

SAN FRANCISCO (Ticker) -- After squandering a stellar start byTim Lincecum on Tuesday, the San Francisco Giants will lookrebound on Wednesday when they take on the Chicago Cubs insecond game of a three-game set.


Lincecum allowed just two hits through eight innings, but aftergiving up a game-tying run on three consecutive hits in theninth, Brad Hennessey was brought in. Hennessey did not providemuch relief as he walked Aramis Ramirez before giving up thego-ahead hit to Cliff Floyd.


The Cubs needed the victory to stay tied atop the NationalLeague Central with the Milwaukee Brewers (65-61), who beat theArizona Diamondbacks, 7-4, on Tuesday.


The Cubs will send Rich Hill (7-7, 3.73 ERA) to the mound onWednesday. Hill was outstanding his last time out, leading theteam to a 2-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday.The Cardinals' lone run came on Albert Pujols' solo home run asHill allowed just three hits over seven innings while strikingout seven batters.


Hill pitched eight strong innings in his last start against theGiants, yielding just two runs and four hits as the Cubs won,3-2, on July 16. For his career, Hill is 1-2 with a 3.33 ERA infour starts against San Francisco.


Barry Zito (9-11, 4.88) will toe the rubber for the Giants.Zito dominated the Florida Marlins in his last start, pitchingseven innings of one-hit baseball. The lefthander struck outeight and walked two as San Francisco prevailed, 3-0, on Friday.

Zito has faced Chicago once this season, allowing two runs andfive hits in seven innings while striking out eight as theGiants beat the Cubs, 4-2, on July 17.

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at SAN FRANCISCO

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

CHICAGO CUBS SAN FRANCISCO
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Ryan Theriot SS .290 3 38 Rajai Davis CF .304 1 6
Mark Derosa 2B .291 8 59 Daniel Ortmeier 1B .271 4 10
Derrek Lee 1B .316 14 65 Randy Winn RF .287 8 41
Aramis Ramirez 3B .316 18 74 Barry Bonds LF .277 26 59
Cliff Floyd LF .290 4 38 Bengie Molina C .276 13 71
Jake Fox RF .182 0 1 Pedro Feliz 3B .253 16 59
Jason Kendall C .302 1 15 Rich Aurilia 2B .258 4 28
Jacque Jones CF .269 5 46 Omar Vizquel SS .248 2 36
Rich Hill LHP .130 0 4 Barry Zito LHP .089 0 1
(7-7, 3.73) (9-11, 4.88)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO
WARMUPS: CHN - RICH HILL (7-7, 3.73)
SFO - BARRY ZITO (9-11, 4.88)

UMPIRES: HP - DANA DEMUTH
1B - KERWIN DANLEY
2B - DOUG EDDINGS
3B - MIKE EVERITT

WEATHER: 63 Degrees, clear
WIND: 20 mph, out to center</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO
STARTING BATS: CHN - RICH HILL AND JASON KENDALL
SFO - BARRY ZITO AND BENGIE MOLINA

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: R THERIOT (.290, 3 HR, 38 RBI)
M DEROSA (.291, 8 HR, 59 RBI)
D LEE (.316, 14 HR, 65 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 0 0
SAN FRANCISCO 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - RICH HILL
SFO - BARRY ZITO

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: R DAVIS (.304, 1 HR, 6 RBI)
D ORTMEIER (.271, 4 HR, 10 RBI)
R WINN (.287, 8 HR, 41 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">CHICAGO CUBS (0) VS SAN FRANCISCO (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 .289
M DeRosa 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
D Lee 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .315
A Ramirez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316
C Floyd lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
J Fox rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182
J Kendall c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
J Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
R Hill p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Davis cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
D Ortmeier 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
R Winn rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
B Bonds lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
B Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
P Feliz 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
R Aurilia 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
O Vizquel ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
B Zito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .089

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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CHICAGO CUBS - 0 -- 0
SAN FRANCISCO - -- 0
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
R Hill 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.73

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
B Zito 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.85

Pitches-strikes: B Zito 11-6. Ground balls-fly balls: B Zito 0-2. Batters
faced: B Zito 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Dana Demuth. 1B--Kerwin Danley. 2B--Doug Eddings. 3B--Mike
Everitt.

Weather: 63 degrees, clear. Wind: 20 mph, out to center.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO
CONFIRMED STARTERS: CHN - RICH HILL
SFO - BARRY ZITO</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY BENGIE MOLINA SCORED RANDY WINN.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B MOLINA ON FIRST, B BONDS ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 0
SAN FRANCISCO 1 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: P FELIZ (.253, 16 HR, 59 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 0 0
SAN FRANCISCO 1 1 2 0 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - RICH HILL
SFO - BARRY ZITO

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: A RAMIREZ (.316, 18 HR, 74 RBI)
C FLOYD (.290, 4 HR, 38 RBI)
J FOX (.182, 0 HR, 1 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at SAN FRANCISCO

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

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Theriot ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
M DeRosa 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
D Lee 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .315
A Ramirez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316
C Floyd lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
J Fox rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182
J Kendall c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
J Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
R Hill p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Davis cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .301
D Ortmeier 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
R Winn rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .288
B Bonds lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .277
B Molina c 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .278
P Feliz 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .252
R Aurilia 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
O Vizquel ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
B Zito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .089

Totals 5 1 2 1 1 2 2

BATTING: 2B - R Winn (33, R Hill). RBI - B Molina (72). 2-out RBI - B Molina.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - P Feliz 1. Team LOB - 2.


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CHICAGO CUBS - 0 -- 0
SAN FRANCISCO - 1 -- 1
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
R Hill 1 2 1 1 1 2 0 3.76

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
B Zito 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.85

IBB - B Bonds (by R Hill). Pitches-strikes: R Hill 25-14; B Zito 11-6. Ground
balls-fly balls: R Hill 1-0; B Zito 0-2. Batters faced: R Hill 6; B Zito 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Dana Demuth. 1B--Kerwin Danley. 2B--Doug Eddings. 3B--Mike
Everitt.

Weather: 63 degrees, clear. Wind: 20 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 0 0
SAN FRANCISCO 1 1 2 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - RICH HILL
SFO - BARRY ZITO

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: R AURILIA (.258, 4 HR, 28 RBI)
O VIZQUEL (.248, 2 HR, 36 RBI)
B ZITO (.089, 0 HR, 1 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">CHICAGO CUBS (0) VS SAN FRANCISCO (1) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Theriot ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
M DeRosa 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
D Lee 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .315
A Ramirez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315
C Floyd lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
J Fox rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
J Kendall c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
J Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
R Hill p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130

Totals 6 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Davis cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .301
D Ortmeier 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
R Winn rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .288
B Bonds lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .277
B Molina c 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .278
P Feliz 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .252
R Aurilia 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
O Vizquel ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
B Zito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .089

Totals 5 1 2 1 1 2 2

BATTING: 2B - R Winn (33, R Hill). RBI - B Molina (72). 2-out RBI - B Molina.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - P Feliz 1. Team LOB - 2.


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CHICAGO CUBS - 00 -- 0
SAN FRANCISCO - 1 -- 1
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
R Hill 1 2 1 1 1 2 0 3.76

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
B Zito 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.81

IBB - B Bonds (by R Hill). Pitches-strikes: R Hill 25-14; B Zito 18-11.
Ground balls-fly balls: R Hill 1-0; B Zito 2-3. Batters faced: R Hill 6; B Zito
6.

UMPIRES: HP--Dana Demuth. 1B--Kerwin Danley. 2B--Doug Eddings. 3B--Mike
Everitt.

Weather: 63 degrees, clear. Wind: 20 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at SAN FRANCISCO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - RICH HILL
SFO - BARRY ZITO

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: J KENDALL (.302, 1 HR, 15 RBI)
J JONES (.269, 5 HR, 46 RBI)
R HILL (.130, 0 HR, 4 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">CHICAGO CUBS (0) VS SAN FRANCISCO (1) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Theriot ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
M DeRosa 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
D Lee 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .315
A Ramirez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315
C Floyd lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
J Fox rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
J Kendall c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
J Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
R Hill p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130

Totals 6 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: E - R Theriot (8, dropped foul ball).


SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Davis cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .301
D Ortmeier 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
R Winn rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .288
B Bonds lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .277
B Molina c 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .278
P Feliz 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .252
R Aurilia 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .257
O Vizquel ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .248
B Zito p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .087

Totals 8 1 2 1 1 5 2

BATTING: 2B - R Winn (33, R Hill). RBI - B Molina (72). 2-out RBI - B Molina.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - P Feliz 1. Team LOB - 2.


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CHICAGO CUBS - 00 -- 0
SAN FRANCISCO - 10 -- 1
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
R Hill 2 2 1 1 1 5 0 3.74

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
B Zito 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.81

IBB - B Bonds (by R Hill). Pitches-strikes: R Hill 37-25; B Zito 18-11.
Ground balls-fly balls: R Hill 1-0; B Zito 2-3. Batters faced: R Hill 9; B Zito
6.

UMPIRES: HP--Dana Demuth. 1B--Kerwin Danley. 2B--Doug Eddings. 3B--Mike
Everitt.

Weather: 63 degrees, clear. Wind: 20 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at SAN FRANCISCO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - RICH HILL
SFO - BARRY ZITO

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: R DAVIS (.301, 0-FOR-1)
D ORTMEIER (.267, 0-FOR-1)
R WINN (.288, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">CHICAGO CUBS (0) VS SAN FRANCISCO (1) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Theriot ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
M DeRosa 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
D Lee 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .315
A Ramirez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315
C Floyd lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
J Fox rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
J Kendall c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
J Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
R Hill p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .128

Totals 9 0 0 0 0 2 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: E - R Theriot (8, dropped foul ball).


SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Davis cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .301
D Ortmeier 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
R Winn rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .288
B Bonds lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .277
B Molina c 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .278
P Feliz 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .252
R Aurilia 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .257
O Vizquel ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .248
B Zito p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .087

Totals 8 1 2 1 1 5 2

BATTING: 2B - R Winn (33, R Hill). RBI - B Molina (72). 2-out RBI - B Molina.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - P Feliz 1. Team LOB - 2.


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CHICAGO CUBS - 000 -- 0
SAN FRANCISCO - 10 -- 1
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
R Hill 2 2 1 1 1 5 0 3.74

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
B Zito 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.78

IBB - B Bonds (by R Hill). Pitches-strikes: R Hill 37-25; B Zito 28-19.
Ground balls-fly balls: R Hill 1-0; B Zito 3-4. Batters faced: R Hill 9; B Zito
9.

UMPIRES: HP--Dana Demuth. 1B--Kerwin Danley. 2B--Doug Eddings. 3B--Mike
Everitt.

Weather: 63 degrees, clear. Wind: 20 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY BARRY BONDS SCORED RANDY WINN.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B BONDS ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 0
SAN FRANCISCO 2 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: B MOLINA (.278, 1-FOR-1, RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at SAN FRANCISCO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - RICH HILL
SFO - BARRY ZITO

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: R THERIOT (.289, 0-FOR-1)
M DEROSA (.290, 0-FOR-1)
D LEE (.315, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">CHICAGO CUBS (0) VS SAN FRANCISCO (2) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Theriot ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
M DeRosa 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
D Lee 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .315
A Ramirez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315
C Floyd lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
J Fox rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
J Kendall c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
J Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
R Hill p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .128

Totals 9 0 0 0 0 2 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: E - R Theriot (8, dropped foul ball).


SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Davis cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .298
D Ortmeier 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .264
R Winn rf 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 .290
B Bonds lf 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 .280
B Molina c 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 .279
P Feliz 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 .252
R Aurilia 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .257
O Vizquel ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .248
B Zito p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .087

Totals 14 2 5 2 1 6 4

BATTING: 2B - R Winn (33, R Hill); B Bonds (13, R Hill). RBI - B Molina (72), B
Bonds (60). 2-out RBI - B Molina, B Bonds. Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - P Feliz 2. Team LOB - 4.


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CHICAGO CUBS - 000 -- 0
SAN FRANCISCO - 101 -- 2
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
R Hill 3 5 2 2 1 6 0 3.77

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
B Zito 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.78

IBB - B Bonds (by R Hill). Pitches-strikes: R Hill 63-45; B Zito 28-19.
Ground balls-fly balls: R Hill 1-2; B Zito 3-4. Batters faced: R Hill 15; B
Zito 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Dana Demuth. 1B--Kerwin Danley. 2B--Doug Eddings. 3B--Mike
Everitt.

Weather: 63 degrees, clear. Wind: 20 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY ARAMIS RAMIREZ SCORED MARK DEROSA AND DERREK LEE.

SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, A RAMIREZ ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 2
SAN FRANCISCO 2 TOP, 4TH

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: C FLOYD (.288, 0-FOR-1)</div>