GAME THREAD: NL: CHICAGO CUBS (65-61) at ARIZONA (72-56)

NL: CHICAGO CUBS (65-61) at ARIZONA (72-56)

<h3>Division leaders do battle in key NL matchup</h3>

<div class="pre">Chicago Cubs (65-61) at Arizona (72-56) 9:40 pm EDT</div>

PHOENIX (Ticker) - Micah Owings had an outing of a lifetime hislast time out. He'll aim for an encore performance as theNational League West-leading Arizona Diamondbacks begin athree-game set against the NL Central-frontrunning Chicago Cubson Friday.


Owings (6-6, 4.70 ERA) put in a fine performance on the mound onSaturday against the Atlanta Braves (66-62), picking up a winfor the first time since June 20 - a span of 11 starts. Heyielded three runs and three hits over seven frames - strikingout seven - in his longest outing since a complete game winagainst Houston on May 24.


However, it was the numbers Owings compiled at the plate thatgame that really turned heads, belting two homers as part of afour-hit night in which he recorded six RBI.


The righthander became the first pitcher to have six RBI in agame since the Phillies' Robert Person tallied seven on June 2,2002 and the first to hit two homers in a game since Florida'sDontrelle Willis did it on September 20.


The 24-year-old will be facing the Cubs for the first time.

His opponent will be Sean Marshall (6-6, 4.21), who won for thefirst time in four starts in Saturday's 5-3 win over St. Louisin which he allowed two runs and five hits over five innings.He dropped his only other outing Arizona on July 22 despite onerun and five hits over six frames in a 3-0 setback.

Chicago acquired Tigers outfielder Craig Monroe, who had beendesignated for assignment, from Detroit for a player to be namedlater on Thursday. His status for the series opener isunknown.

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ARIZONA

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

CHICAGO CUBS ARIZONA
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Ryan Theriot SS .289 3 38 Chris Young CF .237 26 47
Jacque Jones RF .267 5 46 Orlando Hudson 2B .303 10 62
Derrek Lee 1B .313 14 65 Eric Byrnes LF .300 18 71
Aramis Ramirez 3B .314 18 76 Conor Jackson 1B .276 9 42
Cliff Floyd LF .289 4 38 Chris Snyder C .254 11 34
Mark Derosa 2B .291 8 59 Mark Reynolds 3B .271 11 44
Jason Kendall C .298 1 15 Justin Upton RF .222 1 5
Felix Pie CF .217 2 19 Stephen Drew SS .232 9 42
Sean Marshall LHP .080 0 0 Micah Owings RHP .273 3 11
(6-6, 4.21) (6-6, 4.70)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA
WARMUPS: CHN - SEAN MARSHALL (6-6, 4.21)
ARI - MICAH OWINGS (6-6, 4.70)

UMPIRES: HP - ERIC COOPER
1B - ANDY FLETCHER
2B - MIKE REILLY
3B - JEFF KELLOGG

WEATHER: INDOORS</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA
STARTING BATS: CHN - SEAN MARSHALL AND JASON KENDALL
ARI - MICAH OWINGS AND CHRIS SNYDER

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: R THERIOT (.289, 3 HR, 38 RBI)
J JONES (.267, 5 HR, 46 RBI)
D LEE (.313, 14 HR, 65 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY DERREK LEE SCORED RYAN THERIOT.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, D LEE ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 1
ARIZONA 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: A RAMIREZ (.314, 18 HR, 76 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY MARK DEROSA SCORED DERREK LEE.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, M DEROSA ON FIRST, C FLOYD ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 2
ARIZONA 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: J KENDALL (.298, 1 HR, 15 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - SEAN MARSHALL
ARI - MICAH OWINGS

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: C YOUNG (.237, 26 HR, 47 RBI)
O HUDSON (.303, 10 HR, 62 RBI)
E BYRNES (.300, 18 HR, 71 RBI)</div>

 

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

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Theriot ss 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .289
J Jones rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
D Lee 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .314
A Ramirez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .313
C Floyd lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .292
M DeRosa 2b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .292
J Kendall c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .295
F Pie cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217
S Marshall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .080

Totals 6 2 3 2 1 1 3

BATTING: RBI - D Lee (66), M DeRosa (60). 2-out RBI - M DeRosa. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - J Kendall 1. Team LOB - 2.


ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Young cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
O Hudson 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
E Byrnes lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
C Jackson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
C Snyder c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
M Reynolds 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
J Upton rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
S Drew ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
M Owings p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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CHICAGO CUBS - 2 -- 2
ARIZONA - -- 0
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
S Marshall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.21

ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
M Owings 1 3 2 2 1 1 0 4.81

Pitches-strikes: M Owings 37-22. Ground balls-fly balls: M Owings 2-0.
Batters faced: M Owings 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Eric Cooper. 1B--Andy Fletcher. 2B--Mike Reilly. 3B--Jeff
Kellogg.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA
CONFIRMED STARTERS: CHN - SEAN MARSHALL
ARI - MICAH OWINGS</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ARIZONA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - SEAN MARSHALL
ARI - MICAH OWINGS

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: F PIE (.217, 2 HR, 19 RBI)
S MARSHALL (.080, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
R THERIOT (.289, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ARIZONA

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

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Theriot ss 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .289
J Jones rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
D Lee 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .314
A Ramirez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .313
C Floyd lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .292
M DeRosa 2b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .292
J Kendall c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .295
F Pie cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217
S Marshall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .080

Totals 6 2 3 2 1 1 3

BATTING: RBI - D Lee (66), M DeRosa (60). 2-out RBI - M DeRosa. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - J Kendall 1. Team LOB - 2.


ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Young cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236
O Hudson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
E Byrnes lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
C Jackson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
C Snyder c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
M Reynolds 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
J Upton rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
S Drew ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
M Owings p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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CHICAGO CUBS - 2 -- 2
ARIZONA - 0 -- 0
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
S Marshall 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.16

ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
M Owings 1 3 2 2 1 1 0 4.81

Pitches-strikes: S Marshall 6-4; M Owings 37-22. Ground balls-fly balls: S
Marshall 0-3; M Owings 2-0. Batters faced: S Marshall 3; M Owings 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Eric Cooper. 1B--Andy Fletcher. 2B--Mike Reilly. 3B--Jeff
Kellogg.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - SEAN MARSHALL
ARI - MICAH OWINGS

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: C JACKSON (.276, 9 HR, 42 RBI)
C SNYDER (.254, 11 HR, 34 RBI)
M REYNOLDS (.271, 11 HR, 44 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ARIZONA

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

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Theriot ss 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .288
J Jones rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
D Lee 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .314
A Ramirez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .313
C Floyd lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .292
M DeRosa 2b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .292
J Kendall c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .295
F Pie cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215
S Marshall p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .077

Totals 9 2 3 2 1 2 3

BATTING: RBI - D Lee (66), M DeRosa (60). 2-out RBI - M DeRosa. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - J Kendall 1. Team LOB - 2.


ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Young cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236
O Hudson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
E Byrnes lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
C Jackson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
C Snyder c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
M Reynolds 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
J Upton rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
S Drew ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
M Owings p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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CHICAGO CUBS - 20 -- 2
ARIZONA - 0 -- 0
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
S Marshall 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.16

ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
M Owings 2 3 2 2 1 2 0 4.77

Pitches-strikes: S Marshall 6-4; M Owings 44-28. Ground balls-fly balls: S
Marshall 0-3; M Owings 3-1. Batters faced: S Marshall 3; M Owings 10.

UMPIRES: HP--Eric Cooper. 1B--Andy Fletcher. 2B--Mike Reilly. 3B--Jeff
Kellogg.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - SEAN MARSHALL
ARI - MICAH OWINGS

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: J JONES (.266, 0-FOR-1)
D LEE (.314, 1-FOR-1, RBI)
A RAMIREZ (.313, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ARIZONA

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

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Theriot ss 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .288
J Jones rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
D Lee 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .314
A Ramirez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .313
C Floyd lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .292
M DeRosa 2b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .292
J Kendall c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .295
F Pie cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215
S Marshall p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .077

Totals 9 2 3 2 1 2 3

BATTING: RBI - D Lee (66), M DeRosa (60). 2-out RBI - M DeRosa. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - J Kendall 1. Team LOB - 2.


ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Young cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236
O Hudson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
E Byrnes lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
C Jackson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .275
C Snyder c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
M Reynolds 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
J Upton rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
S Drew ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
M Owings p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273

Totals 6 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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CHICAGO CUBS - 20 -- 2
ARIZONA - 00 -- 0
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
S Marshall 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.12

ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
M Owings 2 3 2 2 1 2 0 4.77

Pitches-strikes: S Marshall 17-11; M Owings 44-28. Ground balls-fly balls: S
Marshall 1-4; M Owings 3-1. Batters faced: S Marshall 6; M Owings 10.

UMPIRES: HP--Eric Cooper. 1B--Andy Fletcher. 2B--Mike Reilly. 3B--Jeff
Kellogg.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - SEAN MARSHALL
ARI - MICAH OWINGS

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: J UPTON (.222, 1 HR, 5 RBI)
S DREW (.232, 9 HR, 42 RBI)
M OWINGS (.273, 3 HR, 11 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">CHICAGO CUBS (2) VS ARIZONA (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Theriot ss 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .288
J Jones rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .268
D Lee 1b 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .314
A Ramirez 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .313
C Floyd lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .292
M DeRosa 2b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .292
J Kendall c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .295
F Pie cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215
S Marshall p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .077

Totals 12 2 4 2 1 2 5

BATTING: RBI - D Lee (66), M DeRosa (60). 2-out RBI - M DeRosa. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - J Kendall 1. GIDP - A Ramirez. Team LOB - 2.


ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Young cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236
O Hudson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
E Byrnes lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
C Jackson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .275
C Snyder c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
M Reynolds 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
J Upton rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
S Drew ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
M Owings p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273

Totals 6 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (S Drew-O Hudson-C Jackson).


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CHICAGO CUBS - 200 -- 2
ARIZONA - 00 -- 0
----------------------------------------------------

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
S Marshall 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.12

ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
M Owings 3 4 2 2 1 2 0 4.73

Pitches-strikes: S Marshall 17-11; M Owings 56-34. Ground balls-fly balls: S
Marshall 1-4; M Owings 5-2. Batters faced: S Marshall 6; M Owings 13.

UMPIRES: HP--Eric Cooper. 1B--Andy Fletcher. 2B--Mike Reilly. 3B--Jeff
Kellogg.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY MICAH OWINGS (4) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT IN THE
3RD OFF SEAN MARSHALL.
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 2, ARIZONA 1

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: C YOUNG (.236, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ARIZONA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - SEAN MARSHALL
ARI - MICAH OWINGS

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: C FLOYD (.292, 1-FOR-1)
M DEROSA (.292, 1-FOR-1, RBI)
J KENDALL (.295, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">CHICAGO CUBS (2) VS ARIZONA (1) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Theriot ss 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .288
J Jones rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .268
D Lee 1b 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .314
A Ramirez 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .313
C Floyd lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .292
M DeRosa 2b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .292
J Kendall c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .295
F Pie cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215
S Marshall p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .077

Totals 12 2 4 2 1 2 5

BATTING: RBI - D Lee (66), M DeRosa (60). 2-out RBI - M DeRosa. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - J Kendall 1. GIDP - A Ramirez. Team LOB - 2.


ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Young cf 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .236
O Hudson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
E Byrnes lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
C Jackson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .275
C Snyder c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
M Reynolds 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
J Upton rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219
S Drew ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
M Owings p 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .289

Totals 9 1 1 1 1 1 0

BATTING: HR - M Owings (4, 3rd inning off S Marshall 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - M
Owings (12). 2-out RBI - M Owings. Team LOB - 0.

BASERUNNING: CS - C Young (3, 2nd base by S Marshall).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (S Drew-O Hudson-C Jackson).


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CHICAGO CUBS - 200 -- 2
ARIZONA - 001 -- 1
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
S Marshall 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 4.17

ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
M Owings 3 4 2 2 1 2 0 4.73

Pitches-strikes: S Marshall 33-19; M Owings 56-34. Ground balls-fly balls: S
Marshall 3-4; M Owings 5-2. Batters faced: S Marshall 10; M Owings 13.

UMPIRES: HP--Eric Cooper. 1B--Andy Fletcher. 2B--Mike Reilly. 3B--Jeff
Kellogg.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>