GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: CHICAGO CUBS (20-22) at SAN DIEGO (24-20)

NL: CHICAGO CUBS (20-22) at SAN DIEGO (24-20)

<h3>RHP Peavy takes mound for Padres</h3>

<div class="pre">Chicago Cubs (20-22) at San Diego (24-20) 10:05 pm EDT</div>

SAN DIEGO (Ticker) - Jake Peavy hopes to add more strikeoutvictims on Tuesday.

Peavy takes the hill for the surging San Diego Padres in thefirst of a three-game series against the Chicago Cubs.

The hard-throwing righthander gave up two runs in seven inningsbut did not figure in the decision of a 3-2 victory against theCincinnati Reds last Wednesday.

Peavy has been brilliant in his past three outings, striking out25 batters in posting a 2-0 mark with an eye-popping 0.86 ERA.He is 1-0 with a 2.25 ERA in four career starts vs. Chicago.

San Diego enters following Sunday's 2-1 win at Seattle duringinterleague play as Josh Bard and Adrian Gonzalez both platedrun-scoring base hits.

Rich Hill (4-3, 2.91) will attempt to get back on the winningside of things after two straight losses for the Cubs. Thelefthander allowed four runs and seven hits in six innings of an8-1 loss at the New York Mets.

<div class="pre">In his lone career start against the Padres, Hill gave up up</div>three runs and four hits in 5 1/3 frames during a 9-0 thrashingat Wrigley Field on May 14.

The 27-year-old has stumbled this month, going 1-2 with a 5.29ERA in three starts compared to April's 3-1 record.

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at SAN DIEGO

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

CHICAGO CUBS SAN DIEGO
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Alfonso Soriano LF .288 4 9 Marcus Giles 2B .293 2 17
Ryan Theriot 2B .299 0 14 Jose Cruz Jr RF .280 4 13
Derrek Lee 1B .394 3 25 Mike Cameron CF .229 1 14
Aramis Ramirez 3B .290 11 35 Adrian Gonzalez 1B .279 10 32
Cliff Floyd RF .286 2 16 Khalil Greene SS .237 6 23
Michael Barrett C .255 7 23 Josh Bard C .239 1 11
Jacque Jones CF .259 1 15 Kevin Kouzmanoff 3B .185 1 15
Cesar Izturis SS .255 0 5 Terrmel Sledge LF .203 4 7
Rich Hill LHP .059 0 1 Jake Peavy RHP .238 0 2
(4-3, 2.91) (5-1, 1.64)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN DIEGO
WARMUPS: CHN - RICH HILL (4-3, 2.91)
SDG - JAKE PEAVY (5-1, 1.64)

UMPIRES: HP - LAZ DIAZ
1B - WALLY BELL
2B - ROB DRAKE
3B - BILL WELKE

WEATHER: 62 Degrees, cloudy
WIND: 10 mph, left to right</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN DIEGO
STARTING BATS: CHN - RICH HILL AND MICHAEL BARRETT
SDG - JAKE PEAVY AND JOSH BARD

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: A SORIANO (.288, 4 HR, 9 RBI)
R THERIOT (.299, 0 HR, 14 RBI)
D LEE (.394, 3 HR, 25 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY CLIFF FLOYD SCORED ALFONSO SORIANO.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C FLOYD ON FIRST, A RAMIREZ ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 1
SAN DIEGO 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: M BARRETT (.255, 7 HR, 23 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at SAN DIEGO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - RICH HILL
SDG - JAKE PEAVY

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: M GILES (.293, 2 HR, 17 RBI)
J CRUZ JR (.280, 4 HR, 13 RBI)
M CAMERON (.229, 1 HR, 14 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at SAN DIEGO

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

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .288
R Theriot 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .296
D Lee 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .392
A Ramirez 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .295
C Floyd rf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .294
M Barrett c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .254
J Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
C Izturis ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
R Hill p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .059

Totals 5 1 2 1 1 2 4

BATTING: RBI - C Floyd (17). 2-out RBI - C Floyd. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - M Barrett 1. Team LOB - 2.


SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Giles 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
J Cruz Jr rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
M Cameron cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
A Gonzalez 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
K Greene ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
J Bard c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
K Kouzmanoff 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185
T Sledge lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203
J Peavy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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CHICAGO CUBS - 1 -- 1
SAN DIEGO - -- 0
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
R Hill 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.90

SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Peavy 1 2 1 1 1 2 0 1.76

Pitches-strikes: J Peavy 30-19. Ground balls-fly balls: J Peavy 1-0. Batters
faced: J Peavy 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Laz Diaz. 1B--Wally Bell. 2B--Rob Drake. 3B--Bill Welke.

Weather: 67 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT SAN DIEGO
CONFIRMED STARTERS: CHN - RICH HILL
SDG - JAKE PEAVY</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY ADRIAN GONZALEZ SCORED MARCUS GILES.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A GONZALEZ ON FIRST, J CRUZ JR ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 1
SAN DIEGO 1 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: K GREENE (.237, 6 HR, 23 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at SAN DIEGO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - RICH HILL
SDG - JAKE PEAVY

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: J JONES (.259, 1 HR, 15 RBI)
C IZTURIS (.255, 0 HR, 5 RBI)
R HILL (.059, 0 HR, 1 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at SAN DIEGO

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

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .288
R Theriot 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .296
D Lee 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .392
A Ramirez 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .295
C Floyd rf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .294
M Barrett c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .254
J Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
C Izturis ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
R Hill p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .059

Totals 5 1 2 1 1 2 4

BATTING: RBI - C Floyd (17). 2-out RBI - C Floyd. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - M Barrett 1. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: PB - M Barrett.


SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Giles 2b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .293
J Cruz Jr rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .280
M Cameron cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .227
A Gonzalez 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .283
K Greene ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .235
J Bard c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .237
K Kouzmanoff 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185
T Sledge lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203
J Peavy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238

Totals 4 1 1 1 2 2 5

BATTING: RBI - A Gonzalez (33). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J
Bard 1. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - M Giles (5, 2nd base off R Hill/M Barrett).


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CHICAGO CUBS - 1 -- 1
SAN DIEGO - 1 -- 1
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
R Hill 1 1 1 1 2 2 0 3.02

SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Peavy 1 2 1 1 1 2 0 1.76

Pitches-strikes: R Hill 24-13; J Peavy 30-19. Ground balls-fly balls: R Hill
0-1; J Peavy 1-0. Batters faced: R Hill 6; J Peavy 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Laz Diaz. 1B--Wally Bell. 2B--Rob Drake. 3B--Bill Welke.

Weather: 67 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, left to right.</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at SAN DIEGO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - RICH HILL
SDG - JAKE PEAVY

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: K KOUZMANOFF (.185, 1 HR, 15 RBI)
T SLEDGE (.203, 4 HR, 7 RBI)
J PEAVY (.238, 0 HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at SAN DIEGO

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

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 .286
R Theriot 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .296
D Lee 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .392
A Ramirez 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .295
C Floyd rf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .294
M Barrett c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .254
J Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
C Izturis ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .262
R Hill p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .056

Totals 9 1 3 1 1 4 6

BATTING: RBI - C Floyd (17). 2-out RBI - C Floyd. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - M Barrett 1. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: PB - M Barrett.


SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Giles 2b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .293
J Cruz Jr rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .280
M Cameron cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .227
A Gonzalez 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .283
K Greene ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .235
J Bard c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .237
K Kouzmanoff 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185
T Sledge lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203
J Peavy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238

Totals 4 1 1 1 2 2 5

BATTING: RBI - A Gonzalez (33). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J
Bard 1. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - M Giles (5, 2nd base off R Hill/M Barrett).


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CHICAGO CUBS - 10 -- 1
SAN DIEGO - 1 -- 1
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
R Hill 1 1 1 1 2 2 0 3.02

SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Peavy 2 3 1 1 1 4 0 1.73

Pitches-strikes: R Hill 24-13; J Peavy 48-31. Ground balls-fly balls: R Hill
0-1; J Peavy 2-0. Batters faced: R Hill 6; J Peavy 10.

UMPIRES: HP--Laz Diaz. 1B--Wally Bell. 2B--Rob Drake. 3B--Bill Welke.

Weather: 67 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, left to right.</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY KEVIN KOUZMANOFF (2) TO RIGHT WITH 0 OUT
IN THE 2ND OFF RICH HILL.
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 1, SAN DIEGO 2

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: T SLEDGE (.203, 4 HR, 7 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at SAN DIEGO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - RICH HILL
SDG - JAKE PEAVY

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: R THERIOT (.296, 0-FOR-1)
D LEE (.392, 0-FOR-1)
A RAMIREZ (.295, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at SAN DIEGO

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

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 .286
R Theriot 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .296
D Lee 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .392
A Ramirez 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .295
C Floyd rf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .294
M Barrett c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .254
J Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
C Izturis ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .262
R Hill p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .056

Totals 9 1 3 1 1 4 6

BATTING: RBI - C Floyd (17). 2-out RBI - C Floyd. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - M Barrett 1. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: PB - M Barrett.


SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Giles 2b 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .297
J Cruz Jr rf 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .277
M Cameron cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .227
A Gonzalez 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .283
K Greene ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .235
J Bard c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .237
K Kouzmanoff 3b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .193
T Sledge lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200
J Peavy p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227

Totals 9 2 3 2 2 3 6

BATTING: 2B - M Giles (12, R Hill). HR - K Kouzmanoff (2, 2nd inning off R Hill
0 on, 0 Out). RBI - A Gonzalez (33), K Kouzmanoff (16). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - J Bard 1, J Cruz Jr 1. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - M Giles (5, 2nd base off R Hill/M Barrett).


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CHICAGO CUBS - 10 -- 1
SAN DIEGO - 11 -- 2
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
R Hill 2 3 2 2 2 3 1 3.13

SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Peavy 2 3 1 1 1 4 0 1.73

Pitches-strikes: R Hill 40-27; J Peavy 48-31. Ground balls-fly balls: R Hill
1-2; J Peavy 2-0. Batters faced: R Hill 11; J Peavy 10.

UMPIRES: HP--Laz Diaz. 1B--Wally Bell. 2B--Rob Drake. 3B--Bill Welke.

Weather: 67 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, left to right.</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at SAN DIEGO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - RICH HILL
SDG - JAKE PEAVY

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: M CAMERON (.227, 0-FOR-1)
A GONZALEZ (.283, 1-FOR-1, RBI)
K GREENE (.235, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">CHICAGO CUBS (1) VS SAN DIEGO (2) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 .286
R Theriot 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .294
D Lee 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .389
A Ramirez 3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .293
C Floyd rf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .294
M Barrett c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .254
J Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
C Izturis ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .262
R Hill p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .056

Totals 12 1 3 1 1 4 6

BATTING: RBI - C Floyd (17). 2-out RBI - C Floyd. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - M Barrett 1. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: PB - M Barrett.


SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Giles 2b 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .297
J Cruz Jr rf 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .277
M Cameron cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .227
A Gonzalez 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .283
K Greene ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .235
J Bard c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .237
K Kouzmanoff 3b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .193
T Sledge lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200
J Peavy p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227

Totals 9 2 3 2 2 3 6

BATTING: 2B - M Giles (12, R Hill). HR - K Kouzmanoff (2, 2nd inning off R Hill
0 on, 0 Out). RBI - A Gonzalez (33), K Kouzmanoff (16). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - J Bard 1, J Cruz Jr 1. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - M Giles (5, 2nd base off R Hill/M Barrett).


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CHICAGO CUBS - 100 -- 1
SAN DIEGO - 11 -- 2
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
R Hill 2 3 2 2 2 3 1 3.13

SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Peavy 3 3 1 1 1 4 0 1.71

Pitches-strikes: R Hill 40-27; J Peavy 58-37. Ground balls-fly balls: R Hill
1-2; J Peavy 4-1. Batters faced: R Hill 11; J Peavy 13.

UMPIRES: HP--Laz Diaz. 1B--Wally Bell. 2B--Rob Drake. 3B--Bill Welke.

Weather: 67 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, left to right.</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY MIKE CAMERON (2) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN THE
3RD OFF RICH HILL.
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 1, SAN DIEGO 3

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: A GONZALEZ (.283, 1-FOR-1, RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY ADRIAN GONZALEZ (11) TO RIGHT WITH 0 OUT
IN THE 3RD OFF RICH HILL.
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 1, SAN DIEGO 4

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: K GREENE (.235, 0-FOR-1)</div>