GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: CHICAGO CUBS (26-32) at ATLANTA (33-28)

NL: CHICAGO CUBS (26-32) at ATLANTA (33-28)

<h3>Cubs aim for three-game winning streak</h3>

Chicago Cubs (26-32) at Atlanta (33-28) 7:35 pm EDT

ATLANTA (Ticker) -- Not that anyone would recommend that managerLou Piniella get rough with an umpire, but the Chicago Cubs havebeen playing good baseball since his ejection on Saturday.

The Cubs look for a third straight win when they continue afour-game series with the Atlanta Braves on Friday at TurnerField.

Since Piniella made contact with an umpire in their home serieswith the Braves last weekend, Chicago has won four of five,including the skipper's return to the bench on Wednesday. RichHill posted 11 strikeouts in a 2-1 win in the series opener onThursday.

Sean Marshall (1-2, 2.25 ERA) will make his fourth start of theseason for the Cubs. The lefthander is coming off a 10-1 winover the Braves on Sunday. He yielded just one run and matcheda career high with eight strikeouts over 6 2/3 innings.

Overall, Marshall owns a 1-1 record with a 2.13 ERA in twocareer outings against the Braves.

Lance Cormier (0-1, 18.00) will get a chance at revenge againstboth Marshall and the Cubs, as he suffered the loss on Sunday.He surrendered a career-high eight runs and nine hits in theouting and, as a result, dropped to 2-1 with a 7.62 ERA againstChicago.

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ATLANTA

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

CHICAGO CUBS ATLANTA
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Alfonso Soriano LF .315 7 18 Kelly Johnson 2B .286 7 33
Felix Pie CF .274 2 9 Yunel Escobar 3B .321 1 2
Derrek Lee 1B .338 6 34 Edgar Renteria SS .319 8 29
Cliff Floyd RF .306 3 23 Andruw Jones CF .224 10 39
Mark Derosa 3B .252 6 28 Jeff Francoeur RF .289 7 43
Michael Barrett C .239 7 25 Matt Diaz LF .333 4 14
Ryan Theriot 2B .272 1 19 Jarrod Saltalamacc C .298 2 7
Cesar Izturis SS .245 0 6 Scott Thorman 1B .226 6 25
Sean Marshall LHP .000 0 0 Lance Cormier RHP .000 0 0
(1-2, 2.25) (0-1, 18.00)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ATLANTA

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

CHICAGO CUBS ATLANTA
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Alfonso Soriano LF .315 7 18 Kelly Johnson 2B .286 7 33
Felix Pie CF .274 2 9 Yunel Escobar 3B .321 1 2
Derrek Lee 1B .338 6 34 Edgar Renteria SS .319 8 29
Jacque Jones RF .236 2 18 Andruw Jones CF .224 10 39
Mark Derosa 3B .252 6 28 Jeff Francoeur RF .289 7 43
Michael Barrett C .239 7 25 Matt Diaz LF .333 4 14
Ryan Theriot 2B .272 1 19 Jarrod Saltalamacc C .298 2 7
Cesar Izturis SS .245 0 6 Scott Thorman 1B .226 6 25
Sean Marshall LHP .000 0 0 Lance Cormier RHP .000 0 0
(1-2, 2.25) (0-1, 18.00)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ATLANTA

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

CHICAGO CUBS ATLANTA
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Alfonso Soriano LF .315 7 18 Kelly Johnson 2B .286 7 33
Felix Pie CF .274 2 9 Yunel Escobar 3B .321 1 2
Derrek Lee 1B .338 6 34 Edgar Renteria SS .319 8 29
Michael Barrett C .239 7 25 Andruw Jones CF .224 10 39
Mark Derosa 3B .252 6 28 Jeff Francoeur RF .289 7 43
Jacque Jones RF .236 2 18 Matt Diaz LF .333 4 14
Ryan Theriot 2B .272 1 19 Jarrod Saltalamacc C .298 2 7
Cesar Izturis SS .245 0 6 Scott Thorman 1B .226 6 25
Sean Marshall LHP .000 0 0 Lance Cormier RHP .000 0 0
(1-2, 2.25) (0-1, 18.00)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA
WARMUPS: CHN - SEAN MARSHALL (1-2, 2.25)
ATL - LANCE CORMIER (0-1, 18.00)

UMPIRES: HP - JIM JOYCE
1B - TIM TSCHIDA
2B - JIM WOLF
3B - ADRIAN JOHNSON

WEATHER: 75 Degrees, cloudy
WIND: 8 mph, left to right</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA
STARTING BATS: CHN - SEAN MARSHALL AND MICHAEL BARRETT
ATL - LANCE CORMIER AND JARROD SALTALAMACCHIA

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: A SORIANO (.318, 8 HR, 19 RBI)
F PIE (.274, 2 HR, 9 RBI)
D LEE (.338, 6 HR, 34 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY ALFONSO SORIANO (8) TO RIGHT WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 1ST OFF LANCE CORMIER.
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 1, ATLANTA 0

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: F PIE (.274, 2 HR, 9 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL CHICAGO CUBS AT ATLANTA
NOTE: THE HOME RUN BY CHICAGO LEFT FIELDER ALFONSO SORIANO
LED OFF THE GAME.</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
BASES LOADED WALK TO MARK DEROSA SCORED FELIX PIE.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, M DEROSA ON FIRST, M BARRETT ON SECOND, D
LEE ON THIRD, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 2
ATLANTA 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: J JONES (.236, 2 HR, 18 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ATLANTA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - SEAN MARSHALL
ATL - LANCE CORMIER

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: K JOHNSON (.286, 7 HR, 33 RBI)
Y ESCOBAR (.321, 1 HR, 2 RBI)
E RENTERIA (.319, 8 HR, 29 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ATLANTA

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

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .318
F Pie cf 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .270
D Lee 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .338
M Barrett c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .239
M DeRosa 3b 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .252
J Jones rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .234
R Theriot 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .271
C Izturis ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .243
S Marshall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 5 2 1 2 3 2 7

BATTING: HR - A Soriano (8, 1st inning off L Cormier 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - A
Soriano (19), M DeRosa (29). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C
Izturis 2. Team LOB - 3.


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Johnson 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
Y Escobar 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321
E Renteria ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319
A Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224
J Francoeur rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
M Diaz lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
J Saltalamacchia c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
S Thorman 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226
L Cormier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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CHICAGO CUBS - 2 -- 2
ATLANTA - -- 0
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
S Marshall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.25

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
L Cormier 1 1 2 2 3 2 1 18.00

WP - L Cormier. Pitches-strikes: L Cormier 34-18. Ground balls-fly balls: L
Cormier 2-0. Batters faced: L Cormier 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Jim Joyce. 1B--Tim Tschida. 2B--Jim Wolf. 3B--Adrian Johnson.

Weather: 74 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA
CONFIRMED STARTERS: CHN - SEAN MARSHALL
ATL - LANCE CORMIER</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ATLANTA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - SEAN MARSHALL
ATL - LANCE CORMIER

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: S MARSHALL (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
A SORIANO (.318, 1-FOR-1, HR, RBI)
F PIE (.270, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ATLANTA

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

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .318
F Pie cf 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .270
D Lee 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .338
M Barrett c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .239
M DeRosa 3b 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .252
J Jones rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .234
R Theriot 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .271
C Izturis ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .243
S Marshall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 5 2 1 2 3 2 7

BATTING: HR - A Soriano (8, 1st inning off L Cormier 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - A
Soriano (19), M DeRosa (29). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C
Izturis 2. Team LOB - 3.


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Johnson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
Y Escobar 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .345
E Renteria ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .319
A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .223
J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .288
M Diaz lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
J Saltalamacchia c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
S Thorman 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226
L Cormier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 4 0 1 0 1 0 4

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Francoeur 1. Team LOB - 2.



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CHICAGO CUBS - 2 -- 2
ATLANTA - 0 -- 0
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
S Marshall 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2.14

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
L Cormier 1 1 2 2 3 2 1 18.00

WP - L Cormier. Pitches-strikes: S Marshall 19-9; L Cormier 34-18. Ground
balls-fly balls: S Marshall 2-1; L Cormier 2-0. Batters faced: S Marshall 5; L
Cormier 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Jim Joyce. 1B--Tim Tschida. 2B--Jim Wolf. 3B--Adrian Johnson.

Weather: 74 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, left to right.</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY ALFONSO SORIANO (9) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT IN
THE 2ND OFF LANCE CORMIER.
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 3, ATLANTA 0

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: F PIE (.270, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ATLANTA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - SEAN MARSHALL
ATL - LANCE CORMIER

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: M DIAZ (.333, 4 HR, 14 RBI)
J SALTALAMACCHIA (.298, 2 HR, 7 RBI)
S THORMAN (.226, 6 HR, 25 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ATLANTA

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

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 .321
F Pie cf 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 .270
D Lee 1b 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .338
M Barrett c 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .238
M DeRosa 3b 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .252
J Jones rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .234
R Theriot 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .271
C Izturis ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .243
S Marshall p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 8 3 2 3 5 2 9

BATTING: HR - A Soriano 2 (9, 1st inning off L Cormier 0 on, 0 Out, 2nd inning
off L Cormier 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - A Soriano 2 (20), M DeRosa (29). Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out - C Izturis 2. GIDP - M Barrett. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: SB - F Pie (2, 2nd base off L Cormier/J Saltalamacchia).


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Johnson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
Y Escobar 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .345
E Renteria ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .319
A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .223
J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .288
M Diaz lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
J Saltalamacchia c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
S Thorman 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226
L Cormier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 4 0 1 0 1 0 4

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Francoeur 1. Team LOB - 2.


FIELDING: DP: 1 (Y Escobar-S Thorman).


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CHICAGO CUBS - 21 -- 3
ATLANTA - 0 -- 0
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
S Marshall 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2.14

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
L Cormier 2 2 3 3 5 2 2 16.50

WP - L Cormier. IBB - D Lee (by L Cormier). Pitches-strikes: S Marshall 19-9;
L Cormier 56-29. Ground balls-fly balls: S Marshall 2-1; L Cormier 5-0. Batters
faced: S Marshall 5; L Cormier 13.

UMPIRES: HP--Jim Joyce. 1B--Tim Tschida. 2B--Jim Wolf. 3B--Adrian Johnson.

Weather: 74 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, left to right.</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ATLANTA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - SEAN MARSHALL
ATL - LANCE CORMIER

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: M DEROSA (.252, 0-FOR-0, BB, RBI)
J JONES (.234, 0-FOR-1)
R THERIOT (.271, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">CHICAGO CUBS (3) VS ATLANTA (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 .321
F Pie cf 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 .270
D Lee 1b 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .338
M Barrett c 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .238
M DeRosa 3b 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .252
J Jones rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .234
R Theriot 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .271
C Izturis ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .243
S Marshall p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 8 3 2 3 5 2 9

BATTING: HR - A Soriano 2 (9, 1st inning off L Cormier 0 on, 0 Out, 2nd inning
off L Cormier 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - A Soriano 2 (20), M DeRosa (29). Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out - C Izturis 2. GIDP - M Barrett. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: SB - F Pie (2, 2nd base off L Cormier/J Saltalamacchia).


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Johnson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
Y Escobar 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .345
E Renteria ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .319
A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .223
J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .288
M Diaz lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .331
J Saltalamacchia c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
S Thorman 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225
L Cormier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 7 0 1 0 1 0 4

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Francoeur 1. Team LOB - 2.


FIELDING: DP: 1 (Y Escobar-S Thorman).


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CHICAGO CUBS - 21 -- 3
ATLANTA - 00 -- 0
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
S Marshall 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 2.05

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
L Cormier 2 2 3 3 5 2 2 16.50

WP - L Cormier. IBB - D Lee (by L Cormier). Pitches-strikes: S Marshall
29-16; L Cormier 56-29. Ground balls-fly balls: S Marshall 3-3; L Cormier 5-0.
Batters faced: S Marshall 8; L Cormier 13.

UMPIRES: HP--Jim Joyce. 1B--Tim Tschida. 2B--Jim Wolf. 3B--Adrian Johnson.

Weather: 74 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, left to right.</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ATLANTA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - SEAN MARSHALL
ATL - LANCE CORMIER

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: L CORMIER (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
K JOHNSON (.285, 0-FOR-1)
Y ESCOBAR (.345, 1-FOR-1)</div>