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

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: C Marmol relieved W Ohman.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 8
ATLANTA 1 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: Y Escobar (.355, 2-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: P Orr hit for E Renteria.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 8
ATLANTA 1 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: P Orr (.205, 0 HR, 2 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 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 8 13 0
ATLANTA 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 2 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - CARLOS MARMOL
ATL - CHAD PARONTO

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: C IZTURIS (.254, 2-FOR-3, BB)
C MARMOL (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
A SORIANO (.323, 3-FOR-4, BB, 3 HR, 3 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">CHICAGO CUBS (8) VS ATLANTA (1) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 4 3 3 3 1 0 0 .323
F Pie cf 3 2 1 2 1 2 0 .276
D Lee 1b 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 .338
M Barrett c 4 1 2 1 1 1 3 .245
M DeRosa 3b 4 0 1 1 1 1 1 .251
J Jones rf 5 0 2 0 0 1 2 .240
R Theriot 2b 5 0 1 0 0 1 7 .270
C Izturis ss 3 2 2 0 1 0 3 .254
S Marshall p 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
W Ohman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Marmol p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 33 8 13 7 7 6 19

BATTING: 2B - C Izturis (8, O Villarreal). HR - A Soriano 3 (10, 1st inning off
L Cormier 0 on, 0 Out, 2nd inning off L Cormier 0 on, 1 Out, 4th inning off L
Cormier 0 on, 0 Out), M Barrett (8, 4th inning off L Cormier 0 on, 2 Out). S -
S Marshall 2. SF - F Pie. RBI - A Soriano 3 (21), M DeRosa (29), M Barrett
(26), F Pie 2 (11). 2-out RBI - M Barrett, F Pie. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - C Izturis 2, M Barrett 1, D Lee 1, R Theriot 2, S Marshall 1.
GIDP - M Barrett, R Theriot. Team LOB - 11.

BASERUNNING: SB - F Pie (2, 2nd base off L Cormier/J Saltalamacchia), R
Theriot (9, 2nd base off L Cormier/J Saltalamacchia), M Barrett (2, 2nd base
off P Moylan/J Saltalamacchia).


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Johnson 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .286
Y Escobar 3b 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .344
E Renteria ss 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .316
c-P Orr ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200
A Jones cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .221
J Francoeur rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .289
M Diaz lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .326
J Saltalamacchia c 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .280
S Thorman 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
L Cormier p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
O Villarreal p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-C Woodward ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218
P Moylan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Boyer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-W Harris ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .382
C Paronto p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 29 1 5 1 2 6 9

a-grounded to shortstop for O Villarreal in the 5th; b-singled to center for B
Boyer in the 7th; c-struck out swinging for E Renteria in the 8th.

BATTING: 3B - K Johnson (5, S Marshall). RBI - Y Escobar (3). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - M Diaz 1, J Francoeur 1. Team LOB - 6.

FIELDING: E - J Saltalamacchia (2, throw); S Thorman (1, throw). PB - J
Saltalamacchia. DP: 2 (Y Escobar-S Thorman, C Paronto-K Johnson-S Thorman).


----------------------------------------------------
CHICAGO CUBS - 210 210 20 -- 8
ATLANTA - 001 000 00 -- 1
----------------------------------------------------

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
S Marshall 6 4 1 1 2 4 0 2.08
W Ohman 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.60
C Marmol 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
L Cormier 3 2/3 5 5 5 6 3 4 15.26
O Villarreal 1 1/3 3 1 1 1 0 0 4.20
P Moylan 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.67
B Boyer 1 3 2 1 0 1 0 3.00
C Paronto 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.23

WP - L Cormier, B Boyer. IBB - D Lee (by L Cormier), A Soriano (by O
Villarreal). Pitches-strikes: S Marshall 94-61; W Ohman 15-11; C Marmol 13-8; L
Cormier 87-50; O Villarreal 18-11; P Moylan 15-11; B Boyer 26-18; C Paronto
8-7. Ground balls-fly balls: S Marshall 10-4; W Ohman 1-1; C Marmol 0-2; L
Cormier 9-0; O Villarreal 2-2; P Moylan 0-1; B Boyer 2-0; C Paronto 2-1.
Batters faced: S Marshall 24; W Ohman 4; C Marmol 3; L Cormier 22; O Villarreal
8; P Moylan 4; B Boyer 6; C Paronto 3.

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 - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: Y Escobar at shortstop.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 8
ATLANTA 1 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: C Izturis (.254, 2-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: P Orr at third base.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 8
ATLANTA 1 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: C Izturis (.254, 2-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: A Pagan hit for C Marmol.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, C IZTURIS ON FIRST, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 8
ATLANTA 1 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: A Pagan (.298, 2 HR, 5 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY FELIX PIE SCORED ANGEL PAGAN.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, F PIE ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 9
ATLANTA 1 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: D LEE (.338, 1-FOR-3, 2 BB)</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 2 1 0 2 0 1 9 15 0
ATLANTA 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 3 (BOT 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - CARLOS MARMOL (OUT)
ATL - CHAD PARONTO

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: J FRANCOEUR (.289, 1-FOR-3)
M DIAZ (.326, 0-FOR-3)
J SALTALAMACCHIA (.280, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">CHICAGO CUBS (9) VS ATLANTA (1) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 5 3 4 3 1 0 0 .326
F Pie cf 4 2 2 3 1 2 0 .286
D Lee 1b 4 0 1 0 2 0 2 .336
M Barrett c 4 1 2 1 1 1 3 .245
M DeRosa 3b 4 0 1 1 1 1 1 .251
J Jones rf 5 0 2 0 0 1 2 .240
R Theriot 2b 5 0 1 0 0 1 7 .270
C Izturis ss 4 2 2 0 1 0 3 .252
S Marshall p 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
W Ohman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Marmol p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-A Pagan ph 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .292

Totals 38 9 15 8 7 6 21

a-grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop for C Marmol in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - C Izturis (8, O Villarreal). HR - A Soriano 3 (10, 1st inning off
L Cormier 0 on, 0 Out, 2nd inning off L Cormier 0 on, 1 Out, 4th inning off L
Cormier 0 on, 0 Out), M Barrett (8, 4th inning off L Cormier 0 on, 2 Out). S -
S Marshall 2. SF - F Pie. RBI - A Soriano 3 (21), M DeRosa (29), M Barrett
(26), F Pie 3 (12). 2-out RBI - M Barrett, F Pie 2. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - C Izturis 2, M Barrett 1, D Lee 1, R Theriot 2, S Marshall 1.
GIDP - M Barrett, R Theriot. Team LOB - 12.

BASERUNNING: SB - F Pie (2, 2nd base off L Cormier/J Saltalamacchia), R
Theriot (9, 2nd base off L Cormier/J Saltalamacchia), M Barrett (2, 2nd base
off P Moylan/J Saltalamacchia).


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Johnson 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .286
Y Escobar 3b-ss 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .344
E Renteria ss 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .316
c-P Orr ph-3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200
A Jones cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .221
J Francoeur rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .289
M Diaz lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .326
J Saltalamacchia c 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .280
S Thorman 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
L Cormier p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
O Villarreal p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-C Woodward ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218
P Moylan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Boyer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-W Harris ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .382
C Paronto p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 29 1 5 1 2 6 9

a-grounded to shortstop for O Villarreal in the 5th; b-singled to center for B
Boyer in the 7th; c-struck out swinging for E Renteria in the 8th.

BATTING: 3B - K Johnson (5, S Marshall). RBI - Y Escobar (3). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - M Diaz 1, J Francoeur 1. Team LOB - 6.

FIELDING: E - J Saltalamacchia (2, throw); S Thorman 2 (2, catch, throw).
Outfield assists - M Diaz (A Soriano at 2nd base). PB - J Saltalamacchia. DP: 2
(Y Escobar-S Thorman, C Paronto-K Johnson-S Thorman).


----------------------------------------------------
CHICAGO CUBS - 210 210 201 -- 9
ATLANTA - 001 000 00 -- 1
----------------------------------------------------

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
S Marshall 6 4 1 1 2 4 0 2.08
W Ohman 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.60
C Marmol 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
L Cormier 3 2/3 5 5 5 6 3 4 15.26
O Villarreal 1 1/3 3 1 1 1 0 0 4.20
P Moylan 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.67
B Boyer 1 3 2 1 0 1 0 3.00
C Paronto 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 7.32

WP - L Cormier, B Boyer. IBB - D Lee (by L Cormier), A Soriano (by O
Villarreal). Pitches-strikes: S Marshall 94-61; W Ohman 15-11; C Marmol 13-8; L
Cormier 87-50; O Villarreal 18-11; P Moylan 15-11; B Boyer 26-18; C Paronto
22-16. Ground balls-fly balls: S Marshall 10-4; W Ohman 1-1; C Marmol 0-2; L
Cormier 9-0; O Villarreal 2-2; P Moylan 0-1; B Boyer 2-0; C Paronto 3-2.
Batters faced: S Marshall 24; W Ohman 4; C Marmol 3; L Cormier 22; O Villarreal
8; P Moylan 4; B Boyer 6; C Paronto 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 - PITCHING CHANGE
CHN: MIKE WUERTZ (0-2, 3.46) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 9, ATLANTA 1

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: J FRANCOEUR (.289, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: M Wuertz relieved C Marmol.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 9
ATLANTA 1 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: J Francoeur (.289, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CHICAGO CUBS 2 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 1 9 15 0
ATLANTA 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 3 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: CHN - SEAN MARSHALL, WILL OHMAN (7TH), CARLOS MARMOL (8TH), MIKE
WUERTZ (9TH) AND MICHAEL BARRETT

ATL - LANCE CORMIER, OSCAR VILLARREAL (4TH), PETER
MOYLAN (6TH), BLAINE BOYER (7TH), CHAD PARONTO (8TH) AND
JARROD SALTALAMACCHIA

HOME RUNS: CHN - ALFONSO SORIANO (8) OFF LANCE CORMIER IN THE 1ST, 0 ON
ALFONSO SORIANO (9) OFF LANCE CORMIER IN THE 2ND, 0 ON
ALFONSO SORIANO (10) OFF LANCE CORMIER IN THE 4TH, 0 ON
MICHAEL BARRETT (8) OFF LANCE CORMIER IN THE 4TH, 0 ON

ATL - NONE</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CHICAGO CUBS 2 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 1 9 15 0
ATLANTA 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 3 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: CHN - SEAN MARSHALL, WILL OHMAN (7TH), CARLOS MARMOL (8TH), MIKE
WUERTZ (9TH) AND MICHAEL BARRETT

ATL - LANCE CORMIER, OSCAR VILLARREAL (4TH), PETER
MOYLAN (6TH), BLAINE BOYER (7TH), CHAD PARONTO (8TH) AND
JARROD SALTALAMACCHIA


WP - SEAN MARSHALL (2-2)
LP - LANCE CORMIER (0-2)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: CHN - ALFONSO SORIANO (8) OFF LANCE CORMIER IN THE 1ST, 0 ON
ALFONSO SORIANO (9) OFF LANCE CORMIER IN THE 2ND, 0 ON
ALFONSO SORIANO (10) OFF LANCE CORMIER IN THE 4TH, 0 ON
MICHAEL BARRETT (8) OFF LANCE CORMIER IN THE 4TH, 0 ON

ATL - NONE


TIME: 2:58 ATT: 37,123

PROBABLES: CHN - JASON MARQUIS (5-2, 2.84)
ATL - TIM HUDSON (6-4, 3.09)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">CHICAGO CUBS (9) VS ATLANTA (1) - FINAL

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 5 3 4 3 1 0 0 .326
F Pie cf 4 2 2 3 1 2 0 .286
D Lee 1b 4 0 1 0 2 0 2 .336
M Barrett c 4 1 2 1 1 1 3 .245
M DeRosa 3b 4 0 1 1 1 1 1 .251
J Jones rf 5 0 2 0 0 1 2 .240
R Theriot 2b 5 0 1 0 0 1 7 .270
C Izturis ss 4 2 2 0 1 0 3 .252
S Marshall p 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
W Ohman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Marmol p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-A Pagan ph 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .292
M Wuertz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 38 9 15 8 7 6 21

a-grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop for C Marmol in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - C Izturis (8, O Villarreal). HR - A Soriano 3 (10, 1st inning off
L Cormier 0 on, 0 Out, 2nd inning off L Cormier 0 on, 1 Out, 4th inning off L
Cormier 0 on, 0 Out), M Barrett (8, 4th inning off L Cormier 0 on, 2 Out). S -
S Marshall 2. SF - F Pie. RBI - A Soriano 3 (21), M DeRosa (29), M Barrett
(26), F Pie 3 (12). 2-out RBI - M Barrett, F Pie 2. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - C Izturis 2, M Barrett 1, D Lee 1, R Theriot 2, S Marshall 1.
GIDP - M Barrett, R Theriot. Team LOB - 12.

BASERUNNING: SB - F Pie (2, 2nd base off L Cormier/J Saltalamacchia), R
Theriot (9, 2nd base off L Cormier/J Saltalamacchia), M Barrett (2, 2nd base
off P Moylan/J Saltalamacchia).


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Johnson 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .286
Y Escobar 3b-ss 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .344
E Renteria ss 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .316
c-P Orr ph-3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200
A Jones cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .221
J Francoeur rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .288
M Diaz lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .331
J Saltalamacchia c 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .275
S Thorman 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .221
L Cormier p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
O Villarreal p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-C Woodward ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218
P Moylan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Boyer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-W Harris ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .382
C Paronto p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 33 1 6 1 2 6 10

a-grounded to shortstop for O Villarreal in the 5th; b-singled to center for B
Boyer in the 7th; c-struck out swinging for E Renteria in the 8th.

BATTING: 3B - K Johnson (5, S Marshall). RBI - Y Escobar (3). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - M Diaz 1, S Thorman 1, J Francoeur 1. Team LOB - 7.


FIELDING: E - J Saltalamacchia (2, throw); S Thorman 2 (2, catch, throw).
Outfield assists - M Diaz (A Soriano at 2nd base). PB - J Saltalamacchia. DP: 2
(Y Escobar-S Thorman, C Paronto-K Johnson-S Thorman).


----------------------------------------------------
CHICAGO CUBS - 210 210 201 -- 9
ATLANTA - 001 000 000 -- 1
----------------------------------------------------

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
S Marshall (W, 2-2) 6 4 1 1 2 4 0 2.08
W Ohman 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.60
C Marmol 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
M Wuertz 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.33

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
L Cormier (L, 0-2) 3 2/3 5 5 5 6 3 4 15.26
O Villarreal 1 1/3 3 1 1 1 0 0 4.20
P Moylan 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.67
B Boyer 1 3 2 1 0 1 0 3.00
C Paronto 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 6.86

WP - L Cormier, B Boyer. IBB - D Lee (by L Cormier), A Soriano (by O
Villarreal). Pitches-strikes: S Marshall 94-61; W Ohman 15-11; C Marmol 13-8; M
Wuertz 12-7; L Cormier 87-50; O Villarreal 18-11; P Moylan 15-11; B Boyer
26-18; C Paronto 22-16. Ground balls-fly balls: S Marshall 10-4; W Ohman 1-1; C
Marmol 0-2; M Wuertz 2-1; L Cormier 9-0; O Villarreal 2-2; P Moylan 0-1; B
Boyer 2-0; C Paronto 3-2. Batters faced: S Marshall 24; W Ohman 4; C Marmol 3;
M Wuertz 4; L Cormier 22; O Villarreal 8; P Moylan 4; B Boyer 6; C Paronto 8.


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

T--2:58. Att--37,123.
Weather: 74 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, left to
right.</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
CHICAGO CUBS 9
ATLANTA 1 FINAL</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
CHICAGO CUBS (9) AT ATLANTA (1) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

CHICAGO CUBS 1ST: A Soriano homered to right. F Pie struck out swinging,
F Pie safe at first on wild pitch by L Cormier. D Lee walked, F Pie to second.
M Barrett walked, F Pie to third, D Lee to second. M DeRosa walked, F Pie
scored, D Lee to third, M Barrett to second. J Jones grounded into fielder's
choice to pitcher, D Lee out at home, M Barrett to third, M DeRosa to second.
R Theriot struck out looking. C Izturis grounded out to first. (2 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 2, ATLANTA 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 2ND: S Marshall grounded out to first. A Soriano homered to
left. F Pie walked. F Pie stole second. D Lee intentionally walked.
M Barrett grounded into double play, third to first, F Pie out at third.(1 Run,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 3, ATLANTA 0.

ATLANTA 3RD: L Cormier struck out looking. K Johnson tripled to right.
Y Escobar reached on infield single to shortstop, K Johnson scored. E Renteria
struck out swinging. A Jones struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
CHICAGO CUBS 3, ATLANTA 1.

CHICAGO CUBS 4TH: A Soriano homered to left. F Pie struck out looking.
D Lee grounded out to shortstop. M Barrett homered to left. O Villarreal
relieved L Cormier. M DeRosa singled to center. J Jones singled to center,
M DeRosa to second. R Theriot flied out to right. (2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors)
CHICAGO CUBS 5, ATLANTA 1.

CHICAGO CUBS 5TH: C Izturis doubled to left. S Marshall sacrificed to
third, C Izturis to third. A Soriano intentionally walked. F Pie hit
sacrifice fly to left, C Izturis scored, A Soriano to second. D Lee grounded
out to second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 6, ATLANTA 1.

CHICAGO CUBS 7TH: B Boyer relieved P Moylan. C Izturis reached on infield
single to shortstop. S Marshall sacrificed to pitcher, C Izturis to second.
A Soriano grounded out to shortstop, C Izturis to third. F Pie singled to
center, C Izturis scored. F Pie to second on passed ball by J Saltalamacchia.
D Lee reached on infield single to first, F Pie scored on error by first
baseman S Thorman. D Lee to second on wild pitch by B Boyer. M Barrett struck
out swinging. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error) CHICAGO CUBS 8, ATLANTA 1.

CHICAGO CUBS 9TH: Y Escobar at shortstop. P Orr at third base. C Izturis
safe at first on error by first baseman S Thorman. A Pagan hit for C Marmol.
A Pagan grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, C Izturis out at second.
A Soriano singled to left, A Pagan to third, A Soriano out stretching at second.
F Pie singled to right, A Pagan scored. D Lee flied out to left. (1 Run,
2 Hits, 1 Error) CHICAGO CUBS 9, ATLANTA 1.</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
CHICAGO CUBS (9) AT ATLANTA (1) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Chicago Cubs Starting Lineups -- A Soriano LF, F Pie CF, D Lee 1B, M Barrett C,
M DeRosa 3B, J Jones RF, R Theriot 2B, C Izturis SS, S Marshall LHP.

Atlanta Starting Lineups -- K Johnson 2B, Y Escobar 3B, E Renteria SS, A Jones CF,
J Francoeur RF, M Diaz LF, J Saltalamacchia C, S Thorman 1B, L Cormier RHP.

Umpires -- Jim Joyce (HP), Tim Tschida (1B), Jim Wolf (2B), Adrian Johnson (3B).

Gametime Weather: 74 degrees, Cloudy, wind left to right at 8 mph.


CHICAGO CUBS 1ST: A Soriano homered to right. F Pie struck out swinging,
F Pie safe at first on wild pitch by L Cormier. D Lee walked, F Pie to second.
M Barrett walked, F Pie to third, D Lee to second. M DeRosa walked, F Pie
scored, D Lee to third, M Barrett to second. J Jones grounded into fielder's
choice to pitcher, D Lee out at home, M Barrett to third, M DeRosa to second.
R Theriot struck out looking. C Izturis grounded out to first. (2 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 2, ATLANTA 0.

ATLANTA 1ST: K Johnson grounded out to second. Y Escobar singled to
center. E Renteria walked, Y Escobar to second. A Jones flied out to center.
J Francoeur grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 2,
ATLANTA 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 2ND: S Marshall grounded out to first. A Soriano homered to
left. F Pie walked. F Pie stole second. D Lee intentionally walked.
M Barrett grounded into double play, third to first, F Pie out at third.(1 Run,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 3, ATLANTA 0.

ATLANTA 2ND: M Diaz flied out to left. J Saltalamacchia flied out to
center. S Thorman grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
CHICAGO CUBS 3, ATLANTA 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 3RD: M DeRosa grounded out to shortstop. J Jones grounded out
to first. R Theriot singled to center. R Theriot stole second, R Theriot safe
at third on throwing error by catcher J Saltalamacchia. C Izturis walked.
S Marshall grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error) CHICAGO CUBS 3,
ATLANTA 0.

ATLANTA 3RD: L Cormier struck out looking. K Johnson tripled to right.
Y Escobar reached on infield single to shortstop, K Johnson scored. E Renteria
struck out swinging. A Jones struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
CHICAGO CUBS 3, ATLANTA 1.

CHICAGO CUBS 4TH: A Soriano homered to left. F Pie struck out looking.
D Lee grounded out to shortstop. M Barrett homered to left. O Villarreal
relieved L Cormier. M DeRosa singled to center. J Jones singled to center,
M DeRosa to second. R Theriot flied out to right. (2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors)
CHICAGO CUBS 5, ATLANTA 1.

ATLANTA 4TH: J Francoeur grounded out to third. M Diaz grounded out to
third. J Saltalamacchia struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
CHICAGO CUBS 5, ATLANTA 1.

CHICAGO CUBS 5TH: C Izturis doubled to left. S Marshall sacrificed to
third, C Izturis to third. A Soriano intentionally walked. F Pie hit
sacrifice fly to left, C Izturis scored, A Soriano to second. D Lee grounded
out to second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 6, ATLANTA 1.

ATLANTA 5TH: S Thorman fouled out to third. C Woodward hit for
O Villarreal. C Woodward grounded out to shortstop. K Johnson grounded out to
first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 6, ATLANTA 1.

CHICAGO CUBS 6TH: P Moylan relieved O Villarreal. M Barrett singled to
left. M DeRosa struck out swinging, M Barrett stole second. J Jones struck
out swinging. R Theriot lined out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
CHICAGO CUBS 6, ATLANTA 1.

ATLANTA 6TH: Y Escobar grounded out to second. E Renteria grounded out to
third. A Jones walked. J Francoeur singled to left, A Jones to second.
M Diaz grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Francoeur out at second.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 6, ATLANTA 1.

CHICAGO CUBS 7TH: B Boyer relieved P Moylan. C Izturis reached on infield
single to shortstop. S Marshall sacrificed to pitcher, C Izturis to second.
A Soriano grounded out to shortstop, C Izturis to third. F Pie singled to
center, C Izturis scored. F Pie to second on passed ball by J Saltalamacchia.
D Lee reached on infield single to first, F Pie scored on error by first
baseman S Thorman. D Lee to second on wild pitch by B Boyer. M Barrett struck
out swinging. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error) CHICAGO CUBS 8, ATLANTA 1.

ATLANTA 7TH: W Ohman relieved S Marshall. J Saltalamacchia struck out
swinging. S Thorman popped out to first. W Harris hit for B Boyer. W Harris
singled to center. K Johnson grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 8, ATLANTA 1.

CHICAGO CUBS 8TH: C Paronto relieved B Boyer. M DeRosa lined out to third.
J Jones singled to center. R Theriot grounded into double play, pitcher to
second to first, J Jones out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 8,
ATLANTA 1.

ATLANTA 8TH: C Marmol relieved W Ohman. Y Escobar flied out to right.
P Orr hit for E Renteria. P Orr struck out swinging. A Jones flied out to left.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 8, ATLANTA 1.

CHICAGO CUBS 9TH: Y Escobar at shortstop. P Orr at third base. C Izturis
safe at first on error by first baseman S Thorman. A Pagan hit for C Marmol.
A Pagan grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, C Izturis out at second.
A Soriano singled to left, A Pagan to third, A Soriano out stretching at second.
F Pie singled to right, A Pagan scored. D Lee flied out to left. (1 Run,
2 Hits, 1 Error) CHICAGO CUBS 9, ATLANTA 1.

ATLANTA 9TH: M Wuertz relieved C Marmol. J Francoeur grounded out to third.
M Diaz singled to right center. J Saltalamacchia grounded out to pitcher,
M Diaz to second. S Thorman popped out to third. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
CHICAGO CUBS 9, ATLANTA 1.</div>

 

Soriano homers three times as Cubs blast Braves

<h3>CHICAGO CUBS 9, ATLANTA 1</h3>ATLANTA (Ticker) -- Alfonso Soriano sure does love facingAtlanta Braves pitching.

Soriano continued his torrid attack by blasting three home runsand Sean Marshall hurled six solid innings to lead the ChicagoCubs to a 9-1 rout over the reeling Braves on Friday.

Soriano, who was signed to an eight-year deal by the Cubs in theoffseason, has notoriously decimated Braves pitching andentered Friday's contest batting .361 (43-for-119) with 11homers and 27 RBI in 28 games against Atlanta. The slugger hadan astronomical .748 slugging percentage against the Braves.

It took just one pitch for the 31-year old Dominican to improveupon those numbers.

Soriano, who has earned Louisville Slugger awards in four of hislast five seasons, smashed the first pitch of the game offAtlanta starter Lance Cormier (0-2) over the right field wallfor his 35th career leadoff homer.

But Soriano was not done. He smashed the next pitch he saw fromCormier over the left field wall in the second inning to givethe Cubs a 3-0 lead.

Two innings later, Soriano smashed Cormier's 0-2 pitch over theleft field wall against a stiff wind to extend the advantage to4-1.

It was the second time in Soriano's major league career that theslugger has smashed three homers in the game. The Dominicanalso found the seats three times on April 21, 2006, at RFKStadium against the Braves, when he was with the Nationals. Twoof the homers came off Atlanta ace John Smoltz; the other wasoff reliever Oscar Villareal.

Ironically, Soriano strolled to the plate again in the fifthagainst Villareal to a standing ovation from the Cubs fans atTurner Field. Much to their chagrin, he was intentionallywalked.

But the slugger's bid to become the first major leaguer sinceCarlos Delgado to smash four homers in one game came to an endafter he grounded out in the seventh and singled in his final atbat in the ninth. Delgado accomplished the feat on September25, 2003.

Soriano's heroics helped Chicago starter Sean Marshall (2-2)improve to .500 on the season. The lefthander allowed one run,four hits, walked two and struck out four to improve to 2-1 witha 1.93 ERA in three starts against Atlanta.

Atlanta scored its only run in the third when Yunel Escobarsingled in Kelly Johnson.

It was yet another disappointing start for Cormier, whosurrendered eight runs and nine hits in four innings on Sundayagainst the Cubs. Making his second major league start sincecoming off the disabled list with a strained right tricepsmuscle, the 26-year old Cormier allowed five runs and five hits,walked six and struck out three in 3 2/3 innings.

Despite the brutal line, the righthander's ERA actually fellfrom 18.00 to 15.26.

Michael Barrett homered in the fourth for Chicago, which has wonfive of its last six games.

 

Soriano homers three times as Cubs blast Braves

<h3>CHICAGO CUBS 9, ATLANTA 1</h3>ATLANTA (Ticker) -- Alfonso Soriano sure does love facingAtlanta Braves pitching.

Soriano continued his torrid attack by blasting three home runsand Sean Marshall hurled six solid innings to lead the ChicagoCubs to a 9-1 rout over the reeling Braves on Friday.

Soriano, who was signed to an eight-year deal by the Cubs in theoffseason, has notoriously decimated Braves pitching andentered Friday's contest batting .361 (43-for-119) with 11homers and 27 RBI in 28 games against Atlanta. The slugger hadan astronomical .748 slugging percentage against the Braves.

It took just one pitch for the 31-year old Dominican to improveupon those numbers.

Soriano, who has earned Louisville Slugger awards in four of hislast five seasons, smashed the first pitch of the game offAtlanta starter Lance Cormier (0-2) over the right field wallfor his 35th career leadoff homer.

"I feel very good," said Soriano, who tied Bobby Bonds forfourth on the all-time list for leadoff homers. "Especiallywith (hitting) the home run on the first pitch."

But Soriano was not done. He smashed the next pitch he saw fromCormier over the left field wall in the second inning to givethe Cubs a 3-0 lead.

"Why do I have to wait for the next pitch," Soriano asked. "I'mgetting strikes. I'm very aggressive."

"It was a little cutter down and in and he got a homer," Cormiersaid. "He's a good hitter."

Two innings later, Soriano smashed Cormier's 0-2 pitch over theleft field wall against a stiff wind to extend the advantage to4-1.

"I'm seeing the ball good," said Soriano, who has four homersand a triple in his last five at bats against Cormier. "I sawit pretty good tonight. He threw strikes and I hit it veryhard. I'm always ready to hit. That's my approach."

"Number one, he's a real good hitter," Braves manager Bobby Coxsaid. "Number two, you have to make good pitches to a goodhitter. We didn't even come close to doing that."

It was the second time in Soriano's major league career that theslugger has smashed three homers in the game. The Dominicanalso found the seats three times on April 21, 2006, at RFKStadium against the Braves, when he was with the Nationals. Twoof the homers came off Atlanta ace John Smoltz; the other wasoff reliever Oscar Villareal.

"I don't know (why I am successful against the Braves)," Sorianosaid. "I feel very comfortable against Atlanta. Last year Ihit three (homers) too."

Ironically, Soriano strolled to the plate again in the fifthagainst Villareal to a standing ovation from the Cubs fans atTurner Field. Much to their chagrin, he was intentionallywalked.

But the slugger's bid to become the first major leaguer sinceCarlos Delgado to smash four homers in one game came to an endafter he grounded out in the seventh and singled in his final atbat in the ninth. Delgado accomplished the feat on September25, 2003.

"(I was rooting for Soriano to hit the fourth homer) probably asbadly as he wanted to hit the fourth homer," said Jacque Jones,who was a late addition to the lineup after Cliff Floyd wasexcused to deal with a family matter. "Any time he starts offthe game like that and his next two at bats end up has homers,it's exciting."

Soriano's heroics helped Chicago starter Sean Marshall (2-2)improve to .500 on the season. The lefthander allowed one run,four hits, walked two and struck out four to improve to 2-1 witha 1.93 ERA in three starts against Atlanta.

"It's easy to settle down when guys swing the bat like we did,"Marshall said. "(Soriano's) added that extra comfortable aspectto the clubhouse. He's got a fun approach right now."

Atlanta scored its only run in the third when Yunel Escobarsingled in Kelly Johnson.

It was yet another disappointing start for Cormier, whosurrendered eight runs and nine hits in four innings on Sundayagainst the Cubs. Making his second major league start sincecoming off the disabled list with a strained right tricepsmuscle, the 26-year old Cormier allowed five runs and five hits,walked six and struck out three in 3 2/3 innings.

"It's very frustrating," Cormier said. "I never felt betterbefore I got hurt. Now, it's a battle out there. I'm justtrying to get the feel back there."

Despite the brutal line, the righthander's ERA actually fellfrom 18.00 to 15.26.

Michael Barrett homered in the fourth for Chicago, which has wonfive of its last six games.