GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: CHICAGO CUBS (27-32) at ATLANTA (33-29)

NL: CHICAGO CUBS (27-32) at ATLANTA (33-29)

<h3>Marquis, Cubs look for fourth straight win, face Braves</h3>



Chicago Cubs (27-32) at Atlanta (33-27), 7:05 pm EDT

ATLANTA (Ticker) -- The Chicago Cubs send Jason Marquis to themound in search of their fourth straight victory when they facethe Atlanta Braves on Saturday.

Chicago crushed Atlanta, 9-1, on Friday on the strength of threehomers by Alfonso Soriano and an effective pitching performanceby Sean Marshall. It was the second time in his career Sorianohas homered thrice in a game, both vs. the Braves.

The Cubs, who have won five of six, look to Marquis to help themearn their second four-game winning streak of 2007. Chicagowon six in a row from May 1-6.

However Marquis (5-2, 2.84 ERA), a former Brave, has struggledrecently and has been downright horrible against Atlanta. Thelefthander is 0-1 in his last five starts after starting theseason with five straight victories.

Marquis, who pitched for the Braves from 2000-03, is 0-2 with a14.40 ERA in three starts vs. them. Marquis allowed two runs -one earned - and seven his in 5 1/3 innings but received nodecision in Chicago's 7-2 loss to Milwaukee on Monday.

Tim Hudson (6-4, 3.09) starts for the Braves, who have dropped aseason-high four straight.

Hudson allowed six runs - five earned - and seven hits in sixinnings in the Braves' 6-4 loss to Florida on Monday. Therighthander has also struggled recently, going 1-3 with a 6.66ERA in his last four outings.

Center fielder Andruw Jones could have a good day against theCubs as he is 7-for-10 with four home runs and a double lifetimeagainst Marquis.

 

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

CHICAGO CUBS ATLANTA
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Alfonso Soriano LF .326 10 21 Kelly Johnson 2B .286 7 33
Felix Pie CF .286 2 12 Willie Harris LF .382 1 9
Derrek Lee 1B .336 6 34 Edgar Renteria SS .316 8 29
Michael Barrett C .245 8 26 Andruw Jones CF .221 10 39
Jacque Jones RF .240 2 18 Brian Mccann C .275 3 27
Mark Derosa 3B .251 6 29 Jeff Francoeur RF .288 7 43
Mike Fontenot 2B .500 0 0 Scott Thorman 1B .221 6 25
Cesar Izturis SS .252 0 6 Yunel Escobar 3B .344 1 3
Jason Marquis RHP .194 1 4 Tim Hudson RHP .214 0 2
(5-2, 2.84) (6-4, 3.09)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA
WARMUPS: CHN - JASON MARQUIS (5-2, 2.84)
ATL - TIM HUDSON (6-4, 3.09)

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

WEATHER: 90 Degrees, clear
WIND: 11 mph, left to right</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA
STARTING BATS: CHN - JASON MARQUIS AND MICHAEL BARRETT
ATL - TIM HUDSON AND BRIAN MCCANN

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: A SORIANO (.326, 10 HR, 21 RBI)
F PIE (.286, 2 HR, 12 RBI)
D LEE (.336, 6 HR, 34 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY DERREK LEE SCORED ALFONSO SORIANO.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, D LEE ON SECOND, F PIE ON THIRD, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 1
ATLANTA 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: M BARRETT (.245, 8 HR, 26 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY MARK DEROSA SCORED FELIX PIE AND DERREK LEE.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, M DEROSA ON FIRST, J JONES ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 3
ATLANTA 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: M FONTENOT (.500, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY MIKE FONTENOT SCORED JACQUE JONES.
SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, M FONTENOT ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 4
ATLANTA 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: C IZTURIS (.252, 0 HR, 6 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - JASON MARQUIS
ATL - TIM HUDSON

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: K JOHNSON (.286, 7 HR, 33 RBI)
W HARRIS (.382, 1 HR, 9 RBI)
E RENTERIA (.316, 8 HR, 29 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">CHICAGO CUBS (4) VS ATLANTA (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .326
F Pie cf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .286
D Lee 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .340
M Barrett c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .243
J Jones rf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .240
M DeRosa 3b 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .256
M Fontenot 2b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .667
C Izturis ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250
J Marquis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194

Totals 5 4 3 4 2 1 3

BATTING: RBI - D Lee (35), M DeRosa 2 (31), M Fontenot (1). Team LOB - 1.


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Johnson 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
W Harris lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .382
E Renteria ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316
A Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221
B McCann c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
J Francoeur rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
S Thorman 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221
Y Escobar 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .344
T Hudson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - J Francoeur (M DeRosa at 3rd base).


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CHICAGO CUBS - 4 -- 4
ATLANTA - -- 0
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Marquis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.84

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
T Hudson 1 3 4 4 2 1 0 3.45

IBB - J Jones (by T Hudson). HBP - A Soriano (by T Hudson). Pitches-strikes:
T Hudson 29-16. Ground balls-fly balls: T Hudson 1-0. Batters faced: T Hudson
8.

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

Weather: 90 degrees, clear. Wind: 11 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA
CONFIRMED STARTERS: CHN - JASON MARQUIS
ATL - TIM HUDSON</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY ANDRUW JONES (11) TO CENTER WITH 2 OUT
IN THE 1ST OFF JASON MARQUIS SCORED WILLIE HARRIS.
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 4, ATLANTA 2

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: B MCCANN (.275, 3 HR, 27 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - JASON MARQUIS
ATL - TIM HUDSON

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: J MARQUIS (.194, 1 HR, 4 RBI)
A SORIANO (.326, 0-FOR-0, HBP)
F PIE (.286, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">CHICAGO CUBS (4) VS ATLANTA (2) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .326
F Pie cf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .286
D Lee 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .340
M Barrett c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .243
J Jones rf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .240
M DeRosa 3b 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .256
M Fontenot 2b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .667
C Izturis ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250
J Marquis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194

Totals 5 4 3 4 2 1 3

BATTING: RBI - D Lee (35), M DeRosa 2 (31), M Fontenot (1). Team LOB - 1.


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Johnson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
W Harris lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .389
E Renteria ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .315
A Jones cf 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .224
B McCann c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .275
J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .287
S Thorman 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221
Y Escobar 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .344
T Hudson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214

Totals 5 2 2 2 1 1 2

BATTING: HR - A Jones (11, 1st inning off J Marquis 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - A Jones
2 (41). 2-out RBI - A Jones 2. Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - W Harris (7, 2nd base off J Marquis/M Barrett).

FIELDING: Outfield assists - J Francoeur (M DeRosa at 3rd base).


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CHICAGO CUBS - 4 -- 4
ATLANTA - 2 -- 2
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Marquis 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 3.04

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
T Hudson 1 3 4 4 2 1 0 3.45

WP - J Marquis. IBB - J Jones (by T Hudson). HBP - A Soriano (by T Hudson).
Pitches-strikes: J Marquis 30-16; T Hudson 29-16. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Marquis 1-1; T Hudson 1-0. Batters faced: J Marquis 6; T Hudson 8.

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

Weather: 90 degrees, clear. Wind: 11 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - JASON MARQUIS
ATL - TIM HUDSON

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: S THORMAN (.221, 6 HR, 25 RBI)
Y ESCOBAR (.344, 1 HR, 3 RBI)
T HUDSON (.214, 0 HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">CHICAGO CUBS (4) VS ATLANTA (2) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .325
F Pie cf 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .282
D Lee 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .340
M Barrett c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .243
J Jones rf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .240
M DeRosa 3b 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .256
M Fontenot 2b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .667
C Izturis ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250
J Marquis p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188

Totals 8 4 3 4 2 1 3

BATTING: RBI - D Lee (35), M DeRosa 2 (31), M Fontenot (1). Team LOB - 1.


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Johnson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
W Harris lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .389
E Renteria ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .315
A Jones cf 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .224
B McCann c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .275
J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .287
S Thorman 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221
Y Escobar 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .344
T Hudson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214

Totals 5 2 2 2 1 1 2

BATTING: HR - A Jones (11, 1st inning off J Marquis 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - A Jones
2 (41). 2-out RBI - A Jones 2. Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - W Harris (7, 2nd base off J Marquis/M Barrett).

FIELDING: Outfield assists - J Francoeur (M DeRosa at 3rd base).


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CHICAGO CUBS - 40 -- 4
ATLANTA - 2 -- 2
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Marquis 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 3.04

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
T Hudson 2 3 4 4 2 1 0 3.41

WP - J Marquis. IBB - J Jones (by T Hudson). HBP - A Soriano (by T Hudson).
Pitches-strikes: J Marquis 30-16; T Hudson 36-20. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Marquis 1-1; T Hudson 3-1. Batters faced: J Marquis 6; T Hudson 11.

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

Weather: 90 degrees, clear. Wind: 11 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
GROUND OUT BY KELLY JOHNSON SCORED SCOTT THORMAN.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, Y ESCOBAR ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 4
ATLANTA 3 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: W HARRIS (.389, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY EDGAR RENTERIA SCORED YUNEL ESCOBAR.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, E RENTERIA ON FIRST, W HARRIS ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 4
ATLANTA 4 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: A JONES (.224, 1-FOR-1, HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY ANDRUW JONES SCORED WILLIE HARRIS.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, A JONES ON FIRST, E RENTERIA ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 4
ATLANTA 5 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: B MCCANN (.275, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - PITCHING CHANGE
CHN: SEAN GALLAGHER (NO RECORD) IN THE 2ND
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, A JONES ON FIRST, E RENTERIA ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 4, ATLANTA 5

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: B MCCANN (.275, 0-FOR-0)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: S Gallagher relieved J Marquis.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, A JONES ON FIRST, E RENTERIA ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 4
ATLANTA 5 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: B McCann (.275, 0-FOR-0)</div>