GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: CHICAGO CUBS (59-55) at COLORADO (59-55)

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY MATT MURTON (4) TO RIGHT WITH 0 OUT IN THE
9TH OFF MANNY CORPAS.
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 6, COLORADO 2

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: M DEROSA (.287, 0-FOR-3, BB)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: E Patterson hit for B Howry.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 6
COLORADO 2 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: E Patterson (.333, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CHICAGO CUBS 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 6 12 1
COLORADO 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 7 1 (BOT 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - BOBBY HOWRY (OUT)
COL - MANNY CORPAS

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: J CARROLL (.230, 1 HR, 13 RBI)
R SPILBORGHS (.336, 0-FOR-0, BB)
M CORPAS (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">CHICAGO CUBS (6) VS COLORADO (2) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Theriot ss 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .285
J Jones rf 5 1 3 2 0 1 0 .266
D Lee 1b 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .316
M Murton lf 5 2 3 1 0 0 2 .275
M DeRosa 3b 4 1 0 0 1 1 5 .286
M Fontenot 2b 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .298
C Marmol p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Howry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-E Patterson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
J Kendall c 4 0 3 2 1 0 0 .317
F Pie cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .215
J Marquis p 3 1 1 0 0 2 2 .170
R Cedeno 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .128

Totals 40 6 12 6 3 8 19

a-grounded to first for B Howry in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - J Marquis (3, A Cook); J Jones (23, A Cook). HR - J Jones (3, 6th
inning off A Cook 0 on, 2 Out), M Murton (4, 9th inning off M Corpas 0 on, 0
Out). RBI - M Fontenot (26), J Kendall 2 (8), J Jones 2 (39), M Murton (13).
2-out RBI - J Kendall 2, J Jones. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D
Lee 1, M DeRosa 2, R Theriot 1, F Pie 2. Team LOB - 10.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Jones (3, 2nd base off J Julio/Y Torrealba). CS - J
Kendall (1, 2nd base by M Corpas/Y Torrealba).

FIELDING: E - M DeRosa (6, throw). DP: 1 (R Theriot-D Lee).


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Taveras cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .312
J Julio p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M Corpas p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
K Matsui 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .302
M Holliday lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .338
G Atkins 3b-1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .282
B Hawpe rf 4 0 2 0 0 1 4 .290
T Tulowitzki ss 4 0 1 2 0 0 2 .279
Y Torrealba c 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .276
J Baker 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .218
J Carroll pr-3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
A Cook p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .238
R Speier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-R Spilborghs ph-cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .336

Totals 31 2 7 2 2 6 15

a-walked for R Speier in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - T Tulowitzki (17, J Marquis); B Hawpe (23, J Marquis). RBI - T
Tulowitzki 2 (55). 2-out RBI - T Tulowitzki. Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - Y Torrealba 3, G Atkins 1, W Taveras 2. GIDP - T Tulowitzki. Team LOB -
8.

BASERUNNING: SB - K Matsui (21, 2nd base off J Marquis/J Kendall).

FIELDING: E - J Baker (3, throw).


----------------------------------------------------
CHICAGO CUBS - 003 101 001 -- 6
COLORADO - 000 100 01 -- 2
----------------------------------------------------

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Marquis 6 2/3 5 1 0 0 5 0 4.18
C Marmol 1/3 2 1 1 2 1 0 1.83
B Howry 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.75

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
A Cook 6 8 5 2 3 4 1 4.12
R Speier 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 8.44
J Julio 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 5.01
M Corpas 1 2 1 1 0 1 1 2.32

C Marmol pitched to 3 batters in the 8th.

WP - R Speier, J Julio, C Marmol. IBB - D Lee (by A Cook). HBP - J Baker (by
J Marquis). Pitches-strikes: J Marquis 89-61; C Marmol 23-11; B Howry 12-8; A
Cook 105-70; R Speier 24-17; J Julio 17-13; M Corpas 15-10. Ground balls-fly
balls: J Marquis 11-4; C Marmol 0-0; B Howry 1-2; A Cook 11-4; R Speier 2-0; J
Julio 2-0; M Corpas 1-0. Batters faced: J Marquis 26; C Marmol 5; B Howry 3; A
Cook 30; R Speier 5; J Julio 4; M Corpas 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Bill Miller. 1B--Marvin Hudson. 2B--Chris Guccione. 3B--Ed
Montague.

Weather: 81 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - PITCHING CHANGE
CHN: RYAN DEMPSTER (2-4, 3.80) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 6, COLORADO 2

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: J CARROLL (.230, 1 HR, 13 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Dempster relieved B Howry.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 6
COLORADO 2 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: J Carroll (.230, 1 HR, 13 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: C Sullivan hit for M Corpas.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 6
COLORADO 2 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: C Sullivan (.333, 0 HR, 6 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CHICAGO CUBS 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 6 12 2
COLORADO 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 7 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: CHN - JASON MARQUIS, CARLOS MARMOL (7TH), BOBBY HOWRY (8TH), RYAN
DEMPSTER (9TH) AND JASON KENDALL

COL - AARON COOK, RYAN SPEIER (7TH), JORGE JULIO (8TH),
MANNY CORPAS (9TH) AND YORVIT TORREALBA

HOME RUNS: CHN - JACQUE JONES (3) OFF AARON COOK IN THE 6TH, 0 ON
MATT MURTON (4) OFF MANNY CORPAS IN THE 9TH, 0 ON

COL - NONE</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CHICAGO CUBS 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 6 12 2
COLORADO 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 7 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: CHN - JASON MARQUIS, CARLOS MARMOL (7TH), BOBBY HOWRY (8TH), RYAN
DEMPSTER (9TH) AND JASON KENDALL

COL - AARON COOK, RYAN SPEIER (7TH), JORGE JULIO (8TH),
MANNY CORPAS (9TH) AND YORVIT TORREALBA


WP - JASON MARQUIS (9-7)
LP - AARON COOK (8-7)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: CHN - JACQUE JONES (3) OFF AARON COOK IN THE 6TH, 0 ON
MATT MURTON (4) OFF MANNY CORPAS IN THE 9TH, 0 ON

COL - NONE


TIME: 3:03 ATT: 41,282

PROBABLES: CHN - RICH HILL (6-6, 3.54)
COL - JOSH FOGG (6-7, 4.73)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">CHICAGO CUBS (6) VS COLORADO (2) - FINAL

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Theriot ss 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .285
J Jones rf 5 1 3 2 0 1 0 .266
D Lee 1b 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .316
M Murton lf 5 2 3 1 0 0 2 .275
M DeRosa 3b 4 1 0 0 1 1 5 .286
M Fontenot 2b 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .298
C Marmol p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Howry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-E Patterson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
R Dempster p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Kendall c 4 0 3 2 1 0 0 .317
F Pie cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .215
J Marquis p 3 1 1 0 0 2 2 .170
R Cedeno 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .128

Totals 40 6 12 6 3 8 19

a-grounded to first for B Howry in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - J Marquis (3, A Cook); J Jones (23, A Cook). HR - J Jones (3, 6th
inning off A Cook 0 on, 2 Out), M Murton (4, 9th inning off M Corpas 0 on, 0
Out). RBI - M Fontenot (26), J Kendall 2 (8), J Jones 2 (39), M Murton (13).
2-out RBI - J Kendall 2, J Jones. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D
Lee 1, M DeRosa 2, R Theriot 1, F Pie 2. Team LOB - 10.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Jones (3, 2nd base off J Julio/Y Torrealba). CS - J
Kendall (1, 2nd base by M Corpas/Y Torrealba).

FIELDING: E - M DeRosa 2 (7, throw 2). DP: 1 (R Theriot-D Lee).


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Taveras cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .312
J Julio p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M Corpas p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-C Sullivan ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .327
K Matsui 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .302
M Holliday lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .338
G Atkins 3b-1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .282
B Hawpe rf 4 0 2 0 0 1 4 .290
T Tulowitzki ss 4 0 1 2 0 0 2 .279
Y Torrealba c 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .276
J Baker 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .218
J Carroll pr-3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
A Cook p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .238
R Speier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-R Spilborghs ph-cf 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .333

Totals 34 2 7 2 2 7 15

a-walked for R Speier in the 7th; b-reached on error for M Corpas in the
9th.

BATTING: 2B - T Tulowitzki (17, J Marquis); B Hawpe (23, J Marquis). RBI - T
Tulowitzki 2 (55). 2-out RBI - T Tulowitzki. Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - Y Torrealba 3, G Atkins 1, W Taveras 2. GIDP - T Tulowitzki. Team LOB -
8.

BASERUNNING: SB - K Matsui (21, 2nd base off J Marquis/J Kendall).

FIELDING: E - J Baker (3, throw).


----------------------------------------------------
CHICAGO CUBS - 003 101 001 -- 6
COLORADO - 000 100 010 -- 2
----------------------------------------------------

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Marquis (W, 9-7) 6 2/3 5 1 0 0 5 0 4.18
C Marmol (H, 10) 1/3 2 1 1 2 1 0 1.83
B Howry (H, 12) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.75
R Dempster 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.71

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
A Cook (L, 8-7) 6 8 5 2 3 4 1 4.12
R Speier 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 8.44
J Julio 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 5.01
M Corpas 1 2 1 1 0 1 1 2.32

C Marmol pitched to 3 batters in the 8th.

WP - R Speier, J Julio, C Marmol. IBB - D Lee (by A Cook). HBP - J Baker (by
J Marquis). Pitches-strikes: J Marquis 89-61; C Marmol 23-11; B Howry 12-8; R
Dempster 15-9; A Cook 105-70; R Speier 24-17; J Julio 17-13; M Corpas 15-10.
Ground balls-fly balls: J Marquis 11-4; C Marmol 0-0; B Howry 1-2; R Dempster
0-1; A Cook 11-4; R Speier 2-0; J Julio 2-0; M Corpas 1-0. Batters faced: J
Marquis 26; C Marmol 5; B Howry 3; R Dempster 3; A Cook 30; R Speier 5; J Julio
4; M Corpas 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Bill Miller. 1B--Marvin Hudson. 2B--Chris Guccione. 3B--Ed
Montague.

T--3:03. Att--41,282.
Weather: 81 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, out to
center.</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
CHICAGO CUBS 6
COLORADO 2 FINAL</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
CHICAGO CUBS (6) AT COLORADO (2) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

CHICAGO CUBS 3RD: J Jones reached on bunt single to third. D Lee safe at
first on throwing error by first baseman J Baker, J Jones to third. M Murton
grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, J Jones out at home, D Lee to
second. M DeRosa walked, D Lee to third, M Murton to second. M Fontenot
grounded out to second, D Lee scored, M Murton to third, M DeRosa to second.
J Kendall singled to center, M Murton and M DeRosa scored. F Pie flied out to
center. (3 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error) CHICAGO CUBS 3, COLORADO 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 4TH: J Marquis doubled to deep center. R Theriot flied out to
left. J Jones doubled to deep left, J Marquis scored. D Lee intentionally
walked. M Murton grounded into fielder's choice to third, D Lee out at second,
J Jones to third. M DeRosa grounded into fielder's choice to second, M Murton
out at second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 4, COLORADO 0.

COLORADO 4TH: M Holliday safe at first on throwing error by third baseman
M DeRosa. G Atkins grounded out to shortstop, M Holliday to second. B Hawpe
struck out looking. T Tulowitzki doubled to deep left, M Holliday scored.
Y Torrealba struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error) CHICAGO CUBS 4,
COLORADO 1.

CHICAGO CUBS 6TH: J Marquis struck out swinging. R Theriot struck out
swinging. J Jones homered to right. D Lee grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 5, COLORADO 1.

COLORADO 8TH: K Matsui reached on infield single to catcher. M Holliday
reached on infield single to shortstop, K Matsui to second. K Matsui to third,
M Holliday to second on wild pitch by C Marmol. G Atkins walked. B Howry
relieved C Marmol. B Hawpe popped out to shortstop. T Tulowitzki grounded out
to third, K Matsui scored, M Holliday to third, G Atkins to second.
Y Torrealba flied out to center. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 5,
COLORADO 2.

CHICAGO CUBS 9TH: M Corpas relieved J Julio. M Murton homered to right.
M DeRosa struck out looking. E Patterson hit for B Howry. E Patterson grounded
out to first. J Kendall singled to left center. J Kendall caught stealing
second, catcher to second.(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 6, COLORADO 2.</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
CHICAGO CUBS (6) AT COLORADO (2) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Chicago Cubs Starting Lineups -- R Theriot SS, J Jones RF, D Lee 1B,
M Murton LF, M DeRosa 3B, M Fontenot 2B, J Kendall C, F Pie CF, J Marquis RHP.

Colorado Starting Lineups -- W Taveras CF, K Matsui 2B, M Holliday LF,
G Atkins 3B, B Hawpe RF, T Tulowitzki SS, Y Torrealba C, J Baker 1B, A Cook RHP.

Umpires -- Bill Miller (HP), Marvin Hudson (1B), Chris Guccione (2B),
Ed Montague (3B).

Gametime Weather: 81 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind out to center at 5 mph.


CHICAGO CUBS 1ST: R Theriot flied out to center. J Jones grounded out to
shortstop. D Lee reached on infield single to third. M Murton singled to
left, D Lee to second. M DeRosa grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 0, COLORADO 0.

COLORADO 1ST: W Taveras grounded out to shortstop. K Matsui singled to
center. M Holliday flied out to right. K Matsui stole second. G Atkins
grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 0, COLORADO 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 2ND: M Fontenot singled to center. J Kendall walked,
M Fontenot to second. F Pie struck out looking. J Marquis struck out swinging.
R Theriot grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Kendall out at second.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 0, COLORADO 0.

COLORADO 2ND: B Hawpe singled to right. T Tulowitzki grounded into double
play, shortstop to first, B Hawpe out at second. Y Torrealba grounded out to
third. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 0, COLORADO 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 3RD: J Jones reached on bunt single to third. D Lee safe at
first on throwing error by first baseman J Baker, J Jones to third. M Murton
grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, J Jones out at home, D Lee to
second. M DeRosa walked, D Lee to third, M Murton to second. M Fontenot
grounded out to second, D Lee scored, M Murton to third, M DeRosa to second.
J Kendall singled to center, M Murton and M DeRosa scored. F Pie flied out to
center. (3 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error) CHICAGO CUBS 3, COLORADO 0.

COLORADO 3RD: J Baker popped out to second. A Cook struck out swinging.
W Taveras singled to left. K Matsui fouled out to third. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 3, COLORADO 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 4TH: J Marquis doubled to deep center. R Theriot flied out to
left. J Jones doubled to deep left, J Marquis scored. D Lee intentionally
walked. M Murton grounded into fielder's choice to third, D Lee out at second,
J Jones to third. M DeRosa grounded into fielder's choice to second, M Murton
out at second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 4, COLORADO 0.

COLORADO 4TH: M Holliday safe at first on throwing error by third baseman
M DeRosa. G Atkins grounded out to shortstop, M Holliday to second. B Hawpe
struck out looking. T Tulowitzki doubled to deep left, M Holliday scored.
Y Torrealba struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error) CHICAGO CUBS 4,
COLORADO 1.

CHICAGO CUBS 5TH: M Fontenot lined out to right. J Kendall grounded out to
shortstop. F Pie grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
CHICAGO CUBS 4, COLORADO 1.

COLORADO 5TH: J Baker struck out looking. A Cook popped out to second.
W Taveras grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 4,
COLORADO 1.

CHICAGO CUBS 6TH: J Marquis struck out swinging. R Theriot struck out
swinging. J Jones homered to right. D Lee grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 5, COLORADO 1.

COLORADO 6TH: K Matsui grounded out to second. M Holliday grounded out to
second. G Atkins struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 5,
COLORADO 1.

CHICAGO CUBS 7TH: R Speier relieved A Cook. M Murton reached on infield
single to shortstop. M DeRosa grounded into fielder's choice to third,
M Murton out at second. M Fontenot struck out looking. J Kendall reached on
infield single to second, M DeRosa to second. M DeRosa to third, J Kendall to
second on wild pitch by R Speier. F Pie grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 5, COLORADO 1.

COLORADO 7TH: B Hawpe doubled to center. T Tulowitzki grounded out to
shortstop. Y Torrealba grounded out to second, B Hawpe to third. J Baker hit
by pitch. J Carroll ran for J Baker. R Spilborghs hit for R Speier. C Marmol
relieved J Marquis. R Cedeno at second base. R Spilborghs walked, J Carroll to
second. W Taveras struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 5,
COLORADO 1.

CHICAGO CUBS 8TH: J Julio relieved R Speier. G Atkins at first base.
JCarroll at third base. R Spilborghs in center field. R Cedeno grounded out to
third. R Theriot grounded out to third. J Jones struck out swinging, J Jones
safe at first on wild pitch by J Julio. J Jones stole second. D Lee struck out
swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 5, COLORADO 1.

COLORADO 8TH: K Matsui reached on infield single to catcher. M Holliday
reached on infield single to shortstop, K Matsui to second. K Matsui to third,
M Holliday to second on wild pitch by C Marmol. G Atkins walked. B Howry
relieved C Marmol. B Hawpe popped out to shortstop. T Tulowitzki grounded out
to third, K Matsui scored, M Holliday to third, G Atkins to second.
Y Torrealba flied out to center. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 5,
COLORADO 2.

CHICAGO CUBS 9TH: M Corpas relieved J Julio. M Murton homered to right.
M DeRosa struck out looking. E Patterson hit for B Howry. E Patterson grounded
out to first. J Kendall singled to left center. J Kendall caught stealing
second, catcher to second.(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 6, COLORADO 2.

COLORADO 9TH: R Dempster relieved B Howry. J Carroll lined out to first.
R Spilborghs struck out swinging. C Sullivan hit for M Corpas. C Sullivan safe
at second on throwing error by third baseman M DeRosa, C Sullivan advanced to
first on play, C Sullivan tagged out at second attempting to advance on play.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error) CHICAGO CUBS 6, COLORADO 2.</div>

 

Red-hot Jones leads Cubs to second straight win

<h3>CHICAGO CUBS 6, COLORADO 2</h3>DENVER (Ticker) -- Jacque Jones is doing a fine impression ofAlfonso Soriano.


One night after driving in a season-high four runs, Jones had apair of hits and drove in two runs to back six-plus effectiveinnings from Jason Marquis as the Chicago Cubs posted a 5-2victory over the Colorado Rockies on Friday.


Jones, who went 4-for-5 in Thursday's series opener, sparked athree-run third inning with a leadoff bunt single, added an RBIdouble in the fourth and hit a solo homer in the sixth offColorado starter Aaron Cook that put Chicago up 5-1.

The Cubs had been scuffling without Soriano, who suffered a tornquadriceps on Sunday, until Jones' huge night on Thursday wokethem from their slumber. Chicago (60-55), which trailsMilwaukee (61-55) by one-half game in the National LeagueCentral, had scored just eight runs in three straight lossesbefore exploding for 10 runs in the opener of this four-gameseries.


After Jones singled in the third, Derrek Lee reached on athrowing error by first baseman Jeff Baker, who was playing inplace of Todd Helton. Matt Murton hit into a fielder's choiceand Mark DeRosa drew a walk.


Rookie Mike Fontenot then drove in the first run with agroundout and Jason Kendall plated a pair with a single tocenter field for a 3-0 lead.


Jones then stretched the lead to 4-1 with a run-scoring doublein the fourth that scored Marquis, who led off the frame with adouble.


Marquis (9-7) didn't need much run support in this one as heheld the Rockies to one unearned run and five hits in 6 2/3innings to snap a personal four-game road losing streak.

Carlos Marmol allowed an RBI groundout to rookie Troy Tulowitzkiin the seventh but got into trouble in the eighth. Therighthander loaded the bases with no outs, but Bob Howry came inand escaped the jam.


Murton homered in the ninth to put Chicago up 6-2 and RyanDempster closed out the ninth.


Cook (8-7) absorbed his first loss in six starts, yielding fiveruns - two earned - and eight hits in six innings.

Tulowitzki drove in both runs for the Rockies (59-56), who trail<div class="pre">the Arizona Diamondbacks (65-51) by 5 1/2 games in the</div>National League West. Arizona is hosting Washington.

 

Red-hot Jones leads Cubs to second straight win

<h3>CHICAGO CUBS 6, COLORADO 2</h3>DENVER (Ticker) -- Jacque Jones is doing a fine impression ofAlfonso Soriano.


One night after driving in a season-high four runs, Jones had apair of hits and drove in two runs to back six-plus effectiveinnings from Jason Marquis as the Chicago Cubs posted a 5-2victory over the Colorado Rockies on Friday.


Jones, who went 4-for-5 in Thursday's series opener, sparked athree-run third inning with a leadoff bunt single, added an RBIdouble in the fourth and hit a solo homer in the sixth offColorado starter Aaron Cook that put Chicago up, 5-1.

"Jones has really taken to that two-hole," Cubs manager LouPiniella said.


The Cubs had been scuffling without Soriano, who suffered a tornquadriceps on Sunday, until Jones' huge night on Thursday wokethem from their slumber.


"I just know I can play," Jones said. "I always have confidencein my abilities no matter what. I've been in the league foreight years for a reason, it's not a fluke. It's not byaccident, I can play."


"He's swinging it," Piniella said. "You get confident by havinggood at-bats and getting some hits and that's exactly what he'sdoing. He's driving the ball."


Chicago (60-55), which trails Milwaukee (61-55) by one-half gamein the National League Central, had scored just eight runs inthree straight losses before exploding for 10 runs in the openerof this four-game series.


After Jones singled in the third, Derrek Lee reached on athrowing error by first baseman Jeff Baker, who was playing inplace of Todd Helton. Matt Murton hit into a fielder's choiceand Mark DeRosa drew a walk.


Rookie Mike Fontenot then drove in the first run with agroundout and Jason Kendall plated a pair with a single tocenter field for a 3-0 lead.


Jones then stretched the lead to 4-1 with a run-scoring doublein the fourth that scored Marquis, who led off the frame with adouble.


Marquis (9-7) didn't need much run support in this one as heheld the Rockies to one unearned run and five hits in 6 2/3innings to snap a personal four-game road losing streak.

"I just tried to follow my gameplan like I do in every ballparkwith hard sinkers down in the zone and work my cutter off that.Just tried to get some ground balls," Marquis said.

"He was making good pitches. He was hitting his spots, workingthe ball, he had some good movement," Colorado manager ClintHurdle said. "He pitched a good game."


Carlos Marmol got the final out of the seventh, but therighthander loaded the bases with no outs, but Bob Howry came inand allowed just a RBI groundout to rookie Troy Tulowitzki tocut the lead to 5-2.


"You'd like to come out of there with nothing but when you comein with the bases loaded give up one run, I'll take that everytime," Howry said.


Murton homered in the ninth to put Chicago up 6-2 and RyanDempster closed out the ninth.


Cook (8-7) absorbed his first loss in six starts, yielding fiveruns - two earned - and eight hits in six innings.

"Unfortunately tonight I'm not able to pick up the guys ondefense," Cook said. "They've been picking me up all year and Iwasn't able to do that for them tonight."


Tulowitzki drove in both runs for the Rockies (59-56), who trail<div class="pre">the Arizona Diamondbacks (65-51) by 5 1/2 games in the</div>National League West. Arizona is hosting Washington.