GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: CHICAGO CUBS (71-69) at PITTSBURGH (62-79)

NL: CHICAGO CUBS (71-69) at PITTSBURGH (62-79)

<h3>Zambrano looks to get back on track vs. Pirates</h3>



<div class="pre">Chicago Cubs (71-69) at Pittsburgh (62-79) 7:05 pm EDT</div>

PITTSBURGH (Ticker) - If Carlos Zambrano hears fans booing onSaturday it means he's doing his job.


Zambrano takes the mound as the Chicago Cubs meet the PittsburghPirates in the middle game of a three-game series.

Zambrano (14-12, 4.35 ERA), who has lost five straight starts,and is 0-3 since signing a five-year, $91.5 million extension,has been upset at being booed by the fans at Wrigley Field.

They have every reason to boo him. The Venezuelan righthander'sERA is 9.56 in those three starts since the hefty extension. OnSunday, he allowed eight runs - seven earned - and seven hitsin 4 1/3 innings of an 11-3 loss to the offensively challengedLos Angeles Dodgers, which elicited the boos.


Zambrano could have another long day against the Pirates, as heis 0-4 with a 6.26 ERA in five starts against them this season.

Chicago, which is tied with Milwaukee (71-69) for first place inthe National League Central, has lost four of five. St. Louis(69-69) is also in the race, just one game out of first.

Ian Snell (9-11, 4.01) gets the ball for Pittsburgh, which tookthe opener, 6-1, thanks to seven strong innings from TomGorzelanny and three RBI from Jack Wilson. Snell won for justthe second time in 11 starts on Sunday, allowing five hits inseven innings of a 11-0 win over St. Louis.

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at PITTSBURGH

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

CHICAGO CUBS PITTSBURGH
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Alfonso Soriano LF .296 22 49 Nyjer Morgan CF .300 0 1
Ryan Theriot SS .281 3 42 Nate Mclouth RF .245 11 29
Derrek Lee 1B .313 17 72 Freddy Sanchez 2B .316 11 73
Aramis Ramirez 3B .316 20 84 Jason Bay LF .253 20 82
Cliff Floyd RF .287 5 39 Adam Laroche 1B .269 21 82
Mark Derosa 2B .290 8 65 Jose Bautista 3B .259 14 58
Jason Kendall C .287 1 15 Ronny Paulino C .259 10 47
Jacque Jones CF .265 5 52 Jack Wilson SS .288 9 49
Carlos Zambrano RHP .265 2 5 Ian Snell RHP .104 0 2
(14-12, 4.35) (9-11, 4.01)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH
WARMUPS: CHN - CARLOS ZAMBRANO (14-12, 4.35)
PIT - IAN SNELL (9-11, 4.01)

UMPIRES: HP - SAM HOLBROOK
1B - RANDY MARSH
2B - BOB DAVIDSON
3B - HUNTER WENDELSTEDT

WEATHER: 80 Degrees, cloudy
WIND: 3 mph, out to right</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH
STARTING BATS: CHN - CARLOS ZAMBRANO AND JASON KENDALL
PIT - IAN SNELL AND RONNY PAULINO

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: A SORIANO (.296, 22 HR, 49 RBI)
R THERIOT (.281, 3 HR, 42 RBI)
D LEE (.313, 17 HR, 72 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY DERREK LEE SCORED RYAN THERIOT.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, D LEE ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 1
PITTSBURGH 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: A RAMIREZ (.316, 20 HR, 84 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at PITTSBURGH

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - CARLOS ZAMBRANO
PIT - IAN SNELL

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: N MORGAN (.300, 0 HR, 1 RBI)
N MCLOUTH (.245, 11 HR, 29 RBI)
F SANCHEZ (.316, 11 HR, 73 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at PITTSBURGH

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

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .296
R Theriot ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .282
D Lee 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .314
A Ramirez 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .318
C Floyd rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
M DeRosa 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .289
J Kendall c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
J Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
C Zambrano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265

Totals 6 1 3 1 0 2 2

BATTING: 3B - R Theriot (2, I Snell). RBI - D Lee (73). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - M DeRosa 2. Team LOB - 2.


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Morgan cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
N McLouth rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
F Sanchez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316
J Bay lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
A LaRoche 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
J Bautista 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
R Paulino c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
J Wilson ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
I Snell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .104

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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CHICAGO CUBS - 1 -- 1
PITTSBURGH - -- 0
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
C Zambrano 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.35

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
I Snell 1 3 1 1 0 2 0 4.03

Pitches-strikes: I Snell 20-14. Ground balls-fly balls: I Snell 1-0. Batters
faced: I Snell 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Sam Holbrook. 1B--Randy Marsh. 2B--Bob Davidson. 3B--Hunter
Wendelstedt.

Weather: 81 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 3 mph, out to right.</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH
CONFIRMED STARTERS: CHN - CARLOS ZAMBRANO
PIT - IAN SNELL</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at PITTSBURGH

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - CARLOS ZAMBRANO
PIT - IAN SNELL

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: J KENDALL (.287, 1 HR, 15 RBI)
J JONES (.265, 5 HR, 52 RBI)
C ZAMBRANO (.265, 2 HR, 5 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at PITTSBURGH

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

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .296
R Theriot ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .282
D Lee 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .314
A Ramirez 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .318
C Floyd rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
M DeRosa 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .289
J Kendall c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
J Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
C Zambrano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265

Totals 6 1 3 1 0 2 2

BATTING: 3B - R Theriot (2, I Snell). RBI - D Lee (73). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - M DeRosa 2. Team LOB - 2.


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Morgan cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286
N McLouth rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .247
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .315
J Bay lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .253
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .269
J Bautista 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
R Paulino c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
J Wilson ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
I Snell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .104

Totals 4 0 1 0 1 2 3

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A LaRoche 1. Team LOB - 2.



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CHICAGO CUBS - 1 -- 1
PITTSBURGH - 0 -- 0
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
C Zambrano 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 4.33

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
I Snell 1 3 1 1 0 2 0 4.03

Pitches-strikes: C Zambrano 21-12; I Snell 20-14. Ground balls-fly balls: C
Zambrano 0-1; I Snell 1-0. Batters faced: C Zambrano 5; I Snell 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Sam Holbrook. 1B--Randy Marsh. 2B--Bob Davidson. 3B--Hunter
Wendelstedt.

Weather: 81 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 3 mph, out to right.</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at PITTSBURGH

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

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .295
R Theriot ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .282
D Lee 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .314
A Ramirez 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .318
C Floyd rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
M DeRosa 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .289
J Kendall c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
J Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
C Zambrano p 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .275

Totals 10 1 4 1 0 2 3

BATTING: 3B - R Theriot (2, I Snell). RBI - D Lee (73). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - M DeRosa 2. Team LOB - 3.


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Morgan cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286
N McLouth rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .247
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .315
J Bay lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .253
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .269
J Bautista 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
R Paulino c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
J Wilson ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
I Snell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .104

Totals 4 0 1 0 1 2 3

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A LaRoche 1. Team LOB - 2.



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CHICAGO CUBS - 10 -- 1
PITTSBURGH - 0 -- 0
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
C Zambrano 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 4.33

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
I Snell 2 4 1 1 0 2 0 4.01

Pitches-strikes: C Zambrano 21-12; I Snell 32-22. Ground balls-fly balls: C
Zambrano 0-1; I Snell 3-1. Batters faced: C Zambrano 5; I Snell 10.

UMPIRES: HP--Sam Holbrook. 1B--Randy Marsh. 2B--Bob Davidson. 3B--Hunter
Wendelstedt.

Weather: 81 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 3 mph, out to right.</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at PITTSBURGH

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - CARLOS ZAMBRANO
PIT - IAN SNELL

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J BAUTISTA (.259, 14 HR, 58 RBI)
R PAULINO (.259, 10 HR, 47 RBI)
J WILSON (.288, 9 HR, 49 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at PITTSBURGH

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - CARLOS ZAMBRANO
PIT - IAN SNELL

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: R THERIOT (.282, 1-FOR-1)
D LEE (.314, 1-FOR-1, RBI)
A RAMIREZ (.318, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at PITTSBURGH

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

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .295
R Theriot ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .282
D Lee 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .314
A Ramirez 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .318
C Floyd rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
M DeRosa 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .289
J Kendall c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
J Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
C Zambrano p 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .275

Totals 10 1 4 1 0 2 3

BATTING: 3B - R Theriot (2, I Snell). RBI - D Lee (73). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - M DeRosa 2. Team LOB - 3.


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Morgan cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286
N McLouth rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .247
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .315
J Bay lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .253
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .269
J Bautista 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .259
R Paulino c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
J Wilson ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .288
I Snell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .104

Totals 7 0 1 0 1 4 3

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A LaRoche 1. Team LOB - 2.



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CHICAGO CUBS - 10 -- 1
PITTSBURGH - 00 -- 0
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
C Zambrano 2 1 0 0 1 4 0 4.31

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
I Snell 2 4 1 1 0 2 0 4.01

Pitches-strikes: C Zambrano 34-21; I Snell 32-22. Ground balls-fly balls: C
Zambrano 1-1; I Snell 3-1. Batters faced: C Zambrano 8; I Snell 10.

UMPIRES: HP--Sam Holbrook. 1B--Randy Marsh. 2B--Bob Davidson. 3B--Hunter
Wendelstedt.

Weather: 81 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 3 mph, out to right.</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">CHICAGO CUBS (1) VS PITTSBURGH (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .295
R Theriot ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .282
D Lee 1b 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .314
A Ramirez 3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .317
C Floyd rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
M DeRosa 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .289
J Kendall c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
J Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
C Zambrano p 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .275

Totals 13 1 4 1 0 2 3

BATTING: 3B - R Theriot (2, I Snell). RBI - D Lee (73). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - M DeRosa 2. Team LOB - 3.


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Morgan cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286
N McLouth rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .247
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .315
J Bay lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .253
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .269
J Bautista 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .259
R Paulino c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
J Wilson ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .288
I Snell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .104

Totals 7 0 1 0 1 4 3

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A LaRoche 1. Team LOB - 2.



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CHICAGO CUBS - 100 -- 1
PITTSBURGH - 00 -- 0
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
C Zambrano 2 1 0 0 1 4 0 4.31

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
I Snell 3 4 1 1 0 2 0 3.99

Pitches-strikes: C Zambrano 34-21; I Snell 42-28. Ground balls-fly balls: C
Zambrano 1-1; I Snell 4-3. Batters faced: C Zambrano 8; I Snell 13.

UMPIRES: HP--Sam Holbrook. 1B--Randy Marsh. 2B--Bob Davidson. 3B--Hunter
Wendelstedt.

Weather: 81 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 3 mph, out to right.</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at PITTSBURGH

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - CARLOS ZAMBRANO
PIT - IAN SNELL

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: I SNELL (.104, 0 HR, 2 RBI)
N MORGAN (.286, 0-FOR-1)
N MCLOUTH (.247, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">CHICAGO CUBS (1) VS PITTSBURGH (0) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .295
R Theriot ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .282
D Lee 1b 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .314
A Ramirez 3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .317
C Floyd rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
M DeRosa 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .289
J Kendall c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
J Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
C Zambrano p 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .275

Totals 13 1 4 1 0 2 3

BATTING: 3B - R Theriot (2, I Snell). RBI - D Lee (73). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - M DeRosa 2. Team LOB - 3.


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Morgan cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .273
N McLouth rf 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .247
F Sanchez 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .315
J Bay lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .253
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .269
J Bautista 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .259
R Paulino c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
J Wilson ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .288
I Snell p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .102

Totals 10 0 1 0 2 5 4

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A LaRoche 1. Team LOB - 3.



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CHICAGO CUBS - 100 -- 1
PITTSBURGH - 000 -- 0
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
C Zambrano 3 1 0 0 2 5 0 4.28

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
I Snell 3 4 1 1 0 2 0 3.99

Pitches-strikes: C Zambrano 53-34; I Snell 42-28. Ground balls-fly balls: C
Zambrano 3-1; I Snell 4-3. Batters faced: C Zambrano 12; I Snell 13.

UMPIRES: HP--Sam Holbrook. 1B--Randy Marsh. 2B--Bob Davidson. 3B--Hunter
Wendelstedt.

Weather: 81 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 3 mph, out to right.</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at PITTSBURGH

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - CARLOS ZAMBRANO
PIT - IAN SNELL

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: C FLOYD (.286, 0-FOR-1)
M DEROSA (.289, 0-FOR-1)
J KENDALL (.285, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Doumit in right field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 1
PITTSBURGH 0 TOP, 4TH

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: C Floyd (.286, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: N McLouth in left field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 1
PITTSBURGH 0 TOP, 4TH

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: C Floyd (.286, 0-FOR-1)</div>