GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: FLORIDA (23-27) at CHICAGO CUBS (22-26)

NL: FLORIDA (23-27) at CHICAGO CUBS (22-26)

<h3>RHP Marshall takes mound as Cubs host Marlins</h3>



<div class="pre">Florida (23-27) at Chicago Cubs (22-26) 2:20 pm EDT</div>

CHICAGO (Ticker) - Sean Marshall gets the ball for Chicago Cubsas they open a three-game series with the Florida Marlins onMonday.

Chicago, which has lost six of its last 10 games, is coming offa 2-1 loss in 11 innings to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday.

The Cubs will look to Marshall (0-1, 2.57 ERA) to help them gettheir six-game homestand off on the right note.

Marshall, who was called up from Class AAA Iowa on Tuesday toreplace Angel Guzman, made his first start of the seasonWednesday against San Diego and was extremely impressive. Thelefthander allowed two runs and four hits with a career-higheight strikeouts but took the loss in a 2-1 setback.

As for Florida, they had been hot before getting swept by theNew York Mets over the weekend. The Marlins had won eight oftheir last 10 games, but were outscored 19-8 in the series.

Byung-Hun Kim (2-2, 7.02) makes his third start for Floridasince being acquired from Colorado. In his first two starts, Kimhas not fared well, yielding 11 runs in 10 2/3 innings. Therighthander allowed four runs in 5 1/3 inning with a career-highsix walks in a 8-7 loss to Philadelphia on Wednesday.

 

NL: FLORIDA at CHICAGO CUBS

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

FLORIDA CHICAGO CUBS
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Reggie Abercrombie CF .212 1 4 Alfonso Soriano LF .301 4 12
Dan Uggla 2B .256 9 28 Cliff Floyd RF .281 2 18
Hanley Ramirez SS .326 7 12 Derrek Lee 1B .357 3 28
Miguel Cabrera 3B .311 9 34 Aramis Ramirez 3B .294 12 36
Josh Willingham LF .269 6 31 Michael Barrett C .250 7 25
Jeremy Hermida RF .244 2 8 Jacque Jones CF .248 1 16
Jason Wood 1B .216 1 8 Mark Derosa 2B .246 5 21
Matt Treanor C .148 0 1 Ryan Theriot SS .279 0 15
Byung-Hyun Kim RHP .000 0 0 Sean Marshall LHP .000 0 0
(2-2, 7.02) (0-1, 2.57)</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS
WARMUPS: FLA - BYUNG-HYUN KIM (2-2, 7.02)
CHN - SEAN MARSHALL (0-1, 2.57)

UMPIRES: HP - LANCE BARKSDALE
1B - TIM WELKE
2B - JIM REYNOLDS
3B - GARY CEDERSTROM

WEATHER: 69 Degrees, cloudy
WIND: 7 mph, right to left</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS
STARTING BATS: FLA - BYUNG-HYUN KIM AND MATT TREANOR
CHN - SEAN MARSHALL AND MICHAEL BARRETT

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: R ABERCROMB (.206, 1 HR, 4 RBI)
D UGGLA (.256, 9 HR, 28 RBI)
H RAMIREZ (.326, 7 HR, 12 RBI)</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JOSH WILLINGHAM SCORED DAN UGGLA.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J WILLINGHAM ON FIRST, M CABRERA ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 1
CHICAGO CUBS 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: J HERMIDA (.244, 2 HR, 8 RBI)</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at CHICAGO CUBS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: FLA - BYUNG-HYUN KIM
CHN - SEAN MARSHALL

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: A SORIANO (.301, 4 HR, 12 RBI)
C FLOYD (.281, 2 HR, 18 RBI)
D LEE (.357, 3 HR, 28 RBI)</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at CHICAGO CUBS

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

FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Abercrombie cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206
D Uggla 2b 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .255
H Ramirez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .325
M Cabrera 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .315
J Willingham lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .273
J Hermida rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .239
J Wood 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216
M Treanor c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .148
B Kim p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 6 1 2 1 0 1 4

BATTING: RBI - J Willingham (32). 2-out RBI - J Willingham. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - J Hermida 1. Team LOB - 2.


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301
C Floyd rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
D Lee 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .357
A Ramirez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
M Barrett c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
J Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
M DeRosa 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
R Theriot ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
S Marshall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: E - S Marshall (1, bunt).


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FLORIDA - 1 -- 1
CHICAGO CUBS - -- 0
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FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Kim 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.02

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
S Marshall 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 2.25

Pitches-strikes: S Marshall 25-16. Ground balls-fly balls: S Marshall 1-1.
Batters faced: S Marshall 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Lance Barksdale. 1B--Tim Welke. 2B--Jim Reynolds. 3B--Gary
Cederstrom.

Weather: 69 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS
CONFIRMED STARTERS: FLA - BYUNG-HYUN KIM
CHN - SEAN MARSHALL</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at CHICAGO CUBS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: FLA - BYUNG-HYUN KIM
CHN - SEAN MARSHALL

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: J WOOD (.216, 1 HR, 8 RBI)
M TREANOR (.148, 0 HR, 1 RBI)
B KIM (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at CHICAGO CUBS

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

FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Abercrombie cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206
D Uggla 2b 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .255
H Ramirez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .325
M Cabrera 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .315
J Willingham lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .273
J Hermida rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .239
J Wood 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216
M Treanor c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .148
B Kim p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 6 1 2 1 0 1 4

BATTING: RBI - J Willingham (32). 2-out RBI - J Willingham. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - J Hermida 1. Team LOB - 2.


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
C Floyd rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .281
D Lee 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .355
A Ramirez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .292
M Barrett c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
J Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
M DeRosa 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
R Theriot ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
S Marshall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 3 0 0 0 1 1 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: E - S Marshall (1, bunt).


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FLORIDA - 1 -- 1
CHICAGO CUBS - 0 -- 0
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FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Kim 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 6.62

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
S Marshall 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 2.25

Pitches-strikes: B Kim 20-9; S Marshall 25-16. Ground balls-fly balls: B Kim
1-1; S Marshall 1-1. Batters faced: B Kim 4; S Marshall 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Lance Barksdale. 1B--Tim Welke. 2B--Jim Reynolds. 3B--Gary
Cederstrom.

Weather: 65 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at CHICAGO CUBS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: FLA - BYUNG-HYUN KIM
CHN - SEAN MARSHALL

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: M BARRETT (.250, 7 HR, 25 RBI)
J JONES (.248, 1 HR, 16 RBI)
M DEROSA (.246, 5 HR, 21 RBI)</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at CHICAGO CUBS

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

FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Abercrombie cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200
D Uggla 2b 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .255
H Ramirez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .325
M Cabrera 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .315
J Willingham lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .273
J Hermida rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .239
J Wood 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211
M Treanor c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .148
B Kim p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 8 1 2 1 1 1 5

BATTING: S - B Kim. RBI - J Willingham (32). 2-out RBI - J Willingham. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - R Abercrombie 1, J Hermida 1. Team LOB - 3.



CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
C Floyd rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .281
D Lee 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .355
A Ramirez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .292
M Barrett c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
J Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
M DeRosa 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
R Theriot ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
S Marshall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 3 0 0 0 1 1 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: E - S Marshall (1, bunt).


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FLORIDA - 10 -- 1
CHICAGO CUBS - 0 -- 0
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FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Kim 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 6.62

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
S Marshall 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 2.00

Pitches-strikes: B Kim 20-9; S Marshall 42-26. Ground balls-fly balls: B Kim
1-1; S Marshall 3-2. Batters faced: B Kim 4; S Marshall 10.

UMPIRES: HP--Lance Barksdale. 1B--Tim Welke. 2B--Jim Reynolds. 3B--Gary
Cederstrom.

Weather: 65 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at CHICAGO CUBS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: FLA - BYUNG-HYUN KIM
CHN - SEAN MARSHALL

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: D UGGLA (.255, 0-FOR-1)
H RAMIREZ (.325, 0-FOR-1)
M CABRERA (.315, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at CHICAGO CUBS

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

FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Abercrombie cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200
D Uggla 2b 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .255
H Ramirez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .325
M Cabrera 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .315
J Willingham lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .273
J Hermida rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .239
J Wood 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211
M Treanor c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .148
B Kim p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 8 1 2 1 1 1 5

BATTING: S - B Kim. RBI - J Willingham (32). 2-out RBI - J Willingham. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - R Abercrombie 1, J Hermida 1. Team LOB - 3.



CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
C Floyd rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .281
D Lee 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .355
A Ramirez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .292
M Barrett c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
J Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
M DeRosa 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .244
R Theriot ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
S Marshall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 6 0 0 0 1 2 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: E - S Marshall (1, bunt).


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FLORIDA - 10 -- 1
CHICAGO CUBS - 00 -- 0
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FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Kim 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 6.27

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
S Marshall 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 2.00

Pitches-strikes: B Kim 35-19; S Marshall 42-26. Ground balls-fly balls: B Kim
2-2; S Marshall 3-2. Batters faced: B Kim 7; S Marshall 10.

UMPIRES: HP--Lance Barksdale. 1B--Tim Welke. 2B--Jim Reynolds. 3B--Gary
Cederstrom.

Weather: 65 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at CHICAGO CUBS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: FLA - BYUNG-HYUN KIM
CHN - SEAN MARSHALL

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: R THERIOT (.279, 0 HR, 15 RBI)
S MARSHALL (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
A SORIANO (.299, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at CHICAGO CUBS

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

FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Abercrombie cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200
D Uggla 2b 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 .254
H Ramirez ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .323
M Cabrera 3b 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .313
J Willingham lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .273
J Hermida rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .239
J Wood 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211
M Treanor c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .148
B Kim p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 11 1 2 1 1 3 5

BATTING: S - B Kim. RBI - J Willingham (32). 2-out RBI - J Willingham. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - R Abercrombie 1, J Hermida 1. Team LOB - 3.



CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
C Floyd rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .281
D Lee 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .355
A Ramirez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .292
M Barrett c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
J Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
M DeRosa 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .244
R Theriot ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
S Marshall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 6 0 0 0 1 2 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: E - S Marshall (1, bunt).


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FLORIDA - 100 -- 1
CHICAGO CUBS - 00 -- 0
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FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Kim 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 6.27

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
S Marshall 3 2 1 0 1 3 0 1.80

Pitches-strikes: B Kim 35-19; S Marshall 54-34. Ground balls-fly balls: B Kim
2-2; S Marshall 3-3. Batters faced: B Kim 7; S Marshall 13.

UMPIRES: HP--Lance Barksdale. 1B--Tim Welke. 2B--Jim Reynolds. 3B--Gary
Cederstrom.

Weather: 65 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at CHICAGO CUBS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: FLA - BYUNG-HYUN KIM
CHN - SEAN MARSHALL

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: J WILLINGHAM (.273, 1-FOR-1, RBI)
J HERMIDA (.239, 0-FOR-1)
J WOOD (.211, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at CHICAGO CUBS

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

FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Abercrombie cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200
D Uggla 2b 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 .254
H Ramirez ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .323
M Cabrera 3b 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .313
J Willingham lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .273
J Hermida rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .239
J Wood 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211
M Treanor c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .148
B Kim p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 11 1 2 1 1 3 5

BATTING: S - B Kim. RBI - J Willingham (32). 2-out RBI - J Willingham. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - R Abercrombie 1, J Hermida 1. Team LOB - 3.


FIELDING: E - M Cabrera (11, ground ball).


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
C Floyd rf 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .289
D Lee 1b 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 .353
A Ramirez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .292
M Barrett c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
J Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
M DeRosa 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .244
R Theriot ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
S Marshall p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 11 0 1 0 1 3 4

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

FIELDING: E - S Marshall (1, bunt).


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FLORIDA - 100 -- 1
CHICAGO CUBS - 000 -- 0
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FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Kim 3 1 0 0 1 3 0 5.95

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
S Marshall 3 2 1 0 1 3 0 1.80

Pitches-strikes: B Kim 52-29; S Marshall 54-34. Ground balls-fly balls: B Kim
4-2; S Marshall 3-3. Batters faced: B Kim 12; S Marshall 13.

UMPIRES: HP--Lance Barksdale. 1B--Tim Welke. 2B--Jim Reynolds. 3B--Gary
Cederstrom.

Weather: 65 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
GROUND OUT BY JASON WOOD SCORED JOSH WILLINGHAM.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J HERMIDA ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 2
CHICAGO CUBS 0 TOP, 4TH

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: M TREANOR (.148, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at CHICAGO CUBS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: FLA - BYUNG-HYUN KIM
CHN - SEAN MARSHALL

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: A RAMIREZ (.292, 0-FOR-1)
M BARRETT (.248, 0-FOR-1)
J JONES (.247, 0-FOR-1)</div>