GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: SAN DIEGO (39-28) at CHICAGO CUBS (31-36)

NL: SAN DIEGO (39-28) at CHICAGO CUBS (31-36)

<h3>Padres' Maddux faces former team</h3>

<div class="pre">San Diego (39-28) at Chicago Cubs (31-36) 2:20 pm EDT</div>

CHICAGO (Ticker) - Greg Maddux starts against his former teamfor the second time this season when the San Diego Padres visitthe Chicago Cubs in the finale of a three-game series Sunday.

Maddux (5-3, 3.86 ERA), who spent nine-plus seasons with theCubs from 1986-92 and 2004-06, pitched here earlier this seasonand allowed three runs over five innings and did not get adecision in the Padres' 4-3 victory. The 41-year-old is 11-3with a 2.48 ERA in his career against the Cubs. With his nextwin, Maddux will have 339 for his career.

The Cubs counter with Rich Hill (5-4, 2.81), who has pitchedwell in his last four starts. During that span, the 6-5lefthander has just one win but has posted a 1.62 ERA over 272/3 innings. Hill's only other start against the Padres thisseason was forgettable as he allowed five runs, including fourhome runs, over six innings in a 5-1 defeat on May 22.

Saturday's meeting between the teams was eventful as Cubsrighthander Carlos Zambrano came close to pitching a no-hitter,but wound up taking the loss. Russell Branyan homered in the topof the ninth inning to give Padres to a 1-0 victory.

Zambrano's no-hit bid had been broken up an inning earlier whenMarcus Giles singled with one out in the eighth inning. Thegame also featured a benches-clearing brawl in the bottom of thefourth inning. The incident was touched off when Padres starterChris Young hit Cubs first baseman Derrek Lee with a pitch near hishead and surgically-repaired wrist. The two met near the firstbase line, and Lee threw a punch at the righthander, who in turnthrew a punch at Lee.

Both players were ejected as were Cubs hitting coach GeraldPerry and Padres righthander Jake Peavy.

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at CHICAGO CUBS

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

SAN DIEGO CHICAGO CUBS
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Marcus Giles 2B .267 3 24 Alfonso Soriano LF .295 11 23
Jose Cruz Jr LF .270 5 16 Felix Pie CF .248 2 13
Adrian Gonzalez 1B .287 13 47 Derrek Lee 1B .342 6 36
Mike Cameron CF .242 6 28 Michael Barrett C .252 9 28
Khalil Greene SS .225 7 34 Mark Derosa 3B .277 6 31
Hiram Bocachica RF .206 1 2 Jacque Jones RF .229 2 19
Chase Headley 3B .000 0 0 Mike Fontenot 2B .367 2 9
Rob Bowen C .256 1 10 Ryan Theriot SS .268 1 20
Greg Maddux RHP .050 0 0 Rich Hill LHP .071 0 2
(5-3, 3.86) (5-4, 2.81)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS
WARMUPS: SDG - GREG MADDUX (5-3, 3.86)
CHN - RICH HILL (5-4, 2.81)

UMPIRES: HP - PAUL NAUERT
1B - GERRY DAVIS
2B - BRIAN GORMAN
3B - MIKE EVERITT

WEATHER: 81 Degrees, sunny
WIND: 9 mph, in from right</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS
STARTING BATS: SDG - GREG MADDUX AND ROB BOWEN
CHN - RICH HILL AND MICHAEL BARRETT

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: M GILES (.267, 3 HR, 24 RBI)
J CRUZ JR (.270, 5 HR, 16 RBI)
A GONZALEZ (.287, 13 HR, 47 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY MIKE CAMERON (7) TO LEFT CENTER WITH 2
OUT IN THE 1ST OFF RICH HILL SCORED ADRIAN GONZALEZ.
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 2, CHICAGO CUBS 0

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: K GREENE (.225, 7 HR, 34 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at CHICAGO CUBS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - GREG MADDUX
CHN - RICH HILL

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: A SORIANO (.295, 11 HR, 23 RBI)
F PIE (.248, 2 HR, 13 RBI)
D LEE (.342, 6 HR, 36 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">SAN DIEGO (2) VS CHICAGO CUBS (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Giles 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
J Cruz Jr lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
A Gonzalez 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .290
M Cameron cf 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .245
K Greene ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224
H Bocachica rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206
C Headley 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Bowen c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
G Maddux p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .050

Totals 5 2 2 2 0 0 0

BATTING: 2B - A Gonzalez (19, R Hill). HR - M Cameron (7, 1st inning off R Hill
1 on, 2 Out). RBI - M Cameron 2 (30). 2-out RBI - M Cameron 2. Team LOB - 0.


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
F Pie cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
D Lee 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .342
M Barrett c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
M DeRosa 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
J Jones rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
M Fontenot 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .367
R Theriot ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
R Hill p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .071

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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SAN DIEGO - 2 -- 2
CHICAGO CUBS - -- 0
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SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
G Maddux 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.86

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
R Hill 1 2 2 2 0 0 1 2.99

Pitches-strikes: R Hill 17-9. Ground balls-fly balls: R Hill 0-3. Batters
faced: R Hill 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Paul Nauert. 1B--Gerry Davis. 2B--Brian Gorman. 3B--Mike
Everitt.

Weather: 79 degrees, sunny. Wind: 9 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS
CONFIRMED STARTERS: SDG - GREG MADDUX
CHN - RICH HILL</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at CHICAGO CUBS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - GREG MADDUX
CHN - RICH HILL

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: H BOCACHICA (.206, 1 HR, 2 RBI)
C HEADLEY (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
R BOWEN (.256, 1 HR, 10 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">SAN DIEGO (2) VS CHICAGO CUBS (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Giles 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
J Cruz Jr lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
A Gonzalez 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .290
M Cameron cf 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .245
K Greene ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224
H Bocachica rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206
C Headley 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Bowen c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
G Maddux p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .050

Totals 5 2 2 2 0 0 0

BATTING: 2B - A Gonzalez (19, R Hill). HR - M Cameron (7, 1st inning off R Hill
1 on, 2 Out). RBI - M Cameron 2 (30). 2-out RBI - M Cameron 2. Team LOB - 0.


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
F Pie cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .255
D Lee 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .340
M Barrett c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .251
M DeRosa 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
J Jones rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
M Fontenot 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .367
R Theriot ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
R Hill p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .071

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 0 2

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Barrett 1. Team LOB - 1.


BASERUNNING: SB - F Pie (6, 2nd base off G Maddux/R Bowen).


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SAN DIEGO - 2 -- 2
CHICAGO CUBS - 0 -- 0
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SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
G Maddux 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.81

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
R Hill 1 2 2 2 0 0 1 2.99

Pitches-strikes: G Maddux 14-8; R Hill 17-9. Ground balls-fly balls: G Maddux
1-2; R Hill 0-3. Batters faced: G Maddux 4; R Hill 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Paul Nauert. 1B--Gerry Davis. 2B--Brian Gorman. 3B--Mike
Everitt.

Weather: 79 degrees, sunny. Wind: 9 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at CHICAGO CUBS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - GREG MADDUX
CHN - RICH HILL

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: M DEROSA (.277, 6 HR, 31 RBI)
J JONES (.229, 2 HR, 19 RBI)
M FONTENOT (.367, 2 HR, 9 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at CHICAGO CUBS

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

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Giles 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
J Cruz Jr lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
A Gonzalez 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .290
M Cameron cf 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .245
K Greene ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224
H Bocachica rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
C Headley 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .167
R Bowen c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253
G Maddux p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .048

Totals 9 2 3 2 0 1 2

BATTING: 2B - A Gonzalez (19, R Hill). HR - M Cameron (7, 1st inning off R Hill
1 on, 2 Out). RBI - M Cameron 2 (30). 2-out RBI - M Cameron 2. Team LOB - 1.


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
F Pie cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .255
D Lee 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .340
M Barrett c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .251
M DeRosa 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
J Jones rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
M Fontenot 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .367
R Theriot ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
R Hill p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .071

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 0 2

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Barrett 1. Team LOB - 1.


BASERUNNING: SB - F Pie (6, 2nd base off G Maddux/R Bowen).


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SAN DIEGO - 20 -- 2
CHICAGO CUBS - 0 -- 0
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SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
G Maddux 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.81

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
R Hill 2 3 2 2 0 1 1 2.95

Pitches-strikes: G Maddux 14-8; R Hill 32-19. Ground balls-fly balls: G
Maddux 1-2; R Hill 1-4. Batters faced: G Maddux 4; R Hill 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Paul Nauert. 1B--Gerry Davis. 2B--Brian Gorman. 3B--Mike
Everitt.

Weather: 79 degrees, sunny. Wind: 9 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY RYAN THERIOT SCORED JACQUE JONES.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R THERIOT ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 2
CHICAGO CUBS 1 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: R HILL (.071, 0 HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at CHICAGO CUBS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - GREG MADDUX
CHN - RICH HILL

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: M GILES (.266, 0-FOR-1)
J CRUZ JR (.269, 0-FOR-1)
A GONZALEZ (.290, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at CHICAGO CUBS

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

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Giles 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
J Cruz Jr lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
A Gonzalez 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .290
M Cameron cf 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .245
K Greene ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224
H Bocachica rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
C Headley 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .167
R Bowen c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253
G Maddux p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .048

Totals 9 2 3 2 0 1 2

BATTING: 2B - A Gonzalez (19, R Hill). HR - M Cameron (7, 1st inning off R Hill
1 on, 2 Out). RBI - M Cameron 2 (30). 2-out RBI - M Cameron 2. Team LOB - 1.


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
F Pie cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .255
D Lee 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .340
M Barrett c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .251
M DeRosa 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
J Jones rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .233
M Fontenot 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .355
R Theriot ss 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .272
R Hill p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .069

Totals 9 1 3 1 0 0 3

BATTING: 2B - J Jones (10, G Maddux). RBI - R Theriot (21). 2-out RBI - R
Theriot. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Barrett 1. Team LOB - 2.


BASERUNNING: SB - F Pie (6, 2nd base off G Maddux/R Bowen).


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SAN DIEGO - 20 -- 2
CHICAGO CUBS - 01 -- 1
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SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
G Maddux 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 3.87

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
R Hill 2 3 2 2 0 1 1 2.95

Pitches-strikes: G Maddux 30-20; R Hill 32-19. Ground balls-fly balls: G
Maddux 4-2; R Hill 1-4. Batters faced: G Maddux 9; R Hill 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Paul Nauert. 1B--Gerry Davis. 2B--Brian Gorman. 3B--Mike
Everitt.

Weather: 79 degrees, sunny. Wind: 9 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY ADRIAN GONZALEZ (14) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT
IN THE 3RD OFF RICH HILL SCORED JOSE CRUZ JR.
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 4, CHICAGO CUBS 1

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: M CAMERON (.245, 1-FOR-1, HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY MIKE CAMERON (8) TO CENTER WITH 1 OUT IN
THE 3RD OFF RICH HILL.
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 5, CHICAGO CUBS 1

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: K GREENE (.224, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL SAN DIEGO AT CHICAGO CUBS
NOTE: THE HOME RUNS BY SAN DIEGO'S ADRIAN GONZALEZ AND MIKE
CAMERON IN THE THIRD INNING WERE HIT BACK-TO-BACK.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - GREG MADDUX
CHN - RICH HILL

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: A SORIANO (.294, 0-FOR-1)
F PIE (.255, 1-FOR-1)
D LEE (.340, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">SAN DIEGO (5) VS CHICAGO CUBS (1) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Giles 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
J Cruz Jr lf 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .269
A Gonzalez 1b 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 .293
M Cameron cf 2 2 2 3 0 0 0 .248
K Greene ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223
H Bocachica rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194
C Headley 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .167
R Bowen c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253
G Maddux p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .048

Totals 14 5 5 5 1 1 2

BATTING: 2B - A Gonzalez (19, R Hill). HR - M Cameron 2 (8, 1st inning off R
Hill 1 on, 2 Out, 3rd inning off R Hill 0 on, 1 Out), A Gonzalez (14, 3rd
inning off R Hill 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - M Cameron 3 (31), A Gonzalez 2 (49).
2-out RBI - M Cameron 2. Team LOB - 1.


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
F Pie cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .255
D Lee 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .340
M Barrett c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .251
M DeRosa 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
J Jones rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .233
M Fontenot 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .355
R Theriot ss 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .272
R Hill p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .069

Totals 9 1 3 1 0 0 3

BATTING: 2B - J Jones (10, G Maddux). RBI - R Theriot (21). 2-out RBI - R
Theriot. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Barrett 1. Team LOB - 2.


BASERUNNING: SB - F Pie (6, 2nd base off G Maddux/R Bowen).


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SAN DIEGO - 203 -- 5
CHICAGO CUBS - 01 -- 1
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SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
G Maddux 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 3.87

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
R Hill 3 5 5 5 1 1 3 3.22

Pitches-strikes: G Maddux 30-20; R Hill 52-32. Ground balls-fly balls: G
Maddux 4-2; R Hill 2-6. Batters faced: G Maddux 9; R Hill 15.

UMPIRES: HP--Paul Nauert. 1B--Gerry Davis. 2B--Brian Gorman. 3B--Mike
Everitt.

Weather: 79 degrees, sunny. Wind: 9 mph, right to left.</div>