GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: SAN FRANCISCO (38-51) at CHICAGO CUBS (47-43)

NL: SAN FRANCISCO (38-51) at CHICAGO CUBS (47-43)

<h3>Cubs look to remain hot against Giants</h3>

<div class="pre">San Francisco (38-51) at Chicago Cubs (47-43) 7:05 pm EDT</div>

CHICAGO (Ticker) - The Chicago Cubs look to continue theirrecent run of success when they open a four-game series with theSan Francisco Giants on Monday.


The Cubs have won three straight and 15 of 19 en route to a25-12 record since June 3.


Rich Hill (5-6, 3.81 ERA) gets the start for the Cubs, who havewon five of their last six series. Since going 3-1 with a 1.77ERA in April, the lefthander is 2-5 with a 4.88 ERA in 12starts.


Hill has not won since June 7, a span of five starts.

Barry Bonds, who has 751 home runs and is five shy of breakingHank Aaron's all-time mark, is hitless in two career at-batsagainst Hill.


Bonds exploded after Sunday's 5-3 loss in which he went 0-for-5and extended his hitless streak to a career-worst 20 at-bats. Hehas been stuck on 751 home runs since July 3.


"It's an embarrassment for me to be wearing this (bleeping)uniform 'cause of the way I'm playing," Bonds said. "There,that's it. Now go away."


Mired in a four-game skid, the Giants counter with Tim Lincecum(4-2, 4.63), who is seeking his third win in as many starts.Over his last three outings, the 23-year-old righthander is 2-0with a 1.05 ERA.


This will be the Giants only appearance at Wrigley Field thisseason.

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CHICAGO CUBS

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

SAN FRANCISCO CHICAGO CUBS
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Dave Roberts CF .243 2 10 Alfonso Soriano LF .308 16 36
Omar Vizquel SS .242 2 22 Ryan Theriot SS .282 2 26
Randy Winn RF .286 6 31 Derrek Lee 1B .335 7 47
Ray Durham 2B .251 8 47 Aramis Ramirez 3B .313 15 56
Bengie Molina C .277 8 47 Daryle Ward RF .339 0 8
Rich Aurilia 1B .247 3 21 Mark Derosa 2B .297 7 49
Pedro Feliz 3B .235 12 37 Jacque Jones CF .232 2 21
Kevin Frandsen LF .259 1 14 Koyie Hill C .148 1 6
Tim Lincecum RHP .095 0 0 Rich Hill LHP .097 0 2
(4-2, 4.63) (5-6, 3.81)</div>

 

Re: NL: SAN FRANCISCO (38-51) at CHICAGO CUBS (47-...

Cubs are red hot....Lets keep this going and run down those Brewskies

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS
WARMUPS: SFO - TIM LINCECUM (4-2, 4.63)
CHN - RICH HILL (5-6, 3.81)

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

WEATHER: 81 Degrees, cloudy
WIND: 11 mph, in from center</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS
STARTING BATS: SFO - TIM LINCECUM AND BENGIE MOLINA
CHN - RICH HILL AND KOYIE HILL

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: D ROBERTS (.243, 2 HR, 10 RBI)
O VIZQUEL (.242, 2 HR, 22 RBI)
R WINN (.286, 6 HR, 31 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CHICAGO CUBS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - TIM LINCECUM
CHN - RICH HILL

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: A SORIANO (.308, 16 HR, 36 RBI)
R THERIOT (.282, 2 HR, 26 RBI)
D LEE (.335, 7 HR, 47 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CHICAGO CUBS

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

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .241
O Vizquel ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
R Winn rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
R Durham 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
B Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
R Aurilia 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
P Feliz 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
K Frandsen lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
T Lincecum p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .095

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
R Theriot ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
D Lee 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .335
A Ramirez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313
D Ward rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .339
M DeRosa 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
J Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
K Hill c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .148
R Hill p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .097

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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SAN FRANCISCO - 0 -- 0
CHICAGO CUBS - -- 0
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SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
T Lincecum 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.62

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
R Hill 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.77

Pitches-strikes: R Hill 12-9. Ground balls-fly balls: R Hill 1-1. Batters
faced: R Hill 3.

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

Weather: 77 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, in from center.</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS
CONFIRMED STARTERS: SFO - TIM LINCECUM
CHN - RICH HILL</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CHICAGO CUBS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - TIM LINCECUM
CHN - RICH HILL

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: R DURHAM (.251, 8 HR, 47 RBI)
B MOLINA (.277, 8 HR, 47 RBI)
R AURILIA (.247, 3 HR, 21 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CHICAGO CUBS

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

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .241
O Vizquel ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
R Winn rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
R Durham 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
B Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
R Aurilia 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
P Feliz 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
K Frandsen lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
T Lincecum p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .095

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (O Vizquel-R Durham-R Aurilia).


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .310
R Theriot ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .281
D Lee 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .334
A Ramirez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313
D Ward rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .339
M DeRosa 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
J Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
K Hill c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .148
R Hill p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .097

Totals 3 0 1 0 0 0 1

BATTING: GIDP - R Theriot. Team LOB - 0.


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SAN FRANCISCO - 0 -- 0
CHICAGO CUBS - 0 -- 0
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SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
T Lincecum 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.56

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
R Hill 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.77

Pitches-strikes: T Lincecum 8-5; R Hill 12-9. Ground balls-fly balls: T
Lincecum 3-0; R Hill 1-1. Batters faced: T Lincecum 3; R Hill 3.

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

Weather: 74 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 3 mph, in from center.</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CHICAGO CUBS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - TIM LINCECUM
CHN - RICH HILL

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: A RAMIREZ (.313, 15 HR, 56 RBI)
D WARD (.339, 0 HR, 8 RBI)
M DEROSA (.297, 7 HR, 49 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CHICAGO CUBS

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

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .241
O Vizquel ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
R Winn rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
R Durham 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
B Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
R Aurilia 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
P Feliz 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
K Frandsen lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
T Lincecum p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .095

Totals 6 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (O Vizquel-R Durham-R Aurilia).


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .310
R Theriot ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .281
D Lee 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .334
A Ramirez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313
D Ward rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .339
M DeRosa 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
J Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
K Hill c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .148
R Hill p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .097

Totals 3 0 1 0 0 0 1

BATTING: GIDP - R Theriot. Team LOB - 0.


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SAN FRANCISCO - 00 -- 0
CHICAGO CUBS - 0 -- 0
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SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
T Lincecum 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.56

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
R Hill 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.74

Pitches-strikes: T Lincecum 8-5; R Hill 22-14. Ground balls-fly balls: T
Lincecum 3-0; R Hill 3-2. Batters faced: T Lincecum 3; R Hill 6.

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

Weather: 74 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 3 mph, in from center.</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CHICAGO CUBS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - TIM LINCECUM
CHN - RICH HILL

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: P FELIZ (.235, 12 HR, 37 RBI)
K FRANDSEN (.259, 1 HR, 14 RBI)
T LINCECUM (.095, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CHICAGO CUBS

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

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .241
O Vizquel ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
R Winn rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
R Durham 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
B Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
R Aurilia 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
P Feliz 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
K Frandsen lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
T Lincecum p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .095

Totals 6 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (O Vizquel-R Durham-R Aurilia).


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .310
R Theriot ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .281
D Lee 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .334
A Ramirez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .312
D Ward rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333
M DeRosa 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .297
J Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .231
K Hill c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .148
R Hill p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .097

Totals 6 0 1 0 1 2 2

BATTING: GIDP - R Theriot. Team LOB - 1.


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SAN FRANCISCO - 00 -- 0
CHICAGO CUBS - 00 -- 0
----------------------------------------------------

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
T Lincecum 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 4.50

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
R Hill 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.74

Pitches-strikes: T Lincecum 32-19; R Hill 22-14. Ground balls-fly balls: T
Lincecum 4-0; R Hill 3-2. Batters faced: T Lincecum 7; R Hill 6.

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

Weather: 74 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 3 mph, in from center.</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CHICAGO CUBS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - TIM LINCECUM
CHN - RICH HILL

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: K HILL (.148, 1 HR, 6 RBI)
R HILL (.097, 0 HR, 2 RBI)
A SORIANO (.310, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CHICAGO CUBS

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

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .240
O Vizquel ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
R Winn rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
R Durham 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
B Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
R Aurilia 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
P Feliz 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .237
K Frandsen lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .257
T Lincecum p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .091

Totals 10 0 1 0 0 1 3

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (O Vizquel-R Durham-R Aurilia).


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .310
R Theriot ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .281
D Lee 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .334
A Ramirez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .312
D Ward rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333
M DeRosa 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .297
J Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .231
K Hill c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .148
R Hill p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .097

Totals 6 0 1 0 1 2 2

BATTING: GIDP - R Theriot. Team LOB - 1.


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SAN FRANCISCO - 000 -- 0
CHICAGO CUBS - 00 -- 0
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SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
T Lincecum 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 4.50

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
R Hill 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.70

Pitches-strikes: T Lincecum 32-19; R Hill 33-23. Ground balls-fly balls: T
Lincecum 4-0; R Hill 4-4. Batters faced: T Lincecum 7; R Hill 10.

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

Weather: 74 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 3 mph, in from center.</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY KOYIE HILL (2) TO RIGHT WITH 0 OUT IN THE
3RD OFF TIM LINCECUM.
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 0, CHICAGO CUBS 1

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: R HILL (.097, 0 HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CHICAGO CUBS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - TIM LINCECUM
CHN - RICH HILL

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: O VIZQUEL (.241, 0-FOR-1)
R WINN (.285, 0-FOR-1)
R DURHAM (.250, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CHICAGO CUBS

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

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .240
O Vizquel ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
R Winn rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
R Durham 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
B Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
R Aurilia 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
P Feliz 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .237
K Frandsen lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .257
T Lincecum p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .091

Totals 10 0 1 0 0 1 3

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (O Vizquel-R Durham-R Aurilia).


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .309
R Theriot ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .280
D Lee 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .334
A Ramirez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .312
D Ward rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333
M DeRosa 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .297
J Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .231
K Hill c 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .161
R Hill p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .094

Totals 10 1 2 1 1 3 2

BATTING: HR - K Hill (2, 3rd inning off T Lincecum 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - K Hill
(7). GIDP - R Theriot. Team LOB - 1.


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SAN FRANCISCO - 000 -- 0
CHICAGO CUBS - 001 -- 1
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SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
T Lincecum 3 2 1 1 1 3 1 4.56

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
R Hill 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.70

Pitches-strikes: T Lincecum 47-29; R Hill 33-23. Ground balls-fly balls: T
Lincecum 5-1; R Hill 4-4. Batters faced: T Lincecum 11; R Hill 10.

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

Weather: 74 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 3 mph, in from center.</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CHICAGO CUBS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - TIM LINCECUM
CHN - RICH HILL

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: D LEE (.334, 0-FOR-1)
A RAMIREZ (.312, 0-FOR-1)
D WARD (.333, 0-FOR-1)</div>