GAME THREAD: NL: CHICAGO CUBS (27-33) at ATLANTA (34-29)

NL: CHICAGO CUBS (27-33) at ATLANTA (34-29)

<h3>Braves try for series split without Smotlz</h3>



Chicago Cubs (27-33) at Atlanta (34-29), 8:05 pm EDT

ATLANTA (Ticker) - The Atlanta Braves ended a losing skid butwill have to keep it up without pitching ace John Smoltz.

The Braves hope for a series split when they take on the ChicagoCubs on Sunday.

Atlanta defeated Chicago, 9-5, on Saturday, snapping aseason-high four game losing streak. However the club announcedthat Smoltz, who was scheduled to go Sunday, would be pushedback to next Friday. The 40-year-old veteran injured his rightshoulder against Milwaukee on May 29, and is being skipped overas a precautionary measure.

In his place will be Buddy Carlyle (1-1, 4.50 ERA) who wasrecalled from Class AAA Richmond. The 29-year-old righthanderallowed a run and a hit in seven innings in a 3-1 victory overFlorida on Tuesday. However, he was optioned to the minorsafter that contest because the Braves needed another arm for thebullpen.

Atlanta, which has just two wins in its last eight games, againfaces Chicago, winners of three of four and five of seven.

The Cubs send Ted Lilly (4-4, 3.99) to the mound. Lilly haslost two straight and is winless in his last three starts. Thelefthander, who has allowed at least five runs in each of hislast three, was tagged for six and eight hits in a 7-5 loss toMilwaukee on Tuesday. Three of the hits the 31-year oldsurrendered were homers.

Left fielder Alfonso Soriano, who had four hits, including threehomers in Friday's 9-1 victory, was 0-for-4 with two strikeoutson Saturday.

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ATLANTA

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

CHICAGO CUBS ATLANTA
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Alfonso Soriano LF .320 10 21 Kelly Johnson 2B .285 7 34
Felix Pie CF .288 2 12 Yunel Escobar 3B .314 1 3
Derrek Lee 1B .338 6 35 Edgar Renteria SS .322 9 33
Michael Barrett C .246 8 26 Andruw Jones CF .225 11 42
Jacque Jones RF .236 2 19 Jeff Francoeur RF .283 7 43
Mark Derosa 3B .263 6 31 Matt Diaz LF .331 4 14
Mike Fontenot 2B .333 0 1 Jarrod Saltalamacc C .275 2 7
Cesar Izturis SS .245 0 6 Scott Thorman 1B .222 6 25
Ted Lilly LHP .115 0 1 Buddy Carlyle RHP .000 0 0
(4-4, 3.99) (1-1, 4.50)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA
WARMUPS: CHN - TED LILLY (4-4, 3.99)
ATL - BUDDY CARLYLE (1-1, 4.50)

UMPIRES: HP - JIM WOLF
1B - ADRIAN JOHNSON
2B - JIM JOYCE
3B - TIM TSCHIDA

WEATHER: 90 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 7 mph, left to right</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA
STARTING BATS: CHN - TED LILLY AND MICHAEL BARRETT
ATL - BUDDY CARLYLE AND JARROD SALTALAMACCHIA

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: A SORIANO (.320, 10 HR, 21 RBI)
F PIE (.288, 2 HR, 12 RBI)
D LEE (.338, 6 HR, 35 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ATLANTA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - TED LILLY
ATL - BUDDY CARLYLE

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: K JOHNSON (.285, 7 HR, 34 RBI)
Y ESCOBAR (.314, 1 HR, 3 RBI)
E RENTERIA (.322, 9 HR, 33 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ATLANTA

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

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319
F Pie cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
D Lee 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .336
M Barrett c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .245
J Jones rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236
M DeRosa 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
M Fontenot 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
C Izturis ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
T Lilly p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .115

Totals 4 0 0 0 0 1 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Johnson 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
Y Escobar 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .314
E Renteria ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .322
A Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225
J Francoeur rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
M Diaz lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .331
J Saltalamacchia c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
S Thorman 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
B Carlyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: E - Y Escobar (2, ground ball).


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CHICAGO CUBS - 0 -- 0
ATLANTA - -- 0
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Lilly 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.99

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Carlyle 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.15

Pitches-strikes: B Carlyle 17-13. Ground balls-fly balls: B Carlyle 0-2.
Batters faced: B Carlyle 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Jim Wolf. 1B--Adrian Johnson. 2B--Jim Joyce. 3B--Tim Tschida.

Weather: 90 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA
CONFIRMED STARTERS: CHN - TED LILLY
ATL - BUDDY CARLYLE</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - PITCHING CHANGE
CHN: CARLOS MARMOL (1-0, 0.00) IN THE 1ST
SITUATION: NO RUNS IN, E RENTERIA ON FIRST, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 0, ATLANTA 0

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: A JONES (.225, 11 HR, 42 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: C Marmol relieved T Lilly.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, E RENTERIA ON FIRST, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 0
ATLANTA 0 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: A Jones (.225, 0-FOR-0)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ATLANTA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - CARLOS MARMOL
ATL - BUDDY CARLYLE

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: J JONES (.236, 2 HR, 19 RBI)
M DEROSA (.263, 6 HR, 31 RBI)
M FONTENOT (.333, 0 HR, 1 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ATLANTA

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

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319
F Pie cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
D Lee 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .336
M Barrett c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .245
J Jones rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236
M DeRosa 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
M Fontenot 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
C Izturis ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
T Lilly p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .115
C Marmol p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 4 0 0 0 0 1 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Johnson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .284
Y Escobar 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .306
E Renteria ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .322
A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .224
J Francoeur rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
M Diaz lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .331
J Saltalamacchia c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
S Thorman 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
B Carlyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 2 1

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

BASERUNNING: SB - E Renteria (4, 2nd base off C Marmol/M Barrett).

FIELDING: E - Y Escobar (2, ground ball).


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CHICAGO CUBS - 0 -- 0
ATLANTA - 0 -- 0
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Lilly 2/3 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.96
C Marmol 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Carlyle 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.15

HBP - E Renteria (by T Lilly). Pitches-strikes: T Lilly 10-6; C Marmol 5-3; B
Carlyle 17-13. Ground balls-fly balls: T Lilly 0-0; C Marmol 1-0; B Carlyle
0-2. Batters faced: T Lilly 3; C Marmol 1; B Carlyle 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Jim Wolf. 1B--Adrian Johnson. 2B--Jim Joyce. 3B--Tim Tschida.
EJECTIONS: CHICAGO CUBS' Lilly by Wolf (1st).
Weather: 90 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, left to right.</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL CHICAGO CUBS AT ATLANTA
NOTE: CHICAGO PITCHER TED LILLY HAS BEEN EJECTED BY HOME
PLATE UMPIRE JIM WOLF IN THE BOTTOM OF THE FIRST INNING FOR ARGUING
WITH WOLF AFTER A WARNING HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR HITTING ATLANTA'S EDGAR
RENTERIA WITH A PITCH.</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ATLANTA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - CARLOS MARMOL
ATL - BUDDY CARLYLE

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: J FRANCOEUR (.283, 7 HR, 43 RBI)
M DIAZ (.331, 4 HR, 14 RBI)
J SALTALAMACCHIA (.275, 2 HR, 7 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ATLANTA

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

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319
F Pie cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
D Lee 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .336
M Barrett c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .245
J Jones rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
M DeRosa 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
M Fontenot 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286
C Izturis ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
T Lilly p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .115
C Marmol p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 7 0 0 0 0 2 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Johnson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .284
Y Escobar 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .306
E Renteria ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .322
A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .224
J Francoeur rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
M Diaz lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .331
J Saltalamacchia c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
S Thorman 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
B Carlyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 2 1

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

BASERUNNING: SB - E Renteria (4, 2nd base off C Marmol/M Barrett).

FIELDING: E - Y Escobar (2, ground ball).


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CHICAGO CUBS - 00 -- 0
ATLANTA - 0 -- 0
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Lilly 2/3 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.96
C Marmol 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Carlyle 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.86

HBP - E Renteria (by T Lilly). Pitches-strikes: T Lilly 10-6; C Marmol 5-3; B
Carlyle 30-22. Ground balls-fly balls: T Lilly 0-0; C Marmol 1-0; B Carlyle
2-2. Batters faced: T Lilly 3; C Marmol 1; B Carlyle 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Jim Wolf. 1B--Adrian Johnson. 2B--Jim Joyce. 3B--Tim Tschida.
EJECTIONS: CHICAGO CUBS' Lilly by Wolf (1st).
Weather: 90 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, left to right.</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ATLANTA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - CARLOS MARMOL
ATL - BUDDY CARLYLE

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: C IZTURIS (.245, 0 HR, 6 RBI)
C MARMOL (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
A SORIANO (.319, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ATLANTA

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

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319
F Pie cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
D Lee 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .336
M Barrett c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .245
J Jones rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
M DeRosa 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
M Fontenot 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286
C Izturis ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
T Lilly p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .115
C Marmol p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 7 0 0 0 0 2 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Johnson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .284
Y Escobar 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .306
E Renteria ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .322
A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .224
J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .282
M Diaz lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .328
J Saltalamacchia c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .288
S Thorman 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .220
B Carlyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 7 0 1 0 0 4 2

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

BASERUNNING: SB - E Renteria (4, 2nd base off C Marmol/M Barrett).

FIELDING: E - Y Escobar (2, ground ball).


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CHICAGO CUBS - 00 -- 0
ATLANTA - 00 -- 0
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Lilly 2/3 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.96
C Marmol 1 1/3 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.00

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Carlyle 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.86

HBP - E Renteria (by T Lilly). Pitches-strikes: T Lilly 10-6; C Marmol 19-13;
B Carlyle 30-22. Ground balls-fly balls: T Lilly 0-0; C Marmol 1-1; B Carlyle
2-2. Batters faced: T Lilly 3; C Marmol 5; B Carlyle 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Jim Wolf. 1B--Adrian Johnson. 2B--Jim Joyce. 3B--Tim Tschida.
EJECTIONS: CHICAGO CUBS' Lilly by Wolf (1st).
Weather: 90 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, left to right.</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ATLANTA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - CARLOS MARMOL
ATL - BUDDY CARLYLE

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: B CARLYLE (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
K JOHNSON (.284, 0-FOR-1)
Y ESCOBAR (.306, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ATLANTA

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

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .318
F Pie cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .280
D Lee 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .336
M Barrett c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .245
J Jones rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
M DeRosa 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
M Fontenot 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286
C Izturis ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
T Lilly p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .115
C Marmol p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 10 0 1 0 0 3 3

BATTING: S - C Marmol. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - F Pie 1. Team
LOB - 2.


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Johnson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .284
Y Escobar 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .306
E Renteria ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .322
A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .224
J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .282
M Diaz lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .328
J Saltalamacchia c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .288
S Thorman 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .220
B Carlyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 7 0 1 0 0 4 2

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

BASERUNNING: SB - E Renteria (4, 2nd base off C Marmol/M Barrett).

FIELDING: E - Y Escobar (2, ground ball).


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CHICAGO CUBS - 000 -- 0
ATLANTA - 00 -- 0
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Lilly 2/3 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.96
C Marmol 1 1/3 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.00

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Carlyle 3 1 0 0 0 3 0 3.60

HBP - E Renteria (by T Lilly). Pitches-strikes: T Lilly 10-6; C Marmol 19-13;
B Carlyle 44-32. Ground balls-fly balls: T Lilly 0-0; C Marmol 1-1; B Carlyle
4-2. Batters faced: T Lilly 3; C Marmol 5; B Carlyle 11.

UMPIRES: HP--Jim Wolf. 1B--Adrian Johnson. 2B--Jim Joyce. 3B--Tim Tschida.
EJECTIONS: CHICAGO CUBS' Lilly by Wolf (1st).
Weather: 90 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, left to right.</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY KELLY JOHNSON (8) TO RIGHT WITH 1 OUT IN
THE 3RD OFF CARLOS MARMOL.
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 0, ATLANTA 1

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: Y ESCOBAR (.306, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JEFF FRANCOEUR SCORED YUNEL ESCOBAR.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J FRANCOEUR ON FIRST, E RENTERIA ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 0
ATLANTA 2 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: M DIAZ (.328, 0-FOR-1)</div>