GAME THREAD: NL: CHICAGO CUBS (60-56) at COLORADO (60-56)

NL: CHICAGO CUBS (60-56) at COLORADO (60-56)

<h3>Cubs, Rockies wrap up their four-game series</h3>

Chicago Cubs (60-56) at Colorado (60-56), 3:05 pm EDT

DENVER (Ticker) - The Colorado Rockies will aim to even up theirfour-game series against the Chicago Cubs in Sunday's finale.

Colorado ended its two-game slide with Saturday's 15-2 setbackbehind Jamey Carroll, who delivered a pinch-hit grand slam inthe six inning to snap a 2-2 tie.


With the loss, Chicago falls 1 1/2 games behind the MilwaukeeBrewers (62-55) for first place in the National League Central.

The Rockies recalled Tim Harikkala (NR) from Class AAA ColoradoSprings to fill the void left by Jason Hirsh, who went on the15-day disable list with a fractured right fibula. Harikkalawas 1-0 with a lowly 0.84 in four games with Colorado Springs.

The 36-year-old righthander will be making his first trip to themajors since June 2005 as a member of the Oakland Athleticsagainst the New York Mets.


Chicago counters with Sean Marshall (5-6, 4.17 ERA), who hasbeen tagged in his last two outings. The righthander gave upfive runs and seven hits in 5 1/3 frames of a loss at Houston.

The 6-7 Marshall will be making his first career appearanceagainst Colorado, which was outscored 16-4 over the first twomeetings in this series.

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS (60-56) at COLORADO (60-56)

<h3>Cubs, Rockies wrap up their four-game series</h3>

Chicago Cubs (60-56) at Colorado (60-56), 3:05 pm EDT

DENVER (Ticker) - The Colorado Rockies will aim to even up theirfour-game series against the Chicago Cubs in Sunday's finale.

Colorado ended its two-game slide with Saturday's 15-2 setbackbehind Jamey Carroll, who delivered a pinch-hit grand slam inthe six inning to snap a 2-2 tie.


With the loss, Chicago falls 1 1/2 games behind the MilwaukeeBrewers (62-55) for first place in the National League Central.

The Rockies recalled Tim Harikkala (NR) from Class AAA ColoradoSprings to fill the void left by Jason Hirsh, who went on the15-day disabled list with a fractured right fibula. Harikkalawas 1-0 with a lowly 0.84 in four games with Colorado Springs.

The 36-year-old righthander will be making his first trip to themajors since June 2005 as a member of the Oakland Athleticsagainst the New York Mets.


Chicago counters with Sean Marshall (5-6, 4.17 ERA), who hasbeen tagged in his last two outings. The righthander gave upfive runs and seven hits in 5 1/3 frames of a loss at Houston.

The 6-7 Marshall will be making his first career appearanceagainst Colorado, which was outscored 16-4 over the first twomeetings in this series.

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at COLORADO

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

CHICAGO CUBS COLORADO
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Ryan Theriot SS .286 3 33 Kaz Matsui 2B .307 3 28
Jacque Jones RF .266 3 39 Troy Tulowitzki SS .285 14 58
Derrek Lee 1B .315 12 60 Matt Holliday LF .338 21 92
Matt Murton LF .270 4 13 Todd Helton 1B .300 11 66
Mark Derosa 3B .286 7 54 Garrett Atkins 3B .279 17 82
Mike Fontenot 2B .293 3 27 Ryan Spilborghs RF .338 10 43
Jason Kendall C .313 0 8 Clint Barmes CF .130 0 0
Felix Pie CF .222 2 18 Geronimo Gil C .000 0 0
Sean Marshall LHP .048 0 0 Tim Harikkala RHP .000 0 0
(5-6, 4.17) (NO RECORD)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO
WARMUPS: CHN - SEAN MARSHALL (5-6, 4.17)
COL - TIM HARIKKALA (NO RECORD)

UMPIRES: HP - CHRIS GUCCIONE
1B - ED MONTAGUE
2B - BILL MILLER
3B - MARVIN HUDSON

WEATHER: 89 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 4 mph, in from left</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO
STARTING BATS: CHN - SEAN MARSHALL AND JASON KENDALL
COL - TIM HARIKKALA AND GERONIMO GIL

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: R THERIOT (.286, 3 HR, 33 RBI)
J JONES (.266, 3 HR, 39 RBI)
D LEE (.315, 12 HR, 60 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at COLORADO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - SEAN MARSHALL
COL - TIM HARIKKALA

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: K MATSUI (.307, 3 HR, 28 RBI)
T TULOWITZKI (.285, 14 HR, 58 RBI)
M HOLLIDAY (.338, 21 HR, 92 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at COLORADO

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

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Theriot ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
J Jones rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .268
D Lee 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .315
M Murton lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .268
M DeRosa 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
M Fontenot 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
J Kendall c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313
F Pie cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
S Marshall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .048

Totals 3 0 1 0 1 0 2

BATTING: GIDP - M Murton. Team LOB - 1.


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Matsui 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307
T Tulowitzki ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
M Holliday lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .338
T Helton 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
G Atkins 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
R Spilborghs rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .338
C Barmes cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130
G Gil c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Harikkala p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (G Atkins-T Helton).


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CHICAGO CUBS - 0 -- 0
COLORADO - -- 0
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
S Marshall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.17

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
T Harikkala 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.00

Pitches-strikes: T Harikkala 16-9. Ground balls-fly balls: T Harikkala 2-1.
Batters faced: T Harikkala 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Chris Guccione. 1B--Ed Montague. 2B--Bill Miller. 3B--Marvin
Hudson.

Weather: 90 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 3 mph, out to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO
CONFIRMED STARTERS: CHN - SEAN MARSHALL
COL - TIM HARIKKALA</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at COLORADO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - SEAN MARSHALL
COL - TIM HARIKKALA

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: M DEROSA (.286, 7 HR, 54 RBI)
M FONTENOT (.293, 3 HR, 27 RBI)
J KENDALL (.313, 0 HR, 8 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at COLORADO

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

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Theriot ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
J Jones rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .268
D Lee 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .315
M Murton lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .268
M DeRosa 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
M Fontenot 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
J Kendall c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313
F Pie cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
S Marshall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .048

Totals 3 0 1 0 1 0 2

BATTING: GIDP - M Murton. Team LOB - 1.


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Matsui 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305
T Tulowitzki ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .284
M Holliday lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .338
T Helton 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .299
G Atkins 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
R Spilborghs rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .338
C Barmes cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130
G Gil c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Harikkala p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (G Atkins-T Helton).


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CHICAGO CUBS - 0 -- 0
COLORADO - 0 -- 0
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
S Marshall 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.12

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
T Harikkala 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.00

HBP - M Holliday (by S Marshall). Pitches-strikes: S Marshall 16-9; T
Harikkala 16-9. Ground balls-fly balls: S Marshall 0-2; T Harikkala 2-1.
Batters faced: S Marshall 4; T Harikkala 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Chris Guccione. 1B--Ed Montague. 2B--Bill Miller. 3B--Marvin
Hudson.

Weather: 90 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 3 mph, out to left.</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at COLORADO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - SEAN MARSHALL
COL - TIM HARIKKALA

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: G ATKINS (.279, 17 HR, 82 RBI)
R SPILBORGHS (.338, 10 HR, 43 RBI)
C BARMES (.130, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at COLORADO

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

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Theriot ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
J Jones rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .268
D Lee 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .315
M Murton lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .268
M DeRosa 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .288
M Fontenot 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .297
J Kendall c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .308
F Pie cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .221
S Marshall p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .045

Totals 8 0 3 0 1 1 8

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - S Marshall 1. GIDP - M
Murton. Team LOB - 3.


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Matsui 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305
T Tulowitzki ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .284
M Holliday lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .338
T Helton 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .299
G Atkins 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
R Spilborghs rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .338
C Barmes cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130
G Gil c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Harikkala p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (G Atkins-T Helton).


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CHICAGO CUBS - 00 -- 0
COLORADO - 0 -- 0
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
S Marshall 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.12

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
T Harikkala 2 3 0 0 1 1 0 0.00

HBP - M Holliday (by S Marshall). Pitches-strikes: S Marshall 16-9; T
Harikkala 31-18. Ground balls-fly balls: S Marshall 0-2; T Harikkala 3-2.
Batters faced: S Marshall 4; T Harikkala 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Chris Guccione. 1B--Ed Montague. 2B--Bill Miller. 3B--Marvin
Hudson.

Weather: 90 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 3 mph, out to left.</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY CLINT BARMES SCORED RYAN SPILBORGHS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C BARMES ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 0
COLORADO 1 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: G GIL (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY TIM HARIKKALA SCORED CLINT BARMES.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, T HARIKKALA ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 0
COLORADO 2 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: K MATSUI (.305, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at COLORADO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - SEAN MARSHALL
COL - TIM HARIKKALA

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: R THERIOT (.285, 0-FOR-1)
J JONES (.268, 1-FOR-1)
D LEE (.315, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at COLORADO

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

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Theriot ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
J Jones rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .268
D Lee 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .315
M Murton lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .268
M DeRosa 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .288
M Fontenot 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .297
J Kendall c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .308
F Pie cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .221
S Marshall p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .045

Totals 8 0 3 0 1 1 8

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - S Marshall 1. GIDP - M
Murton. Team LOB - 3.


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Matsui 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .304
T Tulowitzki ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .284
M Holliday lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .338
T Helton 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .299
G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
R Spilborghs rf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .338
C Barmes cf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .167
G Gil c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Harikkala p 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000

Totals 8 2 2 2 1 1 2

BATTING: 2B - C Barmes (3, S Marshall). RBI - C Barmes (1), T Harikkala (1).
2-out RBI - T Harikkala. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (G Atkins-T Helton).


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CHICAGO CUBS - 00 -- 0
COLORADO - 02 -- 2
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
S Marshall 2 2 2 2 1 1 0 4.29

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
T Harikkala 2 3 0 0 1 1 0 0.00

HBP - M Holliday (by S Marshall). Pitches-strikes: S Marshall 32-20; T
Harikkala 31-18. Ground balls-fly balls: S Marshall 1-4; T Harikkala 3-2.
Batters faced: S Marshall 10; T Harikkala 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Chris Guccione. 1B--Ed Montague. 2B--Bill Miller. 3B--Marvin
Hudson.

Weather: 90 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 3 mph, out to left.</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at COLORADO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - SEAN MARSHALL
COL - TIM HARIKKALA

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: T TULOWITZKI (.284, 0-FOR-1)
M HOLLIDAY (.338, 0-FOR-0, HBP)
T HELTON (.299, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">CHICAGO CUBS (0) VS COLORADO (2) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Theriot ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
J Jones rf 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .267
D Lee 1b 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 .317
M Murton lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .266
M DeRosa 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .288
M Fontenot 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .297
J Kendall c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .308
F Pie cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .221
S Marshall p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .045

Totals 12 0 4 0 1 2 10

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - S Marshall 1, M Murton 1.
GIDP - M Murton. Team LOB - 4.


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Matsui 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .304
T Tulowitzki ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .284
M Holliday lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .338
T Helton 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .299
G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
R Spilborghs rf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .338
C Barmes cf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .167
G Gil c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Harikkala p 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000

Totals 8 2 2 2 1 1 2

BATTING: 2B - C Barmes (3, S Marshall). RBI - C Barmes (1), T Harikkala (1).
2-out RBI - T Harikkala. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: PB - G Gil. DP: 1 (G Atkins-T Helton).


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CHICAGO CUBS - 000 -- 0
COLORADO - 02 -- 2
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
S Marshall 2 2 2 2 1 1 0 4.29

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
T Harikkala 3 4 0 0 1 2 0 0.00

HBP - M Holliday (by S Marshall). Pitches-strikes: S Marshall 32-20; T
Harikkala 42-24. Ground balls-fly balls: S Marshall 1-4; T Harikkala 4-3.
Batters faced: S Marshall 10; T Harikkala 13.

UMPIRES: HP--Chris Guccione. 1B--Ed Montague. 2B--Bill Miller. 3B--Marvin
Hudson.

Weather: 90 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 3 mph, out to left.</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at COLORADO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - SEAN MARSHALL
COL - TIM HARIKKALA

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: M DEROSA (.288, 1-FOR-1)
M FONTENOT (.297, 1-FOR-1)
J KENDALL (.308, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">CHICAGO CUBS (0) VS COLORADO (2) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Theriot ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
J Jones rf 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .267
D Lee 1b 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 .317
M Murton lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .266
M DeRosa 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .288
M Fontenot 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .297
J Kendall c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .308
F Pie cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .221
S Marshall p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .045

Totals 12 0 4 0 1 2 10

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - S Marshall 1, M Murton 1.
GIDP - M Murton. Team LOB - 4.


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Matsui 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .304
T Tulowitzki ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .284
M Holliday lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .339
T Helton 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .299
G Atkins 3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .280
R Spilborghs rf 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 .336
C Barmes cf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .167
G Gil c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Harikkala p 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000

Totals 13 2 4 2 1 1 5

BATTING: 2B - C Barmes (3, S Marshall). RBI - C Barmes (1), T Harikkala (1).
2-out RBI - T Harikkala. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Spilborghs
1. Team LOB - 4.

FIELDING: PB - G Gil. DP: 1 (G Atkins-T Helton).


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CHICAGO CUBS - 000 -- 0
COLORADO - 020 -- 2
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
S Marshall 3 4 2 2 1 1 0 4.24

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
T Harikkala 3 4 0 0 1 2 0 0.00

HBP - M Holliday (by S Marshall). Pitches-strikes: S Marshall 51-33; T
Harikkala 42-24. Ground balls-fly balls: S Marshall 2-6; T Harikkala 4-3.
Batters faced: S Marshall 15; T Harikkala 13.

UMPIRES: HP--Chris Guccione. 1B--Ed Montague. 2B--Bill Miller. 3B--Marvin
Hudson.

Weather: 90 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 3 mph, out to left.</div>