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

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: W Taveras hit for J Julio.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 3
COLORADO 6 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: W Taveras (.311, 2 HR, 22 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - RYAN DEMPSTER
COL - JORGE JULIO (OUT)

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: M FONTENOT (.299, 2-FOR-3)
J KENDALL (.313, 1-FOR-3, RBI)
F PIE (.218, 0-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">CHICAGO CUBS (3) VS COLORADO (6) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Theriot ss 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .286
J Jones rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .265
D Lee 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .315
M Murton lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .263
M DeRosa 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .288
M Fontenot 2b 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .299
J Kendall c 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .313
F Pie cf 3 0 0 1 0 2 2 .218
S Marshall p 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .087
K Wood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-E Patterson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
M Wuertz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Dempster p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 31 3 9 3 1 4 12

a-bunt grounded out to catcher for K Wood in the 7th.

BATTING: RBI - J Kendall (9), F Pie (19), R Theriot (34). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - S Marshall 1, M Murton 1. GIDP - M Murton, J Jones.
Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: E - J Kendall (1, throw).


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Matsui 2b 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 .303
T Tulowitzki ss 5 1 2 3 0 2 1 .286
M Holliday lf 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .339
T Helton 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .297
G Atkins 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .279
R Spilborghs rf 3 1 0 0 1 0 4 .331
C Barmes cf 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .160
a-C Sullivan ph-cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333
G Gil c 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .000
T Harikkala p 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000
M Herges p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-I Stewart ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333
L Hawkins p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Julio p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-W Taveras ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310

Totals 33 6 9 6 5 3 11

a-flied out to right for C Barmes in the 6th; b-doubled to deep right for M
Herges in the 6th; c-grounded to third for J Julio in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - C Barmes (3, S Marshall); M Holliday (40, S Marshall); I Stewart
(1, K Wood); T Tulowitzki (18, K Wood). HR - T Tulowitzki (15, 5th inning off S
Marshall 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - C Barmes (1), T Harikkala (1), T Tulowitzki 3
(61), M Holliday (93). 2-out RBI - T Harikkala. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - G Gil 1, T Helton 1, M Holliday 1, R Spilborghs 2. Team LOB -
9.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Sullivan (2, 2nd base off M Wuertz/J Kendall), K Matsui
(23, 2nd base off R Dempster/J Kendall).

FIELDING: PB - G Gil. DP: 2 (G Atkins-T Helton, K Matsui-T Tulowitzki-T
Helton).


----------------------------------------------------
CHICAGO CUBS - 000 300 00 -- 3
COLORADO - 020 013 00 -- 6
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CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
S Marshall 5 6 3 3 2 1 1 4.25
K Wood 1 2 3 3 2 0 0 5.79
M Wuertz 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.46
R Dempster 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.63

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
T Harikkala 3 1/3 9 3 3 1 2 0 8.10
M Herges 2 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.66
L Hawkins 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.55
J Julio 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.85

IBB - K Matsui (by K Wood). HBP - M Holliday (by S Marshall).
Pitches-strikes: S Marshall 84-54; K Wood 22-9; M Wuertz 17-12; R Dempster
17-7; T Harikkala 63-38; M Herges 22-16; L Hawkins 11-7; J Julio 14-10. Ground
balls-fly balls: S Marshall 6-8; K Wood 1-2; M Wuertz 1-1; R Dempster 2-0; T
Harikkala 5-3; M Herges 5-2; L Hawkins 3-0; J Julio 2-0. Batters faced: S
Marshall 24; K Wood 7; M Wuertz 4; R Dempster 4; T Harikkala 19; M Herges 7; L
Hawkins 3; J Julio 3.

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 - PITCHING CHANGE
COL: MANNY CORPAS (3-2, 2.32) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 3, COLORADO 6

DUE UP FOR CHCUBS: M FONTENOT (.299, 2-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: M Corpas relieved J Julio.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 3
COLORADO 6 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: M Fontenot (.299, 2-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: D Ward hit for R Dempster.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, F PIE ON FIRST, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 3
COLORADO 6 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: D Ward (.333, 0 HR, 8 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at COLORADO

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

BATTERIES: CHN - SEAN MARSHALL, KERRY WOOD (6TH), MIKE WUERTZ (7TH), RYAN
DEMPSTER (8TH) AND JASON KENDALL

COL - TIM HARIKKALA, MATT HERGES (4TH), LATROY HAWKINS
(7TH), JORGE JULIO (8TH), MANNY CORPAS (9TH) AND GERONIMO GIL

HOME RUNS: CHN - NONE

COL - TROY TULOWITZKI (15) OFF SEAN MARSHALL IN THE 5TH, 0 ON</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at COLORADO

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

BATTERIES: CHN - SEAN MARSHALL, KERRY WOOD (6TH), MIKE WUERTZ (7TH), RYAN
DEMPSTER (8TH) AND JASON KENDALL

COL - TIM HARIKKALA, MATT HERGES (4TH), LATROY HAWKINS
(7TH), JORGE JULIO (8TH), MANNY CORPAS (9TH) AND GERONIMO GIL


WP - MATT HERGES (1-0)
LP - KERRY WOOD (0-1)
SAVE - MANNY CORPAS (9)

HOME RUNS: CHN - NONE

COL - TROY TULOWITZKI (15) OFF SEAN MARSHALL IN THE 5TH, 0 ON


TIME: 2:38 ATT: 39,176

PROBABLES: COL - JEFF FRANCIS (13-5, 4.06)
SDG - GREG MADDUX (7-9, 4.15)

PROBABLES: CIN - AARON HARANG (11-3, 3.37)
CHN - CARLOS ZAMBRANO (14-8, 3.69)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">CHICAGO CUBS (3) VS COLORADO (6) - FINAL

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Theriot ss 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .286
J Jones rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .265
D Lee 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .315
M Murton lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .263
M DeRosa 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .288
M Fontenot 2b 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .297
J Kendall c 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .313
F Pie cf 4 0 0 1 0 2 3 .217
S Marshall p 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .087
K Wood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-E Patterson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
M Wuertz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Dempster p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-D Ward ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .328

Totals 34 3 9 3 2 5 14

a-bunt grounded out to catcher for K Wood in the 7th; b-flied out to center
for R Dempster in the 9th.

BATTING: RBI - J Kendall (9), F Pie (19), R Theriot (34). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - S Marshall 1, M Murton 1. GIDP - M Murton, J Jones.
Team LOB - 6.

FIELDING: E - J Kendall (1, throw).


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Matsui 2b 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 .303
T Tulowitzki ss 5 1 2 3 0 2 1 .286
M Holliday lf 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .339
T Helton 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .297
G Atkins 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .279
R Spilborghs rf 3 1 0 0 1 0 4 .331
C Barmes cf 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .160
a-C Sullivan ph-cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333
G Gil c 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .000
T Harikkala p 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000
M Herges p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-I Stewart ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333
L Hawkins p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Julio p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-W Taveras ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310
M Corpas p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 33 6 9 6 5 3 11

a-flied out to right for C Barmes in the 6th; b-doubled to deep right for M
Herges in the 6th; c-grounded to third for J Julio in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - C Barmes (3, S Marshall); M Holliday (40, S Marshall); I Stewart
(1, K Wood); T Tulowitzki (18, K Wood). HR - T Tulowitzki (15, 5th inning off S
Marshall 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - C Barmes (1), T Harikkala (1), T Tulowitzki 3
(61), M Holliday (93). 2-out RBI - T Harikkala. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - G Gil 1, T Helton 1, M Holliday 1, R Spilborghs 2. Team LOB -
9.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Sullivan (2, 2nd base off M Wuertz/J Kendall), K Matsui
(23, 2nd base off R Dempster/J Kendall).

FIELDING: PB - G Gil. DP: 2 (G Atkins-T Helton, K Matsui-T Tulowitzki-T
Helton).


----------------------------------------------------
CHICAGO CUBS - 000 300 000 -- 3
COLORADO - 020 013 00x -- 6
----------------------------------------------------

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
S Marshall 5 6 3 3 2 1 1 4.25
K Wood (L, 0-1) 1 2 3 3 2 0 0 5.79
M Wuertz 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.46
R Dempster 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.63

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
T Harikkala 3 1/3 9 3 3 1 2 0 8.10
M Herges (W, 1-0) 2 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.66
L Hawkins (H, 8) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.55
J Julio (H, 12) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.85
M Corpas (S, 9) 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.28

IBB - K Matsui (by K Wood). HBP - M Holliday (by S Marshall).
Pitches-strikes: S Marshall 84-54; K Wood 22-9; M Wuertz 17-12; R Dempster
17-7; T Harikkala 63-38; M Herges 22-16; L Hawkins 11-7; J Julio 14-10; M
Corpas 14-9. Ground balls-fly balls: S Marshall 6-8; K Wood 1-2; M Wuertz 1-1;
R Dempster 2-0; T Harikkala 5-3; M Herges 5-2; L Hawkins 3-0; J Julio 2-0; M
Corpas 1-1. Batters faced: S Marshall 24; K Wood 7; M Wuertz 4; R Dempster 4; T
Harikkala 19; M Herges 7; L Hawkins 3; J Julio 3; M Corpas 4.

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

T--2:38. Att--39,176.
Weather: 90 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 3 mph, out to
left.</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
CHICAGO CUBS 3
COLORADO 6 FINAL</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
CHICAGO CUBS (3) AT COLORADO (6) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Chicago Cubs Starting Lineups -- R Theriot SS, J Jones RF, D Lee 1B,
M Murton LF, M DeRosa 3B, M Fontenot 2B, J Kendall C, F Pie CF, S Marshall LHP.

Colorado Starting Lineups -- K Matsui 2B, T Tulowitzki SS, M Holliday LF,
T Helton 1B, G Atkins 3B, R Spilborghs RF, C Barmes CF, G Gil C, T Harikkala RHP.

Umpires -- Chris Guccione (HP), Ed Montague (1B), Bill Miller (2B), Marvin
Hudson (3B).

Gametime Weather: 90 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind out to left at 3 mph.


CHICAGO CUBS 1ST: R Theriot lined out to shortstop. J Jones singled to
center. D Lee walked, J Jones to second. M Murton grounded into double play,
third to first, J Jones out at third.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 0,
COLORADO 0.

COLORADO 1ST: K Matsui lined out to shortstop. T Tulowitzki struck out
looking. M Holliday hit by pitch. T Helton flied out to center. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 0, COLORADO 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 2ND: M DeRosa singled to left. M Fontenot singled to right,
M DeRosa to second. J Kendall popped out to shortstop. F Pie struck out
looking. S Marshall grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
CHICAGO CUBS 0, COLORADO 0.

COLORADO 2ND: G Atkins popped out to shortstop. R Spilborghs walked.
C Barmes doubled to deep left, R Spilborghs scored. G Gil grounded out to
pitcher, C Barmes to third. T Harikkala reached on infield single to second,
C Barmes scored. K Matsui flied out to right. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
CHICAGO CUBS 0, COLORADO 2.

CHICAGO CUBS 3RD: R Theriot grounded out to catcher, R Theriot out at
first. J Jones struck out swinging. D Lee singled to center. D Lee to second
on passed ball by G Gil. M Murton popped out to third. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0
Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 0, COLORADO 2.

COLORADO 3RD: T Tulowitzki flied out to right. M Holliday singled to
center. T Helton flied out to right. G Atkins singled to left center,
M Holliday to second. R Spilborghs grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 0, COLORADO 2.

CHICAGO CUBS 4TH: M DeRosa singled to left. M Fontenot singled to center,
M DeRosa to second. J Kendall singled to left, M DeRosa scored, M Fontenot to
third. F Pie grounded out to first, M Fontenot scored, J Kendall to second.
S Marshall singled to left, J Kendall to third. R Theriot singled to right,
J Kendall scored, S Marshall to second. M Herges relieved T Harikkala. J Jones
grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, R Theriot out at
second.(3 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 3, COLORADO 2.

COLORADO 4TH: C Barmes flied out to left. G Gil grounded out to second.
M Herges grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 3,
COLORADO 2.

CHICAGO CUBS 5TH: D Lee grounded out to shortstop. M Murton flied out to
left. M DeRosa grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
CHICAGO CUBS 3, COLORADO 2.

COLORADO 5TH: K Matsui flied out to right. T Tulowitzki homered to left.
M Holliday doubled to right center. T Helton grounded out to first, M Holliday
to third. G Atkins walked. R Spilborghs grounded into fielder's choice to
shortstop, G Atkins out at second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 3,
COLORADO 3.

CHICAGO CUBS 6TH: M Fontenot grounded out to shortstop. J Kendall lined
out to left. F Pie struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
CHICAGO CUBS 3, COLORADO 3.

COLORADO 6TH: K Wood relieved S Marshall. C Sullivan hit for C Barmes.
C Sullivan flied out to right. G Gil walked. I Stewart hit for M Herges.
I Stewart doubled to deep right, G Gil to third. K Matsui intentionally walked.
T Tulowitzki doubled to deep right, G Gil and I Stewart scored, K Matsui to
third. M Holliday grounded out to shortstop, K Matsui scored, T Tulowitzki to
third. T Helton fouled out to second. (3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 3,
COLORADO 6.

CHICAGO CUBS 7TH: C Sullivan in center field. L Hawkins relieved M Herges.
E Patterson hit for K Wood. E Patterson bunt grounded out to catcher.
R Theriot grounded out to second. J Jones grounded out to second. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 3, COLORADO 6.

COLORADO 7TH: M Wuertz relieved K Wood. G Atkins flied out to center.
R Spilborghs grounded out to shortstop. C Sullivan singled to center.
C Sullivan stole second, C Sullivan safe at third on throwing error by catcher
J Kendall. G Gil struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error) CHICAGO CUBS 3,
COLORADO 6.

CHICAGO CUBS 8TH: J Julio relieved L Hawkins. D Lee grounded out to
shortstop. M Murton struck out swinging. M DeRosa grounded out to third.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 3, COLORADO 6.

COLORADO 8TH: R Dempster relieved M Wuertz. W Taveras hit for J Julio.
W Taveras grounded out to third. K Matsui walked. K Matsui stole second.
T Tulowitzki struck out swinging. M Holliday grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 3, COLORADO 6.

CHICAGO CUBS 9TH: M Corpas relieved J Julio. M Fontenot struck out
swinging. J Kendall walked. F Pie grounded into fielder's choice to first,
J Kendall out at second. D Ward hit for R Dempster. D Ward flied out to center.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 3, COLORADO 6.</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
CHICAGO CUBS (3) AT COLORADO (6) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

COLORADO 2ND: G Atkins popped out to shortstop. R Spilborghs walked.
C Barmes doubled to deep left, R Spilborghs scored. G Gil grounded out to
pitcher, C Barmes to third. T Harikkala reached on infield single to second,
C Barmes scored. K Matsui flied out to right. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
CHICAGO CUBS 0, COLORADO 2.

CHICAGO CUBS 4TH: M DeRosa singled to left. M Fontenot singled to center,
M DeRosa to second. J Kendall singled to left, M DeRosa scored, M Fontenot to
third. F Pie grounded out to first, M Fontenot scored, J Kendall to second.
S Marshall singled to left, J Kendall to third. R Theriot singled to right,
J Kendall scored, S Marshall to second. M Herges relieved T Harikkala. J Jones
grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, R Theriot out at
second.(3 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 3, COLORADO 2.

COLORADO 5TH: K Matsui flied out to right. T Tulowitzki homered to left.
M Holliday doubled to right center. T Helton grounded out to first, M Holliday
to third. G Atkins walked. R Spilborghs grounded into fielder's choice to
shortstop, G Atkins out at second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 3,
COLORADO 3.

COLORADO 6TH: K Wood relieved S Marshall. C Sullivan hit for C Barmes.
C Sullivan flied out to right. G Gil walked. I Stewart hit for M Herges.
I Stewart doubled to deep right, G Gil to third. K Matsui intentionally walked.
T Tulowitzki doubled to deep right, G Gil and I Stewart scored, K Matsui to
third. M Holliday grounded out to shortstop, K Matsui scored, T Tulowitzki to
third. T Helton fouled out to second. (3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 3,
COLORADO 6.</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at COLORADO

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
CHICAGO CUBS (3) AT COLORADO (6) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

COLORADO 2ND: G Atkins popped out to shortstop. R Spilborghs walked.
C Barmes doubled to deep left, R Spilborghs scored. G Gil grounded out to
pitcher, C Barmes to third. T Harikkala reached on infield single to second,
C Barmes scored. K Matsui flied out to right. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
CHICAGO CUBS 0, COLORADO 2.

CHICAGO CUBS 4TH: M DeRosa singled to left. M Fontenot singled to center,
M DeRosa to second. J Kendall singled to left, M DeRosa scored, M Fontenot to
third. F Pie grounded out to first, M Fontenot scored, J Kendall to second.
S Marshall singled to left, J Kendall to third. R Theriot singled to right,
J Kendall scored, S Marshall to second. M Herges relieved T Harikkala. J Jones
grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, R Theriot out at
second.(3 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 3, COLORADO 2.

COLORADO 5TH: K Matsui flied out to right. T Tulowitzki homered to left.
M Holliday doubled to right center. T Helton grounded out to first, M Holliday
to third. G Atkins walked. R Spilborghs grounded into fielder's choice to
shortstop, G Atkins out at second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 3,
COLORADO 3.

COLORADO 6TH: K Wood relieved S Marshall. C Sullivan hit for C Barmes.
C Sullivan flied out to right. G Gil walked. I Stewart hit for M Herges.
I Stewart doubled to deep right, G Gil to third. K Matsui intentionally walked.
T Tulowitzki doubled to deep right, G Gil and I Stewart scored, K Matsui to
third. M Holliday grounded out to shortstop, K Matsui scored, T Tulowitzki to
third. T Helton fouled out to second. (3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 3,
COLORADO 6.</div>

 

Tulowitzki leads Rockies past Cubs

<h3>COLORADO 6, CHICAGO CUBS 3</h3>By Tony Desiere
PA SportsTicker Contributing writer


DENVER (Ticker) - Troy Tulowitzki drove in three runs and theColorado Rockies' bullpen was near-perfect in a 6-3 victory overthe Chicago Cubs on Sunday.


Tulowitzki tied the game at 3-3 with a solo home run off Cubsstarter Sean Marshall in the fifth inning. The hot-hittingshortstop then highlighted a three-run sixth with a two-rundouble to give the Rockies the lead for good.


While Rockies starter Tim Harikkala struggled, the Coloradobullpen was there to pick him up.


With the Rockies leading, 2-0, Harikkala ran into problems inthe fourth inning as he allowed back-to-back singles to MarkDeRosa and Mike Fontenot to open the inning. Jason Kendallfollowed with the team's third consecutive base hit, platingDeRosa from from second base.


Fontenot came home with the tying run moments later on agroundout by Felix Pie.


The parade of singles resumed as Marshall collected a base hitfollowed by an RBI single by Ryan Theriot to give the Cubs a 3-2lead.


Matt Herges replaced Harikkala and ended the threat when JacqueJones grounded into a 4-6-3 double play.


Herges (1-0) remained in the game to pitch a perfect fifth andsixth innings. LaTroy Hawkins tossed a perfect seventh andJorge Julio followed suit in the eighth.


Chicago finally got a baserunner in the ninth when Manny Corpaswalked Jason Kendall before nailing down his ninth save of theseason.


Harikkala, whose contract was purchased from Class AAA ColoradoSprings to take the spot of injured starter Jason Hirsch,allowed three runs, nine hits and one walk while striking outtwo in 3 1/3 innings.


Matt Holliday collected two hits and drove in a run forColorado, which knocked around Chicago reliever Kerry Wood inthe sixth.


After walking Geronimo Gil with one out, Wood gave up a doubleto Ian Stewart. He intentionally walked Kaz Matsui to load thebases before giving up the two-run double to Tulowitzki.

In his fourth relief appearance of the season, Wood allowedthree runs, two hits and two walks in his one inning.

Marshall pitched five innings, allowing three runs, six hits andtwo walks while striking out one in five innings.


With the win, the Rockies split the series with the Cubs.Chicago scored 16 runs in the first two games of the series butonly managed five in the final two.


The Rockies have not lost a home series since May 19.

 

Tulowitzki leads Rockies past Cubs

<h3>COLORADO 6, CHICAGO CUBS 3</h3>By Tony Desiere
PA SportsTicker Contributing writer


DENVER (Ticker) -- Troy Tulowitzki drove in three runs and theColorado Rockies' bullpen was near-perfect in a 6-3 victory overthe Chicago Cubs on Sunday.


Tulowitzki tied the game at 3-3 with a solo home run off Cubsstarter Sean Marshall in the fifth inning. The hot-hittingshortstop then highlighted a three-run sixth with a two-rundouble to give the Rockies the lead for good.


While Rockies starter Tim Harikkala struggled, the Coloradobullpen was there to pick him up.


"Almost perfect, 16 out of 17 they retired," said Rockiesmanager Clint Hurdle in reference to his bullpen. "All of themshowed up big. And Harikkala gave us what we needed. We neededsome innings."


With the Rockies leading, 2-0, Harikkala ran into problems inthe fourth inning as he allowed back-to-back singles to MarkDeRosa and Mike Fontenot to open the inning. Jason Kendallfollowed with the team's third consecutive base hit, platingDeRosa from from second base.


Fontenot came home with the tying run moments later on agroundout by Felix Pie.


The parade of singles resumed as Marshall collected a base hitfollowed by an RBI single by Ryan Theriot to give the Cubs a 3-2lead.


Matt Herges replaced Harikkala and ended the threat when JacqueJones grounded into a 4-6-3 double play.


"Jones is white hot," Herges said. "He's been killing us inthis series. I went up there thinking, 'He's not going tostrike out. He's going to make contact so just keep it down.'Luckily he hit it at (second baseman Kaz Matsui) and he turnedit."


Herges (1-0) remained in the game to pitch a perfect fifth andsixth innings. LaTroy Hawkins tossed a perfect seventh andJorge Julio followed suit in the eighth.


"We only had that one inning offensively," Cubs manager LouPiniella said. "We had chances early in the ballgame and didn'ttake advantage of them."


Chicago finally got a baserunner in the ninth when Manny Corpaswalked Kendall before nailing down his ninth save of the season.

Harikkala, whose contract was purchased from Class AAA ColoradoSprings to take the spot of injured starter Jason Hirsh, allowedthree runs, nine hits and one walk while striking out two in 31/3 innings.


Matt Holliday collected two hits and drove in a run forColorado, which knocked around Chicago reliever Kerry Wood inthe sixth.


After walking Geronimo Gil with one out, Wood gave up a doubleto Ian Stewart. He intentionally walked Matsui to load thebases before giving up the two-run double to Tulowitzki.

"Anytime you are in a playoff race, it's just good to get thewin," Tulowitzki said. "Up to this point, it's the biggest hitI ever had. Us being in a pennant race and being able tocontribute means a lot."


The Rockies (61-56) trail the San Diego Padres (63-54) by twogames in the National League wild card race.


"(Tulowitzki) continues to throw up some big days," Hurdle said."He's showing up well. He likes to play and he likes to win.Anything short of that is not acceptable. He finds a way toput the barrel on the ball with men on base."


In his fourth relief appearance of the season, Wood allowedthree runs, two hits and two walks in his one inning.

"I hope (my pitching is) not a work in progress when you arepitching in a pennant race," Wood said. "I didn't come in (withpitches) and pitched behind guys and didn't get ahead in thecount. It makes your job a lot tougher."


Marshall pitched five innings, allowing three runs, six hits andtwo walks while striking out one in five innings.


With the win, the Rockies split the series with the Cubs.Chicago scored 16 runs in the first two games of the series butonly managed five in the final two.


The Rockies have not lost a home series since May 19.