GAME THREAD: NL: CINCINNATI (52-67) at CHICAGO CUBS (60-59)

NL: CINCINNATI at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: M Fontenot at second base.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 4
CHICAGO CUBS 12 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: A Dunn (.257, 1-FOR-3, HR, RBI)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - PITCHING CHANGE
CHN: CARMEN PIGNATIELLO (NO RECORD) STARTING THE 8TH
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 4, CHICAGO CUBS 12

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: A DUNN (.257, 1-FOR-3, HR, RBI)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: C Pignatiello relieved S Eyre.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 4
CHICAGO CUBS 12 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: A Dunn (.257, 1-FOR-3, HR, RBI)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CINCINNATI 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 1
CHICAGO CUBS 4 0 0 1 0 0 7 12 19 0 (BOT 8)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - MIKE GOSLING
CHN - CARMEN PIGNATIELLO

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: M MURTON (.269, 2-FOR-4)
J JONES (.274, 3-FOR-4, 2 RBI)
K HILL (.163, 1-FOR-4)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">CINCINNATI (4) VS CHICAGO CUBS (12) - MID 8TH - IN PROGRESS

CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Hamilton cf 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 .284
J Keppinger ss 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .355
K Griffey Jr rf 4 0 3 1 0 0 1 .280
B Phillips 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .270
M Gosling p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A Dunn lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .259
S Hatteberg 1b 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 .303
J Valentin c 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .279
E Encarnacion 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .264
B Livingston p 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .304
a-J Ellison ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
G Majewski p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M Stanton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M Bellhorn 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167

Totals 30 4 8 4 4 4 14

a-lined out to second for B Livingston in the 6th.

BATTING: 2B - E Encarnacion (14, J Marquis); J Valentin (11, J Marquis); K
Griffey Jr (16, J Marquis). HR - A Dunn (32, 2nd inning off J Marquis 0 on, 0
Out). RBI - A Dunn (79), J Hamilton (34), J Keppinger (20), K Griffey Jr (76).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Valentin 1, B Phillips 2, E
Encarnacion 1. Team LOB - 7.

BASERUNNING: CS - J Keppinger (1, 2nd base by S Eyre/K Hill).

FIELDING: E - J Hamilton (3, throw).


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Theriot ss 4 3 3 2 1 0 0 .288
M DeRosa 2b-rf 5 2 5 4 0 0 0 .293
D Lee 1b 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .312
A Ramirez 3b 5 2 4 2 0 0 1 .322
J Fox rf 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .222
a-M Fontenot ph-2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .291
M Murton lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .269
J Jones cf 4 1 3 2 0 1 1 .274
K Hill c 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .163
J Marquis p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .161
S Eyre p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-J Kendall ph 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 .311
C Pignatiello p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 39 12 19 12 2 5 11

a-fouled out to left for J Fox in the 7th; b-walked for S Eyre in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - M DeRosa (22, B Livingston); A Ramirez 2 (28, B Livingston, M
Gosling); J Fox (2, B Livingston); J Jones 2 (26, B Livingston 2); R Theriot 2
(22, B Livingston, M Stanton). RBI - M DeRosa 4 (58), A Ramirez 2 (73), J Fox
(1), J Jones 2 (44), J Kendall (13), R Theriot 2 (38). 2-out RBI - J Jones, A
Ramirez. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - K Hill 2, M Fontenot 1. Team
LOB - 8.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - J Jones (K Griffey Jr at 1st base). DP: 1 (K
Hill-M DeRosa).


----------------------------------------------------
CINCINNATI - 040 000 00 -- 4
CHICAGO CUBS - 400 100 7 -- 12
----------------------------------------------------

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
B Livingston 5 11 5 5 1 3 0 4.70
G Majewski 1 1/3 3 2 2 0 0 0 13.50
M Stanton 0 3 4 4 1 0 0 5.44
M Gosling 2/3 2 1 0 0 2 0 4.37

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Marquis 6 7 4 4 4 2 1 4.25
S Eyre 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.59
C Pignatiello 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00

J Marquis pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.
M Stanton pitched to 4 batters in the 7th.

HBP - J Hamilton (by J Marquis). Pitches-strikes: B Livingston 92-60; G
Majewski 34-22; M Stanton 16-9; M Gosling 16-12; J Marquis 97-55; S Eyre 9-6; C
Pignatiello 18-12. Ground balls-fly balls: B Livingston 4-7; G Majewski 2-2; M
Stanton 0-0; M Gosling 0-0; J Marquis 7-8; S Eyre 0-1; C Pignatiello 1-1.
Batters faced: B Livingston 26; G Majewski 7; M Stanton 4; M Gosling 4; J
Marquis 29; S Eyre 2; C Pignatiello 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Brian Knight. 1B--Sam Holbrook. 2B--Randy Marsh. 3B--Hunter
Wendelstedt.

Weather: 72 degrees, overcast. Wind: 7 mph, in from center.</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: F Pie ran for J Jones.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, F PIE ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 4
CHICAGO CUBS 12 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: K Hill (.163, 1-FOR-4)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CINCINNATI 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 1
CHICAGO CUBS 4 0 0 1 0 0 7 0 12 20 0 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - MIKE GOSLING
CHN - CARMEN PIGNATIELLO

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: M BELLHORN (.167, 0 HR, 1 RBI)
J HAMILTON (.284, 0-FOR-3, HBP, RBI)
J KEPPINGER (.355, 1-FOR-3, BB, RBI)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">CINCINNATI (4) VS CHICAGO CUBS (12) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Hamilton cf 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 .284
J Keppinger ss 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .355
K Griffey Jr rf 4 0 3 1 0 0 1 .280
B Phillips 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .270
M Gosling p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A Dunn lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .259
S Hatteberg 1b 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 .303
J Valentin c 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .279
E Encarnacion 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .264
B Livingston p 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .304
a-J Ellison ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
G Majewski p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M Stanton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M Bellhorn 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167

Totals 30 4 8 4 4 4 14

a-lined out to second for B Livingston in the 6th.

BATTING: 2B - E Encarnacion (14, J Marquis); J Valentin (11, J Marquis); K
Griffey Jr (16, J Marquis). HR - A Dunn (32, 2nd inning off J Marquis 0 on, 0
Out). RBI - A Dunn (79), J Hamilton (34), J Keppinger (20), K Griffey Jr (76).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Valentin 1, B Phillips 2, E
Encarnacion 1. Team LOB - 7.

BASERUNNING: CS - J Keppinger (1, 2nd base by S Eyre/K Hill).

FIELDING: E - J Hamilton (3, throw). DP: 1 (M Bellhorn-J Keppinger-S
Hatteberg).


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Theriot ss 4 3 3 2 1 0 0 .288
M DeRosa 2b-rf 5 2 5 4 0 0 0 .293
D Lee 1b 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .312
A Ramirez 3b 5 2 4 2 0 0 1 .322
J Fox rf 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .222
a-M Fontenot ph-2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .291
M Murton lf 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .268
J Jones cf 5 1 4 2 0 1 1 .276
F Pie pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217
K Hill c 5 1 1 0 0 2 4 .161
J Marquis p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .161
S Eyre p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-J Kendall ph 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 .311
C Pignatiello p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 42 12 20 12 2 5 12

a-fouled out to left for J Fox in the 7th; b-walked for S Eyre in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - M DeRosa (22, B Livingston); A Ramirez 2 (28, B Livingston, M
Gosling); J Fox (2, B Livingston); J Jones 2 (26, B Livingston 2); R Theriot 2
(22, B Livingston, M Stanton). RBI - M DeRosa 4 (58), A Ramirez 2 (73), J Fox
(1), J Jones 2 (44), J Kendall (13), R Theriot 2 (38). 2-out RBI - J Jones, A
Ramirez. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - K Hill 2, M Fontenot 1. GIDP
- K Hill. Team LOB - 8.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - J Jones (K Griffey Jr at 1st base). DP: 1 (K
Hill-M DeRosa).


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CINCINNATI - 040 000 00 -- 4
CHICAGO CUBS - 400 100 70 -- 12
----------------------------------------------------

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
B Livingston 5 11 5 5 1 3 0 4.70
G Majewski 1 1/3 3 2 2 0 0 0 13.50
M Stanton 0 3 4 4 1 0 0 5.44
M Gosling 1 2/3 3 1 0 0 2 0 4.18

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Marquis 6 7 4 4 4 2 1 4.25
S Eyre 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.59
C Pignatiello 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00

J Marquis pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.
M Stanton pitched to 4 batters in the 7th.

HBP - J Hamilton (by J Marquis). Pitches-strikes: B Livingston 92-60; G
Majewski 34-22; M Stanton 16-9; M Gosling 26-19; J Marquis 97-55; S Eyre 9-6; C
Pignatiello 18-12. Ground balls-fly balls: B Livingston 4-7; G Majewski 2-2; M
Stanton 0-0; M Gosling 2-1; J Marquis 7-8; S Eyre 0-1; C Pignatiello 1-1.
Batters faced: B Livingston 26; G Majewski 7; M Stanton 4; M Gosling 7; J
Marquis 29; S Eyre 2; C Pignatiello 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Brian Knight. 1B--Sam Holbrook. 2B--Randy Marsh. 3B--Hunter
Wendelstedt.

Weather: 72 degrees, overcast. Wind: 7 mph, in from center.</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL CINCINNATI AT CHICAGO CUBS
NOTE: CHICAGO CENTER FIELDER JACQUE JONES LEFT THE GAME IN
THE BOTTOM OF THE EIGHTH INNING WITH AN APPARENT LEFT ANKLE INJURY.</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: F Pie in center field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 4
CHICAGO CUBS 12 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: M Bellhorn (.167, 0 HR, 1 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - PITCHING CHANGE
CHN: RYAN DEMPSTER (2-4, 3.63) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 4, CHICAGO CUBS 12

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: M BELLHORN (.167, 0 HR, 1 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Dempster relieved C Pignatiello.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 4
CHICAGO CUBS 12 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: M Bellhorn (.167, 0 HR, 1 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Conine hit for M Gosling.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, K GRIFFEY JR ON FIRST, J HAMILTON ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 4
CHICAGO CUBS 12 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: J Conine (.267, 6 HR, 31 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CINCINNATI 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 9 1
CHICAGO CUBS 4 0 0 1 0 0 7 0 x 12 20 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: CIN - BOBBY LIVINGSTON, GARY MAJEWSKI (6TH), MIKE STANTON (7TH),
MIKE GOSLING (7TH) AND JAVIER VALENTIN

CHN - JASON MARQUIS, SCOTT EYRE (7TH), CARMEN
PIGNATIELLO (8TH), RYAN DEMPSTER (9TH) AND KOYIE HILL

HOME RUNS: CIN - ADAM DUNN (32) OFF JASON MARQUIS IN THE 2ND, 0 ON

CHN - NONE</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CINCINNATI 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 9 1
CHICAGO CUBS 4 0 0 1 0 0 7 0 x 12 20 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: CIN - BOBBY LIVINGSTON, GARY MAJEWSKI (6TH), MIKE STANTON (7TH),
MIKE GOSLING (7TH) AND JAVIER VALENTIN

CHN - JASON MARQUIS, SCOTT EYRE (7TH), CARMEN
PIGNATIELLO (8TH), RYAN DEMPSTER (9TH) AND KOYIE HILL


WP - JASON MARQUIS (10-7)
LP - BOBBY LIVINGSTON (3-3)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: CIN - ADAM DUNN (32) OFF JASON MARQUIS IN THE 2ND, 0 ON

CHN - NONE


TIME: 2:56 ATT: 40,372

PROBABLES: STL - BRADEN LOOPER (10-9, 5.08)
CHN - RICH HILL (6-7, 3.85)

PROBABLES: CIN - BRONSON ARROYO (5-13, 4.63)
MIL - JEFF SUPPAN (8-9, 4.90)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">CINCINNATI (4) VS CHICAGO CUBS (12) - FINAL

CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Hamilton cf 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .288
J Keppinger ss 4 0 1 1 1 0 0 .351
K Griffey Jr rf 4 0 3 1 1 0 1 .280
B Phillips 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .270
M Gosling p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-J Conine ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .265
A Dunn lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .259
S Hatteberg 1b 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 .303
J Valentin c 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .279
E Encarnacion 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .264
B Livingston p 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .304
a-J Ellison ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
G Majewski p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M Stanton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M Bellhorn 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143

Totals 34 4 9 4 5 4 16

a-lined out to second for B Livingston in the 6th; b-grounded to third for M
Gosling in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - E Encarnacion (14, J Marquis); J Valentin (11, J Marquis); K
Griffey Jr (16, J Marquis). HR - A Dunn (32, 2nd inning off J Marquis 0 on, 0
Out). RBI - A Dunn (79), J Hamilton (34), J Keppinger (20), K Griffey Jr (76).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Conine 1, J Valentin 1, B Phillips
2, E Encarnacion 1. Team LOB - 9.

BASERUNNING: CS - J Keppinger (1, 2nd base by S Eyre/K Hill).

FIELDING: E - J Hamilton (3, throw). DP: 1 (M Bellhorn-J Keppinger-S
Hatteberg).


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Theriot ss 4 3 3 2 1 0 0 .288
M DeRosa 2b-rf 5 2 5 4 0 0 0 .293
D Lee 1b 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .312
A Ramirez 3b 5 2 4 2 0 0 1 .322
J Fox rf 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .222
a-M Fontenot ph-2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .291
M Murton lf 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .268
J Jones cf 5 1 4 2 0 1 1 .276
F Pie pr-cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217
K Hill c 5 1 1 0 0 2 4 .161
J Marquis p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .161
S Eyre p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-J Kendall ph 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 .311
C Pignatiello p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Dempster p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 42 12 20 12 2 5 12

a-fouled out to left for J Fox in the 7th; b-walked for S Eyre in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - M DeRosa (22, B Livingston); A Ramirez 2 (28, B Livingston, M
Gosling); J Fox (2, B Livingston); J Jones 2 (26, B Livingston 2); R Theriot 2
(22, B Livingston, M Stanton). RBI - M DeRosa 4 (58), A Ramirez 2 (73), J Fox
(1), J Jones 2 (44), J Kendall (13), R Theriot 2 (38). 2-out RBI - J Jones, A
Ramirez. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - K Hill 2, M Fontenot 1. GIDP
- K Hill. Team LOB - 8.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - J Jones (K Griffey Jr at 1st base). DP: 1 (K
Hill-M DeRosa).


----------------------------------------------------
CINCINNATI - 040 000 000 -- 4
CHICAGO CUBS - 400 100 70x -- 12
----------------------------------------------------

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
B Livingston (L, 3-3) 5 11 5 5 1 3 0 4.70
G Majewski 1 1/3 3 2 2 0 0 0 13.50
M Stanton 0 3 4 4 1 0 0 5.44
M Gosling 1 2/3 3 1 0 0 2 0 4.18

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Marquis (W, 10-7) 6 7 4 4 4 2 1 4.25
S Eyre (H, 3) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.59
C Pignatiello 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
R Dempster 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.55

J Marquis pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.
M Stanton pitched to 4 batters in the 7th.

HBP - J Hamilton (by J Marquis). Pitches-strikes: B Livingston 92-60; G
Majewski 34-22; M Stanton 16-9; M Gosling 26-19; J Marquis 97-55; S Eyre 9-6; C
Pignatiello 18-12; R Dempster 14-7. Ground balls-fly balls: B Livingston 4-7; G
Majewski 2-2; M Stanton 0-0; M Gosling 2-1; J Marquis 7-8; S Eyre 0-1; C
Pignatiello 1-1; R Dempster 2-1. Batters faced: B Livingston 26; G Majewski 7;
M Stanton 4; M Gosling 7; J Marquis 29; S Eyre 2; C Pignatiello 4; R Dempster
5.

UMPIRES: HP--Brian Knight. 1B--Sam Holbrook. 2B--Randy Marsh. 3B--Hunter
Wendelstedt.

T--2:56. Att--40,372.
Weather: 72 degrees, overcast. Wind: 7 mph, in from
center.</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
CINCINNATI 4
CHICAGO CUBS 12 FINAL</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
CINCINNATI (4) AT CHICAGO CUBS (12) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

CHICAGO CUBS 1ST: R Theriot walked. M DeRosa doubled to left, R Theriot
scored. D Lee flied out to right, M DeRosa to third. A Ramirez doubled to
deep right center, M DeRosa scored. J Fox doubled to left, A Ramirez scored.
M Murton lined out to center. J Jones doubled to deep left, J Fox scored.
K Hill grounded out to catcher. (4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 0,
CHICAGO CUBS 4.

CINCINNATI 2ND: A Dunn homered to right. S Hatteberg walked. J Valentin
flied out to left. E Encarnacion doubled to left, S Hatteberg to third.
B Livingston walked. J Hamilton hit by pitch, S Hatteberg scored, E Encarnacion
to third, B Livingston to second. J Keppinger reached on infield single to
shortstop, E Encarnacion scored, B Livingston to third, J Hamilton to second.
K Griffey Jr singled to right center, B Livingston scored, J Hamilton to third,
J Keppinger to second, K Griffey Jr out returning to first. B Phillips grounded
out to third. (4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 4, CHICAGO CUBS 4.

CHICAGO CUBS 4TH: J Marquis lined out to right. R Theriot doubled to deep
right center. M DeRosa singled to right, R Theriot scored. D Lee lined out to
right. A Ramirez flied out to right. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 4,
CHICAGO CUBS 5.

CHICAGO CUBS 7TH: A Ramirez singled to right center. M Fontenot hit for
J Fox. M Fontenot fouled out to left. M Murton singled to right, A Ramirez
to third. M Stanton relieved G Majewski. J Jones reached on infield single
to pitcher, A Ramirez scored, M Murton to second. K Hill singled to right,
M Murton to third, J Jones to second. J Kendall hit for S Eyre. J Kendall
walked, M Murton scored, J Jones to third, K Hill to second. R Theriot doubled
to deep left center, J Jones and K Hill scored, J Kendall to third. M Gosling
relieved M Stanton. M Bellhorn at second base. M DeRosa singled to center,
J Kendall and R Theriot scored, M DeRosa to second on throwing error by center
fielder J Hamilton. D Lee struck out looking. A Ramirez doubled to left,
M DeRosa scored. M Fontenot struck out swinging. (7 Runs, 7 Hits, 1 Error)
CINCINNATI 4, CHICAGO CUBS 12.</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
CINCINNATI (4) AT CHICAGO CUBS (12) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Cincinnati Starting Lineups -- J Hamilton CF, J Keppinger SS, K Griffey Jr RF,
B Phillips 2B, A Dunn LF, S Hatteberg 1B, J Valentin C, E Encarnacion 3B,
B Livingston LHP.

Chicago Cubs Starting Lineups -- R Theriot SS, M DeRosa 2B, D Lee 1B, A Ramirez 3B,
J Fox RF, M Murton LF, J Jones CF, K Hill C, J Marquis RHP.

Umpires -- Brian Knight (HP), Sam Holbrook (1B), Randy Marsh (2B),
Hunter Wendelstedt (3B).

Gametime Weather: 72 degrees, Overcast, wind in from center at 7 mph.


CINCINNATI 1ST: J Hamilton struck out looking. J Keppinger grounded out
to third. K Griffey Jr singled to right. B Phillips grounded out to third.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 0, CHICAGO CUBS 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 1ST: R Theriot walked. M DeRosa doubled to left, R Theriot
scored. D Lee flied out to right, M DeRosa to third. A Ramirez doubled to
deep right center, M DeRosa scored. J Fox doubled to left, A Ramirez scored.
M Murton lined out to center. J Jones doubled to deep left, J Fox scored.
K Hill grounded out to catcher. (4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 0,
CHICAGO CUBS 4.

CINCINNATI 2ND: A Dunn homered to right. S Hatteberg walked. J Valentin
flied out to left. E Encarnacion doubled to left, S Hatteberg to third.
B Livingston walked. J Hamilton hit by pitch, S Hatteberg scored, E Encarnacion
to third, B Livingston to second. J Keppinger reached on infield single to
shortstop, E Encarnacion scored, B Livingston to third, J Hamilton to second.
K Griffey Jr singled to right center, B Livingston scored, J Hamilton to third,
J Keppinger to second, K Griffey Jr out returning to first. B Phillips grounded
out to third. (4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 4, CHICAGO CUBS 4.

CHICAGO CUBS 2ND: J Marquis popped out to pitcher. R Theriot singled to
left. M DeRosa singled to left center, R Theriot to second. D Lee grounded
out to second, R Theriot to third, M DeRosa to second. A Ramirez reached on
infield single to shortstop, M DeRosa hit by batted ball out at third. (0 Runs,
3 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 4, CHICAGO CUBS 4.

CINCINNATI 3RD: A Dunn grounded out to second. S Hatteberg flied out to
left. J Valentin doubled to left. E Encarnacion grounded out to shortstop.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 4, CHICAGO CUBS 4.

CHICAGO CUBS 3RD: J Fox grounded out to third. M Murton lined out to
shortstop. J Jones doubled to left. K Hill struck out swinging. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 4, CHICAGO CUBS 4.

CINCINNATI 4TH: B Livingston fouled out to third. J Hamilton grounded out
to third. J Keppinger grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
CINCINNATI 4, CHICAGO CUBS 4.

CHICAGO CUBS 4TH: J Marquis lined out to right. R Theriot doubled to deep
right center. M DeRosa singled to right, R Theriot scored. D Lee lined out to
right. A Ramirez flied out to right. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 4,
CHICAGO CUBS 5.

CINCINNATI 5TH: K Griffey Jr doubled to deep left. B Phillips lined out to
second. A Dunn lined out to first. S Hatteberg walked. J Valentin flied out
to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 4, CHICAGO CUBS 5.

CHICAGO CUBS 5TH: J Fox grounded out to second. M Murton singled to right.
J Jones struck out swinging. K Hill struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) CINCINNATI 4, CHICAGO CUBS 5.

CINCINNATI 6TH: E Encarnacion struck out swinging. J Ellison hit for
B Livingston. J Ellison lined out to second. J Hamilton flied out to left.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 4, CHICAGO CUBS 5.

CHICAGO CUBS 6TH: G Majewski relieved B Livingston. J Marquis flied out to
center. R Theriot grounded out to shortstop. M DeRosa singled to left center.
D Lee grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, M DeRosa out at second.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 4, CHICAGO CUBS 5.

CINCINNATI 7TH: J Keppinger walked. S Eyre relieved J Marquis. K Griffey
Jr lined out to right. B Phillips struck out swinging. J Keppinger caught
stealing second, catcher to second.(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 4,
CHICAGO CUBS 5.

CHICAGO CUBS 7TH: A Ramirez singled to right center. M Fontenot hit for
J Fox. M Fontenot fouled out to left. M Murton singled to right, A Ramirez
to third. M Stanton relieved G Majewski. J Jones reached on infield single
to pitcher, A Ramirez scored, M Murton to second. K Hill singled to right,
M Murton to third, J Jones to second. J Kendall hit for S Eyre. J Kendall
walked, M Murton scored, J Jones to third, K Hill to second. R Theriot doubled
to deep left center, J Jones and K Hill scored, J Kendall to third. M Gosling
relieved M Stanton. M Bellhorn at second base. M DeRosa singled to center,
J Kendall and R Theriot scored, M DeRosa to second on throwing error by center
fielder J Hamilton. D Lee struck out looking. A Ramirez doubled to left,
M DeRosa scored. M Fontenot struck out swinging. (7 Runs, 7 Hits, 1 Error)
CINCINNATI 4, CHICAGO CUBS 12.

CINCINNATI 8TH: M DeRosa in right field. M Fontenot at second base.
C Pignatiello relieved S Eyre. A Dunn reached on infield single to second.
S Hatteberg struck out looking. J Valentin flied out to left. E Encarnacion
grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 4, CHICAGO CUBS 12.

CHICAGO CUBS 8TH: M Murton lined out to third. J Jones singled to left.
F Pie ran for J Jones. K Hill grounded into double play, second to shortstop
to first, F Pie out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 4,
CHICAGO CUBS 12.

CINCINNATI 9TH: F Pie in center field. R Dempster relieved C Pignatiello.
M Bellhorn flied out to left. J Hamilton singled to right. J Keppinger
grounded out to third, J Hamilton to second. K Griffey Jr walked. J Conine
hit for M Gosling. J Conine grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
CINCINNATI 4, CHICAGO CUBS 12.</div>

 

DeRosa's five hits enable Cubs to rout Reds

<h3>CHICAGO CUBS 12, CINCINNATI 4</h3>CHICAGO (Ticker) -- Mark DeRosa had a career-high five hits and two RBI and Aramis Ramirez had four hits and drove in two more as the Chicago Cubs benefited from a seven-run seventh to cruise to a 12-4 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday afternoon.

Ryan Theriot had three hits and two RBI for the Cubs (61-59), who smacked a season-high 20 hits and now are one-half game behind the Milwaukee Brewers (62-59) for first place in the National League Central.

The Brewers were shut out 8-0 by the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday.

Leading, 5-4, in the seventh, Chicago rallied for seven runs in a wild seventh inning. The Cubs totaled seven hits, including DeRosa's fifth of the day to make it 11-4. Ramirez capped the scoring with an RBI double.

DeRosa also snapped a 4-4 tie in the fourth, scoring Theriot, who had smoked a one-out double.

Jason Marquis (10-7) threw six effective innings, allowing four runs and seven hits, while striking out two and walking four. Scott Eyre, rookie Carmen Pignatiello and Ryan Dempster each tossed a scoreless frame to finish out the game.

Pignatiello was making his major league debut.


The Cubs got on the board with four runs in the first inning. The rally started with a leadoff walk to Theriot, setting up DeRosa's RBI double to score Theriot from first.

Derrek Lee's fly ball moved DeRosa to third, and Ramirez belted a double of his own to score DeRosa. Jake Fox added another run-scoring double to make it 3-0.

After Matt Murton's fly out, Jacque Jones ripped his club's fourth double of the inning to plate Fox and cap the scoring in the frame.

The Reds tied the game with four runs of their own in the second. Adam Dunn led off with his 32nd blast of the season.

Scott Hatteberg followed with a walk, and Edwin Encarnacion then smacked a one-out double to put runners at second and third. Marquis then issued a walk to Cincinnati starter Bobby Livingston (3-3) to load the bases.

Josh Hamilton was hit by a pitch to score a run, and Jeff Keppinger reached on an infield single to make it 4-3. Ken Griffey Jr. then ripped a single to tie the game.

Livingston yielded five runs and 11 hits five innings while striking out three and walking one for the Reds, who won the first two games of the series before dropping Thursday's contest.