Have to play catch-up...
I haven't posted any results since the 4-3 10-inning game the Cubbies won on Monday, April 26th. Have almost a week of games to catch up on.
On Tuesday, the 27th, the Cubs lost to Washington 3-1
Hernandez pitches Nationals past Cubs 3-1
Livan Hernandez did in the Cubs and Tom Gorzelanny continued to be winless. Cubs left eight men on base. They could have won, had they scored runs.
Washington 3, Chi Cubs 1
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(11-10)
Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 6 1
Chi Cubs 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 1
WP: L. Hernandez (3-1) S: M. Capps (9)
LP: T. Gorzelanny (0-3)
(10-11)
Box Score Play by Play
Scoring Summary
Top 1st: Washington
- I. Desmond singled to shallow right, N. Morgan scored
- C. Guzman tripled to deep center, I. Desmond scored
Bot 2nd: Chi Cubs
- G. Soto grounded into fielder's choice, A. Soriano scored, M. Fontenot out at second, G. Soto to second on second baseman C. Guzman's fielding error
Top 8th: Washington
- I. Desmond singled to shallow left, N. Morgan scored
Washington
AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg
N. Morgan cf 4 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .291
I. Desmond ss 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 .258
C. Guzman 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .286
T. Clippard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
M. Capps p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A. Dunn 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 .225
J. Willingham lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .303
W. Taveras pr-lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154
I. Rodriguez c 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .400
J. Maxwell rf 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .182
A. Gonzalez 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .300
L. Hernandez p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .091
A. Kennedy 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212
Totals 31 3 6 3 0 3 5 3 9
Batting
3B - N Morgan (5, T Gorzelanny); C Guzman (2, T Gorzelanny).
RBI - I Desmond 2 (10), C Guzman (8).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Dunn 1, I Rodriguez 1, A Gonzalez 1.
GIDP - L Hernandez.
Team LOB - 4.
Base Running
SB - N Morgan (6, 2nd base off J Grabow/G Soto), I Desmond 2 (3, 2nd base off T Gorzelanny/G Soto, 2nd base off J Grabow/G Soto).
CS - W Taveras (2, 2nd base by J Berg/G Soto), J Maxwell (1, 2nd base by T Gorzelanny/G Soto).
Fielding
E - C Guzman (2, field).
Chi Cubs
AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg
R. Theriot ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .330
K. Fukudome rf 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 .333
D. Lee 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .203
M. Byrd cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 .338
A. Ramirez 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .150
A. Soriano lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .292
M. Fontenot 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
G. Soto c 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .362
T. Gorzelanny p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
X. Nady ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
J. Grabow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J. Berg p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T. Colvin ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .324
Totals 33 1 7 1 0 2 3 0 14
Batting
S - T Gorzelanny.
RBI - G Soto (6).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - K Fukudome 1, A Ramirez 2, T Gorzelanny 1, T Colvin 1.
Team LOB - 8.
Fielding
E - J Grabow (2, throw).
DP - 2 (M Fontenot-R Theriot-D Lee, G Soto-M Fontenot).
Washington
IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA
L. Hernandez (W, 3-1) 7.0 6 1 1 1 1 0 0.87 0.87
T. Clippard (H, 4) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.77 0.57
M. Capps (S, 9) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1.46 0.73
Chi Cubs
IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA
T. Gorzelanny (L, 0-3) 7.0 5 2 2 2 3 0 1.05 2.45
J. Grabow 1.0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2.09 7.04
J. Berg 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1.33 4.00
Pitches-strikes - T Clippard 19-9; M Capps 19-15; L Hernandez 99-62; T Gorzelanny 97-57; J Grabow 27-17; J Berg 15-9.
Ground balls-fly balls - T Clippard 2-1; M Capps 1-0; L Hernandez 10-6; T Gorzelanny 6-10; J Grabow 3-0; J Berg 0-0.
Batters faced - T Clippard 4; M Capps 4; L Hernandez 28; T Gorzelanny 26; J Grabow 5; J Berg 3.
Game Details
Umpires: HP--Scott Barry. 1B--Gerry Davis. 2B--Brian Knight. 3B--Greg Gibson.
On Wednesday, April 28th, the Cubs lost to the Washington Nationals again, this time 3-2. Ryan Dempster was the recepient of no run support this game. The only bright spot for the Cubs is that Ryan Theriot is hitting like a REAL lead off hitter. Leaving 11 baserunners on base.
Atilano and Dunn lead Nats past Cubs, 3-2
Washington 3, Chi Cubs 2
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(12-10)
Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 1
Chi Cubs 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 0
WP: L. Atilano (2-0) S: M. Capps (10)
LP: R. Dempster (2-1)
(10-12)
Box Score Play by Play
Scoring Summary
Top 1st: Washington
- A. Kennedy homered to deep right
Bot 1st: Chi Cubs
- A. Ramirez hit sacrifice fly to left center, R. Theriot scored
Bot 2nd: Chi Cubs
- R. Theriot singled to shallow center, M. Fontenot scored
Top 4th: Washington
- A. Dunn homered to deep left center
Washington
AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg
N. Morgan cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 .280
A. Kennedy 3b-1b 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 .214
C. Guzman 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
A. Dunn 1b 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .227
W. Taveras lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154
J. Willingham lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
M. Capps p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R. Bernadina rf 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
I. Desmond ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .246
W. Nieves c 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .226
L. Atilano p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
B. Bruney p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J. Maxwell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174
T. Clippard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
A. Gonzalez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
Totals 31 3 4 3 2 1 6 0 2
Batting
HR - A Kennedy (1, 1st inning off R Dempster 0 on, 1 Out), A Dunn (4, 4th inning off R Dempster 0 on, 0 Out).
RBI - A Kennedy (10), A Dunn (9), W Nieves (4).
2-out RBI - W Nieves.
Team LOB - 2.
Fielding
E - A Kennedy (2, field).
DP - 1 (C Guzman-A Dunn).
Chi Cubs
AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg
R. Theriot ss 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 .333
K. Fukudome rf 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 .333
D. Lee 1b 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .203
A. Ramirez 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .155
T. Colvin lf 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .325
M. Byrd cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 .333
M. Fontenot 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 .308
K. Hill c 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .286
C. Tracy ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .143
G. Soto c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .362
R. Dempster p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .111
X. Nady ph 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .200
S. Marshall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 34 2 9 2 0 4 3 0 21
Batting
2B - M Byrd (9, T Clippard).
S - R Dempster.
SF - A Ramirez.
RBI - R Theriot (11), A Ramirez (12).
2-out RBI - R Theriot.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Theriot 2, T Colvin 1, M Byrd 1, M Fontenot 2.
GIDP - A Ramirez.
Team LOB - 11.
Washington
IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA
L. Atilano (W, 2-0) 6.0 6 2 2 3 1 0 1.33 2.25
B. Bruney (H, 2) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.97 5.06
T. Clippard (H, 5) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.84 0.54
M. Capps (S, 10) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.35 0.68
Chi Cubs
IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA
R. Dempster (L, 2-1) 8.0 4 3 3 1 6 2 0.98 2.78
S. Marshall 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.09 3.27
Pitches-strikes - M Capps 10-8; L Atilano 91-58; B Bruney 18-11; T Clippard 17-11; R Dempster 98-62; S Marshall 8-4.
Ground balls-fly balls - M Capps 1-1; L Atilano 10-6; B Bruney 2-0; T Clippard 0-2; R Dempster 11-9; S Marshall 0-3.
Batters faced - M Capps 3; L Atilano 28; B Bruney 4; T Clippard 5; R Dempster 29; S Marshall 3.
Game Details
Umpires: HP--Gerry Davis. 1B--Brian Knight. 2B--Greg Gibson. 3B--Scott Barry.
On Thursday, the Cubs continued their losing ways, letting the Arizona Diamondbacks beat them 13-5. At least this was a blow-out. Ted Lilly looked nothing like the domineering left-hander he was in his first start back after coming off the disabled list. The highlight of the day had to be Kosuke Fukudome's grand slam that at least prevented the Cubs from being laughed out of Wrigley Field.
Kennedy, LaRoche lead Diamondbacks past Cubs
Arizona 13, Chi Cubs 5
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(11-11)
Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Arizona 0 0 0 5 1 0 7 0 0 13 14 1
Chi Cubs 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 5 6 1
WP: I. Kennedy (1-1)
LP: T. Lilly (1-1)
(10-13)
Box Score Play by Play
Scoring Summary
Bot 3rd: Chi Cubs
- R. Theriot singled to center, M. Fontenot scored
Top 4th: Arizona
- A. LaRoche homered to deep left center, J. Upton and M. Reynolds scored
- C. Snyder homered to deep left, C. Gillespie scored
Top 5th: Arizona
- A. LaRoche homered to deep right
Top 7th: Arizona
- A. LaRoche doubled to deep center, S. Drew scored, J. Upton to third
- C. Gillespie singled to shallow left, J. Upton scored, A. LaRoche to third, C. Young to second
- C. Snyder singled to shallow center, A. LaRoche scored, C. Young to third, C. Gillespie to second
- I. Kennedy hit sacrifice fly to right, C. Young scored
- K. Johnson homered to deep right, C. Gillespie and C. Snyder scored
Bot 8th: Chi Cubs
- K. Fukudome homered to deep left, G. Soto, T. Colvin and R. Theriot scored
Arizona
AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg
K. Johnson 2b 5 1 4 3 1 0 0 0 1 .320
S. Drew ss 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 .291
J. Upton rf 3 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 .214
G. Parra rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
M. Reynolds 3b 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 .227
A. Ojeda 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A. LaRoche 1b 4 3 3 5 2 0 0 0 0 .299
R. Ryal ph-1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
C. Young cf 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 .281
C. Gillespie lf 5 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .263
C. Snyder c 5 2 2 3 1 0 1 0 0 .278
I. Kennedy p 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .222
T. Abreu ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .323
D. Stange p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 41 13 14 13 4 3 11 0 11
Batting
2B - A LaRoche (7, J Russell); C Gillespie (3, T Lilly).
HR - K Johnson (9, 7th inning off J Russell 2 on, 2 Out), A LaRoche 2 (4, 4th inning off T Lilly 2 on, 0 Out, 5th inning off T Lilly 0 on, 2 Out), C Snyder (3, 4th inning off T Lilly 1 on, 1 Out).
SF - I Kennedy.
RBI - K Johnson 3 (18), A LaRoche 5 (17), C Gillespie (1), C Snyder 3 (12), I Kennedy (1).
2-out RBI - K Johnson 3, A LaRoche.
Team LOB - 5.
Fielding
E - R Ryal (1, throw).
DP - 1 (K Johnson).
Chi Cubs
AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg
R. Theriot ss 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .340
K. Fukudome rf 4 1 1 4 1 0 0 0 1 .328
D. Lee 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .193
A. Ramirez 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .159
M. Byrd cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
J. Berg p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
X. Nady ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194
S. Marshall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A. Soriano lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 .275
M. Fontenot 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .309
G. Soto c 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 .340
T. Lilly p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C. Tracy ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .133
J. Gray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J. Russell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T. Colvin cf 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317
Totals 32 5 6 5 1 1 6 0 8
Batting
HR - K Fukudome (4, 8th inning off I Kennedy 3 on, 0 Out).
S - T Lilly.
RBI - R Theriot (12), K Fukudome 4 (15).
2-out RBI - R Theriot.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - K Fukudome 1.
Team LOB - 3.
Fielding
E - A Ramirez (2, field).
PB - G Soto.
Arizona
IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA
I. Kennedy (W, 1-1) 8.0 6 5 4 1 6 1 1.05 4.45
D. Stange 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 NA
Chi Cubs
IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA
T. Lilly (L, 1-1) 5.0 7 6 6 2 6 3 1.27 4.91
J. Gray 1.1 2 2 2 1 2 0 1.74 7.11
J. Russell 0.2 5 5 1 0 1 1 1.43 3.86
J. Berg 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.20 3.60
S. Marshall 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.00 3.00
WP - I Kennedy.
HPB - M Fontenot (by I Kennedy).
Pitches-strikes - I Kennedy 111-70; D Stange 9-6; J Berg 9-6; S Marshall 10-9; T Lilly 98-58; J Gray 23-13; J Russell 33-20.
Ground balls-fly balls - I Kennedy 9-10; D Stange 2-1; J Berg 2-1; S Marshall 1-0; T Lilly 3-8; J Gray 2-1; J Russell 2-2.
Batters faced - I Kennedy 32; D Stange 3; J Berg 3; S Marshall 3; T Lilly 24; J Gray 7; J Russell 8.
Game Details
Umpires: HP--Mike DiMuro. 1B--Tim Welke. 2B--Sam Holbrook. 3B--D.J. Reyburn.
On Friday, the Cub bats woke up and won against the Arizona Diamondbacks, 11-5. Home run derby for the Cubs, including Kosuke Fukudome, Alfonso Soriano, Geovany Soto, and Marlon Byrd. Randy Wells went six strong innings, giving up five runs to the Diamondbacks and there was wonderful relief pitching from John Grabow, Carlos Zambrano and Carlos Marmol. Marlon Byrd didn't even start the game and he had two hits. It seems whatever move Lou Piniella makes, it is a genius move. Theriot's hit streak is at 10 games now.
Soriano homers, Cubs beat Diamondbacks 11-5
Chi Cubs 11, Arizona 5
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(11-12)
Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Arizona 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 5 11 3
Chi Cubs 0 0 0 1 1 4 3 2 X 11 11 0
WP: R. Wells (3-0)
LP: R. Lopez (1-1)
(11-13)
Box Score Play by Play
Scoring Summary
Top 4th: Arizona
- M. Reynolds doubled to deep right center, S. Drew scored
- G. Parra singled to shallow right, M. Reynolds scored, G. Parra to second advancing on throw
- C. Gillespie doubled to shallow right, G. Parra scored
Bot 4th: Chi Cubs
- K. Fukudome homered to deep right
Top 5th: Arizona
- J. Upton doubled to deep left, S. Drew scored
Bot 5th: Chi Cubs
- M. Fontenot doubled to shallow right center, A. Soriano scored
Bot 6th: Chi Cubs
- T. Colvin hit sacrifice fly to center, R. Theriot scored
- A. Soriano homered to deep left center, K. Fukudome and A. Ramirez scored
Top 7th: Arizona
- C. Snyder homered to deep right
Bot 7th: Chi Cubs
- D. Lee singled, G. Soto scored, M. Byrd to third, K. Fukudome to second
- A. Ramirez walked, M. Byrd scored, K. Fukudome to third, D. Lee to second
- A. Soriano walked, K. Fukudome scored, D. Lee to third, A. Ramirez to second
Bot 8th: Chi Cubs
- G. Soto homered to deep left
- M. Byrd homered to deep left
Arizona
AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg
K. Johnson 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 .312
S. Drew ss 5 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 2 .298
J. Upton rf 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 .213
M. Reynolds 3b 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .241
A. LaRoche 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .296
G. Parra lf 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 .240
C. Gillespie cf 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 .304
C. Snyder c 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 .281
R. Lopez p 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 .167
T. Abreu ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312
B. Boyer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A. Heilman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
K. Mulvey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A. Ojeda ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000
Totals 38 5 11 5 1 1 14 0 16
Batting
2B - S Drew (6, R Wells); J Upton (4, R Wells); M Reynolds (3, R Wells); C Gillespie 2 (5, R Wells 2).
HR - C Snyder (4, 7th inning off R Wells 0 on, 0 Out).
RBI - J Upton (10), M Reynolds (21), G Parra (5), C Gillespie (2), C Snyder (13).
2-out RBI - J Upton, G Parra, C Gillespie.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - K Johnson 1, J Upton 1, M Reynolds 1, C Gillespie 1, C Snyder 1.
Team LOB - 7.
Fielding
E - S Drew (2, field); M Reynolds (2, throw); R Lopez (3, field).
DP - 2 (K Johnson-S Drew-A LaRoche, S Drew-K Johnson-A LaRoche).
Chi Cubs
AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg
R. Theriot ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .337
K. Fukudome rf 3 3 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 .344
D. Lee 1b 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .205
A. Ramirez 3b 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 4 .152
T. Colvin cf-lf 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 5 .289
A. Soriano lf 3 2 2 4 1 1 0 0 0 .292
C. Zambrano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C. Marmol p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M. Fontenot 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 .305
G. Soto c 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 .340
R. Wells p 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 .273
J. Grabow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M. Byrd ph-cf 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .348
Totals 34 11 11 11 4 5 6 0 16
Batting
2B - A Soriano (7, R Lopez); M Fontenot (3, R Lopez).
HR - K Fukudome (5, 4th inning off R Lopez 0 on, 1 Out), A Soriano (3, 6th inning off R Lopez 2 on, 2 Out), G Soto (3, 8th inning off K Mulvey 0 on, 0 Out), M Byrd (4, 8th inning off K Mulvey 0 on, 0 Out).
S - R Theriot.
SF - T Colvin.
RBI - K Fukudome (16), D Lee (12), A Ramirez (13), T Colvin (7), A Soriano 4 (11), M Fontenot (4), G Soto (7), M Byrd (16).
2-out RBI - A Soriano 4.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Colvin 1, M Fontenot 2, R Wells 1.
GIDP - K Fukudome, A Ramirez.
Team LOB - 6.
Arizona
IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA
R. Lopez (L, 1-1) 6.0 7 6 2 0 4 2 1.57 4.50
B. Boyer 0.1 2 3 3 3 0 0 2.40 7.56
A. Heilman 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1.34 5.59
K. Mulvey 1.0 2 2 2 1 1 2 3.00 18.00
Chi Cubs
IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA
R. Wells (W, 3-0) 6.0 8 5 5 0 8 1 1.34 3.45
J. Grabow (H, 4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.85 6.23
C. Zambrano 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1.80 6.56
C. Marmol 1.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 1.03 0.77
Pitches-strikes - R Lopez 89-60; B Boyer 27-11; A Heilman 13-8; K Mulvey 33-20; C Zambrano 23-13; C Marmol 25-17; R Wells 94-65; J Grabow 9-7.
Ground balls-fly balls - R Lopez 9-7; B Boyer 1-0; A Heilman 1-0; K Mulvey 1-3; C Zambrano 2-1; C Marmol 0-0; R Wells 8-6; J Grabow 1-0.
Batters faced - R Lopez 25; B Boyer 6; A Heilman 3; K Mulvey 7; C Zambrano 5; C Marmol 5; R Wells 26; J Grabow 3.
Game Details
Umpires: HP--Tim Welke. 1B--Sam Holbrook. 2B--Bill Welke. 3B--Mike DiMuro.
On Saturday, there was another Cubs victory -- 7-5 over the Diamondbacks. And Alfonso Soriano continued his home run binge, with a homer off of former Cub Bobby Howry. Sean Marshall got the win in relief, coming in after Carlos Silva. And Carlos Marmol made it a very interesting ninth inning, keeping Cub fans on the edges of their seats. Derrek Lee drove home the winning runs. And Ryan Theriot's hitting streak is extended to 11 games.
Soriano homers, Cubs rally past Diamondbacks 7-5
Chi Cubs 7, Arizona 5
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(11-13)
Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Arizona 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 5 10 2
Chi Cubs 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 X 7 14 0
WP: S. Marshall (1-1) S: C. Marmol (4)
LP: J. Gutierrez (0-3)
(12-13)
Box Score Play by Play
Scoring Summary
Top 3rd: Arizona
- J. Upton grounded into double play shortstop to second to first, D. Haren scored, K. Johnson out at second
Bot 3rd: Chi Cubs
- K. Fukudome ground rule double to left, G. Soto scored, R. Theriot to third
Top 4th: Arizona
- M. Reynolds homered to deep left
Bot 4th: Chi Cubs
- G. Soto safe at first on shortstop S. Drew's fielding error, A. Soriano scored, M. Fontenot to second
Top 5th: Arizona
- J. Upton homered to deep right, D. Haren scored
- M. Reynolds homered to deep center
Bot 5th: Chi Cubs
- A. Ramirez grounded out to second, D. Lee scored, M. Byrd to third
Bot 7th: Chi Cubs
- A. Soriano homered to deep center, M. Byrd scored
Bot 8th: Chi Cubs
- D. Lee singled to shallow left, T. Colvin and R. Theriot scored, K. Fukudome to second
Arizona
AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg
K. Johnson 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 3 .310
J. Upton rf 5 1 2 2 1 0 2 0 2 .223
S. Drew ss 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 .281
M. Reynolds 3b 4 2 2 2 2 1 0 0 1 .253
A. LaRoche 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 .280
C. Young cf 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 .286
G. Parra lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .259
J. Gutierrez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C. Snyder c 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 .262
D. Haren p 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500
B. Howry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C. Gillespie lf 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .304
Totals 35 5 10 4 3 6 12 1 20
Batting
2B - D Haren (2, C Silva).
HR - J Upton (4, 5th inning off C Silva 1 on, 1 Out), M Reynolds 2 (9, 4th inning off C Silva 0 on, 0 Out, 5th inning off C Silva 0 on, 2 Out).
RBI - J Upton 2 (12), M Reynolds 2 (23).
2-out RBI - M Reynolds.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - K Johnson 1, M Reynolds 1, A LaRoche 2.
GIDP - J Upton.
Team LOB - 9.
Base Running
SB - K Johnson (1, 2nd base off C Silva/G Soto).
CS - C Young (1, 2nd base by C Silva/G Soto).
Fielding
E - S Drew (3, field); J Gutierrez (1, throw).
Outfield assists - G Parra.
Chi Cubs
AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg
R. Theriot ss 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 .343
K. Fukudome rf 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 .353
D. Lee 1b 5 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 3 .215
M. Byrd cf 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 4 .351
A. Ramirez 3b 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 .155
A. Soriano lf 4 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 .303
C. Marmol p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M. Fontenot 2b 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .306
G. Soto c 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 .339
T. Colvin pr-lf 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
C. Silva p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143
J. Gray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C. Tracy ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188
S. Marshall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R. Dempster ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .100
K. Hill c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
Totals 35 7 14 7 1 4 5 1 16
Batting
2B - K Fukudome 2 (6, D Haren 2); M Byrd (10, D Haren).
HR - A Soriano (4, 7th inning off B Howry 1 on, 2 Out).
S - C Silva 2.
RBI - K Fukudome (17), D Lee 2 (14), A Ramirez (14), A Soriano 2 (13), G Soto (8).
2-out RBI - A Soriano 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Theriot 2, K Fukudome 2, M Byrd 3, A Ramirez 2, A Soriano 1.
Team LOB - 10.
Base Running
SB - M Byrd (2, 2nd base off J Gutierrez/C Snyder).
CS - M Fontenot (1, 2nd base by D Haren/C Snyder).
Fielding
DP - 1 (R Theriot-M Fontenot-D Lee).
Arizona
IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA
D. Haren 6.0 10 3 3 2 3 0 1.30 4.50
B. Howry (BS, 1) 1.0 2 2 2 0 1 1 1.22 7.59
J. Gutierrez (L, 0-3) 1.0 2 2 2 2 1 0 1.27 6.55
Chi Cubs
IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA
C. Silva 5.0 8 5 5 3 6 3 1.00 2.90
J. Gray 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.64 6.14
S. Marshall (W, 1-1) 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.93 2.57
C. Marmol (S, 4) 1.0 1 0 0 2 3 0 1.18 0.71
WP - D Haren, J Gray.
Pitches-strikes - J Gutierrez 26-10; D Haren 113-70; B Howry 20-12; C Marmol 35-21; C Silva 96-57; J Gray 16-8; S Marshall 38-23.
Ground balls-fly balls - J Gutierrez 3-1; D Haren 6-11; B Howry 0-2; C Marmol 0-0; C Silva 6-7; J Gray 1-1; S Marshall 2-2.
Batters faced - J Gutierrez 7; D Haren 29; B Howry 5; C Marmol 6; C Silva 24; J Gray 4; S Marshall 7.
Game Details
Umpires: HP--Sam Holbrook. 1B--Bill Welke. 2B--Mike DiMuro. 3B--Tim Welke.
Finally, on Sunday, the Cubs mastery of Arizona continued as they beat the Diamondbacks, 10-5. Alfonzo Soriano hit 2 home runs to lead the Cubs and Marlon Byrd added a home run for fun. Hard luck pitcher Tom Gorzelanny finally got his first win of the season. He pitched seven strong innings, striking out a career-high 10 batters.
Soriano, Gorzelanny lead Cubs past D-Backs
Monday is an off day, travel day actually, as the Cubs go to first Pittsburgh and then to Cincinnati. Here's hoping the bats stay hot and the pitching continues to dazzle. Dempster and Lilly will get things started in Pittsburgh.
On Tuesday, the 27th, the Cubs lost to Washington 3-1
Hernandez pitches Nationals past Cubs 3-1
Livan Hernandez did in the Cubs and Tom Gorzelanny continued to be winless. Cubs left eight men on base. They could have won, had they scored runs.
Washington 3, Chi Cubs 1
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Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 6 1
Chi Cubs 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 1
WP: L. Hernandez (3-1) S: M. Capps (9)
LP: T. Gorzelanny (0-3)
(10-11)
Box Score Play by Play
Scoring Summary
Top 1st: Washington
- I. Desmond singled to shallow right, N. Morgan scored
- C. Guzman tripled to deep center, I. Desmond scored
Bot 2nd: Chi Cubs
- G. Soto grounded into fielder's choice, A. Soriano scored, M. Fontenot out at second, G. Soto to second on second baseman C. Guzman's fielding error
Top 8th: Washington
- I. Desmond singled to shallow left, N. Morgan scored
Washington
AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg
N. Morgan cf 4 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .291
I. Desmond ss 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 .258
C. Guzman 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .286
T. Clippard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
M. Capps p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A. Dunn 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 .225
J. Willingham lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .303
W. Taveras pr-lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154
I. Rodriguez c 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .400
J. Maxwell rf 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .182
A. Gonzalez 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .300
L. Hernandez p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .091
A. Kennedy 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212
Totals 31 3 6 3 0 3 5 3 9
Batting
3B - N Morgan (5, T Gorzelanny); C Guzman (2, T Gorzelanny).
RBI - I Desmond 2 (10), C Guzman (8).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Dunn 1, I Rodriguez 1, A Gonzalez 1.
GIDP - L Hernandez.
Team LOB - 4.
Base Running
SB - N Morgan (6, 2nd base off J Grabow/G Soto), I Desmond 2 (3, 2nd base off T Gorzelanny/G Soto, 2nd base off J Grabow/G Soto).
CS - W Taveras (2, 2nd base by J Berg/G Soto), J Maxwell (1, 2nd base by T Gorzelanny/G Soto).
Fielding
E - C Guzman (2, field).
Chi Cubs
AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg
R. Theriot ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .330
K. Fukudome rf 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 .333
D. Lee 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .203
M. Byrd cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 .338
A. Ramirez 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .150
A. Soriano lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .292
M. Fontenot 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
G. Soto c 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .362
T. Gorzelanny p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
X. Nady ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
J. Grabow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J. Berg p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T. Colvin ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .324
Totals 33 1 7 1 0 2 3 0 14
Batting
S - T Gorzelanny.
RBI - G Soto (6).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - K Fukudome 1, A Ramirez 2, T Gorzelanny 1, T Colvin 1.
Team LOB - 8.
Fielding
E - J Grabow (2, throw).
DP - 2 (M Fontenot-R Theriot-D Lee, G Soto-M Fontenot).
Washington
IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA
L. Hernandez (W, 3-1) 7.0 6 1 1 1 1 0 0.87 0.87
T. Clippard (H, 4) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.77 0.57
M. Capps (S, 9) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1.46 0.73
Chi Cubs
IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA
T. Gorzelanny (L, 0-3) 7.0 5 2 2 2 3 0 1.05 2.45
J. Grabow 1.0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2.09 7.04
J. Berg 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1.33 4.00
Pitches-strikes - T Clippard 19-9; M Capps 19-15; L Hernandez 99-62; T Gorzelanny 97-57; J Grabow 27-17; J Berg 15-9.
Ground balls-fly balls - T Clippard 2-1; M Capps 1-0; L Hernandez 10-6; T Gorzelanny 6-10; J Grabow 3-0; J Berg 0-0.
Batters faced - T Clippard 4; M Capps 4; L Hernandez 28; T Gorzelanny 26; J Grabow 5; J Berg 3.
Game Details
Umpires: HP--Scott Barry. 1B--Gerry Davis. 2B--Brian Knight. 3B--Greg Gibson.
On Wednesday, April 28th, the Cubs lost to the Washington Nationals again, this time 3-2. Ryan Dempster was the recepient of no run support this game. The only bright spot for the Cubs is that Ryan Theriot is hitting like a REAL lead off hitter. Leaving 11 baserunners on base.
Atilano and Dunn lead Nats past Cubs, 3-2
Washington 3, Chi Cubs 2
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Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 1
Chi Cubs 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 0
WP: L. Atilano (2-0) S: M. Capps (10)
LP: R. Dempster (2-1)
(10-12)
Box Score Play by Play
Scoring Summary
Top 1st: Washington
- A. Kennedy homered to deep right
Bot 1st: Chi Cubs
- A. Ramirez hit sacrifice fly to left center, R. Theriot scored
Bot 2nd: Chi Cubs
- R. Theriot singled to shallow center, M. Fontenot scored
Top 4th: Washington
- A. Dunn homered to deep left center
Washington
AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg
N. Morgan cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 .280
A. Kennedy 3b-1b 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 .214
C. Guzman 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
A. Dunn 1b 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .227
W. Taveras lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154
J. Willingham lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
M. Capps p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R. Bernadina rf 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
I. Desmond ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .246
W. Nieves c 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .226
L. Atilano p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
B. Bruney p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J. Maxwell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174
T. Clippard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
A. Gonzalez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
Totals 31 3 4 3 2 1 6 0 2
Batting
HR - A Kennedy (1, 1st inning off R Dempster 0 on, 1 Out), A Dunn (4, 4th inning off R Dempster 0 on, 0 Out).
RBI - A Kennedy (10), A Dunn (9), W Nieves (4).
2-out RBI - W Nieves.
Team LOB - 2.
Fielding
E - A Kennedy (2, field).
DP - 1 (C Guzman-A Dunn).
Chi Cubs
AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg
R. Theriot ss 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 .333
K. Fukudome rf 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 .333
D. Lee 1b 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .203
A. Ramirez 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .155
T. Colvin lf 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .325
M. Byrd cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 .333
M. Fontenot 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 .308
K. Hill c 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .286
C. Tracy ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .143
G. Soto c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .362
R. Dempster p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .111
X. Nady ph 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .200
S. Marshall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 34 2 9 2 0 4 3 0 21
Batting
2B - M Byrd (9, T Clippard).
S - R Dempster.
SF - A Ramirez.
RBI - R Theriot (11), A Ramirez (12).
2-out RBI - R Theriot.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Theriot 2, T Colvin 1, M Byrd 1, M Fontenot 2.
GIDP - A Ramirez.
Team LOB - 11.
Washington
IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA
L. Atilano (W, 2-0) 6.0 6 2 2 3 1 0 1.33 2.25
B. Bruney (H, 2) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.97 5.06
T. Clippard (H, 5) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.84 0.54
M. Capps (S, 10) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.35 0.68
Chi Cubs
IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA
R. Dempster (L, 2-1) 8.0 4 3 3 1 6 2 0.98 2.78
S. Marshall 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.09 3.27
Pitches-strikes - M Capps 10-8; L Atilano 91-58; B Bruney 18-11; T Clippard 17-11; R Dempster 98-62; S Marshall 8-4.
Ground balls-fly balls - M Capps 1-1; L Atilano 10-6; B Bruney 2-0; T Clippard 0-2; R Dempster 11-9; S Marshall 0-3.
Batters faced - M Capps 3; L Atilano 28; B Bruney 4; T Clippard 5; R Dempster 29; S Marshall 3.
Game Details
Umpires: HP--Gerry Davis. 1B--Brian Knight. 2B--Greg Gibson. 3B--Scott Barry.
On Thursday, the Cubs continued their losing ways, letting the Arizona Diamondbacks beat them 13-5. At least this was a blow-out. Ted Lilly looked nothing like the domineering left-hander he was in his first start back after coming off the disabled list. The highlight of the day had to be Kosuke Fukudome's grand slam that at least prevented the Cubs from being laughed out of Wrigley Field.
Kennedy, LaRoche lead Diamondbacks past Cubs
Arizona 13, Chi Cubs 5
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Arizona 0 0 0 5 1 0 7 0 0 13 14 1
Chi Cubs 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 5 6 1
WP: I. Kennedy (1-1)
LP: T. Lilly (1-1)
(10-13)
Box Score Play by Play
Scoring Summary
Bot 3rd: Chi Cubs
- R. Theriot singled to center, M. Fontenot scored
Top 4th: Arizona
- A. LaRoche homered to deep left center, J. Upton and M. Reynolds scored
- C. Snyder homered to deep left, C. Gillespie scored
Top 5th: Arizona
- A. LaRoche homered to deep right
Top 7th: Arizona
- A. LaRoche doubled to deep center, S. Drew scored, J. Upton to third
- C. Gillespie singled to shallow left, J. Upton scored, A. LaRoche to third, C. Young to second
- C. Snyder singled to shallow center, A. LaRoche scored, C. Young to third, C. Gillespie to second
- I. Kennedy hit sacrifice fly to right, C. Young scored
- K. Johnson homered to deep right, C. Gillespie and C. Snyder scored
Bot 8th: Chi Cubs
- K. Fukudome homered to deep left, G. Soto, T. Colvin and R. Theriot scored
Arizona
AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg
K. Johnson 2b 5 1 4 3 1 0 0 0 1 .320
S. Drew ss 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 .291
J. Upton rf 3 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 .214
G. Parra rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
M. Reynolds 3b 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 .227
A. Ojeda 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A. LaRoche 1b 4 3 3 5 2 0 0 0 0 .299
R. Ryal ph-1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
C. Young cf 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 .281
C. Gillespie lf 5 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .263
C. Snyder c 5 2 2 3 1 0 1 0 0 .278
I. Kennedy p 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .222
T. Abreu ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .323
D. Stange p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 41 13 14 13 4 3 11 0 11
Batting
2B - A LaRoche (7, J Russell); C Gillespie (3, T Lilly).
HR - K Johnson (9, 7th inning off J Russell 2 on, 2 Out), A LaRoche 2 (4, 4th inning off T Lilly 2 on, 0 Out, 5th inning off T Lilly 0 on, 2 Out), C Snyder (3, 4th inning off T Lilly 1 on, 1 Out).
SF - I Kennedy.
RBI - K Johnson 3 (18), A LaRoche 5 (17), C Gillespie (1), C Snyder 3 (12), I Kennedy (1).
2-out RBI - K Johnson 3, A LaRoche.
Team LOB - 5.
Fielding
E - R Ryal (1, throw).
DP - 1 (K Johnson).
Chi Cubs
AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg
R. Theriot ss 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .340
K. Fukudome rf 4 1 1 4 1 0 0 0 1 .328
D. Lee 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .193
A. Ramirez 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .159
M. Byrd cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
J. Berg p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
X. Nady ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194
S. Marshall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A. Soriano lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 .275
M. Fontenot 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .309
G. Soto c 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 .340
T. Lilly p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C. Tracy ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .133
J. Gray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J. Russell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T. Colvin cf 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317
Totals 32 5 6 5 1 1 6 0 8
Batting
HR - K Fukudome (4, 8th inning off I Kennedy 3 on, 0 Out).
S - T Lilly.
RBI - R Theriot (12), K Fukudome 4 (15).
2-out RBI - R Theriot.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - K Fukudome 1.
Team LOB - 3.
Fielding
E - A Ramirez (2, field).
PB - G Soto.
Arizona
IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA
I. Kennedy (W, 1-1) 8.0 6 5 4 1 6 1 1.05 4.45
D. Stange 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 NA
Chi Cubs
IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA
T. Lilly (L, 1-1) 5.0 7 6 6 2 6 3 1.27 4.91
J. Gray 1.1 2 2 2 1 2 0 1.74 7.11
J. Russell 0.2 5 5 1 0 1 1 1.43 3.86
J. Berg 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.20 3.60
S. Marshall 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.00 3.00
WP - I Kennedy.
HPB - M Fontenot (by I Kennedy).
Pitches-strikes - I Kennedy 111-70; D Stange 9-6; J Berg 9-6; S Marshall 10-9; T Lilly 98-58; J Gray 23-13; J Russell 33-20.
Ground balls-fly balls - I Kennedy 9-10; D Stange 2-1; J Berg 2-1; S Marshall 1-0; T Lilly 3-8; J Gray 2-1; J Russell 2-2.
Batters faced - I Kennedy 32; D Stange 3; J Berg 3; S Marshall 3; T Lilly 24; J Gray 7; J Russell 8.
Game Details
Umpires: HP--Mike DiMuro. 1B--Tim Welke. 2B--Sam Holbrook. 3B--D.J. Reyburn.
On Friday, the Cub bats woke up and won against the Arizona Diamondbacks, 11-5. Home run derby for the Cubs, including Kosuke Fukudome, Alfonso Soriano, Geovany Soto, and Marlon Byrd. Randy Wells went six strong innings, giving up five runs to the Diamondbacks and there was wonderful relief pitching from John Grabow, Carlos Zambrano and Carlos Marmol. Marlon Byrd didn't even start the game and he had two hits. It seems whatever move Lou Piniella makes, it is a genius move. Theriot's hit streak is at 10 games now.
Soriano homers, Cubs beat Diamondbacks 11-5
Chi Cubs 11, Arizona 5
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Arizona 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 5 11 3
Chi Cubs 0 0 0 1 1 4 3 2 X 11 11 0
WP: R. Wells (3-0)
LP: R. Lopez (1-1)
(11-13)
Box Score Play by Play
Scoring Summary
Top 4th: Arizona
- M. Reynolds doubled to deep right center, S. Drew scored
- G. Parra singled to shallow right, M. Reynolds scored, G. Parra to second advancing on throw
- C. Gillespie doubled to shallow right, G. Parra scored
Bot 4th: Chi Cubs
- K. Fukudome homered to deep right
Top 5th: Arizona
- J. Upton doubled to deep left, S. Drew scored
Bot 5th: Chi Cubs
- M. Fontenot doubled to shallow right center, A. Soriano scored
Bot 6th: Chi Cubs
- T. Colvin hit sacrifice fly to center, R. Theriot scored
- A. Soriano homered to deep left center, K. Fukudome and A. Ramirez scored
Top 7th: Arizona
- C. Snyder homered to deep right
Bot 7th: Chi Cubs
- D. Lee singled, G. Soto scored, M. Byrd to third, K. Fukudome to second
- A. Ramirez walked, M. Byrd scored, K. Fukudome to third, D. Lee to second
- A. Soriano walked, K. Fukudome scored, D. Lee to third, A. Ramirez to second
Bot 8th: Chi Cubs
- G. Soto homered to deep left
- M. Byrd homered to deep left
Arizona
AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg
K. Johnson 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 .312
S. Drew ss 5 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 2 .298
J. Upton rf 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 .213
M. Reynolds 3b 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .241
A. LaRoche 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .296
G. Parra lf 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 .240
C. Gillespie cf 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 .304
C. Snyder c 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 .281
R. Lopez p 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 .167
T. Abreu ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312
B. Boyer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A. Heilman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
K. Mulvey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A. Ojeda ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000
Totals 38 5 11 5 1 1 14 0 16
Batting
2B - S Drew (6, R Wells); J Upton (4, R Wells); M Reynolds (3, R Wells); C Gillespie 2 (5, R Wells 2).
HR - C Snyder (4, 7th inning off R Wells 0 on, 0 Out).
RBI - J Upton (10), M Reynolds (21), G Parra (5), C Gillespie (2), C Snyder (13).
2-out RBI - J Upton, G Parra, C Gillespie.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - K Johnson 1, J Upton 1, M Reynolds 1, C Gillespie 1, C Snyder 1.
Team LOB - 7.
Fielding
E - S Drew (2, field); M Reynolds (2, throw); R Lopez (3, field).
DP - 2 (K Johnson-S Drew-A LaRoche, S Drew-K Johnson-A LaRoche).
Chi Cubs
AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg
R. Theriot ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .337
K. Fukudome rf 3 3 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 .344
D. Lee 1b 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .205
A. Ramirez 3b 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 4 .152
T. Colvin cf-lf 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 5 .289
A. Soriano lf 3 2 2 4 1 1 0 0 0 .292
C. Zambrano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C. Marmol p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M. Fontenot 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 .305
G. Soto c 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 .340
R. Wells p 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 .273
J. Grabow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M. Byrd ph-cf 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .348
Totals 34 11 11 11 4 5 6 0 16
Batting
2B - A Soriano (7, R Lopez); M Fontenot (3, R Lopez).
HR - K Fukudome (5, 4th inning off R Lopez 0 on, 1 Out), A Soriano (3, 6th inning off R Lopez 2 on, 2 Out), G Soto (3, 8th inning off K Mulvey 0 on, 0 Out), M Byrd (4, 8th inning off K Mulvey 0 on, 0 Out).
S - R Theriot.
SF - T Colvin.
RBI - K Fukudome (16), D Lee (12), A Ramirez (13), T Colvin (7), A Soriano 4 (11), M Fontenot (4), G Soto (7), M Byrd (16).
2-out RBI - A Soriano 4.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Colvin 1, M Fontenot 2, R Wells 1.
GIDP - K Fukudome, A Ramirez.
Team LOB - 6.
Arizona
IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA
R. Lopez (L, 1-1) 6.0 7 6 2 0 4 2 1.57 4.50
B. Boyer 0.1 2 3 3 3 0 0 2.40 7.56
A. Heilman 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1.34 5.59
K. Mulvey 1.0 2 2 2 1 1 2 3.00 18.00
Chi Cubs
IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA
R. Wells (W, 3-0) 6.0 8 5 5 0 8 1 1.34 3.45
J. Grabow (H, 4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.85 6.23
C. Zambrano 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1.80 6.56
C. Marmol 1.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 1.03 0.77
Pitches-strikes - R Lopez 89-60; B Boyer 27-11; A Heilman 13-8; K Mulvey 33-20; C Zambrano 23-13; C Marmol 25-17; R Wells 94-65; J Grabow 9-7.
Ground balls-fly balls - R Lopez 9-7; B Boyer 1-0; A Heilman 1-0; K Mulvey 1-3; C Zambrano 2-1; C Marmol 0-0; R Wells 8-6; J Grabow 1-0.
Batters faced - R Lopez 25; B Boyer 6; A Heilman 3; K Mulvey 7; C Zambrano 5; C Marmol 5; R Wells 26; J Grabow 3.
Game Details
Umpires: HP--Tim Welke. 1B--Sam Holbrook. 2B--Bill Welke. 3B--Mike DiMuro.
On Saturday, there was another Cubs victory -- 7-5 over the Diamondbacks. And Alfonso Soriano continued his home run binge, with a homer off of former Cub Bobby Howry. Sean Marshall got the win in relief, coming in after Carlos Silva. And Carlos Marmol made it a very interesting ninth inning, keeping Cub fans on the edges of their seats. Derrek Lee drove home the winning runs. And Ryan Theriot's hitting streak is extended to 11 games.
Soriano homers, Cubs rally past Diamondbacks 7-5
Chi Cubs 7, Arizona 5
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Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Arizona 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 5 10 2
Chi Cubs 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 X 7 14 0
WP: S. Marshall (1-1) S: C. Marmol (4)
LP: J. Gutierrez (0-3)
(12-13)
Box Score Play by Play
Scoring Summary
Top 3rd: Arizona
- J. Upton grounded into double play shortstop to second to first, D. Haren scored, K. Johnson out at second
Bot 3rd: Chi Cubs
- K. Fukudome ground rule double to left, G. Soto scored, R. Theriot to third
Top 4th: Arizona
- M. Reynolds homered to deep left
Bot 4th: Chi Cubs
- G. Soto safe at first on shortstop S. Drew's fielding error, A. Soriano scored, M. Fontenot to second
Top 5th: Arizona
- J. Upton homered to deep right, D. Haren scored
- M. Reynolds homered to deep center
Bot 5th: Chi Cubs
- A. Ramirez grounded out to second, D. Lee scored, M. Byrd to third
Bot 7th: Chi Cubs
- A. Soriano homered to deep center, M. Byrd scored
Bot 8th: Chi Cubs
- D. Lee singled to shallow left, T. Colvin and R. Theriot scored, K. Fukudome to second
Arizona
AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg
K. Johnson 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 3 .310
J. Upton rf 5 1 2 2 1 0 2 0 2 .223
S. Drew ss 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 .281
M. Reynolds 3b 4 2 2 2 2 1 0 0 1 .253
A. LaRoche 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 .280
C. Young cf 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 .286
G. Parra lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .259
J. Gutierrez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C. Snyder c 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 .262
D. Haren p 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500
B. Howry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C. Gillespie lf 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .304
Totals 35 5 10 4 3 6 12 1 20
Batting
2B - D Haren (2, C Silva).
HR - J Upton (4, 5th inning off C Silva 1 on, 1 Out), M Reynolds 2 (9, 4th inning off C Silva 0 on, 0 Out, 5th inning off C Silva 0 on, 2 Out).
RBI - J Upton 2 (12), M Reynolds 2 (23).
2-out RBI - M Reynolds.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - K Johnson 1, M Reynolds 1, A LaRoche 2.
GIDP - J Upton.
Team LOB - 9.
Base Running
SB - K Johnson (1, 2nd base off C Silva/G Soto).
CS - C Young (1, 2nd base by C Silva/G Soto).
Fielding
E - S Drew (3, field); J Gutierrez (1, throw).
Outfield assists - G Parra.
Chi Cubs
AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg
R. Theriot ss 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 .343
K. Fukudome rf 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 .353
D. Lee 1b 5 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 3 .215
M. Byrd cf 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 4 .351
A. Ramirez 3b 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 .155
A. Soriano lf 4 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 .303
C. Marmol p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M. Fontenot 2b 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .306
G. Soto c 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 .339
T. Colvin pr-lf 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
C. Silva p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143
J. Gray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C. Tracy ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188
S. Marshall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R. Dempster ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .100
K. Hill c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
Totals 35 7 14 7 1 4 5 1 16
Batting
2B - K Fukudome 2 (6, D Haren 2); M Byrd (10, D Haren).
HR - A Soriano (4, 7th inning off B Howry 1 on, 2 Out).
S - C Silva 2.
RBI - K Fukudome (17), D Lee 2 (14), A Ramirez (14), A Soriano 2 (13), G Soto (8).
2-out RBI - A Soriano 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Theriot 2, K Fukudome 2, M Byrd 3, A Ramirez 2, A Soriano 1.
Team LOB - 10.
Base Running
SB - M Byrd (2, 2nd base off J Gutierrez/C Snyder).
CS - M Fontenot (1, 2nd base by D Haren/C Snyder).
Fielding
DP - 1 (R Theriot-M Fontenot-D Lee).
Arizona
IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA
D. Haren 6.0 10 3 3 2 3 0 1.30 4.50
B. Howry (BS, 1) 1.0 2 2 2 0 1 1 1.22 7.59
J. Gutierrez (L, 0-3) 1.0 2 2 2 2 1 0 1.27 6.55
Chi Cubs
IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA
C. Silva 5.0 8 5 5 3 6 3 1.00 2.90
J. Gray 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.64 6.14
S. Marshall (W, 1-1) 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.93 2.57
C. Marmol (S, 4) 1.0 1 0 0 2 3 0 1.18 0.71
WP - D Haren, J Gray.
Pitches-strikes - J Gutierrez 26-10; D Haren 113-70; B Howry 20-12; C Marmol 35-21; C Silva 96-57; J Gray 16-8; S Marshall 38-23.
Ground balls-fly balls - J Gutierrez 3-1; D Haren 6-11; B Howry 0-2; C Marmol 0-0; C Silva 6-7; J Gray 1-1; S Marshall 2-2.
Batters faced - J Gutierrez 7; D Haren 29; B Howry 5; C Marmol 6; C Silva 24; J Gray 4; S Marshall 7.
Game Details
Umpires: HP--Sam Holbrook. 1B--Bill Welke. 2B--Mike DiMuro. 3B--Tim Welke.
Finally, on Sunday, the Cubs mastery of Arizona continued as they beat the Diamondbacks, 10-5. Alfonzo Soriano hit 2 home runs to lead the Cubs and Marlon Byrd added a home run for fun. Hard luck pitcher Tom Gorzelanny finally got his first win of the season. He pitched seven strong innings, striking out a career-high 10 batters.
Soriano, Gorzelanny lead Cubs past D-Backs
Monday is an off day, travel day actually, as the Cubs go to first Pittsburgh and then to Cincinnati. Here's hoping the bats stay hot and the pitching continues to dazzle. Dempster and Lilly will get things started in Pittsburgh.