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CHICAGO CUBS (4) VS ARIZONA (3) - FINAL

CHICAGO CUBS           ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
T Walker 2b             3  2  2  0   1  0   0  .345
C Patterson cf          4  1  1  1   0  1   2  .278
S Sosa rf               3  0  0  1   0  1   2  .275
M Alou lf               4  0  1  0   0  0   1  .363
A Ramirez 3b            4  0  1  1   0  0   2  .310
D Lee 1b                4  0  0  0   0  2   1  .229
A Gonzalez ss           4  1  1  1   0  1   0  .254
P Bako c                2  0  0  0   2  0   0  .100
G Maddux p              1  0  0  0   0  1   0  .000
 a-T Hollandsworth ph   1  0  0  0   0  0   1  .278
 K Farnsworth p         0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .000
 K Mercker p            0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .000
 L Hawkins p            0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .000
 b-J Macias ph          1  0  0  0   0  0   0  .071
 J Borowski p           0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .000

Totals                 31  4  6  4   3  6   9

a-fouled out to catcher for G Maddux in the 7th;  b-flied out to left for 
L Hawkins in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - C Patterson (7, C Daigle); A Ramirez (9, C Daigle); T Walker 2 
(7, M Koplove, C Daigle). HR - A Gonzalez (3, 9th inning off M Mantei 0 on, 
1 Out). S - G Maddux. SF - S Sosa. RBI - C Patterson (10), A Ramirez (19), 
S Sosa (11), A Gonzalez (6). 2-out RBI - A Ramirez. Runners left in scoring position, 
2 out - D Lee 1, A Ramirez 1, C Patterson 1. Team LOB - 5. 
 

ARIZONA                ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
M Kata 2b               3  0  0  0   2  1   1  .333
D Sadler ss             5  0  0  0   0  1   5  .214
L Gonzalez lf           5  0  1  0   0  1   1  .296
R Sexson 1b             3  0  0  0   0  1   1  .241
 b-C Baerga ph          1  0  0  0   0  0   0  .083
 M Mantei p             0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .000
S Finley cf             4  3  3  3   0  0   0  .235
D Bautista rf           4  0  1  0   0  0   0  .383
C Tracy 3b              2  0  1  0   2  0   0  .429
R Hammock c             4  0  3  0   0  0   2  .280
C Daigle p              2  0  0  0   0  0   2  .143
 a-B Mayne ph           0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .229
 M Koplove p            0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .000
 G Colbrunn 1b          1  0  0  0   0  0   0  .167

Totals                 34  3  9  3   4  4  12

a-sacrificed to pitcher for C Daigle in the 7th;  b-grounded to second for 
R Sexson in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - D Bautista (7, L Hawkins). HR - S Finley 3 (5, 2nd inning off 
G Maddux 0 on, 0 Out, 6th inning off G Maddux 0 on, 1 Out, 8th inning off 
L Hawkins 0 on, 2 Out). S - B Mayne. RBI - S Finley 3 (10). 2-out RBI - S Finley. 
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Hammock 1, D Sadler 3. Team LOB - 9. 
 
BASERUNNING: SB - R Hammock (1, 2nd base off G Maddux/P Bako). CS - C Tracy 
(1, 2nd base by G Maddux/P Bako). 
 

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    CHICAGO CUBS    - 201 000 001   --   4
    ARIZONA         - 010 001 010   --   3
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CHICAGO CUBS                 ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
G Maddux                      6       6   2   2   2   3   2   5.65
K Farnsworth (H, 4)           1       1   0   0   0   0   0   4.50
K Mercker (H, 3)                1/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   3.12
L Hawkins (W, 1-0; B, 1)        2/3   2   1   1   1   0   1   2.70
J Borowski (S, 5)             1       0   0   0   1   0   0   6.00

ARIZONA                      ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
C Daigle                      7       3   3   3   3   5   0   8.55
M Koplove                     1       2   0   0   0   0   0   5.56
M Mantei (L, 0-3)             1       1   1   1   0   1   1  12.79

IBB - C Tracy (by L Hawkins). Pitches-strikes: G Maddux 80-48; K Farnsworth 14-9; 
K Mercker 5-4; L Hawkins 14-9; J Borowski 15-8; C Daigle 103-64; M Koplove 13-7; 
M Mantei 14-11. Ground balls-fly balls: G Maddux 10-4; K Farnsworth 1-2; 
K Mercker 0-0; L Hawkins 1-1; J Borowski 2-1; C Daigle 9-7; M Koplove 2-1; 
M Mantei 1-1. Batters faced: G Maddux 25; K Farnsworth 4; K Mercker 1; L Hawkins 5; 
J Borowski 4; C Daigle 27; M Koplove 5; M Mantei 4. 
 
UMPIRES: HP--Ed Rapuano. 1B--Ted Barrett. 2B--Alfonso Marquez. 3B--Rick Reed. 

T--2:33. Att--34,761. 
Weather: 81 degrees, clear. Wind: 20 mph, left to right.
 

How They Scored

CHICAGO CUBS 1ST:   T Walker walked.  C Patterson doubled to deep center, 
T Walker scored.  S Sosa struck out swinging.  M Alou grounded out to third.  
A Ramirez doubled to deep center, C Patterson scored.  D Lee struck out looking. 
(2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)  CHICAGO CUBS 2, ARIZONA 0.

ARIZONA 2ND:   S Finley homered to center.  D Bautista grounded out to 
pitcher.  C Tracy walked.  R Hammock singled to right, C Tracy to second.  
C Daigle flied out to right, C Tracy to third.  R Hammock stole second. M Kata 
walked.  D Sadler struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)  CHICAGO CUBS 2, 
ARIZONA 1.

CHICAGO CUBS 3RD:   T Walker doubled to deep right.  C Patterson grounded out 
to second, T Walker to third.  S Sosa hit sacrifice fly to center, T Walker 
scored.  M Alou grounded out to second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)  CHICAGO CUBS 3, 
ARIZONA 1.

ARIZONA 6TH:   R Sexson grounded out to shortstop.  S Finley homered to 
center.  D Bautista grounded out to pitcher.  C Tracy grounded out to first. (1 Run, 
1 Hit, 0 Errors)  CHICAGO CUBS 3, ARIZONA 2.

ARIZONA 8TH:   K Mercker relieved K Farnsworth. L Gonzalez struck out 
looking.  L Hawkins relieved K Mercker. C Baerga hit for R Sexson and inherits
a 1-1 count. C Baerga grounded out to second.  S Finley homered to right.  
D Bautista doubled to deep center.  C Tracy intentionally walked.  R Hammock flied 
out to right. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)  CHICAGO CUBS 3, ARIZONA 3.

CHICAGO CUBS 9TH:   M Mantei relieved M Koplove. G Colbrunn at first base. 
D Lee struck out swinging.  A Gonzalez homered to left.  P Bako grounded out to 
first.  J Macias hit for L Hawkins. J Macias flied out to left. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 
0 Errors)  CHICAGO CUBS 4, ARIZONA 3.

Game Story

PHOENIX (Ticker) -- The Arizona Diamondbacks may have lost 
more than just their game against the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday.

Alex Gonzalez belted a go-ahead homer off closer Matt Mantei in
the top of the ninth inning to lift the Chicago Cubs to a 4-3
triumph over the Arizona Diamondbacks, who saw slugger Richie
Sexson suffer a freak injury in the eighth inning.

Sexson injured his left shoulder while checking his swing with
one out in the eighth inning against LaTroy Hawkins (1-0).
Sexson fell to his knees in pain, immediately left the contest
and was replaced by Carlos Baerga, who grounded out.

The injury was diagnosed as a strained left shoulder.  Sexson
will undergo an MRI on Thursday and then a decision will be made
whether or not to place him on the disabled list.

Steve Finley followed with his third solo homer of the contest
to tie the game, 3-3.  It was his fourth career three-homer game
and first since September 8, 1999 at Milwaukee.

But in the bottom of the ninth, Gonzalez sent the first pitch he
saw from Mantei (0-3) over the wall in left field for his third
homer of the season.

"(I was) just trying to make sure I was ready for the first
pitch," Gonzalez said.  "He's a real tough reliver coming in and
got stuff so I didn't want to fall to far behind.  I got a
pitch, I think he missed his spot and I was able to capitalize
on it."

Joe Borowski induced Luis Gonzalez to fly out with a man on
first to end the contest and notched his fifth save for the
Cubs, who avoided being swept and snapped the Diamondbacks'
three-game winning streak.

The Cubs were without manager Dusty Baker, who was serving a
one-game suspension for his actions against Cincinnati on April
16.  In that contest, Baker became incensed in the seventh
inning when plate umpire C.B. Bucknor took a double away from
Cubs pinch hitter Ramon Martinez after ruling that Baker failed
to inform him of a double switch. Baker reacted to the umpire's
decision by throwing his cap and kicking the dirt.

"It was overall a well-played game," said Baker, who watched the
game from the clubhouse. "It was a little difficult watching
here on this TV - I get more nervous in here than I get out
there."

Arizona right fielder Danny Bautista extended his career-best
and major league-leading hitting streak to 20 games with an
eighth-inning double.  It is the third-longest streak in team
history.

Chicago scored twice in the first inning against Arizona rookie
Casey Daigle on RBI doubles by Corey Patterson and Aramis
Ramirez, but he yielded just one run and one hit over the next
six innings.

"I threw the ball great," Daigle said. "The velocity felt
awesome, the slider felt really good, I threw my changeup late
in the game  and it felt really good.  I got us a chance to win,
and that's baseball - we ended up winning the series, we didn't
get the sweep, but we will be all right."

Finley hit a leadoff homer against Chicago starter Greg Maddux
in the second inning and a one-out shot in the sixth before his
two-out shot against Hawkins in the eighth. "Fin is just
ridiculous-hot," Arizona manager Bob Brenly said. "That's the
way he is - it seems like it happens every year, the closer you
get to May 1st, he starts warming up.  I think he went right by
warm straight to red-hot."

"I felt pretty good this whole month but there's nothing to show
for it," said Finley, who is batting just .235. "It's nice to
get those in."

Maddux allowed two runs and six hits in six innings but remained
1-6 against the Diamondbacks, whom he has faced 11 times.




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