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CINCINNATI (2) VS CHICAGO CUBS (13) - FINAL

CINCINNATI             ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
R Freel cf-3b           4  0  0  0   0  1   0  .273
J Castro ss             4  0  0  0   0  0   0  .269
S Casey 1b              3  0  1  0   0  0   0  .341
 P Norton p             0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .000
 G White p              0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .000
A Dunn lf               3  0  0  0   0  0   1  .263
D Jimenez 2b            3  0  0  0   0  2   1  .271
W Pena rf-cf            3  0  1  0   0  0   0  .296
J Valentin c            3  2  2  2   0  0   0  .194
T Hummel 3b             2  0  0  0   0  1   0  .234
 R Wagner p             0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .000
 J Vander Wal 1b        1  0  0  0   0  1   0  .222
C Lidle p               1  0  0  0   0  1   0  .143
 J Cruz rf              2  0  0  0   0  0   0  .240

Totals                 29  2  4  2   0  6   2

BATTING: HR - J Valentin 2 (5, 3rd inning off G Maddux 0 on, 0 Out, 5th inning 
off G Maddux 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - J Valentin 2 (13). 2-out RBI - J Valentin. 
GIDP - D Jimenez. Team LOB - 0. 
 
BASERUNNING: CS - R Freel (6, 2nd base by G Maddux/P Bako), W Pena (1, 2nd 
base by G Maddux/P Bako). 
 

CHICAGO CUBS           ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
M Grudzielanek 2b       5  1  2  3   0  0   0  .261
C Patterson cf          3  2  0  0   1  0   1  .278
 J Macias cf            1  1  1  0   0  0   0  .291
S Sosa rf               5  0  1  1   0  1   2  .267
M Alou lf               3  4  3  3   1  0   0  .286
 T Goodwin lf           1  0  0  0   0  1   1  .190
D Lee 1b                3  2  2  1   1  0   1  .303
A Ramirez 3b            4  1  2  4   0  0   1  .322
 R Martinez 3b          1  0  0  0   0  0   1  .250
A Gonzalez ss           4  1  2  1   0  1   2  .238
P Bako c                4  1  1  0   0  2   2  .195
G Maddux p              4  0  0  0   0  1   5  .128

Totals                 38 13 14 13   3  6  16

BATTING: 2B - D Lee (31, C Lidle); A Gonzalez (8, C Lidle); M Alou (18, R 
Wagner). HR - M Alou 2 (24, 2nd inning off C Lidle 0 on, 0 Out, 3rd inning off 
C Lidle 1 on, 2 Out), M Grudzielanek (2, 4th inning off C Lidle 2 on, 1 Out), A 
Ramirez (17, 6th inning off R Wagner 3 on, 2 Out). RBI - M Alou 3 (60), M 
Grudzielanek 3 (9), D Lee (57), A Gonzalez (8), A Ramirez 4 (61), S Sosa (42). 
2-out RBI - M Alou 2, A Ramirez 4. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - G 
Maddux 2. Team LOB - 5. 
 
FIELDING: E - A Ramirez (8, throw). DP: 1 (M Grudzielanek-A Gonzalez-D Lee). 

 

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    CINCINNATI      - 001 010 000   --   2
    CHICAGO CUBS    - 012 324 01x   --  13
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CINCINNATI                   ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
C Lidle (L, 6-8)              4 1/3  10   8   8   2   3   3   5.18
R Wagner                      1 2/3   2   4   4   1   1   1   7.48
P Norton                      1       0   0   0   0   1   0   5.17
G White                       1       2   1   1   0   1   0   4.80

CHICAGO CUBS                 ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
G Maddux (W, 9-7)             9       4   2   2   0   6   2   4.03

WP - G White. HBP - D Lee (by R Wagner). Pitches-strikes: C Lidle 73-50; R 
Wagner 27-14; P Norton 8-5; G White 28-18; G Maddux 92-60. Ground balls-fly 
balls: C Lidle 5-5; R Wagner 4-0; P Norton 2-0; G White 0-2; G Maddux 13-6. 
Batters faced: C Lidle 25; R Wagner 9; P Norton 3; G White 5; G Maddux 29. 
 
UMPIRES: HP--Bill Hohn. 1B--Gary Darling. 2B--Mark Carlson. 3B--Brian Runge. 

T--2:15. Att--40,010. 
Weather: 86 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, in 
from right.
 

How They Scored

CHICAGO CUBS 2ND:   M Alou homered to left center.  D Lee walked.  A Ramirez 
singled to center, D Lee to second.  A Gonzalez struck out swinging.  P Bako 
struck out swinging.  G Maddux struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)  
CINCINNATI 0, CHICAGO CUBS 1.

CINCINNATI 3RD:   J Valentin homered to right.  T Hummel grounded out to 
third.  C Lidle struck out looking.  R Freel safe at first on throwing error by 
third baseman A Ramirez.  R Freel caught stealing second, catcher to second.
(1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error)  CINCINNATI 1, CHICAGO CUBS 1.

CHICAGO CUBS 3RD:   M Grudzielanek singled to center.  C Patterson grounded 
into fielder's choice to shortstop, M Grudzielanek out at second.  S Sosa flied 
out to center.  M Alou homered to center, C Patterson scored.  D Lee reached on 
infield single to shortstop.  A Ramirez grounded into fielder's choice to 
shortstop, D Lee out at second. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)  CINCINNATI 1, 
CHICAGO CUBS 3.

CHICAGO CUBS 4TH:   A Gonzalez singled to left.  P Bako reached on bunt 
single to pitcher, A Gonzalez to second.  G Maddux bunt popped out foul to 
third.  M Grudzielanek homered to center, A Gonzalez and P Bako scored.  
C Patterson grounded out to first.  S Sosa grounded out to shortstop. (3 Runs, 
3 Hits, 0 Errors)  CINCINNATI 1, CHICAGO CUBS 6.

CINCINNATI 5TH:   D Jimenez struck out swinging.  W Pena grounded out to 
second.  J Valentin homered to right.  T Hummel struck out swinging. (1 Run, 
1 Hit, 0 Errors)  CINCINNATI 2, CHICAGO CUBS 6.

CHICAGO CUBS 5TH:   M Alou walked.  D Lee doubled to deep right center, 
M Alou scored.  A Ramirez flied out to right, D Lee to third.  A Gonzalez doubled 
to right center, D Lee scored.  R Freel at third base. W Pena in center field. 
R Wagner relieved C Lidle. J Cruz in right field. P Bako grounded out to 
shortstop, A Gonzalez to third.  G Maddux grounded out to third. (2 Runs, 
2 Hits, 0 Errors)  CINCINNATI 2, CHICAGO CUBS 8.

CHICAGO CUBS 6TH:   M Grudzielanek grounded out to pitcher.  C Patterson 
walked.  S Sosa struck out swinging.  M Alou doubled to deep left center, 
C Patterson to third.  D Lee hit by pitch.  A Ramirez homered to center, 
C Patterson, M Alou and D Lee scored.  A Gonzalez grounded out to shortstop. 
(4 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)  CINCINNATI 2, CHICAGO CUBS 12.

CHICAGO CUBS 8TH:   G White relieved P Norton. J Macias singled to right.  
J Macias to second on wild pitch by G White. S Sosa singled to right, J Macias 
scored.  T Goodwin struck out swinging.  D Lee flied out to right.  R Martinez 
flied out to right. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)  CINCINNATI 2, CHICAGO CUBS 13.

Game Story

CHICAGO (Ticker) -- Greg Maddux did not need much offensive 
support from his Chicago Cubs teammates to pick up win No. 298.
He got it - and then some.

Aramis Ramirez hit a grand slam, Moises Alou homered twice and
Mark Grudzielanek added a three-run shot as the Cubs routed the
Cincinnati Reds, 13-2, to cap a sweep of their two-game series.

The Cubs entered the game having scored 183 of their 430 runs
(42.6 percent) on homers, and drove in 10 of their 13 runs
Thursday by hitting the ball over the wall.

"I'm getting tired of people saying that's the only way we
score," Alou said of the Cubs, who entered the day 10 games
behind first-place St. Louis in the National League Central
Division. "We've got a lot of great hitters on this team, and I
believe that we're still going to win the division.  St. Louis
will get cold.  It's up to us to play good baseball and be there
when the opportunity presents itself."

"Our guys really stood up big these last two days," Cubs manager
Dusty Baker said.  "We had tough series against the Cardinals,
but that didn't stop us from taking care of business against the
Reds.  Hopefully, we'll stay hot."

Coming off his first shutout in three years, a 5-0 win over
Milwaukee on Saturday in which he yielded six hits, Maddux (9-7)
relinquished just four hits - including two solo homers to
Javier Valentin - as he moved within two wins of becoming the
22nd pitcher to win 300 games.

"This is not about personal goals or victories.  It's about
getting another ring," said Maddux, who won a championship with
Atlanta nine years ago.  "My greatest day in baseball is when we
won the World Series in 1995.  That's what I play for, the
chance for winning with the team."

Maddux was pleased with his second straight stellar performance.

"I just have a good rhythm at this point," Maddux said. "To be
honest, I don't think I'm doing anything different than I was
when I was getting hammered.  Maybe I have a little better
command."

"You have to be very patient with him.  He works both sides of
the plate so well," Grudzielanek said. "When I've faced him, I
always looked for a pitch on the outside of the plate and try to
drive it to right field.  I'll tell you one thing, he's fun to
play behind."

Alou, who hit a solo homer off Reds starter Cory Lidle (6-8) in
the second inning, gave the Cubs a 3-1 lead with a two-run shot
in the third inning.  Grudzielanek's blast made it 6-1 in the
fourth, and Ramirez's grand slam off Ryan Wagner in the sixth
opened a 12-2 cushion.

Lidle was rocked for eight runs and 10 hits in 4 1/3 innings.

"A lot of the hits I gave up, I don't know if they were good
pitches or bad pitches," Lidle said. "I know they had some balls
that weren't hit very hard that just found holes and stuff.
But overall, I felt good and didn't have any results at all."

"There were some balls up," Reds manager Dave Miley said. "I
mean, they hit a solo, two-run, three-run, and a grand slam
during the game.  I guess the best way to put it was Cory wasn't
sharp."

The Reds lost for the fifth time in eight games.

"I'm happy on the one side (with my two homers), but on the
other side, I'm pretty frustrated losing that kind of game,"
Valentin said. "We had to battle, especially with this team.  I
know we can push, we can play better, but hopefully we can go to
Pittsburgh and take two out of three (this weekend)."