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CINCINNATI (8) VS CHICAGO CUBS (3) - FINAL

CINCINNATI             ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
F Lopez 3b              4  1  0  0   0  2   4  .256
D Jimenez 2b            5  1  1  2   0  1   2  .270
S Casey 1b              1  2  0  0   1  0   0  .332
 J Castro 1b            2  0  1  1   0  0   0  .248
A Dunn lf               5  1  2  2   0  1   3  .265
A Kearns rf             5  0  1  0   0  2   1  .234
D Bragg cf              4  2  1  2   1  1   0  .175
J Valentin c            4  0  1  0   1  1   1  .235
A Machado ss            2  1  0  0   2  2   4  .319
J Hancock p             3  0  1  1   1  2   3  .118
 J Valentine p          0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .000

Totals                 35  8  8  8   6 12  18

BATTING: HR - D Jimenez (12, 3rd inning off G Maddux 1 on, 0 Out), D Bragg (3, 
3rd inning off G Maddux 1 on, 2 Out), A Dunn (44, 5th inning off G Maddux 1 on, 
0 Out). RBI - D Jimenez 2 (67), D Bragg 2 (8), A Dunn 2 (100), J Castro (23), J 
Hancock (1). 2-out RBI - D Bragg 2, J Castro, J Hancock. Runners left in 
scoring position, 2 out - A Dunn 1, F Lopez 1, J Hancock 2. Team LOB - 8. 
 
BASERUNNING: SB - A Machado (3, 2nd base off M Wuertz/P Bako). 
 
FIELDING: E - A Machado (4, throw). 


CHICAGO CUBS           ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
C Patterson cf          4  0  1  2   0  1   1  .272
D Lee 1b                3  0  0  0   1  0   1  .283
A Ramirez 3b            4  0  1  0   0  0   2  .320
M Alou lf               4  1  2  0   0  1   1  .286
N Garciaparra ss        4  0  1  0   0  0   0  .310
S Sosa rf               3  0  0  1   0  0   2  .248
T Walker 2b             4  1  1  0   0  0   0  .279
P Bako c                2  1  0  0   1  0   0  .201
 c-J Macias ph          1  0  0  0   0  0   0  .262
G Maddux p              1  0  1  0   0  0   0  .167
 a-B Grieve ph          1  0  0  0   0  1   2  .259
 M Wuertz p             0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .000
 K Mercker p            0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .000
 b-T Goodwin ph         1  0  0  0   0  0   0  .202
 S Mitre p              0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .067
 d-M Barrett ph         1  0  0  0   0  1   0  .296

Totals                 33  3  7  3   2  4   9

a-struck out looking for G Maddux in the 5th;  b-flied out to left for K 
Mercker in the 7th;  c-grounded to first for P Bako in the 9th;  d-struck out 
swinging for S Mitre in the 9th.

BATTING: 3B - C Patterson (6, J Hancock). SF - S Sosa. RBI - C Patterson 2 
(72), S Sosa (78). 2-out RBI - C Patterson 2. Runners left in scoring position, 
2 out - S Sosa 1, D Lee 1, A Ramirez 1. Team LOB - 6. 
 

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    CINCINNATI      - 004 021 100   --   8
    CHICAGO CUBS    - 000 021 000   --   3
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CINCINNATI                   ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
J Hancock (W, 5-2)            8       7   3   2   2   3   0   5.09
J Valentine                   1       0   0   0   0   1   0   5.60

CHICAGO CUBS                 ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
G Maddux (L, 15-11)           5       6   6   6   2   6   3   3.88
M Wuertz                      1 1/3   1   1   1   2   3   0   4.67
K Mercker                       2/3   1   1   1   2   2   0   2.42
S Mitre                       2       0   0   0   0   1   0   6.62

WP - J Hancock 2. HBP - F Lopez (by G Maddux); S Casey (by G Maddux). 
Pitches-strikes: J Hancock 112-78; J Valentine 8-6; G Maddux 86-53; M Wuertz 
31-16; K Mercker 25-13; S Mitre 17-12. Ground balls-fly balls: J Hancock 11-10; 
J Valentine 2-0; G Maddux 2-7; M Wuertz 0-1; K Mercker 0-0; S Mitre 2-3. 
Batters faced: J Hancock 33; J Valentine 3; G Maddux 25; M Wuertz 7; K Mercker 
5; S Mitre 6. 
 
UMPIRES: HP--Mike Dimuro. 1B--Paul Emmel. 2B--Derryl Cousins. 3B--Joe West. 

T--2:40. Att--38,895. 
Weather: 59 degrees, clear. Wind: 20 mph, in from 
left.
 

How They Scored

CINCINNATI 3RD:   F Lopez hit by pitch.  D Jimenez homered to right, F Lopez 
scored.  S Casey hit by pitch.  A Dunn flied out to center.  A Kearns struck 
out swinging.  D Bragg homered to center, S Casey scored.  J Valentin singled 
to right.  A Machado struck out swinging. (4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)  
CINCINNATI 4, CHICAGO CUBS 0.

CINCINNATI 5TH:   S Casey walked.  A Dunn homered to right, S Casey scored.  
A Kearns grounded out to third.  D Bragg fouled out to first.  J Valentin lined 
out to right. (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)  CINCINNATI 6, CHICAGO CUBS 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 5TH:   J Castro at first base. S Sosa grounded out to third.  
T Walker singled to right.  T Walker to second on wild pitch by J Hancock. P Bako 
walked.  B Grieve hit for G Maddux. B Grieve struck out looking.  C Patterson 
tripled to right, T Walker and P Bako scored.  D Lee walked.  A Ramirez 
grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, D Lee out at second. (2 Runs, 
2 Hits, 0 Errors)  CINCINNATI 6, CHICAGO CUBS 2.

CINCINNATI 6TH:   M Wuertz relieved G Maddux. A Machado walked.  A Machado 
stole second. J Hancock walked.  F Lopez struck out swinging.  D Jimenez flied 
out to left.  J Castro singled to center, A Machado scored, J Hancock to 
second.  A Dunn struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)  CINCINNATI 7, 
CHICAGO CUBS 2.

CHICAGO CUBS 6TH:   M Alou reached on infield single to shortstop, M Alou to 
second on throwing error by shortstop A Machado. N Garciaparra grounded out to 
shortstop, M Alou to third.  S Sosa hit sacrifice fly to center, M Alou scored. 
T Walker lined out to center. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error)  CINCINNATI 7, CHICAGO 
CUBS 3.

CINCINNATI 7TH:   A Kearns struck out swinging.  K Mercker relieved M Wuertz. 
D Bragg walked.  J Valentin struck out swinging.  A Machado walked, D Bragg to 
second.  J Hancock singled to right, D Bragg scored, A Machado to second.  
F Lopez struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)  CINCINNATI 8, CHICAGO CUBS 3.

Game Story

CHICAGO (Ticker) -- Greg Maddux's inability to keep the ball in 
the park allowed the National League wild card race to get a
little tighter.

Maddux allowed three home runs, including a two-run blast by
Adam Dunn, as the Cincinnati Reds posted an 8-3 victory over the
wild card-leading Chicago Cubs.

Entering with a one-game lead over San Francisco for the extra
playoff berth in the NL, Chicago never was in this one as
D'Angelo Jimenez and Darren Bragg belted two-run homers in the
third inning and Dunn added his 44th in the fifth for a 6-0
cushion.

"This is kind of like our playoffs, and it's fun playing in
front of a packed house against a team that is playing for
something," Dunn said.  "So it is our playoffs."

With the homer, Dunn became the second player in club history to
record 100 RBI, 100 walks and 100 runs scored in a season.  Joe
Morgan accomplished the feat en route to his second consecutive
Most Valuable Player Award in 1976.

"That's definitely something that will mean a lot down the road
and I'm hoping to add a few more numbers to that over the next
few days," said Dunn, who also struck out for the 186th time
this year, three behind Bobby Bonds' single-season record.
"It's definitely an accomplishment and it's good company to be
in."

"That club doesn't have a lot of guys in it, and that says a lot
right there," Reds manager Dave Miley said.  "He also hit a big
home run for us, too, but we are happy for him because he has
really worked hard."

The three blasts raised the season total of homers allowed by
Maddux (15-11) to 33.  The four-time Cy Young Award winner, who
surrendered six runs and six hits in five innings, walked two
and struck out six.  He fell to 1-3 against the Reds this
season.

"I didn't pitch good," Maddux admitted.  "You cannot cover up
your mistakes when guys hit home runs after them.  I hit two
guys with two strikes and that's when you are supposed to get
people out."

Maddux opened the third by hitting Felipe Lopez with a pitch.
After Jimenez followed with his 12th homer, Sean Casey was hit
by a pitch.  Three batters later, Bragg made it 4-0 with his
third blast.

Casey drew a leadoff walk in the fifth before Dunn deposited a
3-2 pitch over the right field wall.

"All three home runs were hit after hit batsmen and a walk,"
Chicago manager Dusty Baker said.  "So then he is trying to spot
the ball and left it over the plate, and they didn't miss it."

Josh Hancock (5-2) won for the fifth time in six decisions with
Cincinnati, which acquired him from Philadelphia at the
non-waiver trade deadline in July.  The righthander, who helped
his own cause with an RBI single in the seventh, allowed three
runs - two earned - and seven hits with two walks and three
strikeouts in eight innings.

"I just tried to stick with the game plan and keep the ball
down," Hancock said.  "The big guns came through.  It was a real
team victory."

"You hate to give credit to other teams, but when nobody one
through nine (in the lineup) is getting on, the other pitcher is
doing something right," Chicago's Corey Patterson said.

Patterson had a two-run triple for the Cubs, who fell into a tie
with the Giants for the lead in the wild card race.  San
Francisco held on for a 7-5 victory over San Diego.

"All we can do is put this behind us and come back tomorrow,"
Baker said.

Houston, which is one-half game off the pace, posted a 2-1
triumph over St. Louis.