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Cubs look to Zambrano to keep winning streak going
Jun 27, 2007 - 1:56 PM Colorado (38-39) at Chicago Cubs (37-39) 2:20 pm EDTCHICAGO (Ticker) -- The Chicago Cubs will look to Carlos Zambrano to help them do something they have not done in over three years.
The Cubs look to sweep their second consecutive series when Zambrano takes the mound against the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday.
On Tuesday, Chicago beat Colorado, 8-5, to win its fifth straight contest. The five consecutive wins matched a season high for the Cubs, who have not won six in a row since seven straight from May 27-June 2, 2005.
The last time Chicago swept two straight series was April 20-25, 2004.
Zambrano (8-6, 4.27 ERA) has gone 3-1 with a 1.14 ERA in his last four starts. The big righthander yielded one run and three hits in eight innings of Friday's 5-1 victory over the crosstown rival Chicago White Sox.
However, Zambrano is only 1-4 lifetime vs. the Rockies, who send Jason Hirsh (3-6, 5.06) to the rubber.
The righthanded Hirsh will try to rebound after two disappointing starts, including a 9-8, 10-inning loss to the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday in which he gave up five runs and five hits in 4 1/3 innings.
Over his last 8 2/3 innings, the 25-year-old Hirsh has been tagged for 10 runs in his last two outings. He also has just one win in his last 11 starts.
Hirsh will be making his first career start vs. the Cubs.
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FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
COLORADO 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 4 6 1
CHICAGO CUBS 0 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 x 6 6 0 (FINAL)
BATTERIES: COL - JASON HIRSH, JEREMY AFFELDT (7TH), MANNY CORPAS (8TH) AND
YORVIT TORREALBA
CHN - CARLOS ZAMBRANO, BILLY PETRICK (7TH), WILL OHMAN
(8TH), CARLOS MARMOL (9TH)
Jun 27 5:04 PM - NL
AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY GARRETT ATKINS (9) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT
IN THE 8TH OFF BILLY PETRICK SCORED KAZ MATSUI.
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 4, CHICAGO CUBS 6
DUE UP FOR COLORADO: B HAWPE (.295, 1-FOR-3, 2 RBI)
Rockies vs. CubsJun 27 4:48 PM - NL
AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY ANGEL PAGAN SCORED MIKE FONTENOT.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, F PIE ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 2
CHICAGO CUBS 6 BOTTOM, 7TH
DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: M DEROSA (.280, 2-FOR-3, HR, 3 RBI)
Rockies vs. CubsJun 27 4:40 PM - NL
AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY BRAD HAWPE SCORED CORY SULLIVAN AND MATT
HOLLIDAY.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, B HAWPE ON FIRST, T HELTON ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 2
CHICAGO CUBS 5 TOP, 6TH
DUE UP FOR COLORADO: T TULOWITZKI (.273, 0-FOR-2)
Rockies vs. CubsJun 27 4:14 PM - NL
AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY MIKE FONTENOT (3) TO RIGHT WITH 2 OUT IN
THE 4TH OFF JASON HIRSH.
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 0, CHICAGO CUBS 5
DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: D LEE (.349, 0-FOR-0, 2 BB)
Rockies vs. CubsJun 27 3:40 PM - NL
AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY MARK DEROSA (7) TO CENTER WITH 2 OUT
IN THE 3RD OFF JASON HIRSH SCORED DERREK LEE AND CLIFF FLOYD.
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 0, CHICAGO CUBS 4
DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: K HILL (.216, 0-FOR-1)
Rockies vs. CubsJun 27 3:22 PM - NL
AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY RYAN THERIOT SCORED MARK DEROSA.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R THERIOT ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 0
CHICAGO CUBS 1 BOTTOM, 2ND
DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: C ZAMBRANO (.273, 2 HR, 4 RBI)
Rockies vs. CubsJun 27 2:55 PM
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