Cubs 4 - 3 Cardinals
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Red-hot Zambrano goes against division foes

Jul 24, 2007 - 4:09 PM Chicago Cubs (51-46) at St Louis (45-50) 8:10 pm EDT

ST. LOUIS (Ticker) -- Carlos Zambrano will look to continue his recent success when the Chicago Cubs square off against the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday in the opener of a three-game series.

Zambrano (12-7, 3.69 ERA) is 7-2 with a 1.43 ERA and 64 strikeouts in 63 innings over his last nine starts.

The 26-year-old Venezuelan pitched five scoreless innings, yielding just two hits and two walks with three strikeouts in a 12-1 triumph over the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday.

Zambrano has not surrendered a run over his last 16 innings pitched.

He will be opposed by Kip Wells (4-12, 5.75), who is coming off his best start of the season.

The 30-year-old righthander pitched eight scoreless innings, allowing just two hits and two walks with four strikeouts in a 6-0 victory over the Florida Marlins last Wednesday.

This starts an important stretch for the Cardinals, who play the two teams they trail in their quest for the National League Central division title, the Cubs and the Milwaukee Brewers, over their next seven games.








  • NL
    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    CHICAGO CUBS 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 4 10 2
    ST LOUIS 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 3 8 1 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: CHN - CARLOS ZAMBRANO, WILL OHMAN (7TH), CARLOS MARMOL (7TH), BOBBY
    HOWRY (8TH), RYAN DEMPSTER (9TH) AND JASON KENDALL
    STL - KIP WELLS, RANDY FLORES (7TH), RUSS SPR

    Jul 24 11:32 PM


  • NL
    AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
    ERROR BY ALFONSO SORIANO ALLOWED BRENDAN RYAN TO SCORE.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R LUDWICK ON FIRST, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 4
    ST LOUIS 3 BOTTOM, 9TH
    DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: A PUJOLS (.318, 0-FOR-4)

    Cubs vs. CardinalsJul 24 11:31 PM
  • 40
    roots
    RUWTbot Added 35 roots (Close Finish)

    Cubs vs. CardinalsJul 24 11:31 PM


  • NL
    AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY DERREK LEE SCORED RYAN THERIOT.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, D LEE ON FIRST, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 4
    ST LOUIS 2 TOP, 9TH
    DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: A RAMIREZ (.319, 3-FOR-4, RBI)

    Cubs vs. CardinalsJul 24 11:24 PM
  • 5
    roots
    RUWTbot Took away 35 roots (Close Finish)

    Cubs vs. CardinalsJul 24 11:24 PM
  • 40
    roots
    RUWTbot Added 35 roots (Close Finish)

    Cubs vs. CardinalsJul 24 10:58 PM


  • NL
    AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY ARAMIS RAMIREZ SCORED RYAN THERIOT.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A RAMIREZ ON FIRST, D LEE ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 3
    ST LOUIS 2 TOP, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: C FLOYD (.287, 0-FOR-3)

    Cubs vs. CardinalsJul 24 10:19 PM


  • NL
    AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY RONNY CEDENO SCORED DERREK LEE.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R CEDENO ON FIRST, A RAMIREZ ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 2
    ST LOUIS 2 TOP, 6TH
    DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: J JONES (.248, 1-FOR-1, BB, RBI)

    Cubs vs. CardinalsJul 24 9:56 PM


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    AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
    TRIPLE BY SKIP SCHUMAKER SCORED KIP WELLS AND ADAM KENNEDY.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, S SCHUMAKER ON THIRD, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 1
    ST LOUIS 2 BOTTOM, 5TH
    DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: A PUJOLS (.320, 0-FOR-2)

    Cubs vs. CardinalsJul 24 9:38 PM


  • NL
    AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY JACQUE JONES SCORED CLIFF FLOYD.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J JONES ON FIRST, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 1
    ST LOUIS 0 TOP, 2ND
    DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: J KENDALL (.091, 0 HR, 0 RBI)

    Cubs vs. CardinalsJul 24 8:32 PM

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