Reds 4 - 12 Cubs
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Hamilton, Reds aim for sweep of Cubs

Aug 16, 2007 - 1:49 PM Cincinnati (52-67) at Chicago Cubs (60-59) 2:20 pm EDT

CHICAGO (Ticker) -- Josh Hamilton and the Cincinnati Reds hope to continue to play the role of spoiler as they aim for a three-game series sweep of the Chicago Cubs on Thursday.

Hamilton hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the eighth inning to help the Reds to an 11-9 win on Wednesday. It was the first home run for Hamilton since coming off the disabled list after missing 27 games with a sprained right wrist.

Adam Dunn homered, walked three times and scored three runs in helping the Reds to their sixth win in the last nine games.

Meanwhile, Aramis Ramirez homered for the second straight game after being sidelined since August 6 with a sore right wrist, but he could not help the Cubs avoid their fourth straight loss.

Bobby Livingston (3-2, 4.24 ERA) looks to follow up his recent gem and add to the Cubs' misery. Livingston came within two outs of a complete game victory, allowing three runs and four hits in Saturday's 8-3 win over San Diego.

Jason Marquis (9-7, 4.18) takes the mound for Chicago, which has lost eight of 10 games since Alfonso Soriano suffered a torn quadriceps on August 4 and is in a three-way race for first place in the National League Central.

The Cubs trail Milwaukee (62-58) by 1 1/2 game, while St. Louis (57-60) is 3 1/2 games back.

In his last start, Marquis was outstanding, limiting the Colorado Rockies to one run and five hits in 6 2/3 innings of a 6-2 win on Friday.








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    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    CINCINNATI 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 9 1
    CHICAGO CUBS 4 0 0 1 0 0 7 0 x 12 20 0 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: CIN - BOBBY LIVINGSTON, GARY MAJEWSKI (6TH), MIKE STANTON (7TH),
    MIKE GOSLING (7TH) AND JAVIER VALENTIN
    CHN - JASON MARQUIS, SCOTT EYRE (7TH), CARMEN
    PIGNATIELLO (

    Aug 16 5:18 PM


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    AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY ARAMIS RAMIREZ SCORED MARK DEROSA.
    SITUATION: 7 RUNS IN, A RAMIREZ ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 4
    CHICAGO CUBS 12 BOTTOM, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: M FONTENOT (.293, 0-FOR-1)

    Reds vs. CubsAug 16 4:54 PM


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    AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY MARK DEROSA SCORED JASON KENDALL AND RYAN
    THERIOT.
    SITUATION: 6 RUNS IN, M DEROSA ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 4
    CHICAGO CUBS 11 BOTTOM, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: D LEE (.313, 0-FOR-4)

    Reds vs. CubsAug 16 4:50 PM


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    AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY RYAN THERIOT SCORED JACQUE JONES AND KOYIE HILL.
    SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, R THERIOT ON SECOND, J KENDALL ON THIRD, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 4
    CHICAGO CUBS 9 BOTTOM, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: M DEROSA (.291, 4-FOR-4, 2 RBI)

    Reds vs. CubsAug 16 4:45 PM


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    AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
    BASES LOADED WALK TO JASON KENDALL SCORED MATT MURTON.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J KENDALL ON FIRST, K HILL ON SECOND, J
    JONES ON THIRD, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 4
    CHICAGO CUBS 7 BOTTOM, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: R THERIOT (.286, 2-FOR-3, BB)

    Reds vs. CubsAug 16 4:43 PM


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    AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY JACQUE JONES SCORED ARAMIS RAMIREZ.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J JONES ON FIRST, M MURTON ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 4
    CHICAGO CUBS 6 BOTTOM, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: K HILL (.154, 0-FOR-3)

    Reds vs. CubsAug 16 4:37 PM


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    AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY MARK DEROSA SCORED RYAN THERIOT.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M DEROSA ON FIRST, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 4
    CHICAGO CUBS 5 BOTTOM, 4TH
    DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: D LEE (.315, 0-FOR-2)

    Reds vs. CubsAug 16 3:35 PM


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    AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY KEN GRIFFEY JR SCORED BOBBY LIVINGSTON.
    SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, J KEPPINGER ON SECOND, J HAMILTON ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 4
    CHICAGO CUBS 4 TOP, 2ND
    DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: B PHILLIPS (.272, 0-FOR-1)

    Reds vs. CubsAug 16 2:57 PM


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    AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY JEFF KEPPINGER SCORED EDWIN ENCARNACION.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, J KEPPINGER ON FIRST, J HAMILTON ON SECOND,
    B LIVINGSTON ON THIRD, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 3
    CHICAGO CUBS 4 TOP, 2ND
    DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: K GRIFFEY JR (.278, 1-FOR-1)

    Reds vs. CubsAug 16 2:55 PM


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    AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
    JOSH HAMILTON HIT BY JASON MARQUIS PITCH WITH BASES LOADED
    SCORED SCOTT HATTEBERG.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J HAMILTON ON FIRST, B LIVINGSTON ON SECOND,
    E ENCARNACION ON THIRD, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 2
    CHICAGO CUBS 4 TOP, 2ND
    DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: J KEPPINGER (.352, 0-FOR-1)

    Reds vs. CubsAug 16 2:54 PM


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    AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY ADAM DUNN (32) TO RIGHT WITH 0 OUT IN THE
    2ND OFF JASON MARQUIS.
    CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 1, CHICAGO CUBS 4
    DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: S HATTEBERG (.305, 9 HR, 41 RBI)

    Reds vs. CubsAug 16 2:46 PM


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    AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY JACQUE JONES SCORED JAKE FOX.
    SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, J JONES ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 0
    CHICAGO CUBS 4 BOTTOM, 1ST
    DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: K HILL (.159, 2 HR, 12 RBI)

    Reds vs. CubsAug 16 2:42 PM


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    AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY JAKE FOX SCORED ARAMIS RAMIREZ.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, J FOX ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 0
    CHICAGO CUBS 3 BOTTOM, 1ST
    DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: M MURTON (.264, 4 HR, 15 RBI)

    Reds vs. CubsAug 16 2:36 PM


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    AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY ARAMIS RAMIREZ SCORED MARK DEROSA.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, A RAMIREZ ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 0
    CHICAGO CUBS 2 BOTTOM, 1ST
    DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: J FOX (.167, 0 HR, 0 RBI)

    Reds vs. CubsAug 16 2:36 PM


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    AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY MARK DEROSA SCORED RYAN THERIOT.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M DEROSA ON SECOND, 0 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 0
    CHICAGO CUBS 1 BOTTOM, 1ST
    DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: D LEE (.316, 13 HR, 62 RBI)

    Reds vs. CubsAug 16 2:33 PM

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