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Diamondbacks looking to keep NL West lead

Aug 26, 2007 - 3:40 PM Chicago Cubs (66-62) at Arizona (73-57) 4:40 pm EDT

PHOENIX (Ticker) - Two teams trying to hold onto slim division leads will battle on Sunday.

The Arizona Diamondbacks host the Chicago Cubs in the finale of a three-game series, which is critical for both teams.

The Diamondbacks hold a two-game advantage over the San Diego Padres (70-58) in National League West while the Cubs sit atop the NL Central, just 1 1/2 games ahead of the Milwaukee Brewers (65-64).

Arizona will send Yusmeiro Petit (2-4, 5.14 ERA) to the mound. Petit was tagged for six runs and seven hits over just 3 2/3 innings in a 6-2 loss to the Atlanta Braves last Sunday.

Chicago will counter with Jason Marquis (10-7, 4.12), who has not lost in his last three starts. The 29-year-old righthander is coming off a 112-pitch outing - his most since April 21 - in Tuesday's 5-1 victory over the San Franciso Giants.

Connor Jackson blasted a two-run homer in the Diamondbacks' 3-1 triumph on Saturday.








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

    BATTERIES: CHN - JASON MARQUIS, CARLOS MARMOL (6TH), BOBBY HOWRY (8TH) AND
    HENRY BLANCO, JASON KENDALL (6TH)
    ARI - YUSMEIRO PETIT, EDGAR GONZALEZ (5TH), TONY PENA
    (7TH), BRAN

    Aug 26 7:40 PM
  • 40
    roots
    RUWTbot Added 35 roots (Close Finish)

    Cubs vs. DiamondbacksAug 26 7:21 PM


  • NL
    AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO INSIDE-THE-PARK HOME RUN BY DERREK LEE (15) TO DEEP
    CENTER WITH 1 OUT IN THE 3RD OFF YUSMEIRO PETIT.
    CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 4, ARIZONA 5
    DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: A RAMIREZ (.313, 0-FOR-1, RBI)

    Cubs vs. DiamondbacksAug 26 5:27 PM


  • NL
    AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE
    THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY CHRIS YOUNG (28) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT
    IN THE 2ND OFF JASON MARQUIS SCORED JEFF CIRILLO AND YUSMEIRO
    PETIT.
    CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 3, ARIZONA 5
    DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: O HUDSON (.300, 0-FOR-0, BB)

    Cubs vs. DiamondbacksAug 26 5:20 PM


  • NL
    AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY JEFF CIRILLO SCORED STEPHEN DREW.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J CIRILLO ON FIRST, J SALAZAR ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 3
    ARIZONA 2 BOTTOM, 2ND
    DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: Y PETIT (.077, 0 HR, 0 RBI)

    Cubs vs. DiamondbacksAug 26 5:15 PM


  • NL
    AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY CHRIS YOUNG (27) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN THE
    1ST OFF JASON MARQUIS.
    CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 3, ARIZONA 1
    DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: O HUDSON (.300, 10 HR, 62 RBI)

    Cubs vs. DiamondbacksAug 26 4:55 PM


  • NL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    CHICAGO CUBS 3 3 2 0
    ARIZONA 0 0 2 (BOT 1)

    CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - JASON MARQUIS
    ARI - YUSMEIRO PETIT

    DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: C YOUNG (.233, 26 HR, 47 RBI)
    O HUDSON (.300, 10 HR, 62 RBI)
    E BYRNES (.298, 18 HR, 71 RBI)

    Cubs vs. DiamondbacksAug 26 4:52 PM

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