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Zambrano gets start as Cubs try to hold top spot in NL Central

Sep 3, 2007 - 2:23 PM LA Dodgers (71-65) at Chicago Cubs (70-65) 4:05 pm EDT

CHICAGO (Ticker) - When July ended, Carlos Zambrano was a Cy Young candidate. A lot can change in a month.

Zambrano will hope to put an awful month behind him and snap a four-game losing streak when the Chicago Cubs host the Los Angeles Dodgers in the opener of a four-game series Monday.

The 26-year-old Zambrano (14-11, 4.06 ERA) went 0-4 with a 7.36 ERA, 17 walks and 21 strikeouts in August. The Venezuelan righthander was impressive in his only start against the Dodgers this season, yielding two runs and eight hits with eight strikeouts over 7 2/3 innings in a 4-2 triumph on May 26.

The Cubs will need Zambrano to step up as they hold just a 1 1/2 game advantage in the National League Central over the Milwaukee Brewers (69-67) and the St. Louis Cardinals (67-66) sit just two games back.

Los Angeles will send recently-acquired Esteban Loaiza (1-0, 1.84) to the mound. Loaiza's only two starts this season came with the Oakland Atheletics after missing the first 4 1/2 months of the season with multiple injuries.

The Dodgers trail the San Diego Padres (75-61) and the Arizona Diamondbacks (76-62) by four games in the NL West race.








  • NL
    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    LA DODGERS 0 1 0 3 4 3 0 0 0 11 13 2
    CHICAGO CUBS 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 10 2 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: LOS - ESTEBAN LOAIZA, SCOTT PROCTOR (8TH), D.J. HOULTON (9TH) AND
    RUSSELL MARTIN, MIKE LIEBERTHAL (8TH)
    CHN - CARLOS ZAMBRANO, WILL OHMAN (5TH), SEAN GALLAGHER
    (6T

    Sep 3 7:19 PM


  • NL
    AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY MARK DEROSA SCORED MATT MURTON.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M DEROSA ON FIRST, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 11
    CHICAGO CUBS 3 BOTTOM, 6TH
    DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: J JONES (.270, 1-FOR-2)

    Dodgers vs. CubsSep 3 6:25 PM


  • NL
    AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY JAMES LONEY SCORED LUIS GONZALEZ.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, J LONEY ON FIRST, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 11
    CHICAGO CUBS 2 TOP, 6TH
    DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: A LAROCHE (.209, 1-FOR-3, 2 RBI)

    Dodgers vs. CubsSep 3 6:11 PM


  • NL
    AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
    SACRIFICE FLY BY RUSSELL MARTIN SCORED JEFF KENT.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, L GONZALEZ ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 10
    CHICAGO CUBS 2 TOP, 6TH
    DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: J LONEY (.310, 1-FOR-2, BB, 2 RBI)

    Dodgers vs. CubsSep 3 6:11 PM


  • NL
    AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY JEFF KENT SCORED JUAN PIERRE.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J KENT ON FIRST, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 9
    CHICAGO CUBS 2 TOP, 6TH
    DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: L GONZALEZ (.278, 1-FOR-2, BB)

    Dodgers vs. CubsSep 3 6:06 PM


  • NL
    AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY JAMES LONEY SCORED LUIS GONZALEZ AND RUSSELL
    MARTIN.
    SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, J LONEY ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 8
    CHICAGO CUBS 2 TOP, 5TH
    DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: A LAROCHE (.214, 1-FOR-2, 2 RBI)

    Dodgers vs. CubsSep 3 5:45 PM


  • NL
    AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY RUSSELL MARTIN SCORED ANDRE ETHIER.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, R MARTIN ON FIRST, L GONZALEZ ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 6
    CHICAGO CUBS 2 TOP, 5TH
    DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: J LONEY (.307, 0-FOR-1, BB)

    Dodgers vs. CubsSep 3 5:38 PM


  • NL
    AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
    GROUND OUT BY JEFF KENT SCORED JUAN PIERRE.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A ETHIER ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 5
    CHICAGO CUBS 2 TOP, 5TH
    DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: L GONZALEZ (.278, 1-FOR-2)

    Dodgers vs. CubsSep 3 5:34 PM


  • NL
    AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY ESTEBAN LOAIZA SCORED JAMES LONEY AND ANDY
    LAROCHE.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, E LOAIZA ON FIRST, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 4
    CHICAGO CUBS 2 TOP, 4TH
    DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: R FURCAL (.278, 0-FOR-2)

    Dodgers vs. CubsSep 3 5:09 PM


  • NL
    AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY ANDY LAROCHE SCORED RUSSELL MARTIN.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A LAROCHE ON SECOND, J LONEY ON THIRD, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 2
    CHICAGO CUBS 2 TOP, 4TH
    DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: E LOAIZA (.000, 0-FOR-1)

    Dodgers vs. CubsSep 3 5:08 PM


  • NL
    AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY RYAN THERIOT SCORED ALFONSO SORIANO.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R THERIOT ON FIRST, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 1
    CHICAGO CUBS 2 BOTTOM, 3RD
    DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: D LEE (.311, 0-FOR-1)

    Dodgers vs. CubsSep 3 4:52 PM


  • NL
    AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
    GROUND OUT BY ANDY LAROCHE SCORED LUIS GONZALEZ.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R MARTIN ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 1
    CHICAGO CUBS 1 TOP, 2ND
    DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: E LOAIZA (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)

    Dodgers vs. CubsSep 3 4:30 PM


  • NL
    AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY ALFONSO SORIANO (20) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN
    THE 1ST OFF ESTEBAN LOAIZA.
    CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 0, CHICAGO CUBS 1
    DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: R THERIOT (.280, 3 HR, 40 RBI)

    Dodgers vs. CubsSep 3 4:18 PM

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