Reds 5 - 2 Cubs
Final
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Cubs look to keep slim lead in NL Central

Sep 18, 2007 - 2:10 PM Cincinnati (68-82) at Chicago Cubs (79-72) 8:05 pm EDT

CHICAGO (Ticker) -- In a matchup of two of the best pitchers in the National League, the Chicago Cubs hope the ace of their staff can help keep their narrow lead in the National League Central Division.

Carlos Zambrano duels with Aaron Harang on Tuesday when the Cubs host the Reds.

Zambrano (16-12, 4.14 ERA) will be looking to win his third straight start for the Cubs, who have won six of their last seven contests and currently hold a one-game lead over the Milwaukee Brewers (77-72) in the NL Central.

The Cubs defeated the Reds in dramatic fashion on Monday night. Mark DeRosa capped a three-run ninth inning with an RBI single to give Chicago a 7-6 victory in the series opener.

The Reds will counter with ace Harang (15-4, 3.65), who has won five of his past six decisions and has gone 7-2 with a 4.59 ERA in his career against the Cubs.

Cincinnati has lost three straight contests but is 7-6 against the Cubs this season.








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

    BATTERIES: CIN - AARON HARANG, JARED BURTON (8TH), DAVID WEATHERS (9TH) AND
    JAVIER VALENTIN
    CHN - CARLOS ZAMBRANO, CARLOS MARMOL (6TH), WILL OHMAN
    (8TH), KERRY WOOD (8TH), MI

    Sep 18 10:58 PM


  • NL
    AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
    BASES LOADED WALK TO JAVIER VALENTIN SCORED BRANDON
    PHILLIPS.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J VALENTIN ON FIRST, E ENCARNACION ON
    SECOND, A DUNN ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 5
    CHICAGO CUBS 2 TOP, 8TH
    DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: A HARANG (.101, 0-FOR-2, SAC)

    Reds vs. CubsSep 18 10:29 PM


  • NL
    AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY EDWIN ENCARNACION (14) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT
    IN THE 6TH OFF CARLOS ZAMBRANO.
    CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 4, CHICAGO CUBS 2
    DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: J VOTTO (.400, 0-FOR-2)

    Reds vs. CubsSep 18 9:42 PM


  • NL
    AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY JACQUE JONES SCORED ARAMIS RAMIREZ AND MATT
    MURTON.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J JONES ON FIRST, M DEROSA ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 3
    CHICAGO CUBS 2 BOTTOM, 4TH
    DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: J KENDALL (.288, 0-FOR-1)

    Reds vs. CubsSep 18 9:18 PM


  • NL
    AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY NORRIS HOPPER SCORED JAVIER VALENTIN.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, N HOPPER ON FIRST, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 3
    CHICAGO CUBS 0 TOP, 2ND
    DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: J KEPPINGER (.345, 0-FOR-0, HBP)

    Reds vs. CubsSep 18 8:33 PM


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

    CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - AARON HARANG
    CHN - CARLOS ZAMBRANO

    DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: A SORIANO (.291, 27 HR, 58 RBI)
    R THERIOT (.266, 3 HR, 44 RBI)
    D LEE (.313, 18 HR, 74

    Reds vs. CubsSep 18 8:19 PM

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