Cubs 4 - 0 Reds
Final
  for this game

With division clinched, Cubs face Harang and Reds

Sep 29, 2007 - 1:18 PM Chicago Cubs (84-76) at Cincinnati (71-89) 3:55 pm EDT

CINCINNATI (Ticker) - The Chicago Cubs may have a little hangover when they face Aaron Harang and the Cincinnati Reds in the middle game of a three-game series on Saturday.

Alfonso Soriano homered and threw out a runner at the plate as the Cubs posted a 6-0 win on Friday. Chicago clinched the National League Central Division when the Milwaukee Brewers lost to San Diego later that night.

Luckily for Chicago, it faces Harang with little at stake. The 6-7 righthander has been outstanding this season, despite pitching for a terrible team.

Harang (16-5, 3.70 ERA) is looking for his career-high 17th win and will try and stop the Reds' six-game slide. Harang was not sharp in his last start as he let a four-run lead slip away in a 5-4 loss to San Francisco on Sunday.

Harang, who is 8-2 with a 4.43 ERA in 14 career starts vs. the Cubs, yielded five runs and 10 hits in seven innings in the loss to the Giants. He is 3-1 with a 4.85 ERA in five starts against the Cubs this season.

Rich Hill (10-8, 4.05) takes the mound for Chicago, which will be in the postseason for the first time since 2003 . Hill, who is aiming for his third straight winning decision, is pitching on six days' rest.








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

    BATTERIES: CHN - RICH HILL, SEAN MARSHALL (7TH), SCOTT EYRE (9TH) AND GEOVANY
    SOTO
    CIN - AARON HARANG, DAVID WEATHERS (9TH) AND DAVID ROSS

    HOME RUNS: CHN - MATT MURTON (8) O

    Sep 29 6:16 PM
  • 20
    roots
    RUWTbot Took away 139 roots

    Cubs vs. RedsSep 29 5:26 PM
  • 159
    roots
    RUWTbot Added 32 roots (No-hitter)

    Cubs vs. RedsSep 29 5:19 PM
  • 122
    roots
    RUWTbot Added 32 roots (No-hitter)

    Cubs vs. RedsSep 29 5:10 PM
  • 90
    roots
    RUWTbot Added 32 roots (No-hitter)

    Cubs vs. RedsSep 29 5:00 PM
  • 58
    roots
    RUWTbot Added 43 roots (No-hitter)

    Cubs vs. RedsSep 29 4:54 PM


  • NL
    AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY FELIX PIE SCORED GEOVANY SOTO.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, F PIE ON FIRST, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 4
    CINCINNATI 0 TOP, 3RD
    DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: R CEDENO (.209, 1-FOR-1, HR, RBI)

    Cubs vs. RedsSep 29 4:34 PM


  • NL
    AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY GEOVANY SOTO SCORED MATT MURTON.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, G SOTO ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 3
    CINCINNATI 0 TOP, 3RD
    DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: F PIE (.209, 0-FOR-1)

    Cubs vs. RedsSep 29 4:33 PM


  • NL
    AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY RONNY CEDENO (4) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN THE
    2ND OFF AARON HARANG.
    CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 2, CINCINNATI 0
    DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: H BLANCO (.170, 0 HR, 4 RBI)

    Cubs vs. RedsSep 29 4:12 PM


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

    CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - RICH HILL
    CIN - AARON HARANG

    DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: N HOPPER (.330, 0 HR, 14 RBI)
    J KEPPINGER (.340, 5 HR, 32 RBI)
    J VOTTO (.329, 3 HR, 12 R

    Cubs vs. RedsSep 29 4:04 PM

Related News