Reds 9 - 2 Cubs
Final
  for this game

Cubs looking to continue offensive outburst

Apr 17, 2008 - 1:18 PM Cincinnati (6-9) at Chicago Cubs (9-5) 2:20 pm EDT

CHICAGO (Ticker) - The Chicago Cubs try to sweep a three-game series against the Cincinnati Reds when the teams meet on Thursday.

The Cubs have used an offensive outburst to take the first two games of the series.

Chicago pounded out nine runs and 14 hits in the series opener before posting a 12-3 victory on Wednesday on the strength of 13 hits, including a solo home run by Derrek Lee.

The 32-year-old first baseman is off to a red-hot start this season and enters Thursday's contest with six home runs and 13 RBI while posting a .393 batting average. A two-time Gold Glove award winner, Lee also has logged three hits in each of his last three games.

Ted Lilly (0-2, 9.95 ERA) tries to get on track after a miserable start to the season when he takes the mound for the Cubs.

The 32-year-old lefthander has yet to make it through the fifth inning in his first three starts and lasted just 4 1/3 innings after allowing five runs and seven hits as Chicago suffered a 7-1 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday.

Righthander Edinson Volquez (1-0, 0.87) counters for the Reds and is coming off a solid performance.

The 24-year-old pitched five scoreless innings, surrendering just three hits but did not factor in the decision after he was removed following a rain delay during Cincinnati's 1-0 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday.








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

    BATTERIES: CIN - EDINSON VOLQUEZ, JARED BURTON (6TH), DAVID WEATHERS (8TH),
    TODD COFFEY (9TH) AND PAUL BAKO
    CHN - TED LILLY, JON LIEBER (7TH), BOBBY HOWRY (8TH),
    SEAN MARSHAL

    Apr 17 5:26 PM


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    AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY RYAN FREEL SCORED PAUL BAKO.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R FREEL ON FIRST, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 9
    CHICAGO CUBS 2 TOP, 8TH
    DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: K GRIFFEY JR (.291, 2-FOR-4, HR, 3 RBI)

    Reds 9, Cubs 2  Top 8, 0 OutsApr 17 4:54 PM


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    AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
    THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY KEN GRIFFEY JR (3) TO CENTER WITH 0
    OUT IN THE 7TH OFF JON LIEBER SCORED NORRIS HOPPER AND RYAN FREEL.
    CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 8, CHICAGO CUBS 2
    DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: A DUNN (.190, 0-FOR-2, BB)

    Reds 8, Cubs 2  Top 7, 0 OutsApr 17 4:37 PM


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    AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY HENRY BLANCO SCORED MARK DEROSA.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, H BLANCO ON FIRST, R JOHNSON ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 5
    CHICAGO CUBS 2 BOTTOM, 6TH
    DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: T LILLY (.000, 0-FOR-0, BB, SAC, RBI)

    Reds 5, Cubs 2  Bot 6, 0 OutsApr 17 4:25 PM


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    AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
    TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY JOEY VOTTO (2) TO RIGHT WITH 1 OUT IN
    THE 6TH OFF TED LILLY SCORED EDWIN ENCARNACION.
    CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 5, CHICAGO CUBS 1
    DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: P BAKO (.343, 0-FOR-2)

    Reds 5, Cubs 1  Top 6, 0 OutsApr 17 4:12 PM


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    AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY JOEY VOTTO SCORED ADAM DUNN, JEFF KEPPINGER AND
    EDWIN ENCARNACION.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, J VOTTO ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 3
    CHICAGO CUBS 1 TOP, 4TH
    DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: P BAKO (.353, 0-FOR-1)

    Reds 3, Cubs 1  Top 4, 0 OutsApr 17 3:31 PM


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    AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
    BASES LOADED WALK TO TED LILLY SCORED ARAMIS RAMIREZ.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, T LILLY ON FIRST, R JOHNSON ON SECOND, M
    DEROSA ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 0
    CHICAGO CUBS 1 BOTTOM, 2ND
    DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: M FONTENOT (.269, 0-FOR-1)

    Reds 0, Cubs 1  Bot 2, 0 OutsApr 17 2:56 PM

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