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Lee, Cubs seeking sixth straight win

Apr 23, 2008 - 1:43 PM Chicago Cubs (14-6) at Colorado (9-11) 8:35 pm EDT

DENVER (Ticker) - Derrek Lee and the Chicago Cubs will hope to keep rolling when they visit the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday for the opener of a two-game series.

Lee, who has a hit in nine of the last 10 contests, has helped the Cubs win their previous five games and eight of their last nine.

The 32-year-old slugger is batting .353 with a team-leading seven home runs and 17 RBI this season.

Chicago, seeking the franchise's 10,000th victory, will send lefthander Rich Hill (1-0, 3.86 ERA) to the mound.

Hill tossed five effective frames in Friday's 3-2 triumph over the Pittsburgh Pirates, allowing a run and three hits with three walks and four strikeouts.

He will be opposed by Franklin Morales (1-1, 6.60), who allowed four runs on five hits and four walks over five innings during Friday's 11-5 victory over the Houston Astros.

The Rockies are coming off a wild 8-6 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday. The teams combined for 11 extra-base hits, including three home runs, and closer Manny Corpas surrendered a three-run double to Pat Burrell in the ninth.