Cubs 7 - 0 Nationals
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Zambrano hopes to help Cubs avoid thrid straight loss

Apr 26, 2008 - 1:45 PM Chicago Cubs (15-8) at Washington (8-16) 7:10 pm EDT

WASHINGTON (Ticker) - With Carlos Zambrano on the mound, the Chicago Cubs hope to avoid their first three-game losing streak of the season when they face the Washington Nationals.

After winning six straight contests, the Cubs have hit a slight rough patch. Nationals backup catcher Will Nieves blasted a walk-off home run - the first of his career - to hand Chicago its second loss in a row and lift Washington to a 5-3 victory Friday.

Zambrano (3-1, 2.67 ERA) will hope to put an end to the struggles. The 26-year-old righthander was sensational in his last outing, allowing one run and five hits with four strikeouts over seven innings during Monday's 7-1 win over the New York Mets.

The fiery Venezulan has lasted at least six innings in each of his five starts this season.

The Nationals will counter with struggling lefthander Matt Chico (0-4, 6.04), who is trying to avoid his fifth straight loss in as many starts.

The 24-year-old Chico was roughed up for six runs and eight hits with three walks and no strikeouts over four frames in Monday's 7-3 setback to the Atlanta Braves.

Chico will hope to contain Derrek Lee and the rest of the Cubs offense. Lee is batting .357 with seven home runs and 18 RBI this season.








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

    BATTERIES: CHN - CARLOS ZAMBRANO, MICHAEL WUERTZ (8TH), JON LIEBER (9TH) AND
    GEOVANY SOTO
    WAS - MATT CHICO, JOEL HANRAHAN (5TH), CHAD CORDERO
    (7TH), JESUS COLOME (8TH) AND JO

    Apr 26 10:04 PM


  • NL
    AT WASHINGTON - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY ARAMIS RAMIREZ SCORED FELIX PIE AND DERREK LEE.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, A RAMIREZ ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 7
    WASHINGTON 0 TOP, 8TH
    DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: K FUKUDOME (.333, 0-FOR-3, BB)

    Cubs 7, Nationals 0  Top 8, 0 OutsApr 26 9:40 PM


  • NL
    AT WASHINGTON - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY DERREK LEE SCORED REED JOHNSON AND RYAN THERIOT.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, D LEE ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 5
    WASHINGTON 0 TOP, 2ND
    DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: A RAMIREZ (.281, 0-FOR-1)

    Cubs 5, Nationals 0  Top 2, 0 OutsApr 26 7:47 PM


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

    CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - CARLOS ZAMBRANO
    WAS - MATT CHICO

    DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: F LOPEZ (.254, 1 HR, 8 RBI)
    C GUZMAN (.314, 2 HR, 8 RBI)
    R ZIMMERMAN (.230, 2 HR,

    Cubs 3, Nationals 0  Bot 1, 0 OutsApr 26 7:27 PM

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