Cubs 9 - 2 Giants
Final
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Cubs aim to snap four-game skid vs. Giants

Jun 30, 2008 - 12:00 PM Chicago (49-33) at San Francisco (36-46), 10:15 pm EDT

SAN FRANCISCO (Ticker) -- The Chicago Cubs attempt to avoid a fifth straight loss Monday when they visit the San Francisco Giants for the opener of a four-game series.

The Cubs were swept by the rival Chicago White Sox over the weekend, suffering a 5-1 loss Sunday in the series finale. The were outscored by a 21-9 margin during the three-game interleague set.

Ted Lilly (8-5, 4.74 ERA), who is looking to win his third straight decision, will try to reverse the club's recent trend. The lefthander gave up four runs and five hits with two walks and four strikeouts over seven innings during Wednesday's 7-4 triumph over the Baltimore Orioles.

The Giants and starter Barry Zito (3-11, 5.91) will hope to build off Sunday's 11-1 rout of the Oakland Athletics in the finale of the "Bay Bridge Series."

Zito, who leads the majors in losses, is coming off his most impressive outing of the season. The lefthander gave up one run and four hits with no walks and four strikeouts over 6 2/3 frames in Wednesday's 4-1 victory over the Cleveland Indians.

It is the first meeting between the two clubs this season. The Cubs won five of their seven games against the Giants last season.








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

    BATTERIES: CHN - TED LILLY, KERRY WOOD (9TH) AND GEOVANY SOTO
    SFO - BARRY ZITO, KEIICHI YABU (6TH), BILLY SADLER
    (8TH), ALEX HINSHAW (9TH) AND BENGIE MOLINA, STEVE HOLM (9TH)

    Jul 1 1:17 AM


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    AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY RICH AURILIA SCORED RANDY WINN AND JOHN BOWKER.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, R AURILIA ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 9
    SAN FRANCISCO 2 BOTTOM, 9TH
    DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: T DENKER (.281, 1-FOR-3)

    Cubs 9, Giants 2  Bot 9, 0 OutsJul 1 1:09 AM


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    AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
    GRAND SLAM BY MARK DEROSA (10) TO CENTER WITH 1 OUT IN THE
    8TH OFF BILLY SADLER SCORED RYAN THERIOT, DERREK LEE AND GEOVANY
    SOTO.
    CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 9, SAN FRANCISCO 0
    DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: J EDMONDS (.238, 0-FOR-3, BB)

    Cubs 9, Giants 0  Top 8, 0 OutsJul 1 12:31 AM


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    AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
    TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY MARK DEROSA (9) TO CENTER WITH 0 OUT IN
    THE 5TH OFF BARRY ZITO SCORED GEOVANY SOTO.
    CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 5, SAN FRANCISCO 0
    DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: J EDMONDS (.241, 0-FOR-1, BB)

    Cubs 5, Giants 0  Top 5, 0 OutsJun 30 11:35 PM


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    AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY MATT MURTON SCORED GEOVANY SOTO AND MARK DEROSA.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, M MURTON ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 3
    SAN FRANCISCO 0 TOP, 3RD
    DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: R CEDENO (.274, 0-FOR-1)

    Cubs 3, Giants 0  Top 3, 0 OutsJun 30 11:04 PM


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    AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY KOSUKE FUKUDOME SCORED JIM EDMONDS.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, K FUKUDOME ON FIRST, R CEDENO ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 1
    SAN FRANCISCO 0 TOP, 2ND
    DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: R THERIOT (.314, 0-FOR-0, BB)

    Cubs 1, Giants 0  Top 2, 0 OutsJun 30 10:41 PM

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