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Zambrano takes hill in first start after no-hitter
Sep 19, 2008 - 10:22 AM St. Louis (79-73) at Chi Cubs (92-59), 2:20 p.m. EDTCHICAGO (Ticker) -- Following the first Chicago Cubs no-hitter in over 36 years, righthander Carlos Zambrano will see what he can do for an encore on Friday.
The 27-year-old will face the St. Louis Cardinals.
Zambrano (14-5, 3.41 ERA) struck out 10 batters on Sunday against the Houston Astros as he tossed the first Cubs' no-hitter since Milt Pappas shut out the Padres on September 2, 1972. He walked one and also hit a batter.
The Cubs' 5-0 victory, which took place at Miller Park in Milwaukee due to the evacuation of Houston, was the first recorded no-hitter in major league history to take place at a neutral site.
Chicago is also closing in on a National League Central crown after taking two out of three from the Milwaukee Brewers. The Cubs' magic number to clinch the division is two.
The arch-rival Cardinals, who snapped a seven-game losing streak with Thursday's 5-4 victory over the Cincinnati Reds, would like nothing more than to play spoiler.
Adam Wainwright (9-3, 3.20) will try and bounce back from his shortest start of the season.
The righthander lasted four innings and allowed six runs against Pittsburgh on Saturday. Wainwright, who spent over two months on the disabled list earlier this season, did not factor in the decision against Pittsburgh and has yet to lose since June 2.
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FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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ST LOUIS 5 3 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 12 18 1
CHICAGO CUBS 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 6 9 0 (FINAL)
BATTERIES: STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT, JOSH KINNEY (6TH), KELVIN JIMENEZ (7TH), RON
VILLONE (9TH) AND JASON LARUE, MARK JOHNSON (7TH)
CHN - CARLOS ZAMBRANO, SEAN MARSHALL (2ND), AN
Sep 19 5:33 PM - NL
AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY FELIX PIE SCORED DARYLE WARD.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, F PIE ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 12
CHICAGO CUBS 6 BOTTOM, 9TH
DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: R JOHNSON (.299, 1-FOR-2)
Cardinals 12, Cubs 6 Bot 9, 0 OutsSep 19 5:29 PM - NL
AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
GROUND OUT BY CASEY MCGEHEE SCORED RONNY CEDENO.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, D WARD ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 12
CHICAGO CUBS 5 BOTTOM, 9TH
DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: F PIE (.217, 0-FOR-2)
Cardinals 12, Cubs 5 Bot 9, 0 OutsSep 19 5:26 PM - NL
AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
WILD PITCH BY KELVIN JIMENEZ ALLOWED MIKE FONTENOT TO
SCORE.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, K FUKUDOME ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 12
CHICAGO CUBS 4 BOTTOM, 8TH
DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: K HILL (.333, 0-FOR-2)
Cardinals 12, Cubs 4 Bot 8, 0 OutsSep 19 5:12 PM - NL
AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY KOSUKE FUKUDOME SCORED REED JOHNSON.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, K FUKUDOME ON FIRST, M FONTENOT ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 12
CHICAGO CUBS 3 BOTTOM, 8TH
DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: K HILL (.333, 0-FOR-2)
Cardinals 12, Cubs 3 Bot 8, 0 OutsSep 19 5:06 PM - NL
AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY BRIAN BARDEN SCORED ADAM KENNEDY.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B BARDEN ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 12
CHICAGO CUBS 2 TOP, 6TH
DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: J LARUE (.238, 2-FOR-3)
Cardinals 12, Cubs 2 Top 6, 0 OutsSep 19 4:22 PM - NL
AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
GROUND OUT BY CASEY MCGEHEE SCORED RONNY CEDENO.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, D WARD ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 11
CHICAGO CUBS 2 BOTTOM, 5TH
DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: F PIE (.224, 1 HR, 8 RBI)
Cardinals 11, Cubs 2 Bot 5, 0 OutsSep 19 4:12 PM - NL
AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY DARYLE WARD SCORED MICAH HOFFPAUIR.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, D WARD ON SECOND, R CEDENO ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 11
CHICAGO CUBS 1 BOTTOM, 5TH
DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: C MCGEHEE (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
Cardinals 11, Cubs 1 Bot 5, 0 OutsSep 19 4:10 PM - NL
AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY RYAN LUDWICK (34) TO RIGHT WITH 1 OUT
IN THE 5TH OFF ANGEL GUZMAN SCORED JASON LARUE.
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 11, CHICAGO CUBS 0
DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: A PUJOLS (.354, 1-FOR-3, RBI)
Cardinals 11, Cubs 0 Top 5, 0 OutsSep 19 3:57 PM - NL
AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY AARON MILES SCORED ADAM KENNEDY.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A MILES ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 9
CHICAGO CUBS 0 TOP, 4TH
DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: A WAINWRIGHT (.281, 0-FOR-1, BB)
Cardinals 9, Cubs 0 Top 4, 0 OutsSep 19 3:39 PM - NL
AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY ADAM KENNEDY SCORED FELIPE LOPEZ.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, A KENNEDY ON FIRST, T GLAUS ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 8
CHICAGO CUBS 0 TOP, 2ND
DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: A MILES (.312, 0-FOR-1)
Cardinals 8, Cubs 0 Top 2, 0 OutsSep 19 3:01 PM - NL
AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY FELIPE LOPEZ SCORED RYAN LUDWICK.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, F LOPEZ ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 7
CHICAGO CUBS 0 TOP, 2ND
DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: T GLAUS (.268, 0-FOR-1)
Cardinals 7, Cubs 0 Top 2, 0 OutsSep 19 2:53 PM - NL
AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
WILD PITCH BY CARLOS ZAMBRANO ALLOWED JASON LARUE TO
SCORE.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R LUDWICK ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 6
CHICAGO CUBS 0 TOP, 2ND
DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: F LOPEZ (.263, 0-FOR-0, BB)
Cardinals 6, Cubs 0 Top 2, 0 OutsSep 19 2:52 PM - NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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ST LOUIS 5 5 4 0
CHICAGO CUBS 0 0 0 (BOT 1)
CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT
CHN - CARLOS ZAMBRANO
DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: A SORIANO (.289, 29 HR, 72 RBI)
R THERIOT (.301, 1 HR, 38 RBI)
D LEE (.293, 19 HR,
Cardinals 5, Cubs 0 Bot 1, 0 OutsSep 19 2:32 PM
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