Cubs 7, Reds 3

Cincinnati Reds
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
F Lopez SS	5	0	1	1	0	1	1	.295
A Dunn LF	4	1	1	1	0	1	1	.230
K Griffey Jr CF	4	1	2	0	0	1	0	.248
R Aurilia 3B	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	.262
S Hatteberg 1B	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	.291
A Kearns RF	3	0	0	1	0	3	3	.293
B Phillips 2B	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	.309
R Freel 2B	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	.252
J LaRue C	3	0	0	0	1	1	4	.197
E Ramirez P	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.182
a-Q McCracken PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.189
K Mercker P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
R White P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
B Shackelford P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
b-J Valentin PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.230
Totals	33	3	8	3	3	9	14
a-grounded to second for E Ramirez in the 7th b-fouled out to third for B Shackelford in the 9th
BATTING 2B: R Aurilia (6, S Eyre); R Freel (8, R Dempster) HR: A Dunn (17, 8th inning off S Eyre 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: F Lopez (19), A Kearns (31), A Dunn (32) SF: A Kearns 2-out RBI: F Lopez GIDP: R Aurilia Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J LaRue 1, A Kearns 1, F Lopez 1 Team LOB: 7
FIELDING E: F Lopez (11, throw)

Cincinnati Reds
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
E Ramirez (L, 4-9)	6.0	9	4	4	0	3	1	89-69	4.11
K Mercker	1.0	2	2	2	0	0	1	14-8	7.45
R White	0.2	1	1	1	0	0	0	7-5	6.64
B Shackelford	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	10-6	7.71
Totals	8.0	13	7	7	0	3	2	120-88
PITCHING WP: R White Batters faced: E Ramirez 28; K Mercker 5; R White 3; B Shackelford 2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: E Ramirez 10-5; K Mercker 1-2; R White 1-1; B Shackelford 1-0 Game Scores: E Ramirez 41

Chicago Cubs
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
J Pierre CF	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	.234
T Womack 2B	5	1	2	0	0	0	3	.367
M Barrett C	4	1	0	0	0	1	2	.285
T Walker 1B	4	2	3	3	0	0	0	.309
A Ramirez 3B	4	0	1	1	0	1	2	.238
J Jones RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.273
R Dempster P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
M Murton LF	4	2	2	1	0	0	0	.286
R Cedeno SS	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	.288
K Wood P	2	0	2	1	0	0	0	.600
a-F Bynum PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.222
D Aardsma P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
S Eyre P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
J Hairston RF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.210
Totals	37	7	13	7	0	3	10
a-struck out swinging for K Wood in the 6th
BATTING 2B: T Womack (3, E Ramirez); A Ramirez (10, E Ramirez); K Wood (1, E Ramirez) 3B: J Pierre (3, B Shackelford) HR: M Murton (4, 6th inning off E Ramirez 0 on, 0 Out); T Walker (3, 7th inning off K Mercker 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: T Walker 3 (25), A Ramirez (25), K Wood (2), M Murton (20), J Pierre (4) S: J Pierre 2-out RBI: T Walker, A Ramirez, J Pierre Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: T Womack 3, J Jones 1, A Ramirez 1, J Pierre 1 Team LOB: 7
FIELDING DP: 1 (A Ramirez-T Womack-T Walker). PB: M Barrett.

Chicago Cubs
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
K Wood (W, 1-2)	6.0	5	2	1	1	4	0	85-56	4.50
D Aardsma (H, 5)	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	17-11	9.00
S Eyre	0.2	2	1	1	1	0	1	17-9	1.71
R Dempster (S, 24)	1.1	1	0	0	0	3	0	21-13	3.75
Totals	9.0	8	3	2	3	9	1	140-89
PITCHING WP: K Wood Batters faced: K Wood 23; D Aardsma 4; S Eyre 5; R Dempster 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: K Wood 10-4; D Aardsma 1-0; S Eyre 2-0; R Dempster 0-1 Game Scores: K Wood 59

Scoring Summary
			CIN	CHC
	1st	T Walker singled to center, T Womack scored.	0	1
	1st	A Ramirez doubled to right, T Walker scored.	0	2
	3rd	F Lopez singled to right, B Phillips scored.	1	2
	4th	A Kearns hit sacrifice fly to left, K Griffey Jr scored.	2	2
	4th	K Wood singled to left, M Murton scored, R Cedeno to second.	2	3
	6th	M Murton homered to center.	2	4
	7th	T Walker homered to right center, M Barrett scored.	2	6
	8th	A Dunn homered to left.	3	6
	8th	J Pierre tripled to deep center, R Cedeno scored.	3	7
	9th	R Freel homered to left.	4	7
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Game Notes

CINCINNATI SECOND BASEMAN BRANDON PHILLIPS LEFT THE GAME IN THE FIFTH INNING WITH A TIGHT RIGHT HAMSTRING.

Game Information
Stadium	Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL
Attendance	40,072 (97.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	2:37
Weather	85 degrees, partly cloudy
Wind	12 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Dana Demuth, First Base - Doug Eddings, Second Base - Jim Joyce, Third Base - Paul Schrieber

Chicago leads 1-0 (as of 5/29)

Chi White Sox	11	Final
Cleveland	0

NY Yankees	4	Final
Detroit	0

LA Dodgers	12	Final
Atlanta	5

Cincinnati	3	Final
Chi Cubs	7

Houston	1	Final
St. Louis	3

San Francisco	1	Final
Florida	5

Washington	2	Final
Philadelphia	11

Milwaukee	3	Final
Pittsburgh	14

Boston	6	Final
Toronto	7

Arizona	7	Final
NY Mets	8

Seattle	0	Final
Texas	2

Minnesota	3	Final
LA Angels	4	in 11

Kansas City	6	Final
Oakland	4

Colorado	5	Final
San Diego	0

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