Cubs 6,
Marlins 3
| W: | C. Zambrano (11-4) |
| L: | S. Olsen (6-5) |
| SV: | C. Marmol (4) |
| Florida Marlins | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| H Ramirez SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .299 |
| A Amezaga 2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .280 |
| J Cantu 3B-1B | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .294 |
| M Jacobs 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .243 |
| b-W Helms PH-3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .232 |
| C Ross CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .260 |
| L Gonzalez RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .260 |
| J Willingham LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .266 |
| J Baker C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .182 |
| S Olsen P | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .175 |
| a-J Hermida PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .253 |
| M Lindstrom P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| J Nelson P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| c-D Uggla PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .269 |
| Totals | 34 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 21 | |
| a-struck out looking for S Olsen in the 7th b-walked for M Jacobs in the 8th c-walked for J Nelson in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: J Cantu (24, C Gaudin) HR: H Ramirez (24, 3rd inning off C Zambrano 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: H Ramirez 2 (47), L Gonzalez (36) SF: L Gonzalez Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: H Ramirez 1, J Willingham 1, L Gonzalez 1, W Helms 2 Team LOB: 10 | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (H Ramirez-A Amezaga). Outfield Assist: L Gonzalez (D Lee at Home). | ||||||||
| Florida Marlins | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| S Olsen (L, 6-5) | 6.0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 85-58 | 4.07 |
| M Lindstrom | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11-7 | 3.90 |
| J Nelson | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 19-11 | 1.38 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 115-76 | |
| PITCHING IBB: A Soriano (By S Olsen) Batters faced: S Olsen 26; M Lindstrom 3; J Nelson 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: S Olsen 6-7; M Lindstrom 2-1; J Nelson 0-0 Game Scores: S Olsen 34 | |||||||||
| Chicago Cubs | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| A Soriano LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .282 |
| R Theriot SS | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .321 |
| D Lee 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .297 |
| A Ramirez 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .270 |
| R Johnson CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .280 |
| M DeRosa RF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .277 |
| H Blanco C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .299 |
| R Cedeno 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .266 |
| C Zambrano P | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .356 |
| a-D Ward PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .259 |
| C Gaudin P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| N Cotts P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| B Howry P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| C Marmol P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 30 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 11 | |
| a-grounded to second for C Zambrano in the 7th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: R Johnson (15, S Olsen); A Soriano (13, S Olsen); C Zambrano (3, S Olsen); A Ramirez (23, S Olsen) HR: R Cedeno (2, 3rd inning off S Olsen 0 on, 0 Out); H Blanco (2, 6th inning off S Olsen 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: R Cedeno (21), C Zambrano (8), D Lee (61), A Ramirez 2 (68), H Blanco (6) 2-out RBI: D Lee, A Ramirez 2, H Blanco Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: H Blanco 2 Team LOB: 4 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: A Ramirez (2, 2nd base off J Nelson/J Baker) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: H Blanco (2, dropped foul ball) | ||||||||
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| C Zambrano (W, 11-4) | 7.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 125-81 | 2.96 |
| C Gaudin | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-6 | 1.35 |
| N Cotts | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-0 | 2.50 |
| B Howry (H, 14) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-7 | 5.14 |
| C Marmol (S, 4) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 38-20 | 3.88 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 185-114 | |
| PITCHING HBP: J Cantu (By C Zambrano) Batters faced: C Zambrano 28; C Gaudin 2; N Cotts 1; B Howry 2; C Marmol 7 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Zambrano 8-7; C Gaudin 0-0; N Cotts 0-0; B Howry 0-2; C Marmol 1-0 Game Scores: C Zambrano 63 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| FLA | CHC | |||
| 3rd | H Ramirez homered to left, S Olsen scored. | 2 | 0 | |
| 3rd | R Cedeno homered to left. | 2 | 1 | |
| 5th | C Zambrano doubled to left, M DeRosa scored, H Blanco to third. | 2 | 2 | |
| 5th | D Lee walked, C Zambrano scored, A Soriano to third, R Theriot to second. | 2 | 3 | |
| 5th | A Ramirez doubled to deep right, A Soriano and R Theriot scored, D Lee thrown out at home. | 2 | 5 | |
| 6th | H Blanco homered to left. | 2 | 6 | |
| 8th | L Gonzalez hit sacrifice fly to right, A Amezaga scored, J Cantu to third. | 3 | 6 | |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL |
| Attendance | 41,482 (100.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:45 |
| Weather | 76 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 4 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Bruce Dreckman, First Base - Brian Gorman, Second Base - Gerry Davis, Third Base - Rob Drake |
MLB Scores
Thursday, July 24th 2008
| Toronto | 5 | Final |
| Baltimore | 1 |
| Philadelphia | 1 | Final |
| NY Mets | 3 |
| Toronto | 7 | Final |
| Baltimore | 1 |
| Washington | 0 | Final |
| San Francisco | 1 |
| San Diego | 1 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 9 |
| Florida | 3 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 6 |
| Tampa Bay | 2 | Final |
| Kansas City | 4 |
| Milwaukee | 4 | Final |
| St. Louis | 3 |