Giants drubbed in Chicago By Chris Haft / MLB.com
Matt Cain gave up his first hit with two outs in the fourth, and he recorded only one more out after that, seeing six runs score before his ledger was closed. He was hurt by five walks, two passed balls and a wild pitch. The Giants got three of their six hits in the ninth.
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Cubs 12, Giants 1
Carlos Zambrano reacts after striking out Ryan Klesko to end the third. (Nam Y. Huh/AP)
Dozen wins for Zambrano By Carrie Muskat / MLB.com
Carlos Zambrano became the first National League pitcher to win 12 games this year, helped considerably by his catcher's offensive bonanza. Koyie Hill hit two doubles and drove in a career-high five runs.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: July 18, 2007
San Francisco
(39-53)
Lost 1
Chi Cubs 12, San Francisco 1
Today's Boxes 7/18/07
CWS 5, CLE 1
COL 5, PIT 3
CIN 5, ATL 4
WSH 7, HOU 6
LAD 5, PHI 4
OAK 6, TEX 0
KC 6, BOS 5
STL 6, FLA 0
NYY 6, TOR 1
TB 7, LAA 2
ARI 5, MIL 2
DET 3, MIN 2
SEA 6, BAL 5
SD 5, NYM 4
Chi Cubs
(49-44)
Won 1
July 18, 2007
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Standings thru 7/18/07  | Gameday  | Giants Stats  | Cubs Stats
San Francisco AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Roberts , CF4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .235
Lewis , LF4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .283
Winn , RF3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .288
Klesko , 1B3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .282
Durham , 2B4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .244
Feliz , 3B3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .241
Frandsen , SS4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .259
Rodriguez , C1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .211
Molina , C 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 .275
Cain , P2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .030
Misch , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Sweeney , PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .205
Kline , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Taschner , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Aurilia , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .237
Totals 31 1 6 0 4 3 14
a-Walked for Misch in the 7th. b-Popped out for Taschner in the 9th.
BATTING 2B : Winn (24, Zambrano).TB : Lewis; Winn 2; Durham; Feliz; Frandsen 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Durham; Klesko; Roberts 2; Aurilia.GIDP : Klesko; Molina.Team LOB : 8. FIELDING PB : Rodriguez 2 (2).DP : (Rodriguez-Frandsen).
Chi Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Soriano , LF4 1 0 0 1 1 1 .301
Theriot , SS3 2 0 0 2 0 0 .278
Ward , 1B4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .323
Floyd , RF3 2 2 1 0 0 0 .304
Pagan , RF 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .278
DeRosa , 3B4 1 2 1 1 1 1 .294
Fontenot , 2B2 2 1 1 2 1 1 .325
Jones , CF3 2 1 2 2 0 1 .231
Hill, K , C3 0 2 5 1 1 2 .179
Zambrano , P3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .250
Gallagher , P 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
Totals 32 12 10 11 10 6 13
BATTING 2B : Hill, K 2 (4, Cain, Misch), Floyd (6, Misch), Pagan (7, Taschner).TB : Ward; Floyd 3; Pagan 2; DeRosa 2; Fontenot; Jones; Hill, K 4.RBI : Jones 2 (23), Hill, K 5 (12), Floyd (31), Pagan (16), DeRosa (50), Fontenot (17).2-out RBI : Jones 2; Hill, K 5.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Zambrano 2; Gallagher.SF : Fontenot.Team LOB : 7. BASERUNNING CS : DeRosa (2, 2nd base by Cain/Rodriguez). FIELDING E : Fontenot (7, throw), Jones (3, fielding).DP : 2 (Theriot-Ward, Theriot-Fontenot-Ward).
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Cain (L, 3-11)4.0 4 6 6 5 3 0 3.87
Misch 2.0 3 3 3 2 1 0 4.91
Kline 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 3.38
Taschner 1.0 2 3 3 2 1 0 6.75
Chi Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Zambrano (W, 12-7)5.0 2 0 0 2 3 0 3.69
Gallagher (S, 1)4.0 4 1 1 2 0 0 5.73
Cain pitched to 2 batters in the 5th.WP : Cain.HBP : Winn (by Gallagher).Pitches-strikes : Cain 92-52, Misch 40-23, Kline 17-11, Taschner 30-16, Zambrano 80-52, Gallagher 55-30.Ground outs-fly outs : Cain 3-5, Misch 2-3, Kline 1-1, Taschner 0-2, Zambrano 9-3, Gallagher 5-7.Batters faced : Cain 20, Misch 11, Kline 5, Taschner 7, Zambrano 19, Gallagher 17.Inherited runners-scored : Misch 2-2.Umpires : HP: Tim Welke. 1B: Lance Barksdale. 2B: Gary Cederstrom. 3B: Jim Reynolds.Weather : 80 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 14 mph, L to R.T : 2:52.Att : 39,792.
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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