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    TODAY'S WRAPS: September 19, 2007
    DET 2
    CLE 4
    F
    SEA 9
    OAK 5
    F
    TB 1
    LAA 2
    F
    BAL 1
    NYY 2
    F
    NYM 8
    WSH 4
    F
    BOS 1
    TOR 6
    F
    FLA 1
    ATL 5
    F
    CIN 2
    CHC 3
    F
    MIL 4
    HOU 5
    F/10
    CWS 7
    KC 0
    F
    PHI 1
    STL 2
    F/10
    TEX 2
    MIN 4
    F
    LAD 5
    COL 6
    F
    SF 4
    ARI 6
    F
    PIT 3
    SD 5
    F
    Clutch Cubs stand alone
    Griffey injured in defeat
    By Mark Sheldon / MLB.com
    Ken Griffey Jr. suffered a pulled lower abdominal muscle fielding a hit and limped off the field in the eighth, the same inning in which the Cubs nosed ahead to win the series. Adam Dunn became the first Reds player with at least 40 homers in four straight years, and Edwin Encarnacion also went yard.
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     Dunn's shot onto the street
     Encarnacion goes yard
    Cubs 3, Reds 2
    Alfonso Soriano topped Rick Monday's 1976 mark with his ninth leadoff homer. (Charles Rex Arbogast/AP)
    Series at a glance:
    Cubs back in the saddle
    By Carrie Muskat / MLB.com
    Matt Murton's fielder's-choice knock in the eighth, scoring Ryan Theriot, lifted the Cubs to a series win and sole possession of first place in the National League Central. Alfonso Soriano set a club record with his ninth leadoff homer and threw out a big run at the plate, while Geovany Soto also went yard to aid a strong Ted Lilly.
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     Murton's go-ahead RBI
     Soriano's clutch assist
     Soto's solo homer
     Soriano's leadoff homer
    CIN
    Cincinnati (69-83)
    Lost 1     		Chi Cubs 3, Cincinnati 2   CHC
    Chi Cubs (80-73)
    Won 1
    September 19, 2007
       1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
    Cincinnati
    		 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0   2 6 1
    Chi Cubs
    		 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 X   3 9 2
    Standings thru 9/19/07  |  Gameday  |  Reds Stats  |  Cubs Stats
    CincinnatiABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
    Hopper, CF4020010.336
    Keppinger, SS3010001.338
    Griffey, RF4000034.277
      Coats, RF0000000.111
    Phillips, 2B4010001.294
    Dunn, LF3111110.267
    Encarnacion, 3B4111011.293
    Votto, 1B4000010.366
    Ross, C3000012.199
    Shearn, P2000010.000
      a-Gonzalez, PH1000012.272
      Guardado, P0000000.000
      Majewski, P0000000.000
      Stanton, P0000000.000
      Coffey, P0000000.000
    Totals3226211011 

    a-Struck out for Shearn in the 7th.

    BATTING
    2B: Hopper (13, Lilly).
    HR: Encarnacion (15, 2nd inning off Lilly, 0 on, 1 out), Dunn (40, 4th inning off Lilly, 0 on, 1 out).
    TB: Hopper 3; Keppinger; Phillips; Dunn 4; Encarnacion 4.
    RBI: Encarnacion (73), Dunn (106).
    Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Phillips; Griffey; Gonzalez.
    S: Keppinger.
    GIDP: Griffey.
    Team LOB: 5.

    BASERUNNING
    SB: Hopper (13, 3rd base off Lilly/Soto).

    FIELDING
    E: Griffey (8, fielding).
    Outfield assists: Dunn (Lee at 2nd base).
    DP: 3 (Phillips-Keppinger-Votto, Keppinger-Phillips-Votto 2).
    		 
    Chi CubsABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
    Soriano, LF4121010.292
    Theriot, SS4120001.268
    Lee, 1B3010101.310
    Floyd, RF3000012.284
      b-Murton, PH1001001.271
      1-Pie, PR-CF0000000.214
    Ramirez, 3B4000002.313
    DeRosa, 2B2020100.297
    Jones, CF-RF3010002.274
    Soto, C3111013.387
    Lilly, P2000012.139
      a-Monroe, PH1000011.222
      Howry, P0000000.000
    Totals303932515 

    a-Struck out for Lilly in the 7th. b-Grounded into a forceout for Floyd in the 8th.
    1-Ran for Murton in the 8th.

    BATTING
    2B: Jones (30, Shearn).
    HR: Soriano (28, 1st inning off Shearn, 0 on, 0 out), Soto (2, 5th inning off Shearn, 0 on, 0 out).
    TB: Soriano 5; Theriot 2; Lee; DeRosa 2; Jones 2; Soto 4.
    RBI: Soriano (59), Soto (4), Murton (21).
    Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Lilly 2; Ramirez.
    GIDP: Jones; Theriot; Ramirez.
    Team LOB: 5.

    BASERUNNING
    SB: Pie (7, 2nd base off Coffey/Ross).

    FIELDING
    E: Lee (7, fielding), DeRosa (10, fielding).
    Outfield assists: Soriano (Hopper at home).
    DP: (DeRosa-Theriot-Lee).
     
    CincinnatiIPHRERBBSOHRERA
    Shearn 6.06222323.94
    Guardado 1.01000109.28
    Majewski (L, 0-3)0.12100107.97
    Stanton 0.10000005.73
    Coffey 0.10000006.36
    		 
    Chi CubsIPHRERBBSOHRERA
    Lilly 7.05221823.78
    Howry (W, 6-7)2.01000203.38

    Pitches-strikes: Shearn 82-48, Guardado 12-8, Majewski 11-7, Stanton 1-1, Coffey 5-3, Lilly 99-73, Howry 28-20.
    Ground outs-fly outs: Shearn 9-6, Guardado 0-2, Majewski 0-0, Stanton 1-0, Coffey 1-0, Lilly 7-6, Howry 2-1.
    Batters faced: Shearn 23, Guardado 4, Majewski 3, Stanton 1, Coffey 1, Lilly 27, Howry 7.
    Inherited runners-scored: Stanton 2-1, Coffey 1-0.
    Umpires: HP: Alfonso Marquez. 1B: Chuck Meriwether. 2B: Rick Reed. 3B: Tim Timmons.
    Weather: 74 degrees, clear.
    Wind: 5 mph, In from RF.
    T: 2:31.
    Att: 40,805.

    Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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