Cubs 2, Dodgers 1
Kosuke Fukudome follows through on a single during the fourth inning. (Brian Kersey/AP)
By Carrie Muskat / MLB.com
Carlos Zambrano's herculean effort -- 130 pitches over eight innings -- kept the Cubs in the ballgame, and it paid off in a sweep of the Dodgers. Geovany Soto tied the score at 1 in the ninth on a sac fly, and Alfonso Soriano's single plated Mike Fontenot for the winner in the 10th.
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LA Dodgers
(26-26)
Lost 3
Chi Cubs 2, LA Dodgers 1
Today's Boxes 5/28/08
CWS 6, CLE 5
TB 5, TEX 3
PHI 6, COL 1
NYY 4, BAL 2
NYM 7, FLA 6
CIN 9, PIT 1
MIL 1, ATL 0
MIN 9, KC 8
STL 6, HOU 1
SF 11, ARI 3
DET 6, LAA 2
TOR 2, OAK 1
WSH 6, SD 4
SEA 1, BOS 0
Chi Cubs
(32-21)
Won 3
May 28, 2008
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Standings thru 5/28/08  | Recap: LAD | CHC  | Gameday  | Dodgers stats  | Cubs stats
LA Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Pierre , LF4 0 0 0 1 2 1 .276
Maza , 2B5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .360
Ethier , RF4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .307
Martin , C5 1 3 0 0 0 2 .317
Loney , 1B5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .272
Kemp , CF2 0 1 0 1 1 3 .312
DeWitt , 3B3 0 0 1 1 0 2 .294
Hu , SS4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .170
Lowe , P3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .227
Broxton , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Sweeney , PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .098
Saito , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Park , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 35 1 7 1 5 6 17
a-Walked for Broxton in the 9th.
BATTING TB : Maza; Ethier; Martin 3; Loney; Kemp.RBI : DeWitt (25).2-out RBI : DeWitt.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Hu 2; Lowe; Kemp 2.GIDP : Maza; Loney; Martin.Team LOB : 10. FIELDING DP : 2 (DeWitt-Maza-Loney, Lowe-Maza-Loney).
Chi Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Soriano , LF5 0 2 1 0 2 0 .283
Theriot , SS3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .311
Lee , 1B4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .294
Ramirez , 3B1 0 0 0 3 0 0 .302
1-Cedeno , PR-2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321
Fukudome , RF4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .305
Soto , C3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .305
DeRosa , 2B-3B4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .308
Johnson , CF4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .253
Zambrano , P2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .324
a-Hoffpauir , PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .364
Ascanio , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Howry , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Fontenot , PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Totals 32 2 7 2 4 8 12
a-Struck out for Zambrano in the 8th. b-Doubled for Howry in the 10th. 1-Ran for Ramirez in the 9th.
BATTING 2B : Fontenot (5, Park).TB : Soriano 2; Theriot; Fukudome 2; Soto; Fontenot 2.RBI : Soto (36), Soriano (29).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Fukudome; DeRosa 3.SF : Soto.GIDP : Lee; DeRosa.Team LOB : 7. FIELDING E : Theriot (5, throw).DP : 3 (Theriot-Lee, Theriot-DeRosa-Lee, DeRosa-Theriot-Lee).
LA Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Lowe 7.0 4 0 0 2 5 0 4.52
Broxton (H, 6)1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 4.03
Saito (BS, 3)1.0 1 1 1 2 0 0 1.99
Park (L, 1-1)0.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 2.37
HBP : Kemp (by Zambrano).Pitches-strikes : Lowe 91-56, Broxton 13-9, Saito 37-18, Park 13-9, Zambrano 130-79, Ascanio 19-12, Howry 18-13.Ground outs-fly outs : Lowe 10-6, Broxton 0-0, Saito 0-3, Park 0-1, Zambrano 14-7, Ascanio 0-2, Howry 0-1.Batters faced : Lowe 25, Broxton 3, Saito 6, Park 3, Zambrano 33, Ascanio 4, Howry 4.Umpires : HP: Alfonso Marquez. 1B: Andy Fletcher. 2B: Mike Reilly. 3B: Bob Davidson.Weather : 56 degrees, clear.Wind : 7 mph, In from RF.T : 3:07.Att : 39,945.
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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