Marlins 4, Cubs 2
Southpaw Ted Lilly now has two wins in his last nine starts. (Lynne Sladky/AP)
By Carrie Muskat / MLB.com
Craig Monroe hit his first Cubs homer, but that didn't come until the eighth inning and accounted for all Chicago's scoring in its loss to Florida. Ted Lilly allowed four runs, all in the second, over five innings for the Cubs, who now lead the Brewers by two games with a magic number of four.
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Chi Cubs
(83-74)
Lost 1
Florida 4, Chi Cubs 2
Today's Boxes 9/25/07
PIT 6, ARI 5
ATL 10, PHI 6
DET 8, MIN 0
BOS 7, OAK 3
TOR 11, BAL 4
HOU 8, CIN 5
TB 7, NYY 6
WSH 10, NYM 9
TEX 3, LAA 1
MIL 9, STL 1
KC 9, CWS 5
CLE 4, SEA 3
COL 9, LAD 7
SD 6, SF 4
Florida
(67-90)
Won 1
September 25, 2007
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Standings thru 9/25/07  | Recap: CHC |FLA  | Gameday  | Cubs Stats  | Marlins Stats
Chi Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Soriano , LF4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .294
DeRosa , 2B3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .294
Lee , 1B4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .318
Ramirez , 3B4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .310
Murton , RF2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .282
c-Floyd , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .282
Soto , C2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .378
Monroe , CF3 1 1 2 0 1 0 .222
Theriot , SS3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273
Lilly , P1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .137
a-Cedeno , PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .197
Wuertz , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Kendall , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
Hart , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 29 2 3 2 3 8 7
a-Struck out for Lilly in the 6th. b-Grounded out for Wuertz in the 8th. c-Flied out for Murton in the 9th.
BATTING HR : Monroe (12, 8th inning off Willis, 1 on, 0 out).TB : Lee; Monroe 4; Theriot.RBI : Monroe 2 (59).GIDP : Lee; Soto.Team LOB : 3.
Florida AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Ramirez , SS4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .333
Uggla , 2B3 0 0 1 0 0 0 .248
Hermida , RF4 0 3 2 0 1 0 .291
Cabrera , 3B3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .320
Jacobs , 1B4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .274
Gardner , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Tankersley , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Olivo , C4 0 2 0 0 2 1 .237
Linden , LF4 1 1 0 0 3 2 .241
Carroll , CF3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .214
Willis , P3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .274
Wood , 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Totals 32 4 9 4 1 9 9
BATTING 2B : Hermida 2 (30, Lilly, Lilly), Olivo 2 (20, Lilly, Hart).TB : Ramirez; Hermida 5; Olivo 4; Linden; Carroll; Willis.RBI : Ramirez (79), Uggla (86), Hermida 2 (59).2-out RBI : Hermida 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Jacobs; Cabrera; Carroll; Linden.SF : Uggla.Team LOB : 6. FIELDING E : Uggla (11, throw).DP : 2 (Cabrera-Uggla-Jacobs, Uggla-Ramirez-Jacobs).
Chi Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Lilly (L, 15-8)5.0 8 4 4 1 5 0 3.86
Wuertz 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3.53
Hart 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.84
IBB : Cabrera (by Lilly).Pitches-strikes : Lilly 85-63, Wuertz 22-18, Hart 12-9, Willis 114-71, Gardner 16-10, Tankersley 5-3.Ground outs-fly outs : Lilly 2-8, Wuertz 2-1, Hart 1-1, Willis 8-9, Gardner 0-1, Tankersley 0-1.Batters faced : Lilly 24, Wuertz 6, Hart 4, Willis 28, Gardner 3, Tankersley 1.Inherited runners-scored : Tankersley 1-0.Ejections Chicago Cubs third baseman Aramis Ramirez ejected by HP umpire Andy Fletcher. (9th).Umpires : HP: Andy Fletcher. 1B: Mike Reilly. 2B: Jeff Kellogg. 3B: Chad Fairchild.Weather : 77 degrees, cloudy.Wind : 12 mph, In from RF.T : 2:22.Att : 16,044.
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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