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Cubs 5, Reds 0
Alfonso Soriano slides in safely in the Cubs' four-run eighth inning. (Paul Beaty/AP)
By Nick Zaccardi / MLB.com
Rich Harden continued to impress, dominating an overmatched Reds team with seven strong innings. And if pitching a gem wasn't enough, Harden used his bat to drive in the first run with a sacrifice bunt in the fifth, Harden's first career RBI.
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Series at a glance:
CIN
Cincinnati (55-71)
Lost 1 		Chi Cubs 5, Cincinnati 0   CHC
Chi Cubs (77-48)
Won 2
August 19, 2008
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
Cincinnati
 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   0 3 1
Chi Cubs
 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 X   5 8 0
Standings thru 8/19/08  |  Recap: CIN | CHC  |  Gameday  |  Reds stats  |  Cubs stats
CincinnatiABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Dickerson, LF4010010.385
Keppinger, SS4020011.264
Bruce, RF4000032.260
Phillips, B, 2B3000011.269
Votto, 1B3000020.279
Encarnacion, 3B3000020.249
Patterson, CF3000010.195
Bako, C3000010.213
Cueto, P2000000.027
  Lincoln, P0000000.000
  Bray, P0000000.000
  Majewski, P0000000.000
  a-Valentin, Ja, PH1000010.254
Totals300300134 

a-Struck out for Majewski in the 9th.

BATTING
TB: Dickerson; Keppinger 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Keppinger.
Team LOB: 3.

BASERUNNING
SB: Dickerson (2, 2nd base off Harden/Soto).

FIELDING
E: Votto (10, throw).
DP: (Encarnacion-Phillips, B-Votto).
Pickoffs: Cueto (Soriano at 1st base).
 
Chi CubsABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Soriano, LF4110012.292
Theriot, SS3110000.316
Lee, 1B4121001.292
Ramirez, A, 3B3111012.287
Edmonds, CF1000111.237
  b-Johnson, R, PH-CF1000012.313
Soto, C3110104.286
Fukudome, RF3012101.268
DeRosa, 2B4010014.278
Harden, P1001011.118
  a-Fontenot, PH1000010.289
  Marmol, P0000000.000
  c-Ward, PH1000002.219
  Wood, P0000000.000
Totals295853720 

a-Struck out for Harden in the 7th. b-Struck out for Edmonds in the 8th. c-Flied out for Marmol in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: DeRosa (23, Cueto), Theriot (17, Cueto), Lee (32, Cueto), Ramirez, A (34, Lincoln).
3B: Soto (2, Cueto).
TB: Soriano; Theriot 2; Lee 3; Ramirez, A 2; Soto 3; Fukudome; DeRosa 2.
RBI: Harden (1), Lee (72), Ramirez, A (84), Fukudome 2 (47).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Fukudome; Edmonds; Soriano; Soto; Ward.
S: Harden; Theriot.
GIDP: Soto.
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING
PO: Soriano (1st base by Cueto).
 
CincinnatiIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Cueto (L, 8-12)7.04112604.74
Lincoln 0.03440004.14
Bray 0.11001102.68
Majewski 0.20000004.45
 
Chi CubsIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Harden (W, 8-2)7.020001002.04
Marmol (H, 23)1.00000102.77
Wood 1.01000202.66

Lincoln pitched to 4 batters in the 8th.

IBB: Soto (by Bray).
HBP: Ramirez, A (by Cueto), Edmonds (by Cueto).
Pitches-strikes: Cueto 111-67, Lincoln 11-6, Bray 15-9, Majewski 3-3, Harden 94-62, Marmol 11-7, Wood 16-13.
Groundouts-flyouts: Cueto 10-4, Lincoln 1-0, Bray 0-0, Majewski 0-2, Harden 3-8, Marmol 1-1, Wood 0-1.
Batters faced: Cueto 27, Lincoln 4, Bray 3, Majewski 2, Harden 23, Marmol 3, Wood 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Bray 2-2, Majewski 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Larry Vanover. 1B: Tim McClelland. 2B: Mike Everitt. 3B: Todd Tichenor.
Weather: 76 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 10 mph, In from CF.
T: 2:25.
Att: 41,208.
August 19, 2008

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