Game Wrapup


	Fast start fizzles

Diamondbacks 7, Cubs 2

Alfonso Soriano breaks into a home run trot after his leadoff blast. (Matt York/AP)

By Tom Singer / MLB.com

With Alfonso Soriano's leadoff homer -- his third of the season and 52nd of his career -- the Cubs looked to be off to a fast start. But they managed just two hits the rest of the way vs. D-backs starter Dan Haren and lost for the fifth time in the past six games.

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Series at a glance:

Mon. 04/27: ARI 7, CHC 2
Tue. 04/28: CHC 11, ARI 3
Wed. 04/29: ARI 10, CHC 0

Chi Cubs (9-9)
Lost 1

Arizona 7, Chi Cubs 2

Arizona (8-11)
Won 2

April 27, 2009

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Chi Cubs	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	3	3
Arizona	0	0	1	4	0	0	2	0	X	7	8	0

Chi Cubs	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Soriano, A, LF	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	.303
Theriot, SS	4	0	0	0	0	2	1	.314
Fukudome, RF	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.348
Johnson, Re, CF	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242
Hoffpauir, M, 1B	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	.321
Soto, C	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.119
Fontenot, 3B	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	.241
Miles, 2B	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.182
Lilly, P	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.143
a-Gathright, PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.143
Patton, D, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
b-Bradley, PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.042
Samardzija, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	30	2	3	2	0	10	2
a-Struck out for Lilly in the 6th. b-Struck out for Patton, D in the 8th.
BATTING HR: Soriano, A (6, 1st inning off Haren, 0 on, 0 out), Fontenot (2, 8th inning off Haren, 0 on, 1 out). TB: Soriano, A 4; Fontenot 4; Lilly. RBI: Soriano, A (10), Fontenot (7). Team LOB: 1. FIELDING E: Fontenot 2 (2, missed catch, fielding), Patton, D (1, pickoff). Outfield assists: Fukudome (Reynolds, Ma at home). DP: (Fukudome-Soto).

Arizona	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Young, Ch, CF	5	0	2	2	0	1	2	.217
Ojeda, SS	3	1	1	0	1	0	1	.324
Jackson, C, 1B	4	1	0	0	0	0	2	.194
Reynolds, Ma, 3B	3	1	1	0	1	1	1	.277
Byrnes, LF	3	0	0	0	1	1	2	.188
Upton, J, RF	4	1	1	0	0	0	2	.224
Roberts, R, 2B	4	0	1	0	0	1	2	.273
Snyder, C, C	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	.118
Haren, P	3	1	1	2	0	2	1	.182
Totals	31	7	8	5	5	7	14
BATTING 2B: Reynolds, Ma (2, Lilly), Young, Ch 2 (8, Lilly, Lilly), Haren (1, Lilly). HR: Snyder, C (1, 3rd inning off Lilly, 0 on, 1 out). TB: Young, Ch 4; Ojeda; Reynolds, Ma 2; Upton, J; Roberts, R; Snyder, C 4; Haren 2. RBI: Snyder, C (2), Haren 2 (2), Young, Ch 2 (6). 2-out RBI: Haren 2; Young, Ch 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Jackson, C; Ojeda; Young, Ch 2. SAC: Haren. Team RISP: 3-for-14. Team LOB: 6. BASERUNNING SB: Jackson, C (3, 2nd base off Patton, D/Soto), Roberts, R (1, 2nd base off Patton, D/Soto), Reynolds, Ma (2, 2nd base off Lilly/Soto), Young, Ch 2 (2, 3rd base off Lilly/Soto, 3rd base off Lilly/Soto). CS: Reynolds, Ma (1, 3rd base by Lilly/Soto).

Chi Cubs	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Lilly (L, 2-2)	5.0	6	5	5	4	3	1	3.80
Patton, D	2.0	2	2	1	0	2	0	9.72
Samardzija	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	9.00

Arizona	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Haren (W, 2-3)	9.0	3	2	2	0	10	2	1.54

WP: Patton, D.
Pitches-strikes: Lilly 96-51, Patton, D 36-23, Samardzija 18-9, Haren 111-80.
Groundouts-flyouts: Lilly 2-7, Patton, D 3-2, Samardzija 1-0, Haren 9-7.
Batters faced: Lilly 24, Patton, D 9, Samardzija 4, Haren 30.
Umpires: HP: Rob Drake. 1B: Tim Timmons. 2B: Jeff Kellogg. 3B: Mark Wegner.
Weather: 83 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 8 mph, L to R.
T: 2:29.
Att: 29,461.
April 27, 2009

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

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