Cincinnati 9, Chi Cubs 2
Preview - Box Score - Recap

(7-9)
  Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati 0 0 0 3 0 2 3 1 0 9 11 1
Chi Cubs 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 9 2
WP: E. Volquez (2-0)
LP: T. Lilly (0-3)
(9-6)
  Box Score Play by Play
Scoring Summary
Bot 2nd: Chi Cubs
- T. Lilly walked, A. Ramirez scored, M. DeRosa to third, R. Johnson to second
Top 4th: Cincinnati
- J. Votto doubled to deep right center, A. Dunn, E. Encarnacion and J. Keppinger scored
Top 6th: Cincinnati
- J. Votto homered to deep right, E. Encarnacion scored
Bot 6th: Chi Cubs
- H. Blanco singled to third, M. DeRosa scored
Top 7th: Cincinnati
- K. Griffey Jr. homered to deep center, R. Freel and N. Hopper scored
Top 8th: Cincinnati
- R. Freel singled to right, P. Bako scored
 Cincinnati
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg 
N. Hopper cf-rf 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 .273
R. Freel 2b-lf 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 .250
K. Griffey Jr. rf 5 1 2 3 0 1 1 .286
    D. Weathers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    J. Castro 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A. Dunn lf 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 .182
    T. Coffey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J. Keppinger ss 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 .328
E. Encarnacion 3b 4 2 2 0 1 0 1 .235
J. Votto 1b 4 1 2 5 0 1 2 .351
P. Bako c 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .351
E. Volquez p 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
    J. Burton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    C. Patterson ph-cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .216
 Totals 39 9 11 9 3 6 10  
 Batting
2B - J Votto (3, T Lilly); E Encarnacion 2 (2, T Lilly, J Lieber); P Bako (3, B Howry).
HR - J Votto (2, 6th inning off T Lilly 1 on, 1 Out), K Griffey Jr (3, 7th inning off J Lieber 2 on, 0 Out).
RBI - J Votto 5 (8), K Griffey Jr 3 (11), R Freel (3).
2-out RBI - R Freel.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Freel 1, E Volquez 1, J Votto 1.
Team LOB - 6.
 Base Running
SB - N Hopper (1, 2nd base off T Lilly/H Blanco).
 
 Fielding
E - E Encarnacion (5, throw).
DP - 1 (P Bako-R Freel).
 Chi Cubs
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg 
M. Fontenot 2b 5 0 0 0 0 0 7 .233
R. Theriot ss 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 .273
D. Lee 1b 5 0 1 0 0 3 1 .379
A. Ramirez 3b 4 1 1 0 1 2 0 .224
K. Fukudome rf 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .321
M. DeRosa lf 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 .306
R. Johnson cf 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 .361
H. Blanco c 4 0 1 1 0 2 7 .333
T. Lilly p 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .000
    D. Ward ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
    J. Lieber p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    B. Howry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    S. Marshall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    E. Patterson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
    M. Wuertz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
 Totals 35 2 9 2 4 10 23  
 Batting
2B - R Johnson (2, J Burton).
S - T Lilly.
RBI - T Lilly (1), H Blanco (1).
2-out RBI - T Lilly.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Fontenot 5, E Patterson 1, K Fukudome 1.
Team LOB - 12.
 Base Running
CS - R Theriot (3, 2nd base by E Volquez/P Bako).
 
 Fielding
E - R Theriot (1, ground ball); A Ramirez (4, catch).
 Cincinnati
  IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA 
E. Volquez (W, 2-0) 5.0 4 1 1 4 7 0 1.17
J. Burton 2.0 3 1 1 0 2 0 4.82
D. Weathers 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.70
T. Coffey 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 7.20
 Chi Cubs
  IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA 
T. Lilly (L, 0-3) 6.0 6 5 5 3 6 1 9.16
J. Lieber 1.0 3 3 2 0 0 1 1.74
B. Howry 0.2 2 1 0 0 0 0 7.88
S. Marshall 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
M. Wuertz 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.50
HBP - M DeRosa (by D Weathers).
Pitches-strikes - E Volquez 112-64; J Burton 32-22; D Weathers 19-11; T Coffey 28-18; T Lilly 94-61; J Lieber 23-15; B Howry 14-10; S Marshall 2-1; M Wuertz 12-8.
Ground balls-fly balls - E Volquez 6-1; J Burton 3-1; D Weathers 1-2; T Coffey 3-0; T Lilly 2-10; J Lieber 0-3; B Howry 1-1; S Marshall 1-0; M Wuertz 1-2.
Batters faced - E Volquez 22; J Burton 9; D Weathers 5; T Coffey 5; T Lilly 27; J Lieber 7; B Howry 4; S Marshall 1; M Wuertz 3.
Game Details
Umpires: HP--Ron Kulpa. 1B--Dan Iassogna. 2B--Dale Scott. 3B--Rob Drake.
Time: 3:05.
Attendance: 39,534.
Weather: 59 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 7 mph, in from right.

Updated on Thursday, Apr 17, 2008 5:35 pm ET

  
 Top Batters
 Cincinnati
J. Votto Joey Votto
2-4, 1 HR
5 RBI
 Chi Cubs
R. Johnson Reed Johnson
4-4