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Major League Baseball

San Francisco 2 Chicago Cubs 3
 FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
 Giants  0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 4 0
 Cubs  0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 X 3 5 1
W: R. Hill (W, 6-6); L: K. Correia (L, 1-5); S: B. Howry (S, 6)
HR: SF: P. Feliz (13). CHC: K. Hill (2).

Batting
San Francisco
Name AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
D Roberts CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .243
O Vizquel SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .238
R Winn RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
R Durham 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .248
B Molina C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .274
R Aurilia 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .243
P Feliz 3B 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 .239
K Frandsen LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .255
T Lincecum P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .087
   P Misch P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---
   G Rodriguez PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .222
   K Correia P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
   R Messenger P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Team totals: 29 2 4 2 2 4 3  

Individual Batting:
Home runs: P Feliz (13, 5th inning off R Hill with 0 on, 1 outs)
RBI: G Rodriguez (5), P Feliz (38)
Sacrifice bunts: K Frandsen (1)
Left in scoring position: O Vizquel (1)

Team Batting:
Left on base: 3
Left in scoring position: 1
Hits with runners in scoring position: 3 at-bats, 2 hits

Base Running:
Caught stealing: G Rodriguez (1 for season)

Fielding:
Double plays: 2: (#1: O Vizquel, R Durham, R Aurilia), (#2: O Vizquel, R Durham, R Aurilia)

Batting
Chicago Cubs
Name AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
A Soriano LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .308
R Theriot SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .281
D Lee 1B 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .335
A Ramirez 3B 4 0 1 2 0 2 1 .312
D Ward RF 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 .333
   A Pagan PR-RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273
M DeRosa 2B 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .296
J Jones CF 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .230
K Hill C 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .156
R Hill P 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .091
   M Fontenot PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .330
   B Howry P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---
Team totals: 26 3 5 3 5 8 5  

Individual Batting:
Doubles: A Ramirez (16)
Home runs: K Hill (2, 3rd inning off T Lincecum with 0 on, 0 outs)
RBI: A Ramirez 2 (58), K Hill (7)
Sacrifice bunts: M DeRosa (1)
Grounded into double play: K Hill (1), R Theriot (1)
Left in scoring position: K Hill (1), A Pagan (1)

Team Batting:
Left on base: 5
Left in scoring position: 2
Hits with runners in scoring position: 3 at-bats, 1 hits

Fielding:
Errors: A Soriano (1)

Pitching
San Francisco
Name IP H R ER BB SO ERA
T Lincecum 6.1 2 1 1 5 8 4.37
P Misch 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 1.69
K Correia (L, 1-5) 0.2 2 2 2 0 0 4.46
R Messenger 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 2.05

Pitching
Chicago Cubs
Name IP H R ER BB SO ERA
R Hill (W, 6-6) 8 4 2 2 2 3 3.70
B Howry (S, 6) 1 0 0 0 0 1 4.37

Individual Pitching
San Francisco
Name Batters Faced Pitches Strikes Ground Balls Fly Balls
T Lincecum 25 108 60 9 0
P Misch 1 3 1 1 0
K Correia 4 11 9 3 0
R Messenger 2 9 5 1 1

Chicago Cubs
Name Batters Faced Pitches Strikes Ground Balls Fly Balls
R Hill 29 95 66 9 8
B Howry 3 8 5 1 1

Officials
Umpires
Name  Position
Gary Cederstrom HP
Jim Reynolds 1B
Tim Welke 2B
Lance Barksdale 3B

Play-By-Play
Top of the 1st
Out: Roberts strikes out. 1 out.
Out: Vizquel flies out to 3B. 2 outs.
Out: Winn grounds out to SS. 3 outs.
Bottom of the 1st
Hit: Soriano hits a single to CF.   0 out.
Out: Theriot hits into double play. 2 outs.
Out: Lee grounds out to SS. 3 outs.
Top of the 2nd
Out: Durham grounds out to 3B. 1 out.
Out: Molina flies out to SS. 2 outs.
Out: Aurilia grounds out to 3B. 3 outs.
Bottom of the 2nd
Out: Ramirez strikes out. 1 out.
Out: Ward strikes out. 2 outs.
Play: DeRosa walks. 2 outs.
Out: Jones grounds out to SS. 3 outs.
Top of the 3rd
Hit: Feliz hits a single to 3B.   0 out.
Out: Frandsen flies out to SS.  P Feliz holds on first.  1 out.
Out: Lincecum hits a fielders-choice to 3B.   P Feliz out.  2 outs.
Out: Roberts flies out to CF. 3 outs.
Bottom of the 3rd
Run scored: 1 run, home run by Koyie Hill (2).
Out: Hill strikes out. 1 out.
Out: Soriano flies out to RF. 2 outs.
Out: Theriot grounds out to SS. 3 outs.
Top of the 4th
Out: Vizquel flies out to SS. 1 out.
Out: Winn grounds out to 2B. 2 outs.
Play: Durham walks. 2 outs.
Out: Molina flies out to LF. 3 outs.
Bottom of the 4th
Out: Lee strikes out. 1 out.
Out: Ramirez grounds out to 1B. 2 outs.
Play: Ward walks. 2 outs.
Out: DeRosa grounds out to 3B. 3 outs.
Top of the 5th
Out: Aurilia flies out to RF. 1 out.
Run scored: 1 run, home run by Pedro Feliz (13).
Out: Frandsen grounds out to 2B. 2 outs.
Out: Lincecum strikes out. 3 outs.
Bottom of the 5th
Out: Jones strikes out. 1 out.
Out: Hill grounds out to 1B. 2 outs.
Out: Hill strikes out. 3 outs.
Top of the 6th
Out: Roberts flies out to SS. 1 out.
Out: Vizquel flies out to LF. 2 outs.
Out: Winn flies out to LF. 3 outs.
Bottom of the 6th
Out: Soriano strikes out. 1 out.
Out: Theriot grounds out to SS. 2 outs.
Play: Lee walks. 2 outs.
Out: Ramirez strikes out. 3 outs.
Top of the 7th
Out: Durham flies out to RF. 1 out.
Out: Aurilia strikes out. 3 outs.
Bottom of the 7th
Play: Ward walks. 0 out.
Top of the 8th
Play: - error.  G Rodriguez to second.  1 out.
Out: Vizquel grounds out to SS. 3 outs.
Bottom of the 8th
Pitching Change: (P) Misch replaced by (P) Correia
Hit: Theriot hits a single to SS.   2 outs.
Run scored: 2 runs, double by Aramis Ramirez. Ryan Theriot scores from 3rd, Derrek Lee scores from 1st.
Top of the 9th
Out: Durham flies out to 2B. 2 outs.
Out: Molina strikes out. 3 outs.

Cubs 3, Giants 2

CHICAGO (AP) -Two people hit balls over the Wrigley Field fence, and neither was Barry Bonds. The slugger just watched as his team lost another tough one.

Aramis Ramirez lined a go-ahead two-run double off the wall in left with two outs in the eighth inning, and the Chicago Cubs rallied for a 3-2 victory over the slumping San Francisco Giants on Monday night.

Rich Hill (6-6) won for the first time in more than a month, getting just enough offense in eight innings. Bob Howry finished for his sixth save in 10 chances.

Koyie Hill hit a solo home run in the third for the Cubs, who won their fourth straight since the All-Star break and 16th in 20 overall to move a season-best five games over .500. Chicago sent San Francisco to its fifth consecutive defeat and fourth in a row to start the second half on a day Bonds was a late scratch from the lineup to rest his sore legs.

After Ramirez's double off Randy Messenger cleared the bases, fans began throwing garbage over the outfield fences from several directions in a strange response to their team taking the lead. The grounds crew scurried out to clean up the mess.

The rally began on back-to-back two-out singles by Ryan Theriot and Derrek Lee off loser Kevin Correia (1-5). The bullpen blew it yet again, spoiling a strong outing by rookie right-hander Tim Lincecum, who struck out eight in 6 1-3 innings.

Lincecum was coming off his first two-start winning streak after beating Arizona and St. Louis before the All-Star break. After Alfonso Soriano's leadoff single in the first, the lone hit Lincecum allowed was Koyie Hill's homer to start the third.

Pedro Feliz tied the game with a solo shot in the fifth inning and scored the go-ahead run on a pinch-hit RBI single by Guillermo Rodriguez in the eighth, but the Cubs answered in the bottom half.

Rich Hill ended a five-start winless stretch that featured two losses since his last victory on June 7 at Atlanta. He hadn't gone longer than 6 2-3 innings since then before Monday's impressive eight-inning effort.

He allowed four hits and two runs, struck out three and walked two.

Chicago announced late in the game it had acquired veteran catcher Jason Kendall from the Oakland Athletics for catcher Rob Bowen and minor league pitcher Jerry Blevins. Cubs general manager Jim Hendry said Kendall told him he'd do his best to arrive in time for Tuesday night's game with the Giants.

Bonds has been stuck at 751 home runs and four shy of tying Hank Aaron's record for nearly two weeks - though he did have the All-Star break last week.

He is mired in one of the worst slumps of his 22-year career and might sit out again Tuesday night. The slugger, who turns 43 on July 24, erupted in frustration after going 0-for-5 on Sunday for the second straight day.

''It's an embarrassment for me to be wearing this (expletive deleted) uniform 'cause of the way I'm playing. There, that's it. Now go away,'' Bonds said.

Then he overturned a laundry cart as he walked through the clubhouse, a rare public display of emotion with his pursuit of the Hammer stalled.

No. 25 is 0-fer in his last 20 at-bats, hitless in six straight games and hasn't homered in 23 at-bats, since July 3 at Cincinnati.

The Giants, coming off a discouraging weekend sweep at home by the archrival Los Angeles Dodgers, fell to a season-worst 14 games below .500. Many are expecting a firesale come the trading deadline later this month - that is if the Giants can find some takers for some of their aging veterans.

Notes: Bonds homered in each of his last two games against the Cubs, Sept. 2-3, 2006, at Wrigley. ... Lincecum has allowed only four earned runs in his last 28 1-3 innings. ... Rodriguez, a rookie who spent 12 years in the minors, is 4-for-5 with runners in scoring position since being called up June 8. ... Feliz hit his 13th home run and first in 40 at-bats since a shot off Greg Maddux on June 27.