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Major League Baseball

April 24, 2006  Wrigley Field-Attendance: 36,865 (41,118)  Time: 2:57
 
Florida 3 Chicago Cubs 6
 FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
 Marlins  2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 0
 Cubs  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 X 6 4 1
W: D. Aardsma (W, 1-0); L: J. Johnson (L, 1-2; B, 1); S: R. Dempster (S, 5)
HR: FLA: M. Cabrera (4). CHC: J. Jones (3).

Batting
Florida
Name AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
H Ramirez SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .311
D Uggla 2B 4 1 0 0 1 3 0 .258
M Cabrera 3B 3 2 2 2 1 1 0 .333
J Willingham LF 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .306
   E Reed PR-CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091
M Jacobs 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .196
C Aguila RF-LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 5 .194
R Abercrombie CF-RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .174
M Treanor C 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .158
J Vargas P 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .300
   M Herges P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---
   J Johnson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
   A Amezaga PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333
Team totals: 33 3 6 3 4 15 8  

Individual Batting:
Doubles: Cabrera (7), Willingham (8)
Home runs: Cabrera (4, 1st inning off Zambrano with 1 on, 1 outs)
RBI: Cabrera 2 (13), Willingham (15)
Grounded into double play: Ramirez (1)
Left in scoring position: Abercrombie (2), Treanor (2), Aguila (2), Jacobs (1)

Team Batting:
Left on base: 8
Left in scoring position: 4
Hits with runners in scoring position: 7 at-bats, 0 hits

Base Running:
Stolen bases: Aguila (2), Reed 2 (2)

Pitching:
Hit by pitch: Willingham (by Zambrano)

Batting
Chicago Cubs
Name AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
J Pierre CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .280
R Cedeno SS 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .345
T Walker 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .385
A Ramirez 3B 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 .186
M Barrett C 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .276
M Murton LF 2 1 1 2 2 0 1 .258
J Jones RF 3 1 1 3 0 0 2 .209
N Perez 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .207
C Zambrano P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .091
   J Mabry PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .316
   D Aardsma P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---
   M Restovich PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
   R Dempster P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---
Team totals: 29 6 4 6 6 5 6  

Individual Batting:
Doubles: Perez (2), Pierre (4)
Home runs: Jones (3, 8th inning off Johnson with 2 on, 1 outs)
RBI: Ramirez (9), Jones 3 (8), Murton 2 (11)
Left in scoring position: Barrett (2), Perez (1), Zambrano (2), Mabry (1), Pierre (2)

Team Batting:
Left on base: 6
Left in scoring position: 3
Hits with runners in scoring position: 8 at-bats, 2 hits

Fielding:
Errors: Walker (1)
Double plays: 1: (#1: Perez, Walker)

Pitching:
Hit by pitch: Jones (by Vargas)

Pitching
Florida
Name IP H R ER BB SO ERA
J Vargas 6.1 1 0 0 4 2 5.06
M Herges (H, 3) 0.2 1 2 2 1 1 5.40
J Johnson (L, 1-2; B, 1) 1 2 4 4 1 2 4.66

Pitching
Chicago Cubs
Name IP H R ER BB SO ERA
C Zambrano 7 6 3 3 3 12 3.94
D Aardsma (W, 1-0) 1 0 0 0 1 2 9.82
R Dempster (S, 5) 1 0 0 0 0 1 1.64

Individual Pitching
Florida
Name Batters Faced Pitches Strikes Ground Balls Fly Balls
J Vargas 25 94 52 4 12
M Herges 4 19 9 1 0
J Johnson 7 27 15 1 2

Chicago Cubs
Name Batters Faced Pitches Strikes Ground Balls Fly Balls
C Zambrano 30 114 69 6 5
D Aardsma 5 25 14 0 1
R Dempster 3 13 9 1 1

Officials
Umpires
Name  Position
Mike Winters HP
Brian Runge 1B
Paul Emmel 2B
Bruce Froemming 3B

Game Highlights
NL Florida at Chicago Cubs Marlins Jason Vargas has a no-hitter through 4 IP.
NL Florida at Chicago Cubs Cubs Carlos Zambrano has 10 strikeouts through 6 IP.
NL Florida at Chicago Cubs Cubs Carlos Zambrano has 11 strikeouts through 6.2 IP.
NL Florida at Chicago Cubs Cubs Carlos Zambrano has 12 strikeouts through 7 IP.

Play-By-Play
Top of the 1st
Out: Ramirez flies out to RF. 1 out.
Play: Uggla walks. 1 out.
Run scored: 2 runs, home run by Miguel Cabrera (4). Dan Uggla scores from 1st.
Hit: Willingham hits a single to RF.   1 out.
Out: Jacobs strikes out. Willingham holds on first.  2 outs.
Out: Aguila strikes out. 3 outs.
Bottom of the 1st
Out: Pierre flies out to LF. 1 out.
Out: Cedeno strikes out. 2 outs.
Out: Walker flies out to LF. 3 outs.
Top of the 2nd
Out: Abercrombie grounds out to P. 1 out.
Out: Treanor strikes out. 2 outs.
Hit: Vargas hits a single to CF.   2 outs.
Out: Ramirez strikes out. 3 outs.
Bottom of the 2nd
Out: Ramirez flies out to 2B. 1 out.
Out: Barrett flies out to RF. 2 outs.
Play: Murton walks. 2 outs.
Out: Jones grounds out to 2B. 3 outs.
Top of the 3rd
Out: Uggla strikes out. 1 out.
Play: Cabrera walks. 1 out.
Run scored: 1 run, double by Josh Willingham. Miguel Cabrera scores from 1st.
Play: Jacobs walks. Willingham holds on second.  1 out.
Out: Aguila strikes out. Jacobs holds on first.  Willingham holds on second.  2 outs.
Out: Abercrombie strikes out. 3 outs.
Bottom of the 3rd
Out: Perez flies out to SS. 1 out.
Out: Zambrano strikes out. 2 outs.
Out: Pierre grounds out to SS. 3 outs.
Top of the 4th
Hit: Treanor hits a single to SS.   0 out.
Out: Vargas hits a fielders-choice to P.   Treanor out.  1 out.
Out: Ramirez hits into double play. 3 outs.
Bottom of the 4th
Out: Cedeno flies out to 2B. 1 out.
Out: Walker flies out to RF. 2 outs.
Play: Ramirez walks. 2 outs.
Out: Barrett flies out to CF. 3 outs.
Top of the 5th
Out: Uggla strikes out. 1 out.
Hit: Cabrera hits a double to RF.   1 out.
Play: Willingham hit by pitch. Cabrera holds on second.  1 out.
Out: Jacobs hits a fielders-choice to 2B.   Willingham out.  Cabrera to third.  2 outs.
Out: Aguila flies out to 2B. 3 outs.
Bottom of the 5th
Play: Murton walks. 0 out.
Out: Jones flies out to SS.  Murton holds on first.  1 out.
Hit: Perez hits a double to LF.   Murton to third.  1 out.
Out: Zambrano flies out to 2B.  Perez holds on second.  Murton holds on third.  2 outs.
Out: Pierre flies out to LF. 3 outs.
Top of the 6th
Out: Abercrombie strikes out. 1 out.
Out: Treanor flies out to CF. 2 outs.
Out: Vargas strikes out. 3 outs.
Bottom of the 6th
Out: Cedeno flies out to RF. 1 out.
Out: Walker grounds out to SS. 2 outs.
Out: Ramirez flies out to CF. 3 outs.
Top of the 7th
Out: Ramirez grounds out to 2B. 1 out.
Out: Uggla strikes out. 2 outs.
Out: Cabrera strikes out. 3 outs.
Bottom of the 7th
Play: Barrett walks. 0 out.
Out: Murton hits a fielders-choice to 3B.   Barrett out.  1 out.
Play: Jones hit by pitch. Murton to second.  1 out.
Pitching Change: (P) Vargas replaced by (P) Herges
Out: Perez strikes out. Jones holds on first.  Murton holds on second.  2 outs.
Offensive Substitution: (P) Zambrano replaced by (PH) Mabry
Out: Mabry grounds out to 2B. 3 outs.
Top of the 8th
Pitching Change: (P) Zambrano replaced by (P) Aardsma
Play: Willingham - error.  0 out.
Offensive Substitution: (LF) Willingham replaced by (PR) Reed
Stolen base: Reed steals second. 0 out.
Out: Jacobs flies out to RF.  Reed holds on second.  1 out.
Play: Aguila walks. Reed holds on second.  1 out.
Out: Abercrombie strikes out. Aguila holds on first.  Reed holds on second.  2 outs.
Stolen base: Reed steals third. 2 outs.
Stolen base: Aguila steals second. 2 outs.
Out: Treanor strikes out. 3 outs.
Bottom of the 8th
Position Change: Reed moves to CF
Position Change: Aguila moves to LF
Position Change: Abercrombie moves to RF
Hit: Pierre hits a double to CF.   0 out.
Play: Cedeno walks. Pierre holds on second.  0 out.
Pitching Change: (P) Herges replaced by (P) Johnson
Play: Walker walks. Cedeno to second.  Pierre to third.  0 out.
Run scored: 1 run, Aramis Ramirez safe on failed fielder's choice. Juan Pierre scores from 3rd.
Out: Barrett strikes out. Ramirez holds on first.  Walker holds on second.  Cedeno holds on third.  1 out.
Run scored: 2 runs, single by Matt Murton. Ronny Cedeno scores from 3rd, Todd Walker scores from 2nd.
Run scored: 3 runs, home run by Jacque Jones (3). Aramis Ramirez scores from 2nd, Matt Murton scores from 1st.
Out: Perez flies out to 3B. 2 outs.
Offensive Substitution: (P) Aardsma replaced by (PH) Restovich
Out: Restovich strikes out. 3 outs.
Top of the 9th
Pitching Change: (P) Aardsma replaced by (P) Dempster
Offensive Substitution: (P) Johnson replaced by (PH) Amezaga
Out: Amezaga strikes out. 1 out.
Out: Ramirez grounds out to 3B. 2 outs.
Out: Uggla flies out to 2B. 3 outs.

How they scored:

Marlins first. Ramirez flied out to right fielder Jones. Uggla walked on a full count. Cabrera homered to left on a 2-1 count, Uggla scored. Willingham singled to right. Jacobs struck out. Aguila struck out.

2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Marlins 2, Cubs 0.

Marlins third. Uggla struck out. Cabrera walked. Willingham doubled to left, Cabrera scored. Jacobs walked. Aguila struck out. Abercrombie struck out.

1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on. Marlins 3, Cubs 0.

Cubs eighth. Reed in as center fielder. Aguila in as left fielder. Abercrombie in as right fielder. Pierre doubled to center. Cedeno walked. Johnson pitching. Walker walked, Pierre to third, Cedeno to second. Ramirez safe on failed fielder's choice, Pierre scored, Cedeno to third, Walker to second. Barrett struck out. Murton singled to center, Cedeno scored, Walker scored, Ramirez to second. Jones homered to left on the first pitch, Ramirez scored, Murton scored. Perez fouled out to third baseman Cabrera. Restovich pinch-hitting for Aardsma. Restovich struck out.

6 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Cubs 6, Marlins 3.

Cubs 6, Marlins 3

CHICAGO (AP) - One swing and Jacque Jones stopped the booing. At least for a couple of minutes.

Jones, the newest target for disgruntled Cubs fans at Wrigley Field, hit a three-run homer to cap a six-run eighth-inning Monday night as Chicago rallied for a 6-3 victory over the Florida Marlins.

Does he expect the booing and catcalls to stop?

''No, I don't think so,'' he said. ''Right now it's a little tough. I'm not getting very many hits. I'm hearing all kinds of stuff in the outfield.''

Jones, who signed a $16 million, three-year deal as a free agent in the offseason, entered the game batting just .200 and when he made outs in his first two-bats Monday, he heard about it. And playing right field puts him close to the fans in the bleachers.

''I tried not to pay attention when things are bad,'' he said. ''It's so loud and so angry right now. You know what I mean? It's almost funny.''

Trailing 3-0 after getting just one hit off lefty Jason Vargas in the first 6 1-3 innings, the Cubs broke through in the eighth against relievers Matt Herges and Josh Johnson (1-2).

Ex-Marlin Juan Pierre opened the inning with a double for Chicago's second hit and Ronny Cedeno worked Herges for a walk. Johnson relieved and loaded the bases by walking Todd Walker.

Aramis Ramirez then hit a chopper to third, but Marlins catcher Matt Treanor couldn't hold onto Miguel Cabrera's low throw as Pierre scored on the fielder's choice to make it 3-1.

''I was going to home plate to make the one out. I thought it was the right choice, but it was a bad throw,'' Cabrera said.

It turned out to be a huge play, especially after Florida played solid defense most of the night with some stellar catches.

''I don't mind him coming home. We're going to get one out, but he rushed it,'' Marlins manager Joe Girardi said. ''We made some great defensive plays. It's a shame that the little things we didn't do in the eighth cost us.''

Johnson then struck out Michael Barrett before Matt Murton delivered a tying, two-run single. Jones followed with his three-run shot to left, his third homer of the season.

What does Jones make of the reception he's been getting less than a month into the season?

''I'm not confused at all. I've seen friends go through it. Sammy Sosa hit 60 home runs three years and went into a little slump,'' Jones said. ''They have the right to voice whatever opinion they want to. It's not going to make me play better, it's not going to make me play any worse. ...

''I got to get used to it and I'm blocking it out as much as I can. It is what it is.''

Carlos Zambrano matched a career high with 12 strikeouts but remained winless in five starts this season because Chicago couldn't muster any offense until he was out of the game.

''Vargas was dealing today. I knew if I kept the score like that, we would come back. I trust my team. I trust my hitters,'' Zambrano said.

David Aardsma (1-0) got the win with a scoreless eighth. Ryan Dempster closed for his fifth save.

Florida took a 3-0 lead on Cabrera's two-run homer in the first off Zambrano. Josh Willingham had an RBI double in the third.

Facing a Cubs team missing injured star Derrek Lee, Vargas held Chicago hitless until Neifi Perez doubled in the fifth.

With a runner on first and one out in the seventh, Vargas hit Jones with a pitch and was replaced by Herges. He struck out Perez and got pinch-hitter John Mabry on a hot hopper to second to end the inning.

Vargas walked four and struck out two in 6 1-3 innings.

With Kerry Wood and Mark Prior still rehabbing shoulder injuries in Arizona, Zambrano has not been the ace the Cubs need, but he did get stronger as the game went on. He pitched seven innings, allowing six hits, three walks and three runs.

Notes: Zambrano, upset after striking out in the third inning, broke the bat across his knee before he headed to the dugout. ... Girardi, who got an engineering degree from Northwestern, was drafted by the Cubs and spent two separate stints with the team as a catcher, returned to Wrigley Field for the first time as a manager. He even went for a run outside the park before the game. ''It's a special place for me,'' Girardi said. ... Cubs pitchers struck out 15.