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Philadelphia Phillies @ Chicago Cubs

2008-08-29 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 40844 · 75°F, sunny · Wind 6 mph from LF · 3:02

Chicago Cubs defeated Philadelphia Phillies 3–2. Jeff Samardzija earned the win and Carlos Marmol picked up the save. Alfonso Soriano went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PHI	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	6
CHN	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		3	4

W: Jeff Samardzija L: Clay Condrey SV: Carlos Marmol

Umpires — HP: Bill Welke · 1B: Chris Guccione · 2B: Tim Welke · 3B: Chuck Meriwether · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jimmy Rollins	4	0	0	0	1	0
Shane Victorino	4	0	0	0	1	2
Chase Utley	4	2	1	0	0	2
Ryan Howard	3	0	1	0	1	0
Pat Burrell	4	0	2	1	0	1
Jayson Werth	2	0	0	0	2	2
Greg Dobbs	4	0	1	0	0	0
Carlos Ruiz	2	0	0	0	1	0
Joe Blanton	1	0	0	0	0	0
Chris Coste	2	0	1	0	0	1
Pedro Feliz	1	0	0	0	0	1

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Alfonso Soriano	3	1	1	1	1	1
Ryan Theriot	3	1	0	0	1	1
Derrek Lee	3	0	0	0	1	0
Aramis Ramirez	3	0	1	0	1	0
Jim Edmonds	4	0	1	0	0	0
Mark DeRosa	1	1	0	0	2	1
Kosuke Fukudome	2	0	0	1	1	1
Henry Blanco	4	0	1	0	0	1
Rich Harden	1	0	0	0	0	0
Daryle Ward	1	0	0	1	0	0
Reed Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ronny Cedeno	1	0	0	0	0	1

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Joe Blanton	5.2	2	5	4
Scott Eyre	0.1	0	1	1
Clay Condrey	1.0	1	0	0
Rudy Seanez	1.0	1	1	1

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rich Harden	5.0	3	4	5
Chad Gaudin	1.0	1	0	1
Jeff Samardzija	1.1	2	2	0
Carlos Marmol	1.2	0	0	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jimmy Rollins: 1/G23
Shane Victorino: 6/P6D+
Chase Utley: HP
Ryan Howard: W.1-2
Pat Burrell: S7/G56+.2-H;1-2
Jayson Werth: K

Bot 1

Alfonso Soriano: W
Ryan Theriot: 8/F89D
Derrek Lee: SB2
Derrek Lee: 9/F89XD+.2-3
Aramis Ramirez: 13/G13+

Top 2

Greg Dobbs: 9/F9LM
Carlos Ruiz: W
Joe Blanton: 34/SH/BG23-.1-2
Jimmy Rollins: W
Shane Victorino: K

Bot 2

Jim Edmonds: 43/G4
Mark DeRosa: K
Kosuke Fukudome: 7/F7S-

Top 3

Chase Utley: K
Ryan Howard: 8/F8LS
Pat Burrell: K

Bot 3

Henry Blanco: 6/P6D
Rich Harden: 13/G15
Alfonso Soriano: K

Top 4

Jayson Werth: W
Greg Dobbs: 9/P89S+
Carlos Ruiz: 54(1)/FO/G56S
Joe Blanton: 5/P6

Bot 4

Ryan Theriot: K
Derrek Lee: 43/G4M
Aramis Ramirez: S8/L6MD
Jim Edmonds: 6/P8RS+

Top 5

Jimmy Rollins: 3/G3+
Shane Victorino: K
Chase Utley: S8/L8RS
Ryan Howard: S9/G3+.1-H(E9/TH3)(NR)(UR)
Pat Burrell: 5/L5

Bot 5

Mark DeRosa: W
Kosuke Fukudome: K+SB2
Henry Blanco: S5/G56S-.2-3
Daryle Ward: 46(1)/FO/G4.3-H
Alfonso Soriano: 4/P4D

Top 6

Jayson Werth: K
Greg Dobbs: S8/G4
Carlos Ruiz: 64(1)3/GDP/G6

Bot 6

Ryan Theriot: W
Derrek Lee: W.1-2
Aramis Ramirez: 8/F8LM
Jim Edmonds: 53/G6S-.2-3;1-2
Mark DeRosa: W
Kosuke Fukudome: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Henry Blanco: K

Top 7

Chris Coste: S8/L8RS
Jimmy Rollins: 36(1)/FO/G34S
Shane Victorino: W.1-2
Chase Utley: 46(1)/FO/G4M.2-3
Ryan Howard: 31/G34S

Bot 7

Reed Johnson: 9/F9M
Alfonso Soriano: HR/F78XD+
Ryan Theriot: 3/G3
Derrek Lee: 53/G5

Top 8

Pat Burrell: S7/G56+
Jayson Werth: W.1-2
Greg Dobbs: 7/F7LD
Pedro Feliz: K
Chris Coste: K

Bot 8

Aramis Ramirez: W
Jim Edmonds: S9/G34+.1-2
Mark DeRosa: 14/SH.2-3;1-2
Ronny Cedeno: K
Henry Blanco: 53/G5

Top 9

Jimmy Rollins: 13/G-
Shane Victorino: 3!/P3DF
Chase Utley: K

Notes & reviews

the grounder bounced off the glove of Cubs first baseman Derrek Lee, who retrieved it and threw to pitcher Jeff Samardzija; Ryan Howard and manager Charlie Manuel protested the call; 3B coach Steve Smith argued with HP umpire Bill Welke, who ejected Smith

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