Cubs 7, 
Reds 3
| W: | R. Dempster (10-3) |
| L: | A. Harang (3-11) |
| Cincinnati Reds | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| J Hairston SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .335 |
| J Bruce CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | .265 |
| K Griffey Jr RF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .238 |
| B Phillips 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .289 |
| A Dunn LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .225 |
| J Keppinger 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .293 |
| J Votto 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .282 |
| P Bako C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .224 |
| A Harang P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .167 |
| J Affeldt P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| a-A Phillips PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .143 |
| G Majewski P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| b-J Valentin PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .232 |
| Totals | 31 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 18 | |
| a-struck out looking for J Affeldt in the 7th b-doubled to deep center for G Majewski in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: J Valentin (6, B Howry) RBI: P Bako (26), J Valentin (7), J Hairston (20) 2-out RBI: P Bako Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Bruce 1, A Dunn 1, A Harang 2 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (B Phillips-J Hairston-J Votto, J Hairston-B Phillips-J Votto). PB: P Bako. | ||||||||
| Cincinnati Reds | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| A Harang (L, 3-11) | 4.1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 108-58 | 4.76 |
| J Affeldt | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 30-18 | 4.00 |
| G Majewski | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24-14 | 4.41 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 162-90 | |
| PITCHING WP: J Affeldt Batters faced: A Harang 23; J Affeldt 7; G Majewski 6 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: A Harang 3-3; J Affeldt 0-3; G Majewski 5-0 Game Scores: A Harang 28 | |||||||||
| Chicago Cubs | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| R Theriot SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .312 |
| K Fukudome RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .285 |
| D Lee 1B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .305 |
| A Ramirez 3B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .287 |
| G Soto C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .290 |
| J Edmonds CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .230 |
| M DeRosa LF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .289 |
| M Fontenot 2B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .262 |
| R Dempster P | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .176 |
| N Cotts P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| C Marmol P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| a-D Ward PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .283 |
| B Howry P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 26 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 13 | |
| a-grounded to third for C Marmol in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: M Fontenot (11, J Affeldt) 3B: A Ramirez (1, A Harang) HR: M Fontenot (6, 4th inning off A Harang 1 on, 0 Out); G Soto (16, 5th inning off A Harang 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: G Soto 3 (55), A Ramirez (61), M Fontenot 2 (18) SF: G Soto, A Ramirez GIDP: R Theriot, G Soto Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: R Dempster 1, J Edmonds 1, D Lee 1 Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: D Lee (5, 2nd base off A Harang/P Bako) CS: K Fukudome (4, 2nd base by A Harang/P Bako) | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (M Fontenot-R Theriot). Outfield Assist: K Fukudome (A Dunn at 2nd base). | ||||||||
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| R Dempster (W, 10-3) | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 103-59 | 3.13 |
| N Cotts | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13-3 | 2.51 |
| C Marmol | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9-5 | 3.55 |
| B Howry | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22-14 | 4.67 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 147-81 | |
| PITCHING HBP: J Bruce (By R Dempster) Batters faced: R Dempster 27; N Cotts 3; C Marmol 2; B Howry 6 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Dempster 10-5; N Cotts 0-0; C Marmol 0-1; B Howry 1-1 Game Scores: R Dempster 70 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| CIN | CHC | |||
 | 2nd | G Soto hit sacrifice fly to center, A Ramirez scored. | 0 | 1 |
| 3rd | A Ramirez hit sacrifice fly to center, R Theriot scored. | 0 | 2 |
 | 4th | P Bako walked, K Griffey Jr scored, J Keppinger to third, J Votto to second. | 1 | 2 |
| 4th | M Fontenot homered to center, M DeRosa scored. | 1 | 4 |
| 5th | G Soto homered to left center, D Lee scored. | 1 | 6 |
| 6th | M Fontenot scored, R Dempster to third on wild pitch by J Affeldt. | 1 | 7 |
| 9th | J Valentin doubled to deep center, J Keppinger scored, P Bako to third. | 2 | 7 |
| 9th | J Hairston grounded out to shortstop, P Bako scored. | 3 | 7 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL |
| Attendance | 41,360 (100.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:46 |
| Weather | 82 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 13 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Adrian Johnson, First Base - Tim Tschida, Second Base - Jim Joyce, Third Base - Jeff Nelson |
MLB Scores
Tuesday, July 8th 2008
| Minnesota | 5 | Final |
| Boston | 6 |
| Cleveland | 2 | Final |
| Detroit | 9 |
| Tampa Bay | 0 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 5 |
| St. Louis | 2 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 0 |
| Houston | 3 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 4 |
| Baltimore | 6 | Final |
| Toronto | 7 |
| Arizona | 2 | Final |
| Washington | 0 |
| San Francisco | 0 | Final |
| NY Mets | 7 |
| Colorado | 3 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 7 |
| LA Angels | 2 | Final |
| Texas | 3 |
| Cincinnati | 3 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 7 |
| Chi White Sox | 8 | Final |
| Kansas City | 7 | in 13 |
| Seattle | 0 | Final |
| Oakland | 2 |
| Florida | 1 | Final |
| San Diego | 10 |
| Atlanta | 9 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 3 |
