Lee's 3-run double delivers Cubs win
The win keeps Chicago in the lead in the NL wild-card race.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
CHICAGO -- Derrek Lee hit a three-run, eighth-inning double against his former team, and the Chicago Cubs rallied to beat the Florida Marlins 5-2 Saturday and maintain their NL wild-card lead.
The Cubs began the day one percentage point ahead of San Francisco, which played at Arizona later Saturday. Houston fell one game back and the defending World Series champion Marlins and San Diego dropped 2 1/2 games off the pace.
Ryan Dempster (1-1) won in relief of Carlos Zambrano, and LaTroy Hawkins pitched the ninth for his 21st save. Guillermo Mota (9-6) was the loser, and Rudy Seanez allowed Lee's go-ahead hit.
FLORIDACHICAGO
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Pierre cf3000CPttson cf4120
LCstillo 2b4120DeLee 1b3013
L Duca c3010ARmrz 3b5011
Cbrera lf4000Alou lf3010
Lowell 3b4110Grcprr ss2000
Conine 1b4010REMtiz ss1000
JEcrcn rf3000NPerez ss1110
AGnzlz ss4011SSosa rf4121
Willis p3000Grdzln 2b3110
Mota p0000Barrett c3010
Perisho p0000Zmbrno p1000
Seanez p0000Dubois ph1000
Dmpstr p0000
TWalkr ph1110
Hwkins p0000
Totals32261Totals325115
Florida110000000--2
Chicago00000014x--5
E--AGonzalez (13), Zambrano (2). DP--Florida 2. LOB--Florida 6, Chicago 10. 2B--Lowell (38), Conine (30), DeLee (37). 3B--Lo Duca (2). SB--CPatterson (30). S--Zambrano.
IPHRERBBSO
Florida
Willis6 2-361145
Mota L,9-62-333312
Perisho1-311100
Seanez1-310000
Chicago
Zambrano762124
Dempster W,1-1100001
Hawkins S,21100003
HBP--by Mota (Grudzielanek), by Dempster (Lo Duca). PB--Lo Duca, Barrett. Umpires--Home, Gary Darling; First, Bill Hohn; Second, Mark Carlson; Third, Brian Runge. T--2:38. A--39,078.
Rockies 13, Padres 2
DENVER -- Matt Holliday and Clint Barmes had three RBIs each, Jeff Francis (2-2) was a winner in his Coors Field debut and Colorado Rockies had 18 hits.
Garrett Atkins hit his first career homer, a two-run shot in the seventh, Barmes was 3-for-5 and every position player had a hit for Colorado, which has won seven of 10 -- all against teams still in the playoff race.
Khalil Greene homered twice and has four in three games. Adam Eaton (9-13) gave up seven runs and a career-high 12 hits in five innings for the Padres, who have lost eight of 11.
SAN DIEGOCOLORADO
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KGreen ss4222MaSwy rf4121
RVazqz ss1010Dhmnn p0000
Loretta 2b4020SReed p0000
Brrghs 3b1000Hawpe ph1000
BGiles rf4010Brnero p0000
Rbnson rf0000LuGnzl 2b5131
Nevin 1b3000Helton 1b2221
Hansen 1b0000Miles 2b1100
Aurilia 3b4000Castilla 3b3212
Payton cf4000Atkins 1b1112
Nady lf4010Burnitz cf2220
RaHrdz c1010Piedra rf1010
Ojeda c1000Hlliday lf4113
Eaton p2000TGreen c5110
Fick ph1000Barmes ss5133
Bynum p0000Francis p1000
Wtkins p0000Tracy ph1000
Long ph1000Frman cf2010
Totals35282Totals38131813
San Diego100010000--2
Colorado10312420x--13
E--Burnitz (7). DP--San Diego 1, Colorado 1. LOB--San Diego 9, Colorado 11. 2B--Loretta (45), MaSweeney (12), Castilla (42), Holliday (31), TGreene (11), Barmes (2), Freeman (2). HR--KGreene 2 (15), Atkins (1). S--LuGonzalez, Francis. SF--Holliday.
IPHRERBBSO
San Diego
Eaton L,9-135127726
Bynum003330
Watkins363312
Colorado
Francis W,2-2552232
Dohmann210004
SReed100000
Bernero120000
Bynum pitched to 3 batters in the 6th. HBP--by Watkins (Dohmann). Umpires--Home, Tim Timmons; First, Hunter Wendelstedt; Second, Mike Winters; Third, Bruce Froemming. T--2:54. A--22,684.
Phillies 11, Mets 9
NEW YORK -- David Bell's second home run of the game, a drive off Vic Darensbourg (0-1) that broke a 13th-inning tie, capped a comeback from a 6-2 sixth-inning deficit. The Phillies, 4 1/2 games out in the wild-card race, have won five straight and eight of nine.
Bell and Jason Michaels hit RBI singles in the ninth for a 9-7 lead but the Mets, who have lost 18 of 20, came back with two unearned runs in the bottom half, tying the score on Wilson Delgado's two-out single against Billy Wagner, who then was ejected by plate umpire Dana DeMuth after throwing two high-and-tight pitches to Cliff Floyd.
Roberto Hernandez (3-5) won and Felix Rodriguez got his first save since July 11 last year. The teams combined to use 18 pitchers, tying the major league record.
PHILANEW YORK
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Rollins ss6000Cmeron cf6220
Planco 2b7000Kppngr 2b6231
BAbreu rf3110Wright 3b7241
Thome 1b7220Piazza 1b3001
DaBell 3b7244Wllams pr0000
Mchels cf5221Zeile 1b2100
Burrell lf5112Bttlco p0000
Pratt c6222Drnsbr p0000
Milton p1000TGlvin ph0000
Geary p0000Hidalgo lf6001
Howard ph1112Diaz rf3012
Madson p0000Looper p0000
Wooten ph1000DGrcia ph0100
Crmier p0000HBell p0000
Worrell p0000Flciano p0000
BWgnr p0000Brazell 1b2000
TJones p0000JPhllps c5022
Utley ph0000WDgdo ss6121
Tlmaco p0000Trchsel p2000
Byrd ph1000Valent ph1000
RHrndz p0000Frtnato p0000
FRdgez p0000Stanton p0000
Floyd lf2010
Totals50111311Totals519159
Philadelphia0200012220002--11
New York3000300120000--9
E--Rollins (9), DaBell (19), Keppinger (1). DP--Philadelphia 3, New York 1. LOB--Philadelphia 10, New York 12. 2B--Pratt (4), Cameron (27), Diaz (1). HR--DaBell 2 (15), Burrell (21), Pratt (1), Howard (1). SB--Rollins (28). CS--BAbreu (5). S--Milton. SF--Hidalgo, JPhillips.
IPHRERBBSO
Philadelphia
Milton576633
Geary110012
Madson100000
Cormier1-311110
Worrell2-310001
BWagner2-312011
TJones1-300000
Telemaco220002
RHrndz W,3-5110000
FRodriguez S,1110011
New York
Trachsel633352
Fortunato2-322200
Stanton2-300010
Looper1 2-364412
HBell2-300010
Feliciano1-300010
Bottalico200001
Drnsbr L,0-1122200
WP--BWagner. Umpires--Home, Dana DeMuth; First, Jim Joyce; Second, Marvin Hudson; Third, Derryl Cousins. T--5:15. A--21,718.
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