Lilly, Cubs hold off Cardinals, 5-2
CHICAGO - Ted Lilly allowed four hits and a run in eight strong innings to earn his 100th career victory as the Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals, 5-2, yesterday.
Lilly (9-6), the Cubs' lone selection to the All-Star Game, walked one and struck out four in a 103-pitch outing and left with a 5-1 lead. The veteran lefthander was staked to an early 3-0 lead with Jeff Baker hitting a two-run, bases-loaded single in the first.
St. Louis got a run in the ninth off reliever Carlos Marmol and had the tying run at the plate before closer Kevin Gregg struck out pinch-hitter Skip Schumaker to end the game.
The Cubs loaded the bases in the opening inning on two walks and Aramis Ramirez's single. Brad Thompson (2-6) then hit Milton Bradley with an 0-2 pitch with two outs to force in the first run before Baker lined a two-run single up the middle for a 3-0 lead.
Ryan Theriot's single, a double by Derrek Lee and Ramirez's RBI grounder made it 4-1 in the fifth. Alfonso Soriano delivered an RBI single to finish Thompson.
St. Louis 000 100 001 – 2 6 0
Chicago 300 020 00x – 5 9 0
St. Louis AB R H BI Avg. Chicago AB R H BI Avg.
Br.Ryan ss 4 0 0 0 .293 Fukudome cf 4 0 0 0 .256
Rasmus cf 4 1 1 0 .280 Theriot ss 3 2 2 0 .297
Pujols 1b 4 1 2 0 .338 D.Lee 1b 3 1 1 0 .281
Ludwick rf 3 0 1 1 .252 M.Hoffpauir 1b 1 0 0 0 .245
Stavinoha lf 3 0 1 0 .243 Ar.Ramirez 3b 4 1 1 1 .337
Hawksworth p 0 0 0 0 --- A.Soriano lf 3 1 1 1 .232
b-Duncan ph 1 0 0 0 .236 A.Blanco 2b 0 0 0 0 .225
Y.Molina c 3 0 1 1 .280 Bradley rf 3 0 1 1 .238
J.Hoffpauir 2b 3 0 0 0 .273 Je.Baker 2b 3 0 2 2 .161
c-Schumakr ph 1 0 0 0 .301 Marmol p 0 0 0 0 ---
B.Thompson p 2 0 0 0 .091 Gregg p 0 0 0 0 ---
Kinney p 0 0 0 0 .000 K.Hill c 4 0 1 0 .229
