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May 5,6,7 vs. Chicago Cubs

May 5
Chicago 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 - 7 14 1
Cincinnati 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 2 1
Zambrano, Wood (8), Eyre (9) and Blanco
Cueto, Lincoln (6), Weathers (7), Mercker (9) and Bako
WP: Zambrano (4-0) LP: Cuerto (1-4)
HR - CHI: Lee 2 (9), DeRosa (3) CIN: Keppinger (3)

Carlos Zambrano (4-0) pitched 7 innings allowing 1 run on only 1 hit to hurl the Chicago Cubs to a 7-1 blow out win over the Cincinnati Reds. Derrek Lee was the hitting star, going 2-3 with 2 home runs and 2 RBIs plus a stolen base. Mark DeRosa belted a 2-run homer with Mike Fontenot, Aramis Ramirez and Reed Johnson driving in a run each. Cincinnati's lone run was a solo home run by Jeff Keppinger, the only hit off of Zambrano.

May 6
Chicago 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 4 - 7 9 5
Cincinnati 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 0 0 - 6 8 1
Lieber, Howry (7), Marmol (9) and Soto
Harang, Burton (7), Cordero (9), Lincoln (9) and Bako
WP: Howry (3-2) LP: Cordero (1-1) SV: Marmol (9)
HR - none

Derrek Lee drove in the tying and go-ahead runs with 2 outs in the top of the 9th with a 2-run double off of Reds' closer Francisco Cordero (1-1) to cap a 4-run outburst and
give the Chicago Cubs a 7-6 come from behind win over the Cincinnati Reds. The Reds had a 6-3 lead heading into the top of the 9th after they took the lead with an RBI single by Adam Dunn, a 2-base throwing error by Aramis Ramirez, and a ground out in the bottom of the 7th. Mark DeRosa, Mike Fontenot, Ryan Theriot, Reed Johnson and Kerry Wood each drove in a run for the Cubs. Rookie Joey Votto drove in a pair of runs and Corey Patterson drove in a run for the Reds.

May 7
Chicago 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 - 5 11 0
Cincinnati 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 8 0
Hill, Howry (7), Wood (8), Marmol (9) and Soto, Blanco (1)
Volquez, Weathers (6), Affeldt (7), Bray (9) and Bako, Valentin (6)
WP: Hill (5-1) LP: Volquez (2-2) SV: Marmol (10)
HR - none

Rich Hill (5-1) went 6+ innings, allowing 2 runs and 4 hits, and pitched the Chicago Cubs to a 5-2 win over the Cincinnati Reds to sweep the 3-game series. Derrek Lee, Aramis Ramirez, Mike Fontenot, Ryan Theriot and Rich Hill all drove in runs for the Cubs. Jeff Keppinger drove in a run for the Reds with their other run coming on a double play ground out.


May 9,10,11 @ New York Mets

May 9
Cincinnati 0 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 - 8 14 0
New York 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 - 3 12 2
Belisle, Bray (7), Lincoln (9) and Ross
Perez, Heilman (4), Wise (6), Schoenweis (8) and Castro
WP: Belisle (1-1) LP: Perez (4-2)
HR - none

Jeff Keppinger went 3-5 with 3 doubles and 2 RBIs to lead the Cincinnati Reds to an 8-3 win over the New York Mets in the first game of a 3-game series. Brandon Phillips also drove in a pair of runs with Corey Patterson, Joey Votto, Edwin Encarnacion and David Ross all driving in a run for the Reds. Luis Castro had a 2-run double and Angel Pagan had an RBI single for the Mets.

May 10
Cincinnati 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 0
New York 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 x - 2 6 0
Arroyo, Affeldt (8) and Bako
Santana and Casanova
WP: Santana (4-3) LP: Arroyo (2-2)
HR - none

Johan Santana (4-3) hurled a 5-hit shutout, striking out 7, to pitch the New York Mets to a 2-0 victory over the Cincinnati Reds in game 2 of the 3-game set. Carlos Beltran and Luis Castillo drove in the Mets' runs. Bronson Arroyo (2-2) allowed 1 run and 4 hits in 7 innings for Cincinnati.

May 11
Cincinnati 1 0 2 0 0 3 2 0 2 - 10 16 4
New York 4 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 - 9 13 0
Cueto, Bray (2), Burton (4), Affeldt (6), Weathers (6), Cordero (9) and Bako
Hernandez, Wise (6), Heilman (8), Wagner (9) and Castro
WP: Weathers (1-0) LP: Wagner (0-2) SV: Cordero (4)
HR - CIN: Encarnacion (5), Votto (1) NY: Reyes 2 (7), Wright (5), Beltran (10)

David Ross drove in the tying and go-ahead runs with a pinch hit 2-run single in the top of the 9th as the Cincinnati Reds outlasted the New York Mets, 10-9. Edwin Encarnacion had a 2-run home run and a sac fly with Jeff Keppinger, Brandon Phillips, Adam Dunn, Joey Votto and Corey Paterson also driving in runs for the Reds. David Wright (pog) had a 3-run homer, plus scored on a wild pitch, and Carlos Beltran had a 2-run homer for the Mets. Jose Reyes belted 2 solo home runs and Luis Castro had an RBI single to account for the other New York runs.


MLB News

Weekly Awards
Texas's Michael Young was named the AL Player of the Week after racking up 16 hits in 26 at bats, 1 home run and 4 RBIs last week in 6 games.
Florida's Cody Ross was voted the NL Player of the Week hit .455 while collecting 10 hits in 22 at bats, 4 home runs and 7 RBIs.

Contract News
5/05 - San Diego fans celebrated as word of a signing became reality. Jake Peavy won't be pulling up stakes anytime soon, as he has signed a 3-year extension at a pay rate of $10,440,000 per annum.
5/06 - Tigers fans were divided today as Detroit confirmed that the front office has signed Todd Jones to a 1-year extension at a rate of $1,670,000 per year.
5/06 - Happy times in Kansas City as the Royals and star reliever Jimmy Gobble put the finishing touches on a $2,710,000 contract extension that will keep the 26-year old in town 1 year longer.
5/07 - Flanked by team officials and his agent, Kyle Lohse announced that he'd agreed to terms with the Cardinals earlier today. Officials declined to specify a salary publicly, but in private say the figure is $3,730,000 per year.
5/08 - New York management got a shot in the arm today as Bobby Abreu announced he would re-sign with the organization at a rate of $17,750,000 per year.
5/08 - The Chicago Cubs have finalized a deal with All Star-caliber reliever Michael Wuertz that will extend his stay in Chicago at least 3 years and will pay out $6,120,000.
5/09 - Happy times in New York as the Mets and star reliever Duaner Sanchez put the finishing touches on a $3,060,000 contract extension that will keep the 28-year old in town 2 years longer.
5/09 - Arizona fans celebrated as word of a signing became reality. Chad Qualls won't be pulling up stakes anytime soon, as he has signed a 2-year extension at a pay rate of $2,430,000 per annum.

Injury News
5/05 - Arizona's Randy Johnson will miss the remainder of the season and will be out at least 7 months with a torn rotator cuff muscle.
5/07 - The St. Louis Cardinals Brad Thompson sustained a season-ending injury as he is diagnosed with a ruptured bicep tendon and will be out of action for 8 months.

Milestones and Achievements
5/05 - Chone Figgins socks it to Royals, cracks 5 hits
5/11 - 350 wins for Greg Maddux