Aurilia, Lincecum help Giants defeat Cubs
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07/03/2008 -
San Francisco, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Rich Aurilia drilled a three-run homer
to lift the San Francisco Giants to an 8-3 win and a split of a four-game
series with the Chicago Cubs.
Aaron Rowand went 2-for-4 with two runs scored while Jose Castillo went 2-
for-3 with an RBI and two runs scored for the Giants, who have won four of six
overall.
Tim Lincecum (10-1) continued his stellar season and won his sixth straight
decision, giving up three runs on seven hits in six innings of work. His
last and only loss of the season occurred on April 29 against Colorado, a span
of 13 starts.
Mark DeRosa drove in a pair of runs while Sean Gallagher (3-4) lost his third
straight decision, giving up four runs -- three earned -- on four hits in
five innings of work for the Cubs, who have dropped six of their last eight
games.
"The last three series, beginning with Baltimore, we have not pitched very
well at all," said Chicago manager Lou Piniella. "We've given up some runs.
Maybe it was a result of Zambrano's absence. We'll see."
The Cubs got on the board in the first inning as Reed Johnson led off with a
double and later came home on a Derrek Lee single.
However, the Giants answered with four runs in the second. Rowand led off with
a single and moved to second on John Bowker's groundout. Castillo followed
with a double to plate Rowand and later came home as Lincecum helped his cause
with an RBI single. Fred Lewis then hit a triple to the gap in left-center to
score Lincecum. Ray Durham then reached base on an error by Geovany Soto and
Lewis came home for a 4-1 lead.
Chicago was able to get men on base over the next three innings, but were
unable to bring any home.
However, the Cubs made it a one-run game in the sixth. Lee led off with a
double and later moved to third on Jim Edmonds' single. After Soto struck
out, DeRosa punched a double to left-center to bring home both runners and
make it a 4-3 contest.
San Francisco, though, solidified its lead in the seventh as Aurilia delivered
a pinch-hit, three-run home run for a 7-3 advantage.
The Giants tacked on another run in the eighth on an RBI single from Omar
Vizquel for an 8-3 advantage.
Sergio Romo retired the Cubs in order in the eighth inning while Osiris Matos
repeated the feat in the ninth to finish the game.
Game Notes
The Giants host Los Angeles for three games starting on Friday...The Cubs play
a three-game set in St. Louis starting on Friday...It was the third pinch-hit
home run of Aurilia's career and his first since June 12, 2003 against the
White Sox...Gallagher is 0-4 in his last eight road starts...Attendance was
40,511.
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