Florida Marlins vs Chicago Cubs
May 3, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 3, 2009 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Florida Marlins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Florida Marlins 4, Chicago Cubs 6

Florida Marlins ab   r   h rbi
Bonifacio 3b,lf 5 0 0 0
Baker c 4 3 3 1
Ramirez ss 1 0 1 0
Cantu 1b 4 0 0 1
Uggla 2b 3 0 0 1
Hermida lf 4 1 1 0
  Lindstrom p 0 0 0 0
Ross cf 4 0 1 0
Gload rf 4 0 0 0
Nolasco p 2 0 0 1
  Amezaga ph 1 0 0 0
  Calero p 0 0 0 0
  Helms 3b 1 0 1 0
Totals 33 4 7 4
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Soriano lf 4 0 1 0
Theriot ss 4 1 2 0
Fukudome cf,rf 4 1 0 0
Lee 1b 4 1 1 4
Bradley rf 4 0 0 0
  Gathright cf 0 0 0 0
Fontenot 3b 4 1 2 1
Soto c 4 1 1 0
Miles 2b 3 0 1 1
Zambrano p 2 0 1 0
  Harden pr 0 1 0 0
  Guzman p 1 0 0 0
  Marmol p 0 0 0 0
  Gregg p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 9 6
Florida 100 011 010471
Chicago 010 140 00x692
  Florida Marlins IP H R ER BB SO
Nolasco  L(1-3) 6.0 8 6 5 0 5
  Calero   1.2 0 0 0 0 4
  Lindstrom   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
9
6
5
0
9
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Zambrano  W(3-1) 5.0 4 2 2 1 3
  Guzman   2.0 1 1 1 1 0
  Marmol   1.0 1 1 1 1 2
  Gregg  SV(3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
3
5

  E–Gload (1), Miles (1), Guzman (1).  2B–Florida Ramirez (8,off Zambrano); Baker (6,off Guzman), Chicago Soto (2,off Nolasco); Miles (2,off Nolasco).  HR–Florida Baker (2,8th inning off Marmol 0 on 0 out), Chicago Fontenot (5,4th inning off Nolasco 0 on 1 out); Lee (3,5th inning off Nolasco 3 on 1 out).  SF–Uggla (1,off Guzman).  Team LOB–6.  Team–4.  CS–Ramirez (4,2nd base by Zambrano/Soto).  SB–Fontenot (1,2nd base off Lindstrom/Baker).  U-HP–Brian Knight, 1B–Jim Wolf, 2B–Brian O'Nora, 3B–Fieldin Culbreth.  T–2:51.  A–40,457.
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