Cedeno powers Cubs past Mets
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04/22/2008 -
Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ronny Cedeno belted a grand slam, and Ted
Lilly hurled six solid innings as Chicago downed New York, 8-1 , in the
finale of a brief two-game set at Wrigley Field.
Cedeno finished 2-for-5 and drove in five runs for the Cubs, who banged out 14
hits and won their fifth straight game. Kosuke Fukudome was 3-for-3 with two
runs scored, while Reed Johnson added a two-run single in the game.
Lilly (1-3) allowed just one run on four hits to pick up his first win of the
season for Chicago.
Brady Clark was 1-for-3 and had the only RBI for the Mets, who have dropped
three straight after winning the previous five.
Nelson Figueroa (1-1) surrendered three runs on seven hits and five walks in
five-plus innings en route to the loss.
The Cubs jumped on top with three runs in the fourth. Fukudome got on with a
one-out single to right and came around to score on a Cedeno RBI double. After
Henry Blanco was intentionally walked, a mental error by Carlos Delgado
extended the inning.
Lilly hit a routine grounder to second but Delgado, inexplicably, did not
cover first base and the Cubs pitcher was awarded an infield hit. Johnson then
came through with a two-run single to cap the inning.
The Mets finally broke through against Lilly with a run in the sixth. Carlos
Beltran drew a one-out walk and Delgado and Damion Easley followed with
consecutive singles to load the bases for New York. A soft ground ball to
second by Clark enabled Beltran to cross the plate but Lilly averted any
further damage by getting Raul Casanova to ground out.
Chicago added an insurance run in the seventh. Aramis Ramirez singled to left
off Joe Smith, advanced to third when Fukudome doubled off the wall in left-
center and crossed the plate after Mark DeRosa lined an RBI single to right
over a drawn-in infield.
Felix Pie and Derrek Lee opened the eighth with consecutive singles off Jorge
Sosa. After Ramirez flied out, Fukudome walked to load the bases. Sosa flirted
with getting out of trouble by getting DeRosa to ground out to short. Jose
Reyes came home to get the force but DeRosa just beat the ensuing throw to
first, setting the stage for Cedeno.
The shortstop responded by crushing a Sosa pitch just inside the foul pole
down the left field line for his first homer of the season and his first
career grand slam.
Game Notes
The Mets were outscored 15-2 in the series...Lilly is now 2-1 lifetime against
the Mets in five games...Figueroa is 0-4 versus the Cubs...New York won five
of seven from the Cubs last season, including two of three in the Windy City.
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