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Visitor Coverage Marlins	FLA 9, CHC 8 Cubs lead series, 3-2	Home Coverage Cubs
Lowell and behold, Fish top Cubs

Pinch-hit HR in 11th
wins Game 1 at Wrigley

By Joe Frisaro / MLB.com

Mike Lowell came off the bench in extra innings Tuesday night to deliver a game-winning shot to center field, giving the Marlins the win in Game 1 of the NLCS. Florida hit four home runs, including an NLCS-record three in the third inning. Full story >

• Bauman: Marlins prove they belong
• Marlins' Gonzalez delivers with glove
• Lowell stars in postseason theater
• First person: Marlins' Chad Fox
• Pudge gets Fish off the hook
• Marlins prevail in night of extras
• Marlins set NLCS record in the third
• NLCS Game 1: Score Tracker
• Marlins: Keys to victory
• Ugly duckling Marlins?
• Marlins notes: Fox Bump-ed from roster

Rodriguez, Lowell press conference

Looper records final out

Lowell's homer gives Fish lead

Rodriguez's two RBI single

Gonzalez's two-run HR

Rodriguez's three-run shot

Marlins' back-to-back HRs

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Mike Lowell launches a solo homer in the 11th. (Paul Sancya/AP)

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Sosa's game-tying shot not enough for Cubs

By Carrie Muskat / MLB.com

Sammy Sosa picked an opportune time to hit his first career postseason home run. He rocketed a two-out, two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth to tie the game. The Cubs could not capitalize, though, as Mark Guthrie gave up the Marlins' winning run. Full story >

• Start of something big for Sosa?
• Sluggers are slugging again in postseason
• Extra-base hits are in vogue at Wrigley
• First person: Cubs' Eric Karros
• Game balls: NLCS Game 1
• More clutch hits for Cubs' Gonzalez
• Home plate ump falls ill during game
• Cubs: Keys to victory
• What if the Cubs win it all?
• Bar none, the best in Wrigleyville
• Cubs notes: Santo's jersey in dugout

Baker postgame conference

Lofton grounds out to end game

Sosa ties game with HR in 9th

Buffett sings 'Take Me Out ...'

Gonzalez's two-run HR

Alou's two-run HR

Grudzielanek's RBI triple

Box Score: FLA 9, CHC 8

October 7, 2003

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
Marlins	0	0	5	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	9	14	1
Cubs	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	8	11	1

Gameday | Marlins Stats| Cubs Stats

Florida	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Pierre, CF	5	2	1	0	1	0	1	.200
Castillo, 2B	5	1	3	0	1	0	2	.600
Rodriguez, C	5	1	2	5	1	1	2	.400
Lee, 1B	5	0	0	0	1	3	4	.000
Cabrera, 3B	6	2	2	1	0	1	5	.333
Looper, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Encarnacion, RF	5	1	2	1	0	1	0	.400
Conine, LF	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	.250
Gonzalez, SS	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000
Beckett, P	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	.333
Fox, C, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
a-Hollandsworth, PH	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.000
Urbina, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
b-Lowell, PH-3B	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1.000
Totals	45	9	14	9	4	7	17
a-Doubled for Fox, C in the 9th. b-Homered for Urbina in the 11th.
BATTING 2B: Castillo (1, Zambrano), Hollandsworth (1, Borowski). 3B: Conine (1, Zambrano), Pierre (1, Zambrano). HR: Rodriguez (1, 3rd inning off Zambrano, 2 on, 1 out), Cabrera (1, 3rd inning off Zambrano, 0 on, 2 out), Encarnacion (1, 3rd inning off Zambrano, 0 on, 2 out), Lowell (1, 11th inning off Guthrie, 0 on, 0 out). TB: Pierre 3; Castillo 4; Rodriguez 5; Cabrera 5; Encarnacion 5; Conine 3; Beckett; Hollandsworth 2; Lowell 4. RBI: Rodriguez 5 (5), Cabrera (1), Encarnacion (1), Conine (1), Lowell (1). 2-out RBI: Cabrera, Encarnacion. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Lee 2, Gonzalez, Beckett, Cabrera. SF: Conine. Team LOB: 4. BASERUNNING SB: Castillo 2 (2, 2nd base off Farnsworth/Miller, 2nd base off Alfonseca/Miller). CS: Pierre (1, 2nd base by Zambrano/Bako). FIELDING E: Gonzalez (1, fielding). DP: (Gonzalez-Castillo-Lee).

Chi. Cubs	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Lofton, CF	4	2	1	0	1	0	0	.250
Grudzielanek, 2B	5	1	2	1	0	0	2	.400
Sosa, RF	5	1	1	2	0	1	3	.200
Alou, LF	4	1	1	2	1	0	1	.250
Ramirez, 3B	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	.200
Simon, 1B	5	1	1	0	0	2	2	.200
Gonzalez, SS	5	1	3	3	0	1	0	.600
Guthrie, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Alfonseca, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Bako, C	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000
Farnsworth, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
a-Goodwin, PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	.000
Borowski, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Martinez, SS	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Zambrano, P	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	.000
Remlinger, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Miller, C	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	.333
Totals	43	8	11	8	2	9	12
a-Struck out for Farnsworth in the 8th.
BATTING 2B: Gonzalez (1, Beckett), Simon (1, Beckett), Miller (1, Beckett), Lofton (1, Urbina). 3B: Grudzielanek (1, Beckett), Ramirez (1, Beckett). HR: Alou (1, 1st inning off Beckett, 1 on, 1 out), Gonzalez (1, 6th inning off Beckett, 1 on, 2 out), Sosa (1, 9th inning off Urbina, 1 on, 2 out). TB: Lofton 2; Grudzielanek 4; Sosa 4; Alou 4; Ramirez 3; Simon 2; Gonzalez 7; Miller 2. RBI: Grudzielanek (1), Alou 2 (2), Gonzalez 3 (3), Sosa 2 (2). 2-out RBI: Gonzalez 3, Sosa 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Bako, Sosa, Goodwin. S: Lofton. GIDP: Alou. Team LOB: 5. FIELDING E: Grudzielanek (1, fielding). PB: Bako (1). DP: (Martinez-Grudzielanek).

Florida	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Beckett	6.1	8	6	6	1	5	2	8.53
Fox, C	1.2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0.00
Urbina (BS, 1) (W, 1-0)	2.0	2	2	2	0	2	1	9.00
Looper (S, 1)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00

Chi. Cubs	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Zambrano	6.0	9	6	5	1	3	3	7.50
Remlinger	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Farnsworth	1.2	0	0	0	0	3	0	0.00
Borowski	2.0	2	2	1	1	1	0	4.50
Guthrie (L, 0-1)	0.1	1	1	1	0	0	1	27.00
Alfonseca	0.2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0.00

IBB: Rodriguez (by Alfonseca).
Pitches-strikes: Beckett 82-52, Fox, C 33-20, Urbina 28-22, Looper 10-7, Zambrano 102-60, Remlinger 8-7, Farnsworth 22-15, Borowski 36-25, Guthrie 10-5, Alfonseca 18-8.
Ground outs-fly outs: Beckett 10-4, Fox, C 2-2, Urbina 2-2, Looper 2-0, Zambrano 4-10, Remlinger 0-1, Farnsworth 2-0, Borowski 2-3, Guthrie 1-0, Alfonseca 0-2.
Batters faced: Beckett 28, Fox, C 7, Urbina 8, Looper 3, Zambrano 27, Remlinger 2, Farnsworth 5, Borowski 10, Guthrie 2, Alfonseca 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Fox, C 1-0, Farnsworth 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Jerry Crawford. 1B: Chuck Meriwether. 2B: Fieldin Culbreth. 3B: Mike Everitt. LF: Larry Poncino. RF: Mike Reilly.
Weather: 75 degrees, clear.
Wind: 6 mph, Out to CF.
T: 3:44.
Att: 39,567.

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball and the Office of the Commissioner

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