Kim stifles Cubs for 6 to lift Marlins         

[May 29, 2007]  CHICAGO (AP) -- Byung-Hyun Kim pitched six scoreless innings, Reggie Abercrombie homered, and the Florida Marlins held on to beat the Chicago Cubs 5-3 on Monday.

Josh Willingham had two hits and an RBI and Miguel Cabrera had three hits for the Marlins, who bounced back after getting swept by the New York Mets over the weekend.

Despite a $300 million spending spree in the offseason, the Cubs are 22-27 and have lost six of their last eight games.

Sean Marshall (0-2), making his second start of the season, gave up an RBI single to Willingham in the first inning.

Willingham led off the fourth inning with a single and advanced to third on Jeremy Hermida's single. He scored on Jason Wood's groundout to give the Marlins a 2-0 lead.

Kim (3-2) allowed three hits and struck out five while working around three walks. Kim, who was traded to the Marlins on May 14 from Colorado, is 2-0 in three starts for Florida.

He struck out Derrek Lee to end the third inning with runners on first and third and pumped his fist as he left the mound.

The Cubs got all their runs in the ninth inning. Ryan Theriot hit an RBI single off Taylor Tankersley, and Cliff Floyd hit a broken-bat bloop single to center off Kevin Gregg that scored two.

Gregg got the final three outs for his fifth save in five opportunities.

In the seventh inning, Abercrombie chased Marshall with a solo shot to left-center. It was his second of the season.

Marshall lasted 6 1-3 innings, giving up three runs -- two earned -- and six hits. He struck out six and walked two.

Cubs reliever Scott Eyre allowed a leadoff double to Cabrera in the eighth inning. Cabrera scored on Wood's single.

Notes: Marlins right-handers Josh Johnson, Henry Owens and Carlos Martinez are all scheduled to pitch in an extended spring training game on Tuesday in Jupiter, Fla. ... Kim snared a hard-hit line drive off the bat of Ramirez in the first inning and doubled off Cliff Floyd. ... Theriot made an over-the-head basket catch on Hanley Ramirez's ball in the fifth inning. He made a nice bare-handed pickup and threw out Matt Treanor in the sixth. ... The Marlins had their second shutout win of the season.

[Text copied from file received from AP Digital]