GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: MILWAUKEE (65-66) at CHICAGO CUBS (67-63)

NL: MILWAUKEE at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
MILWAUKEE 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 6 11 0
CHICAGO CUBS 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 2 (BOT 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIL - DERRICK TURNBOW
CHN - MIKE WUERTZ

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: J JONES (.274, 1-FOR-2, BB)
J KENDALL (.309, 1-FOR-3)
M WUERTZ (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">MILWAUKEE (6) VS CHICAGO CUBS (1) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS

MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Weeks 2b 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 .230
G Gross rf 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 .240
D Turnbow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
P Fielder 1b 4 2 2 0 1 1 0 .282
R Braun 3b 4 1 1 2 0 2 3 .332
B Shouse p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S McClung p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Hall cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
G Jenkins lf 5 0 1 2 0 2 1 .264
C Hart cf-rf 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .285
J Estrada c 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .278
C Counsell ss-3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .221
B Sheets p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .075
a-J Dillon ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .405
J Hardy ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .278

Totals 37 6 11 6 2 8 11

a-lined out to right for B Sheets in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - P Fielder (32, C Zambrano); G Gross (6, C Zambrano); R Braun (20,
C Zambrano). 3B - C Hart (7, C Zambrano). RBI - C Hart (58), G Gross (18), R
Braun 2 (68), G Jenkins 2 (56). 2-out RBI - C Hart, G Gross. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - J Estrada 2, R Braun 1. GIDP - J Estrada. Team LOB -
8.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Hart (20, 2nd base off C Zambrano/J Kendall).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (C Counsell-R Weeks-P Fielder).


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .294
R Theriot ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .285
D Lee 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .312
A Ramirez 3b 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 .308
C Floyd rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .288
M DeRosa 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .291
J Jones cf 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .274
J Kendall c 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .309
C Zambrano p 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .254
S Eyre p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-M Murton ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .259
K Wood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M Wuertz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 30 1 8 1 2 2 17

a-flied out to right for S Eyre in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - M DeRosa (24, B Sheets). SF - A Ramirez. RBI - A Ramirez (80).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Zambrano 1, J Kendall 1, C Floyd 2,
M DeRosa 1, A Ramirez 1, R Theriot 1. GIDP - M DeRosa. Team LOB - 8.

BASERUNNING: SB - R Theriot (23, 2nd base off B Sheets/J Estrada), J Jones
(6, 2nd base off B Sheets/J Estrada), D Lee (6, 2nd base off B Sheets/J
Estrada).

FIELDING: E - J Kendall (3, throw); R Theriot (10, catch). Outfield assists -
C Floyd (C Counsell at 2nd base). DP: 1 (M DeRosa-R Theriot-D Lee).


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MILWAUKEE - 000 110 400 -- 6
CHICAGO CUBS - 001 000 00 -- 1
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MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
B Sheets 6 6 1 1 1 2 0 3.30
B Shouse 2/3 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.34
S McClung 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.10
D Turnbow 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.01

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
C Zambrano 6 1/3 9 6 5 1 6 0 4.06
S Eyre 2/3 2 0 0 0 0 0 5.14
K Wood 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 3.86
M Wuertz 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.62

WP - D Turnbow. IBB - P Fielder (by C Zambrano). HBP - R Weeks 2 (by C
Zambrano 2). Pitches-strikes: B Sheets 86-57; B Shouse 15-9; S McClung 5-5; D
Turnbow 15-8; C Zambrano 114-71; S Eyre 7-6; K Wood 21-13; M Wuertz 12-9.
Ground balls-fly balls: B Sheets 7-9; B Shouse 1-1; S McClung 1-0; D Turnbow
1-2; C Zambrano 9-4; S Eyre 2-0; K Wood 0-1; M Wuertz 1-2. Batters faced: B
Sheets 24; B Shouse 4; S McClung 1; D Turnbow 4; C Zambrano 31; S Eyre 3; K
Wood 4; M Wuertz 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Gerry Davis. 1B--Brian Gorman. 2B--Paul Nauert. 3B--Rob Drake.

Weather: 68 degrees, overcast. Wind: 10 mph, in from center.</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - PITCHING CHANGE
MIL: FRANCISCO CORDERO (0-4, 3.20) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 6, CHICAGO CUBS 1

DUE UP FOR CHCUBS: J JONES (.274, 1-FOR-2)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: F Cordero relieved D Turnbow.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 6
CHICAGO CUBS 1 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: J Jones (.274, 1-FOR-2)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: D Ward hit for M Wuertz.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, J JONES ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 6
CHICAGO CUBS 1 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: D Ward (.326, 2 HR, 13 RBI)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
MILWAUKEE 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 6 11 0
CHICAGO CUBS 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 2 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: MIL - BEN SHEETS, BRIAN SHOUSE (7TH), SETH MCCLUNG (7TH), DERRICK
TURNBOW (8TH), FRANCISCO CORDERO (9TH) AND JOHNNY ESTRADA

CHN - CARLOS ZAMBRANO, SCOTT EYRE (7TH), KERRY WOOD
(8TH), MIKE WUERTZ (9TH) AND JASON KENDALL

HOME RUNS: MIL - NONE

CHN - NONE</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
MILWAUKEE 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 6 11 0
CHICAGO CUBS 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 2 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: MIL - BEN SHEETS, BRIAN SHOUSE (7TH), SETH MCCLUNG (7TH), DERRICK
TURNBOW (8TH), FRANCISCO CORDERO (9TH) AND JOHNNY ESTRADA

CHN - CARLOS ZAMBRANO, SCOTT EYRE (7TH), KERRY WOOD
(8TH), MIKE WUERTZ (9TH) AND JASON KENDALL


WP - BEN SHEETS (11-4)
LP - CARLOS ZAMBRANO (14-11)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: MIL - NONE

CHN - NONE


TIME: 2:47 ATT: 40,512

PROBABLES: MIL - MANNY PARRA (0-1, 3.09)
CHN - TED LILLY (13-7, 3.85)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">MILWAUKEE (6) VS CHICAGO CUBS (1) - FINAL

MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Weeks 2b 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 .230
G Gross rf 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 .240
D Turnbow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
F Cordero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
P Fielder 1b 4 2 2 0 1 1 0 .282
R Braun 3b 4 1 1 2 0 2 3 .332
B Shouse p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S McClung p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Hall cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
G Jenkins lf 5 0 1 2 0 2 1 .264
C Hart cf-rf 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .285
J Estrada c 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .278
C Counsell ss-3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .221
B Sheets p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .075
a-J Dillon ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .405
J Hardy ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .278

Totals 37 6 11 6 2 8 11

a-lined out to right for B Sheets in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - P Fielder (32, C Zambrano); G Gross (6, C Zambrano); R Braun (20,
C Zambrano). 3B - C Hart (7, C Zambrano). RBI - C Hart (58), G Gross (18), R
Braun 2 (68), G Jenkins 2 (56). 2-out RBI - C Hart, G Gross. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - J Estrada 2, R Braun 1. GIDP - J Estrada. Team LOB -
8.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Hart (20, 2nd base off C Zambrano/J Kendall).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (C Counsell-R Weeks-P Fielder).


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .294
R Theriot ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .285
D Lee 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .312
A Ramirez 3b 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 .308
C Floyd rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .288
M DeRosa 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .291
J Jones cf 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .276
J Kendall c 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .306
C Zambrano p 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .254
S Eyre p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-M Murton ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .259
K Wood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M Wuertz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-D Ward ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .322

Totals 34 1 9 1 2 3 19

a-flied out to right for S Eyre in the 7th; b-struck out looking for M Wuertz
in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - M DeRosa (24, B Sheets). SF - A Ramirez. RBI - A Ramirez (80).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Zambrano 1, J Kendall 1, C Floyd 2,
M DeRosa 1, A Ramirez 1, A Soriano 1, R Theriot 1. GIDP - M DeRosa. Team LOB -
9.

BASERUNNING: SB - R Theriot (23, 2nd base off B Sheets/J Estrada), J Jones
(6, 2nd base off B Sheets/J Estrada), D Lee (6, 2nd base off B Sheets/J
Estrada).

FIELDING: E - J Kendall (3, throw); R Theriot (10, catch). Outfield assists -
C Floyd (C Counsell at 2nd base). DP: 1 (M DeRosa-R Theriot-D Lee).


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MILWAUKEE - 000 110 400 -- 6
CHICAGO CUBS - 001 000 000 -- 1
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MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
B Sheets (W, 11-4) 6 6 1 1 1 2 0 3.30
B Shouse 2/3 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.34
S McClung 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.10
D Turnbow 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.01
F Cordero 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.14

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
C Zambrano (L, 14-11) 6 1/3 9 6 5 1 6 0 4.06
S Eyre 2/3 2 0 0 0 0 0 5.14
K Wood 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 3.86
M Wuertz 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.62

WP - D Turnbow. IBB - P Fielder (by C Zambrano). HBP - R Weeks 2 (by C
Zambrano 2). Pitches-strikes: B Sheets 86-57; B Shouse 15-9; S McClung 5-5; D
Turnbow 15-8; F Cordero 17-10; C Zambrano 114-71; S Eyre 7-6; K Wood 21-13; M
Wuertz 12-9. Ground balls-fly balls: B Sheets 7-9; B Shouse 1-1; S McClung 1-0;
D Turnbow 1-2; F Cordero 1-1; C Zambrano 9-4; S Eyre 2-0; K Wood 0-1; M Wuertz
1-2. Batters faced: B Sheets 24; B Shouse 4; S McClung 1; D Turnbow 4; F
Cordero 4; C Zambrano 31; S Eyre 3; K Wood 4; M Wuertz 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Gerry Davis. 1B--Brian Gorman. 2B--Paul Nauert. 3B--Rob Drake.

T--2:47. Att--40,512.
Weather: 68 degrees, overcast. Wind: 10 mph, in from
center.</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
MILWAUKEE 6
CHICAGO CUBS 1 FINAL</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at CHICAGO CUBS

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MILWAUKEE (6) AT CHICAGO CUBS (1) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

CHICAGO CUBS 3RD: C Zambrano reached on infield single to third. A Soriano
singled to center, C Zambrano to second. R Theriot bunt popped out to first.
D Lee singled to center, C Zambrano to third, A Soriano to second. A Ramirez
hit sacrifice fly to right, C Zambrano scored, A Soriano to third. D Lee stole
second. C Floyd flied out to left. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 0,
CHICAGO CUBS 1.

MILWAUKEE 4TH: P Fielder doubled to deep left center. R Braun struck out
swinging. G Jenkins struck out swinging. C Hart tripled to deep right,
P Fielder scored. J Estrada grounded out to pitcher. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
MILWAUKEE 1, CHICAGO CUBS 1.

MILWAUKEE 5TH: C Counsell singled to right, C Counsell out stretching at
second. B Sheets grounded out to shortstop. R Weeks hit by pitch. G Gross
doubled to deep right, R Weeks scored. P Fielder intentionally walked.
R Braun grounded out to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 2, CHICAGO CUBS 1.

MILWAUKEE 7TH: J Dillon hit for B Sheets. J Dillon lined out to right.
R Weeks singled to center. G Gross grounded into fielder's choice to second,
R Weeks to second. P Fielder singled to left center, R Weeks to third, G Gross
to second. R Braun doubled to left, R Weeks and G Gross scored, P Fielder to
third. S Eyre relieved C Zambrano. G Jenkins singled to right, P Fielder and
R Braun scored. C Hart singled to right, G Jenkins to second. J Estrada
grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, C Hart out at
second.(4 Runs, 5 Hits, 1 Error) MILWAUKEE 6, CHICAGO CUBS 1.</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MILWAUKEE (6) AT CHICAGO CUBS (1) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Milwaukee Starting Lineups -- R Weeks 2B, G Gross RF, P Fielder 1B, R Braun 3B,
G Jenkins LF, C Hart CF, J Estrada C, C Counsell SS, B Sheets RHP.

Chicago Cubs Starting Lineups -- A Soriano LF, R Theriot SS, D Lee 1B,
A Ramirez 3B, C Floyd RF, M DeRosa 2B, J Jones CF, J Kendall C, C Zambrano RHP.

Umpires -- Gerry Davis (HP), Brian Gorman (1B), Paul Nauert (2B), Rob Drake (3B).

Gametime Weather: 68 degrees, Overcast, wind in from center at 10 mph.


MILWAUKEE 1ST: R Weeks flied out to right. G Gross grounded out to second.
P Fielder struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 0,
CHICAGO CUBS 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 1ST: A Soriano lined out to center. R Theriot reached on
infield single to shortstop. D Lee flied out to right. R Theriot stole
second. A Ramirez grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 0,
CHICAGO CUBS 0.

MILWAUKEE 2ND: R Braun struck out swinging. G Jenkins grounded out to
first. C Hart reached on bunt single to pitcher. C Hart stole second, C Hart
safe at third on throwing error by catcher J Kendall. J Estrada struck out
swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error) MILWAUKEE 0, CHICAGO CUBS 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 2ND: C Floyd flied out to right. M DeRosa struck out
swinging. J Jones walked. J Jones stole second. J Kendall grounded out to
pitcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 0, CHICAGO CUBS 0.

MILWAUKEE 3RD: C Counsell grounded out to first. B Sheets bunt popped out
foul to catcher. R Weeks hit by pitch. G Gross grounded into fielder's choice
to first, R Weeks out at second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 0,
CHICAGO CUBS 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 3RD: C Zambrano reached on infield single to third. A Soriano
singled to center, C Zambrano to second. R Theriot bunt popped out to first.
D Lee singled to center, C Zambrano to third, A Soriano to second. A Ramirez
hit sacrifice fly to right, C Zambrano scored, A Soriano to third. D Lee stole
second. C Floyd flied out to left. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 0,
CHICAGO CUBS 1.

MILWAUKEE 4TH: P Fielder doubled to deep left center. R Braun struck out
swinging. G Jenkins struck out swinging. C Hart tripled to deep right,
P Fielder scored. J Estrada grounded out to pitcher. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
MILWAUKEE 1, CHICAGO CUBS 1.

CHICAGO CUBS 4TH: M DeRosa doubled to deep left. J Jones grounded out to
second, M DeRosa to third. J Kendall grounded out to shortstop. C Zambrano
flied out to left. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 1, CHICAGO CUBS 1.

MILWAUKEE 5TH: C Counsell singled to right, C Counsell out stretching at
second. B Sheets grounded out to shortstop. R Weeks hit by pitch. G Gross
doubled to deep right, R Weeks scored. P Fielder intentionally walked.
R Braun grounded out to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 2,
CHICAGO CUBS 1.

CHICAGO CUBS 5TH: A Soriano struck out swinging. R Theriot grounded out to
second. D Lee flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 2,
CHICAGO CUBS 1.

MILWAUKEE 6TH: G Jenkins struck out swinging. C Hart grounded out to
second. J Estrada singled to left. C Counsell flied out to center. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 2, CHICAGO CUBS 1.

CHICAGO CUBS 6TH: A Ramirez flied out to right. C Floyd singled to center.
M DeRosa grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, C Floyd out
at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 2, CHICAGO CUBS 1.

MILWAUKEE 7TH: J Dillon hit for B Sheets. J Dillon lined out to right.
R Weeks singled to center. G Gross grounded into fielder's choice to second,
R Weeks to second. P Fielder singled to left center, R Weeks to third, G Gross
to second. R Braun doubled to left, R Weeks and G Gross scored, P Fielder to
third. S Eyre relieved C Zambrano. G Jenkins singled to right, P Fielder and
R Braun scored. C Hart singled to right, G Jenkins to second. J Estrada
grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, C Hart out at
second.(4 Runs, 5 Hits, 1 Error) MILWAUKEE 6, CHICAGO CUBS 1.

CHICAGO CUBS 7TH: B Shouse relieved B Sheets. C Counsell at third base.
J Hardy at shortstop. J Jones singled to right. J Kendall singled to center,
J Jones to second. M Murton hit for S Eyre. M Murton flied out to right.
A Soriano grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Kendall out at second,
J Jones to third. S McClung relieved B Shouse. R Theriot grounded out to second.
(0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 6, CHICAGO CUBS 1.

MILWAUKEE 8TH: K Wood relieved S Eyre. C Counsell popped out to second.
J Hardy struck out looking. R Weeks walked. G Gross struck out looking.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 6, CHICAGO CUBS 1.

CHICAGO CUBS 8TH: D Turnbow relieved S McClung. B Hall in center field.
C Hart in right field. D Lee lined out to right. A Ramirez walked. A Ramirez to
second on wild pitch by D Turnbow. C Floyd grounded out to first, A Ramirez to
third. M DeRosa flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 6,
CHICAGO CUBS 1.

MILWAUKEE 9TH: M Wuertz relieved K Wood. P Fielder flied out to center.
B Hall lined out to third. G Jenkins grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 6, CHICAGO CUBS 1.

CHICAGO CUBS 9TH: F Cordero relieved D Turnbow. J Jones singled to right.
J Kendall grounded out to third, J Jones to second. D Ward hit for M Wuertz.
D Ward struck out looking. A Soriano flied out to left. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 6, CHICAGO CUBS 1.</div>

 

Sheets returns to right ship for Brewers

<h3>MILWAUKEE 6, CHICAGO CUBS 1</h3>CHICAGO (Ticker) -- Ben Sheets returned just in time for theMilwaukee Brewers.


Sheets worked six impressive innings in his first appearance inmore than a month and Corey Hart collected three hits and an RBIas the Brewers halted a five-game skid with a 6-1 victory overthe Chicago Cubs on Wednesday.


Rookie of the Year candidate Ryan Braun and Geoff Jenkins drovein two runs apiece for Milwaukee (66-66), which drew within 11/2 games of Chicago (67-64) for first place in the NationalLeague Central Division.


Sidelined since July 14 with a sprained middle finger on hisright hand, Sheets (11-4) was activated from the disabled listearlier in the day. The righthander showed no ill effects,limiting the Cubs to one run and six hits while walking one andstriking out two.


Chicago scored its only run against Sheets in the third.Counterpart Carlos Zambrano led off the inning with an infieldsingle and Alfonso Soriano followed with a base hit.

After Ryan Theriot popped out on a bunt attempt, Derrek Leesingled to load the bases. Aramis Ramirez lifted a sacrifice flyto right field, plating Zambrano with the game's first run.

The Brewers took over from there, tying the game in the fourthon a two-out, RBI triple by Hart and moving ahead an inninglater on a run-scoring double by Gabe Gross with two outs.

Milwaukee broke open the game in the seventh against Zambrano(14-11). Rickie Weeks ignited the four-run uprising with aone-out single and Gross followed with a grounder to secondbaseman Mark DeRosa.


Attempting to get the out at second, DeRosa tossed the ball toTheriot, who muffed it for an error. Prince Fielder loaded thebases with a single and Braun doubled down the left field line,scoring two for a 4-1 advantage.


Scott Eyre came on for Zambrano and yielded a two-run single toright by Geoff Jenkins, increasing Milwaukee's lead to 6-1.

Zambrano surrendered six runs - five earned - and nine hits in 61/3 innings. The righthander - who walked one and struck outsix - is winless since July 29, going 0-4 in his last fivestarts.


Jacque Jones went 2-for-3 for the Cubs, who have lost four oftheir last six games.

 

Sheets returns to right ship for Brewers

<h3>MILWAUKEE 6, CHICAGO CUBS 1</h3>CHICAGO (Ticker) -- Ben Sheets returned just in time for theMilwaukee Brewers.


Sheets worked six impressive innings in his first appearance inmore than a month and Corey Hart collected three hits and an RBIas the Brewers halted a five-game skid with a 6-1 victory overthe Chicago Cubs on Wednesday.


Rookie of the Year candidate Ryan Braun and Geoff Jenkins drovein two runs apiece for Milwaukee (66-66), which drew within 11/2 games of Chicago (67-64) for first place in the NationalLeague Central Division.


"The thing we needed to do was go out and win a baseball game,"Brewers manager Ned Yost said. "As bad as things have gotten,we are just trying to stay steady with our mind set. Thingsmight look like we are sinking, but our guys are pushing thewater out of the boat."


Sidelined since July 14 with a sprained middle finger on hisright hand, Sheets (11-4) was activated from the disabled listearlier in the day. The righthander showed no ill effects,limiting the Cubs to one run and six hits while walking one andstriking out two.


"I have wanted to be a part of this team, but the injurywouldn't let me," Sheets said. "Today, it was time for me tocome back. I felt good, the offense did their thing. It was ahuge win for us."


Chicago scored its only run against Sheets in the third.Counterpart Carlos Zambrano led off the inning with an infieldsingle and Alfonso Soriano followed with a base hit.

After Ryan Theriot popped out on a bunt attempt, Derrek Leesingled to load the bases. Aramis Ramirez lifted a sacrifice flyto right field, plating Zambrano with the game's first run.

The Brewers took over from there, tying the game in the fourthon a two-out, RBI triple by Hart and moving ahead an inninglater on a run-scoring double by Gabe Gross with two outs.

Milwaukee broke open the game in the seventh against Zambrano(14-11). Rickie Weeks ignited the four-run uprising with aone-out single and Gross followed with a grounder to secondbaseman Mark DeRosa.


Attempting to get the out at second, DeRosa tossed the ball toTheriot, who muffed it for an error. Prince Fielder loaded thebases with a single and Braun doubled down the left field line,scoring two for a 4-1 advantage.


"Those are situations where you want to come through," Braunsaid. "I was looking for a pitch to hit and got one up in thezone."


Scott Eyre came on for Zambrano and yielded a two-run single toright by Jenkins, increasing Milwaukee's lead to 6-1.

"That was an inning where everybody contributed," Braun said."We all had good at-bats, which allowed us to get those runsright there."


Zambrano surrendered six runs - five earned - and nine hits in 61/3 innings. The righthander - who walked one and struck outsix - is winless since July 29, going 0-4 in his last fivestarts.


"Everyone will see the real Zambrano soon," the Cubs' ace said."This has been just an OK season for me so far. I look forwardto pitching well in September and into the playoffs."

Jacque Jones went 2-for-3 for the Cubs, who have lost four oftheir last six games.


"You have to put five or six runs on the board consistently ifyou want to win up here," Chicago manager Lou Piniella said."In three of our last four losses, we have scored a total of onerun. That will not get it done, period."