GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: CHICAGO CUBS (24-31) at MILWAUKEE (32-26)

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at MILWAUKEE

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - WILL OHMAN (OUT)
MIL - FRANCISCO CORDERO

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: K MENCH (.285, 1-FOR-3, RBI)
D MILLER (.232, 1-FOR-3, RBI)
T GRAFFANINO (.202, 1-FOR-3, HR, RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">CHICAGO CUBS (5) VS MILWAUKEE (7) - MID 8TH - IN PROGRESS

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 5 0 1 0 0 3 2 .313
F Pie cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .254
D Lee 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .351
A Ramirez 3b 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .298
C Floyd rf 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .312
M Barrett c 3 2 1 0 1 0 2 .244
R Theriot 2b 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .273
C Izturis ss 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 .248
b-M Murton ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .264
T Lilly p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .115
a-J Jones ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .241
S Eyre p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M Wuertz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
W Ohman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-M DeRosa ph 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .258

Totals 33 5 9 5 4 8 18

a-grounded to second for T Lilly in the 6th; b-struck out swinging for C
Izturis in the 8th; c-singled to center for W Ohman in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - A Soriano (17, C Vargas); F Pie (5, C Vargas); R Theriot (8, C
Vargas). HR - C Floyd (3, 6th inning off C Vargas 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - C Floyd 2
(23), R Theriot (19), M DeRosa 2 (28). 2-out RBI - M DeRosa 2. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - C Izturis 2, D Lee 1, A Ramirez 1, A Soriano 1, J
Jones 1. Team LOB - 8.


MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Hart rf 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 .298
J Hardy ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .294
R Braun 3b 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .311
P Fielder 1b 3 1 1 1 0 1 3 .294
B Hall cf 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .260
C Villanueva p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
D Turnbow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
F Cordero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
K Mench lf 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .285
D Miller c 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .232
T Graffanino 2b 3 1 1 1 0 2 1 .202
C Vargas p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111
T Gwynn Jr cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .316

Totals 29 7 9 7 2 6 8

BATTING: 2B - P Fielder (15, T Lilly); K Mench (10, T Lilly). HR - T Graffanino
(2, 2nd inning off T Lilly 0 on, 1 Out), C Hart (3, 2nd inning off T Lilly 0
on, 2 Out), R Braun (3, 5th inning off T Lilly 0 on, 0 Out). SF - P Fielder.
RBI - P Fielder (46), T Graffanino (11), C Hart (13), K Mench (17), D Miller
(5), R Braun 2 (8). 2-out RBI - C Hart, K Mench, D Miller. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - K Mench 1. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Hart (9, 2nd base off M Wuertz/M Barrett).


----------------------------------------------------
CHICAGO CUBS - 000 102 02 -- 5
MILWAUKEE - 122 010 1 -- 7
----------------------------------------------------

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Lilly 5 8 6 6 1 2 3 3.99
S Eyre 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 7.45
M Wuertz 1/3 1 1 1 1 0 0 3.46
W Ohman 2/3 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.91

MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
C Vargas 5 1/3 7 3 3 2 4 1 4.01
C Villanueva 1 2/3 0 1 1 1 2 0 3.08
D Turnbow 2/3 2 1 1 1 1 0 4.62
F Cordero 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.38

C Villanueva pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.

WP - T Lilly. Pitches-strikes: T Lilly 89-55; S Eyre 13-9; M Wuertz 13-5; W
Ohman 8-8; C Vargas 94-59; C Villanueva 25-15; D Turnbow 17-9; F Cordero 4-3.
Ground balls-fly balls: T Lilly 6-7; S Eyre 1-0; M Wuertz 1-0; W Ohman 0-0; C
Vargas 2-10; C Villanueva 2-1; D Turnbow 0-1; F Cordero 0-0. Batters faced: T
Lilly 24; S Eyre 3; M Wuertz 3; W Ohman 2; C Vargas 25; C Villanueva 6; D
Turnbow 5; F Cordero 1.

UMPIRES: HP--Hunter Wendelstedt. 1B--Randy Marsh. 2B--Bob Davidson. 3B--Sam
Holbrook.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Theriot at shortstop.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 5
MILWAUKEE 7 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: K Mench (.285, 1-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE - PITCHING CHANGE
CHN: BOBBY HOWRY (2-3, 5.04) STARTING THE 8TH
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 5, MILWAUKEE 7

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: K MENCH (.285, 1-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: B Howry relieved W Ohman.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 5
MILWAUKEE 7 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: K Mench (.285, 1-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: M DeRosa at second base.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 5
MILWAUKEE 7 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: K Mench (.285, 1-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CHICAGO CUBS 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 5 9 0
MILWAUKEE 1 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 7 10 0 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - BOBBY HOWRY
MIL - FRANCISCO CORDERO

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: F PIE (.254, 2-FOR-4)
D LEE (.351, 0-FOR-3, BB)
A RAMIREZ (.298, 0-FOR-3, BB)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">CHICAGO CUBS (5) VS MILWAUKEE (7) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 5 0 1 0 0 3 2 .313
F Pie cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .254
D Lee 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .351
A Ramirez 3b 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .298
C Floyd rf 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .312
M Barrett c 3 2 1 0 1 0 2 .244
R Theriot 2b-ss 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .273
C Izturis ss 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 .248
b-M Murton ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .264
B Howry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Lilly p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .115
a-J Jones ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .241
S Eyre p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M Wuertz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
W Ohman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-M DeRosa ph-2b 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .258

Totals 33 5 9 5 4 8 18

a-grounded to second for T Lilly in the 6th; b-struck out swinging for C
Izturis in the 8th; c-singled to center for W Ohman in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - A Soriano (17, C Vargas); F Pie (5, C Vargas); R Theriot (8, C
Vargas). HR - C Floyd (3, 6th inning off C Vargas 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - C Floyd 2
(23), R Theriot (19), M DeRosa 2 (28). 2-out RBI - M DeRosa 2. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - C Izturis 2, D Lee 1, A Ramirez 1, A Soriano 1, J
Jones 1. Team LOB - 8.


MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Hart rf 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 .298
J Hardy ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .294
R Braun 3b 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .311
P Fielder 1b 3 1 1 1 0 1 3 .294
B Hall cf 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .260
C Villanueva p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
D Turnbow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
F Cordero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
K Mench lf 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .282
D Miller c 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .228
T Graffanino 2b 4 1 2 1 0 2 1 .208
C Vargas p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111
T Gwynn Jr cf 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .312

Totals 33 7 10 7 2 8 9

BATTING: 2B - P Fielder (15, T Lilly); K Mench (10, T Lilly). HR - T Graffanino
(2, 2nd inning off T Lilly 0 on, 1 Out), C Hart (3, 2nd inning off T Lilly 0
on, 2 Out), R Braun (3, 5th inning off T Lilly 0 on, 0 Out). SF - P Fielder.
RBI - P Fielder (46), T Graffanino (11), C Hart (13), K Mench (17), D Miller
(5), R Braun 2 (8). 2-out RBI - C Hart, K Mench, D Miller. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - K Mench 1. Team LOB - 5.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Hart (9, 2nd base off M Wuertz/M Barrett).


----------------------------------------------------
CHICAGO CUBS - 000 102 02 -- 5
MILWAUKEE - 122 010 10 -- 7
----------------------------------------------------

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Lilly 5 8 6 6 1 2 3 3.99
S Eyre 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 7.45
M Wuertz 1/3 1 1 1 1 0 0 3.46
W Ohman 2/3 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.91
B Howry 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.85

MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
C Vargas 5 1/3 7 3 3 2 4 1 4.01
C Villanueva 1 2/3 0 1 1 1 2 0 3.08
D Turnbow 2/3 2 1 1 1 1 0 4.62
F Cordero 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.38

C Villanueva pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.

WP - T Lilly. Pitches-strikes: T Lilly 89-55; S Eyre 13-9; M Wuertz 13-5; W
Ohman 8-8; B Howry 18-13; C Vargas 94-59; C Villanueva 25-15; D Turnbow 17-9; F
Cordero 4-3. Ground balls-fly balls: T Lilly 6-7; S Eyre 1-0; M Wuertz 1-0; W
Ohman 0-0; B Howry 0-1; C Vargas 2-10; C Villanueva 2-1; D Turnbow 0-1; F
Cordero 0-0. Batters faced: T Lilly 24; S Eyre 3; M Wuertz 3; W Ohman 2; B
Howry 4; C Vargas 25; C Villanueva 6; D Turnbow 5; F Cordero 1.

UMPIRES: HP--Hunter Wendelstedt. 1B--Randy Marsh. 2B--Bob Davidson. 3B--Sam
Holbrook.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CHICAGO CUBS 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 5 10 0
MILWAUKEE 1 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 x 7 10 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: CHN - TED LILLY, SCOTT EYRE (6TH), MIKE WUERTZ (7TH), WILL OHMAN
(7TH), BOBBY HOWRY (8TH) AND MICHAEL BARRETT

MIL - CLAUDIO VARGAS, CARLOS VILLANUEVA (6TH), DERRICK
TURNBOW (8TH), FRANCISCO CORDERO (8TH) AND DAMIAN MILLER

HOME RUNS: CHN - CLIFF FLOYD (3) OFF CLAUDIO VARGAS IN THE 6TH, 0 ON

MIL - TONY GRAFFANINO (2) OFF TED LILLY IN THE 2ND, 0 ON
COREY HART (3) OFF TED LILLY IN THE 2ND, 0 ON
RYAN BRAUN (3) OFF TED LILLY IN THE 5TH, 0 ON</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CHICAGO CUBS 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 5 10 0
MILWAUKEE 1 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 x 7 10 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: CHN - TED LILLY, SCOTT EYRE (6TH), MIKE WUERTZ (7TH), WILL OHMAN
(7TH), BOBBY HOWRY (8TH) AND MICHAEL BARRETT

MIL - CLAUDIO VARGAS, CARLOS VILLANUEVA (6TH), DERRICK
TURNBOW (8TH), FRANCISCO CORDERO (8TH) AND DAMIAN MILLER


WP - CLAUDIO VARGAS (4-1)
LP - TED LILLY (4-4)
SAVE - FRANCISCO CORDERO (22)

HOME RUNS: CHN - CLIFF FLOYD (3) OFF CLAUDIO VARGAS IN THE 6TH, 0 ON

MIL - TONY GRAFFANINO (2) OFF TED LILLY IN THE 2ND, 0 ON
COREY HART (3) OFF TED LILLY IN THE 2ND, 0 ON
RYAN BRAUN (3) OFF TED LILLY IN THE 5TH, 0 ON


TIME: 3:16 ATT: 38,535

PROBABLES: CHN - CARLOS ZAMBRANO (5-5, 5.62)
MIL - JEFF SUPPAN (7-5, 3.71)</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">CHICAGO CUBS (5) VS MILWAUKEE (7) - FINAL

CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 5 0 1 0 0 3 2 .313
F Pie cf 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .250
D Lee 1b 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 .350
A Ramirez 3b 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .301
C Floyd rf 5 1 2 2 0 1 2 .309
M Barrett c 3 2 1 0 1 0 2 .244
R Theriot 2b-ss 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .273
C Izturis ss 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 .248
b-M Murton ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .264
B Howry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Lilly p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .115
a-J Jones ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .241
S Eyre p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M Wuertz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
W Ohman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-M DeRosa ph-2b 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .258

Totals 37 5 10 5 4 9 19

a-grounded to second for T Lilly in the 6th; b-struck out swinging for C
Izturis in the 8th; c-singled to center for W Ohman in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - A Soriano (17, C Vargas); F Pie (5, C Vargas); R Theriot (8, C
Vargas). HR - C Floyd (3, 6th inning off C Vargas 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - C Floyd 2
(23), R Theriot (19), M DeRosa 2 (28). 2-out RBI - M DeRosa 2. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - C Izturis 2, D Lee 1, A Ramirez 1, A Soriano 1, J
Jones 1. Team LOB - 9.


MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Hart rf 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 .298
J Hardy ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .294
R Braun 3b 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .311
P Fielder 1b 3 1 1 1 0 1 3 .294
B Hall cf 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .260
C Villanueva p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
D Turnbow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
F Cordero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
K Mench lf 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .282
D Miller c 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .228
T Graffanino 2b 4 1 2 1 0 2 1 .208
C Vargas p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111
T Gwynn Jr cf 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .312

Totals 33 7 10 7 2 8 9

BATTING: 2B - P Fielder (15, T Lilly); K Mench (10, T Lilly). HR - T Graffanino
(2, 2nd inning off T Lilly 0 on, 1 Out), C Hart (3, 2nd inning off T Lilly 0
on, 2 Out), R Braun (3, 5th inning off T Lilly 0 on, 0 Out). SF - P Fielder.
RBI - P Fielder (46), T Graffanino (11), C Hart (13), K Mench (17), D Miller
(5), R Braun 2 (8). 2-out RBI - C Hart, K Mench, D Miller. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - K Mench 1. Team LOB - 5.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Hart (9, 2nd base off M Wuertz/M Barrett).


----------------------------------------------------
CHICAGO CUBS - 000 102 020 -- 5
MILWAUKEE - 122 010 10x -- 7
----------------------------------------------------

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Lilly (L, 4-4) 5 8 6 6 1 2 3 3.99
S Eyre 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 7.45
M Wuertz 1/3 1 1 1 1 0 0 3.46
W Ohman 2/3 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.91
B Howry 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.85

MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
C Vargas (W, 4-1) 5 1/3 7 3 3 2 4 1 4.01
C Villanueva (H, 8) 1 2/3 0 1 1 1 2 0 3.08
D Turnbow 2/3 2 1 1 1 1 0 4.62
F Cordero (S, 22) 1 1/3 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.36

C Villanueva pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.

WP - T Lilly. Pitches-strikes: T Lilly 89-55; S Eyre 13-9; M Wuertz 13-5; W
Ohman 8-8; B Howry 18-13; C Vargas 94-59; C Villanueva 25-15; D Turnbow 17-9; F
Cordero 18-12. Ground balls-fly balls: T Lilly 6-7; S Eyre 1-0; M Wuertz 1-0; W
Ohman 0-0; B Howry 0-1; C Vargas 2-10; C Villanueva 2-1; D Turnbow 0-1; F
Cordero 0-2. Batters faced: T Lilly 24; S Eyre 3; M Wuertz 3; W Ohman 2; B
Howry 4; C Vargas 25; C Villanueva 6; D Turnbow 5; F Cordero 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Hunter Wendelstedt. 1B--Randy Marsh. 2B--Bob Davidson. 3B--Sam
Holbrook.

T--3:16. Att--38,535.
Weather: INDOORS</div>

 

Brewers bash their way past Lilly, Cubs

<h3>MILWAUKEE 7, CHICAGO CUBS 5</h3>MILWAUKEE (Ticker) -- Prince Fielder did not homer for thesixth time in nine games, but plenty of his teammates did.

Fielder drove in a run and scored another and the MilwaukeeBrewers clubbed three homers off Chicago Cubs starter Ted Lillyen route to a 7-5 victory.

Rookie third baseman Ryan Braun had three hits - including asolo homer - and drove in a pair in support of righthanderClaudio Vargas (4-1), who held the Cubs down just long enough toearn his first win since May 4.

Fielder, who currently leads the National League with 20 homers,got the Brewers on the board in the first with a sacrifice fly.

The homer show began in the second frame when much-malignedsecond baseman Tony Graffanino clubbed a solo blast to deepleft. Graffanino began the year in a largely ineffective thirdbase platoon with fellow light-hitting middle infielder CraigCounsell before losing the job to Braun.

Graffanino was batting just .199 when he took Lilly (4-4) out ofthe ballpark. Leadoff hitter Corey Hart homered off Lilly twobatters later to push Milwaukee's advantage to 3-0.

The Brewers added two more runs in the following frame whenKevin Mench's two-out double brought Fielder in from second andDamian Miller followed with an RBI single.

Lilly turned in a 1-2-3 fourth inning before Braun led off thefifth with his homer. Chicago's lefthander lasted just threemore outs before being replaced in the sixth by lefthander ScottEyre.

Lilly yielded six runs and eight hits in five frames. It washis third poor outing in a row after beginning the season byyielding three runs or less in eight out of nine starts.

Over his last three starts, Lilly, who signed a four-year, $40million deal with the Cubs in the offseason, is 0-2 with an 8.82ERA.

Chicago scored a run in the fourth on an RBI double by CliffFloyd and added two more in the sixth on Floyd's third homer ofthe season and Ryan Theriot's RBI double, which chased Vargas.

Milwaukee's night got a little bit sticky in the eighth whenrighthander Derrick Turnbow allowed a pair of runs to pull theCubs within 7-5, but closer Francisco Cordero came on withrunners at the corners and two outs and struck out All-StarAlfonso Soriano to end the threat.

Cordero tacked on his league-leading 22nd save with a scorelessninth inning.

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
CHICAGO CUBS 5
MILWAUKEE 7 FINAL</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
CHICAGO CUBS (5) AT MILWAUKEE (7) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

MILWAUKEE 1ST: C Hart flied out to center. J Hardy singled to left.
R Braun singled to center, J Hardy to second. J Hardy to third, R Braun to
second on wild pitch by T Lilly. P Fielder hit sacrifice fly to center, J Hardy
scored, R Braun to third. B Hall walked. K Mench popped out to first. (1 Run,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 0, MILWAUKEE 1.

MILWAUKEE 2ND: D Miller popped out to second. T Graffanino homered to
left. C Vargas grounded out to third. C Hart homered to left. J Hardy flied
out to right. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 0, MILWAUKEE 3.

MILWAUKEE 3RD: R Braun lined out to center. P Fielder doubled to deep
right center. B Hall grounded out to third. K Mench doubled to left,
P Fielder scored. D Miller singled to left, K Mench scored. T Graffanino struck
out swinging. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 0, MILWAUKEE 5.

CHICAGO CUBS 4TH: F Pie singled to right. D Lee walked, F Pie to second.
A Ramirez flied out to right, F Pie to third. C Floyd singled to left, F Pie
scored, D Lee to second. M Barrett flied out to left. R Theriot walked, D Lee
to third, C Floyd to second. C Izturis flied out to right. (1 Run, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 1, MILWAUKEE 5.

MILWAUKEE 5TH: R Braun homered to left. P Fielder grounded out to third.
B Hall grounded out to shortstop. K Mench popped out to first. (1 Run, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 1, MILWAUKEE 6.

CHICAGO CUBS 6TH: A Ramirez popped out to first. C Floyd homered to right.
M Barrett singled to right. R Theriot doubled to deep center, M Barrett
scored. C Villanueva relieved C Vargas. T Gwynn Jr in center field. C Izturis
struck out swinging. J Jones hit for T Lilly. J Jones grounded out to second.
(2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 3, MILWAUKEE 6.

MILWAUKEE 7TH: M Wuertz relieved S Eyre. C Hart walked. C Hart stole
second. J Hardy grounded out to third, C Hart to third. R Braun singled to
center, C Hart scored. W Ohman relieved M Wuertz. P Fielder struck out
looking. C Villanueva struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
CHICAGO CUBS 3, MILWAUKEE 7.

CHICAGO CUBS 8TH: A Ramirez walked. D Turnbow relieved C Villanueva.
C Floyd lined out to center. M Barrett walked, A Ramirez to second. R Theriot
singled to right, A Ramirez to third, M Barrett to second. M Murton hit for
C Izturis. M Murton struck out swinging. M DeRosa hit for W Ohman. M DeRosa
singled to center, A Ramirez and M Barrett scored, R Theriot to third.
F Cordero relieved D Turnbow. A Soriano struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 5, MILWAUKEE 7.</div>

 

NL: CHICAGO CUBS at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
CHICAGO CUBS (5) AT MILWAUKEE (7) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Chicago Cubs Starting Lineups -- A Soriano LF, F Pie CF, D Lee 1B, A Ramirez 3B,
C Floyd RF, M Barrett C, R Theriot 2B, C Izturis SS, T Lilly LHP.

Milwaukee Starting Lineups -- C Hart RF, J Hardy SS, R Braun 3B, P Fielder 1B,
B Hall CF, K Mench LF, D Miller C, T Graffanino 2B, C Vargas RHP.

Umpires -- Hunter Wendelstedt (HP), Randy Marsh (1B), Bob Davidson (2B),
Sam Holbrook (3B).

Gametime Weather: INDOORS.


CHICAGO CUBS 1ST: A Soriano doubled to deep center. F Pie bunt popped out
to third. D Lee struck out swinging. A Ramirez lined out to right. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 0, MILWAUKEE 0.

MILWAUKEE 1ST: C Hart flied out to center. J Hardy singled to left.
R Braun singled to center, J Hardy to second. J Hardy to third, R Braun to
second on wild pitch by T Lilly. P Fielder hit sacrifice fly to center, J Hardy
scored, R Braun to third. B Hall walked. K Mench popped out to first. (1 Run,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 0, MILWAUKEE 1.

CHICAGO CUBS 2ND: C Floyd struck out looking. M Barrett flied out to
center. R Theriot flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 0,
MILWAUKEE 1.

MILWAUKEE 2ND: D Miller popped out to second. T Graffanino homered to
left. C Vargas grounded out to third. C Hart homered to left. J Hardy flied
out to right. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 0, MILWAUKEE 3.

CHICAGO CUBS 3RD: C Izturis struck out looking. T Lilly grounded out to
shortstop. A Soriano struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
CHICAGO CUBS 0, MILWAUKEE 3.

MILWAUKEE 3RD: R Braun lined out to center. P Fielder doubled to deep
right center. B Hall grounded out to third. K Mench doubled to left,
P Fielder scored. D Miller singled to left, K Mench scored. T Graffanino struck
out swinging. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 0, MILWAUKEE 5.

CHICAGO CUBS 4TH: F Pie singled to right. D Lee walked, F Pie to second.
A Ramirez flied out to right, F Pie to third. C Floyd singled to left, F Pie
scored, D Lee to second. M Barrett flied out to left. R Theriot walked, D Lee
to third, C Floyd to second. C Izturis flied out to right. (1 Run, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 1, MILWAUKEE 5.

MILWAUKEE 4TH: C Vargas grounded out to third. C Hart struck out swinging.
J Hardy grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 1,
MILWAUKEE 5.

CHICAGO CUBS 5TH: T Lilly grounded out to pitcher. A Soriano flied out to
left. F Pie doubled to deep right. D Lee popped out to first. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 1, MILWAUKEE 5.

MILWAUKEE 5TH: R Braun homered to left. P Fielder grounded out to third.
B Hall grounded out to shortstop. K Mench popped out to first. (1 Run, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 1, MILWAUKEE 6.

CHICAGO CUBS 6TH: A Ramirez popped out to first. C Floyd homered to right.
M Barrett singled to right. R Theriot doubled to deep center, M Barrett
scored. C Villanueva relieved C Vargas. T Gwynn Jr in center field. C Izturis
struck out swinging. J Jones hit for T Lilly. J Jones grounded out to second.
(2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 3, MILWAUKEE 6.

MILWAUKEE 6TH: S Eyre relieved T Lilly. D Miller grounded out to third.
T Graffanino struck out swinging. T Gwynn Jr struck out looking. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 3, MILWAUKEE 6.

CHICAGO CUBS 7TH: A Soriano struck out swinging. F Pie lined out to right.
D Lee grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 3,
MILWAUKEE 6.

MILWAUKEE 7TH: M Wuertz relieved S Eyre. C Hart walked. C Hart stole
second. J Hardy grounded out to third, C Hart to third. R Braun singled to
center, C Hart scored. W Ohman relieved M Wuertz. P Fielder struck out
looking. C Villanueva struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
CHICAGO CUBS 3, MILWAUKEE 7.

CHICAGO CUBS 8TH: A Ramirez walked. D Turnbow relieved C Villanueva.
C Floyd lined out to center. M Barrett walked, A Ramirez to second. R Theriot
singled to right, A Ramirez to third, M Barrett to second. M Murton hit for
C Izturis. M Murton struck out swinging. M DeRosa hit for W Ohman. M DeRosa
singled to center, A Ramirez and M Barrett scored, R Theriot to third.
F Cordero relieved D Turnbow. A Soriano struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 5, MILWAUKEE 7.

MILWAUKEE 8TH: R Theriot at shortstop. B Howry relieved W Ohman. M DeRosa
at second base. K Mench struck out swinging. D Miller flied out to left.
T Graffanino singled to shallow left. T Gwynn Jr struck out swinging. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 5, MILWAUKEE 7.

CHICAGO CUBS 9TH: F Pie flied out to left. D Lee struck out swinging.
A Ramirez singled to left. C Floyd lined out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) CHICAGO CUBS 5, MILWAUKEE 7.</div>

 

Brewers bash their way past Lilly, Cubs

<h3>MILWAUKEE 7, CHICAGO CUBS 5</h3>MILWAUKEE (Ticker) -- Prince Fielder did not homer for thesixth time in nine games, but plenty of his teammates did.

Fielder drove in a run and scored another and the MilwaukeeBrewers clubbed three homers off Chicago Cubs starter Ted Lillyen route to a 7-5 victory.

Rookie third baseman Ryan Braun had three hits - including asolo homer - and drove in a pair in support of right-handerClaudio Vargas (4-1), who held the Cubs down just long enough toearn his first win since May 4.

"I've been getting some good pitches and have been missing them,I'm happy I finally centered on one and could contribute,"Braun said.

Fielder, who currently leads the National League with 20 homers,got the Brewers on the board in the first with a sacrifice fly.

The philosophy is simple according to Fielder.

"You always want to get runs in when you have the opportunity,"Fielder said. "We're swinging the bat well, hopefully we cankeep it up."

The Brewers have been one of the most reliant teams in the majorleagues on home runs. The Brewers have scored 43.4 percent(115-of-265) of their runs via the home run and Tuesday was nodifferent.

The homer show began in the second frame when much-malignedsecond baseman Tony Graffanino clubbed a solo blast to deepleft. Graffanino began the year in a largely ineffective thirdbase platoon with fellow light-hitting middle infielder CraigCounsell before losing the job to Braun.

"He's (Graffanino) been in here hitting early every single dayand the home run was a nice, easy swing. Graf (is) getting backin the groove a little bit," Brewers manager Ned Yost said.

Graffanino was batting just .199 when he took Lilly (4-4) out ofthe ballpark. Leadoff hitter Corey Hart homered off Lilly twobatters later to push Milwaukee's advantage to 3-0.

The Brewers added two more runs in the following frame whenKevin Mench's two-out double brought Fielder in from second andDamian Miller followed with an RBI single.

Lilly turned in a 1-2-3 fourth inning before Braun led off thefifth with his homer. Chicago's lefthander lasted just threemore outs before being replaced in the sixth by lefthander ScottEyre.

Lilly yielded six runs and eight hits in five frames. It washis third poor outing in a row after beginning the season byyielding three runs or less in eight out of nine starts.

"His command has not been as good as it had been," said Cubsbench coach Alan Trammell, who is subbing for suspended managerLou Piniella. "He's getting behind in counts and it's hard tobe successful when you're doing that."

Over his last three starts, Lilly, who signed a four-year, $40million deal with the Cubs in the offseason, is 0-2 with an 8.82ERA.

Chicago scored a run in the fourth on an RBI double by CliffFloyd and added two more in the sixth on Floyd's third homer ofthe season and Ryan Theriot's RBI double, which chased Vargas.

"We've been putting rallies together toward the end of games andthat's a great trait for a team to have," Theriot said.

Milwaukee's night got a little bit sticky in the eighth whenrighthander Derrick Turnbow allowed a pair of runs to pull theCubs within 7-5, but closer Francisco Cordero came on withrunners at the corners and two outs and struck out All-StarAlfonso Soriano to end the threat.

"It feels great, just an unbelievable feeling that no one candescribe right now," Cordero said.

Cordero tacked on his league-leading 22nd save with a scorelessninth inning.