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

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

<h3>Soriano returns as Cubs face Brewers in NL Central showdown</h3>



<div class="pre">Milwaukee (65-65) at Chicago Cubs (66-63) 8:05 pm EDT</div>

CHICAGO (Ticker) -- The Chicago Cubs have to be ecstatic thatAlfonso Soriano is set to return on Tuesday in the opener of athree-game series with their divisional rival, the MilwaukeeBrewers.


Soriano, who has been on the disabled list since suffering astrained right quadriceps on August 5, is tied for the team leadin home runs with 18. The Cubs were one of the hottest teamsin baseball with Soriano prior to his injury, but they've lost11 of 19 without him.


While the Cubs have struggled, the Brewers (65-65) have beeneven worse, posting a major league-worst 7-16 record in August.

Chicago leads the Milwaukee by 1 1/2 games in the NationalLeague Central.


Rich Hill (7-7, 3.67 ERA) is hoping the return of Soriano willhelp give him much-needed run support. Hill has allowed threeruns or less in seven of his last eight starts, but has just onewin in that span.


Meanwhile, Jeff Suppan (8-11, 4.85) takes the hill for Milwaukee,looking for his first win in his last 11 starts. Suppan, who is0-4 with a 4.76 ERA that span, allowed three runs and sevenhits in seven innings of a 3-2 loss to Arizona on Wednesday.

Milwaukee has lost four straight and 11 of its last 15 games onthe road.

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">MILWAUKEE AT CHICAGO CUBS -- LINEUPS

MILWAUKEE CHICAGO CUBS
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Rickie Weeks 2B .227 6 21 Alfonso Soriano LF .297 18 42
Corey Hart RF .280 18 54 Ryan Theriot SS .288 3 39
Prince Fielder 1B .281 39 97 Derrek Lee 1B .311 15 67
Ryan Braun 3B .334 25 66 Aramis Ramirez 3B .310 18 79
Kevin Mench LF .265 6 30 Cliff Floyd RF .291 5 39
Bill Hall CF .258 12 51 Mark Derosa 2B .292 8 60
Johnny Estrada C .282 8 40 Jacque Jones CF .270 5 47
J.J. Hardy SS .275 23 72 Jason Kendall C .298 1 15
Jeff Suppan RHP .083 0 2 Rich Hill LHP .125 0 4
(8-11, 4.85) (7-7, 3.67)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS
WARMUPS: MIL - JEFF SUPPAN (8-11, 4.85)
CHN - RICH HILL (7-7, 3.67)

UMPIRES: HP - ROB DRAKE
1B - GERRY DAVIS
2B - BRIAN GORMAN
3B - PAUL NAUERT

WEATHER: 87 Degrees, clear
WIND: 13 mph, out to center</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS
STARTING BATS: MIL - JEFF SUPPAN AND JOHNNY ESTRADA
CHN - RICH HILL AND JASON KENDALL

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: R WEEKS (.227, 6 HR, 21 RBI)
C HART (.280, 18 HR, 54 RBI)
P FIELDER (.281, 39 HR, 97 RBI)</div>

 

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 0
CHICAGO CUBS 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIL - JEFF SUPPAN
CHN - RICH HILL

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: A SORIANO (.297, 18 HR, 42 RBI)
R THERIOT (.288, 3 HR, 39 RBI)
D LEE (.311, 15 HR, 67 RBI)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">MILWAUKEE (0) VS CHICAGO CUBS (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Weeks 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .226
C Hart rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .279
P Fielder 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .280
R Braun 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .334
K Mench lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
B Hall cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
J Estrada c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
J Hardy ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
J Suppan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 3 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
R Theriot ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
D Lee 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311
A Ramirez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310
C Floyd rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
M DeRosa 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
J Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
J Kendall c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
R Hill p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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MILWAUKEE - 0 -- 0
CHICAGO CUBS - -- 0
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MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
J Suppan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.85

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
R Hill 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 3.65

Pitches-strikes: R Hill 14-10. Ground balls-fly balls: R Hill 0-0. Batters
faced: R Hill 3.

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

Weather: 87 degrees, clear. Wind: 13 mph, out to center.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS
CONFIRMED STARTERS: MIL - JEFF SUPPAN
CHN - RICH HILL</div>

 

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 0
CHICAGO CUBS 0 0 0 0 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIL - JEFF SUPPAN
CHN - RICH HILL

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: R BRAUN (.334, 25 HR, 66 RBI)
K MENCH (.265, 6 HR, 30 RBI)
B HALL (.258, 12 HR, 51 RBI)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">MILWAUKEE (0) VS CHICAGO CUBS (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Weeks 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .226
C Hart rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .279
P Fielder 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .280
R Braun 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .334
K Mench lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
B Hall cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
J Estrada c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
J Hardy ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
J Suppan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 3 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
R Theriot ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
D Lee 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .310
A Ramirez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310
C Floyd rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
M DeRosa 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
J Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
J Kendall c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
R Hill p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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MILWAUKEE - 0 -- 0
CHICAGO CUBS - 0 -- 0
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MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
J Suppan 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.82

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
R Hill 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 3.65

Pitches-strikes: J Suppan 14-11; R Hill 14-10. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Suppan 2-0; R Hill 0-0. Batters faced: J Suppan 3; R Hill 3.

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

Weather: 86 degrees, clear. Wind: 12 mph, out to center.</div>

 

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 0
CHICAGO CUBS 0 0 0 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIL - JEFF SUPPAN
CHN - RICH HILL

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: A RAMIREZ (.310, 18 HR, 79 RBI)
C FLOYD (.291, 5 HR, 39 RBI)
M DEROSA (.292, 8 HR, 60 RBI)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">MILWAUKEE (0) VS CHICAGO CUBS (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Weeks 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .226
C Hart rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .279
P Fielder 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .280
R Braun 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333
K Mench lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .267
B Hall cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .258
J Estrada c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .281
J Hardy ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
J Suppan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083

Totals 7 0 1 0 0 5 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
R Theriot ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
D Lee 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .310
A Ramirez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310
C Floyd rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
M DeRosa 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
J Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
J Kendall c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
R Hill p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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MILWAUKEE - 00 -- 0
CHICAGO CUBS - 0 -- 0
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MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
J Suppan 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.82

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
R Hill 2 1 0 0 0 5 0 3.63

Pitches-strikes: J Suppan 14-11; R Hill 32-22. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Suppan 2-0; R Hill 0-1. Batters faced: J Suppan 3; R Hill 7.

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

Weather: 86 degrees, clear. Wind: 12 mph, out to center.</div>

 

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 0
CHICAGO CUBS 0 0 0 1 0 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIL - JEFF SUPPAN
CHN - RICH HILL

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: J HARDY (.275, 23 HR, 72 RBI)
J SUPPAN (.083, 0 HR, 2 RBI)
R WEEKS (.226, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">MILWAUKEE (0) VS CHICAGO CUBS (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Weeks 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .226
C Hart rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .279
P Fielder 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .280
R Braun 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333
K Mench lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .267
B Hall cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .258
J Estrada c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .281
J Hardy ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
J Suppan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083

Totals 7 0 1 0 0 5 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Hardy-R Weeks-P Fielder).


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
R Theriot ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
D Lee 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .310
A Ramirez 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .312
C Floyd rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .289
M DeRosa 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .292
J Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
J Kendall c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
R Hill p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125

Totals 6 0 1 0 0 1 2

BATTING: GIDP - M DeRosa. Team LOB - 0.


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MILWAUKEE - 00 -- 0
CHICAGO CUBS - 00 -- 0
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MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
J Suppan 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.79

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
R Hill 2 1 0 0 0 5 0 3.63

Pitches-strikes: J Suppan 27-18; R Hill 32-22. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Suppan 4-1; R Hill 0-1. Batters faced: J Suppan 6; R Hill 7.

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

Weather: 86 degrees, clear. Wind: 12 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY COREY HART SCORED J.J. HARDY.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R WEEKS ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 1
CHICAGO CUBS 0 TOP, 3RD

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: P FIELDER (.280, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at CHICAGO CUBS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIL - JEFF SUPPAN
CHN - RICH HILL

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: J JONES (.270, 5 HR, 47 RBI)
J KENDALL (.298, 1 HR, 15 RBI)
R HILL (.125, 0 HR, 4 RBI)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">MILWAUKEE (1) VS CHICAGO CUBS (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Weeks 2b 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .228
C Hart rf 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 .279
P Fielder 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .280
R Braun 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333
K Mench lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .267
B Hall cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .258
J Estrada c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .281
J Hardy ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .277
J Suppan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083

Totals 10 1 3 1 0 5 3

BATTING: S - J Suppan. SF - C Hart. RBI - C Hart (55). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - P Fielder 1. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Hardy-R Weeks-P Fielder).


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
R Theriot ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
D Lee 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .310
A Ramirez 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .312
C Floyd rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .289
M DeRosa 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .292
J Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
J Kendall c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
R Hill p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125

Totals 6 0 1 0 0 1 2

BATTING: GIDP - M DeRosa. Team LOB - 0.


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MILWAUKEE - 001 -- 1
CHICAGO CUBS - 00 -- 0
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MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
J Suppan 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.79

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
R Hill 3 3 1 1 0 5 0 3.66

Pitches-strikes: J Suppan 27-18; R Hill 47-32. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Suppan 4-1; R Hill 2-2. Batters faced: J Suppan 6; R Hill 12.

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

Weather: 86 degrees, clear. Wind: 12 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at CHICAGO CUBS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIL - JEFF SUPPAN
CHN - RICH HILL

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: R BRAUN (.333, 0-FOR-1)
K MENCH (.267, 1-FOR-1)
B HALL (.258, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">MILWAUKEE (1) VS CHICAGO CUBS (0) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Weeks 2b 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .228
C Hart rf 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 .279
P Fielder 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .280
R Braun 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333
K Mench lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .267
B Hall cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .258
J Estrada c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .281
J Hardy ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .277
J Suppan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083

Totals 10 1 3 1 0 5 3

BATTING: S - J Suppan. SF - C Hart. RBI - C Hart (55). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - P Fielder 1. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Hardy-R Weeks-P Fielder).


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .296
R Theriot ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .287
D Lee 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .310
A Ramirez 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .312
C Floyd rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .289
M DeRosa 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .292
J Jones cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .272
J Kendall c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .305
R Hill p 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .122

Totals 11 0 3 0 0 2 7

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Theriot 1. GIDP - M
DeRosa. Team LOB - 2.


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MILWAUKEE - 001 -- 1
CHICAGO CUBS - 000 -- 0
----------------------------------------------------

MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
J Suppan 3 3 0 0 0 2 0 4.76

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
R Hill 3 3 1 1 0 5 0 3.66

Pitches-strikes: J Suppan 43-30; R Hill 47-32. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Suppan 5-2; R Hill 2-2. Batters faced: J Suppan 11; R Hill 12.

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

Weather: 86 degrees, clear. Wind: 12 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at CHICAGO CUBS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIL - JEFF SUPPAN
CHN - RICH HILL

DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: D LEE (.310, 0-FOR-1)
A RAMIREZ (.312, 1-FOR-1)
C FLOYD (.289, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">MILWAUKEE (1) VS CHICAGO CUBS (0) - MID 4TH - IN PROGRESS

MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Weeks 2b 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .228
C Hart rf 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 .279
P Fielder 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .280
R Braun 3b 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .335
K Mench lf 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .266
B Hall cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .257
J Estrada c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .281
J Hardy ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .277
J Suppan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083

Totals 13 1 4 1 0 6 5

BATTING: S - J Suppan. SF - C Hart. RBI - C Hart (55). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - P Fielder 1. GIDP - B Hall. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Hardy-R Weeks-P Fielder).


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .296
R Theriot ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .287
D Lee 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .310
A Ramirez 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .312
C Floyd rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .289
M DeRosa 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .292
J Jones cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .272
J Kendall c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .305
R Hill p 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .122

Totals 11 0 3 0 0 2 7

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Theriot 1. GIDP - M
DeRosa. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (M DeRosa-R Theriot-D Lee).


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MILWAUKEE - 001 0 -- 1
CHICAGO CUBS - 000 -- 0
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MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
J Suppan 3 3 0 0 0 2 0 4.76

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
R Hill 4 4 1 1 0 6 0 3.64

Pitches-strikes: J Suppan 43-30; R Hill 55-39. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Suppan 5-2; R Hill 4-2. Batters faced: J Suppan 11; R Hill 15.

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

Weather: 86 degrees, clear. Wind: 12 mph, out to center.</div>