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CHICAGO CUBS (7) VS MILWAUKEE (1) - FINAL

CHICAGO CUBS           ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
T Walker 2b             4  2  2  1   0  1   1  .279
 M Grudzielanek 2b      0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .279
A Gonzalez ss           3  0  0  0   0  2   1  .215
S Sosa rf               4  2  2  2   0  2   1  .270
M Alou lf               3  1  1  0   1  1   0  .281
D Lee 1b                4  1  2  1   0  1   0  .302
A Ramirez 3b            4  0  0  0   0  1   4  .317
C Patterson cf          3  1  0  0   1  2   0  .272
P Bako c                3  0  0  0   0  0   0  .188
 b-M Barrett ph-c       0  0  0  1   0  0   0  .297
G Maddux p              2  0  1  0   0  0   0  .146
 a-T Goodwin ph         1  0  0  0   0  0   0  .212
 J Leicester p          0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .000
 K Mercker p            0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .000
 c-J Macias ph          1  0  0  0   0  1   1  .285
 K Farnsworth p         0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .000

Totals                 32  7  8  5   2 11   8

a-grounded to first for G Maddux in the 7th;  b-hit sacrifice fly to right for 
P Bako in the 9th;  c-struck out swinging for K Mercker in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - T Walker (15, B Sheets); S Sosa (14, B Sheets). HR - T Walker 
(12, 3rd inning off B Sheets 0 on, 0 Out), S Sosa (21, 3rd inning off B Sheets 
0 on, 1 Out). S - A Gonzalez. SF - M Barrett. RBI - S Sosa 2 (47), D Lee (61), 
T Walker (30), M Barrett (46). Team LOB - 2. 
 
FIELDING: E - P Bako (3, catchers interference). DP: 1 (D Lee-A Gonzalez). 
 

MILWAUKEE              ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
S Podsednik cf          4  0  0  0   0  1   1  .253
C Counsell ss           3  0  2  0   0  0   0  .254
G Jenkins lf            4  0  1  0   0  1   2  .248
R Branyan 3b            4  1  1  1   0  1   3  .200
L Overbay 1b            3  0  0  0   1  1   0  .332
B Clark rf              4  0  1  0   0  2   3  .273
B Hall 2b               4  0  0  0   0  2   1  .259
C Moeller c             3  0  1  0   0  1   1  .232
B Sheets p              1  0  0  0   0  0   0  .054
 a-B Kieschnick ph      0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .318
 b-W Helms ph           1  0  0  0   0  0   1  .254
 D Burba p              0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .000
 J Bennett p            0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .000

Totals                 31  1  6  1   1  9  12

a-hit for B Sheets in the 7th;  b-flied out to right for B Kieschnick in the 
7th.

BATTING: HR - R Branyan (1, 6th inning off G Maddux 0 on, 2 Out). S - B Sheets. 
RBI - R Branyan (1). 2-out RBI - R Branyan. Runners left in scoring position, 2 
out - S Podsednik 1, B Clark 2. GIDP - G Jenkins. Reached via catcher's 
interference - C Counsell 1. Team LOB - 6. 
 
FIELDING: E - D Burba (1, throw). DP: 1 (C Counsell-B Hall). 
 

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    CHICAGO CUBS    - 202 000 003   --   7
    MILWAUKEE       - 000 001 000   --   1
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CHICAGO CUBS                 ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
G Maddux (W, 10-7)            6       4   1   1   1   6   1   3.91
J Leicester (H, 2)              2/3   1   0   0   0   2   0   2.20
K Mercker (H, 9)              1 1/3   1   0   0   0   0   0   2.10
K Farnsworth                  1       0   0   0   0   1   0   3.12

MILWAUKEE                    ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
B Sheets (L, 9-8)             7       7   4   4   0   8   2   2.58
D Burba                       1 1/3   1   3   3   2   2   0   4.02
J Bennett                       2/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   4.37

WP - G Maddux, J Bennett 2. IBB - C Patterson (by D Burba). Pitches-strikes: 
G Maddux 79-50; J Leicester 12-9; K Mercker 10-6; K Farnsworth 14-8; B Sheets 
107-74; D Burba 37-19; J Bennett 11-6. Ground balls-fly balls: G Maddux 7-5; J 
Leicester 0-0; K Mercker 1-3; K Farnsworth 1-1; B Sheets 5-7; D Burba 1-1; J 
Bennett 0-1. Batters faced: G Maddux 23; J Leicester 3; K Mercker 5; K 
Farnsworth 3; B Sheets 27; D Burba 7; J Bennett 2. 
 
UMPIRES: HP--Dale Scott. 1B--Ramon Armendariz. 2B--Ron Kulpa. 3B--Brian 
Gorman. 

T--2:30. Att--41,520. 
Weather: 73 degrees, clear. Wind: 8 mph, in from 
center.
 

How They Scored

CHICAGO CUBS 1ST:   T Walker doubled to deep left center.  A Gonzalez 
sacrificed to pitcher, T Walker to third.  S Sosa doubled to deep left, T 
Walker scored.  M Alou singled to left, S Sosa to third.  D Lee singled to 
left, S Sosa scored, M Alou to second.  A Ramirez lined into double play, 
shortstop to second, M Alou doubled off second.(2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors)  
CHICAGO CUBS 2, MILWAUKEE 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 3RD:   T Walker homered to right.  A Gonzalez struck out 
looking.  S Sosa homered to right.  M Alou struck out swinging.  D Lee flied 
out to center. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)  CHICAGO CUBS 4, MILWAUKEE 0.

MILWAUKEE 6TH:   C Counsell lined out to center.  G Jenkins struck out 
looking.  R Branyan homered to right center.  L Overbay struck out swinging. (1 
Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)  CHICAGO CUBS 4, MILWAUKEE 1.

CHICAGO CUBS 9TH:   M Alou walked.  D Lee singled to shallow left, M Alou to 
second.  M Alou safe at third, D Lee safe at second on throwing error by 
pitcher D Burba. A Ramirez fouled out to first.  C Patterson intentionally 
walked.  M Barrett hit for P Bako. J Bennett relieved D Burba. M Alou scored, D 
Lee to third, C Patterson to second on wild pitch by J Bennett. M Barrett hit 
sacrifice fly to right, D Lee scored, C Patterson to third.  J Macias hit for K 
Mercker. C Patterson scored on J Bennett's wild pitch. J Macias struck out 
swinging. (3 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error)  CHICAGO CUBS 7, MILWAUKEE 1.

Game Story

MILWAUKEE (Ticker) -- Greg Maddux is a step closer to where Ben 
Sheets one day hopes to be.

Maddux outdueled Sheets for career win No. 299 as the Chicago
Cubs posted a 7-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers.

A four-time Cy Young Award winner, Maddux (10-7) moved within
one victory of becoming the 22nd pitcher ever to win 300 games.
The veteran righthander limited the Brewers to one run and four
hits in six innings, walked one and struck out six.

Maddux will have a chance to secure win No. 300 on Sunday, when
he is scheduled to start at home against Philadelphia.  He said
he will feel a little more pressure in that start.

"Obviously it's human nature to feel that way a little bit,"
Maddux said. "Luckily, we're trying to put ourselves in a
position to go into the postseason so it's not about me."

"It would be more special when he gets 300," Cubs second baseman
Todd Walker said. "You think about that kind of stuff. "I
happened to be on the field when Molitor got his 3,000th hit and
I still remember it like it was yesterday.  Those are the kinds
of things you remember."

The 38-year-old Maddux, who endured a slow start this season,
has won his last three starts and improved to 4-1 in his last
five outings.  His latest victory also gave him 17 straight
seasons with at least 10 wins.

"I've seen him pitch at Atlanta for a bunch of those wins," said
Brewers manager Ned Yost, who was coach with the Braves for 10
seasons.

Maddux's also got the best of Sheets, a former Olympian who has
emerged as one of the game's top young pitchers.

Sheets (9-8) gave up four runs and seven hits in seven innings.
The 26-year-old righthander, who is 257 wins behind Maddux,
struck out eight without a walk en route to his third straight
loss.

"It's no secret, it's location, location, location," Sheets
said. "I thought we had as good as chance as anybody to win
tonight."

Recently acquired Russell Branyan hit a solo homer in the sixth
for the Brewers, who lost their season-high fifth straight game.

The Cubs gave Maddux an early lead to work with in the first as
Sammy Sosa delivered an RBI double and Todd Walker plated a run
with a single.

Walker and Sosa belted solo homers in the third, pushing the
lead to 4-0.