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CHICAGO CUBS (9) VS MILWAUKEE (6) - FINAL

CHICAGO CUBS           ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
T Goodwin cf            3  3  2  0   2  0   0  .213
D Lee 1b                5  1  3  4   0  1   1  .294
N Garciaparra ss        5  1  1  0   0  2   4  .318
M Alou lf               3  1  1  0   2  0   1  .272
S Sosa rf               4  1  2  1   1  1   4  .257
A Ramirez 3b            4  1  1  3   0  1   3  .315
M Grudzielanek 2b       3  1  1  0   1  0   0  .290
P Bako c                4  0  0  0   0  2   2  .182
G Maddux p              2  0  0  0   0  0   0  .122
 a-J Macias ph          1  0  0  0   0  0   0  .265
 M Remlinger p          0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .000
 L Hawkins p            0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .000

Totals                 34  9 11  8   6  7  15

a-flied out to left for G Maddux in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - T Goodwin (8, C Capuano). HR - D Lee (26, 2nd inning off C 
Capuano 2 on, 2 Out), S Sosa (27, 3rd inning off C Capuano 0 on, 1 Out), A 
Ramirez (24, 5th inning off C Capuano 2 on, 1 Out). S - G Maddux. RBI - D Lee 4 
(76), S Sosa (58), A Ramirez 3 (76). 2-out RBI - D Lee 3. Runners left in 
scoring position, 2 out - A Ramirez 1. GIDP - N Garciaparra, A Ramirez. Team 
LOB - 5. 
 
BASERUNNING: SB - T Goodwin (3, 2nd base off M Wise/C Moeller). 
 
FIELDING: E - G Maddux (1, throw); M Grudzielanek (3, ground ball). DP: 1 (N 
Garciaparra-D Lee). 
 

MILWAUKEE              ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
S Podsednik cf          4  1  0  0   0  3   0  .251
B Hall 2b               4  2  1  1   0  0   0  .262
L Overbay 1b            4  2  3  0   0  0   0  .321
R Branyan 3b            3  0  1  2   0  2   2  .311
G Jenkins lf            4  1  2  3   0  2   1  .250
B Clark rf              4  0  0  0   0  0   1  .267
C Counsell ss           3  0  0  0   1  1   0  .254
C Moeller c             3  0  0  0   0  1   1  .215
 b-C Magruder ph        0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .250
C Capuano p             2  0  0  0   0  0   0  .200
 J Bennett p            0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .000
 a-T Durrington ph      1  0  0  0   0  0   0  .235
 M Wise p               0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .000
 M Adams p              0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .000
 c-B Grieve ph          1  0  0  0   0  0   1  .255

Totals                 33  6  7  6   1  9   6

a-grounded to shortstop for J Bennett in the 7th;  b-hit by pitch for C Moeller 
in the 9th;  c-flied out to center for M Adams in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - R Branyan (3, G Maddux); L Overbay (40, M Remlinger). HR - G 
Jenkins (19, 1st inning off G Maddux 2 on, 1 Out). SF - R Branyan. RBI - B Hall 
(44), G Jenkins 3 (66), R Branyan 2 (14). Runners left in scoring position, 2 
out - G Jenkins 1. GIDP - B Clark. Team LOB - 3. 
 
BASERUNNING: SB - S Podsednik (46, 2nd base off G Maddux/P Bako). 
 
FIELDING: E - B Clark (3, throw); R Branyan (1, ground ball). Outfield 
assists - G Jenkins (D Lee at 3rd base). DP: 2 (C Counsell-B Hall-L Overbay 2). 

 

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    CHICAGO CUBS    - 131 030 001   --   9
    MILWAUKEE       - 401 000 010   --   6
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CHICAGO CUBS                 ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
G Maddux (W, 12-8)            7       6   5   4   1   7   1   3.99
M Remlinger (H, 11)           1       1   1   0   0   2   0   3.18
L Hawkins (S, 19)             1       0   0   0   0   0   0   2.59

MILWAUKEE                    ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
C Capuano (L, 6-7)            4 1/3   8   8   8   4   7   3   4.34
J Bennett                     2 2/3   3   0   0   0   0   0   4.74
M Wise                        1       0   1   0   1   0   0   4.10
M Adams                       1       0   0   0   1   0   0   2.72

M Wise pitched to 2 batters in the 9th.

WP - M Adams. HBP - C Magruder (by L Hawkins). Pitches-strikes: G Maddux 
96-64; M Remlinger 17-11; L Hawkins 12-8; C Capuano 98-54; J Bennett 33-22; M 
Wise 20-10; M Adams 16-8. Ground balls-fly balls: G Maddux 6-7; M Remlinger 
0-1; L Hawkins 0-3; C Capuano 4-1; J Bennett 5-3; M Wise 1-2; M Adams 2-0. 
Batters faced: G Maddux 27; M Remlinger 5; L Hawkins 4; C Capuano 24; J Bennett 
9; M Wise 5; M Adams 3. 
 
UMPIRES: HP--Wally Bell. 1B--Laz Diaz. 2B--Bill Welke. 3B--John Hirschbeck. 

T--2:59. Att--42,406. 
Weather: 64 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, out to 
right.
 

How They Scored

CHICAGO CUBS 1ST:   T Goodwin doubled to deep right, T Goodwin to third on 
throwing error by right fielder B Clark. D Lee singled to left, T Goodwin 
scored.  N Garciaparra struck out swinging.  M Alou singled to left center, 
D Lee thrown out at third.  S Sosa walked, M Alou to second.  A Ramirez struck 
out swinging. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 1 Error)  CHICAGO CUBS 1, MILWAUKEE 0.

MILWAUKEE 1ST:   S Podsednik safe at first on throwing error by pitcher 
G Maddux.  S Podsednik stole second. B Hall singled to center, S Podsednik 
scored.  L Overbay singled to center, B Hall to third.  R Branyan struck out 
swinging.  G Jenkins homered to center, B Hall and L Overbay scored.  B Clark 
popped out to shortstop.  C Counsell walked.  C Moeller flied out to right. 
(4 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error)  CHICAGO CUBS 1, MILWAUKEE 4.

CHICAGO CUBS 2ND:   M Grudzielanek walked.  P Bako struck out looking.  
G Maddux sacrificed to pitcher, M Grudzielanek to second.  T Goodwin walked.  
D Lee homered to center, M Grudzielanek and T Goodwin scored.  N Garciaparra 
struck out swinging. (3 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)  CHICAGO CUBS 4, MILWAUKEE 4.

CHICAGO CUBS 3RD:   M Alou grounded out to shortstop.  S Sosa homered to 
left.  A Ramirez flied out to left.  M Grudzielanek singled to center.  P Bako 
struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)  CHICAGO CUBS 5, MILWAUKEE 4.

MILWAUKEE 3RD:   L Overbay singled to left center.  R Branyan doubled to deep 
right, L Overbay scored, R Branyan thrown out at third attempting to advance on 
throw.  G Jenkins struck out swinging.  B Clark lined out to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 
0 Errors)  CHICAGO CUBS 5, MILWAUKEE 5.

CHICAGO CUBS 5TH:   N Garciaparra reached on infield single to third.  M Alou 
walked, N Garciaparra to second.  S Sosa struck out looking.  A Ramirez homered 
to left, N Garciaparra and M Alou scored.  J Bennett relieved C Capuano. 
M Grudzielanek lined out to left.  P Bako grounded out to third. (3 Runs, 2 Hits, 
0 Errors)  CHICAGO CUBS 8, MILWAUKEE 5.

MILWAUKEE 8TH:   M Remlinger relieved G Maddux. S Podsednik struck out 
looking.  B Hall safe at first on error by second baseman M Grudzielanek.  
L Overbay doubled to right, B Hall to third.  R Branyan hit sacrifice fly to 
center, B Hall scored, L Overbay to third.  G Jenkins struck out swinging. 
(1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error)  CHICAGO CUBS 8, MILWAUKEE 6.

CHICAGO CUBS 9TH:   T Goodwin walked.  T Goodwin stole second. D Lee safe at 
second on error by third baseman R Branyan, T Goodwin scored.  M Adams relieved 
M Wise. N Garciaparra grounded out to third.  M Alou walked.  D Lee to third, 
M Alou to second on wild pitch by M Adams. S Sosa grounded into fielder's choice 
to third, D Lee out at home, M Alou to third.  M Alou out at home on runner's 
fielder's choice.(1 Run, 0 Hits, 1 Error)  CHICAGO CUBS 9, MILWAUKEE 6.

Game Story

MILWAUKEE (Ticker) -- Greg Maddux bounced back from a rocky 
start while the Chicago Cubs rocked Chris Capuano.

Aramis Ramirez and Derrek Lee each hit three-run homers and
Sammy Sosa added a solo blast to power the Cubs to a 9-6 victory
over the Brewers in the rubber game of their three-game series.

Maddux (12-8) improved his career record to 10-2 against
Milwaukee, including 3-0 this season.  After yielding five runs
and five hits in the first three innings, Maddux gave up just
one hit over the next four innings, retiring 13 of the last 14
batters.

"Runs make you look good, and we got a bunch of runs today,"
Maddux said of his 301st career win.  "We've got a lot of guys
that can hit.  As a pitcher, you just try to last five, six,
seven innings and let them do their thing."

LaTroy Hawkins pitched a hitless ninth for his 19th save in 23
opportunities.

The win pulled the Cubs within one-half game of idle San
Francisco in the National League wild card race.

"The team that wants it the most is going to get it," Cubs
manager Dusty Baker said.  "Our offense bailed everybody out
today. It was a big win."

Ramirez snapped a 5-5 tie with a three-run homer in the fifth
inning, launching a 2-2 pitch over the left field wall.  Nomar
Garciaparra led off with a single and Moises Alou walked before
Ramirez hit his 24th home run of the season.

Russell Branyan, who hit two homers and drove in five runs for
Milwaukee in Wednesday's 7-5 loss, had an RBI double and a
sacrifice fly.

It was not a happy 26th birthday for Capuano (6-7), who returned
to the rotation after missing a start due to elbow soreness and
surrendered a career-high eight runs and eight hits in 4 1/3
innings.

"I felt healthy, I felt strong, and I had pretty good stuff,"
Capuano said. "But because I wasn't throwing enough strikes, I
wasn't able to get ahead of a lot of hitters. Even if you have
good stuff, when you're pitching behind in the count with big
league hitters, you're in trouble."

It was also not a happy 50th birthday for Brewers manager Ned
Yost, who watched his team lose after jumping out to a 4-1 lead
against Maddux.

"It's always tough when you get four off a guy like Greg Maddux
and you don't hold the lead," Yost said.  "Home runs killed us."

Scott Podsednik led off the bottom of the first with a one-hop
grounder that deflected off Maddux's right calf.  The 13-time
Gold Glove winner retrieved the ball, but his throw pulled Lee
off first base for his first error since April 9, 2003.

"It (Maddux's calf) was sore all game, so it was a gutsy
performance," Baker said.

Podsednik stole second and scored on a single by Bill Hall. Lyle
Overbay followed with a single and, one out later, Geoff
Jenkins hit his 19th home run of the season.

Capuano walked Mark Grudzielanek and Tom Goodwin before Lee hit
his 26th home run of the season in the second inning, tying the
game at 4-4.

Sosa, who recently moved down to fifth in the batting order, hit
his 27th home run of the season in the third inning.