Cubs 11, 
Brewers 4
| Chicago Cubs | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| A Soriano LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .291 |
| R Theriot SS | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .319 |
| D Lee 1B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .291 |
| A Ramirez 3B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .274 |
| R Cedeno 3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .283 |
| K Fukudome RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .282 |
| M DeRosa 2B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .271 |
| B Howry P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| S Eyre P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| S Marshall P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| J Edmonds CF | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .241 |
| G Soto C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .278 |
| R Harden P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| a-D Ward PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .246 |
| M Fontenot 2B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .287 |
| Totals | 35 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 6 | |
| a-grounded to first for R Harden in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: K Fukudome (21, D Bush); A Ramirez (28, D Riske); G Soto (26, S McClung); M Fontenot (16, S McClung) HR: J Edmonds 2 (13, 3rd inning off D Bush 0 on, 0 Out; 4th inning off D Bush 3 on, 2 Out); A Soriano (18, 8th inning off D Bush 0 on, 1 Out); K Fukudome (8, 8th inning off D Riske 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: J Edmonds 5 (42), A Soriano (47), A Ramirez (73), K Fukudome 2 (40), M Fontenot 2 (30) 2-out RBI: J Edmonds 4, A Ramirez, K Fukudome 2 GIDP: R Theriot, R Harden Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: D Lee 1 Team LOB: 1 | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (A Soriano-D Lee). Outfield Assist: A Soriano (R Weeks at 1st base). | ||||||||
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| R Harden (W, 1-1) | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 105-71 | 1.11 |
| B Howry | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23-13 | 5.19 |
| S Eyre | 0.1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25-16 | 7.15 |
| S Marshall | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10-7 | 4.13 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 163-107 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: R Harden 26; B Howry 4; S Eyre 4; S Marshall 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Harden 2-9; B Howry 1-1; S Eyre 0-1; S Marshall 1-0 Game Scores: R Harden 70 | |||||||||
| Milwaukee Brewers | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| R Weeks 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .223 |
| C Counsell 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .231 |
| J Hardy SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .288 |
| P Fielder 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 |
| R Braun LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .302 |
| G Kapler RF | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .303 |
| M Cameron CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .227 |
| J Kendall C | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .246 |
| D Bush P | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .105 |
| D Riske P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| a-R Durham PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .288 |
| E Gagne P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| S McClung P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .294 |
| b-B Hall PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .230 |
| Totals | 36 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 12 | |
| a-fouled out to third for D Riske in the 8th b-doubled to deep right center for S Mcclung in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: G Kapler 2 (13, R Harden 2); R Braun (27, R Harden); B Hall (18, S Marshall) HR: P Fielder (22, 7th inning off R Harden 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: P Fielder (61), M Cameron (42), B Hall 2 (44) 2-out RBI: B Hall 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Kendall 1, J Hardy 1, R Weeks 1, M Cameron 1, G Kapler 1 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: C Counsell (3, throw) DP: 2 (J Hardy-R Weeks-P Fielder, C Counsell-J Hardy-R Weeks). | ||||||||
| Milwaukee Brewers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| D Bush (L, 5-9) | 7.1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 106-66 | 4.69 |
| D Riske | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23-14 | 4.46 |
| E Gagne | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-0 | 6.59 |
| S McClung | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20-15 | 4.41 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 153-95 | |
| PITCHING HBP: A Soriano (By D Bush); M DeRosa (By D Bush) Batters faced: D Bush 29; D Riske 4; E Gagne 1; S McClung 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: D Bush 9-10; D Riske 0-1; E Gagne 0-0; S McClung 2-0 Game Scores: D Bush 44 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| CHC | MIL | |||
 | 3rd | J Edmonds homered to right. | 1 | 0 |
| 4th | J Edmonds homered to left, A Ramirez, K Fukudome and M DeRosa scored. | 5 | 0 |
 | 7th | P Fielder homered to right. | 5 | 1 |
| 8th | A Soriano homered to left. | 6 | 1 |
| 8th | A Ramirez doubled to deep left, R Theriot scored. | 7 | 1 |
| 8th | K Fukudome homered to right, A Ramirez scored. | 9 | 1 |
| 9th | M Fontenot doubled to left, J Edmonds and G Soto scored. | 11 | 1 |
| 9th | M Cameron singled to right, R Braun scored, G Kapler to second. | 11 | 2 |
| 9th | B Hall doubled to deep right center, M Cameron and J Kendall scored. | 11 | 4 |
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| Game Notes |
| PRINCE FIELDER WAS EJECTED BY HOME PLATE UMPIRE DOUG EDDINGS IN THE BOTTOM OF THE NINTH INNING FOR ARGUING BALLS AND STRIKES. |
| ERIC GAGNE WAS EJECTED BY HOME PLATE UMPIRE DOUG EDDINGS FOR THROWING AT JIM EDMONDS IN THE TOP OF THE NINTH INNING. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Miller Park, Milwaukee, WI |
| Attendance | 45,346 (108.2% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:59 |
| Weather | 83 degrees, sunny |
| Wind | 5 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Doug Eddings, First Base - Ted Barrett, Second Base - Dana Demuth, Third Base - Lance Barksdale |
MLB Scores
Thursday, July 31st 2008
| Detroit | 4 | Final |
| Cleveland | 9 |
| Chi Cubs | 11 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 4 |
| St. Louis | 4 | Final |
| Atlanta | 9 |
| LA Angels | 12 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 6 |
| Philadelphia | 8 | Final |
| Washington | 4 |
| Colorado | 2 | Final |
| Florida | 12 |
| Seattle | 8 | Final |
| Texas | 5 |
| Chi White Sox | 6 | Final |
| Minnesota | 10 |
| Arizona | 2 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 1 |