Cubs 5, 
Brewers 4
| W: | R. Dempster (16-6) |
| L: | C. Sabathia (15-9) |
| SV: | K. Wood (31) |
| Milwaukee Brewers | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| M Cameron CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .244 |
| R Durham 2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .288 |
| R Braun LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .290 |
| P Fielder 1B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .268 |
| J Hardy SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .278 |
| C Hart RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .274 |
| C Counsell 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .236 |
| J Kendall C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .248 |
| C Sabathia P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .244 |
| C Villanueva P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 |
| B Shouse P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| a-M Lamb PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 |
| A Escobar PR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 |
| Totals | 37 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 14 | |
| a-singled to right for B Shouse in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: P Fielder (24, R Dempster); R Durham 2 (32, R Dempster, K Wood) HR: P Fielder 2 (32, 6th inning off R Dempster 1 on, 1 Out; 8th inning off C Marmol 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: P Fielder 3 (90), R Durham (44) S: C Sabathia 2-out RBI: R Durham GIDP: M Cameron Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Kendall 1, P Fielder 1, J Hardy 2 Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||
| Milwaukee Brewers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| C Sabathia (L, 9-1) | 7.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 99-70 | 1.82 |
| C Villanueva | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20-12 | 4.19 |
| B Shouse | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-3 | 2.84 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 124-85 | |
| PITCHING HBP: M DeRosa (By C Villanueva) Batters faced: C Sabathia 30; C Villanueva 4; B Shouse 2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Sabathia 12-4; C Villanueva 1-0; B Shouse 1-0 Game Scores: C Sabathia 48 | |||||||||
| Chicago Cubs | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| A Soriano LF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .291 |
| R Theriot SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .306 |
| D Lee 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .295 |
| A Ramirez 3B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .283 |
| G Soto C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .285 |
| M DeRosa RF-2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .281 |
| R Johnson CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .299 |
| F Pie CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .227 |
| R Cedeno 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .275 |
| C Marmol P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| a-D Ward PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .221 |
| b-H Blanco PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 |
| K Wood P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| R Dempster P | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .172 |
| B Howry P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| N Cotts P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| K Fukudome RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .259 |
| Totals | 35 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 15 | |
| a-hit for R Cedeno in the 8th b-singled to center for D Ward in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: A Soriano (26, C Sabathia); D Lee (38, C Sabathia); A Ramirez 2 (41, C Villanueva, C Sabathia) HR: A Soriano (29, 7th inning off C Sabathia 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: D Lee (87), A Ramirez 2 (107), A Soriano (72), H Blanco (12) 2-out RBI: H Blanco Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: R Johnson 1, G Soto 1, A Soriano 1, K Fukudome 1 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: R Dempster (1, bunt) DP: 1 (A Ramirez-D Lee). | ||||||||
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| R Dempster (W, 16-6) | 6.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 114-79 | 3.02 |
| B Howry (H, 15) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-1 | 5.43 |
| N Cotts (H, 8) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-3 | 3.90 |
| C Marmol (H, 28) | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 17-13 | 2.70 |
| K Wood (S, 31) | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26-21 | 3.54 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 167-117 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: R Dempster 26; B Howry 2; N Cotts 1; C Marmol 5; K Wood 6 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Dempster 5-4; B Howry 0-1; N Cotts 0-1; C Marmol 0-2; K Wood 0-1 Game Scores: R Dempster 58 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| MIL | CHC | |||
 | 1st | D Lee doubled to deep center, A Soriano scored. | 0 | 1 |
| 3rd | A Ramirez doubled to deep left, R Theriot and D Lee scored. | 0 | 3 |
 | 6th | P Fielder homered to right, R Durham scored. | 2 | 3 |
| 7th | A Soriano homered to left. | 2 | 4 |
| 8th | P Fielder homered to center. | 3 | 4 |
| 8th | H Blanco singled to center, A Ramirez scored, M DeRosa to second. | 3 | 5 |
| 9th | R Durham doubled to deep center, A Escobar scored. | 4 | 5 |
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| Game Notes |
| MILWAUKEE FIRST BASE COACH ED SEDAR WAS EJECTED BY FIRST BASE UMPIRE JOE WEST IN THE TOP OF THE SIXTH INNING FOR ARGUING AN OUT CALL MADE IN THE PREVIOUS INNING. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL |
| Attendance | 40,738 (99% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:02 |
| Weather | 68 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 4 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - C.B. Bucknor, First Base - Joe West, Second Base - Ed Rapuano, Third Base - Ed Hickox |
MLB Scores
Tuesday, September 16th 2008
| Minnesota | 9 | Final |
| Cleveland | 12 | in 11 |
| Chi White Sox | 6 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 2 |
| LA Dodgers | 6 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 2 |
| Baltimore | 2 | Final |
| Toronto | 0 |
| Philadelphia | 8 | Final |
| Atlanta | 7 |
| St. Louis | 2 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 7 |
| NY Mets | 0 | Final |
| Washington | 1 |
| Houston | 1 | Final |
| Florida | 5 |
| Boston | 1 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 2 |
| Detroit | 4 | Final |
| Texas | 5 |
| Milwaukee | 4 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 5 |
| Seattle | 3 | Final |
| Kansas City | 6 |
| San Diego | 3 | Final |
| Colorado | 10 |
| San Francisco | 0 | Final |
| Arizona | 2 |
| LA Angels | 1 | Final |
| Oakland | 8 |