Final in 12
Chi Cubs won 2-1
| Game 1: Tuesday, September 16 | ||
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| Milwaukee | 4 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 5 | |
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| Game 2: Wednesday, September 17 | ||
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| Milwaukee | 6 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 2 | |
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| Game 3: Thursday, September 18 | ||
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| Milwaukee | 6 | Final in 12 |
| Chi Cubs | 7 | |
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2:20 PM ET, September 18, 2008
Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
W: K. Wood (5-4)
L: C. Villanueva (4-7)
| Milwaukee Brewers | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| M Cameron CF | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .243 | ||
| R Durham 2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .289 | ||
| R Braun LF | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .287 | ||
| P Fielder 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .272 | ||
| J Hardy SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .283 | ||
| C Hart RF | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .274 | ||
| C Counsell 3B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | .227 | ||
| J Kendall C | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .246 | ||
| D Bush P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .089 | ||
| a-M Lamb PH | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .286 | ||
| T Coffey P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| b-B Nelson PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | ||
| E Gagne P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| G Mota P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| S Torres P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| c-R Weeks PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .232 | ||
| S McClung P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .294 | ||
| d-J Dillon PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .211 | ||
| C Villanueva P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | ||
| Totals | 45 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 27 | |||
| a-grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop for D Bush in the 6th b-flied out to center for T Coffey in the 7th c-struck out looking for S Torres in the 10th d-grounded to shortstop for S Mcclung in the 12th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: R Durham (33, R Harden); P Fielder (27, N Cotts); C Hart 2 (45, K Wood, M Wuertz) RBI: P Fielder (94), M Cameron (67), R Durham (45), R Braun (98), J Hardy (72), C Hart (86) 2-out RBI: M Cameron, R Durham, R Braun, J Hardy Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Dillon 1, J Hardy 2, C Hart 2, C Counsell 2 Team LOB: 12 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (C Counsell-R Durham-P Fielder). | ||||||||||
| Milwaukee Brewers | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| D Bush | 5.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 66-43 | 4.22 | |
| T Coffey (H, 1) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-4 | 5.01 | |
| E Gagne (H, 6) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-4 | 6.10 | |
| G Mota (H, 11) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 22-12 | 3.95 | |
| S Torres | 1.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18-12 | 3.20 | |
| S McClung | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 30-20 | 4.22 | |
| C Villanueva (L, 4-7) | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20-8 | 4.23 | |
| Totals | 11.2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 165-103 | ||
| PITCHING IBB: A Soriano (By C Villanueva) Batters faced: D Bush 18; T Coffey 3; E Gagne 3; G Mota 4; S Torres 7; S McClung 8; C Villanueva 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: D Bush 4-7; T Coffey 3-0; E Gagne 2-1; G Mota 0-1; S Torres 1-2; S McClung 1-1; C Villanueva 1-1 Game Scores: D Bush 56 | ||||||||||
| Chicago Cubs | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| A Soriano LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .289 | ||
| R Theriot SS | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .301 | ||
| D Lee 1B | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .293 | ||
| A Ramirez 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .287 | ||
| J Edmonds CF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .237 | ||
| c-F Pie PH-CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .224 | ||
| M DeRosa 2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .282 | ||
| G Soto C | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .285 | ||
| K Fukudome RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .258 | ||
| C Marmol P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| K Wood P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| d-D Ward PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .218 | ||
| J Marquis PR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .196 | ||
| R Harden P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .050 | ||
| a-M Hoffpauir PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .306 | ||
| J Samardzija P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| R Wells P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| b-M Fontenot PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .288 | ||
| N Cotts P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| M Wuertz P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| R Johnson RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .298 | ||
| Totals | 41 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | |||
| a-flied out to right for R Harden in the 5th b-walked for R Wells in the 8th c-grounded into fielder's choice to first for J Edmonds in the 11th d-walked for K Wood in the 12th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: A Ramirez (42, S Torres) HR: J Edmonds (19, 2nd inning off D Bush 0 on, 1 Out); A Ramirez (26, 4th inning off D Bush 0 on, 2 Out); G Soto (23, 9th inning off S Torres 2 on, 2 Out) RBI: J Edmonds 2 (53), A Ramirez (109), G Soto 3 (86), D Lee (88) S: R Johnson 2-out RBI: A Ramirez, J Edmonds, G Soto 3, D Lee GIDP: D Lee Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: G Soto 2 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: A Soriano (3, 2nd base by D Bush/J Kendall) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: M DeRosa (11, ground ball) Outfield Assist: A Soriano (J Hardy at Home). | ||||||||||
| Chicago Cubs | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| R Harden | 5.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 115-68 | 1.66 | |
| J Samardzija (B, 2) | 0.2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 35-15 | 2.25 | |
| R Wells | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19-11 | 0.00 | |
| N Cotts | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 4.18 | |
| M Wuertz | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-7 | 3.92 | |
| C Marmol | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12-8 | 2.67 | |
| K Wood (W, 5-4) | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33-25 | 3.43 | |
| Totals | 12.0 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 224-135 | ||
| PITCHING IBB: P Fielder 2 (By R Harden; J Samardzija) Batters faced: R Harden 23; J Samardzija 8; R Wells 8; N Cotts 1; M Wuertz 3; C Marmol 3; K Wood 8 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Harden 2-6; J Samardzija 2-0; R Wells 4-3; N Cotts 0-0; M Wuertz 0-1; C Marmol 1-0; K Wood 3-0 Game Scores: R Harden 62 | ||||||||||
Scoring Summary
| MIL | CHC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | P Fielder grounded into fielder's choice to second, M Cameron scored, R Durham to second. | 1 | 0 | |
| 2nd | J Edmonds homered to center. | 1 | 1 | |
| 4th | A Ramirez homered to left. | 1 | 2 | |
| 6th | M Cameron singled to left, C Counsell scored, M Lamb to second. | 2 | 2 | |
| 6th | R Durham singled to right, M Lamb scored, M Cameron to third. | 3 | 2 | |
| 6th | R Braun singled to right, M Cameron scored, R Durham to third, R Braun to second advancing on throw. | 4 | 2 | |
| 6th | J Hardy walked, R Durham scored, R Braun to third, P Fielder to second. | 5 | 2 | |
| 9th | C Hart doubled to deep left center, P Fielder scored, J Hardy thrown out at home. | 6 | 2 | |
| 9th | J Edmonds singled to center, A Ramirez scored. | 6 | 3 | |
| 9th | G Soto homered to left center, J Edmonds and M DeRosa scored. | 6 | 6 | |
| 12th | D Lee singled to center, J Marquis scored, A Soriano to third. | 6 | 7 | |
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Game Notes
| JIM EDMONDS WAS EJECTED IN THE BOTTOM OF THE ELEVENTH INNING FOR ARGUING BALLS AND STRIKES. |
Game Information
| Stadium | Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL |
| Attendance | 40,678 (99.2% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:47 |
| Weather | 68 degrees, sunny |
| Wind | 5 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Ed Rapuano, First Base - Ed Hickox, Second Base - C.B. Bucknor, Third Base - Joe West |