Cubs 7,
Brewers 6
| 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 (98.8% 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 |
MLB Scores
Thursday, September 18th 2008
| LA Dodgers | 4 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 3 | in 12 |
| Seattle | 0 | Final |
| Kansas City | 12 |
| Milwaukee | 6 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 7 | in 12 |
| LA Angels | 6 | Final |
| Oakland | 4 |
| Philadelphia | 4 | Final |
| Atlanta | 3 |
| Chi White Sox | 2 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 9 |
| Baltimore | 2 | Final |
| Toronto | 3 |
| St. Louis | 5 | Final |
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| NY Mets | 7 | Final |
| Washington | 2 |
| Houston | 1 | Final |
| Florida | 8 |
| Minnesota | 11 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 8 |
| San Francisco | 2 | Final |
| Arizona | 3 |