Cubs 6, Brewers 3
Teammates greet Kosuke Fukudome after he doubled and scored in the second. (Nam Y. Huh/AP)
By Carrie Muskat / MLB.com
Aramis Ramirez notched his first hit and homer, and Ryan Dempster shook off a shaky first to toss six strong innings in his return to the rotation, as the Cubs won the opening finale. Alfonso Soriano had two RBIs batting leadoff, and Kerry Wood earned his first career save.
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Chi Cubs 6, Milwaukee 3
Today's Boxes 4/3/08
CWS 2, CLE 1
CIN 3, ARI 2
KC 4, DET 1
PHI 8, WSH 7
LAA 5, MIN 4
STL 3, COL 0
SD 3, HOU 2
PIT 4, ATL 3
NYY 3, TOR 2
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Standings thru 4/3/08 | Recap: MIL | CHC | Gameday | Brewers stats | Cubs stats
Milwaukee AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Weeks , 2B3 2 2 0 1 0 1 .250
Gwynn , CF3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .571
Kapler , CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .167
Fielder , 1B3 0 1 2 0 1 1 .300
Braun , LF4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .286
Turnbow , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Hall , 3B3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .167
McClung , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Gross , PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Hart, C , RF3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .182
Hardy , SS4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .077
Bush , P2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Counsell , 3B 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000
Kendall , C4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .400
Totals 32 3 6 2 3 8 10
BATTING 2B : Gwynn (1, Dempster), Weeks (1, Marmol).TB : Weeks 3; Gwynn 2; Fielder; Counsell; Kendall.RBI : Fielder 2 (2).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Fielder; Kendall.SF : Fielder.Team LOB : 6.BASERUNNING SB : Weeks (1, 2nd base off Dempster/Soto).
Chi Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Soriano , LF4 1 1 2 1 1 4 .077
Theriot , SS5 0 1 1 0 0 5 .214
Lee , 1B5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .214
Ramirez , 3B3 2 1 1 1 0 1 .111
Fukudome , RF2 2 1 0 2 1 0 .500
DeRosa , 2B3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .250
Soto , C2 0 0 1 1 0 1 .125
Pie , CF3 0 1 0 0 1 3 .273
Dempster , P2 0 0 0 0 2 5 .000
a-Fontenot , PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .400
Marmol , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Ward , PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000
1-Cedeno , PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Wood , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 30 6 7 6 6 6 23
BATTING 2B : Fukudome (2, Bush), Fontenot (1, Bush), Theriot (1, McClung).HR : Ramirez (1, 5th inning off Bush, 0 on, 1 out).TB : Soriano; Theriot 2; Ramirez 4; Fukudome 2; DeRosa; Pie; Fontenot 2.RBI : DeRosa (1), Soto (2), Soriano 2 (2), Ramirez (1), Theriot (1).2-out RBI : Soriano.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Soriano; Theriot 2; Ramirez; Lee 2.SF : Soto.Team LOB : 9.BASERUNNING SB : Soriano (1, 2nd base off McClung/Kendall), Pie (1, 2nd base off Turnbow/Kendall), Fukudome (1, 2nd base off Bush/Kendall), Theriot (1, 3rd base off McClung/Kendall).FIELDING E : Fukudome (1, throw).
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Bush (L, 0-1)5.1 6 6 6 5 4 1 10.13
McClung 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
Turnbow 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
Chi Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Dempster (W, 1-0)6.0 3 2 1 2 5 0 1.50
Marmol 2.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 2.70
Wood (S, 1)1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 13.50
HBP : DeRosa (by Bush), Pie (by Turnbow).Pitches-strikes : Bush 105-56, McClung 27-16, Turnbow 23-13, Dempster 91-60, Marmol 42-24, Wood 17-11.Ground outs-fly outs : Bush 7-5, McClung 0-3, Turnbow 2-1, Dempster 7-6, Marmol 0-5, Wood 1-0.Batters faced : Bush 28, McClung 6, Turnbow 5, Dempster 23, Marmol 9, Wood 4.Inherited runners-scored : McClung 1-1.Umpires : HP: Jim Reynolds. 1B: Tim Timmons. 2B: Gary Cederstrom. 3B: Fieldin Culbreth.Weather : 43 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 7 mph, In from LF.T : 2:49.Att : 37,973.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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