Cubs 19, Brewers 5
Ryan Dempster improved to 4-0 on Wednesday night. (Nam Y. Huh/AP)
By Carrie Muskat / MLB.com
Ryan Dempster was shaky, walking five and striking out just one, but the Cubs' offense managed to overpower the Brewers on Wednesday night. Geovany Soto hit a pair of three-run home runs and Mark DeRosa reached base five times in the win.
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Milwaukee
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Lost 1
Chi Cubs 19, Milwaukee 5
Today's Boxes 4/30/08
MIN 4, CWS 3
PIT 13, NYM 1
STL 5, CIN 2
ARI 8, HOU 7
SF 3, COL 2
WSH 3, ATL 2
DET 6, NYY 2
SD 4, PHI 2
CLE 8, SEA 3
TB 8, BAL 1
BOS 2, TOR 1
LAD 13, FLA 1
TEX 11, KC 9
LAA 6, OAK 1
Chi Cubs
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Won 1
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Standings thru 4/30/08  | Recap: MIL | CHC  | Gameday  | Brewers stats  | Cubs stats
Milwaukee AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Weeks , 2B4 3 2 0 1 0 0 .202
Cameron , CF3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .375
Braun , LF3 0 2 3 0 0 0 .273
Rivera , 1B 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .333
Fielder , 1B3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .250
McClung , P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Turnbow , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Stetter , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Hart, C , RF2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .293
Kapler , RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .283
Hall , 3B4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .233
Hardy , SS3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .234
Suppan , P1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Shouse , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Gwynn , PH-LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333
Kendall , C3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .294
Totals 32 5 6 5 5 5 11
a-Grounded out for Shouse in the 5th.
BATTING 2B : Braun (9, Dempster), Weeks (4, Howry).HR : Rivera (1, 7th inning off Howry, 1 on, 2 out).TB : Weeks 3; Braun 3; Rivera 4; Fielder.RBI : Braun 3 (18), Rivera 2 (4).2-out RBI : Braun 3; Rivera 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Hardy; Fielder 2.GIDP : Hall.Team LOB : 5. FIELDING E : Hall (4, fielding).
Chi Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Johnson , LF5 2 1 0 1 1 1 .296
Theriot , SS5 3 2 1 1 0 0 .323
Lee , 1B3 2 2 1 0 0 0 .364
a-Cedeno , PH-2B 1 2 1 3 2 0 0 .378
Ramirez , 3B3 1 1 3 0 0 0 .287
b-Ward , PH-1B 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 .105
Fukudome , RF4 2 2 1 0 0 3 .327
Blanco , C 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .333
DeRosa , 2B-3B3 3 2 2 3 1 2 .297
Soto , C4 2 2 6 0 1 3 .333
Howry , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Marmol , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
d-Fontenot , PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .256
Wuertz , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Pie , CF4 0 0 0 1 2 3 .205
Dempster , P3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .167
c-Murton , PH-RF 2 1 1 1 0 1 3 .214
Totals 42 19 17 19 9 9 18
a-Walked for Lee in the 6th. b-Struck out for Ramirez in the 6th. c-Struck out for Dempster in the 6th. d-Singled for Marmol in the 8th.
BATTING 2B : Lee (9, Suppan), Ramirez (9, Suppan), Fukudome (8, Suppan), Cedeno (6, Turnbow), Ward (1, Turnbow).HR : Soto 2 (5, 1st inning off Suppan, 2 on, 1 out; 4th inning off Shouse, 2 on, 2 out).TB : Johnson; Theriot 2; Lee 3; Cedeno 2; Ramirez 2; Ward 2; Fukudome 3; DeRosa 2; Soto 8; Fontenot; Dempster; Murton.RBI : Lee (23), Ramirez 3 (22), Soto 6 (20), DeRosa 2 (19), Fukudome (10), Murton (4), Theriot (8), Cedeno 3 (16), Ward (3).2-out RBI : DeRosa; Soto 3; Murton; Theriot; Cedeno 3; Ward.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Murton 2; DeRosa.Team LOB : 8. BASERUNNING SB : Theriot (7, 2nd base off Suppan/Kendall). FIELDING DP : (DeRosa-Lee).
WP : McClung.Pitches-strikes : Suppan 92-57, Shouse 6-4, McClung 72-38, Turnbow 43-21, Stetter 5-3, Dempster 106-64, Howry 23-15, Marmol 20-11, Wuertz 12-9.Ground outs-fly outs : Suppan 4-6, Shouse 0-0, McClung 1-3, Turnbow 0-1, Stetter 0-0, Dempster 10-7, Howry 1-0, Marmol 0-1, Wuertz 2-1.Batters faced : Suppan 24, Shouse 2, McClung 14, Turnbow 10, Stetter 1, Dempster 26, Howry 5, Marmol 3, Wuertz 3.Inherited runners-scored : Shouse 2-2, Stetter 2-0.Umpires : HP: Tom Hallion. 1B: Brian O'Nora. 2B: Damien Beal. 3B: Paul Nauert.Weather : 47 degrees, clear.Wind : 5 mph, In from RF.T : 3:33.Att : 39,908.
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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