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Brewers 6, Cubs 2
Geovany Soto prepares to tag out Corey Hart at the plate. (Charles Rex Arbogast/AP)
By Carrie Muskat / MLB.com
The Cubs won't finish off Milwaukee in the division race at Wrigley, as the offense struggled in the middle game vs. the Brewers. Aramis Ramirez's homer wasn't enough for the Cubs, whose magic number to clinch the NL Central remained at four.
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Series at a glance:
MIL
Milwaukee (84-68)
Won 1 		Milwaukee 6, Chi Cubs 2   CHC
Chi Cubs (91-59)
Lost 1
September 17, 2008
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
Milwaukee
 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0   6 10 0
Chi Cubs
 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1   2 6 0
Standings thru 9/17/08  |  Recap: MIL | CHC  |  Gameday  |  Brewers stats  |  Cubs stats
MilwaukeeABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Cameron, CF5110013.243
Durham, 2B4110102.288
Braun, LF3200101.288
Fielder, 1B4133101.272
Hardy, SS5131011.281
Hart, C, RF5012015.274
Counsell, 3B4000021.231
Kendall, C2010100.249
Sheets, P1000000.075
  DiFelice, P0000000.000
  Coffey, P0000000.000
  a-Nelson, PH0000100.200
  Villanueva, P0000000.125
  Stetter, P0000000.000
  b-Lamb, PH1000002.236
  Gagne, P0000000.000
  Mota, P0000000.000
  Torres, P0000000.000
Totals3461065516 

a-Walked for Coffey in the 6th. b-Hit into a double play for Stetter in the 7th.

BATTING
2B: Fielder 2 (26, Marquis, Marquis), Hardy (29, Guzman, A).
TB: Cameron; Durham; Fielder 5; Hardy 4; Hart, C; Kendall.
RBI: Fielder 3 (93), Hardy (71), Hart, C 2 (85).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Counsell; Hart, C 2; Cameron; Durham.
S: DiFelice; Kendall.
Team LOB: 10.

BASERUNNING
SB: Cameron (17, 2nd base off Marquis/Soto), Kendall (8, 2nd base off Marquis/Soto).
 
Chi CubsABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Soriano, LF3000111.289
Fontenot, 2B4000021.288
Lee, 1B4010020.295
Ramirez, A, 3B3121102.285
Edmonds, CF4010001.234
DeRosa, RF4110002.280
Soto, C3010110.286
Theriot, SS4001012.304
Marquis, P1000000.196
  Guzman, A, P0000000.000
  Hart, K, P0000000.000
  Marshall, P0000000.417
  a-Hoffpauir, PH1000010.313
  Wells, R, P0000000.000
  b-Ward, PH1000001.218
Totals322623810 

a-Struck out for Marshall in the 8th. b-Grounded out for Wells, R in the 9th.

BATTING
HR: Ramirez, A (25, 2nd inning off Sheets, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Lee; Ramirez, A 5; Edmonds; DeRosa; Soto.
RBI: Ramirez, A (108), Theriot (38).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: DeRosa; Soriano; Ramirez, A; Ward.
S: Marquis.
Team LOB: 7.

FIELDING
Outfield assists: Soriano (Hart, C at home).
DP: (Soriano-Soto).
 
MilwaukeeIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Sheets 2.01110212.98
DiFelice (W, 1-0)2.01001203.06
Coffey 1.00001105.24
Villanueva (H, 11)0.21000104.17
Stetter (H, 4)0.10000003.33
Gagne 1.00000106.25
Mota 1.01001104.02
Torres 1.02110002.76
 
Chi CubsIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Marquis (L, 10-9)5.16335304.39
Guzman, A 0.23330107.36
Hart, K 1.00000007.59
Marshall 1.01000003.70
Wells, R 1.00000100.00

Guzman, A pitched to 4 batters in the 7th.

WP: Marquis.
HBP: Braun (by Guzman, A), Counsell (by Hart, K).
Pitches-strikes: Sheets 24-17, DiFelice 32-20, Coffey 17-10, Villanueva 16-9, Stetter 3-2, Gagne 8-6, Mota 20-12, Torres 20-15, Marquis 99-62, Guzman, A 23-14, Hart, K 10-6, Marshall 14-11, Wells, R 10-8.
Groundouts-flyouts: Sheets 2-2, DiFelice 3-1, Coffey 2-0, Villanueva 0-1, Stetter 1-0, Gagne 1-1, Mota 1-1, Torres 3-0, Marquis 8-5, Guzman, A 0-1, Hart, K 1-1, Marshall 0-3, Wells, R 2-0.
Batters faced: Sheets 7, DiFelice 8, Coffey 4, Villanueva 3, Stetter 1, Gagne 3, Mota 5, Torres 5, Marquis 27, Guzman, A 6, Hart, K 3, Marshall 4, Wells, R 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Stetter 1-0, Guzman, A 2-0, Hart, K 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Joe West. 1B: Ed Rapuano. 2B: Ed Hickox. 3B: CB Bucknor.
Weather: 66 degrees, clear.
Wind: 8 mph, In from CF.
T: 3:00.
Att: 41,200.
September 17, 2008

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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