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				<title><![CDATA[McGehee pounds 4 hits, Brewers rip Cubs 11-2]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By ANDREW SELIGMAN
AP Sports Writer

CHICAGO(AP) -- No hard feelings from Casey McGehee. Just some hard
shots.

The rookie homered while setting career-highs with four hits and
five RBIs to help the Milwaukee Brewers pound Rich Harden and
the Chicago Cubs 11-2 on Saturday and snap a three-game losing
streak.

Mike Cameron and J.J. Hardy also went deep to back a solid
effort by Braden Looper (7-4). But McGahee delivered his best
performance against the organization that let him go during the
offseason.

"I'm still trying to make my way with this organization and this
club, be able to contribute and help these guys win," he said.
"So I don't really have the luxury of thinking about the
opponent or who it's against or where it is."

Claimed off waivers in October, he made the team in spring
training and is now batting .331 in 46 games after going 4 for
5. He singled twice and tripled before hitting a two-run homer
off Jeff Samardzija.

The Cubs had won three in a row after going 11-14 in June, but
this was simply a brutal afternoon all around - especially for
Harden and Alfonso Soriano.

Harden (5-5) allowed seven runs and eight hits over two-plus
innings in the shortest start of his career. Soriano, meanwhile,
got booed for his flubs in the field and at the plate after
being dropped from the leadoff spot to sixth in the order.

And the Brewers simply pounded away.

Shut out twice in the previous six games, they scored five in
the first while sending nine batters to the plate. Cameron
followed McGehee's two-run bases-loaded single with a three-run
homer.

"I think that I can help the team win," said McGehee, who
appeared in nine games with the Cubs last September. "That might
not be with 30 home runs or driving in 120, but I think I can
definitely be a contributer on a winning baseball team."

Hardy hit a solo shot in the second, and after McGehee led off
the third with his first career triple, Cameron chased Harden
with a line-drive double to left that sailed over Soriano's head
after he initially broke in, drawing more boos.

Besides that mistake, Soriano went 0 for 4 after being dropped
from first to sixth in the order and is now hitless in his last
16 at-bats. His groundout with the bases loaded to end the first
set the tone, and the boos continued throughout the game.

"It's part of the game," Soriano said. "If you get a hit, they
want to clap. If you strike out, they want to boo."

The Cubs also loaded the bases in the second, but did not score
until Milton Bradley hit a two-run homer in the third. They did
little otherwise against Looper, who gave up six hits in six
innings, and three relievers.

"I didn't think Looper's stuff was off the charts good," manager
Ken Macha said. "When you're pitching in this ballpark and the
wind is not blowing in, a lot of runs can be scored."

Harden fell to 1-4 in his last six starts while throwing - in
his words - "batting practice."

For Soriano, it was simply another frustrating day.

"I'm really struggling at home plate, so I don't know what I
have to do," he said.

Manager Lou Piniella wants Soriano to narrow his stance and "get
a little weight on his backside so he can sit on (the pitch) a
little longer."

He's also going to stick with this lineup for now, with Kosuke
Fukudome leading off, and hope Soriano breaks out of his
two-month slump. He held out Soriano on Wednesday and Thursday
while Sam Fuld batted first and decided to drop him in the order
after watching him go 0 for 5 while leading off on Friday.

"I think you've got to give it more than one day to see how
things work or don't work," Piniella said. "I know you people
want quick results, but that's too quick."

NOTES: The Cubs will have some roster decisions to make with 3B
Aramis Ramirez, OF Reed Johnson and RHP Angel Guzman expected to
return from the disabled list before Monday's game against
Atlanta, and manager Lou Piniella said they might go with 11
pitchers. ... With no starting pitcher scheduled for next
Saturday, manager Ken Macha said the Brewers could recall LHP
Manny Parra from AAA Nashville.]]></description>
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				<description><![CDATA[By KATE HEDLIN
STATS Writer

Milwaukee (42-37) at Chicago (38-38), 1:05 p.m. EDT

The Chicago Cubs continue to enjoy plenty of success at Wrigley
Field. Recently, though, it's taken a little longer to achieve
the desired results.

The Cubs look to win their seventh straight at home as they
continue a four-game series with the Milwaukee Brewers on
Saturday.

After losing seven of nine on the road, Chicago (39-38) has won
three straight. After a 9-5 victory Thursday, the Cubs were
victorious 2-1 in 10 innings Friday after Jake Fox walked with
the bases loaded and two outs off Mark DiFelice.

"He made some great pitches and I was able to fight them off
until he either gave me a pitch to hit or made a mistake. And he
missed one," said Fox, who went 0 for 3 and was hit by a pitch.

It was the third extra-innings game for the Cubs in their last
five home contests. They are 6-5 in extra innings this season,
including 4-1 at home.

While Chicago will be looking to extend its longest home winning
streak since a 14-game run from May 18-June 22, 2008, it will
hope for a better day at the plate Saturday.

The Cubs scored 35 runs and hit .281 in their previous five home
victories, but went 1 for 11 with runners in scoring position
Friday. Alfonso Soriano returned to the lineup after missing two
games and went 0 for 5, and Derrek Lee - who had two homers and
seven RBIs Thursday - was 0 for 4 with two strikeouts.

Milwaukee (42-38), meanwhile, has lost three in a row and five
straight on the road. Corey Hart walked with the bases loaded in
the fourth to give the Brewers the lead, but Milwaukee went 1
for 11 with runners in scoring position and gave up a game-tying
single to Carlos Zambrano in the fifth.

They are 8 for 47 with runners in scoring position in their last
five road games.

Milwaukee hasn't had much luck against the Cubs' Rich Harden
(5-4, 4.57 ERA).

The right-hander is 1-0 with a 1.50 ERA in three starts against
the Brewers. He allowed one earned run and struck out 10 in six
innings of a 4-3 win over them on April 10.

Harden had been 0-3 with a 5.64 ERA in his previous four starts
before facing Pittsburgh on Monday. He allowed one run and
struck out nine through seven innings in a 3-1 victory for his
first win since May 12.

Braden Looper (6-4, 4.90) started for Milwaukee in April
opposite Harden, and surrendered one run with four walks in five
innings but failed to receive a decision. The right-hander is
2-4 with a 2.37 ERA in nine starts against Chicago.

Looper recorded his first win in a month in his last start,
allowing three runs - one earned - and seven hits over 6 1-3
innings of a 10-6 victory against the Mets on Monday. The
right-hander was 0-1 with a 7.18 ERA in his previous five
outings.

Milwaukee hasn't lost six in a row on the road since a nine-game
slide May 2-18, 2008.]]></description>
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