Final
Brewers face Cubs in opener of three-game series
Apr 6, 2007 - 3:57 PM Chicago Cubs (1-2) at Milwaukee (2-1) 8:05 pm EDTMILWAUKEE (Ticker) -- Alfonso Soriano was signed to an eight-year, $136 million contract to boost the Chicago Cubs' offense. Yet the team produced a total of seven runs in its first three games.
The Cubs face the Milwaukee Brewers in the opener of a three-game series on Friday.
Milwaukee had four homers and 13 extra-base hits en route to scoring 15 runs in winning two of three from the Los Angeles Dodgers in its season-opening series.
Dave Bush starts on Friday for the Brewers. He posted a club-high 12 wins with a 4.41 ERA in 32 starts last season. The righthander also struck out 166 batters in 210 innings.
Chicago's Rich Hill looks to improve from his rookie campaign, when he went 6-7 with a 4.17 ERA last season.
In his last start, the lefthander gave up two runs and six hits in seven innings with seven strikeouts in a no decision vs. the Brewers on September 27.
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FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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CHICAGO CUBS 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 9 13 2
MILWAUKEE 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 5 1 (FINAL)
BATTERIES: CHN - RICH HILL, ANGEL GUZMAN (8TH) AND MICHAEL BARRETT
MIL - DAVE BUSH, CLAUDIO VARGAS (7TH), CARLOS
VILLANUEVA (9TH) AND JOHNNY ESTRADA
HOME RUNS: CHN - MARK DE
Apr 6 10:29 PM - NL
AT MILWAUKEE - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY KEVIN MENCH SCORED PRINCE FIELDER AND BILL HALL.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, K MENCH ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 9
MILWAUKEE 3 BOTTOM, 9TH
DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: C HART (.250, 1-FOR-3, HR, RBI)
Cubs vs. BrewersApr 6 10:28 PM - NL
AT MILWAUKEE - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY RONNY CEDENO (1) TO LEFT CENTER WITH 1 OUT
IN THE 8TH OFF CLAUDIO VARGAS.
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 9, MILWAUKEE 1
DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: A SORIANO (.235, 1-FOR-4)
Cubs vs. BrewersApr 6 9:59 PM - NL
AT MILWAUKEE - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Theriot in left field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 8
MILWAUKEE 1 BOTTOM, 7TH
DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: B Hall (.267, 0-FOR-2)
Apr 6 9:49 PM - NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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CHICAGO CUBS 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 12 2
MILWAUKEE 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 (BOT 7)
CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - RICH HILL
MIL - CLAUDIO VARGAS
DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: B HALL (.267, 0-FOR-2)
J ESTRADA (.462, 0-FOR-2)
K MENCH (.222, 0-FOR-2)
Apr 6 9:48 PM - NL
AT MILWAUKEE - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY MICHAEL BARRETT SCORED RYAN THERIOT.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, M BARRETT ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 8
MILWAUKEE 1 TOP, 7TH
DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: M DEROSA (.500, 1-FOR-3, HR, 2 RBI)
Cubs vs. BrewersApr 6 9:47 PM - NL
AT MILWAUKEE - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY CLIFF FLOYD SCORED JACQUE JONES.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C FLOYD ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 7
MILWAUKEE 1 TOP, 7TH
DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: M BARRETT (.077, 1-FOR-2, BB, RBI)
Cubs vs. BrewersApr 6 9:46 PM - NL
AT MILWAUKEE - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY COREY HART (1) TO CENTER WITH 0 OUT IN THE
6TH OFF RICH HILL.
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 6, MILWAUKEE 1
DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: T GRAFFANINO (.333, 0-FOR-1)
Cubs vs. BrewersApr 6 9:29 PM - NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CHICAGO CUBS 6 0 0 0 6 8 0
MILWAUKEE 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 (TOP 5)
CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - RICH HILL
MIL - DAVE BUSH
DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: C FLOYD (.333, 1-FOR-2, RBI)
M BARRETT (.083, 1-FOR-1, BB, RBI)
M DEROSA (.545, 1-FOR-2, HR, 2 RBI)
Apr 6 9:09 PM - NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CHICAGO CUBS 6 0 6 7 0
MILWAUKEE 0 0 0 1 (BOT 2)
CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - RICH HILL
MIL - DAVE BUSH
DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: B HALL (.308, 1 HR, 2 RBI)
J ESTRADA (.545, 0 HR, 2 RBI)
K MENCH (.286, 1 HR, 2 RBI)
Apr 6 8:36 PM - NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CHICAGO CUBS 6 6 6 0
MILWAUKEE 0 0 1 (BOT 1)
CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - RICH HILL
MIL - DAVE BUSH
DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: R WEEKS (.182, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
J HARDY (.417, 1 HR, 2 RBI)
P FIELDER (.231, 1 HR, 1 RBI)
Cubs vs. BrewersApr 6 8:22 PM
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