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Brewers seek to extend foyur-game winning streak

Apr 25, 2007 - 2:04 PM Milwaukee (13-7) at Chicago Cubs (7-13) 2:20 pm EDT

CHICAGO (Ticker) -- The Milwaukee Brewers continue to surprise, while the Chicago Cubs steadily stumble.

The surging Brewers will try to complete a three-game series sweep of the struggling Cubs on Wednesday.

Prince Fielder and Kevin Mench each homered as the Brewers extended their winning streak to four games with a 4-0 triumph here on Tuesday.

Milwaukee is looking for its first three-game series sweep at Wrigley Field since May 9-12, 2002.

Milwaukee gives the ball to Ben Sheets (1.2, 5.00 ERA), who seeks his first win in three starts. He was solid in his last outing, allowing two runs in seven innings of a 6-5 loss to Houston last Friday.

On April 7, the hard-throwing Sheets was pounded for five runs and nine hits in six frames against the Cubs, who posted a 6-3 victory at Miller Park.

Chicago's Ted Lilly (1-2, 2.42) also seeks to end his three-game winless streak. Despite back-to-back losses, the lefthander has struck out 16 batters in his last two starts.

In his only career appearance against Milwaukee, Lilly pitched two-thirds innings of relief on May 23, 1999 as a member of the Washington-Montreal franchise.

The Cubs, who spent $300 million in the offseason to improve their club, are just 4-9 at home this season.