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Cubs look to make dent in Brewers' division lead

Jun 29, 2007 - 1:24 PM Milwaukee (46-32) at Chicago Cubs (38-39) 2:20 pm EDT

CHICAGO (Ticker) -- To match their longest winning streak in two years, the hard-charging Chicago Cubs turn to Rich Hill.

Hill and the Cubs look to gain on the National League Central Division-leading Milwaukee Brewers in the opener of a three-game series on Friday.

Chicago completed a three-game series sweep of the Colorado Rockies with a 6-4 win on Wednesday, the team's sixth straight triumph. That victory leaves the Cubs one win away from matching their last seven-game run on May 27-June 2, 2005.

Hill (5-5, 3.13 ERA) takes the mound hoping to get Chicago back to the .500 mark for the first time since May 10 (16-16).

The lefthander allowed one run and six hits in 5 2/3 innings but did not get a decision in a 2-1 win vs. the crosstown White Sox last Saturday. He has won only once in his last nine outings after going 3-1 in his first six starts.

The Brewers counter with rookie Yovani Gallardo (1-0, 2.70), who is making his third career start.

The righthanded Gallardo yielded a run and five hits in seven innings in a 4-3 loss to Kansas City on Sunday. He has allowed a total of four runs and nine hits while striking out 12 in 13 1/3 innings for Milwaukee, which is 4-5 vs. Chicago in 2007.






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    Brewers vs. CubsJun 29 10:27 PM


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    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    MILWAUKEE 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 8 0
    CHICAGO CUBS 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 3 6 10 1 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: MIL - YOVANI GALLARDO, CARLOS VILLANUEVA (7TH), MATT WISE (7TH),
    DERRICK TURNBOW (8TH), FRANCISCO CORDERO (9TH) AND JOHNNY
    ESTRADA
    CHN - RICH HILL, BILLY PETRICK (

    Jun 29 5:24 PM


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    AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
    TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY ARAMIS RAMIREZ (15) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT
    IN THE 9TH OFF FRANCISCO CORDERO SCORED MIKE FONTENOT.
    FINAL SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 6, MILWAUKEE 5

    Brewers vs. CubsJun 29 5:24 PM


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    AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
    SACRIFICE FLY BY DERREK LEE SCORED ALFONSO SORIANO.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M FONTENOT ON FIRST, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 5
    CHICAGO CUBS 4 BOTTOM, 9TH
    DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: A RAMIREZ (.301, 2-FOR-4)

    Brewers vs. CubsJun 29 5:22 PM
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    Brewers vs. CubsJun 29 5:22 PM


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    AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY MIKE FONTENOT SCORED FELIX PIE.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M FONTENOT ON FIRST, A PAGAN ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 5
    CHICAGO CUBS 3 BOTTOM, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: D LEE (.344, 0-FOR-2, BB)

    Brewers vs. CubsJun 29 4:37 PM


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    AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
    WILD PITCH BY YOVANI GALLARDO ALLOWED ARAMIS RAMIREZ TO
    SCORE.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 5
    CHICAGO CUBS 2 BOTTOM, 4TH
    DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: M DEROSA (.282, 1-FOR-1)

    Brewers vs. CubsJun 29 3:43 PM


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    AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
    GROUND OUT BY CLIFF FLOYD SCORED DERREK LEE.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A RAMIREZ ON THIRD, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 5
    CHICAGO CUBS 1 BOTTOM, 4TH
    DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: M DEROSA (.282, 1-FOR-1)

    Brewers vs. CubsJun 29 3:43 PM


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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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    MILWAUKEE 5 5 3 0
    CHICAGO CUBS 0 0 1 (BOT 1)

    CURRENT PITCHERS: MIL - YOVANI GALLARDO
    CHN - RICH HILL

    DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: A SORIANO (.305, 15 HR, 30 RBI)
    M FONTENOT (.408, 3 HR, 13 RBI)
    D LEE (.346, 6 HR, 39

    Brewers vs. CubsJun 29 2:43 PM

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