Final
Cubs look for eighth straight win
Jun 30, 2007 - 1:00 PM Milwaukee (46-33) at Chicago Cubs (39-39) 3:55 pm EDTCHICAGO (Ticker) - The Chicago Cubs will hope to record their eighth consecutive victory when they face the Milwaukee Brewers in the second of a three-game series on Saturday.
Aramis Ramirez's second career walk-off home run lifted the Cubs to a 6-5 come-from-behind triumph over the Brewers on Friday. The two-run shot was Ramirez's 15th homer of the season and second since returning from the disabled list on June 22.
Chicago will turn to Sean Marshall (4-2, 2.44 ERA) to keep the streak going.
Marshall, who has not lost in his last five starts, pitched 6 1/3 scoreless innings in his last outing. The 24-year-old lefthander surrendered just five hits and a walk with three strikeouts in a 3-0 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Sunday.
Marshall has posted a 4-0 record with a 2.32 ERA over 31 innings in his previous five starts.
Milwaukee will counter with Ben Sheets (9-3, 3.09), who is unbeaten in his last six starts.
Sheets pitched six innings, yielding just one run and five hits with three walks and five strikeouts in a 6-1 win over the Houston Astros on Monday.
The Brewers had a three-game winning streak snapped with Friday's loss.
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FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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MILWAUKEE 4 3 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 13 15 0
CHICAGO CUBS 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 7 3 (FINAL)
BATTERIES: MIL - BEN SHEETS, CHRIS SPURLING (9TH) AND JOHNNY ESTRADA
CHN - SEAN MARSHALL, SCOTT EYRE (3RD), ROCKY CHERRY
(5TH), WILL OHMAN (7TH), MIKE WUERTZ (9TH) AND KOYIE H
Jun 30 6:51 PM - NL
AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY RYAN BRAUN (7) TO RIGHT WITH 2 OUT IN
THE 9TH OFF MIKE WUERTZ SCORED COREY HART.
CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 13, CHICAGO CUBS 4
DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: P FIELDER (.285, 2-FOR-4, BB, 3 RBI)
Brewers vs. CubsJun 30 6:39 PM - NL
AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY CRAIG COUNSELL (2) TO RIGHT WITH 1 OUT IN
THE 7TH OFF WILL OHMAN.
CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 11, CHICAGO CUBS 4
DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: R BRAUN (.339, 2-FOR-3, BB, 2 RBI)
Brewers vs. CubsJun 30 6:05 PM - NL
AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY MARK DEROSA SCORED DARYLE WARD AND RYAN THERIOT.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, M DEROSA ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 10
CHICAGO CUBS 4 BOTTOM, 6TH
DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: R CHERRY (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
Brewers vs. CubsJun 30 5:58 PM - NL
AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
ERROR BY MIKE FONTENOT ALLOWED COREY HART TO SCORE.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R BRAUN ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 10
CHICAGO CUBS 2 TOP, 5TH
DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: P FIELDER (.286, 2-FOR-3, 3 RBI)
Brewers vs. CubsJun 30 5:33 PM - NL
AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY RYAN BRAUN SCORED J.J. HARDY.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, R BRAUN ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 9
CHICAGO CUBS 2 TOP, 3RD
DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: P FIELDER (.287, 2-FOR-2, 3 RBI)
Brewers vs. CubsJun 30 4:54 PM - NL
AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
TRIPLE BY J.J. HARDY SCORED RICKIE WEEKS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J HARDY ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 8
CHICAGO CUBS 2 TOP, 3RD
DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: R BRAUN (.336, 1-FOR-1, BB, RBI)
Brewers vs. CubsJun 30 4:50 PM - NL
AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JOHNNY ESTRADA SCORED BILL HALL.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, J ESTRADA ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 7
CHICAGO CUBS 2 TOP, 2ND
DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: K MENCH (.280, 0-FOR-0, BB)
Brewers vs. CubsJun 30 4:31 PM - NL
AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY BILL HALL SCORED PRINCE FIELDER.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, B HALL ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 6
CHICAGO CUBS 2 TOP, 2ND
DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: J ESTRADA (.285, 1-FOR-1, RBI)
Brewers vs. CubsJun 30 4:30 PM - NL
AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY PRINCE FIELDER SCORED RYAN BRAUN.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, P FIELDER ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 5
CHICAGO CUBS 2 TOP, 2ND
DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: B HALL (.269, 0-FOR-1)
Brewers vs. CubsJun 30 4:29 PM - NL
AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY ARAMIS RAMIREZ SCORED MIKE FONTENOT.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 4
CHICAGO CUBS 2 BOTTOM, 1ST
DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: C FLOYD (.304, 4 HR, 28 RBI)
Brewers vs. CubsJun 30 4:21 PM - NL
AT CHICAGO CUBS - SCORING UPDATE
TRIPLE BY MIKE FONTENOT SCORED ALFONSO SORIANO.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M FONTENOT ON THIRD, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 4
CHICAGO CUBS 1 BOTTOM, 1ST
DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: D LEE (.343, 6 HR, 40 RBI)
Brewers vs. CubsJun 30 4:18 PM - NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
MILWAUKEE 4 4 4 0
CHICAGO CUBS 0 0 1 (BOT 1)
CURRENT PITCHERS: MIL - BEN SHEETS
CHN - SEAN MARSHALL
DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: A SORIANO (.306, 15 HR, 30 RBI)
M FONTENOT (.408, 3 HR, 14 RBI)
D LEE (.343, 6 HR, 40
Brewers vs. CubsJun 30 4:14 PM
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