Lightning Does Strike Twice
After the Braves walked four Phillies runners in a game, the Brewers repeated that feat against the Cubs last night.
| Final - 4.12.2009 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1 |
Stories
Reed Johnson Does It Again, And This Time It Counts: Cubs 8, Brewers 5
Recap of the Cubs' 8-5 win over the Brewers on Sunday, April 12.
Prepare To Ignore Miller & Morgan: Cubs vs. Brewers, Sunday 4/12, 7:05 CT
Preview of the Cubs/Brewers ESPN Sunday night game for April 12.
GameThreads
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Cubs Fans GameThread on Bleed Cubbie Blue
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chi. Cubs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| Milwaukee | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1 |
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfonso Soriano, LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .286 |
| Kosuke Fukudome, CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .409 |
| Derrek Lee, 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .080 |
| Milton Bradley, RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .059 |
| Reed Johnson, pr,9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Aramis Ramirez, 3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .269 |
| Mike Fontenot, 2B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .333 |
| Ryan Theriot, SS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .550 |
| Koyie Hill, C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .235 |
| Ryan Dempster, P | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Sean Marshall, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Joey Gathright, PH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Carlos Marmol, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Geovany Soto, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 |
| Kevin Gregg, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 32 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 4 | |
Batting
Home runs - Soriano
Doubles - Theriot, Hill
Hit by pitch - Bradley, Johnson
Sacrifice flies - Lee
Stolen Bases - Soriano, Theriot, Gathright
Team LOB - 10
Home runs - Soriano
Doubles - Theriot, Hill
Hit by pitch - Bradley, Johnson
Sacrifice flies - Lee
Stolen Bases - Soriano, Theriot, Gathright
Team LOB - 10
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Dempster (W, 1-0) | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4.50 | 1 | 110-66 |
| Sean Marshall (, 0-0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 13-9 |
| Carlos Marmol (, 0-0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 0 | 11-9 |
| Kevin Gregg | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12.00 | 0 | 22-14 |
Pitching
IBB - Fielder by Dempster
IBB - Fielder by Dempster
| Milwaukee Brewers | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rickie Weeks, 2B | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .280 |
| Craig Counsell, 3B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .600 |
| Ryan Braun, LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .208 |
| Prince Fielder, 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .250 |
| J.J. Hardy, SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .087 |
| Corey Hart, RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .273 |
| Chris Duffy, CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| Jason Kendall, C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Jeff Suppan, P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| Jorge Julio, P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Casey McGehee, PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Seth McClung, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Mitch Stetter, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Brad Nelson, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Totals | 33 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 10 | |
Batting
Home runs - Weeks, Hart
Doubles - Counsell
Hit by pitch - Braun
Sacrifice flies - Fielder, Hardy
Team LOB - 8
Fielding
Errors - Counsell
Home runs - Weeks, Hart
Doubles - Counsell
Hit by pitch - Braun
Sacrifice flies - Fielder, Hardy
Team LOB - 8
Fielding
Errors - Counsell
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Suppan (L, 0-2) | 3.2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 12.91 | 0 | 78-38 |
| Jorge Julio | 2.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4.15 | 0 | 41-25 |
| Seth McClung | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.00 | 0 | 37-21 |
| Mitch Stetter | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9.00 | 0 | 19-12 |
GAME NOTES
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Angel Hernandez, First Base Umpire - Bill Welke, Second Base Umpire - Jim Reynolds, Third Base Umpire - Tim Welke
Duration: 3:23
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Angel Hernandez, First Base Umpire - Bill Welke, Second Base Umpire - Jim Reynolds, Third Base Umpire - Tim Welke
Duration: 3:23
