Miller Park Lights Go Out, But Brewers Light Up Cubs Bullpen, Defeat Cubs 12-6
Recap of the Cubs' 12-6 loss to the Brewers on Saturday, May 9. (And a few props to the Blackhawks.)
| Final - 5.9.2009 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 2 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | X | 12 | 12 | 0 |
Stories
Carrying On Without Aramis: Cubs vs. Brewers, Saturday 5/9, 6:05 CT
Preview of the Cubs/Brewers game for Saturday, May 9.
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 2 |
| Milwaukee | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | X | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfonso Soriano, LF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .268 |
| Ryan Theriot, SS | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .304 |
| Kosuke Fukudome, CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .308 |
| Milton Bradley, RF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .175 |
| Micah Hoffpauir, 1B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .298 |
| Geovany Soto, C | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .176 |
| Mike Fontenot, 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .239 |
| Bobby Scales, 3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .300 |
| Ryan Dempster, P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 |
| Neal Cotts, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| David Patton, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Aaron Miles, PH | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .203 |
| Chad Fox, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Aaron Heilman, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Reed Johnson, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .224 |
| Totals | 37 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 13 | |
Batting
Home runs - Hoffpauir
Doubles - Fukudome, Bradley, Hoffpauir, Fontenot
Grounded into DP - Fontenot
Hit by pitch - Theriot
Team LOB - 12
Fielding
Errors - Soto, Dempster
Home runs - Hoffpauir
Doubles - Fukudome, Bradley, Hoffpauir, Fontenot
Grounded into DP - Fontenot
Hit by pitch - Theriot
Team LOB - 12
Fielding
Errors - Soto, Dempster
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Dempster (L, 2-2) | 6.1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 4.98 | 1 | 121-70 |
| Neal Cotts | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 0 | 10-4 |
| David Patton | 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.03 | 1 | 24-13 |
| Chad Fox | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 135.00 | 1 | 10-3 |
| Aaron Heilman | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5.40 | 0 | 29-14 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rickie Weeks, 2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .276 |
| Craig Counsell, 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .340 |
| Ryan Braun, LF | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .349 |
| Prince Fielder, 1B | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .264 |
| J.J. Hardy, SS | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .216 |
| Corey Hart, RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .274 |
| Chris Duffy, CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .111 |
| Jason Kendall, C | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .233 |
| Yovani Gallardo, P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .235 |
| Seth McClung, P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Mitch Stetter, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Carlos Villanueva, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Brad Nelson, PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Jorge Julio, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Todd Coffey, P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Totals | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | |
Batting
Home runs - Counsell, Braun
Doubles - Braun
Hit by pitch - Braun
Sacrifice flies - Fielder, Kendall
Stolen Bases - Braun
Caught Stealing - Braun
Team LOB - 10
Home runs - Counsell, Braun
Doubles - Braun
Hit by pitch - Braun
Sacrifice flies - Fielder, Kendall
Stolen Bases - Braun
Caught Stealing - Braun
Team LOB - 10
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yovani Gallardo (W, 4-1) | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 3.09 | 0 | 101-59 |
| Seth McClung (, 0-1) | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3.18 | 0 | 34-18 |
| Mitch Stetter (, 2-0) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.27 | 0 | 3-3 |
| Carlos Villanueva (, 1-2) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.28 | 0 | 6-3 |
| Jorge Julio | 0.2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8.49 | 1 | 24-13 |
| Todd Coffey | 1.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.24 | 0 | 22-14 |
GAME NOTES
Pitching notes: N.Cotts pitched to 2 batters in the 7th. C.Fox pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Jerry Crawford, First Base Umpire - Phil Cuzzi, Second Base Umpire - Todd Tichenor, Third Base Umpire - Tom Hallion
Duration: 3:47
Pitching notes: N.Cotts pitched to 2 batters in the 7th. C.Fox pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Jerry Crawford, First Base Umpire - Phil Cuzzi, Second Base Umpire - Todd Tichenor, Third Base Umpire - Tom Hallion
Duration: 3:47
