Tuesday's Frosty Mug
Some things to read while enjoying life on the road. The Brewer bullpen and defense made it into a bit of an adventure, but the Crew picked up a 7-5 win over the Cubs last night behind a solid...
| Final - 4.9.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee Brewers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 3 |
| Chicago Cubs | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
Stories
Ninth-Inning Rally Falls Short; Cubs Lose To Brewers 7-5
There was a bit of ninth-inning excitement for the Cubs at Wrigley Field Monday night. Unfortunately, it wasn't enough for victory.
Chicago Cubs vs. Milwaukee Brewers Preview, Monday 4/9, 6:05 CT
The Cubs welcome back an old friend to Wrigley Field tonight.
Series Preview #2: Talking Cubs With View From The Bleachers
1-2 (T-3rd place, NL Central) 1-2 (T-3rd place, NL Central) GAME 1: April 9, 2012 @ 6:05 p.m. CDT (TV: FS-Wisconsin and ESPN; Radio: 620 WTMJ)GAME 2: April 10, 2012 @ 7:05 p.m. CDT (TV:...
Monday's Frosty Mug
Some things to read while Jenny shows up late. The Brewers stumbled off to a 1-2 start to their season this weekend, capped off by a 9-3 loss to the Cardinals yesterday. Noah has the recap, if you...
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 3 |
| Chi. Cubs | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rickie Weeks, 2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .278 |
| Nyjer Morgan, 8,9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .154 |
| Ryan Braun, LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .375 |
| Aramis Ramirez, 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .143 |
| Corey Hart, RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .417 |
| Jose Veras, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Francisco Rodriguez, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Cesar Izturis, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Manny Parra, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Tim Dillard, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| John Axford, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Mat Gamel, 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .286 |
| Alex Gonzalez, SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .214 |
| Jonathan Lucroy, C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| Shaun Marcum, P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Carlos Gomez, CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Totals | 33 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 10 | |
Batting
Home runs - Weeks
Triples - Gamel
Doubles - Braun, Ramirez, Gonzalez
Hit by pitch - Lucroy
Sacrifices - Marcum, Gomez
Sacrifice flies - Ramirez, Lucroy
Stolen Bases - Braun, Gamel
Caught Stealing - Morgan
Team LOB - 7
Fielding
Errors - Ramirez, Gonzalez, Gomez
Home runs - Weeks
Triples - Gamel
Doubles - Braun, Ramirez, Gonzalez
Hit by pitch - Lucroy
Sacrifices - Marcum, Gomez
Sacrifice flies - Ramirez, Lucroy
Stolen Bases - Braun, Gamel
Caught Stealing - Morgan
Team LOB - 7
Fielding
Errors - Ramirez, Gonzalez, Gomez
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Marcum (W, 1-0) | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4.50 | 0 | 89-62 |
| Jose Veras | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 15-9 |
| Francisco Rodriguez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 10-6 |
| Manny Parra | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.71 | 0 | 7-4 |
| Tim Dillard | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12.00 | 0 | 7-3 |
| John Axford (S, 0-0; S,1) | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13.50 | 0 | 26-15 |
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David DeJesus, RF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .167 |
| Darwin Barney, 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .267 |
| Starlin Castro, SS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .278 |
| Alfonso Soriano, LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .308 |
| Ian Stewart, 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Bryan LaHair, 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .444 |
| Geovany Soto, C | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .222 |
| Marlon Byrd, CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .067 |
| Chris Volstad, P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Blake DeWitt, PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Shawn Camp, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Reed Johnson, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 |
| Lendy Castillo, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| James Russell, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Steve Clevenger, PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Jeff Samardzija, PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 34 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 9 | |
Batting
Home runs - Barney, LaHair
Triples - Soto
Doubles - Stewart
Grounded into DP - Soriano
Sacrifice flies - DeWitt
Caught Stealing - DeJesus
Team LOB - 7
Home runs - Barney, LaHair
Triples - Soto
Doubles - Stewart
Grounded into DP - Soriano
Sacrifice flies - DeWitt
Caught Stealing - DeJesus
Team LOB - 7
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Volstad | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5.40 | 0 | 87-49 |
| Shawn Camp (L, 0-1) | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8.10 | 0 | 32-21 |
| Lendy Castillo | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 0 | 8-4 |
| James Russell | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 22-11 |
GAME NOTES
Pitching notes: T.Dillard pitched to 1 batter in the 9th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Adrian Johnson, First Base Umpire - Gary Cederstrom, Second Base Umpire - Lance Barksdale, Third Base Umpire - Fieldin Culbreth
Duration: 3:22
Pitching notes: T.Dillard pitched to 1 batter in the 9th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Adrian Johnson, First Base Umpire - Gary Cederstrom, Second Base Umpire - Lance Barksdale, Third Base Umpire - Fieldin Culbreth
Duration: 3:22
