Thursday's Frosty Mug: The "Post Randy Wolf, Day 2" Edition
Today's top stories: Big days for Yovani Gallardo, Ryan Braun and John Axford and a bad one for Randy Wolf.
| Final - 8.22.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 | 7 | 1 |
Stories
Stat Of The Day: Five Sevens For Gallardo
Yovani Gallardo pitched seven solid innings today, allowing two runs on four hits and striking out nine. He's now pitched seven or more innings in five consecutive starts, which is nowhere near the...
Brewers 3, Cubs 2: Today's Turning Points
1) Bryan LaHair's seventh inning solo home run: -.124 WPA For the second time in as many days the game's biggest event actually belonged to the losing team. The Brewers lead 3-1 opening the seventh...
The Story Of Yet Another 2012 Cubs Defeat
Another day, another defeat.
Brewers 3, Cubs 2: Ron Roenicke's Postgame Comments
As seen on FS Wisconsin: On Yovani Gallardo: He's strung together a lot of good games in a row and I think even with all the things that have happened to him lately emotionally he looked good...
Brewers Climb To Ten Games Above .500 At Home With 3-2 Win Over Cubs
W: Yovani Gallardo (13-8)L: Travis Wood (4-10)S: John Axford (20) HR: Ryan Braun (34), David DeJesus (6), Bryan LaHair (15) MVP: Yovani Gallardo (+.229)LVP: Carlos Gomez (-.099) Win Expectancy...
Overflow Thread 1: Cubs vs. Brewers, Wednesday 8/22, 1:10 CT
Can the Cubs avoid...
Chicago Cubs vs. Milwaukee Brewers Preview, Wednesday 8/22, 1:10 CT
The Cubs are looking to go 2-5 on the road trip instead of 1-6. Hey, it's something.
Today's Matchup: Brewers (Gallardo) vs Cubs (Wood)
It'd be nice if the first game of the post-Randy Wolf Era could be a win. You have to figure the Brewers have a pretty good chance of that with Yovani Gallardo (3.67 ERA, 3.78 FIP) on the mound....
Wednesday's Frosty Mug: The "Farewell, Randy Wolf" Edition
Today's top stories: Randy Wolf is gone, John Axford is back as closer and Jean Segura is out of the lineup.
GameThreads
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chi. Cubs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Milwaukee | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David DeJesus, LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .270 |
| Luis Valbuena, 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .226 |
| Starlin Castro, SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .275 |
| Anthony Rizzo, 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .289 |
| Bryan LaHair, RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .254 |
| Steve Clevenger, C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .224 |
| Joe Mather, PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .208 |
| Brett Jackson, CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .164 |
| Darwin Barney, 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .262 |
| Travis Wood, P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .206 |
| Josh Vitters, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .119 |
| James Russell, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Shawn Camp, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 31 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | |
Batting
Home runs - DeJesus, LaHair
Grounded into DP - DeJesus
Team LOB - 5
Home runs - DeJesus, LaHair
Grounded into DP - DeJesus
Team LOB - 5
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Wood (L, 4-10) | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4.76 | 0 | 99-69 |
| James Russell | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.62 | 0 | 4-2 |
| Shawn Camp | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.71 | 0 | 12-8 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norichika Aoki, RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .281 |
| Rickie Weeks, 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .215 |
| Ryan Braun, LF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .308 |
| Aramis Ramirez, 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .286 |
| Corey Hart, 1B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .270 |
| Martin Maldonado, C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .283 |
| Carlos Gomez, CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .254 |
| Cody Ransom, SS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .206 |
| Yovani Gallardo, P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .148 |
| Jonathan Lucroy, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .325 |
| Jim Henderson, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| John Axford, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 29 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |
Batting
Home runs - Braun
Triples - Braun
Doubles - Aoki, Braun, Hart 2
Sacrifices - Ransom
Stolen Bases - Gomez
Team LOB - 4
Fielding
Errors - Ransom
Home runs - Braun
Triples - Braun
Doubles - Aoki, Braun, Hart 2
Sacrifices - Ransom
Stolen Bases - Gomez
Team LOB - 4
Fielding
Errors - Ransom
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yovani Gallardo (W, 13-8) | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 3.62 | 0 | 108-66 |
| Jim Henderson (, 0-2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.97 | 0 | 22-12 |
| John Axford (S, 4-7; S,20) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5.08 | 0 | 21-14 |
GAME NOTES
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Jeff Kellogg, First Base Umpire - Vic Carapazza, Second Base Umpire - Eric Cooper, Third Base Umpire - Marty Foster
Duration: 2:42
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Jeff Kellogg, First Base Umpire - Vic Carapazza, Second Base Umpire - Eric Cooper, Third Base Umpire - Marty Foster
Duration: 2:42
