Recap: Chicago Cubs vs. Milwaukee

Sports Network | July 5, 2009

Chicago, IL (Sports Network) - Derrek Lee hit a two-run homer and knocked in three, as the Chicago Cubs cruised past the Milwaukee Brewers, 8-2, in the finale of a four-game set at Wrigley Field.

Jake Fox also belted a two-run shot, while Kosuke Fukudome went 2-for-4 with a triple, an RBI and two runs scored for the Cubs, who took three of four in the series and have won five of seven overall.

Ted Lilly (8-6), who was named to the National League All-Star squad earlier on Sunday, picked up the win. The veteran lefty went 6 1/3 innings and gave up two runs on nine hits and fanned nine.

Prince Fielder, who also received NL All-Star honors, had a pair of hits, including a solo homer, for Milwaukee, which has dropped four of its last five.

Mike Burns (1-2) was handed the loss after getting raked for nine hits and seven runs. He struck out three and walked one in 4 2/3 innings.

Lee's two-run homer into the left-field bleachers in the first gave the Cubs the early advantage. Fielder's solo homer to center in the fourth got the Brewers on the board.

The Cubs tacked on a pair in the fourth to grab a 4-1 lead. Geovany Soto's sacrifice fly brought in Milton Bradley, who led off the inning with a walk. Mike Fontenot followed by serving an RBI single to center to score Fox, who had doubled.

Chicago continued to pour it on in the fifth, when Lee's RBI base hit and Fox's two-run homer to left put the hosts up, 7-1. Casey McGehee got one back for Milwaukee in the top of the sixth with an RBI single, but Fukudome's sac fly in the home half put the Cubs ahead, 8-2.

Aaron Heilman and Carlos Marmol combined to throw 2 2/3 scoreless innings of relief the rest of the way.

Chicago welcomes Atlanta to Wrigley Field for the start of a three-game series on Monday, while Milwaukee begins a six-game homestand versus St. Louis on Tuesday...Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun was voted to start the All-Star Game...Milwaukee has lost six of its 10 meetings with the Cubs this season.