Milwaukee (42-36) at Chi Cubs (37-38)

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Brewers head back to Wrigley Field

Adam McCalvy / MLB.com
The Brewers will return to Wrigley Field on Thursday for the first time since last September. This time, the circumstances are considerably more pleasant.
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Brewers probable pitcher

Seth McClung

  • #73 RHP
  • (3-1) 3.55 ERA 30 SO
McClung gave up three runs on six hits in four innings on Saturday against the Giants, his first start of the season. McClung struggled in the second inning, as the first four Giant batters knocked out a hit. He escaped the inning by giving up just two runs, getting the next three batters out. McClung threw 77 pitches on the night. Looking ahead, McClung has made 10 appearances against the Cubs, all in relief. He is 1-0 with a 2.55 ERA in 17 2/3 innings of work.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 26-32 5.33 414.0 240 304 .259
Season 3-1 3.55 45.2 25 30 .251
Vs. Chi Cubs 0-0 5.06 5.1 4 5 .250

Series at a Glance

Standings - 07/02/2009 W L PCT GB Home Away
Milwaukee Brewers (NL Central) 42 36 .538 - 22-18 20-18
Chicago Cubs (NL Central) 37 38 .493 3.5 21-13 16-25
Stats - 07/02/2009 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
MIL .254 368 90 361 25 610 4.42 688.0 671 278 551
CHC .245 311 81 297 31 580 3.85 673.1 612 292 583
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Cubs look to go on a run at Wrigley Field

Wayne Staats / MLB.com
Despite dealing with injuries, the Cubs hope to start a successful run when they play the Brewers on Thursday in the opener of a series at Wrigley Field.
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Cubs probable pitcher

Ryan Dempster

  • #46 RHP
  • (4-5) 4.09 ERA 80 SO
Dempster was rusty in his first outing in 3 1/2 weeks. He had been sidelined with a broken right big toe, suffered July 5, and was going to be limited to 80-85 pitches. He threw 85 exact. But that was over five innings. He gave up six runs on nine hits and struck out three. He just wasn't sharp, and the problem was location. He has one win in his last seven starts.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 80-86 4.52 1524.0 749 1274 .261
Season 4-5 4.09 99.0 42 80 .256
Vs. Milwaukee 1-1 5.84 12.1 6 15 .277

Brewers hitters vs Ryan Dempster

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Braun, Ryan .500 4 1 2 .217 23 1 6
Cain, Lorenzo - - - - - - - -
Escobar, Alcides - - - - - - - -
Fielder, Prince .333 3 0 2 .292 24 2 6
Gamel, Mat - - - - - - - -
Gerut, Jody - - - - .286 7 0 0
Gomez, Carlos - - - - 1.000 1 0 0
Hart, Corey .167 6 1 1 .087 23 1 2
Heether, Adam - - - - - - - -
Iribarren, Hernan - - - - - - - -
Kottaras, George - - - - - - - -
McGehee, Casey 1.000 1 0 0 .429 7 0 0
Rivera, Mike - - - - .333 3 1 1
Salome, Angel - - - - - - - -
Weeks, Rickie .429 7 0 0 .313 16 0 1

Cubs hitters vs Seth McClung

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Adduci, James - - - - - - - -
Baker, Jeff - - - - .500 2 0 0
Blanco, Andres - - - - - - - -
Bradley, Milton - 0 0 0 .250 4 0 0
Castillo, Welington - - - - - - - -
Colvin, Tyler - - - - - - - -
Fontenot, Mike .000 3 0 0 .286 7 0 2
Fox, Jake - - - - 1.000 1 1 1
Fukudome, Kosuke 1.000 3 0 0 .444 9 0 1
Fuld, Sam - - - - 1.000 2 0 0
Hill, Koyie .500 2 1 2 .333 3 1 2
Hoffpauir, Micah - - - - .000 2 0 0
Lee, Derrek .000 1 0 1 .250 8 1 4
Miles, Aaron - - - - .200 5 0 0
Ramirez, Aramis .000 2 0 0 .167 6 0 1
Soriano, Alfonso .000 3 0 0 .083 12 0 2
Soto, Geovany - - - - .333 6 1 1
Theriot, Ryan .500 2 0 0 .250 12 0 1

Homer-friendly Confines (42-37) (38-38)

Cubs 9, Brewers 5

McClung clouted

Adam McCalvy / MLB.com
The wind wasn't working in Seth McClung's favor, as three home runs knocked him from the game with one out in the fourth, and a grand slam followed off reliever Chris Smith. The Brewers responded with homers from Mike Cameron and Prince Fielder, but they weren't enough.

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Series at a Glance

 

Lee-der of the pack

Carrie Muskat / MLB.com
Derrek Lee drove in a career-high seven runs on a three-run homer in the first inning and a grand slam in the fourth. Jake Fox and Geovany Soto also had solo shots. Starter Ryan Dempster tied his season high with nine strikeouts, allowing four runs over 6 2/3 innings.
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Cubs 9, Brewers 5

Milwaukee AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Counsell, 2B 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .292
Hardy, SS 5 0 0 0 0 3 4 .228
Braun, LF 5 0 1 1 0 1 2 .328
Fielder, 1B 4 2 2 1 1 2 2 .309
McGehee, C, 3B 5 0 1 0 0 3 2 .317
Cameron, M, CF 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 .248
Hart, C, RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .248
Kendall, C 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .237
McClung, P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
  Smith, C, P 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000
  a-Gerut, PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .199
  Narveson, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  b-Catalanotto, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .258
  DiFelice, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 37 5 10 5 3 12 17  

a-Singled for Smith, C in the 7th. b-Popped out for Narveson in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Fielder (20, Dempster), Cameron, M (15, Heilman).
HR: Cameron, M (13, 2nd inning off Dempster, 1 on, 1 out), Fielder (21, 6th inning off Dempster, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Braun; Fielder 6; McGehee, C; Cameron, M 7; Kendall 2; Gerut.
RBI: Cameron, M 2 (35), Fielder (75), Braun (58), Kendall (22).
2-out RBI: Braun.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Braun; Fielder; Counsell.
GIDP: Hart, C.
Team RISP: 3-for-11.
Team LOB: 9.
 
Chi Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Fuld, LF 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 .500
Theriot, SS 4 2 2 0 1 0 1 .289
Lee, D, 1B 4 2 2 7 0 0 1 .285
Bradley, RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .239
Fox, J, 3B 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .317
  Heilman, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Marmol, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Fukudome, CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .260
Soto, C 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .237
Fontenot, 2B-3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .220
Dempster, P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .088
  Marshall, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
  Blanco, A, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228
Totals 34 9 11 9 3 2 8  

BATTING
2B: Fuld (2, McClung), Fukudome (16, Smith, C).
HR: Lee, D 2 (14, 1st inning off McClung, 2 on, 0 out; 4th inning off Smith, C, 3 on, 1 out), Fox, J (3, 1st inning off McClung, 0 on, 1 out), Soto (8, 4th inning off McClung, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Fuld 3; Theriot 2; Lee, D 8; Bradley; Fox, J 4; Fukudome 2; Soto 4; Fontenot.
RBI: Lee, D 7 (48), Fox, J (12), Soto (26).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Theriot; Dempster; Fox, J.
S: Dempster.
Team RISP: 3-for-8.
Team LOB: 5.

FIELDING
E: Fontenot (5, fielding).
DP: (Fontenot-Theriot-Lee, D).
 
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
McClung (L, 3-2) 3.1 7 7 7 2 1 3 4.59
Smith, C 2.2 4 2 2 1 1 1 2.50
Narveson 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.00
DiFelice 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.72
 
Chi Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Dempster (W, 5-5) 6.2 8 4 3 2 9 2 4.09
Marshall 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.37
Heilman 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 4.04
Marmol 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.76

HBP: Hart, C (by Heilman).
Pitches-strikes: McClung 85-50, Smith, C 50-29, Narveson 11-6, DiFelice 13-7, Dempster 109-68, Marshall 4-3, Heilman 21-11, Marmol 20-10.
Groundouts-flyouts: McClung 6-3, Smith, C 4-3, Narveson 1-2, DiFelice 0-3, Dempster 9-2, Marshall 0-0, Heilman 0-2, Marmol 0-2.
Batters faced: McClung 19, Smith, C 13, Narveson 3, DiFelice 3, Dempster 30, Marshall 1, Heilman 6, Marmol 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Smith, C 2-2, Marshall 2-0.
Umpires: HP: James Hoye. 1B: Bill Welke. 2B: Tim Welke. 3B: Jim Reynolds.
Weather: 63 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 6 mph, In from RF.
T: 2:42.
Att: 40,545.
July 2, 2009

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