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

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McGehee gets second life with Brewers

Adam McCalvy / MLB.com
Since being waived by the Cubs last October, Casey McGehee has worked his way into the Brewers' everyday lineup. The infielder has made his first return to Wrigley Field to oppose his former club.
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Brewers probable pitcher

Jeff Suppan

  • #37 RHP
  • (5-6) 4.86 ERA 47 SO
Suppan gave up three runs in a 41-pitch second inning in his last start but managed to give the Brewers 5 2/3 innings. He bounced back with a four-pitch third inning to extend himself into the sixth, giving up five runs on nine hits. Suppan faced the Mets earlier this year, earning the victory in a 4-2 Brewers win on April 19. He went six innings in that outing, giving up the two runs on eight hits, while striking out four. Suppan has faced the Mets 10 times in his career, going 4-2 with a 3.57 ERA.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 133-129 4.64 2336.0 784 1299 .282
Season 5-6 4.86 87.0 37 47 .307
Vs. Chi Cubs 0-2 7.45 9.2 8 4 .270

Series at a Glance

Standings - 07/03/2009 W L PCT GB Home Away
Milwaukee Brewers (NL Central) 42 37 .532 - 22-18 20-19
Chicago Cubs (NL Central) 38 38 .500 2.5 22-13 16-25
Stats - 07/03/2009 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
MIL .254 373 92 366 25 622 4.49 696.0 682 281 553
CHC .246 320 85 306 31 582 3.85 682.1 622 295 595
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Piniella still has the fire; Cubs do, too

Carrie Muskat / MLB.com
With the Cubs off to a mediocre start, Lou Piniella was questioned about his passion for managing. He left no doubt Wednesday when he was ejected, and the Cubs skipper maintains there's a lot of baseball left to play for Chicago to make a run.
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Cubs probable pitcher

Carlos Zambrano

  • #38 RHP
  • (4-3) 3.69 ERA 66 SO
Zambrano is winless in his past four starts, and he was roughed up by the White Sox in his last outing. The right-hander gave up five runs on nine hits over 5 1/3 innings, his shortest outing since a 4 2/3-inning start on May 22. Manager Lou Piniella's assessment? "He was so-so," Piniella said. Zambrano has faced the Brewers once -- on April 11 -- and did not receive a decision. He finished June with a 1-1 record and a 2.91 ERA in five starts.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 100-64 3.49 1465.0 655 1238 .229
Season 4-3 3.69 83.0 35 66 .247
Vs. Milwaukee 0-0 4.50 6.0 3 7 .292

Brewers hitters vs Carlos Zambrano

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Braun, Ryan .000 3 0 0 .269 26 1 4
Cain, Lorenzo - - - - - - - -
Escobar, Alcides - - - - .500 2 0 0
Fielder, Prince 1.000 2 1 2 .364 33 2 5
Gamel, Mat - - - - - - - -
Gerut, Jody - - - - .500 4 1 1
Gomez, Carlos - - - - - - - -
Hart, Corey .500 2 0 0 .304 23 0 4
Heether, Adam - - - - - - - -
Iribarren, Hernan - - - - - - - -
Kottaras, George - - - - - - - -
McGehee, Casey - - - - .333 6 0 0
Rivera, Mike .667 3 0 0 .400 5 0 0
Salome, Angel - - - - - - - -
Weeks, Rickie .333 3 0 1 .250 32 1 4

Cubs hitters vs Jeff Suppan

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Adduci, James - - - - - - - -
Baker, Jeff - - - - .000 2 0 0
Blanco, Andres - - - - .333 3 0 0
Bradley, Milton .250 4 0 1 .154 13 0 2
Castillo, Welington - - - - - - - -
Colvin, Tyler - - - - - - - -
Fontenot, Mike .000 4 0 0 .364 11 0 0
Fox, Jake - - - - .200 5 0 0
Fukudome, Kosuke .667 3 0 1 .273 11 0 1
Fuld, Sam - - - - .000 3 0 0
Hill, Koyie .000 1 0 1 .167 6 0 1
Hoffpauir, Micah .333 3 0 0 .286 7 0 0
Lee, Derrek .000 2 0 0 .419 43 4 6
Miles, Aaron .333 3 0 0 .222 9 0 1
Ramirez, Aramis .000 2 0 0 .262 42 1 9
Soriano, Alfonso .500 4 2 4 .182 33 2 4
Soto, Geovany .000 2 0 0 .182 11 2 4
Theriot, Ryan .333 3 0 0 .333 24 0 0

Cubs win as Fox trots (42-38) (39-38)

Cubs 2, Brewers 1 (10)

Wild finish

Adam McCalvy / MLB.com
Mark DiFelice's final delivery -- a borderline pitch to Jake Fox with two outs in the 10th inning -- was ruled a ball, sending the Brewers to successive defeats to the rival Cubs. The loss wasted a strong start from Jeff Suppan, who tossed seven frames of one-run ball.

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A walk in the park

Carrie Muskat / MLB.com
Kosuke Fukudome kept the Cubs knotted with the Brewers by cutting down Jeff Suppan at the plate to end the seventh, setting the stage for an extra-inning triumph that saw the winning run come home on Jake Fox's bases-loaded free pass with two outs in the 10th.
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Cubs 2, Brewers 1

Milwaukee AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Kendall, C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .237
Counsell, 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .291
Braun, LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 5 .326
Fielder, 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .309
McGehee, C, 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .312
Cameron, M, CF 5 0 0 0 0 3 5 .243
Hart, C, RF 2 0 0 1 2 1 2 .246
  Stetter, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  DiFelice, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Hardy, SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 .225
Suppan, P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .240
  Villanueva, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
  Gerut, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .197
Totals 35 1 6 1 3 6 25  

BATTING
2B: Kendall (8, Gregg).
TB: Kendall 2; Counsell; Braun; Fielder; McGehee, C; Suppan.
RBI: Hart, C (35).
2-out RBI: Hart, C.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Kendall; Hardy 3; Braun.
S: Suppan; Kendall.
Team RISP: 1-for-11.
Team LOB: 11.

FIELDING
E: McGehee, C (4, fielding).
DP: 3 (Hardy-Counsell-Fielder, Counsell-Hardy-Fielder, Hardy-Counsell).
 
Chi Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Soriano, A, LF 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .226
Theriot, SS 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .291
Lee, D, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .281
Bradley, RF 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 .241
Fukudome, CF 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 .259
  b-Baker, Je, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .125
  Gregg, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  c-Soto, PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .237
Fox, J, 3B 3 1 0 1 1 0 1 .302
Fontenot, 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .225
Hill, K, C 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .229
Zambrano, C, P 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .229
  a-Hoffpauir, M, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .246
  Heilman, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Fuld, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .444
Totals 34 2 8 2 6 5 18  

a-Struck out for Zambrano, C in the 7th. b-Grounded out for Fukudome in the 8th. c-Intentionally walked for Gregg in the 10th.

BATTING
2B: Hill, K (3, Suppan), Fontenot (10, Suppan).
TB: Theriot 2; Bradley; Fontenot 3; Hill, K 3; Zambrano, C.
RBI: Zambrano, C (4), Fox, J (13).
2-out RBI: Fox, J.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Soriano, A; Theriot; Baker, Je.
GIDP: Fukudome; Bradley.
Team RISP: 1-for-11.
Team LOB: 11.

BASERUNNING
SB: Theriot (10, 2nd base off Villanueva/Kendall).
CS: Fukudome (5, 2nd base by Suppan/Kendall).

FIELDING
E: Theriot (7, fielding), Fox, J (1, fielding).
Outfield assists: Fukudome (Suppan at home).
 
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Suppan 7.0 4 1 1 2 4 0 4.60
Villanueva 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 4.86
Stetter 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.28
DiFelice (L, 4-1) 0.2 1 1 1 3 0 0 1.97
 
Chi Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Zambrano, C 7.0 5 1 1 3 3 0 3.50
Heilman 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.93
Gregg (W, 3-2) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.62

WP: DiFelice.
IBB: Bradley (by DiFelice), Soto (by DiFelice).
HBP: Lee, D (by Suppan), Fox, J (by Suppan), Fielder (by Zambrano, C), Counsell (by Gregg).
Pitches-strikes: Suppan 90-48, Villanueva 16-9, Stetter 15-11, DiFelice 29-13, Zambrano, C 110-63, Heilman 16-10, Gregg 40-23.
Groundouts-flyouts: Suppan 10-6, Villanueva 0-1, Stetter 2-1, DiFelice 1-1, Zambrano, C 10-7, Heilman 2-0, Gregg 1-3.
Batters faced: Suppan 27, Villanueva 4, Stetter 5, DiFelice 6, Zambrano, C 31, Heilman 3, Gregg 8.
Inherited runners-scored: Stetter 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Bill Welke. 1B: Tim Welke. 2B: Jim Reynolds. 3B: James Hoye.
Weather: 67 degrees, sunny.
Wind: 9 mph, In from CF.
T: 3:05.
Att: 41,204.
July 3, 2009

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