Milwaukee (43-38) at Chi Cubs (39-39)

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Macha wants better results in clutch

Adam McCalvy / MLB.com
Ken Macha had to like what he saw from his hitters with runners in scoring position on Saturday, and the Brewers manager hopes that carries over as Milwaukee goes for a split vs. the rival Cubs.
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Brewers probable pitcher

Mike Burns

  • #47 RHP
  • (1-1) 3.31 ERA 9 SO
Burns allowed a two-run home run in the first inning, then blanked the Mets for the rest of his 6 2/3-inning stint to notch his first Major league win on Tuesday. Manager Ken Macha provided the analysis: "He walks the first hitter and then no walks after that. Sixty-six strikes, 29 balls. He throws a curve, fastball, slider, changeup, and with every one of those pitches he was more than 50 percent strikes. He threw 16 first-pitch strikes. If you throw first-pitch strikes, you make the batter swing the bat, and he got 10 outs in three pitches or less. I think it's especially impressive going up against Johan Santana." Burns will be making his third Major League start and his first on the road.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 1-1 5.27 68.1 18 45 .302
Season 1-1 3.31 16.1 6 9 .246

Series at a Glance

Standings - 07/05/2009 W L PCT GB Home Away
Milwaukee Brewers (NL Central) 43 38 .531 - 22-18 21-20
Chicago Cubs (NL Central) 39 39 .500 2.5 23-14 16-25
Stats - 07/05/2009 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
MIL .255 385 95 377 26 632 4.42 714.2 697 290 564
CHC .245 324 86 310 32 593 3.90 701.1 642 303 605
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Gregg getting comfortable with Cubs

Carrie Muskat / MLB.com
With each successive month, Kevin Gregg appears more at home as the Cubs' closer, getting used to the late-inning spotlight with a big-market team.
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Cubs probable pitcher

Ted Lilly

  • #30 LHP
  • (7-6) 3.35 ERA 88 SO
Lilly lost his second straight start in his last game, giving up three runs (two earned) in seven innings during a shutout loss to the Pirates on Tuesday. Despite the setback, Lilly leads the club in victories and strikeouts (88). This will be his first start against the Brewers this season, but he's 2-2 with a 4.72 ERA in his career against Milwaukee. Lilly has been dominating at home so far this season, going 4-1 with a 1.85 ERA in seven starts.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 98-81 4.33 1452.1 524 1245 .246
Season 7-6 3.35 104.2 23 88 .242

Brewers hitters vs Ted Lilly

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Braun, Ryan - - - - .438 16 2 2
Cain, Lorenzo - - - - - - - -
Escobar, Alcides - - - - - - - -
Fielder, Prince - - - - .444 18 1 2
Gamel, Mat - - - - 1.000 1 0 0
Gerut, Jody - - - - .000 2 0 0
Gomez, Carlos .667 3 1 1 .667 3 1 1
Hart, Corey - - - - .278 18 1 3
Heether, Adam - - - - - - - -
Iribarren, Hernan - - - - - - - -
Kottaras, George - - - - - - - -
McGehee, Casey - - - - .667 3 0 1
Rivera, Mike - - - - - - - -
Salome, Angel - - - - - - - -
Weeks, Rickie - - - - .154 13 2 2

Cubs hitters vs Mike Burns

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Adduci, James - - - - - - - -
Baker, Jeff - - - - .000 1 0 0
Blanco, Andres .167 6 0 0 .143 7 0 0
Bradley, Milton - - - - .000 2 0 0
Castillo, Welington - - - - - - - -
Colvin, Tyler - - - - 1.000 1 0 0
Fontenot, Mike - - - - .333 3 0 1
Fox, Jake .500 6 1 3 .500 10 2 5
Fukudome, Kosuke - - - - .500 4 0 0
Fuld, Sam .000 7 0 0 .000 7 0 0
Hill, Koyie - - - - - - - -
Hoffpauir, Micah - - - - .000 3 0 0
Lee, Derrek - - - - .800 5 1 4
Miles, Aaron - - - - - - - -
Ramirez, Aramis - - - - - 0 0 0
Soriano, Alfonso - - - - .333 3 0 0
Soto, Geovany - - - - .000 3 0 1
Theriot, Ryan - - - - .250 4 0 0

Lilly's star turn secures series (43-39) (40-39)

Cubs 8, Brewers 2

Brewers drop series

Adam McCalvy / MLB.com
Mike Burns turned in the worst start of his young career, yielding seven runs on nine hits over 4 2/3 frames, and though the Brewers notched 11 hits, including Prince Fielder's 22nd homer, they couldn't break through in the finale vs. the Cubs.

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Series at a Glance

 

Bops back Lilly

Carrie Muskat / MLB.com
Ted Lilly showed why he's an All-Star, fanning nine Brewers over 6 1/3 innings of two-run ball to secure his eighth win. He got plenty of support, with Derrek Lee homering and driving in three and Jake Fox also going deep for the Cubs.
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Cubs 8, Brewers 2

Milwaukee AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Hart, C, RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .249
Hardy, SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .229
Braun, LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .326
Fielder, 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .313
McGehee, C, 2B 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .343
Cameron, M, CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 5 .248
Kendall, C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .232
Hall, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .198
Burns, P 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000
  DiFelice, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Narveson, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  a-Gamel, PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .247
  Smith, C, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Coffey, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  b-Catalanotto, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250
Totals 36 2 11 2 0 11 11  

a-Singled for Narveson in the 7th. b-Struck out for Coffey in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Kendall (9, Lilly).
HR: Fielder (22, 4th inning off Lilly, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: Hart, C; Hardy; Braun; Fielder 5; McGehee, C 3; Cameron, M; Kendall 2; Gamel.
RBI: Fielder (76), McGehee, C (27).
2-out RBI: Fielder; McGehee, C.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Cameron, M 2.
GIDP: Hart, C.
Team RISP: 2-for-6.
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING
CS: Hart, C (4, 2nd base by Lilly/Soto).

FIELDING
E: Hall (4, throw).
 
Chi Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Fukudome, CF 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .263
Theriot, SS 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .289
Lee, D, 1B 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 .285
Bradley, RF 3 1 1 0 1 2 1 .245
Fox, J, 3B 4 2 2 2 0 0 3 .310
  Heilman, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Marmol, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Soriano, A, LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .226
  Fuld, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364
Soto, C 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 .229
Fontenot, 2B-3B 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .236
Lilly, P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .083
  Blanco, A, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225
Totals 34 8 13 8 1 6 12  

BATTING
2B: Fox, J (6, Burns), Fontenot (11, Narveson).
3B: Fukudome (3, Burns).
HR: Lee, D (15, 1st inning off Burns, 1 on, 1 out), Fox, J (4, 5th inning off Burns, 1 on, 2 out).
TB: Fukudome 4; Theriot 2; Lee, D 5; Bradley; Fox, J 6; Soriano, A 2; Fontenot 3.
RBI: Lee, D 3 (51), Soto (27), Fontenot (28), Fox, J 2 (15), Fukudome (25).
2-out RBI: Fontenot; Fox, J 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Fox, J 2.
S: Lilly.
SF: Soto; Fukudome.
Team RISP: 5-for-9.
Team LOB: 6.

FIELDING
DP: (Theriot-Blanco, A-Lee, D).
 
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Burns (L, 1-2) 4.2 9 7 7 1 3 2 5.57
DiFelice 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.95
Narveson 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 8.10
Smith, C 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.37
Coffey 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.63
 
Chi Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Lilly (W, 8-6) 6.1 9 2 2 0 9 1 3.32
Heilman 1.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.76
Marmol 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.66

Pitches-strikes: Burns 81-53, DiFelice 5-4, Narveson 24-14, Smith, C 11-8, Coffey 10-8, Lilly 112-81, Heilman 19-14, Marmol 17-10.
Groundouts-flyouts: Burns 4-6, DiFelice 0-1, Narveson 1-2, Smith, C 0-1, Coffey 2-0, Lilly 2-7, Heilman 2-3, Marmol 1-0.
Batters faced: Burns 23, DiFelice 2, Narveson 7, Smith, C 3, Coffey 3, Lilly 27, Heilman 6, Marmol 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Heilman 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Jim Reynolds. 1B: James Hoye. 2B: Bill Welke. 3B: Tim Welke.
Weather: 69 degrees, sunny.
Wind: 11 mph, In from RF.
T: 2:43.
Att: 40,369.
July 5, 2009

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