Brewers 3, Cubs 1
Cubs starter Angel Guzman tossed two scoreless innings on Sunday. (Kathy Willens/AP)
By Carrie Muskat / MLB.com
A series of Cubs relievers held Milwaukee in check for much of the game, but they bent in the seventh and broke in the eighth to the Brewers, who clinched the NL Wild Card and set up an NLDS matchup with the Dodgers for the Cubs.
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Chi Cubs
(97-64)
Lost 1
Milwaukee 3, Chi Cubs 1
Today's Boxes 9/28/08
TB 8, DET 7
FLA 4, NYM 2
NYY 6, BOS 2
TOR 10, BAL 1
PHI 8, WSH 3
HOU 3, ATL 1
CWS 5, CLE 1
MIN 6, KC 0
STL 11, CIN 4
LAA 7, TEX 0
SF 3, LAD 1
PIT 6, SD 1
ARI 2, COL 1
SEA 4, OAK 3
BOS 4, NYY 3
Milwaukee
(90-72)
Won 1
September 28, 2008
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
Chi Cubs
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
4
0
Milwaukee
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
X
3
4
1
Standings thru 9/28/08  | Recap: CHC | MIL  | Gameday  | Cubs stats  | Brewers stats
Chi Cubs
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Soriano, A , LF
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
.280
Theriot , SS
4
0
2
0
0
0
1
.307
Lee, D , 1B
4
0
0
0
0
0
2
.291
Ramirez, Ar , 3B
3
1
2
0
0
1
0
.289
Marshall , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.333
Wuertz , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Howry , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Johnson, Re , CF
3
0
0
0
0
1
2
.303
Hoffpauir, M , RF
3
0
0
0
0
1
1
.342
Cedeno , 2B
3
0
0
1
0
1
1
.269
Blanco, H , C
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
.292
Hart, K , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
McGehee , 3B
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
.167
Guzman, A , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
a-Zambrano , PH
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
.337
Gaudin , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Cotts , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Hill, K , C
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
.095
Totals
29
1
4
1
1
7
8
a-Struck out for Guzman, A in the 3rd.
BATTING TB : Theriot 2; Ramirez, Ar 2.RBI : Cedeno (28).GIDP : Theriot; Johnson, Re;
Lee, D.Team RISP : 0-for-1.Team LOB : 2.
Milwaukee
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Cameron , CF
4
1
2
0
0
0
0
.243
Durham , 2B
4
1
1
0
0
2
2
.289
Braun , LF
4
1
1
2
0
1
2
.285
Fielder , 1B
3
0
0
0
1
3
1
.276
Hardy , SS
2
0
0
0
1
1
0
.283
Hart, C , RF
3
0
0
0
0
2
3
.268
Counsell , 3B
2
0
0
1
1
0
0
.226
Kendall , C
3
0
0
0
0
0
3
.246
Sabathia , P
3
0
0
0
0
1
0
.235
Totals
28
3
4
3
3
10
11
BATTING 2B : Durham (35, Marshall).HR : Braun (37, 8th inning off Howry, 1 on, 2 out).TB :
Cameron 2; Durham 2; Braun 4.RBI : Counsell (14), Braun 2 (106).2-out RBI : Counsell; Braun 2.Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out : Fielder; Kendall 2.Team RISP : 0-for-4.Team LOB : 4. FIELDING E :
Fielder (17, fielding).DP : 3 (Durham-Fielder, Counsell-Durham-Fielder, Durham-Hardy-Fielder).
Chi Cubs
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
HR
ERA
Guzman, A
2.0
1
0
0
0
4
0
5.59
Gaudin
1.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4.40
Cotts
1.0
0
0
0
0
2
0
4.29
Hart, K
2.0
0
0
0
0
1
0
6.51
Marshall (H, 3)
0.1
1
1
1
1
0
0
3.86
Wuertz (BS, 3)
0.2
0
0
0
2
1
0
3.63
Howry (L, 7-5)
1.0
2
2
2
0
2
1
5.35
Milwaukee
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
HR
ERA
Sabathia (W, 17-10)
9.0
4
1
0
1
7
0
2.70
WP : Guzman, A.IBB : Fielder (by Marshall).Pitches-strikes : Guzman, A 30-22, Gaudin 9-7, Cotts
12-8, Hart, K 23-15, Marshall 15-7, Wuertz 15-6, Howry 15-10, Sabathia 122-81.Groundouts-flyouts : Guzman, A 0-1,
Gaudin 3-0, Cotts 0-1, Hart, K 3-1, Marshall 1-0, Wuertz 1-0, Howry 0-1, Sabathia 10-3.Batters faced : Guzman,
A 7, Gaudin 3, Cotts 3, Hart, K 6, Marshall 3, Wuertz 4, Howry 5, Sabathia 30.Inherited runners-scored : Wuertz
2-1.Umpires : HP: Bill Miller. 1B: Jerry Meals. 2B: Gary Darling. 3B: Paul Emmel.Weather : 71 degrees,
roof closed.Wind : 0 mph, None.T : 2:25.Att : 45,299.September 28, 2008 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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