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TBR  6
@BAL  2

CLE 10
CHW  8

KCR  5
@DET  4

(11)
MIN  3
LAA  2

SEA  5
TEX  2

PIT 12
@ATL 11

(12)
MIL  4
@CHC  3

(10)
ARI  4
@CIN  2

NYM  7
@FLA  2

LAD  5
SFG  0

WSN 11
@PHI  6

SDP  4
HOU  0

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 41,089

Monday, March 31, 2008, 2:20pm
Time of Game: 2:59
Brewers
4
1-0
Won 1
1st
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Brewers         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  3   1    4  7  0
Cubs            0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  3   0    3  5  0
W: E Gagne (1-0), L: B Howry (0-1), S: D Riske (1)
Cubs
3
0-1
Lost 1
3rd, 1 GB

BATTING

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Weeks 2B                    3   1   0   0    0   2  .000  .400   13    3   3   2·HBP
T Gwynn CF                    3   0   2   1    0   0  .667 1.167   16    4   0   SB,SF,SH
P Fielder 1B                  4   1   1   0    1   1  .250  .650   18    7   1   IW
R Braun LF                    5   1   1   1    0   0  .200  .400   16    0   0   
  D Riske P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
B Hall 3B                     4   0   1   0    0   2  .250  .750   15    0   1   2B
C Hart RF                     4   0   1   2    0   1  .250  .750   20    3   0   2B
J Hardy SS                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   16    1   2   
B Sheets P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    9    1   0   
  S Torres P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  G Gross PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    3    0   0   
  G Mota P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  E Gagne P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Counsell PH               1   1   1   0    0   0 1.000 3.000    2    0   0   2B
  G Kapler LF                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
J Kendall C                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .333    9   11   1   SH
Totals                       33   4   7   4    2   9              137   30   8
BATTING
2B: C Counsell (1, off B Howry); C Hart (1, off K Wood); B Hall (1, off C Zambrano).
SF: T Gwynn (1, off B Howry).
SH: T Gwynn (1, off K Wood); J Kendall (1, off B Howry).
IBB: P Fielder (1, by K Wood).
HBP: R Weeks 2 (2, by B Howry, by K Wood).
TB: C Hart 2; T Gwynn 2; C Counsell 2; B Hall 2; P Fielder; R Braun.
RBI: C Hart 2 (2); T Gwynn (1); R Braun (1).
2-out RBI: C Hart 2.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 6.
BASERUNNING
SB: T Gwynn (1, 3rd base off C Zambrano/G Soto).
PO: B Hall (2nd base by C Zambrano).
Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Theriot SS                  5   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000   21    1   2   
A Soriano LF                  5   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000   23    0   0   
D Lee 1B                      5   1   1   0    0   2  .200  .400   19    7   0   
A Ramirez 3B                  3   1   0   0    1   0  .000  .250   22    0   3   
K Fukudome RF                 3   1   3   3    1   0 1.000 3.333   12    2   0   HR,2B
M DeRosa 2B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .250   14    5   2   HBP
G Soto C                      2   0   0   0    2   1  .000  .500   24   10   0   
F Pie CF                      4   0   1   0    0   2  .250  .500   15    4   0   
C Zambrano P                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    8    1   1   
  C Marmol P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Ward PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    8    0   0   
  K Wood P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Fontenot PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    6    0   0   
  B Howry P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       34   3   5   3    4  10              172   30   8
BATTING
2B: K Fukudome (1, off B Sheets).
HR: K Fukudome (1, off E Gagne; 9th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF).
HBP: M DeRosa (1, by S Torres).
TB: K Fukudome 7; D Lee; F Pie.
RBI: K Fukudome 3 (3).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 4.

PITCHING

Milwaukee Brewers             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Sheets                       6.1   2   0   0    2   7   0   0.00   23   99-66   33·15·18    5· 7· 2· 0     74    -     0.95   0.36
S Torres                       0.2   0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    3   13-6     5· 0· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    2.53   0.09
G Mota                         1     0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    3   16-11    6· 2· 3    0· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.44   0.11
E Gagne, BS (1), W (1-0)       1     3   3   3    1   1   1  27.00    7   31-16    9· 2· 5    2· 2· 1· 0          0-0    2.09  -0.46
D Riske, S (1)                 1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3    9-7     5· 1· 1    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    2.78   0.21
Totals                        10     5   3   3    4  10   1          39  168-106  58·20·28    9·11· 4· 0          1-0 
Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Zambrano                     6.2   3   0   0    1   5   0   0.00   23   85-55   30· 8·17    5· 9· 3· 0     72    -     1.00   0.43
C Marmol                       1.1   0   0   0    0   3   0   0.00    4   13-10    2· 2· 6    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.28   0.13
K Wood                         1     2   3   3    1   1   0  27.00    7   21-12   10· 2· 0    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    2.39  -0.46
B Howry, L (0-1)               1     2   1   1    0   0   0   9.00    6   13-8     8· 0· 0    2· 2· 1· 0          0-0    2.73  -0.29
Totals                        10     7   4   4    2   9   0          40  132-85   50·12·23    9·13· 5· 0           -  
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: K Wood (1; P Fielder).
PO: C Zambrano (1; B Hall, 2nd base).
HBP: S Torres (1; M DeRosa); B Howry (1; R Weeks); K Wood (1; R Weeks).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Gary Cederstrom, 1B - Fieldin Culbreth, 2B - Jim Reynolds, 3B - Tim Timmons.
Time of Game: 2:59.
Attendance: 41,089.
Weather: 44° F, Wind 7mph out to Leftfield, Overcast, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Milwaukee Brewers             Chicago Cubs                         
1. R Weeks              2B    1. R Theriot            SS 
2. T Gwynn              CF    2. A Soriano            LF 
3. P Fielder            1B    3. D Lee                1B 
4. R Braun              LF    4. A Ramirez            3B 
5. B Hall               3B    5. K Fukudome           RF 
6. C Hart               RF    6. M DeRosa             2B 
7. J Hardy              SS    7. G Soto               C  
8. B Sheets             P     8. F Pie                CF 
9. J Kendall            C     9. C Zambrano           P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   0  3-0  12-  5  -45%  36% K Fukudome      E Gagne         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Lee Scores; Ramirez Scores
   t 9   1  0-0  12-  2   28%  86% R Braun         K Wood          Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Weeks Scores; Fielder to 2B
   t10   0  3-3  ---  2   17%  67% C Counsell      B Howry         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
   t 9   2  0-1  12-  4   14%  96% C Hart          K Wood          Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Fielder Scores; Braun Scores; Hart to 3B/Adv on throw
   t10   1  3-3  1-3  2   13%  81% T Gwynn         B Howry         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Counsell Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Carlos Zambrano facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   48%  R Weeks         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   50%  T Gwynn         Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
   O      1--  3   48%  P Fielder       Groundout: 2B-1B; Gwynn to 2B
          -2-      49%  R Braun         Gwynn Steals 3B
   O      --3  3   45%  " "             Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Ben Sheets facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   47%  R Theriot       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  6   49%  A Soriano       Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
   O      ---  5   50%  D Lee           Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Carlos Zambrano facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   48%  B Hall          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   46%  C Hart          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  8   45%  J Hardy         Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Ben Sheets facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   47%  A Ramirez       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  1   43%  K Fukudome      Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
   O      -2-  4   46%  M DeRosa        Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Fukudome to 3B
          --3  4   45%  G Soto          Walk
   O      1-3  4   50%  F Pie           Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Carlos Zambrano facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   47%  B Sheets        Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   50%  J Kendall       Walk
   O      1--  3   47%  R Weeks         Popfly: 2B
   O      1--  2   44%  T Gwynn         Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Ben Sheets facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   47%  C Zambrano      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   49%  R Theriot       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   50%  A Soriano       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Carlos Zambrano facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   47%  P Fielder       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   45%  R Braun         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  1   44%  B Hall          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Ben Sheets facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   47%  D Lee           Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   49%  A Ramirez       Lineout: RF (Short RF)
          ---  5   47%  K Fukudome      Walk
   O      1--  2   50%  M DeRosa        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Carlos Zambrano facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   47%  C Hart          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  2   45%  J Hardy         Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   43%  B Sheets        Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Ben Sheets facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   46%  G Soto          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  6   48%  F Pie           Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   50%  C Zambrano      Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Carlos Zambrano facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   47%  J Kendall       Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   44%  R Weeks         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   46%  T Gwynn         Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF)
   O      1--  5   42%  P Fielder       Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Ben Sheets facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   46%  R Theriot       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  5   48%  A Soriano       Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B)
   O      ---  1   50%  D Lee           Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Carlos Zambrano facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   46%  R Braun         Popfly: P (P's Right)
          ---  5   53%  B Hall          Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-      43%  C Hart          Hall Picked off 2B (P-2B)
                  Carlos Marmol replaces Carlos Zambrano pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   41%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Ben Sheets facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   45%  A Ramirez       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  1   41%  K Fukudome      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
                  Salomon Torres replaces Ben Sheets pitching and batting 8th
          1--  5   35%  M DeRosa        Hit By Pitch; Fukudome to 2B
   O      12-      44%  G Soto          Baserunner Out Advancing; Fukudome out at 3B/C; DeRosa to 2B
          -2-  6   43%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  2   50%  F Pie           Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Carlos Marmol facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   45%  J Hardy         Strikeout Swinging
                  Gabe Gross pinch hits for Salomon Torres batting 8th
   O      ---  3   42%  G Gross         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   39%  J Kendall       Popfly: SS (Short LF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Guillermo Mota facing 9-1-2
                  Guillermo Mota replaces Gabe Gross pitching and batting 8th; Daryle Ward pinch hits for Carlos Marmol batting 9th
   O      ---  8   44%  D Ward          Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  4   47%  R Theriot       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   50%  A Soriano       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 9th, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Kerry Wood facing 1-2-3
                  Kerry Wood replaces Daryle Ward pitching and batting 9th
          ---  1   58%  R Weeks         Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  3   56%  T Gwynn         Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Weeks to 2B
          -2-  4   58%  P Fielder       Intentional Walk
   R      12-  2   86%  R Braun         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Weeks Scores; Fielder to 2B
   O      12-  5   83%  B Hall          Strikeout Swinging
   RR     12-  4   96%  C Hart          Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Fielder Scores; Braun Scores; Hart to 3B/Adv on throw
   O      --3  2   96%  J Hardy         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 3, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Eric Gagne facing 3-4-5
                  Eric Gagne replaces Guillermo Mota pitching and batting 8th
          ---  5   91%  D Lee           Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--  4   81%  A Ramirez       Walk; Lee to 2B
   RRR    12-  5   36%  K Fukudome      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Lee Scores; Ramirez Scores
   O      ---  3   42%  M DeRosa        Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   46%  G Soto          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   43%  F Pie           Single to 1B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
                  Mike Fontenot pinch hits for Kerry Wood batting 9th
   O      1--  6   50%  M Fontenot      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 3, Cubs 3.

Top of the 10th, Brewers Batting, Tied 3-3, Bobby Howry facing 8-9-1
                  Bobby Howry replaces Mike Fontenot pitching and batting 9th; Craig Counsell pinch hits for Eric Gagne batting 8th
          ---  2   67%  C Counsell      Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
   O      -2-  1   67%  J Kendall       Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B (Weak 3B); Counsell to 3B
          --3  2   68%  R Weeks         Hit By Pitch
   RO     1-3  2   81%  T Gwynn         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Counsell Scores
          1--  2   83%  P Fielder       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Weeks to 3B
   O      1-3  4   79%  R Braun         Foul Flyball: RF (RF Foul)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 4, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 10th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-4, David Riske facing 1-2-3
                  David Riske replaces Ryan Braun pitching and batting 4th; Gabe Kapler replaces Craig Counsell playing LF batting 8th
   O      ---  4   88%  R Theriot       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   95%  A Soriano       Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   O      ---  2  100%  D Lee           Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 4, Cubs 3.

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