Milwaukee 8, Chi Cubs 2
Preview - Box Score - Recap

(2-0)
  Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Milwaukee 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 2 8 14 0
Chi Cubs 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 8 2
WP: J. Suppan (1-0)
LP: T. Lilly (0-1)
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  Box Score Play by Play
Scoring Summary
Top 1st: Milwaukee
- R. Weeks homered to deep left
Top 4th: Milwaukee
- B. Hall singled to center, R. Braun scored, B. Hall to second advancing on throw
- C. Hart doubled to deep center, B. Hall scored
Bot 4th: Chi Cubs
- D. Lee homered to deep left center
Top 5th: Milwaukee
- R. Braun singled to left, J. Kendall scored, P. Fielder to second
Top 6th: Milwaukee
- C. Hart scored, J. Kendall to second on G. Soto's throwing error
Bot 7th: Chi Cubs
- G. Soto homered to deep center
Top 8th: Milwaukee
- G. Kapler grounded out to shortstop, J. Dillon scored, J. Kendall to third
Top 9th: Milwaukee
- J. Kendall doubled to deep center, T. Gwynn and J.J. Hardy scored
 Milwaukee
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg 
R. Weeks 2b 6 1 1 1 0 1 7 .111
G. Kapler cf-lf 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 .200
P. Fielder 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286
R. Braun lf 5 1 3 1 0 1 2 .400
    D. Riske p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B. Hall 3b 5 1 1 1 0 2 5 .222
C. Hart rf 4 1 1 1 1 2 3 .250
J.J. Hardy ss 5 1 1 0 0 1 5 .111
J. Suppan p 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000
    S. Torres p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    J. Dillon ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
    T. Gwynn cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .750
J. Kendall c 4 1 3 2 1 0 0 .500
 Totals 42 8 14 7 2 9 26  
 Batting
2B - R Braun (1, T Lilly); C Hart (2, T Lilly); J Kendall 2 (2, T Lilly, B Howry); J Dillon (1, C Pignatiello).
HR - R Weeks (1, 1st inning off T Lilly 0 on, 0 Out).
RBI - R Weeks (1), B Hall (1), C Hart (3), R Braun (2), G Kapler (1), J Kendall 2 (2).
2-out RBI - R Braun, J Kendall 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Suppan 1, G Kapler 1, B Hall 1, R Weeks 2, J Hardy 2, R Braun 1.
Team LOB - 11.
 Base Running
SB - C Hart 2 (2, 2nd base off K Hart/G Soto, 3rd base off K Hart/G Soto), J Kendall (1, 2nd base off K Hart/G Soto).
 
 Fielding
DP - 2 (B Hall-R Weeks-P Fielder, J Kendall-J Hardy).
 Chi Cubs
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg 
R. Theriot ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .222
A. Soriano lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000
D. Lee 1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .333
A. Ramirez 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000
K. Fukudome rf 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .500
M. DeRosa 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .200
    K. Hart p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    M. Wuertz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    R. Cedeno ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    C. Pignatiello p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    B. Howry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    D. Ward ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000
G. Soto c 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .167
F. Pie cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .250
T. Lilly p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    M. Fontenot 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250
 Totals 33 2 8 2 3 6 13  
 Batting
2B - D Lee (1, J Suppan); M DeRosa (1, J Suppan).
HR - D Lee (1, 4th inning off J Suppan 0 on, 0 Out), G Soto (1, 7th inning off J Suppan 0 on, 1 Out).
RBI - D Lee (1), G Soto (1).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Ramirez 1, A Soriano 2, G Soto 1.
GIDP - M DeRosa.
Team LOB - 7.
 Base Running
SB - M Fontenot (1, 2nd base off S Torres/J Kendall).
CS - A Ramirez (1, 2nd base by J Suppan/J Kendall).
 
 Fielding
E - A Ramirez (1, ground ball); G Soto (1, throw).
 Milwaukee
  IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA 
J. Suppan (W, 1-0) 6.1 6 2 2 2 2 2 2.84
S. Torres (H, 1) 0.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
D. Riske 2.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.00
 Chi Cubs
  IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA 
T. Lilly (L, 0-1) 4.2 5 4 4 0 4 1 7.71
K. Hart 1.1 1 1 0 2 2 0 0.00
M. Wuertz 1.0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
C. Pignatiello 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 0 13.50
B. Howry 1.1 3 2 2 0 1 0 11.57
WP - K Hart, C Pignatiello.
BALK - T Lilly.
HBP - P Fielder 2 (by T Lilly, C Pignatiello).
Pitches-strikes - J Suppan 108-62; S Torres 21-12; D Riske 35-20; T Lilly 77-57; K Hart 32-17; M Wuertz 21-15; C Pignatiello 20-12; B Howry 30-20.
Ground balls-fly balls - J Suppan 8-8; S Torres 0-1; D Riske 0-3; T Lilly 2-8; K Hart 1-1; M Wuertz 0-1; C Pignatiello 2-0; B Howry 0-3.
Batters faced - J Suppan 25; S Torres 4; D Riske 7; T Lilly 21; K Hart 7; M Wuertz 6; C Pignatiello 5; B Howry 7.
Game Details
Umpires: HP--Fieldin Culbreth. 1B--Jim Reynolds. 2B--Tim Timmons. 3B--Gary Cederstrom.
Time: 3:23.
Attendance: 39,468.
Weather: 41 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 12 mph, right to left.

Updated on Thursday, Apr 3, 2008 2:49 am ET

  
 Top Batters
 Milwaukee
J. Kendall Jason Kendall
3-4
2 RBI
 Chi Cubs
D. Lee Derrek Lee
2-4, 1 HR
1 RBI