Milwaukee Brewers vs Chicago Cubs
September 16, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 16, 2008 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Milwaukee Brewers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Milwaukee Brewers 4, Chicago Cubs 5

Milwaukee Brewers ab   r   h rbi
Cameron cf 4 0 0 0
Durham 2b 5 1 2 1
Braun lf 4 0 1 0
Fielder 1b 5 2 3 3
Hardy ss 4 0 1 0
Hart rf 4 0 0 0
Counsell 3b 4 0 2 0
Kendall c 4 0 1 0
Sabathia p 2 0 0 0
  Villanueva p 0 0 0 0
  Shouse p 0 0 0 0
  Lamb ph 1 0 1 0
  Escobar pr 0 1 0 0
Totals 37 4 11 4
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Soriano lf 4 2 2 1
Theriot ss 4 1 1 0
Lee 1b 4 1 2 1
Ramirez 3b 4 1 3 2
Soto c 4 0 0 0
DeRosa rf,2b 3 0 0 0
Johnson cf 4 0 1 0
  Pie cf 0 0 0 0
Cedeno 2b 3 0 0 0
  Marmol p 0 0 0 0
  Ward ph 0 0 0 0
  Blanco ph 1 0 1 1
  Wood p 0 0 0 0
Dempster p 2 0 1 0
  Howry p 0 0 0 0
  Cotts p 0 0 0 0
  Fukudome rf 2 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 11 5
Milwaukee 000 002 0114110
Chicago 102 000 11x5111
  Milwaukee Brewers IP H R ER BB SO
Sabathia  L(9-1) 7.0 9 4 4 0 5
  Villanueva   0.2 1 1 1 0 1
  Shouse   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
1
0
0
0
0
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Dempster  W(16-6) 6.0 7 2 2 1 9
  Howry   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Cotts   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Marmol   1.1 1 1 1 0 2
  Wood  SV(31) 1.0 3 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
3
1
1
0
2

  E–Dempster (1).  DP–Chicago 1. Ramirez-Lee.  2B–Milwaukee Fielder (24,off Dempster); Durham 2 (32,off Dempster,off Wood), Chicago Soriano (26,off Sabathia); Lee (38,off Sabathia); Ramirez 2 (41,off Sabathia,off Villanueva).  HR–Milwaukee Fielder 2 (32,6th inning off Dempster 1 on 1 out,8th inning off Marmol 0 on 0 out), Chicago Soriano (29,7th inning off Sabathia 0 on 1 out).  SH–Sabathia (2,off Dempster).  Team LOB–9.  HBP–DeRosa (9,by Villanueva).  Team–7.  U-HP–CB Bucknor, 1B–Joe West, 2B–Ed Rapuano, 3B–Ed Hickox.  T–3:02.  A–40,738.
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