Los Angeles Dodgers vs Chicago Cubs
May 31, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 31, 2009 at Wrigley Field. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 8, Chicago Cubs 2

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Pierre lf 6 1 1 0
Furcal ss 5 1 2 0
Hudson 2b 5 1 1 1
Martin c 3 2 2 0
Loney 1b 5 2 2 2
Kemp cf 4 1 2 1
Loretta 3b 4 0 2 2
Hoffmann rf 4 0 0 1
Milton p 2 0 0 0
  Belisario p 0 0 0 0
  Ausmus ph 0 0 0 0
  Troncoso p 0 0 0 0
  Ethier ph 1 0 0 0
  Broxton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 8 12 7
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Soriano lf 4 0 1 0
Theriot ss 4 1 2 0
Bradley rf 4 1 1 0
Lee 1b 3 0 1 0
Johnson cf 4 0 3 2
Soto c 4 0 1 0
Scales 2b 2 0 0 0
  Waddell p 0 0 0 0
  Hoffpauir ph 1 0 0 0
  Patton p 0 0 0 0
  Marmol p 0 0 0 0
  Fukudome ph 1 0 0 0
  Gregg p 0 0 0 0
Fontenot 3b,2b 4 0 0 0
Marshall p 1 0 0 0
  Ascanio p 0 0 0 0
  Fox ph,3b 3 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 9 2
Los Angeles 501 020 0008120
Chicago 000 002 000292
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Milton  W(2-0) 5.1 6 2 2 1 4
  Belisario   1.2 1 0 0 0 2
  Troncoso   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Broxton   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
1
9
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Marshall  L(3-4) 4.1 8 8 7 1 2
  Ascanio   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Waddell   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Patton   1.0 1 0 0 1 2
  Marmol   1.0 0 0 0 1 2
  Gregg   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
12
8
7
4
10

  E–Soto (2), Marmol (2).  DP–Los Angeles 1. Hoffmann-Martin.  2B–Los Angeles Loretta (3,off Marshall); Loney (11,off Marshall), Chicago Johnson 2 (3,off Milton 2); Soriano (11,off Belisario).  HR–Los Angeles Kemp (6,3rd inning off Marshall 0 on 2 out).  SF–Hoffmann (2,off Marshall).  HBP–Milton (1,by Marshall); Ausmus (1,by Marmol); Lee (1,by Milton).  Team LOB–11.  Team–8.  SB–Kemp (12,2nd base off Ascanio/Soto); Martin (7,2nd base off Patton/Soto).  U-HP–Rob Drake, 1B–Mark Wegner, 2B–Tim Timmons, 3B–Jeff Kellogg.  T–3:05.  A–40,091.
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