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April 23, 2007  Wrigley Field-Attendance: 33,920 (41,160)  Time: 4:08
 
Milwaukee 5 Chicago Cubs 4
 FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
 Brewers  0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 5 9 1
 Cubs  2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 11 0
W: C. Villanueva (W, 1-0); L: R. Cherry (L, 0-1); S: D. Turnbow (S, 1)
HR: MIL: P. Fielder (3, 4), J. Hardy (6). CHC: A. Ramirez (4).

Batting
Milwaukee
Name AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
R Weeks 2B 6 0 0 0 0 2 3 .243
J Hardy SS 5 1 1 1 1 1 0 .282
P Fielder 1B 6 2 2 2 0 1 2 .267
B Hall CF 6 0 0 0 0 3 0 .261
J Estrada C 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .274
   D Miller C 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .316
G Jenkins LF 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 .358
G Gross RF 3 1 0 0 2 1 4 .250
C Counsell 3B 5 0 2 1 0 1 3 .244
C Vargas P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200
   T Gwynn PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .462
   E Dessens P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---
   T Graffanino PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
   C Spurling P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---
   B Shouse P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---
   M Wise P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---
   K Mench PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .353
   C Villanueva P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---
   D Turnbow P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---
Team totals: 44 5 9 5 5 10 9  

Individual Batting:
Doubles: C Counsell (4)
Home runs: P Fielder 2 (4, 8th inning off S Eyre with 0 on, 0 outs) (12th inning off R Cherry with 0 on, 1 outs) , J Hardy (6, 4th inning off C Zambrano with 0 on, 0 outs)
RBI: P Fielder 2 (12), T Gwynn (3), C Counsell (7), J Hardy (14)
Sacrifice bunts: C Villanueva (1)
Grounded into double play: G Jenkins (1)
Left in scoring position: C Vargas (1), P Fielder (1), G Gross (2), R Weeks (2), C Counsell (1), K Mench (1)

Team Batting:
Left on base: 9
Left in scoring position: 5
Hits with runners in scoring position: 10 at-bats, 2 hits

Fielding:
Errors: R Weeks (1)
Double plays: 2: (#1: R Weeks, J Hardy, P Fielder), (#2: J Hardy, P Fielder)

Pitching:
Wild pitches: C Spurling (1)

Batting
Chicago Cubs
Name AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
A Soriano LF 6 2 2 0 0 1 3 .268
C Floyd RF 2 1 0 0 1 2 1 .250
   M Murton PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .270
   S Eyre P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---
   B Howry P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---
   R Theriot PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .340
   R Dempster P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---
   J Marquis PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .273
   R Cherry P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---
D Lee 1B 6 0 3 2 0 1 2 .360
A Ramirez 3B 3 1 1 2 2 1 1 .339
J Jones CF-RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .286
M DeRosa 2B 5 0 1 0 1 2 4 .254
H Blanco C 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .182
   D Ward PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .200
   R Cedeno PR-SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .103
C Izturis SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .174
   M Barrett PH-C 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .271
C Zambrano P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
   W Ohman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---
   M Wuertz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---
   F Pie PH-CF 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .200
Team totals: 43 4 11 4 6 10 11  

Individual Batting:
Doubles: F Pie (2), M DeRosa (3), D Lee (8)
Home runs: A Ramirez (4, 3rd inning off C Vargas with 0 on, 2 outs)
RBI: A Ramirez 2 (14), D Lee 2 (13)
Sacrifice bunts: J Jones (1)
Sacrifice flies: A Ramirez (1)
Grounded into double play: C Izturis (1), J Jones (1)
Left in scoring position: A Soriano (3), J Marquis (1), H Blanco (1), R Cedeno (1), M Murton (2), M Barrett (1), M DeRosa (1), D Lee (2)

Team Batting:
Left on base: 11
Left in scoring position: 6
Hits with runners in scoring position: 10 at-bats, 1 hits

Base Running:
Caught stealing: D Lee (2 for season)

Fielding:
Passed balls: H Blanco (1)
Double plays: 1: (#1: M DeRosa, D Lee)

Pitching:
Wild pitches: C Zambrano (1)
Intentional walks: D Ward (C Villanueva)

Pitching
Milwaukee
Name IP H R ER BB SO ERA
C Vargas 4 6 4 4 1 2 4.76
E Dessens 2 1 0 0 1 1 6.75
C Spurling 0.1 1 0 0 1 1 0.00
B Shouse 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 3.38
M Wise 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 3.52
C Villanueva (W, 1-0) 4 2 0 0 3 3 4.22
D Turnbow (S, 1) 1 1 0 0 0 2 1.80

Pitching
Chicago Cubs
Name IP H R ER BB SO ERA
C Zambrano 5.1 5 2 2 3 7 6.91
W Ohman (H, 1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 5.40
M Wuertz (H, 1) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.00
S Eyre (B, 2) 0.2 3 2 2 1 1 15.00
B Howry 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 3.97
R Dempster 2 0 0 0 1 0 2.45
R Cherry (L, 0-1) 1 1 1 1 0 0 9.00

Individual Pitching
Milwaukee
Name Batters Faced Pitches Strikes Ground Balls Fly Balls
C Vargas 18 69 42 6 3
E Dessens 7 32 18 2 2
C Spurling 3 16 10 0 0
B Shouse 1 2 2 1 0
M Wise 1 6 3 0 0
C Villanueva 17 68 37 3 4
D Turnbow 4 13 11 0 1

Chicago Cubs
Name Batters Faced Pitches Strikes Ground Balls Fly Balls
C Zambrano 24 103 62 10 1
W Ohman 2 10 9 0 1
M Wuertz 3 11 8 1 0
S Eyre 6 19 11 1 2
B Howry 4 13 8 1 2
R Dempster 7 18 12 3 0
R Cherry 4 13 7 0 4

Officials
Umpires
Name  Position
Paul Nauert HP
Brian Gorman 1B
Tom Hallion 2B
Mike Everitt 3B

Play-By-Play
Top of the 1st
Out: Weeks strikes out. 1 out.
Out: Hardy flies out to CF. 2 outs.
Out: Fielder grounds out to 1B. 3 outs.
Bottom of the 1st
Hit: Soriano hits a single to LF.   0 out.
Play: Floyd walks. A Soriano to second.  0 out.
Run scored: 1 run, single by Derrek Lee. Alfonso Soriano scores from 2nd.
Run scored: 1 run, Aramis Ramirez hits a sacrifice fly. Cliff Floyd scores from 3rd.
Out: Jones flies out to LF.  D Lee holds on first.  2 outs.
Out: DeRosa grounds out to 2B. 3 outs.
Top of the 2nd
Out: Hall grounds out to SS. 1 out.
Hit: Estrada hits a single to 2B.   1 out.
Out: Jenkins hits into double play. 3 outs.
Bottom of the 2nd
Out: Blanco strikes out. 1 out.
Out: Izturis flies out to LF. 2 outs.
Out: Zambrano grounds out to 3B. 3 outs.
Top of the 3rd
Out: Gross strikes out. 1 out.
Hit: Counsell hits a double to RF.   1 out.
Out: Vargas strikes out. C Counsell holds on second.  2 outs.
Out: Weeks grounds out to 3B. 3 outs.
Bottom of the 3rd
Hit: Soriano hits a single to RF.   0 out.
Out: Floyd strikes out. A Soriano holds on first.  1 out.
Run scored: 1 run, double by Derrek Lee. Alfonso Soriano scores from 1st.
Advanced base: D Lee out.   2 outs.
Run scored: 1 run, home run by Aramis Ramirez (4).
Play: Jones - error.  2 outs.
Out: DeRosa flies out to CF. 3 outs.
Top of the 4th
Run scored: 1 run, home run by J.J. Hardy (6).
Out: Fielder strikes out. 1 out.
Out: Hall hits a strikeout.  1 out.
Out: Estrada flies out to CF.  B Hall holds on first.  2 outs.
Out: Jenkins grounds out to SS. 3 outs.
Bottom of the 4th
Hit: Blanco hits a single to RF.   0 out.
Out: Izturis hits into double play. 2 outs.
Out: Zambrano grounds out to 1B. 3 outs.
Top of the 5th
Play: Gross walks. 0 out.
Out: Counsell grounds out to 2B.  G Gross to second.  1 out.
Offensive Substitution: (P) Vargas replaced by (PH) Gwynn
Run scored: 1 run, single by Tony Gwynn. Gabe Gross scores from 2nd.
Out: Weeks strikes out. T Gwynn holds on first.  2 outs.
wild-pitch:  T Gwynn to second.  2 outs.
Play: Hardy walks. T Gwynn holds on second.  2 outs.
Out: Fielder grounds out to 1B. 3 outs.
Bottom of the 5th
Pitching Change: (P) Vargas replaced by (P) Dessens
Out: Soriano flies out to 1B. 1 out.
Out: Floyd strikes out. 2 outs.
Out: Lee grounds out to 2B. 3 outs.
Top of the 6th
Out: Hall strikes out. 1 out.
Play: Estrada walks. 1 out.
Hit: Jenkins hits a single to CF.   J Estrada to second.  1 out.
Pitching Change: (P) Zambrano replaced by (P) Ohman
Out: Gross flies out to RF.  G Jenkins holds on first.  J Estrada holds on second.  2 outs.
Out: Counsell strikes out. 3 outs.
Bottom of the 6th
Play: Ramirez walks. 0 out.
Out: Jones hits into double play. 2 outs.
Hit: DeRosa hits a double to CF.   2 outs.
Out: Blanco flies out to 1B. 3 outs.
Top of the 7th
Offensive Substitution: (P) Dessens replaced by (PH) Graffanino
Pitching Change: (P) Ohman replaced by (P) Wuertz
Out: Graffanino grounds out to 3B. 1 out.
Out: Weeks flies out to SS. 2 outs.
Out: Hardy strikes out. 3 outs.
Bottom of the 7th
Pitching Change: (P) Dessens replaced by (P) Spurling
Play: Izturis walks. 0 out.
Offensive Substitution: (P) Wuertz replaced by (PH) Pie
Hit: Pie hits a single to 1B.   C Izturis to second.  0 out.
Defensive Substitution: (C) Estrada replaced by (C) Miller
wild-pitch:  F Pie to second.  C Izturis to third.  0 out.
Out: Soriano strikes out. F Pie holds on second.  C Izturis holds on third.  1 out.
Pitching Change: (P) Spurling replaced by (P) Shouse
Offensive Substitution: (RF) Floyd replaced by (PH) Murton
Out: Murton grounds out to 3B.  F Pie holds on second.  C Izturis holds on third.  2 outs.
Pitching Change: (P) Shouse replaced by (P) Wise
Out: Lee strikes out. 3 outs.
Top of the 8th
Position Change: Jones moves to RF
Position Change: Pie moves to CF
Pitching Change: (P) Wuertz replaced by (P) Eyre
Run scored: 1 run, home run by Prince Fielder (3).
Out: Hall strikes out. 1 out.
Play: Miller walks. 1 out.
Hit: Jenkins hits a single to LF.   D Miller to second.  1 out.
Out: Gross flies out to RF.  G Jenkins holds on first.  D Miller holds on second.  2 outs.
Run scored: 1 run, single by Craig Counsell. Damian Miller scores from 2nd.
Pitching Change: (P) Eyre replaced by (P) Howry
Offensive Substitution: (P) Wise replaced by (PH) Mench
Out: Mench flies out to RF. 3 outs.
Bottom of the 8th
Pitching Change: (P) Wise replaced by (P) Villanueva
Play: Ramirez walks. 0 out.
Play: Jones sacrifices to 1B.  A Ramirez to second.  1 out.
Out: DeRosa strikes out. A Ramirez holds on second.  2 outs.
Offensive Substitution: (C) Blanco replaced by (PH) Ward
Play: Ward walks. A Ramirez holds on second.  2 outs.
Offensive Substitution: (PH) Ward replaced by (PR) Cedeno
Offensive Substitution: (SS) Izturis replaced by (PH) Barrett
Out: Barrett flies out to LF. 3 outs.
Top of the 9th
Position Change: Cedeno moves to SS
Position Change: Barrett moves to C
Out: Weeks flies out to CF. 1 out.
Out: Hardy grounds out to SS. 2 outs.
Out: Fielder flies out to CF. 3 outs.
Bottom of the 9th
Out: Pie flies out to CF. 1 out.
Out: Soriano flies out to RF. 2 outs.
Offensive Substitution: (P) Howry replaced by (PH) Theriot
Out: Theriot flies out to CF. 3 outs.
Top of the 10th
Pitching Change: (P) Howry replaced by (P) Dempster
Advanced base: 1 out.
Out: Miller grounds out to SS. 2 outs.
Out: Jenkins grounds out to 1B. 3 outs.
Bottom of the 10th
Out: Lee grounds out to SS. 1 out.
Out: Ramirez strikes out. 2 outs.
Hit: Jones hits a single to RF.   2 outs.
Play: DeRosa walks. J Jones to second.  2 outs.
Out: Cedeno grounds out to 3B. 3 outs.
Top of the 11th
Play: Gross walks. 0 out.
Out: Counsell flies out to CF.  G Gross holds on first.  1 out.
Play: Villanueva sacrifices to C.  G Gross to second.  2 outs.
Out: Weeks grounds out to 2B. 3 outs.
Bottom of the 11th
Out: Barrett flies out to LF. 1 out.
Hit: Pie hits a double to RF.   1 out.
Offensive Substitution: (P) Dempster replaced by (PH) Marquis
Out: Marquis strikes out. 3 outs.
Top of the 12th
Pitching Change: (P) Dempster replaced by (P) Cherry
Out: Hardy flies out to SS. 1 out.
Run scored: 1 run, home run by Prince Fielder (4).
Out: Hall flies out to RF. 2 outs.
Out: Miller flies out to RF. 3 outs.
Bottom of the 12th
Pitching Change: (P) Villanueva replaced by (P) Turnbow
Hit: Lee hits a single to CF.   0 out.
Out: Ramirez flies out to 3B.  D Lee holds on first.  1 out.
Out: DeRosa strikes out. 3 outs.

Brewers 5, Cubs 4, 12 innings

CHICAGO (AP) -Prince Fielder loves Wrigley Field, which is good news for the Milwaukee Brewers.

Fielder homered twice, including a 12th-inning drive that capped a comeback from a four-run deficit and led the Brewers over the Chicago Cubs 5-4 Monday night.

Fielder's fourth homer of the season just cleared the fence in right and came with one out off Rocky Cherry (0-1), who entered to start the inning in his major league debut. Fielder has four multihomer games, including three against the Cubs, all at Wrigley Field.

''I like playing here,'' Fielder said. ''I like the stadium and everything. It's just fun here because the crowd is always on you, plus this is kind of our rival team.''

The last-place Cubs (7-12), who got another uneven outing from Carlos Zambrano, led 4-2 before Fielder homered off Scott Eyre leading off the eighth. Milwaukee tied the game when Damian Miller walked with one out, and Geoff Jenkins and Craig Counsell singled. Right fielder Jacque Jones saved at least two runs with a diving grab on pinch-hitter Kevin Mench.

Chicago dropped to 3-8 at the thus-far unfriendly confines. Manager Lou Piniella declined to meet with reporters after the game, and hitting coach Gerald Perry could be heard shouting at an umpire in the tunnel just after it ended. The coaching staff had a closed door meeting in Piniella's office.

The game ended on a called third strike from Derrick Turnbow to Mark DeRosa, who didn't like the call.

''Obviously if you look at the replay, the pitch is a ball,'' DeRosa said. ''Derrick Turnbow is nasty enough, he doesn't need to be getting pitches like that. It was an obvious ball. When you get a call like that against you to end the game, it's frustrating.''

Cherry said he faced Fielder before in low Class A ball.

''It was a slider, it was a little bit in, but he got to it and it went out,'' Cherry said. ''I know he's a good hitter. I've seen him on TV in the big leagues. He did a good job.''

The Cubs got another uneven outing from Carlos Zambrano, led 4-2 before Fielder homered off Scott Eyre leading off the eighth. Milwaukee tied the game when Damian Miller walked with one out, and Geoff Jenkins and Craig Counsell singled. Right fielder Jacque Jones saved at least two runs with a diving grab on pinch-hitter Kevin Mench.

''I made us play about six extra innings and use guys that didn't need to pitch tonight,'' said Eyre, who has a 15.00 ERA. ''I'm having a tough time with everybody. If I make a mistake, I get hit.''

Carlos Villanueva (1-0) pitched four scoreless innings, escaping trouble in the 11th after Felix Pie doubled with one out. Alfonso Soriano flied out and pitcher Jason Marquis, pinch hitting for the second time this season, struck out.

''That was just a phenomenal effort by Carlos Villaneuva,'' Brewers manager Ned Yost said.

Turnbow pitched the 12th for his first save. Milwaukee's bullpen allowed five hits in eight scoreless innings.

Soriano, who pinch hit in Sunday's 12-9, 10-inning loss to St. Louis after missing five games with an injured hamstring, returned to Chicago's starting lineup and was shifted from center field to left for the first time since last year with Washington. Soriano went 2-for-6 with two runs scored.

''Soriano is going to be a fixture in left field,'' Piniella said before the game. ''I think we're going to leave him in left field. We'll leave him in left field and let him play.''

Brewers catcher Johnny Estrada left in the seventh with a bruised left knee after colliding with the 262-pound Fielder on a Pie bunt.

Zambrano, who is trying to negotiate a longterm deal with the Cubs, gave up two runs, five hits and three walks in 5 1-3 innings, lowering his ERA from 7.77 to 6.91.

Derrek Lee's RBI single and Aramis Ramirez's sacrifice fly put Chicago ahead in the first, and Lee's RBI double and Ramirez's homer made it 4-0 in the third off Claudio Vargas, who gave up four runs and six hits in four innings.

J.J. Hardy homered in the fourth, his sixth of the season, and pinch-hitter Tony Gwynn Jr. singled in a run in the fifth.

Notes: The Cubs put RHP Wade Miller on the 15-day DL with back spasms, and recalled Cherry. Angel Guzman will likely return from Triple-A Iowa to take Miller's No. 5 spot in the rotation. ... Brewers 2B Rickie Weeks hadn't made an error over his last 27 games, going back to last season, before booting a Jones' grounder in the third. ... Vargas was the first Brewers starter not to last at least five innings this season. ... Pie switched from No. 17 to No. 20, which was his number throughout the minor leagues. ... Hall struck out three times, reaching in the second inning on a passed ball.