Lee, Cubs down Brewers in Central showdown opener
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07/29/2008 -
Milwaukee, WI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Derrek Lee went 3-for-5 and drove in three,
including the go-ahead RBI double in the ninth, and the Chicago Cubs edged the
Milwaukee Brewers, 6-4, in a see-saw opener of a crucial four-game set between
the top two teams in the NL Central.
Alfonso Soriano homered, doubled, and scored three times for the Cubs, who
have won four of six and pushed their lead over the Brewers to two games. Chad
Gaudin (7-4) got the win for a scoreless inning in relief of Ted Lilly, who
gave up seven hits and three runs in six innings.
Salomon Torres (5-3) gave up two runs on two hits and three walks in the ninth
to take the loss. J.J. Hardy, Ryan Braun, and Russell Branyan each hit solo
homers for the Brewers, who twice battled back from deficits only to lose for
the third time in four games.
CC Sabathia was not quite his dominant self on Monday, giving up nine hits and
three runs in 6 2/3 innings, with three strikeouts and two walks.
Chicago edged in front with two runs off Torres in the ninth. Torres issued
free passes to Soriano and pinch-hitter Mike Fontenot with one out, and they
came back to haunt him. Lee sent a line drive into the corner in right, and
the double plated Soriano with the go-ahead run.
Aramis Ramirez was intentionally walked to load the bases, and Geovany Soto's
infield single to deep short scored Fontenot for a two-run Cubs edge.
"Late in games, that gets you in trouble, walking guys," said Brewers manager
Ned Yost. "It got him (Torres) tonight, he's really been effective in that
role. Walks hurt."
Carlos Marmol fanned the first two batters of the ninth, then walked Jason
Kendall. Gabe Kapler fouled off a pitch that the home plate umpire Ted Barrett
initially ruled strike three, but third base umpire Doug Eddings overruled the
call, giving Kapler one more chance. He drove a ball to deep left, but Soriano
made a leaping grab at the warning track to end the game.
The save for Marmol was his fifth of the season.
Soriano led off the game with a double to center, stole third with one out,
and came home on Lee's single to right. Soriano then extended the Chicago lead
to 2-0 with a long homer to left-center to lead off the third, his 17th of the
season.
Lilly took a two-hit shutout into the sixth, but surrendered five hits and
three runs in the inning as the Brewers took the lead. Hardy started it with a
solo homer to left with one out, and Braun followed with his 29th homer of the
season, tying the game at 2-2.
Prince Fielder singled and came home on Corey Hart's double, but Hart was
thrown out trying for a triple, and the Brewers settled for a 3-2 lead.
"I just made mistakes to good hitters," said Lilly. "I'd like to have (the
sixth inning) back dearly. I felt I was in a good position to give us seven or
eight innings."
A throwing error by Rickie Weeks allowed the Cubs to take the lead back in the
seventh. With the bases loaded and one out, Sabathia got Lee to ground a dead
double-play ball to Hardy, who flipped to Weeks at second. Weeks' throw to
first was wild up the line, though, and two runs scored on the play, giving
Chicago a 4-3 lead.
Branyan came on as pinch-hitter in the home half of the frame with two outs
and the bases empty. He came through with his 12th homer of the season, an
opposite-field blast out to left-center, tying the game at 4-4.
Game Notes
Lilly leads the league with 25 homers allowed, one more than Philadelphia's
Brett Myers...Branyan has two pinch-hit homers this season, four for his
career...The Cubs left 10 runners on base...Hardy extended his hitting streak
to 10 games...Braun has homered in five of six games, and the Brewers have
homered in 23 of 24 games.
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opener
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Beltre's home run in the fi
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NCAA Football Week 4 Game Odds (home team in CAPS)
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Date Favorite Opponent Point Spread
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Sept 21 GEORGIA TECH Virginia 17
Sept 22 NEVADA Northwestern 6.5
Sept 23 MICHIGAN Wisconsin 14
Sept 23 Minnesota PURDUE 3
Sept 23 SYRACUSE Miami (Ohio) 6.5
Sept 23 MISSOURI Ohio 21.5
Sept 23 Louisville KANSAS STATE 14
Sept 23 TENNESSEE Marshall 22
Sept 23 CLEMSON North Carolina 16.5
Sept 23 FLORIDA Kentucky 24
Sept 23 Iowa ILLINOIS 20.5
Sept 23 FLORIDA STATE Rice 30.5
Sept 23 AUBURN Buffalo 41.5
Sept 23 BOWLING GREEN Kent 7
Sept 23 NAVY Tulsa 4.5
Sept 23 VIRGINIA TECH Cincinnati 27
Sept 23 BYU Utah State 29
Sept 23 OHIO STATE Penn State 16.5
Sept 23 TEXAS Iowa State 25
Sept 23 Washington State STANFORD 10
Sept 23 CALIFORNIA Arizona State 7.5
Sept 23 UCLA WASHINGTON 3
Sept 23 INDIANA Connecticut 1.5
Sept 23 Central Michigan EASTERN MICHIGAN 4
Sept 23 WYOMING Air Force 1
Sept 23 UTEP NEW MEXICO 9.5
Sept 23 West Virginia EAST CAROLINA 21
Sept 23 Boston College NORTH CAROLINA STATE 7
Sept 23 GEORGIA Colorado 27
Sept 23 ARKANSAS Alabama 1.5
Sept 23 BAYLOR Army 11
Sept 23 WESTERN MICHIGAN Temple 28
Sept 23 MISSISSIPPI Wake Forest 2.5
Sept 23 KANSAS South Florida 5.5
Sept 23 TEXAS A&M Louisiana Tech 23.5
Sept 23 UAB Mississippi State 9.5
Sept 23 LSU Tulane 36
Sept 23 Utah SAN DIEGO STATE 6.5
Sept 23 BOISE STATE Hawaii 15
Sept 23 Notre Dame MICHIGAN STATE 3
Sept 23 USC ARIZONA U 22
Sept 23 Oklahoma State HOUSTON 1
Sept 23 OREGON STATE Idaho 23
Sept 23 OKLAHOMA Middle Tennessee State 29
Sept 23 MARYLAND Florida International 18.5
Sept 23 AKRON North Texas 17.5
Sept 23 SOUTH CAROLINA Florida Atlantic 29.5
Sept 23 NEBRASKA Troy 23
Sept 23 SMU Arkansas State 6
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