Chi. Cubs 8, Milwaukee 1
When: 8:10 PM ET, Friday, April 23, 2010
Where: Miller Park, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Temperature:
Indoors
Umpires:
Home -
Lazaro Diaz, 1B -
John Hirschbeck, 2B -
James Hoye, 3B -
Wally Bell
Attendance:
37848
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Ryan Dempster again shutdown the red-hot Milwaukee Brewers as the Chicago Cubs posted an 8-1 victory on Friday.
Dempster (2-0) beat the Brewers for the fourth straight time, allowing one run on seven hits with four strikeouts over 7 2/3 innings.
The Brewers, who had scored 36 runs over their last three contests, were limited to eight hits in this one.
Kosuke Fukodome and Tyler Colvin homered and each drove in a pair runs to help the Cubs build a 6-0 advantage after five innings.
Jeff Suppan (0-1) was dealt the loss, giving up six runs -- five earned -- on 10 hits over 4 1/3 innings.
Craig Counsell doubled in the Brewers only run in the seventh inning.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Chi. Cubs |
|
Milwaukee |
|
Ryan Dempster
|
Player |
Jeff Suppan |
|
Win |
W/L |
Loss |
|
7.2 |
IP |
4.1 |
|
4 |
Strikeouts |
2 |
|
7 |
Hits |
10 |
|
1.17 |
ERA |
10.38 |
Hitting
| Chi. Cubs |
|
Milwaukee |
|
Kosuke Fukudome
| Player |
Gregg Zaun |
|
2 |
Hits |
2 |
|
2 |
RBI |
0 |
|
1 |
HR |
0 |
|
6 |
TB |
3 |
|
.500 |
Avg |
.667 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Chi. Cubs
|
13 |
2 |
23 |
.342 |
16 |
9 |
7 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
| Milwaukee
|
8 |
0 |
11 |
.242 |
19 |
7 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
