Cubs vs. Brewers - 6/28 - Recap

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Chicago-2 Florida-0

W-Carlos Zambrano (5-4)
S-Ryan Dempster (12)
L-Doug Davis (9-7)

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Batter of the Game - Derek Lee - 1-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R
Pitcher of the Game - Carlos Zambrano - 8 IP, 0 ER, 3 H, 3 BB, 6 K

Last 5:
Thu, Jun 23 at Milwaukee Cubs Lose 7-8
Fri, Jun 24 at Chi White Sox Cubs Lose 2-12
Sat, Jun 25 at Chi White Sox Cubs Win 6-2
Sun, Jun 26 at Chi White Sox Cubs Win 2-0

Next 5:
Wed, Jun 29 Milwaukee 2:20 pm
Thu, Jun 30 Milwaukee2:20 pm
Fri, Jul 1 Washington 2:20 pm
Sat, Jul 2 Washington 4:05 pm
Sun, Jul 3 Washington 2:20 pm
(All times EST)

NL Central Standings (As of 10:20 PM CST 6/28)

Team       W  L  Pct  GB  
St. Louis  48 28 .632 --  
Chi Cubs   39 36 .520 8.5  
Milwaukee  35 41 .461 13.0  
Houston    34 40 .459 13.0  
Pittsburgh 34 41 .453 13.5 
Cincinnati 30 46 .395 18.0 

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Player               Pos AB R H RBI BB K  LOB Season Avg  
C. Patterson         cf  4  0 0 0   0  3  1   .242  
N. Perez             ss  4  0 0 0   0  0  1   .275  
D. Lee               1b  4  1 1 1   0  2  0   .387  
A. Ramirez           3b  2  1 0 0   1  2  0   .300  
M. Barrett           c   3  0 0 0   0  0  1   .269  
J. Burnitz           rf  3  0 1 0   0  0  1   .275  
J. Dubois            lf  2  0 1 0   1  0  0   .248  
    T. Hollandsworth lf  0  0 0 0   0  0  0   .259  
J. Hairston Jr.      2b  3  0 1 1   0  0  2   .269  
C. Zambrano          p   3  0 0 0   0  3  4   .229  
    R. Dempster      p   0  0 0 0   0  0  0   .077  
Totals                   28 2 4 2   2  10 10 

Batting
HR - D Lee (23, 3rd inning off D Davis 0 on, 2 Out).
RBI - J Hairston Jr (8), D Lee (65).
2-out RBI - J Hairston Jr, D Lee.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Zambrano 1.
Team LOB - 4.

Fielding
E - A Ramirez (7, ground ball).
Outfield assists - C Patterson (D Miller at 2nd base).
DP - 3 (J Hairston Jr-N Perez-D Lee 2, C Patterson-N Perez).

Player               IP  H R ER BB K HR Season ERA  
C. Zambrano (W, 5-4) 8.0 3 0 0  3  6 0  3.93  
R. Dempster (S, 12)  1.0 0 0 0  0  0 0  4.31 

Pitching
WP - C Zambrano.
Pitches-strikes - C Zambrano 115-76; R Dempster 10-6.
Ground balls-fly balls - C Zambrano 10-7; R Dempster 3-0.
Batters faced - C Zambrano 28; R Dempster 3.

Game Details
Umpires: HP--Mike Dimuro. 1B--Mark Carlson. 2B--Joe West. 3B--Brian Gorman.
Ejections: MILWAUKEE's Hall by Dimuro (7th).
Time: 2:18.
Attendance: 39,574.
Weather: 83 degrees, clear.
Wind: 8 mph, in from right.

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Brewers catch Z's as Zambrano throws another Cubs shutout
June 28, 2005
CBS SportsLine.com wire reports

CHICAGO -- Carlos Zambrano allowed just three hits in eight innings, and NL batting leader Derrek Lee hit his 23rd homer to lead the Chicago Cubs over the Milwaukee Brewers 2-0 Tuesday night.

Jerry Hairston also drove in a run with a single, and the Cubs won their third straight.

Zambrano (5-4) was 1-3 in his previous eight starts. Since pitching seven scoreless innings in his last win at San Diego on June 5, he had allowed 18 runs over 13 innings in three starts.

But he handcuffed Milwaukee, permitting only singles to Lyle Overbay, pitcher Doug Davis and Damian Miller while striking out six and walking three.

Cubs center fielder Corey Patterson made a diving catch of Brady Clark's liner in the eighth and doubled up Miller at second to end the inning. Ryan Dempster worked a perfect ninth for his 12th save in 13 chances.

The shutout was the second straight for the Cubs, who have not allowed a run in 25 innings. They blanked the White Sox on one hit Sunday, when Mark Prior returned from the disabled list and pitched six innings.

Zambrano outpitched Davis (9-7), who allowed just two runs and four hits in seven innings. He struck out nine and walked two.

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Good win for us. Z pitched oustanding and Dempster did as well. Lee continues to stay hot even though the rest of the offense was dead cold.