Cubs vs. Brewers - 6/29 - Recap

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Chicago-3 Milwaukee-2

W-Roberto Novoa (2-1)
L-Julio Santana (1-2)

Streak-4W

Batter of the Game - Todd Hollandsworth - 2-4, 2 RBI, 1 R, SB
Pitcher of the Game - Kerry Wood - 6 IP, 1 ER, 2 H, 2 BB, 9 K, 1 HR

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
Tue, Jun 28 Milwaukee Cubs Win 2-0

Next 5:
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
Mon, Jul 4 at Atlanta 7:05 pm
(All times EST)

NL Central Standings (As of 6:15 PM CST 6/29)

Team       W  L  Pct  GB  
St. Louis  48 28 .632 --  
Chi Cubs   40 36 .526 8.0  
Houston    35 41 .461 13.0  
Milwaukee  35 42 .455 13.5  
Pittsburgh 34 41 .453 13.5 
Cincinnati 30 46 .395 18.0 

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Players          Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg  
C. Patterson     cf  3  0 0 0   1  1 1   .240  
N. Perez         ss  4  0 1 0   0  1 2   .275  
D. Lee           1b  4  0 1 0   0  0 1   .385  
J. Burnitz       rf  3  2 1 1   1  0 1   .276  
A. Ramirez       3b  4  0 0 0   0  2 1   .296  
T. Walker        2b  4  1 3 0   0  0 0   .319  
T. Hollandsworth lf  4  0 2 2   0  0 1   .264  
M. Barrett       c   3  0 0 0   0  1 1   .265  
K. Wood          p   2  0 0 0   0  0 0   .100  
    G. Rusch     p   0  0 0 0   0  0 0   .143  
    M. Wuertz    p   0  0 0 0   0  0 0   .000  
    W. Ohman     p   0  0 0 0   0  0 0   .000  
    R. Cedeno    ph  0  0 0 0   1  0 0   .312  
    R. Novoa     p   0  0 0 0   0  0 0   .000  
Totals               31 3 8 3   3  5 8 

Batting
2B - T Walker 2 (10, B Sheets 2).
HR - J Burnitz (13, 4th inning off B Sheets 0 on, 1 Out).
RBI - T Hollandsworth 2 (24), J Burnitz (43).
2-out RBI - T Hollandsworth.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Hollandsworth 1, N Perez 1, M Barrett 1.
Team LOB - 6.

Base Running
SB - T Hollandsworth (4, 2nd base off B Sheets/C Moeller), C Patterson (12, 2nd base off B Sheets/C Moeller).
CS - N Perez (2, 2nd base by B Sheets/C Moeller).

Player            IP  H R ER BB K HR Season ERA  
K. Wood           6.0 2 1 1  2  9 1  5.29  
G. Rusch (BS, 1)  1.0 2 1 1  0  2 1  3.20  
M. Wuertz         0.2 1 0 0  1  0 0  3.97  
W. Ohman          0.1 0 0 0  0  1 0  2.12  
R. Novoa (W, 2-1) 1.0 0 0 0  1  3 0  3.27 

Pitching
IBB - C Lee (by M Wuertz).
BALK - G Rusch.
Pitches-strikes - K Wood 91-65; G Rusch 26-18; M Wuertz 11-7; W Ohman 3-3; R Novoa 21-13.
Ground balls-fly balls - K Wood 4-5; G Rusch 1-0; M Wuertz 2-0; W Ohman 0-0; R Novoa 0-0.
Batters faced - K Wood 22; G Rusch 5; M Wuertz 4; W Ohman 1; R Novoa 4.

Game Details
Umpires: HP--Mark Carlson. 1B--Joe West. 2B--Brian Gorman. 3B--Mike Dimuro.
Time: 2:39.
Attendance: 38,846.
Weather: 86 degrees, sunny.
Wind: 12 mph, in from center.

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Cubs scratch past Brewers in Wood's return
June 29, 2005
CBS SportsLine.com wire reports

CHICAGO -- The Cubs won in Kerry Wood's return, with Todd Hollandsworth hitting a run-scoring single in the ninth inning for a 3-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday that extended Chicago's winning streak to four.

Wood, throwing at up to 97 mph, had not pitched since April 30 because of a strained right shoulder. Following three rehabilitation starts in the minor leagues, he faced off against Milwaukee ace Ben Sheets and allowed one run and two hits in six innings, striking out nine and walking two. He left after 91 pitches with a 2-1 lead.

Chicago, which began the day 8½ games behind first-place St. Louis in the NL Central, got its top two starters back within a span of four days. Mark Prior started Sunday's 2-0 win over the White Sox, his first appearance since a line drive broke a bone in his right elbow on May 27.

Milwaukee tied the score 2-2 just after Wood departed when Lyle Overbay homered on the second pitch from Glendon Rusch, a drive that just reached the bleachers in left-center.

Jeromy Burnitz walked against Julio Santana (1-2) leading off the ninth, took second on Todd Walker's single and scored on Hollandsworth's second RBI single of the game.

Roberto Novoa (2-1), Chicago's fifth pitcher, threw a scoreless ninth to complete the five-hitter.

Sheets gave up two runs and six hits in six innings, striking out five and walking one.

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And the Cubs keep a rolling. Now only if the Cards could get cold. Good win for us. We have now allowed 2 runs in the last 27 innings! Hollandsworth came through big in the game and Wood showed up. With this rotation back together we are ready to take the Wild Card lead and run with it. The East teams near the top are too busy fighting each other and the West isn't great, we can take that Wild Card.