Derrek Lee hits 2 homers, including grand slam, drives in 7 to lead Cubs past Brewers 9-5

September 23rd, 2009 Fielder hits 42nd homer to take majors RBI leadMILWAUKEE — Prince Fielder hit his 42nd homer to give him a majors-best 131 RBIs and rookie Chris Narveson struck out 10 for his first win as a starter, helping the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Chicago Cubs 3-2 on Wednesday night. Jody Gerut homered for the Brewers, who avoided a three-game sweep but had been eliminated from the postseason on Tuesday.

September 22nd, 2009 Lee homers, Cubs win again since banning BradleyMILWAUKEE — Derrek Lee hit his 35th homer and drove in two runs to set a new career mark with 109 RBIs, leading the Chicago Cubs to a 7-2 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday night. The Cubs won their third straight since suspending Milton Bradley for the season and Lee has continued his sizzling September.

September 17th, 2009 Gerut, Rivera lead BrewersCHICAGO — Jody Gerut hit a grand slam, Mike Rivera delivered a key bases-loaded double and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Chicago Cubs 7-4 Thursday for a four-game split between teams finishing disappointing seasons. After making the playoffs last year — Chicago as the NL Central champion and Milwaukee as the NL wild card — both teams are all but out of contention with 2½ weeks left.

September 15th, 2009 Soto homers, drives in three runs in Cubs' winCHICAGO — Geovany Soto hit homered and drove in three runs, and the Chicago Cubs took advantage of 12 walks to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 13-7 on Tuesday night. Derrek Lee hit a two-run double and drove in three runs and Mike Fontenot had an RBI single and scored twice for the Cubs, who have won seven of eight.

September 14th, 2009 Dempster shines for CubsCHICAGO — Ryan Dempster pitched eight shutout innings and Derrek Lee homered for the seventh time in 10 games Monday night, carrying the Chicago Cubs to a 2-0 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers. Center fielder Sam Fuld and third baseman Aramis Ramirez made outstanding plays to keep Milwaukee off the board and help the Cubs win for the sixth time in seven games.

September 5th, 2009 Derrek Lee homers twice to lead Cubs past Mets 5-3NEW YORK — Derrek Lee homered twice and drove in three runs in his return to the lineup, leading Rich Harden and the Chicago Cubs to a 5-3 victory over the New York Mets on Saturday. Harden struck out 10, all swinging, and Aramis Ramirez also had a two-run homer for Chicago, which scored its most runs since beating the Mets 11-4 last Saturday.

August 30th, 2009 Jake Fox's grand slam lifts Cubs over Mets 11-4CHICAGO — Jake Fox hit his first career grand slam, Milton Bradley extended his hitting tear and the Chicago Cubs beat the New York Mets 11-4 on Saturday. Fox finished with a career-high five RBIs.

July 31st, 2009 Hart pitches Cubs to winCHICAGO — Kevin Hart won his third straight start, Jake Fox and Milton Bradley hit back-to-back homers and the Chicago Cubs beat the Houston Astros 12-3 Thursday for their 11th win in 14 games since the All-Star break. Kosuke Fukudome, who reached base five times, and Ryan Theriot had four RBIs apiece for the Cubs.

July 28th, 2009 Nats' Willingham hits 2 grand slamsMILWAUKEE — Washington's Josh Willingham has hit two grand slams against the Milwaukee Brewers, becoming the 13th major leaguer to do it and first since 2003. Willingham's first grand slam Monday night came with two outs in the fifth inning and capped a six-run inning for the Nationals when he drove the first pitch from Jeff Suppan over the left-center field wall to make it 6-2.

July 6th, 2009 Cubs' Lilly shuts down Brewers in 8-2 victoryCHICAGO — Ted Lilly pitched effectively into the seventh inning and Derrek Lee hit a two-run homer, leading the Chicago Cubs to an 8-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday. Jake Fox also had a two-run home run for the Cubs, who took three of four from the Brewers.

June 12th, 2009 If Brewers go deep often enough, tix could be freeMILWAUKEE — Brewers fans have another reason to cheer home runs. If the team hits enough of them in the next two weeks, tickets could be given out for free under a Dollars for Dingers promotion For every long ball the Brewers hit during an upcoming nine-game stretch from June 15-25, the team will take $1 off the price of a $28 loge ticket for a two-game St.

June 7th, 2009 Jones, Braves rally past Brewers 8-7ATLANTA — Chipper Jones had four hits, including two homers, and matched his career high with five RBIs and the Braves rallied past Milwaukee 8-7 on Sunday to prevent the Brewers from their first series sweep in Atlanta. The Braves trailed 7-5 before scoring three runs in the eighth off Carlos Villanueva (2-4).

June 3rd, 2009 Ross slam, Uggla homer lift Marlins 10-3MIAMI — Cody Ross hit a grand slam and Dan Uggla belted a milestone home run to help the Florida Marlins beat the Milwaukee Brewers 10-3 Tuesday night. Uggla became the fastest second baseman to reach 100 career homers with a two-run shot in the second.

May 31st, 2009 Howard's two homers lifts Phillies past NationalsPHILADELPHIA — Ryan Howard hit his club-record eighth career grand slam and added a solo homer to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 9-6 victory over the Washington Nationals on Saturday night. Trailing 3-2 in the third, Howard connected on his slam to move past Hall of Famer Mike Schmidt.

May 31st, 2009 Howard's 2 homers lifts Phillies past NationalsPHILADELPHIA — Ryan Howard hit his club-record eighth career grand slam and added a solo homer to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 9-6 victory over the Washington Nationals on Saturday night. Trailing 3-2 in the third, Howard connected on his slam to move past Hall of Famer Mike Schmidt.