Doug Davis pitches Diamondbacks past Cubs in finale of miserable year for both teamsOctober 4th, 2009 Arizona beats Cubs in finale of miserable yearCHICAGO — Doug Davis gave the Arizona Diamondbacks a win over the Chicago Cubs in the finale of disappointing seasons for both teams. Davis pitched eight strong innings and Chris Young homered Sunday.
Ryan Dempster pitches five-hitter to lead Cubs to 6-0 win over PiratesSeptember 30th, 2009 Dempster pitches five-hitter to lead CubsCHICAGO — Ryan Dempster pitched a five-hitter for his third career shutout, Jeff Baker had a two-run double and the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-0 on Tuesday night. Derrek Lee added a two-run single for the Cubs, who have won seven of nine games.
Jody Gerut's grand slam leads Brewers to 7-4 victory over CubsSeptember 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.
Soto, Cubs take advantage of Milwaukee's erratic pitching in 13-7 win over BrewersSeptember 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.
Cubs 2, Brewers 0September 14th, 2009 Cubs 2, Brewers 0
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Milwaukee 000 000 000—0Chicago 000 100 01x—2E_Soto (4). DP_Milwaukee 2, Chicago 2.
Pujols homers twice (47), Wainwright gets 18th win as St. Louis sweeps Brewers with 5-1 winSeptember 9th, 2009 Pujols homers twice, Wainwright wins 18thMILWAUKEE — Albert Pujols hit two home runs for a majors-leading 47 and Adam Wainwright picked up his 18th win with seven scoreless innings in the St. Louis Cardinals' 5-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday.
White Sox 5, Cubs 0September 3rd, 2009 White Sox 5, Cubs 0
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Chicago (A) 010 000 022—5Chicago (N) 000 000 000—0E_A.Soriano (11), J.Fox (5). DP_Chicago (N) 2.
Ryan Dempster goes on disabled list with a fracture or right toeJuly 7th, 2009 Dempster goes on DL for CubsCHICAGO — Just when the Chicago Cubs figured they were getting healthy, a freak accident landed right-hander Ryan Dempster on the disabled list with a fracture of his big right toe. He could be out for up to a month.
Cubs 8, Brewers 2July 6th, 2009 Cubs 8, Brewers 2E_Hall (4). DP_Chicago 1.
Cubs 2, Brewers 1, 10 inningsJuly 4th, 2009 Cubs 2, Brewers 1, 10 inningsTwo outs when winning run scored. E_McGehee (4), Theriot (7), J.Fox (1).
Derrek Lee hits 2 homers, including grand slam, drives in 7 to lead Cubs past Brewers 9-5July 3rd, 2009 Lee powers Cubs to 9-5 win over BrewersCHICAGO — Derrek Lee hit a grand slam and a three-run homer Thursday night for a career-high seven RBIs, and the Chicago Cubs opened an 11-game homestand by beating the Milwaukee Brewers 9-5. Lee drove his 10th career grand slam off reliever Chris Smith in the fourth after connecting for a three-run shot off starter Seth McClung in the first.
John Danks pitches 7 shutout innings, Alexei Ramirez homers as White Sox beat Cubs 4-1June 18th, 2009 Danks, Ramirez lead White Sox over Cubs 4-1CHICAGO — John Danks pitched seven shutout innings, Alexei Ramirez homered in the first and the White Sox played some NL-style baseball Wednesday to beat the Cubs 4-1. The White Sox, backed by a large and vocal following at Wrigley Field, now lead the spirited and closely contested interleague series that began in 1997, 34-33.
Brewers promotion offers discounted tix with each homer, so 28 longballs could mean free tixJune 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.
Yovani Gallardo throws 8 scoreless innings, Gamel drives in 3 as Brewers blank Braves 4-0June 6th, 2009 Gallardo, Brewers blank Braves 4-0ATLANTA — Yovani Gallardo and Carlos Villanueva combined for a two-hit shutout, rookie Mat Gamel drove in three runs and the NL Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers beat the Atlanta Braves 4-0 on Friday night. Gallardo (6-2) walked four with six strikeouts and gave up no singles in eight innings.
Ryan Dempster rebounds from poor start, pitches Cubs past Dodgers 7-0May 31st, 2009 Dempster rebounds, Cubs beat Dodgers 7-0CHICAGO — Ryan Dempster bounced back from his worst start of the season, pitching seven sharp innings for the Chicago Cubs in a 7-0 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday. Milton Bradley had three hits and Reed Johnson homered for the Cubs, who have won four of five since losing a season-worst eight straight games.