Brewers-Cubs, Saturday
Chalk up another one for the Brewers. That was a LONG game.
Once again, we arrived at the game with time to spare. We left a bit later than we wanted to, and we were surprised that we didn't run into much traffic.
Both starting pitchers did pretty well. Ryan Dempster of the Cubs had six strikeouts in the first two innings, and Yovani Gallardo of the Brewers wasn't far behind. Dempster did give up a few runs early on, but pitched six solid innings.
With the Brewers up 3-0, Cubs first baseman Micah Hoffpauir hit a two-run homer. I caught Jenelle smiling:
It looked like we might have another down-to-the-wire finish, but then the Brewers poured it on in the seventh. Dempster stayed in the game for two too many batters, giving up back-to-back home runs by Craig Counsell and Ryan Braun before taking a seat. A few walks and a few more hits gave the Brewers a total of six runs in the bottom of the seventh, making the score 9-2.
The Cubs worked hard to get back in the game in the eighth, scoring four runs. With two outs and Kosuke Fukudome on second, about 30% of the stadium lights went out. About thirty seconds later, another 30% of the lights went out. It's hard to tell from the picture below, but it was a little bit darker. We could see just fine, but it wasn't bright enough to continue play.
The lights eventually came back on, and the Brewers tacked on three more in the bottom of the eighth. The final score was 12-6.
One more thought on the pitching efforts. Dempster had nine strikeouts in six innings. Gallardo had eight strikeouts in five innings. There's a board in right field that tracks the total number of strikeouts thrown by Brewer pitchers. Brewer pitchers combined for 13 strikeouts. The board only has capacity for fifteen. Here's what it looked like at the end of the game:
Today, it's Sean Marshall of the Cubs vs. Jeff Suppan of the Brewers in the series finale. Go Brewers! (Jenelle: Go Cubs!)
Once again, we arrived at the game with time to spare. We left a bit later than we wanted to, and we were surprised that we didn't run into much traffic.
Both starting pitchers did pretty well. Ryan Dempster of the Cubs had six strikeouts in the first two innings, and Yovani Gallardo of the Brewers wasn't far behind. Dempster did give up a few runs early on, but pitched six solid innings.
With the Brewers up 3-0, Cubs first baseman Micah Hoffpauir hit a two-run homer. I caught Jenelle smiling:
It looked like we might have another down-to-the-wire finish, but then the Brewers poured it on in the seventh. Dempster stayed in the game for two too many batters, giving up back-to-back home runs by Craig Counsell and Ryan Braun before taking a seat. A few walks and a few more hits gave the Brewers a total of six runs in the bottom of the seventh, making the score 9-2.
The Cubs worked hard to get back in the game in the eighth, scoring four runs. With two outs and Kosuke Fukudome on second, about 30% of the stadium lights went out. About thirty seconds later, another 30% of the lights went out. It's hard to tell from the picture below, but it was a little bit darker. We could see just fine, but it wasn't bright enough to continue play.
The lights eventually came back on, and the Brewers tacked on three more in the bottom of the eighth. The final score was 12-6.
One more thought on the pitching efforts. Dempster had nine strikeouts in six innings. Gallardo had eight strikeouts in five innings. There's a board in right field that tracks the total number of strikeouts thrown by Brewer pitchers. Brewer pitchers combined for 13 strikeouts. The board only has capacity for fifteen. Here's what it looked like at the end of the game:
Today, it's Sean Marshall of the Cubs vs. Jeff Suppan of the Brewers in the series finale. Go Brewers! (Jenelle: Go Cubs!)
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