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Earliest clinch is now Friday night with a Brewers loss. But the Brewers game is at night... Will probably end at about 11 central. Cubs won't be able to celebrate on the field.

Marquis's BR page: Brewers Vs. Marquis **PA** AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS +-----------------+-------+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+ Craig Counsell 29 25 8 2 1 1 1 4 0 .320 .414 .600 1.014 Jason Kendall 21 20 6 1 0 0 0 1 0 .300 .333 .350 .683 J.J. Hardy 20 18 6 1 0 0 0 2 1 .333 .400 .389 .789 Mike Lamb 20 18 3 0 0 2 2 2 5 .167 .250 .500 .750 Bill Hall 18 17 7 1 0 1 4 1 1 .412 .444 .647 1.091 Prince Fielder 16 13 2 1 0 1 3 1 2 .154 .188 .462 .650 Mike Cameron 15 14 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 .286 .333 .429 .762 Ray Durham 13 11 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 .091 .231 .091 .322 Rickie Weeks 13 10 2 0 1 0 0 3 3 .200 .385 .400 .785 Corey Hart 11 11 6 1 1 1 3 0 1 .545 .545 1.091 1.636 Ryan Braun 9 9 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 .444 .444 .556 1.000 David Bush 7 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 Ben Sheets 7 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .666 Tony Gwynn 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 Mike Rivera 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000 Salomon Torres 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 +-----------------+-------+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+ Total 203 180 54 11 3 6 15 17 20 .300 .357 .494 .851 Cubs Vs. Sheets **PA** AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS +-----------------+-------+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+ Aramis Ramirez 64 55 12 4 1 1 8 4 7 .218 .281 .382 .663 Jim Edmonds 59 54 11 3 0 3 6 4 18 .204 .271 .426 .697 Derrek Lee 54 52 17 2 0 6 12 1 13 .327 .333 .712 1.045 Daryle Ward 36 34 7 1 0 1 4 2 9 .206 .250 .324 .574 Mark DeRosa 25 23 7 2 1 0 5 1 6 .304 .320 .478 .798 Carlos Zambrano 17 17 6 0 0 0 3 0 4 .353 .353 .353 .706 Alfonso Soriano 16 14 4 1 0 0 1 1 6 .286 .313 .357 .670 Ryan Theriot 16 16 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .188 .188 .188 .376 Kosuke Fukudome 9 8 3 1 1 0 2 1 0 .375 .444 .750 1.194 Henry Blanco 8 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 Geovany Soto 8 6 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .500 .625 .500 1.125 Mike Fontenot 7 6 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .333 .429 .667 1.096 Reed Johnson 7 5 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .200 .286 .200 .486 Felix Pie 7 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 .000 .143 .000 .143 Ryan Dempster 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 Koyie Hill 6 5 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 .200 .167 .400 .567 Jason Marquis 6 6 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 .167 .167 .333 .500 Kerry Wood 6 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 .167 .167 .333 .500 Ted Lilly 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 +-----------------+-------+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+ Total 358 326 80 17 4 11 48 19 83 .245 .285 .423 .708

Brewers Vs. Dempster **PA** AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS +-----------------+-------+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+ Jason Kendall 41 32 14 2 0 0 0 5 2 .438 .561 .500 1.061 Bill Hall 18 18 3 0 0 0 0 0 7 .167 .167 .167 .334 J.J. Hardy 15 13 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .071 .000 .071 Mike Cameron 14 13 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 .231 .286 .231 .517 Prince Fielder 14 11 2 0 0 0 1 2 3 .182 .286 .182 .468 Rickie Weeks 14 9 2 0 0 0 1 3 3 .222 .429 .222 .651 Ray Durham 13 11 6 3 0 0 2 2 0 .545 .615 .818 1.433 Corey Hart 12 9 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 .000 .250 .000 .250 Ryan Braun 11 11 2 1 0 0 3 0 3 .182 .182 .273 .455 Craig Counsell 11 10 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .100 .182 .100 .282 Mike Lamb 8 7 1 0 1 0 1 1 4 .143 .250 .429 .679 Tony Gwynn 5 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 .200 .200 .400 .600 Ben Sheets 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .250 .500 Mike Rivera 3 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 .333 .333 1.333 1.666 Jeff Suppan 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 David Bush 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 Eric Gagne 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 Manny Parra 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.500 3.500 Joe Dillon 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000 Salomon Torres 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 Carlos Villanueva 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +-----------------+-------+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+ Total 196 166 42 9 2 1 10 19 38 .253 .344 .349 .693 Cubs Vs. Sabathia **PA** AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS +-----------------+-------+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+ Alfonso Soriano 35 29 10 1 0 4 6 5 9 .345 .457 .793 1.250 Reed Johnson 26 24 8 2 0 1 3 1 2 .333 .346 .542 .888 Aramis Ramirez 11 10 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .300 .364 .300 .664 Henry Blanco 7 5 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .400 .571 .400 .971 Mark DeRosa 6 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .666 Jim Edmonds 6 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 .250 .500 .250 .750 Ronny Cedeno 5 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400 Derrek Lee 4 4 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 Geovany Soto 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .500 .667 .500 1.167 Ryan Theriot 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .666 Ted Lilly 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 Kosuke Fukudome 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 +-----------------+-------+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+ Total 109 95 32 3 0 5 14 11 16 .337 .413 .526 .939

Howry wasn't [expletive] today.

90 wins.

Video on Cubs.com showing the last pitch of every out. When it goes to the 9th inning, they switch to WGN's broadcast.

Pay up, Buddy.

Is this Lou's first managed no-hitter? How many has he managed?

Cubs Vs. Moehler **PA** AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS +-----------------+-------+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+ Jim Edmonds 43 39 14 5 0 6 11 4 6 .359 .419 .949 1.368 Aramis Ramirez 20 19 5 1 1 0 2 0 3 .263 .300 .421 .721 Daryle Ward 17 16 6 3 0 0 4 1 3 .375 .412 .563 .975 Alfonso Soriano 14 12 4 1 0 0 0 2 3 .333 .429 .417 .846 Kosuke Fukudome 8 7 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .143 .250 .143 .393 Derrek Lee 8 8 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 .125 .125 .500 .625 Geovany Soto 8 8 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 .250 .250 .625 .875 Mark DeRosa 7 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .143 .143 .143 .286 Ryan Theriot 7 6 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .167 .286 .333 .619 Ronny Cedeno 6 6 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .333 .333 .333 .666 Mike Fontenot 6 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .500 .833 Henry Blanco 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .500 .750 Ted Lilly 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .666 Ryan Dempster 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 Jason Marquis 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 +-----------------+-------+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+ Total 155 143 42 13 1 8 22 9 23 .294 .340 .566 .906 Astros Vs. Lilly **PA** AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS +-----------------+-------+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+ Miguel Tejada 34 30 6 2 0 0 3 4 7 .200 .294 .267 .561 Darin Erstad 25 23 2 1 0 0 1 2 1 .087 .160 .130 .290 Mark Loretta 19 18 5 2 0 2 3 0 2 .278 .316 .722 1.038 Lance Berkman 15 14 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 .071 .067 .071 .138 Geoff Blum 13 11 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 .273 .385 .364 .749 Ty Wigginton 10 9 2 1 0 0 0 1 3 .222 .300 .333 .633 Hunter Pence 9 9 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 .222 .222 .222 .444 Kazuo Matsui 7 6 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 .167 .286 .500 .786 Humberto Quintero 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .167 .000 .167 Brad Ausmus 5 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400 Jose Castillo 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 Reggie Abercrombi 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .250 .250 .250 .500 Michael Bourn 3 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .666 Brian Moehler 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 Roy Oswalt 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 Wandy Rodriguez 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 J.R. Towles 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 +-----------------+-------+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+ Total 164 151 26 7 1 2 12 10 35 .172 .232 .272 .504

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ESPNEWS already got in touch with Milt Pappas.

12 days rest. I think its clear: we need a 13-man rotation.

WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?! OH MY ****ING GOD!!!

OH MY GOD!!!!!!

These are the longest commercial breaks ever.

Blow on your thumb.

Because they're the home team? They usually show the home team's broadcast.

Oh wow. That was a stupid play.

Watching Z run is almost as much fun as watching David Wells run.

How do they divide up revenue for this game? Do the Brewers get anything?

Marquis tomorrow. Dempster-Sabathia on Tuesday Lilly-Sheets Wednesday Harden-Parra on Thursday Back to Z on Friday. No, that's not right. Lilly is pitching tomorrow. It was in Sullivan's blog today, I think. I'll try to find it. I got that from ESPN's Pitching Probables.

Marquis tomorrow. Dempster-Sabathia on Tuesday Lilly-Sheets Wednesday Harden-Parra on Thursday Back to Z on Friday.

Fukudome's first home run to tie the game.

...not this game?

Cubs Vs. Wolf **PA** AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS +-----------------+-------+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+ Derrek Lee 39 35 9 2 1 0 4 4 9 .257 .333 .371 .704 Mark DeRosa 31 30 6 0 0 0 0 1 5 .200 .226 .200 .426 Aramis Ramirez 21 20 4 1 0 1 4 1 5 .200 .238 .400 .638 Alfonso Soriano 18 15 3 0 0 1 3 2 3 .200 .278 .400 .678 Henry Blanco 10 8 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 .250 .222 .375 .597 Ryan Dempster 10 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .143 .143 .143 .286 Jim Edmonds 10 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 .100 .100 .100 .200 Ryan Theriot 10 9 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .222 .300 .222 .522 Geovany Soto 7 6 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 .333 .429 .333 .762 Reed Johnson 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 Ronny Cedeno 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 Kosuke Fukudome 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 .667 .000 .667 Kerry Wood 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 Jason Marquis 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 Daryle Ward 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 Carlos Zambrano 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500 Casey McGehee 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 +-----------------+-------+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+ Total 177 156 34 5 1 2 15 13 38 .218 .275 .301 .576 Astros Vs. Z **PA** AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS +-----------------+-------+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+ Lance Berkman 74 60 9 0 0 4 6 14 17 .150 .311 .350 .661 Brad Ausmus 50 43 9 1 0 0 3 6 11 .209 .306 .233 .539 Geoff Blum 26 24 5 1 0 0 4 2 8 .208 .269 .250 .519 Jose Castillo 22 21 5 0 0 1 4 1 5 .238 .273 .381 .654 Mark Loretta 15 12 3 1 0 0 0 2 1 .250 .400 .333 .733 Hunter Pence 14 14 4 2 0 0 1 0 3 .286 .286 .429 .715 Darin Erstad 11 10 2 0 0 0 3 1 5 .200 .273 .200 .473 Kazuo Matsui 11 8 1 0 0 0 0 3 3 .125 .364 .125 .489 Roy Oswalt 11 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .111 .111 .111 .222 Miguel Tejada 9 9 5 1 0 1 4 0 0 .556 .556 1.000 1.556 Ty Wigginton 9 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 .333 .000 .333 David Newhan 7 5 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 .200 .429 .600 1.029 Michael Bourn 6 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200 .333 .200 .533 Brandon Backe 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000 Reggie Abercrombi 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 J.R. Towles 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 Fernando Nieve 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 Humberto Quintero 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500 Wandy Rodriguez 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 Randy Wolf 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 Dave Borkowski 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 +-----------------+-------+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+ Total 284 242 49 8 1 6 26 34 62 .202 .306 .318 .624