Game 27

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• Wednesday April 30^th – Wrigley Field

• Cubs 19 – Brewers 5

• Record (17-10) – 1^st place in the NL Central

• Record with A. Soriano on the 15-day DL (9-5)

The skinny: Scoring early, scoring often and avoiding the first losing streak of the season is just what the Cubs needed tonight.

How about 19 runs on 17 hits! Wow! As a matter of fact, I can’t even remember the last time I actually watched a game where one team scored 19 runs.

The Cubbies posted two six spots, one in the first inning and one in the eighth, a five spot in the fourth and one run each in both the third and sixth innings.

Plus, you know things are going well when Lou decides to sit both Lee and Ramirez after the sixth inning.

Not to mention, the two replacements at the corner positions, Ronny Cedeno and Daryl Ward, went a combined 2-for-4 with four RBIs.

Hats off to big Geo, 2-for-4 with a career high six RBIs, including his two three-run shots!

Plus, Geo’s eight consecutive strikeouts from the past weekend were blown out of proportion, this kid can and will, hit. And more, he’s still a rookie; the best is yet to come with Geo at the bat.

On the flip side, this wasn’t one of Dempster’s best outings (6 IP, 3-R, 4-H, 5-BB and 1-K). Still, the right-hander battled through some control problems for six innings. And luckily, Ryan had the protection of the early six run cushion.

Plus, the way I see it, the Cub batters owed Demps a few extra runs. The guy already made two quality starts this year where the Cubs scuffled at the plate and left Ryan without a much deserved “W,” April 9^th at Pittsburgh and April 25^th at Washington.

Although, that’s baseball, and these sorts of things tend to find common ground more often than not.

Also, I can’t help but to think how many runs the Cubs might have scored if Howry was pitching for the Brewers tonight. Thirty runs, maybe?

After the big man served-up a two-run homer while boosting his ERA to 8.10, I officially moved Howry to the DL. Well, that’s what I would do anyway.

W: Dempster (4-0)

L: Suppan (1-1)

• Notes: Chicago’s run total of 19 is the most the Cubs have ever plated in a single game against Milwaukee.

• The Cubs’ victory also establishes a new franchise record for wins in the month of April (17).

• Geovany Soto’s 20 RBIs is a club rookie record for the month of April.

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