Ryan Dempster kept his fielders sharp by working fast. Good thing, because the Chicago right-hander needed more defensive help than the Cubs usually provide. Dempster pitched eight shutout innings - thanks in great part to big plays by center fielder Sam Fuld and third baseman Aramis Ramirez - and the Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers 2-0 on Monday night. Fuld dove to catch Frank Catalanotto's sinking liner with a runner on third to end the fifth inning and Ramirez made a leaping stop of Felipe Lopez's shot with two on to finish the eighth.
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Season Series

Date	Home	Score	Pitchers
Fri 4/10	Mil	CHC 3 at MIL 4	W: Villanueva L: Gregg
Sat 4/11	Mil	CHC 6 at MIL 5	W: Heilman L: Villanueva
Sun 4/12	Mil	CHC 8 at MIL 5	W: Dempster L: Suppan
Fri 5/8	Mil	CHC 2 at MIL 3	W: Stetter L: Heilman
Sat 5/9	Mil	CHC 6 at MIL 12	W: Gallardo L: Dempster
Sun 5/10	Mil	CHC 4 at MIL 2	W: Marshall L: Suppan
Thu 7/2	ChC	MIL 5 at CHC 9	W: Dempster L: McClung
Fri 7/3	ChC	MIL 1 at CHC 2	W: Gregg L: DiFelice
Sat 7/4	ChC	MIL 11 at CHC 2	W: Looper L: Harden
Sun 7/5	ChC	MIL 2 at CHC 8	W: Lilly L: Burns
Mon 9/14	ChC	MIL 0 at CHC 2	W: Dempster L: Suppan
Tue 9/15	ChC	MIL 7 at CHC 13	W: Heilman L: Gallardo
Wed 9/16	ChC	MIL 9 at CHC 5	W: Looper L: Harden
Thu 9/17	ChC	MIL 7 at CHC 4	W: Bush L: Wells
Mon 9/21	Mil	CHC 10 at MIL 2	W: Gorzelanny L: Looper
Tue 9/22	Mil	CHC 7 at MIL 2	W: Wells L: Bush
Wed 9/23	Mil	CHC 2 at MIL 3	W: Narveson L: Samardzija

Box Scores

Brewers (69 - 74) Season Stats | Roster | Tickets		Cubs (74 - 68) Season Stats | Roster | Tickets
Lineup Name AB R H RBI BB 1. F Lopez, 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2. C Counsell, SS 4 0 0 0 0 3. C McGehee, 3B 3 0 1 0 1 4. P Fielder, 1B 3 0 0 0 1 5. M Cameron, CF 4 0 0 0 0 6. J Gerut, RF 3 0 0 0 0 7. J Kendall, C 3 0 1 0 0 8. F Catalanotto, LF 3 0 1 0 0 8. J Bourgeois, PR 0 0 0 0 0 8. D Weathers, P 0 0 0 0 0 9. J Suppan, P 2 0 0 0 0 9. R Braun, PH-LF 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 29 0 4 0 2		Lineup Name AB R H RBI BB 1. R Theriot, SS 2 0 0 0 1 2. K Fukudome, RF 2 0 0 1 1 3. D Lee, 1B 3 1 2 1 1 4. A Ramirez, 3B 4 0 2 0 0 5. G Soto, C 4 0 0 0 0 5. K Hill, C 0 0 0 0 0 6. J Fox, LF 3 0 1 0 0 6. B Scales, PR-LF 0 0 0 0 0 7. J Baker, 2B 2 0 0 0 1 8. S Fuld, CF 3 0 0 0 0 9. R Dempster, P 2 0 0 0 0 9. M Fontenot, PH 1 1 1 0 0 9. C Marmol, P 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 26 2 6 2 4
Pitcher Name IP H R ER BB K ERA* J Suppan (L, 6-10) 7.0 3 1 1 4 2 4.87 D Weathers 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 3.62		Pitcher Name IP H R ER BB K ERA* R Dempster (W, 10-8) 8.0 4 0 0 1 4 3.84 C Marmol (S, 13) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 3.41
* = Season Stat
BATTING BASERUNNING SB: J Kendall (7)CS: F Lopez (6)		BATTING 2B: M Fontenot (21) HR: D Lee (33)

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Player News

Brewers Prince Fielder (MIL) News: Sports Illustrated's Jon Heyman is reporting that the Brewers intend to lock-up superstar first baseman Prince Fielder this offseason.   (Fanball - Fri. Nov 20, 2009) George Kottaras (MIL) News: The Brewers claimed Kottaras off release waivers, the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports.  (RotoWire - Wed. Nov 18, 2009) George Kottaras (MIL) News: The Milwaukee Brewers have claimed catcher George Kottaras off waivers from Boston, according to the Twitter page of baseball writer Mike Siano.   (Fanball - Wed. Nov 18, 2009)

Cubs Alfonso Soriano (CHC) News: Soriano (knee) has been removed from the DL.  (RotoWire - Fri. Nov 20, 2009) John Grabow (CHC) News: The Chicago Cubs and Grabow have agreed to a two-year contract.  (STATS - Fri. Nov 20, 2009) Milton Bradley (CHC) News: The Chicago Tribune's Phil Rogers is reporting that the Cubs are involved in a potential three-team deal with Texas and the Mets that would send Milton Bradley to the Rangers.   (Fanball - Fri. Nov 20, 2009)