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								| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL CHICAGO CUBS AT MILWAUKEE BREWERS 06/03/2048 |  |  
								
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					| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL |  
					| CHICAGO CUBS AT MILWAUKEE BREWERS |  
					| GAME ID: 1416 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3RD , 2048 - GAME LOG |  
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								| Chicago Cubs (28-28) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 |  
								| Milwaukee Brewers (31-24) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 |  |  |  |  | 
	
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					| Vargas Swats 2 Homers, Cubs Top Brewers, 6-3 |  
					| The Chicago Cubs defeated the Milwaukee Brewers, 6-3, in National League action at Miller Park. Efrain Vargas pulled his weight. The 14-year veteran belted 2 home runs, while adding 4 RBI and scoring twice. Milwaukee has now lost 4 straight. 
 Vargas had a game-changing home run in the top of the eighth. On a 1-1 fastball from John Owens, he banged a 3-run  home run to left, giving the Cubs a 6-3 lead. It was the 20th home run of the year for Vargas.
 
 "Winning makes the heart grow fonder -- for more winning," said Vargas, cracking a smile.
 
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					| CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE |  | MILWAUKEE BATTING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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								| a - F. Ramirez pinch hit for K. Norton in the 6th b - T. Hone substituted for F. Ramirez in the 6th
 
 BATTING
 Home Runs: 
E. Vargas
 2 (20, 4th Inning off M. Mahfudh, 0 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off J. Owens, 2 on, 1 out)
 Total Bases: 
M. Lester
, 
Y. Kasahara
, 
E. Vargas
 8
, 
J. Balderrama
, 
T. Hone
 2-out RBI: 
Y. Kasahara
, 
E. Vargas
, 
J. Balderrama
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
F. Ramirez
 Team LOB: 
3
 
 BASERUNNING
 SB: 
Y. Kasahara
 (15)
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								| BATTING Doubles: 
P. Wilson
 (8, 5th Inning off E. Rivera, 0 on, 1 out)
 Home Runs: 
P. Wilson
 (4, 1st Inning off E. Rivera, 0 on, 0 outs) 
, 
K. Ito
 (5, 4th Inning off E. Rivera, 1 on, 2 outs)
 Total Bases: 
P. Wilson
 6
, 
R. Neal
, 
D. Gonzalez
 2
, 
K. Ito
 4
 2-out RBI: 
K. Ito
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
L. Thorpe Jr.
, 
M. Ball
 Team LOB: 
5
 
 BASERUNNING
 SB: 
K. Ito
 (11)
 
 FIELDING
 Errors: 
L. Thorpe Jr.
 (6)
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					| CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE |  | MILWAUKEE PITCHING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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		| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA |  
	| E. Rivera | 6.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 105 | 5.27 |  
	| C. Perretta W (1-1) | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 6.93 |  
	| G. Poirier SV (9) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 8.71 |  |  | 
	
		| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA |  
	| M. Mahfudh | 5.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 85 | 4.50 |  
	| J. Blake L (0-1) | 1.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 5.68 |  
	| J. Owens | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 3.72 |  
	| J. Uribe | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 1.42 |  
							
								| PITCHING Game Score: 
M. Mahfudh
 54
 Batters Faced: 
M. Mahfudh
 22, 
J. Blake
 7, 
J. Owens
 4, 
J. Uribe
 3
 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: 
M. Mahfudh
 6-6, 
J. Blake
 2-3, 
J. Owens
 1-0, 
J. Uribe
 0-0
 Pitches - Strikes: 
M. Mahfudh
 85-57, 
J. Blake
 26-14, 
J. Owens
 19-11, 
J. Uribe
 16-9
 Inherited Runners - Scored: 
J. Blake
 2-0
, 
J. Owens
 2-2
 Balk: 
M. Mahfudh
 
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		| GAME NOTES | 
	
		| Player of the Game: 
Efrain Vargas Ballpark: 
Miller Park
 Weather: 
Roof closed, 72 degrees
 Start Time: 
6:15 PM CT
 Time: 
3:27
 Attendance: 
37669
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