Afternoon Box Score: Brewers Slam Cubs

By Marcus Gilmer in News on Sep 17, 2009 9:40PM

Rookie starter Randy Wells had a rough outing for the Cubs as the Brewers rode a Jody Gerut grand slam to a 7-4 win this afternoon at Wrigley Field. Both teams struck in the first and the Cubs held a 2-1 lead until the top of the fourth when Wells gave up the four-run dinger to Gerut. Mighty Micah Hoffpauir got the Cubs back within striking distance at 5-4 in the bottom of the inning thanks to a two-run double. But the Cubs bullpen couldn't hold. In the seventh, Tom Gorzelanny put two Brewers on and was then relieved by Esmailin Caridad who gave up a two-run double to Mike Rivera. The Brewers bullpen kept the Cubs scoreless for the rest of the game and the Cubs wound up batting 2-for-8 with runners in scoring position. The Cubs are now off to St. Louis for a weekend series, starting tomorrow night at 7:15 p.m. (CSN).