4/30/08 vs. Brewers; W 19-5; (17-10)

This win against the Brewers not only kept the Cubs in first place, it set the franchise record for wins in April. I see no other way to recap this game other than by the numbers. We'll do it in descending order.

19...The number of runs scored by the Cubs this game. That is the most runs scored by a Cubs team since May of 2001.

18...Geovany Soto's jersey number. Quite possibly rookie of the year's jersey number. Soto hit two home runs and led the Cubs with six RBI.

17...Number of wins in April. This sets a franchise mark and is the most since 1969.

16...RBI on the season for Ronny Cedeno. This guy has only had 45 at bats. He is crazy hot at the plate and Lou has to be looking at every option for keeping him playing.

15...day of Soriano's DL stint. He comes back tomorrow, projected to start in left and lead off.

14...margin of victory. This wasn't a slugfest on both sides, this was a blowout. This difference in runs beats the previous season mark (against the Pirates on April 19th) of twelve runs.

13...Number of position players with an at bat tonight. This time when Lou used the last of his position players in the eighth, the game wasn't in doubt.

12...pitches needed by Michael Wuertz to wrap up the ninth inning. It is his fourth straight game without giving up a run.

11...runs allowed by Brewers starter Jeff Suppan in only 3 2/3 innings.

10...times the Cubs have scored at least nineteen runs in a game during the last fifty years. Remember, we haven't been in a world series in 63 years.

9...Cubs hitters with an RBI. Soto led the way with six, Ramirez and Ronny Cedeno each had three.

8...doubles on the season for Kosuke Fukudome. Giving Geovany competition from within his own team for rookie of the year, this guy has been all we had hoped during his first month. He is in the top ten in batting average and on base percentage in the entire major leagues.

7...stolen bases on the season for Ryan Theriot. He picked up his seventh in the bottom of the first inning. That's good for second among shortstops on the season.

6...total hits for Milwaukee. Only four players reached base safely on a hit, Weeks and Braun each getting two knocks.

5...RBI off the bench for the Cubs. In addition to Ronny Cedeno who was mentioned earlier, Mike Fontenot and Daryle Ward each plated a runner.

4...Wins on the season for Ryan Dempster. That ties Zambrano for the team lead and is good for second place in the NL

3...batters faced by Carlos Marmol. Two of whom he struck out. This is another guy that has been lights out this year. Those two strikeouts bring his total to 20 on the season in only 16 innings.

2...home runs by Geovany Soto, becoming only the fourth Cubs catcher with two home runs and six RBI in a game. Did I mention him as a rookie of the year candidate?

1...major league game that had a run total ..by both teams...greater than the Cubs. The Rangers beat Kansas City 11 to 9 behind Josh Hamilton's (yes he's on my fantasy team) grand slam.

0...Hits by Felix Pie. The only starter in the Cubs lineup that had a donut hung on him tonight.