Found July 02, 2009 on Chicago Cubs Online:
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Game Seventy-Six: Cubs (37-38) vs. Brewers (42-36) Game Time - 7:05pm C.T. Coverage - TV: Comcast SportsNet/MLB Network - Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 183 Location - Wrigley Field, Chicago Ryan Dempster (4-5, 4.09/1.36) vs. Seth McClung (3-1, 3.55/1.47) Updated 4:20pm C.T. - Cubs Acquired Jeff Baker from the Rockies on Thursday and designated Ryan Freel for Assignment Seventy-six games into the 2009 season and the Brewers will play their first games of the year this weekend at Wrigley Field. The Cubs split the first six games of the season against the Brewers in Milwaukee with the last series taking place from May 8 - May 10 ... the weekend the Cubs lost Aramis Ramirez for two months. The Cubs enter play tonight 3 1/2 games behind the Brewers, fourth place in the central ... 2 1/2 behind the Cardinals and just a half game behind the Reds. The Cubs are a much different team at Wrigley (21-13, 16-25 on the road) and will play their final 11 games of the first hal...
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