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Article: BREWERS 3, CUBS 2 Narveson shines in start Pitcher piles up 10 strikeouts
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- September 24, 2009
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By TOM HAUDRICOURT
It's amazing how differently things go when your starting pitcher
doesn't take you out of the game before everyone settles into their
seats.
Left-hander Chris Narveson more than did his job as a fill-in
starter for the Milwaukee Brewers with a strong effort over 5 2/3
innings Wednesday night that included a career-high 10 strikeouts.
With the bullpen doing its job and second baseman Felipe Lopez
making a couple of key defensive plays in a tense seventh inning,
the Brewers hung on for a 3-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs at
Miller Park to salvage the finale of the three-game series.
Unlike the first two games, when the Cubs battered starters
Braden Looper and Dave Bush early ...