Fielder powers Brewers to 12-inning win over Cubs

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04/24/2007 - Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Prince Fielder hit two solo home runs, including the game-winner in the 12th inning, and the Milwaukee Brewers erased an early four-run deficit and hung on for a 5-4 win in the opener of a three- game set.

Carlos Villanueva (1-0) tossed four shutout innings of relief to earn the win for the Brewers, who have won three straight. Claudio Vargas started on the mound for Milwaukee, and was touched for six hits and four runs in four innings.

J.J. Hardy also homered for the Brewers. Derrick Turnbow pitched a scoreless 12th for his first save of the season.

Reliever Rocky Cherry (0-1), recalled before the game to fill the roster spot opened when Wade Miller was placed on the 15-day disabled list, gave up Fielder's second homer. Carlos Zambrano allowed five hits and two runs in 5 1/3 innings for the Cubs, who have lost two in a row. Zambrano struck out seven and walked three.

Aramis Ramirez hit a solo shot for the Cubs.

Fielder led off the eighth with a homer, lofting a 1-0 pitch from Scott Eyre into the basket in center field to make it a one-run game. After Bill Hall struck out, Damian Miller walked, and Geoff Jenkins singled to left. After a Gabe Gross fly out, Craig Counsell came through with a clutch single, a ground ball that trickled through into right, scoring Miller to tie the game at 4-4.

Pinch-hitter Kevin Mench lofted a soft fly ball down the right-field line, but Chicago's Jacque Jones laid out for an outstanding diving grab to hold the tie, and end the inning.

Chicago had a chance to take the lead back in the bottom of the inning. With two outs and runners at first and second, Michael Barrett scorched a liner to left, but Jenkins flashed some leather of his own in the outfield, making the diving grab to preserve the tie.

Fielder struck again in the 12th, jacking a one-out homer to right to put the Brewers on top.

"Sometimes the bullpen comes in and does their job," said Zambrano. "You can't point at anybody, that's not part of the game."

The Cubs hit the ground running in the first. Alfonso Soriano, who returned to the lineup after not starting five games due to an injured hamstring, singled to left, and moved to second after Cliff Floyd walked. Derrek Lee laced a single just fair down the right-field line, scoring Soriano. Floyd, who moved to third on Lee's single, scored on Ramirez's sac fly, and Chicago led 2-0.

Chicago tacked on another two in the third. Again Lee drove in Soriano, this time on a double and, after Lee was caught stealing, Ramirez ripped a homer to left, his fourth of the season.

Hardy homered to left to lead off the fourth, making it 4-1. Tony Gwynn's RBI single in the fifth pulled the Brewers to within 4-2.

Game Notes

Brewers catcher Johnny Estrada collided with Fielder going after a popup in the seventh, and left the game with left knee contusion. He is day-to- day...Fielder has four career multi-homer games, with the last two coming against Chicago.

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