GAME THREAD: NL: CINCINNATI (68-79) at MILWAUKEE (74-72)

NL: CINCINNATI (68-79) at MILWAUKEE (74-72)

<h3>Fielder, Brewers continue quest to end postseason drought</h3>

<div class="pre">Cincinnati (68-79) at Milwaukee (74-72) 7:05 pm EDT</div>

MILWAUKEE (Ticker) - Prince Fielder and the Milwaukee Brewerscontinue their push for the franchise's first playoff appearancein 25 years on Saturday in the middle game of a three-gameseries with the Cincinnati Reds.


Fielder tied the franchise record with his 45th home run onFriday, but ace Ben Sheets was roughed up for four first-inningruns in a 6-5 loss.


A prime candidate for the National League MVP, Fielder has sixhomers in September and is doing his best to help the Brewersreach the postseason for the first time since they won theAmerican League East in 1982.


Milwaukee, which has the second-best home record in the NL at45-27, trails the Chicago Cubs (74-72) by 1 1/2 games in the NLCentral.


Jeff Suppan (9-11, 4.74 ERA) was signed in the offseason forthis time of the year. The righthander won a World Series withthe St. Louis Cardinals last season and has big game experience.However, he has just one win in his last 10 starts.

Meanwhile, Cincinnati has won four straight and is looking toplay the spoiler.


Kirk Saarloos (1-4, 7.39) makes a spot start for the Reds inplace of struggling rookie Phil Dumatrait. Saarloos, who hasnot started since May 27, was recalled from Class AAA Louisvilleon September 4.

 

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<div class="pre">CINCINNATI AT MILWAUKEE -- LINEUPS

CINCINNATI MILWAUKEE
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Norris Hopper CF .339 0 9 Rickie Weeks 2B .236 9 25
Jeff Keppinger SS .333 4 26 Gabe Gross RF .241 7 20
Ken Griffey Jr RF .282 30 92 Ryan Braun 3B .325 30 82
Brandon Phillips 2B .292 29 88 Prince Fielder 1B .290 45 108
Adam Dunn LF .267 39 103 Corey Hart CF .298 21 70
Edwin Encarnacion 3B .285 13 69 Geoff Jenkins LF .261 20 60
Joey Votto 1B .462 2 8 Damian Miller C .245 4 20
David Ross C .202 16 36 J.J. Hardy SS .273 24 75
Kirk Saarloos RHP .000 0 0 Jeff Suppan RHP .132 0 2
(1-4, 7.39) (9-11, 4.74)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE
WARMUPS: CIN - KIRK SAARLOOS (1-4, 7.39)
MIL - JEFF SUPPAN (9-11, 4.74)

UMPIRES: HP - MIKE DIMURO
1B - BILL WELKE
2B - JOHN HIRSCHBECK
3B - WALLY BELL

WEATHER: INDOORS</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE
STARTING BATS: CIN - KIRK SAARLOOS AND DAVID ROSS
MIL - JEFF SUPPAN AND DAMIAN MILLER

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: N HOPPER (.339, 0 HR, 9 RBI)
J KEPPINGER (.333, 4 HR, 26 RBI)
K GRIFFEY J (.282, 30 HR, 92 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CINCINNATI 0 0 0 0
MILWAUKEE 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - KIRK SAARLOOS
MIL - JEFF SUPPAN

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: R WEEKS (.236, 9 HR, 25 RBI)
G GROSS (.241, 7 HR, 20 RBI)
R BRAUN (.325, 30 HR, 82 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">CINCINNATI (0) VS MILWAUKEE (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Hopper cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .337
J Keppinger ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .331
K Griffey Jr rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
B Phillips 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
A Dunn lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
E Encarnacion 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
J Votto 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .462
D Ross c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .202
K Saarloos p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Weeks 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236
G Gross rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
R Braun 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .325
P Fielder 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
C Hart cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
G Jenkins lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
D Miller c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
J Hardy ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
J Suppan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .132

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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CINCINNATI - 0 -- 0
MILWAUKEE - -- 0
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CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
K Saarloos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.39

MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
J Suppan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.71

Pitches-strikes: J Suppan 9-5. Ground balls-fly balls: J Suppan 3-0. Batters
faced: J Suppan 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Mike Dimuro. 1B--Bill Welke. 2B--John Hirschbeck. 3B--Wally
Bell.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE
CONFIRMED STARTERS: CIN - KIRK SAARLOOS
MIL - JEFF SUPPAN</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE - SCORING UPDATE
FIELDER'S CHOICE BY RYAN BRAUN SCORED RICKIE WEEKS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R BRAUN ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 0
MILWAUKEE 1 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: P FIELDER (.290, 45 HR, 108 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY GEOFF JENKINS SCORED RYAN BRAUN.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, G JENKINS ON FIRST, C HART ON SECOND, P
FIELDER ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 0
MILWAUKEE 2 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: D MILLER (.245, 4 HR, 20 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL CINCINNATI AT MILWAUKEE
NOTE: MILWAUKEE FIRST BASEMAN PRINCE FIELDER EXTENDED HIS
HITTING STREAK TO 13 GAMES WITH A SINGLE IN THE FIRST INNING.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CINCINNATI 0 0 0 1
MILWAUKEE 2 2 3 0 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - KIRK SAARLOOS
MIL - JEFF SUPPAN

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: B PHILLIPS (.292, 29 HR, 88 RBI)
A DUNN (.267, 39 HR, 103 RBI)
E ENCARNACION (.285, 13 HR, 69 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">CINCINNATI (0) VS MILWAUKEE (2) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Hopper cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .337
J Keppinger ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .331
K Griffey Jr rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
B Phillips 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
A Dunn lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
E Encarnacion 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
J Votto 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .462
D Ross c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .202
K Saarloos p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: E - E Encarnacion (14, ground ball).


MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Weeks 2b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .236
G Gross rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .245
R Braun 3b 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 .324
P Fielder 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .291
C Hart cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
G Jenkins lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .263
D Miller c 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .244
J Hardy ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .272
J Suppan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .132

Totals 7 2 3 2 1 1 7

BATTING: RBI - R Braun (83), G Jenkins (61). Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - J Hardy 2. Team LOB - 3.


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CINCINNATI - 0 -- 0
MILWAUKEE - 2 -- 2
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CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
K Saarloos 1 3 2 2 1 1 0 7.68

MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
J Suppan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.71

Pitches-strikes: K Saarloos 28-19; J Suppan 9-5. Ground balls-fly balls: K
Saarloos 2-1; J Suppan 3-0. Batters faced: K Saarloos 8; J Suppan 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Mike Dimuro. 1B--Bill Welke. 2B--John Hirschbeck. 3B--Wally
Bell.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JOEY VOTTO SCORED ADAM DUNN.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J VOTTO ON FIRST, E ENCARNACION ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 1
MILWAUKEE 2 TOP, 2ND

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: D ROSS (.202, 16 HR, 36 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CINCINNATI 0 1 1 3 1
MILWAUKEE 2 2 3 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - KIRK SAARLOOS
MIL - JEFF SUPPAN

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: J SUPPAN (.132, 0 HR, 2 RBI)
R WEEKS (.236, 0-FOR-0, BB)
G GROSS (.245, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">CINCINNATI (1) VS MILWAUKEE (2) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Hopper cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .337
J Keppinger ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .331
K Griffey Jr rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
B Phillips 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
A Dunn lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .268
E Encarnacion 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .287
J Votto 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .481
D Ross c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .201
K Saarloos p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000

Totals 9 1 3 1 0 0 4

BATTING: 2B - A Dunn (26, J Suppan). RBI - J Votto (9). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - K Saarloos 1. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: E - E Encarnacion (14, ground ball).


MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Weeks 2b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .236
G Gross rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .245
R Braun 3b 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 .324
P Fielder 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .291
C Hart cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
G Jenkins lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .263
D Miller c 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .244
J Hardy ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .272
J Suppan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .132

Totals 7 2 3 2 1 1 7

BATTING: RBI - R Braun (83), G Jenkins (61). Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - J Hardy 2. Team LOB - 3.


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CINCINNATI - 01 -- 1
MILWAUKEE - 2 -- 2
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CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
K Saarloos 1 3 2 2 1 1 0 7.68

MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
J Suppan 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 4.74

Pitches-strikes: K Saarloos 28-19; J Suppan 26-18. Ground balls-fly balls: K
Saarloos 2-1; J Suppan 5-1. Batters faced: K Saarloos 8; J Suppan 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Mike Dimuro. 1B--Bill Welke. 2B--John Hirschbeck. 3B--Wally
Bell.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CINCINNATI 0 1 1 3 1
MILWAUKEE 2 0 2 4 0 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - KIRK SAARLOOS
MIL - JEFF SUPPAN

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: N HOPPER (.337, 0-FOR-1)
J KEPPINGER (.331, 0-FOR-1)
K GRIFFEY JR (.281, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">CINCINNATI (1) VS MILWAUKEE (2) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Hopper cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .337
J Keppinger ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .331
K Griffey Jr rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
B Phillips 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
A Dunn lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .268
E Encarnacion 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .287
J Votto 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .481
D Ross c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .201
K Saarloos p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000

Totals 9 1 3 1 0 0 4

BATTING: 2B - A Dunn (26, J Suppan). RBI - J Votto (9). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - K Saarloos 1. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: E - E Encarnacion (14, ground ball).


MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Weeks 2b 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .236
G Gross rf 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .250
R Braun 3b 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 .323
P Fielder 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .291
C Hart cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
G Jenkins lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .263
D Miller c 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .244
J Hardy ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .272
J Suppan p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130

Totals 11 2 4 2 1 1 8

BATTING: RBI - R Braun (83), G Jenkins (61). Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - J Hardy 2. Team LOB - 4.


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CINCINNATI - 01 -- 1
MILWAUKEE - 20 -- 2
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CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
K Saarloos 2 4 2 2 1 1 0 7.47

MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
J Suppan 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 4.74

Pitches-strikes: K Saarloos 40-28; J Suppan 26-18. Ground balls-fly balls: K
Saarloos 4-2; J Suppan 5-1. Batters faced: K Saarloos 12; J Suppan 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Mike Dimuro. 1B--Bill Welke. 2B--John Hirschbeck. 3B--Wally
Bell.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CINCINNATI 0 1 0 1 4 1
MILWAUKEE 2 0 2 4 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - KIRK SAARLOOS
MIL - JEFF SUPPAN

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: P FIELDER (.291, 1-FOR-1)
C HART (.297, 0-FOR-1)
G JENKINS (.263, 1-FOR-1, RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">CINCINNATI (1) VS MILWAUKEE (2) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Hopper cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .340
J Keppinger ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .330
K Griffey Jr rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .281
B Phillips 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
A Dunn lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .268
E Encarnacion 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .287
J Votto 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .481
D Ross c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .201
K Saarloos p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000

Totals 12 1 4 1 0 1 5

BATTING: 2B - A Dunn (26, J Suppan). RBI - J Votto (9). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - K Saarloos 1. GIDP - J Keppinger. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: E - E Encarnacion (14, ground ball).


MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Weeks 2b 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .236
G Gross rf 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .250
R Braun 3b 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 .323
P Fielder 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .291
C Hart cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
G Jenkins lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .263
D Miller c 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .244
J Hardy ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .272
J Suppan p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130

Totals 11 2 4 2 1 1 8

BATTING: RBI - R Braun (83), G Jenkins (61). Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - J Hardy 2. Team LOB - 4.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Hardy-R Weeks-P Fielder).


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CINCINNATI - 010 -- 1
MILWAUKEE - 20 -- 2
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CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
K Saarloos 2 4 2 2 1 1 0 7.47

MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
J Suppan 3 4 1 1 0 1 0 4.71

Pitches-strikes: K Saarloos 40-28; J Suppan 35-24. Ground balls-fly balls: K
Saarloos 4-2; J Suppan 7-1. Batters faced: K Saarloos 12; J Suppan 12.

UMPIRES: HP--Mike Dimuro. 1B--Bill Welke. 2B--John Hirschbeck. 3B--Wally
Bell.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY PRINCE FIELDER (46) TO RIGHT WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 3RD OFF KIRK SAARLOOS.
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 1, MILWAUKEE 3

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: C HART (.297, 0-FOR-1)</div>