NL: MILWAUKEE (76-72) at HOUSTON (65-84) <h3>Brewers look to continue success against NL Central</h3> <div class="pre">Milwaukee (76-72) at Houston (65-84) 8:05 pm EDT</div> HOUSTON (Ticker) -- The surging Milwaukee Brewers look tocontinue their winning ways on Monday when they begin athree-game set against the Houston Astros on Monday. The Brewers have won 10 of their last 15 games - all againstNational League Central rivals - but have been unable to getahead of the division-leading Chicago Cubs (78-72), who are onegame ahead of the Brewers in the standings. To maintain the positive momentum, Milwaukee will start rookieYovani Gallardo (8-4, 3.99 ERA), who will look to win his fourthstraight start. Over his last three turns, he 3-0 with a 0.90ERA. The righthander has faced the Astros only one other time,tossing seven scoreless frames in a 14-2 win on September 5. His opponent on the mound will be Matt Albers (4-8, 5.79), whotook the loss in that same game. He surrendered seven runs andsix hits over three innings - the first of two consecutivelosses for the righthander. Albers is 0-1 lifetime with an 8.10 ERA in three career games -two starts - against the Brewers.
NL: MILWAUKEE at HOUSTON <div class="pre">MILWAUKEE AT HOUSTON -- LINEUPS MILWAUKEE HOUSTON AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Rickie Weeks 2B .232 9 25 Josh Anderson CF .500 0 5 Joe Dillon LF .392 0 8 Craig Biggio 2B .251 10 47 Ryan Braun 3B .324 30 83 Lance Berkman 1B .277 30 92 Prince Fielder 1B .291 46 110 Carlos Lee LF .297 29 111 Corey Hart CF .296 21 70 Hunter Pence RF .324 14 58 Gabe Gross RF .247 7 20 Mark Loretta SS .285 4 38 Johnny Estrada C .280 9 48 Ty Wigginton 3B .312 6 16 J.J. Hardy SS .275 25 76 Humberto Quintero C .200 0 1 Yovani Gallardo RHP .294 2 6 Matt Albers RHP .083 0 0 (8-4, 3.99) (4-8, 5.79)</div>
NL: MILWAUKEE at HOUSTON <div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON WARMUPS: MIL - YOVANI GALLARDO (8-4, 3.99) HOU - MATT ALBERS (4-8, 5.79) UMPIRES: HP - LAZ DIAZ 1B - JIM WOLF 2B - TIM TSCHIDA 3B - JIM JOYCE WEATHER: INDOORS</div>
NL: MILWAUKEE at HOUSTON <div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON -- REVISED WARMUPS WARMUPS: MIL - YOVANI GALLARDO (8-4, 3.99) HOU - MATT ALBERS (4-8, 5.79) UMPIRES: HP - JIM WOLF 1B - LAZ DIAZ 2B - TIM TSCHIDA 3B - ADRIAN JOHNSON WEATHER: INDOORS</div>
NL: MILWAUKEE at HOUSTON <div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON STARTING BATS: MIL - YOVANI GALLARDO AND JOHNNY ESTRADA HOU - MATT ALBERS AND HUMBERTO QUINTERO DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: R WEEKS (.232, 9 HR, 25 RBI) J DILLON (.392, 0 HR, 8 RBI) R BRAUN (.324, 30 HR, 83 RBI)</div>
NL: MILWAUKEE at HOUSTON <div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - SCORING UPDATE DOUBLE BY COREY HART SCORED JOE DILLON AND RYAN BRAUN. SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, C HART ON SECOND, 2 OUT CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 2 HOUSTON 0 TOP, 1ST DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: G GROSS (.247, 7 HR, 20 RBI)</div>
NL: MILWAUKEE at HOUSTON <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - MILWAUKEE 2 2 1 0 HOUSTON 0 0 1 (BOT 1) CURRENT PITCHERS: MIL - YOVANI GALLARDO HOU - MATT ALBERS DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: J ANDERSON (.500, 0 HR, 5 RBI) C BIGGIO (.251, 10 HR, 47 RBI) L BERKMAN (.277, 30 HR, 92 RBI)</div>
NL: MILWAUKEE at HOUSTON <div class="pre">MILWAUKEE (2) VS HOUSTON (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg R Weeks 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .232 J Dillon lf 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .385 R Braun 3b 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .324 P Fielder 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .291 C Hart cf 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .297 G Gross rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .245 J Estrada c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 J Hardy ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 Y Gallardo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 Totals 4 2 1 2 1 1 3 BATTING: 2B - C Hart (29, M Albers). RBI - C Hart 2 (72). 2-out RBI - C Hart 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - G Gross 1. Team LOB - 1. BASERUNNING: SB - R Weeks (21, 2nd base off M Albers/H Quintero). HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Anderson cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 C Biggio 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251 L Berkman 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 C Lee lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297 H Pence rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .324 M Loretta ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285 T Wigginton 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312 H Quintero c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 M Albers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. FIELDING: E - H Quintero (2, throw). ---------------------------------------------------- MILWAUKEE - 2 -- 2 HOUSTON - -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era Y Gallardo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.99 HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era M Albers 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 5.92 HBP - R Braun (by M Albers). Pitches-strikes: M Albers 24-13. Ground balls-fly balls: M Albers 1-1. Batters faced: M Albers 6. UMPIRES: HP--Jim Wolf. 1B--Laz Diaz. 2B--Tim Tschida. 3B--Adrian Johnson. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
NL: MILWAUKEE at HOUSTON <div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON CONFIRMED STARTERS: MIL - YOVANI GALLARDO HOU - MATT ALBERS</div>
NL: MILWAUKEE at HOUSTON <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - MILWAUKEE 2 2 1 0 HOUSTON 0 0 1 1 (TOP 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: MIL - YOVANI GALLARDO HOU - MATT ALBERS DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: J ESTRADA (.280, 9 HR, 48 RBI) J HARDY (.275, 25 HR, 76 RBI) Y GALLARDO (.294, 2 HR, 6 RBI)</div>
NL: MILWAUKEE at HOUSTON <div class="pre">MILWAUKEE (2) VS HOUSTON (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg R Weeks 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .232 J Dillon lf 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .385 R Braun 3b 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .324 P Fielder 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .291 C Hart cf 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .297 G Gross rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .245 J Estrada c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 J Hardy ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 Y Gallardo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 Totals 4 2 1 2 1 1 3 BATTING: 2B - C Hart (29, M Albers). RBI - C Hart 2 (72). 2-out RBI - C Hart 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - G Gross 1. Team LOB - 1. BASERUNNING: SB - R Weeks (21, 2nd base off M Albers/H Quintero). HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Anderson cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .526 C Biggio 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251 L Berkman 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 C Lee lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .296 H Pence rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .324 M Loretta ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285 T Wigginton 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312 H Quintero c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 M Albers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 Totals 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Lee 1. Team LOB - 1. FIELDING: E - H Quintero (2, throw). ---------------------------------------------------- MILWAUKEE - 2 -- 2 HOUSTON - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era Y Gallardo 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.94 HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era M Albers 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 5.92 HBP - R Braun (by M Albers). Pitches-strikes: Y Gallardo 10-6; M Albers 24-13. Ground balls-fly balls: Y Gallardo 3-0; M Albers 1-1. Batters faced: Y Gallardo 4; M Albers 6. UMPIRES: HP--Jim Wolf. 1B--Laz Diaz. 2B--Tim Tschida. 3B--Adrian Johnson. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
NL: MILWAUKEE at HOUSTON <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - MILWAUKEE 2 0 2 1 0 HOUSTON 0 0 1 1 (BOT 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: MIL - YOVANI GALLARDO HOU - MATT ALBERS DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: H PENCE (.324, 14 HR, 58 RBI) M LORETTA (.285, 4 HR, 38 RBI) T WIGGINTON (.312, 6 HR, 16 RBI)</div>
NL: MILWAUKEE at HOUSTON <div class="pre">MILWAUKEE (2) VS HOUSTON (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg R Weeks 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .232 J Dillon lf 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .385 R Braun 3b 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .324 P Fielder 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .291 C Hart cf 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .297 G Gross rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .245 J Estrada c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 J Hardy ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 Y Gallardo p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286 Totals 7 2 1 2 1 2 3 BATTING: 2B - C Hart (29, M Albers). RBI - C Hart 2 (72). 2-out RBI - C Hart 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - G Gross 1. Team LOB - 1. BASERUNNING: SB - R Weeks (21, 2nd base off M Albers/H Quintero). HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Anderson cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .526 C Biggio 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251 L Berkman 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 C Lee lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .296 H Pence rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .324 M Loretta ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285 T Wigginton 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312 H Quintero c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 M Albers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 Totals 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Lee 1. Team LOB - 1. FIELDING: E - H Quintero (2, throw). ---------------------------------------------------- MILWAUKEE - 20 -- 2 HOUSTON - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era Y Gallardo 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.94 HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era M Albers 2 1 2 2 1 2 0 5.86 HBP - R Braun (by M Albers). Pitches-strikes: Y Gallardo 10-6; M Albers 40-23. Ground balls-fly balls: Y Gallardo 3-0; M Albers 3-1. Batters faced: Y Gallardo 4; M Albers 9. UMPIRES: HP--Jim Wolf. 1B--Laz Diaz. 2B--Tim Tschida. 3B--Adrian Johnson. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
NL: MILWAUKEE at HOUSTON <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - MILWAUKEE 2 0 2 1 0 HOUSTON 0 0 0 1 1 (TOP 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: MIL - YOVANI GALLARDO HOU - MATT ALBERS DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: R WEEKS (.232, 0-FOR-0, BB) J DILLON (.385, 0-FOR-1) R BRAUN (.324, 0-FOR-0, HBP)</div>
NL: MILWAUKEE at HOUSTON <div class="pre">MILWAUKEE (2) VS HOUSTON (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg R Weeks 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .232 J Dillon lf 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .385 R Braun 3b 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .324 P Fielder 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .291 C Hart cf 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .297 G Gross rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .245 J Estrada c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 J Hardy ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 Y Gallardo p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286 Totals 7 2 1 2 1 2 3 BATTING: 2B - C Hart (29, M Albers). RBI - C Hart 2 (72). 2-out RBI - C Hart 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - G Gross 1. Team LOB - 1. BASERUNNING: SB - R Weeks (21, 2nd base off M Albers/H Quintero). HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Anderson cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .526 C Biggio 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251 L Berkman 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 C Lee lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .296 H Pence rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .324 M Loretta ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284 T Wigginton 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310 H Quintero c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 M Albers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 Totals 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Lee 1. Team LOB - 1. FIELDING: E - H Quintero (2, throw). ---------------------------------------------------- MILWAUKEE - 20 -- 2 HOUSTON - 00 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era Y Gallardo 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.90 HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era M Albers 2 1 2 2 1 2 0 5.86 HBP - R Braun (by M Albers). Pitches-strikes: Y Gallardo 23-14; M Albers 40-23. Ground balls-fly balls: Y Gallardo 3-3; M Albers 3-1. Batters faced: Y Gallardo 7; M Albers 9. UMPIRES: HP--Jim Wolf. 1B--Laz Diaz. 2B--Tim Tschida. 3B--Adrian Johnson. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
NL: MILWAUKEE at HOUSTON <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - MILWAUKEE 2 0 0 2 1 0 HOUSTON 0 0 0 1 1 (BOT 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: MIL - YOVANI GALLARDO HOU - MATT ALBERS DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: H QUINTERO (.200, 0 HR, 1 RBI) M ALBERS (.083, 0 HR, 0 RBI) J ANDERSON (.526, 1-FOR-1)</div>
NL: MILWAUKEE at HOUSTON <div class="pre">MILWAUKEE (2) VS HOUSTON (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg R Weeks 2b 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .232 J Dillon lf 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .377 R Braun 3b 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .323 P Fielder 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .291 C Hart cf 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .297 G Gross rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .245 J Estrada c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 J Hardy ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 Y Gallardo p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286 Totals 10 2 1 2 1 3 3 BATTING: 2B - C Hart (29, M Albers). RBI - C Hart 2 (72). 2-out RBI - C Hart 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - G Gross 1. Team LOB - 1. BASERUNNING: SB - R Weeks (21, 2nd base off M Albers/H Quintero). HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Anderson cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .526 C Biggio 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251 L Berkman 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 C Lee lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .296 H Pence rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .324 M Loretta ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284 T Wigginton 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310 H Quintero c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 M Albers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 Totals 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Lee 1. Team LOB - 1. FIELDING: E - H Quintero (2, throw). ---------------------------------------------------- MILWAUKEE - 200 -- 2 HOUSTON - 00 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era Y Gallardo 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.90 HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era M Albers 3 1 2 2 1 3 0 5.80 HBP - R Braun (by M Albers). Pitches-strikes: Y Gallardo 23-14; M Albers 53-32. Ground balls-fly balls: Y Gallardo 3-3; M Albers 4-2. Batters faced: Y Gallardo 7; M Albers 12. UMPIRES: HP--Jim Wolf. 1B--Laz Diaz. 2B--Tim Tschida. 3B--Adrian Johnson. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
NL: MILWAUKEE at HOUSTON <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - MILWAUKEE 2 0 0 2 1 0 HOUSTON 0 0 0 0 2 1 (TOP 4) CURRENT PITCHERS: MIL - YOVANI GALLARDO HOU - MATT ALBERS DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: P FIELDER (.291, 0-FOR-1) C HART (.297, 1-FOR-1, 2 RBI) G GROSS (.245, 0-FOR-1)</div>
NL: MILWAUKEE at HOUSTON <div class="pre">MILWAUKEE (2) VS HOUSTON (0) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg R Weeks 2b 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .232 J Dillon lf 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .377 R Braun 3b 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .323 P Fielder 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .291 C Hart cf 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .297 G Gross rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .245 J Estrada c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 J Hardy ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 Y Gallardo p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286 Totals 10 2 1 2 1 3 3 BATTING: 2B - C Hart (29, M Albers). RBI - C Hart 2 (72). 2-out RBI - C Hart 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - G Gross 1. Team LOB - 1. BASERUNNING: SB - R Weeks (21, 2nd base off M Albers/H Quintero). HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Anderson cf 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .526 C Biggio 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 L Berkman 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .276 C Lee lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .296 H Pence rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .324 M Loretta ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284 T Wigginton 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310 H Quintero c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .216 M Albers p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .080 Totals 11 0 2 0 1 1 6 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Lee 1, L Berkman 1. Team LOB - 3. FIELDING: E - H Quintero (2, throw). ---------------------------------------------------- MILWAUKEE - 200 -- 2 HOUSTON - 000 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era Y Gallardo 3 2 0 0 1 1 0 3.86 HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era M Albers 3 1 2 2 1 3 0 5.80 HBP - R Braun (by M Albers). Pitches-strikes: Y Gallardo 45-29; M Albers 53-32. Ground balls-fly balls: Y Gallardo 4-4; M Albers 4-2. Batters faced: Y Gallardo 12; M Albers 12. UMPIRES: HP--Jim Wolf. 1B--Laz Diaz. 2B--Tim Tschida. 3B--Adrian Johnson. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
NL: MILWAUKEE at HOUSTON <div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - SCORING UPDATE ERROR BY HUNTER PENCE ALLOWED PRINCE FIELDER TO SCORE. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C HART ON THIRD, 0 OUT CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 3 HOUSTON 0 TOP, 4TH DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: G GROSS (.245, 0-FOR-1)</div>
