GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: MILWAUKEE (77-72) at HOUSTON (65-85)

NL: MILWAUKEE (77-72) at HOUSTON (65-85)

<h3>Sheets, Brewers look to take advantage of Astros without Oswalt</h3>

Milwaukee (77-72) at Houston (65-85) 8:05 pm EDT


HOUSTON (Ticker) -- The Milwaukee Brewers have caught a hugebreak.


The Brewers have the good fortune of not having to face HoustonAstros ace Roy Oswalt when the National League Central Divisionfoes square off Tuesday.


Oswalt was scheduled to pitch for Houston but instead will bewith his wife as they await the birth of their second child.

As a result the Brewers, who trail the Chicago Cubs (79-72) byone game in the NL Central, will look to beat up on rookieFelipe Paulino (0-0, 11.25 ERA), who will make his first careerstart.


The Brewers have the added bonus of sending ace Ben Sheets(12-5, 3.78) to the mound. Sheets is looking to rebound fromhis worst outing since returning from a sprained finger on hispitching hand August 29.


Sheets was roughed up for five runs and six hits in threeinnings of a 6-5 loss to Cincinnati on Friday.


Rookie Yovani Gallardo threw eight scoreless innings and CoreyHart drove in a pair of runs as the Brewers beat the Astros forthe 12th time in 16 meetings, 6-0, on Monday.

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at HOUSTON

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

MILWAUKEE HOUSTON
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Rickie Weeks 2B .230 9 25 Josh Anderson CF .524 0 5
Joe Dillon LF .370 0 8 Craig Biggio 2B .249 10 47
Ryan Braun 3B .323 30 83 Lance Berkman 1B .277 30 92
Prince Fielder 1B .291 46 110 Carlos Lee LF .297 29 111
Corey Hart CF .297 21 72 Luke Scott RF .256 18 64
Gabe Gross RF .248 7 21 Mark Loretta SS .284 4 38
Johnny Estrada C .278 9 49 Ty Wigginton 3B .310 6 16
J.J. Hardy SS .277 25 76 Brad Ausmus C .234 3 24
Ben Sheets RHP .067 0 0 Felipe Paulino RHP .000 0 0
(12-5, 3.78) (0-0, 11.25)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON
WARMUPS: MIL - BEN SHEETS (12-5, 3.78)
HOU - FELIPE PAULINO (0-0, 11.25)

UMPIRES: HP - LAZ DIAZ
1B - TIM TSCHIDA
2B - ADRIAN JOHNSON
3B - JIM JOYCE

WEATHER: INDOORS</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON
STARTING BATS: MIL - BEN SHEETS AND JOHNNY ESTRADA
HOU - FELIPE PAULINO AND BRAD AUSMUS

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: R WEEKS (.230, 9 HR, 25 RBI)
J DILLON (.370, 0 HR, 8 RBI)
R BRAUN (.323, 30 HR, 83 RBI)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at HOUSTON

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIL - BEN SHEETS
HOU - FELIPE PAULINO

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: J ANDERSON (.524, 0 HR, 5 RBI)
C BIGGIO (.249, 10 HR, 47 RBI)
L BERKMAN (.277, 30 HR, 92 RBI)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at HOUSTON

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

MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Weeks 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
J Dillon lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .382
R Braun 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .322
P Fielder 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .291
C Hart cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
G Gross rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
J Estrada c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
J Hardy ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
B Sheets p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 2 2

BATTING: 2B - J Dillon (6, F Paulino). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- P Fielder 1. Team LOB - 1.


HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Anderson cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .524
C Biggio 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
L Berkman 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
C Lee lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
L Scott rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
M Loretta ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
T Wigginton 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310
B Ausmus c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
F Paulino p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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MILWAUKEE - 0 -- 0
HOUSTON - -- 0
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MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
B Sheets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.78

HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
F Paulino 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 9.00

Pitches-strikes: F Paulino 19-13. Ground balls-fly balls: F Paulino 1-0.
Batters faced: F Paulino 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Laz Diaz. 1B--Tim Tschida. 2B--Adrian Johnson. 3B--Jim Joyce.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON
CONFIRMED STARTERS: MIL - BEN SHEETS
HOU - FELIPE PAULINO</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY LANCE BERKMAN SCORED JOSH ANDERSON.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, L BERKMAN ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 0
HOUSTON 1 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: C LEE (.297, 29 HR, 111 RBI)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at HOUSTON

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIL - BEN SHEETS
HOU - FELIPE PAULINO

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: C HART (.297, 21 HR, 72 RBI)
G GROSS (.248, 7 HR, 21 RBI)
J ESTRADA (.278, 9 HR, 49 RBI)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at HOUSTON

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

MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Weeks 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
J Dillon lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .382
R Braun 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .322
P Fielder 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .291
C Hart cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
G Gross rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
J Estrada c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
J Hardy ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
B Sheets p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 2 2

BATTING: 2B - J Dillon (6, F Paulino). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- P Fielder 1. Team LOB - 1.

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


HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Anderson cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .545
C Biggio 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
L Berkman 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .278
C Lee lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .296
L Scott rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
M Loretta ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
T Wigginton 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310
B Ausmus c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
F Paulino p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 3 1 2 1 0 0 1

BATTING: 2B - J Anderson (3, B Sheets). S - C Biggio. RBI - L Berkman (93).
GIDP - C Lee. Team LOB - 0.


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MILWAUKEE - 0 -- 0
HOUSTON - 1 -- 1
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MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
B Sheets 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 3.82

HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
F Paulino 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 9.00

Pitches-strikes: B Sheets 12-9; F Paulino 19-13. Ground balls-fly balls: B
Sheets 3-0; F Paulino 1-0. Batters faced: B Sheets 4; F Paulino 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Laz Diaz. 1B--Tim Tschida. 2B--Adrian Johnson. 3B--Jim Joyce.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - PITCHING CHANGE
MIL: CLAUDIO VARGAS (10-4, 5.04) STARTING THE 2ND
CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 0, HOUSTON 1

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: L SCOTT (.256, 18 HR, 64 RBI)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: C Vargas relieved B Sheets.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 0
HOUSTON 1 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: L Scott (.256, 18 HR, 64 RBI)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at HOUSTON

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIL - CLAUDIO VARGAS
HOU - FELIPE PAULINO

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: L SCOTT (.256, 0-FOR-0)
M LORETTA (.284, 4 HR, 38 RBI)
T WIGGINTON (.310, 6 HR, 16 RBI)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">MILWAUKEE (0) VS HOUSTON (1) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Weeks 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
J Dillon lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .382
R Braun 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .322
P Fielder 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .291
C Hart cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
G Gross rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
J Estrada c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
J Hardy ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
B Sheets p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067

Totals 7 0 1 0 0 2 2

BATTING: 2B - J Dillon (6, F Paulino). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- P Fielder 1. Team LOB - 1.

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


HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Anderson cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .545
C Biggio 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
L Berkman 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .278
C Lee lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .296
L Scott rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
M Loretta ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
T Wigginton 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310
B Ausmus c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
F Paulino p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 3 1 2 1 0 0 1

BATTING: 2B - J Anderson (3, B Sheets). S - C Biggio. RBI - L Berkman (93).
GIDP - C Lee. Team LOB - 0.


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MILWAUKEE - 00 -- 0
HOUSTON - 1 -- 1
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MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
B Sheets 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 3.82

HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
F Paulino 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 7.50

Pitches-strikes: B Sheets 12-9; F Paulino 26-18. Ground balls-fly balls: B
Sheets 3-0; F Paulino 2-2. Batters faced: B Sheets 4; F Paulino 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Laz Diaz. 1B--Tim Tschida. 2B--Adrian Johnson. 3B--Jim Joyce.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at HOUSTON

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIL - CLAUDIO VARGAS
HOU - FELIPE PAULINO

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: J HARDY (.277, 25 HR, 76 RBI)
C VARGAS (.135, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
R WEEKS (.229, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at HOUSTON

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

MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Weeks 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
J Dillon lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .382
R Braun 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .322
P Fielder 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .291
C Hart cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
G Gross rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
J Estrada c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
J Hardy ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
B Sheets p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067
C Vargas p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .135

Totals 7 0 1 0 0 2 2

BATTING: 2B - J Dillon (6, F Paulino). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- P Fielder 1. Team LOB - 1.

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


HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Anderson cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .545
C Biggio 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
L Berkman 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .278
C Lee lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .296
L Scott rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
M Loretta ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286
T Wigginton 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .308
B Ausmus c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .237
F Paulino p 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000

Totals 8 1 4 1 0 2 4

BATTING: 2B - J Anderson (3, B Sheets). S - C Biggio. RBI - L Berkman (93).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - F Paulino 1. GIDP - C Lee. Team LOB -
2.


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MILWAUKEE - 00 -- 0
HOUSTON - 10 -- 1
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MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
B Sheets 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 3.82
C Vargas 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 5.01

HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
F Paulino 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 7.50

Pitches-strikes: B Sheets 12-9; C Vargas 20-14; F Paulino 26-18. Ground
balls-fly balls: B Sheets 3-0; C Vargas 0-1; F Paulino 2-2. Batters faced: B
Sheets 4; C Vargas 5; F Paulino 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Laz Diaz. 1B--Tim Tschida. 2B--Adrian Johnson. 3B--Jim Joyce.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at HOUSTON

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIL - CLAUDIO VARGAS
HOU - FELIPE PAULINO

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: J ANDERSON (.545, 1-FOR-1)
C BIGGIO (.249, 0-FOR-0, SAC)
L BERKMAN (.278, 1-FOR-1, RBI)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">NL MILWAUKEE AT HOUSTON
NOTE: HOUSTON SHORTSTOP MARK LORETTA EXTENDED HIS HITTING
STREAK TO 10 GAMES WITH A SINGLE IN THE SECOND INNING.</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">MILWAUKEE (0) VS HOUSTON (1) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Weeks 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
J Dillon lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .382
R Braun 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .322
P Fielder 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .291
C Hart cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
G Gross rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
J Estrada c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
J Hardy ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .276
B Sheets p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067
C Vargas p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .132

Totals 10 0 1 0 0 3 2

BATTING: 2B - J Dillon (6, F Paulino). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- P Fielder 1. Team LOB - 1.

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


HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Anderson cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .545
C Biggio 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
L Berkman 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .278
C Lee lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .296
L Scott rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
M Loretta ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286
T Wigginton 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .308
B Ausmus c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .237
F Paulino p 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000

Totals 8 1 4 1 0 2 4

BATTING: 2B - J Anderson (3, B Sheets). S - C Biggio. RBI - L Berkman (93).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - F Paulino 1. GIDP - C Lee. Team LOB -
2.


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MILWAUKEE - 000 -- 0
HOUSTON - 10 -- 1
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MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
B Sheets 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 3.82
C Vargas 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 5.01

HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
F Paulino 3 1 0 0 0 3 0 6.43

Pitches-strikes: B Sheets 12-9; C Vargas 20-14; F Paulino 37-26. Ground
balls-fly balls: B Sheets 3-0; C Vargas 0-1; F Paulino 3-3. Batters faced: B
Sheets 4; C Vargas 5; F Paulino 10.

UMPIRES: HP--Laz Diaz. 1B--Tim Tschida. 2B--Adrian Johnson. 3B--Jim Joyce.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">NL MILWAUKEE AT HOUSTON
NOTE: MILWAUKEE PITCHER BEN SHEETS HAS LEFT THE GAME IN THE
BOTTOM OF THE SECOND INNING WITH LEFT HAMSTRING TIGHTNESS.</div>