GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: ST LOUIS (73-83) at MILWAUKEE (80-76)

NL: ST LOUIS (73-83) at MILWAUKEE (80-76)

<h3>Brewers aim for second straight win over lowly Cardinals</h3>



<div class="pre">St Louis (73-83) at Milwaukee (80-76) 8:05 pm EDT</div>

<div class="pre">MILWAUKEE (Ticker) - The Milwaukee Brewers are fighting to keep</div>their fleeting playoff hopes alive. Facing the lowly St. LouisCardinals at home cannot hurt.


The Brewers continue a three-game series against the Cardinalson Sunday.


Milwaukee, which trails the Chicago Cubs (83-73) by three gamesin the National League Central with six games left, improved toa NL-best 48-27 at home after Monday's 13-5 drubbing of St.Louis.


Prince Fielder hit his NL-leading 48th home run and rookie RyanBraun hit his 33rd in Monday's win.


Jeff Suppan (10-12, 4.72 ERA) will look to beat his former teamand help the Brewers move closer to their first playoffappearance since winning the American League Central in 1982.Suppan, who helped the Cardinals to a World Series title lastseason, has just two wins in his last 16 starts.


Meanwhile, St. Louis has lost 15 of 18 and will counter withBraden Looper (12-11, 4.67), who is winless in his last threestarts after being rocked for five runs and nine hits in 5 2/3innings of a 18-1 loss to Houston on Thursday.

 

NL: ST LOUIS (73-83) at MILWAUKEE (80-76)

<h3>Brewers aim for second straight win over lowly Cardinals</h3>



<div class="pre">St Louis (73-83) at Milwaukee (80-76) 8:05 pm EDT</div>

<div class="pre">MILWAUKEE (Ticker) - The Milwaukee Brewers are fighting to keep</div>their fleeting playoff hopes alive. Facing the lowly St. LouisCardinals at home cannot hurt.


The Brewers continue a three-game series against the Cardinalson Sunday.


Milwaukee, which trails the Chicago Cubs (83-73) by three gamesin the National League Central with six games left, improved toa NL-best 48-27 at home after Monday's 13-5 drubbing of St.Louis.


Prince Fielder hit his NL-leading 48th home run and rookie RyanBraun hit his 33rd in Monday's win.


Jeff Suppan (10-12, 4.72 ERA) will look to beat his former teamand help the Brewers move closer to their first playoffappearance since winning the American League Central in 1982.Suppan, who helped the Cardinals to a World Series title lastseason, has just two wins in his last 16 starts.


Meanwhile, St. Louis has lost 15 of 18 and will counter withBraden Looper (12-11, 4.67), who is winless in his last threestarts after being rocked for five runs and nine hits in 5 2/3innings of a 18-1 loss to Houston on Thursday.

 

NL: ST LOUIS at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">ST LOUIS AT MILWAUKEE -- LINEUPS

ST LOUIS MILWAUKEE
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
David Eckstein SS .310 3 30 Rickie Weeks 2B .234 12 29
Skip Schumaker LF .318 2 16 J.J. Hardy SS .279 26 79
Albert Pujols 1B .322 31 99 Ryan Braun 3B .322 33 91
Jim Edmonds CF .249 12 48 Prince Fielder 1B .289 48 115
Ryan Ludwick RF .267 14 49 Corey Hart RF .297 22 76
Scott Spiezio 3B .255 3 30 Geoff Jenkins LF .259 21 63
Kelly Stinnett C .188 1 4 Bill Hall CF .255 13 60
Braden Looper RHP .196 0 6 Damian Miller C .240 4 24
(12-11, 4.67) Jeff Suppan RHP .123 0 2
Brian Barden 2B .172 0 0 (10-12, 4.72)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE
WARMUPS: STL - BRADEN LOOPER (12-11, 4.67)
MIL - JEFF SUPPAN (10-12, 4.72)

UMPIRES: HP - TIM WELKE
1B - TOM HALLION
2B - BRUCE DRECKMAN
3B - PHIL CUZZI

WEATHER: INDOORS</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE
STARTING BATS: STL - BRADEN LOOPER AND KELLY STINNETT
MIL - JEFF SUPPAN AND DAMIAN MILLER

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: D ECKSTEIN (.310, 3 HR, 30 RBI)
S SCHUMAKER (.318, 2 HR, 16 RBI)
A PUJOLS (.322, 31 HR, 99 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - BRADEN LOOPER
MIL - JEFF SUPPAN

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: R WEEKS (.234, 12 HR, 29 RBI)
J HARDY (.279, 26 HR, 79 RBI)
R BRAUN (.322, 33 HR, 91 RBI)</div>

 

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

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
S Schumaker lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316
A Pujols 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321
J Edmonds cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
R Ludwick rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
S Spiezio 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
K Stinnett c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188
B Looper p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .196
B Barden 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .172

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 .234
J Hardy ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
R Braun 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .322
P Fielder 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
C Hart rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
G Jenkins lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
B Hall cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
D Miller c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
J Suppan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .123

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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ST LOUIS - 0 -- 0
MILWAUKEE - -- 0
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ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Looper 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.67

MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
J Suppan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.69

Pitches-strikes: J Suppan 16-11. Ground balls-fly balls: J Suppan 3-0.
Batters faced: J Suppan 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Welke. 1B--Tom Hallion. 2B--Bruce Dreckman. 3B--Phil Cuzzi.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE
CONFIRMED STARTERS: STL - BRADEN LOOPER
MIL - JEFF SUPPAN</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY RICKIE WEEKS (13) TO LEFT CENTER WITH 0
OUT IN THE 1ST OFF BRADEN LOOPER.
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 0, MILWAUKEE 1

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: J HARDY (.279, 26 HR, 79 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY PRINCE FIELDER (49) TO RIGHT WITH 1 OUT
IN THE 1ST OFF BRADEN LOOPER SCORED RYAN BRAUN.
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 0, MILWAUKEE 3

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: C HART (.297, 22 HR, 76 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - BRADEN LOOPER
MIL - JEFF SUPPAN

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: J EDMONDS (.249, 12 HR, 48 RBI)
R LUDWICK (.267, 14 HR, 49 RBI)
S SPIEZIO (.255, 3 HR, 30 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">ST LOUIS (0) VS MILWAUKEE (3) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
S Schumaker lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316
A Pujols 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321
J Edmonds cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
R Ludwick rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
S Spiezio 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
K Stinnett c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188
B Looper p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .196
B Barden 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .172

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: E - S Spiezio (6, ground ball).


MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Weeks 2b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .236
J Hardy ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .278
R Braun 3b 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .321
P Fielder 1b 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .290
C Hart rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
G Jenkins lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
B Hall cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
D Miller c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
J Suppan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .123

Totals 6 3 2 3 0 1 0

BATTING: HR - R Weeks (13, 1st inning off B Looper 0 on, 0 Out), P Fielder (49,
1st inning off B Looper 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - R Weeks (30), P Fielder 2 (117).
Team LOB - 0.


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ST LOUIS - 0 -- 0
MILWAUKEE - 3 -- 3
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ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Looper 1 2 3 2 0 1 2 4.75

MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
J Suppan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.69

Pitches-strikes: B Looper 18-12; J Suppan 16-11. Ground balls-fly balls: B
Looper 1-1; J Suppan 3-0. Batters faced: B Looper 6; J Suppan 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Welke. 1B--Tom Hallion. 2B--Bruce Dreckman. 3B--Phil Cuzzi.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - BRADEN LOOPER
MIL - JEFF SUPPAN

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: B HALL (.255, 13 HR, 60 RBI)
D MILLER (.240, 4 HR, 24 RBI)
J SUPPAN (.123, 0 HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">ST LOUIS (0) VS MILWAUKEE (3) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
S Schumaker lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316
A Pujols 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321
J Edmonds cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
R Ludwick rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .270
S Spiezio 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .258
K Stinnett c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .186
B Looper p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .196
B Barden 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .172

Totals 7 0 2 0 0 0 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: E - S Spiezio (6, ground ball).


MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Weeks 2b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .236
J Hardy ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .278
R Braun 3b 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .321
P Fielder 1b 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .290
C Hart rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
G Jenkins lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
B Hall cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
D Miller c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
J Suppan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .123

Totals 6 3 2 3 0 1 0

BATTING: HR - R Weeks (13, 1st inning off B Looper 0 on, 0 Out), P Fielder (49,
1st inning off B Looper 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - R Weeks (30), P Fielder 2 (117).
Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Suppan-P Fielder).


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ST LOUIS - 00 -- 0
MILWAUKEE - 3 -- 3
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ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Looper 1 2 3 2 0 1 2 4.75

MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
J Suppan 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 4.67

Pitches-strikes: B Looper 18-12; J Suppan 23-16. Ground balls-fly balls: B
Looper 1-1; J Suppan 3-2. Batters faced: B Looper 6; J Suppan 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Welke. 1B--Tom Hallion. 2B--Bruce Dreckman. 3B--Phil Cuzzi.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY RICKIE WEEKS SCORED DAMIAN MILLER.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J SUPPAN ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 0
MILWAUKEE 4 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: J HARDY (.278, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at MILWAUKEE

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - BRADEN LOOPER
MIL - JEFF SUPPAN

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: B LOOPER (.196, 0 HR, 6 RBI)
B BARDEN (.172, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
D ECKSTEIN (.309, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">ST LOUIS (0) VS MILWAUKEE (4) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
S Schumaker lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316
A Pujols 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321
J Edmonds cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
R Ludwick rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .270
S Spiezio 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .258
K Stinnett c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .186
B Looper p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .196
B Barden 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .172

Totals 7 0 2 0 0 0 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Weeks 2b 1 1 1 2 0 0 1 .236
J Hardy ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .278
R Braun 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .323
P Fielder 1b 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .290
C Hart rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
G Jenkins lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
B Hall cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .256
D Miller c 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .244
J Suppan p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .121

Totals 10 4 5 4 0 1 3

BATTING: HR - R Weeks (13, 1st inning off B Looper 0 on, 0 Out), P Fielder (49,
1st inning off B Looper 1 on, 1 Out). SF - R Weeks. RBI - R Weeks 2 (31), P
Fielder 2 (117). Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Suppan-P Fielder).


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ST LOUIS - 00 -- 0
MILWAUKEE - 31 -- 4
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ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Looper 2 5 4 4 0 1 2 4.82

MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
J Suppan 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 4.67

Pitches-strikes: B Looper 31-19; J Suppan 23-16. Ground balls-fly balls: B
Looper 3-2; J Suppan 3-2. Batters faced: B Looper 11; J Suppan 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Welke. 1B--Tom Hallion. 2B--Bruce Dreckman. 3B--Phil Cuzzi.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - BRADEN LOOPER
MIL - JEFF SUPPAN

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: R BRAUN (.323, 1-FOR-1)
P FIELDER (.290, 1-FOR-1, HR, 2 RBI)
C HART (.296, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">ST LOUIS (0) VS MILWAUKEE (4) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
S Schumaker lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316
A Pujols 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321
J Edmonds cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
R Ludwick rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .270
S Spiezio 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .258
K Stinnett c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .186
B Looper p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .192
B Barden 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167

Totals 10 0 2 0 0 1 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Weeks 2b 1 1 1 2 0 0 1 .236
J Hardy ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .278
R Braun 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .323
P Fielder 1b 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .290
C Hart rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
G Jenkins lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
B Hall cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .256
D Miller c 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .244
J Suppan p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .121

Totals 10 4 5 4 0 1 3

BATTING: HR - R Weeks (13, 1st inning off B Looper 0 on, 0 Out), P Fielder (49,
1st inning off B Looper 1 on, 1 Out). SF - R Weeks. RBI - R Weeks 2 (31), P
Fielder 2 (117). Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Suppan-P Fielder).


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ST LOUIS - 000 -- 0
MILWAUKEE - 31 -- 4
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ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Looper 2 5 4 4 0 1 2 4.82

MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
J Suppan 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 4.65

Pitches-strikes: B Looper 31-19; J Suppan 34-23. Ground balls-fly balls: B
Looper 3-2; J Suppan 3-4. Batters faced: B Looper 11; J Suppan 10.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Welke. 1B--Tom Hallion. 2B--Bruce Dreckman. 3B--Phil Cuzzi.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - BRADEN LOOPER
MIL - JEFF SUPPAN

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: S SCHUMAKER (.316, 0-FOR-1)
A PUJOLS (.321, 0-FOR-1)
J EDMONDS (.249, 0-FOR-1)</div>