GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: ST LOUIS (73-84) at MILWAUKEE (81-76)

NL: ST LOUIS (73-84) at MILWAUKEE (81-76)

<h3>Fielder and Brewers look to stay in playoff hunt</h3>



<div class="pre">St Louis (73-84) at Milwaukee (81-76) 8:05 pm EDT</div>

<div class="pre">MILWAUKEE (Ticker) - Prince Fielder is doing his best to keep</div>to the Milwaukee Brewers in the National League Central Divisionrace.


Fielder and the Brewers aim for a three-game sweep of the St.Louis Cardinals on Wednesday.


A National League MVP candidate, Fielder hit a pair of home runsin the Brewers' 9-1 win on Tuesday, and in the process becamethe youngest player in history to hit 50 home runs. The23-year-old has three homers and seven RBI in the first twogames of the series.


Milwaukee,which has won 10 of its last 13 here, moved to withintwo games of the Chicago Cubs (83-74) for first place in the NLCentral.


Carlos Villanueva (8-4, 3.97 ERA) takes the mound for theBrewers, who play their final five games here. Villanueva is2-1 with a 1.50 ERA in four starts since rejoining the rotationon September 4.


Villanueva is 2-0 with a 2.25 ERA lifetime against St. Louis.As for the Cardinals, they have lost 16 of 19 and are mired inan 11-game road losing streak.


Brad Thompson (7-6, 4.96) hopes to put an end to the Cardinals'longest road losing streak since 1978. The righthander allowedone run and four hits in six innings of a 7-4 win over Houstonon Saturday.

 

NL: ST LOUIS at MILWAUKEE

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

ST LOUIS MILWAUKEE
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Brendan Ryan SS .297 4 11 Rickie Weeks 2B .235 13 31
Rick Ankiel CF .285 10 36 J.J. Hardy SS .276 26 79
Albert Pujols 1B .324 31 99 Ryan Braun 3B .322 33 91
Ryan Ludwick RF .271 14 49 Prince Fielder 1B .291 50 119
Skip Schumaker LF .317 2 16 Corey Hart RF .294 22 76
Miguel Cairo 3B .286 0 5 Geoff Jenkins LF .259 21 63
Kelly Stinnett C .181 1 4 Bill Hall CF .259 14 63
Brad Thompson RHP .136 0 0 Damian Miller C .240 4 24
(7-6, 4.96) Carlos Villanueva RHP .091 0 0
Aaron Miles 2B .295 2 31 (8-4, 3.97)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE
WARMUPS: STL - BRAD THOMPSON (7-6, 4.96)
MIL - CARLOS VILLANUEVA (8-4, 3.97)

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

WEATHER: INDOORS</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE
STARTING BATS: STL - BRAD THOMPSON AND KELLY STINNETT
MIL - CARLOS VILLANUEVA AND DAMIAN MILLER

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: B RYAN (.297, 4 HR, 11 RBI)
R ANKIEL (.285, 10 HR, 36 RBI)
A PUJOLS (.324, 31 HR, 99 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY ALBERT PUJOLS (32) TO RIGHT WITH 2 OUT IN
THE 1ST OFF CARLOS VILLANUEVA.
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 1, MILWAUKEE 0

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: R LUDWICK (.271, 14 HR, 49 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - BRAD THOMPSON
MIL - CARLOS VILLANUEVA

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: R WEEKS (.235, 13 HR, 31 RBI)
J HARDY (.276, 26 HR, 79 RBI)
R BRAUN (.322, 33 HR, 91 RBI)</div>

 

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

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Ryan ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .295
R Ankiel cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
A Pujols 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .325
R Ludwick rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
S Schumaker lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317
M Cairo 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
K Stinnett c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .181
B Thompson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .136
A Miles 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295

Totals 4 1 1 1 0 1 0

BATTING: HR - A Pujols (32, 1st inning off C Villanueva 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - A
Pujols (100). 2-out RBI - A Pujols. Team LOB - 0.


MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Weeks 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
J Hardy ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
R Braun 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .322
P Fielder 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
C Hart rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
G Jenkins lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
B Hall cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
D Miller c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
C Villanueva p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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ST LOUIS - 1 -- 1
MILWAUKEE - -- 0
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ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Thompson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.96

MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
C Villanueva 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 4.01

Pitches-strikes: C Villanueva 12-10. Ground balls-fly balls: C Villanueva
1-1. Batters faced: C Villanueva 4.

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

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE
CONFIRMED STARTERS: STL - BRAD THOMPSON
MIL - CARLOS VILLANUEVA</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY RYAN BRAUN SCORED J.J. HARDY.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R BRAUN ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 1
MILWAUKEE 1 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: P FIELDER (.291, 50 HR, 119 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - BRAD THOMPSON
MIL - CARLOS VILLANUEVA

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: S SCHUMAKER (.317, 2 HR, 16 RBI)
M CAIRO (.286, 0 HR, 5 RBI)
K STINNETT (.181, 1 HR, 4 RBI)</div>

 

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

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Ryan ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .295
R Ankiel cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
A Pujols 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .325
R Ludwick rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
S Schumaker lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317
M Cairo 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
K Stinnett c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .181
B Thompson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .136
A Miles 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295

Totals 4 1 1 1 0 1 0

BATTING: HR - A Pujols (32, 1st inning off C Villanueva 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - A
Pujols (100). 2-out RBI - A Pujols. Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: E - M Cairo (1, ground ball).


MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Weeks 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
J Hardy ss 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .276
R Braun 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .323
P Fielder 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .291
C Hart rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .294
G Jenkins lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .259
B Hall cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .258
D Miller c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
C Villanueva p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091

Totals 5 1 1 1 2 0 5

BATTING: 2B - R Braun (23, B Thompson). RBI - R Braun (92). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - B Hall 2. Team LOB - 3.


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ST LOUIS - 1 -- 1
MILWAUKEE - 1 -- 1
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ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Thompson 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 4.92

MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
C Villanueva 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 4.01

Pitches-strikes: B Thompson 29-19; C Villanueva 12-10. Ground balls-fly
balls: B Thompson 3-0; C Villanueva 1-1. Batters faced: B Thompson 7; C
Villanueva 4.

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

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 1 0 1 1 1
MILWAUKEE 1 1 1 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - BRAD THOMPSON
MIL - CARLOS VILLANUEVA

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: D MILLER (.240, 4 HR, 24 RBI)
C VILLANUEVA (.091, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
R WEEKS (.235, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at MILWAUKEE

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

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Ryan ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .295
R Ankiel cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
A Pujols 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .325
R Ludwick rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
S Schumaker lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315
M Cairo 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
K Stinnett c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .181
B Thompson p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .130
A Miles 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295

Totals 7 1 1 1 1 1 1

BATTING: HR - A Pujols (32, 1st inning off C Villanueva 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - A
Pujols (100). 2-out RBI - A Pujols. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: E - M Cairo (1, ground ball).


MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Weeks 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
J Hardy ss 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .276
R Braun 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .323
P Fielder 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .291
C Hart rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .294
G Jenkins lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .259
B Hall cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .258
D Miller c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
C Villanueva p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091

Totals 5 1 1 1 2 0 5

BATTING: 2B - R Braun (23, B Thompson). RBI - R Braun (92). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - B Hall 2. Team LOB - 3.


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ST LOUIS - 10 -- 1
MILWAUKEE - 1 -- 1
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ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Thompson 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 4.92

MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
C Villanueva 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 3.98

Pitches-strikes: B Thompson 29-19; C Villanueva 28-19. Ground balls-fly
balls: B Thompson 3-0; C Villanueva 3-2. Batters faced: B Thompson 7; C
Villanueva 8.

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

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY RYAN BRAUN SCORED DAMIAN MILLER AND J.J. HARDY.

SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, R BRAUN ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 1
MILWAUKEE 3 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: P FIELDER (.291, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at MILWAUKEE

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - BRAD THOMPSON
MIL - CARLOS VILLANUEVA

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: A MILES (.295, 2 HR, 31 RBI)
B RYAN (.295, 0-FOR-1)
R ANKIEL (.283, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at MILWAUKEE

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

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Ryan ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .295
R Ankiel cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
A Pujols 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .325
R Ludwick rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
S Schumaker lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315
M Cairo 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
K Stinnett c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .181
B Thompson p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .130
A Miles 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295

Totals 7 1 1 1 1 1 1

BATTING: HR - A Pujols (32, 1st inning off C Villanueva 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - A
Pujols (100). 2-out RBI - A Pujols. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: E - M Cairo (1, ground ball); K Stinnett (4, throw).


MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Weeks 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .234
J Hardy ss 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .275
R Braun 3b 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 .325
P Fielder 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .291
C Hart rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 .293
G Jenkins lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .259
B Hall cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .258
D Miller c 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .244
C Villanueva p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091

Totals 10 2 3 2 2 1 11

BATTING: 2B - R Braun 2 (24, B Thompson 2). S - C Villanueva. RBI - R Braun 2
(93). 2-out RBI - R Braun. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Hall 2,
C Hart 2. Team LOB - 6.


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ST LOUIS - 10 -- 1
MILWAUKEE - 11 -- 2
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ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Thompson 2 3 2 1 2 1 0 4.95

MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
C Villanueva 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 3.98

HBP - P Fielder (by B Thompson). Pitches-strikes: B Thompson 46-31; C
Villanueva 28-19. Ground balls-fly balls: B Thompson 5-1; C Villanueva 3-2.
Batters faced: B Thompson 14; C Villanueva 8.

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

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY RYAN LUDWICK SCORED AARON MILES AND ALBERT
PUJOLS.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 3
MILWAUKEE 2 TOP, 3RD

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: S SCHUMAKER (.315, 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 1 0 2 3 3 2
MILWAUKEE 1 1 2 3 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - BRAD THOMPSON
MIL - CARLOS VILLANUEVA

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: G JENKINS (.259, 0-FOR-0, BB)
B HALL (.258, 0-FOR-1)
D MILLER (.244, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

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

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Ryan ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .295
R Ankiel cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .281
A Pujols 1b 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 .325
R Ludwick rf 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 .273
S Schumaker lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .313
M Cairo 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
K Stinnett c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .181
B Thompson p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .130
A Miles 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .297

Totals 11 3 3 3 2 2 3

BATTING: 2B - R Ludwick (22, C Villanueva). HR - A Pujols (32, 1st inning off C
Villanueva 0 on, 2 Out). S - B Ryan. RBI - A Pujols (100), R Ludwick 2 (51).
2-out RBI - A Pujols, R Ludwick 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - S
Schumaker 1. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: E - M Cairo (1, ground ball); K Stinnett (4, throw).


MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Weeks 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .234
J Hardy ss 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .275
R Braun 3b 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 .325
P Fielder 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .291
C Hart rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 .293
G Jenkins lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .259
B Hall cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .258
D Miller c 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .244
C Villanueva p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083

Totals 11 2 3 2 2 1 11

BATTING: 2B - R Braun 2 (24, B Thompson 2). RBI - R Braun 2 (93). 2-out RBI - R
Braun. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Hall 2, C Hart 2. Team LOB -
6.


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ST LOUIS - 102 -- 3
MILWAUKEE - 11 -- 2
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ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Thompson 2 3 2 0 2 1 0 4.88

MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
C Villanueva 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 4.10

IBB - A Pujols (by C Villanueva). HBP - P Fielder (by B Thompson).
Pitches-strikes: B Thompson 46-31; C Villanueva 49-30. Ground balls-fly balls:
B Thompson 5-1; C Villanueva 5-2. Batters faced: B Thompson 14; C Villanueva
14.

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

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 1 0 2 3 3 2
MILWAUKEE 1 1 0 2 4 0 (TOP 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - BRAD THOMPSON
MIL - CARLOS VILLANUEVA

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: M CAIRO (.281, 0-FOR-1)
K STINNETT (.181, 0-FOR-0, BB)
B THOMPSON (.130, 0-FOR-1)</div>