GAME THREAD: NL: COLORADO (45-45) at MILWAUKEE (50-40)

NL: COLORADO at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Carroll hit for T Martin.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, C IANNETTA ON FIRST, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 3
MILWAUKEE 4 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: J Carroll (.212, 1 HR, 7 RBI)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: O Quintanilla ran for C Iannetta.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, O QUINTANILLA ON FIRST, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 3
MILWAUKEE 4 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: J Carroll (.212, 1 HR, 7 RBI)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at MILWAUKEE

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

BATTERIES: COL - AARON COOK, JEREMY AFFELDT (7TH), MATT HERGES (7TH), TOM
MARTIN (8TH) AND CHRIS IANNETTA

MIL - JEFF SUPPAN, MATT WISE (7TH), DERRICK TURNBOW
(8TH), FRANCISCO CORDERO (9TH) AND DAMIAN MILLER

HOME RUNS: COL - BRAD HAWPE (16) OFF DERRICK TURNBOW IN THE 8TH, 0 ON

MIL - NONE</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at MILWAUKEE

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

BATTERIES: COL - AARON COOK, JEREMY AFFELDT (7TH), MATT HERGES (7TH), TOM
MARTIN (8TH) AND CHRIS IANNETTA

MIL - JEFF SUPPAN, MATT WISE (7TH), DERRICK TURNBOW
(8TH), FRANCISCO CORDERO (9TH) AND DAMIAN MILLER


WP - MATT WISE (3-1)
LP - JEREMY AFFELDT (4-2)
SAVE - FRANCISCO CORDERO (28)

HOME RUNS: COL - BRAD HAWPE (16) OFF DERRICK TURNBOW IN THE 8TH, 0 ON

MIL - NONE


TIME: 2:41 ATT: 42,754

PROBABLES: ARI - MICAH OWINGS (5-4, 4.84)
MIL - DAVE BUSH (7-7, 4.86)

PROBABLES: COL - TAYLOR BUCHHOLZ (4-3, 4.65)
PIT - JOHN VAN BENSCHOTEN (0-3, 5.40)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">COLORADO (3) VS MILWAUKEE (4) - FINAL

COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Spilborghs cf 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .320
K Matsui 2b 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 .307
M Holliday lf 3 0 1 0 1 1 4 .339
T Helton 1b 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .311
G Atkins 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .252
B Hawpe rf 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .303
T Tulowitzki ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .284
C Iannetta c 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 .197
O Quintanilla pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
A Cook p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212
a-C Sullivan ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .406
J Affeldt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M Herges p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Martin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-J Carroll ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212

Totals 31 3 8 3 4 7 14

a-singled to right center for A Cook in the 7th; b-sacrificed to pitcher for T
Martin in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - K Matsui (11, J Suppan). HR - B Hawpe (16, 8th inning off D
Turnbow 0 on, 2 Out). S - J Carroll , A Cook , C Iannetta. RBI - K Matsui (22),
C Sullivan (5), B Hawpe (61). 2-out RBI - K Matsui, B Hawpe. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - B Hawpe 1, M Holliday 1, K Matsui 1. GIDP - G Atkins,
M Holliday. Team LOB - 8.

FIELDING: PB - C Iannetta. DP: 1 (T Tulowitzki-K Matsui-T Helton).


MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Hart cf 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .300
C Counsell ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .232
R Braun 3b 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .349
P Fielder 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .283
D Miller c 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .299
G Jenkins lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .260
G Gross rf 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .207
a-K Mench ph-rf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .282
T Graffanino 2b 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 .244
J Suppan p 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 .105
M Wise p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-J Hardy ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
D Turnbow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
F Cordero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 30 4 7 3 3 5 8

a-tripled to deep right for G Gross in the 7th; b-lined out to center for M
Wise in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - G Jenkins (12, J Affeldt). 3B - K Mench (2, J Affeldt). RBI - J
Suppan (2), C Hart (36), K Mench (25). 2-out RBI - J Suppan, C Hart. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - C Counsell 1, R Braun 1. GIDP - D Miller.
Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: E - G Gross (1, throw); R Braun (9, throw). DP: 2 (R Braun-T
Graffanino-P Fielder, C Counsell-T Graffanino-P Fielder).


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COLORADO - 001 000 110 -- 3
MILWAUKEE - 000 020 20x -- 4
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COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
A Cook 6 4 2 2 2 4 0 4.60
J Affeldt (L, 4-2) 2/3 3 2 2 1 0 0 2.87
M Herges 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.68
T Martin 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.04

MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
J Suppan 6 5 2 2 3 5 0 4.90
M Wise (W, 3-1; B, 1) 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.79
D Turnbow (H, 23) 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 3.54
F Cordero (S, 28) 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.70

J Suppan pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.

WP - J Affeldt, F Cordero. IBB - T Graffanino (by A Cook). Pitches-strikes: A
Cook 75-46; J Affeldt 16-8; M Herges 5-4; T Martin 10-6; J Suppan 96-62; M Wise
22-17; D Turnbow 15-10; F Cordero 16-7. Ground balls-fly balls: A Cook 10-4; J
Affeldt 0-2; M Herges 0-0; T Martin 3-0; J Suppan 6-7; M Wise 3-0; D Turnbow
1-1; F Cordero 1-1. Batters faced: A Cook 23; J Affeldt 6; M Herges 1; T Martin
3; J Suppan 25; M Wise 5; D Turnbow 4; F Cordero 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Mike Everitt. 1B--Scott Barry. 2B--Gerry Davis. 3B--Chris
Guccione.

T--2:41. Att--42,754.
Weather: 78 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, out to
left.</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
COLORADO 3
MILWAUKEE 4 FINAL</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at MILWAUKEE

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COLORADO (3) AT MILWAUKEE (4) - HOW THEY SCORED
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COLORADO 3RD: C Iannetta walked. A Cook sacrificed to pitcher, C Iannetta
to second. R Spilborghs lined out to right. K Matsui doubled to deep left,
C Iannetta scored. M Holliday struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
COLORADO 1, MILWAUKEE 0.

MILWAUKEE 5TH: D Miller grounded out to second. G Jenkins grounded out to
shortstop. G Gross singled to shallow right. G Gross to second on passed ball
by C Iannetta. T Graffanino intentionally walked. J Suppan singled to right,
G Gross scored, T Graffanino to third. C Hart singled to left center,
T Graffanino scored, J Suppan to second. C Counsell grounded into fielder's
choice to second, C Hart out at second. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 1,
MILWAUKEE 2.

COLORADO 7TH: T Tulowitzki singled to left center. M Wise relieved
J Suppan. C Iannetta sacrificed to pitcher, T Tulowitzki to second. C Sullivan
hit for A Cook. C Sullivan singled to right center, T Tulowitzki scored,
C Sullivan to second on throwing error by right fielder G Gross. R Spilborghs
safe at first on throwing error by third baseman R Braun. K Matsui reached on
infield single to second, C Sullivan to third, R Spilborghs to second.
M Holliday grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, K Matsui out
at second.(1 Run, 3 Hits, 2 Errors) COLORADO 2, MILWAUKEE 2.

MILWAUKEE 7TH: J Affeldt relieved A Cook. G Jenkins doubled to deep right.
K Mench hit for G Gross. K Mench tripled to deep right, G Jenkins scored.
T Graffanino popped out to second. J Hardy hit for M Wise. K Mench scored on
J Affeldt's wild pitch. J Hardy lined out to center. C Hart reached on infield
single to third. C Counsell walked, C Hart to second. M Herges relieved
J Affeldt. R Braun struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 2,
MILWAUKEE 4.

COLORADO 8TH: K Mench in right field. D Turnbow relieved M Wise. T Helton
struck out looking. G Atkins popped out to second. B Hawpe homered to right.
T Tulowitzki grounded out to second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) COLORADO 3,
MILWAUKEE 4.</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at MILWAUKEE

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COLORADO (3) AT MILWAUKEE (4) - EVENT LOG
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Colorado Starting Lineups -- R Spilborghs CF, K Matsui 2B, M Holliday LF,
T Helton 1B, G Atkins 3B, B Hawpe RF, T Tulowitzki SS, C Iannetta C,
A Cook RHP.

Milwaukee Starting Lineups -- C Hart CF, C Counsell SS, R Braun 3B,
P Fielder 1B, D Miller C, G Jenkins LF, G Gross RF, T Graffanino 2B, J Suppan RHP.

Umpires -- Mike Everitt (HP), Scott Barry (1B), Gerry Davis (2B),
Chris Guccione (3B).

Gametime Weather: 78 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind out to left at 8 mph.


COLORADO 1ST: R Spilborghs grounded out to pitcher. K Matsui struck out
swinging. M Holliday walked. T Helton flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) COLORADO 0, MILWAUKEE 0.

MILWAUKEE 1ST: C Hart struck out swinging. C Counsell grounded out to
first. R Braun grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 0,
MILWAUKEE 0.

COLORADO 2ND: G Atkins flied out to right. B Hawpe struck out swinging.
T Tulowitzki lined out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 0,
MILWAUKEE 0.

MILWAUKEE 2ND: P Fielder struck out swinging. D Miller grounded out to
shortstop. G Jenkins grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
COLORADO 0, MILWAUKEE 0.

COLORADO 3RD: C Iannetta walked. A Cook sacrificed to pitcher, C Iannetta
to second. R Spilborghs lined out to right. K Matsui doubled to deep left,
C Iannetta scored. M Holliday struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
COLORADO 1, MILWAUKEE 0.

MILWAUKEE 3RD: G Gross lined out to center. T Graffanino struck out
swinging. J Suppan struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 1,
MILWAUKEE 0.

COLORADO 4TH: T Helton struck out looking. G Atkins singled to right
center. B Hawpe flied out to left. T Tulowitzki popped out to second.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) COLORADO 1, MILWAUKEE 0.

MILWAUKEE 4TH: C Hart popped out to shortstop. C Counsell grounded out to
second. R Braun singled to right. P Fielder flied out to center. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) COLORADO 1, MILWAUKEE 0.

COLORADO 5TH: C Iannetta lined out to shortstop. A Cook grounded out to
third. R Spilborghs walked. K Matsui grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) COLORADO 1, MILWAUKEE 0.

MILWAUKEE 5TH: D Miller grounded out to second. G Jenkins grounded out to
shortstop. G Gross singled to shallow right. G Gross to second on passed ball
by C Iannetta. T Graffanino intentionally walked. J Suppan singled to right,
G Gross scored, T Graffanino to third. C Hart singled to left center,
T Graffanino scored, J Suppan to second. C Counsell grounded into fielder's
choice to second, C Hart out at second. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 1,
MILWAUKEE 2.

COLORADO 6TH: M Holliday singled to right. T Helton singled to right,
M Holliday to second. G Atkins grounded into double play, third to second to
first, T Helton out at second, M Holliday to third. B Hawpe struck out
swinging. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 1, MILWAUKEE 2.

MILWAUKEE 6TH: R Braun walked. P Fielder flied out to left. D Miller
grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, R Braun out at
second.(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 1, MILWAUKEE 2.

COLORADO 7TH: T Tulowitzki singled to left center. M Wise relieved
J Suppan. C Iannetta sacrificed to pitcher, T Tulowitzki to second. C Sullivan
hit for A Cook. C Sullivan singled to right center, T Tulowitzki scored,
C Sullivan to second on throwing error by right fielder G Gross. R Spilborghs
safe at first on throwing error by third baseman R Braun. K Matsui reached on
infield single to second, C Sullivan to third, R Spilborghs to second.
M Holliday grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, K Matsui out
at second.(1 Run, 3 Hits, 2 Errors) COLORADO 2, MILWAUKEE 2.

MILWAUKEE 7TH: J Affeldt relieved A Cook. G Jenkins doubled to deep right.
K Mench hit for G Gross. K Mench tripled to deep right, G Jenkins scored.
T Graffanino popped out to second. J Hardy hit for M Wise. K Mench scored on
J Affeldt's wild pitch. J Hardy lined out to center. C Hart reached on infield
single to third. C Counsell walked, C Hart to second. M Herges relieved
J Affeldt. R Braun struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 2,
MILWAUKEE 4.

COLORADO 8TH: K Mench in right field. D Turnbow relieved M Wise. T Helton
struck out looking. G Atkins popped out to second. B Hawpe homered to right.
T Tulowitzki grounded out to second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) COLORADO 3,
MILWAUKEE 4.

MILWAUKEE 8TH: T Martin relieved M Herges. P Fielder grounded out to
second. D Miller grounded out to shortstop. G Jenkins grounded out to first.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 3, MILWAUKEE 4.

COLORADO 9TH: F Cordero relieved D Turnbow. C Iannetta walked. J Carroll
hit for T Martin. O Quintanilla ran for C Iannetta. O Quintanilla to second on
wild pitch by F Cordero. J Carroll sacrificed to pitcher, O Quintanilla to
third. R Spilborghs struck out swinging. K Matsui flied out to right.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 3, MILWAUKEE 4.</div>

 

Mench comes through in a pinch, lifts Brewers

<h3>MILWAUKEE 4, COLORADO 3</h3>MILWAUKEE (Ticker) -- Kevin Mench picked a fine time to havesome success as a pinch hitter for the Milwaukee Brewers.

Mench delivered a run-scoring triple in the bottom of theseventh inning that snapped a tie as the Brewers defeated theColorado Rockies, 4-3, on Sunday at Miller Park.


Mench entered the game just 3-for-13 (.231) as a pinch hitterthis season.


Corey Hart and Jeff Suppan added run-scoring hits, and Suppanpitched six strong innings as the Brewers won their first seriessince sweeping the Houston Astros on June 25-27.


Geoff Jenkins led off the seventh inning with a double to rightfield off Rockies reliever Jeremy Affeldt (4-2).


Mench then ripped the first pitch he saw into the right-fieldcorner. Affeldt's next pitch skipped past catcher Chris Iannettaand rolled to the backstop allowing Mench to score and give theBrewers a 4-2 lead.


Matt Wise (3-1) pitched a scoreless seventh to pick up the win.After Derrick Turnbow allowed a run in the eighth, FranciscoCordero nailed down his major league-leading 28th save in theninth.


Brad Hawpe hit his 16th home run for the Rockies, who lostconsecutive games after winning six of seven.


Suppan, who had not allowed fewer than three runs in any of hisprevious 12 starts, surrendered two runs and five hits withthree walks and five strikeouts in six innings. It was just thethird time in eight starts he pitched past the fifth inning.

Rockies starter Aaron Cook, who lost five of his previous sixdecisions, rebounded nicely from a 12-hit, five-run outing onJuly 8. He allowed two runs and four hits with four strikeoutsin six innings.


The Rockies took an early lead off Suppan in the third.Iannetta walked to lead off the frame, and with two outs, hescored on Kaz Matsui's double into the left field corner.

The Brewers scored a pair in the fifth off Cook as Suppan andHart belted consecutive two-out, run-scoring singles to take a2-1 lead.


Colorado tied the score in the seventh on Cory Sullivan'spinch-hit single.

 

Mench comes through in a pinch, lifts Brewers

<h3>MILWAUKEE 4, COLORADO 3</h3>MILWAUKEE (Ticker) -- Kevin Mench picked a fine time to havesome success as a pinch hitter for the Milwaukee Brewers.

Mench delivered a run-scoring triple in the bottom of theseventh inning that snapped a tie as the Brewers defeated theColorado Rockies, 4-3, on Sunday at Miller Park.


Mench entered the game just 3-for-13 (.231) as a pinch hitterthis season.


"It is something you've got to become accustomed to," Mench saidof pinch hitting. "You just have to learn how to deal with it.As you go through it more and more, you learn how to handlethe situations and just move forward."


Corey Hart and Jeff Suppan added run-scoring hits, and Suppanpitched six strong innings as the Brewers won their first seriessince sweeping the Houston Astros on June 25-27.


"The teams that win in the postseason are the teams that win theclose games," Mench said. "I know we struggled a lot thisseason with (close) games, but today, we were fortunate to comeout on top and get two in a row."


Geoff Jenkins led off the seventh inning with a double to rightfield off Rockies reliever Jeremy Affeldt (4-2).


"It was a huge hit by 'Menchie', but Jenkins got it going with abig double against a lefthanded pitcher," Brewers manager NedYost said. "'Jenks' is a veteran who's done it before."

Mench then ripped the first pitch he saw into the right-fieldcorner. Affeldt's next pitch skipped past catcher ChrisIannetta and rolled to the backstop allowing Mench to score andgive the Brewers a 4-2 lead.


Matt Wise (3-1) pitched a scoreless seventh to pick up the win.After Derrick Turnbow allowed a run in the eighth, FranciscoCordero nailed down his major league-leading 28th save in theninth.


"I just had to get a strikeout," Cordero said. "I went with mybest pitch, the slider. It was working real well, so I went for(the strikeout)."


Brad Hawpe hit his 16th home run for the Rockies, who lostconsecutive games after winning six of seven.


"We missed some opportunities with the bat today," Rockiesmanager Clint Hurdle said. "We had chances where a big hitwould have given us some distance."


Suppan, who had not allowed fewer than three runs in any of hisprevious 12 starts, surrendered two runs and five hits withthree walks and five strikeouts in six innings. It was just thethird time in eight starts he pitched past the fifth inning.

"To be honest, I didn't feel completely different," Suppan said."I know the numbers and the outcome was better, but basically,every time I go out there, I try to focus on what pitch I'mthrowing and where I'm throwing it and adjust after that.Today, I was able to stay out of some damage and contribute to awin."


Rockies starter Aaron Cook, who lost five of his previous sixdecisions, rebounded nicely from a 12-hit, five-run outing onJuly 8. He allowed two runs and four hits with four strikeoutsin six innings.


"I didn't try to do too much," Cook said. "If I make qualitypitches, I give myself an opportunity for good things tohappen."


The Rockies took an early lead off Suppan in the third. Iannettawalked to lead off the frame, and with two outs, he scored onKaz Matsui's double into the left field corner.


The Brewers scored a pair in the fifth off Cook as Suppan andHart belted consecutive two-out, run-scoring singles to take a2-1 lead.


Colorado tied the score in the seventh on Cory Sullivan'spinch-hit single.