GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: MILWAUKEE (55-43) at CINCINNATI (41-58)

NL: MILWAUKEE (55-43) at CINCINNATI (41-58)

<h3>Harang targets sixth straight winning decision</h3>

<div class="pre">Milwaukee (55-43) at Cincinnati (41-58) 7:10 pm EDT</div>

CINCINNATI (Ticker) - After not missing his turn in the rotationdespite a loss in the family, Aaron Harang takes the moundMonday when the Cincinnati Reds face the Milwaukee Brewers.

Harang (10-2, 3.63 ERA), who has been away from the time sincehis last start on Wednesday, is returning from a stint on thebereavement list after the death of his Grandfather. He willface the Brewers for the first time this season, hoping to keepalive an 11-start unbeaten streak.


Since dropping a decision to the Cleveland Indians on May 20,the righthander is 5-0 with a 2.68 ERA.


Harang is 4-3 with a 4.98 ERA in 11 lifetime starts againstMilwaukee.


Harang was not involved in the decision in the Reds' 5-4,15-inning marathon win over the Braves on Tuesday. He yieldedjust two runs despite allowing 10 hits over 7 2/3 innings.

On the opposite end is Chris Capuano (5-6, 4.96), who is trying toput an end to 10-game winless stretch. After beginning the season5-0 with a 2.31 ERA, he has endured a 0-6 record with a 7.02 ERAsince, due in large part to an offense that has given him only15 runs of support in that time.


Included in that stretch was Wednesday's 5-2 loss againstArizona, in which Capuano allowed two runs and four hits overseven frames - his longest outing since June 2.


Heading on the road following a 6-4 homestand, the Brewers holda 3 1/2-game lead over the Chicago Cubs in the National LeagueCentral Division.


The Reds are returning home following a 5-6 road trip.

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at CINCINNATI

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

MILWAUKEE CINCINNATI
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Corey Hart CF .286 14 40 Ryan Freel CF .245 3 15
J.J. Hardy SS .267 18 58 Jeff Keppinger 3B .346 1 5
Ryan Braun 3B .338 15 42 Ken Griffey Jr RF .280 24 65
Prince Fielder 1B .281 30 72 Brandon Phillips 2B .281 20 60
Johnny Estrada C .281 8 35 Adam Dunn LF .260 26 65
Geoff Jenkins LF .260 13 37 Jeff Conine 1B .256 5 26
Kevin Mench RF .277 6 28 Pedro Lopez SS .206 0 0
Craig Counsell 2B .246 2 17 David Ross C .190 14 32
Chris Capuano LHP .280 1 2 Aaron Harang RHP .114 0 2
(5-6, 4.96) (10-2, 3.63)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI
WARMUPS: MIL - CHRIS CAPUANO (5-6, 4.96)
CIN - AARON HARANG (10-2, 3.63)

UMPIRES: HP - JOHN HIRSCHBECK
1B - LAZ DIAZ
2B - ADRIAN JOHNSON
3B - BILL WELKE

WEATHER: 79 Degrees, cloudy
WIND: 7 mph, left to right</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI
STARTING BATS: MIL - CHRIS CAPUANO AND JOHNNY ESTRADA
CIN - AARON HARANG AND DAVID ROSS

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: C HART (.286, 14 HR, 40 RBI)
J HARDY (.267, 18 HR, 58 RBI)
R BRAUN (.338, 15 HR, 42 RBI)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at CINCINNATI

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIL - CHRIS CAPUANO
CIN - AARON HARANG

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: R FREEL (.245, 3 HR, 15 RBI)
J KEPPINGER (.346, 1 HR, 5 RBI)
K GRIFFEY JR (.280, 24 HR, 65 RBI)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at CINCINNATI

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

MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Hart cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .285
J Hardy ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
R Braun 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .337
P Fielder 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
J Estrada c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
G Jenkins lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
K Mench rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
C Counsell 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
C Capuano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 2 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Freel cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
J Keppinger 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .346
K Griffey Jr rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
B Phillips 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
A Dunn lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
J Conine 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
P Lopez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206
D Ross c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190
A Harang p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .114

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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MILWAUKEE - 0 -- 0
CINCINNATI - -- 0
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MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
C Capuano 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.95

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
A Harang 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.60

Pitches-strikes: A Harang 15-12. Ground balls-fly balls: A Harang 0-1.
Batters faced: A Harang 3.

UMPIRES: HP--John Hirschbeck. 1B--Laz Diaz. 2B--Adrian Johnson. 3B--Bill
Welke.

Weather: 79 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI
CONFIRMED STARTERS: MIL - CHRIS CAPUANO
CIN - AARON HARANG</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at CINCINNATI

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIL - CHRIS CAPUANO
CIN - AARON HARANG

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: P FIELDER (.281, 30 HR, 72 RBI)
J ESTRADA (.281, 8 HR, 35 RBI)
G JENKINS (.260, 13 HR, 37 RBI)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at CINCINNATI

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

MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Hart cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .285
J Hardy ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
R Braun 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .337
P Fielder 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
J Estrada c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
G Jenkins lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
K Mench rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
C Counsell 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
C Capuano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 2 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Freel cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .244
J Keppinger 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333
K Griffey Jr rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .282
B Phillips 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .281
A Dunn lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
J Conine 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
P Lopez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206
D Ross c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190
A Harang p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .114

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 2 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


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MILWAUKEE - 0 -- 0
CINCINNATI - 0 -- 0
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MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
C Capuano 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.90

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
A Harang 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.60

Pitches-strikes: C Capuano 12-11; A Harang 15-12. Ground balls-fly balls: C
Capuano 0-1; A Harang 0-1. Batters faced: C Capuano 4; A Harang 3.

UMPIRES: HP--John Hirschbeck. 1B--Laz Diaz. 2B--Adrian Johnson. 3B--Bill
Welke.

Weather: 79 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, left to right.</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at CINCINNATI

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIL - CHRIS CAPUANO
CIN - AARON HARANG

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: A DUNN (.260, 26 HR, 65 RBI)
J CONINE (.256, 5 HR, 26 RBI)
P LOPEZ (.206, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at CINCINNATI

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

MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Hart cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .285
J Hardy ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
R Braun 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .337
P Fielder 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .283
J Estrada c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .281
G Jenkins lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .259
K Mench rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276
C Counsell 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
C Capuano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280

Totals 7 0 1 0 0 3 3

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Freel cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .244
J Keppinger 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333
K Griffey Jr rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .282
B Phillips 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .281
A Dunn lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
J Conine 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
P Lopez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206
D Ross c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190
A Harang p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .114

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 2 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


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MILWAUKEE - 00 -- 0
CINCINNATI - 0 -- 0
----------------------------------------------------

MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
C Capuano 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.90

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
A Harang 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 3.58

Pitches-strikes: C Capuano 12-11; A Harang 27-20. Ground balls-fly balls: C
Capuano 0-1; A Harang 0-3. Batters faced: C Capuano 4; A Harang 7.

UMPIRES: HP--John Hirschbeck. 1B--Laz Diaz. 2B--Adrian Johnson. 3B--Bill
Welke.

Weather: 79 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, left to right.</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at CINCINNATI

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIL - CHRIS CAPUANO
CIN - AARON HARANG

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: C COUNSELL (.246, 2 HR, 17 RBI)
C CAPUANO (.280, 1 HR, 2 RBI)
C HART (.285, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at CINCINNATI

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

MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Hart cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .285
J Hardy ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
R Braun 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .337
P Fielder 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .283
J Estrada c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .281
G Jenkins lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .259
K Mench rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276
C Counsell 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
C Capuano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280

Totals 7 0 1 0 0 3 3

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Freel cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .244
J Keppinger 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333
K Griffey Jr rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .282
B Phillips 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .281
A Dunn lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
J Conine 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .254
P Lopez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
D Ross c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190
A Harang p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .114

Totals 7 0 1 0 0 3 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


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MILWAUKEE - 00 -- 0
CINCINNATI - 00 -- 0
----------------------------------------------------

MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
C Capuano 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 4.85

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
A Harang 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 3.58

Pitches-strikes: C Capuano 22-18; A Harang 27-20. Ground balls-fly balls: C
Capuano 0-3; A Harang 0-3. Batters faced: C Capuano 7; A Harang 7.

UMPIRES: HP--John Hirschbeck. 1B--Laz Diaz. 2B--Adrian Johnson. 3B--Bill
Welke.

Weather: 79 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, left to right.</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at CINCINNATI

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIL - CHRIS CAPUANO
CIN - AARON HARANG

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: D ROSS (.190, 14 HR, 32 RBI)
A HARANG (.114, 0 HR, 2 RBI)
R FREEL (.244, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at CINCINNATI

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

MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Hart cf 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .288
J Hardy ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .266
R Braun 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .337
P Fielder 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .283
J Estrada c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .281
G Jenkins lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .259
K Mench rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276
C Counsell 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
C Capuano p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269

Totals 11 0 2 0 0 3 4

BATTING: 2B - C Hart (17, A Harang). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
J Hardy 1. Team LOB - 2.


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Freel cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .244
J Keppinger 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333
K Griffey Jr rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .282
B Phillips 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .281
A Dunn lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
J Conine 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .254
P Lopez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
D Ross c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190
A Harang p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .114

Totals 7 0 1 0 0 3 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


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MILWAUKEE - 000 -- 0
CINCINNATI - 00 -- 0
----------------------------------------------------

MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
C Capuano 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 4.85

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
A Harang 3 2 0 0 0 3 0 3.55

Pitches-strikes: C Capuano 22-18; A Harang 33-26. Ground balls-fly balls: C
Capuano 0-3; A Harang 2-4. Batters faced: C Capuano 7; A Harang 11.

UMPIRES: HP--John Hirschbeck. 1B--Laz Diaz. 2B--Adrian Johnson. 3B--Bill
Welke.

Weather: 79 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, left to right.</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY DAVID ROSS (15) TO CENTER WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 3RD OFF CHRIS CAPUANO.
CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 0, CINCINNATI 1

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: A HARANG (.114, 0 HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at CINCINNATI

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIL - CHRIS CAPUANO
CIN - AARON HARANG

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: R BRAUN (.337, 0-FOR-1)
P FIELDER (.283, 1-FOR-1)
J ESTRADA (.281, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at CINCINNATI

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

MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Hart cf 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .288
J Hardy ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .266
R Braun 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .337
P Fielder 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .283
J Estrada c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .281
G Jenkins lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .259
K Mench rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276
C Counsell 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
C Capuano p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269

Totals 11 0 2 0 0 3 4

BATTING: 2B - C Hart (17, A Harang). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
J Hardy 1. Team LOB - 2.


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Freel cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .243
J Keppinger 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .321
K Griffey Jr rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .282
B Phillips 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .281
A Dunn lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
J Conine 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .254
P Lopez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
D Ross c 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .193
A Harang p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .111

Totals 11 1 2 1 0 4 1

BATTING: HR - D Ross (15, 3rd inning off C Capuano 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - D Ross
(33). Team LOB - 1.


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MILWAUKEE - 000 -- 0
CINCINNATI - 001 -- 1
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MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
C Capuano 3 2 1 1 0 4 1 4.89

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
A Harang 3 2 0 0 0 3 0 3.55

Pitches-strikes: C Capuano 35-27; A Harang 33-26. Ground balls-fly balls: C
Capuano 2-3; A Harang 2-4. Batters faced: C Capuano 11; A Harang 11.

UMPIRES: HP--John Hirschbeck. 1B--Laz Diaz. 2B--Adrian Johnson. 3B--Bill
Welke.

Weather: 79 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, left to right.</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY RYAN BRAUN (16) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN THE
4TH OFF AARON HARANG.
CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 1, CINCINNATI 1

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: P FIELDER (.283, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at CINCINNATI

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIL - CHRIS CAPUANO
CIN - AARON HARANG

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: K GRIFFEY JR (.282, 1-FOR-1)
B PHILLIPS (.281, 0-FOR-1)
A DUNN (.259, 0-FOR-1)</div>