GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: MILWAUKEE (56-44) at CINCINNATI (42-59)

NL: MILWAUKEE (56-44) at CINCINNATI (42-59)

<h3>Suppan, Brewers look to end road woes vs. Reds</h3>



<div class="pre">Milwaukee (56-44) at Cincinnati (42-59) 7:10 pm EDT</div>

CINCINNATI (Ticker) - Jeff Suppan and the Milwaukee Brewers havestruggled on the road. The Cincinnati Reds have been hot athome.


Something has to give when Suppan (8-8, 4.92 ERA) takes themound for the Brewers as they meet in a rubber game of athree-game series.


Yovani Gallardo threw six effective innings and Prince Fielderdrove in two runs as Milwaukee posted a 5-3 victory on Tuesday.

Despite the win, the Brewers have lost nine of their last 13 onthe road and hold a slim three-game lead over the Chicago Cubs.

Suppan has struggled of late, going winless in his last fivestarts. The righthander yielded three runs and nine hits infive innings against San Francisco on Friday.


Ken Griffey Jr. has gone seven games since his last home run,but enters with dominating numbers against Suppan. The futureHall of Famer is 11-for-19 with five home runs against Suppan.

As for the Reds, they won five of their last six at home andwill send Kyle Lohse (5-12, 4.71) to the mound. Lohse will betrying to avoid his major league-leading 13th loss.

Lohse lost his second straight start on Friday when he allowedseven runs - four earned - and eight hits in 6 2/3 inningsagainst Florida.

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at CINCINNATI

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

MILWAUKEE CINCINNATI
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Rickie Weeks 2B .221 5 19 Scott Hatteberg 1B .310 8 32
Craig Counsell SS .239 2 17 Ryan Freel CF .242 3 15
Kevin Mench RF .274 6 28 Ken Griffey Jr RF .275 24 65
Prince Fielder 1B .285 30 74 Brandon Phillips 2B .282 20 60
Bill Hall CF .271 9 38 Adam Dunn LF .263 27 67
Geoff Jenkins LF .258 13 38 Jeff Keppinger SS .314 1 5
Tony Graffanino 3B .247 8 24 Edwin Encarnacion 3B .257 6 38
Damian Miller C .274 3 18 David Ross C .193 15 33
Jeff Suppan RHP .105 0 2 Kyle Lohse RHP .156 0 1
(8-8, 4.92) (5-12, 4.71)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI
WARMUPS: MIL - JEFF SUPPAN (8-8, 4.92)
CIN - KYLE LOHSE (5-12, 4.71)

UMPIRES: HP - WALLY BELL
1B - BILL WELKE
2B - JOHN HIRSCHBECK
3B - LAZ DIAZ

WEATHER: 83 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 5 mph, in from center</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI
STARTING BATS: MIL - JEFF SUPPAN AND DAMIAN MILLER
CIN - KYLE LOHSE AND DAVID ROSS

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: R WEEKS (.221, 5 HR, 19 RBI)
C COUNSELL (.239, 2 HR, 17 RBI)
K MENCH (.274, 6 HR, 28 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 - JEFF SUPPAN
CIN - KYLE LOHSE

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: S HATTEBERG (.310, 8 HR, 32 RBI)
R FREEL (.242, 3 HR, 15 RBI)
K GRIFFEY JR (.275, 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
R Weeks 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220
C Counsell ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .238
K Mench rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
P Fielder 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
B Hall cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
G Jenkins lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
T Graffanino 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
D Miller c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
J Suppan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .105

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Hatteberg 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310
R Freel cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
K Griffey Jr rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
B Phillips 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
A Dunn lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
J Keppinger ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .314
E Encarnacion 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
D Ross c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .193
K Lohse p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .156

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
J Suppan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.92

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
K Lohse 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.68

Pitches-strikes: K Lohse 10-8. Ground balls-fly balls: K Lohse 2-0. Batters
faced: K Lohse 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Wally Bell. 1B--Bill Welke. 2B--John Hirschbeck. 3B--Laz Diaz.

Weather: 81 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, in from center.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI
CONFIRMED STARTERS: MIL - JEFF SUPPAN
CIN - KYLE LOHSE</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 - JEFF SUPPAN
CIN - KYLE LOHSE

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: P FIELDER (.285, 30 HR, 74 RBI)
B HALL (.271, 9 HR, 38 RBI)
G JENKINS (.258, 13 HR, 38 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
R Weeks 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220
C Counsell ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .238
K Mench rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
P Fielder 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
B Hall cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
G Jenkins lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
T Graffanino 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
D Miller c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
J Suppan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .105

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Hatteberg 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
R Freel cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .245
K Griffey Jr rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .274
B Phillips 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .281
A Dunn lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
J Keppinger ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .314
E Encarnacion 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
D Ross c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .193
K Lohse p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .156

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 0 2

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
J Suppan 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.88

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
K Lohse 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.68

Pitches-strikes: J Suppan 14-9; K Lohse 10-8. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Suppan 0-3; K Lohse 2-0. Batters faced: J Suppan 4; K Lohse 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Wally Bell. 1B--Bill Welke. 2B--John Hirschbeck. 3B--Laz Diaz.

Weather: 81 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, in from center.</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 - JEFF SUPPAN
CIN - KYLE LOHSE

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: A DUNN (.263, 27 HR, 67 RBI)
J KEPPINGER (.314, 1 HR, 5 RBI)
E ENCARNACION (.257, 6 HR, 38 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
R Weeks 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220
C Counsell ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .238
K Mench rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
P Fielder 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
B Hall cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
G Jenkins lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .261
T Graffanino 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .246
D Miller c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
J Suppan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .105

Totals 7 0 1 0 0 1 1

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Graffanino 1. Team LOB -
1.

BASERUNNING: SB - G Jenkins (1, 2nd base off K Lohse/D Ross).


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Hatteberg 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
R Freel cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .245
K Griffey Jr rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .274
B Phillips 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .281
A Dunn lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
J Keppinger ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .314
E Encarnacion 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
D Ross c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .193
K Lohse p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .156

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 0 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


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MILWAUKEE - 00 -- 0
CINCINNATI - 0 -- 0
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MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
J Suppan 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.88

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
K Lohse 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.64

Pitches-strikes: J Suppan 14-9; K Lohse 21-15. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Suppan 0-3; K Lohse 3-2. Batters faced: J Suppan 4; K Lohse 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Wally Bell. 1B--Bill Welke. 2B--John Hirschbeck. 3B--Laz Diaz.

Weather: 81 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, in from center.</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL MILWAUKEE AT CINCINNATI
NOTE: CINCINNATI FIRST BASEMAN ADAM DUNN EXTENDED HIS
HITTING STREAK TO 11 GAMES WITH A SINGLE IN THE SECOND INNING.</div>

 

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<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 2 0 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIL - JEFF SUPPAN
CIN - KYLE LOHSE

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: D MILLER (.274, 3 HR, 18 RBI)
J SUPPAN (.105, 0 HR, 2 RBI)
R WEEKS (.220, 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
R Weeks 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220
C Counsell ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .238
K Mench rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
P Fielder 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
B Hall cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
G Jenkins lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .261
T Graffanino 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .246
D Miller c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
J Suppan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .105

Totals 7 0 1 0 0 1 1

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Graffanino 1. Team LOB -
1.

BASERUNNING: SB - G Jenkins (1, 2nd base off K Lohse/D Ross).


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Hatteberg 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
R Freel cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .245
K Griffey Jr rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .274
B Phillips 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .281
A Dunn lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .265
J Keppinger ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .306
E Encarnacion 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .256
D Ross c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .193
K Lohse p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .156

Totals 8 0 2 0 0 0 5

BATTING: Team LOB - 2.


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MILWAUKEE - 00 -- 0
CINCINNATI - 00 -- 0
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MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
J Suppan 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 4.85

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
K Lohse 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.64

Pitches-strikes: J Suppan 30-17; K Lohse 21-15. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Suppan 1-5; K Lohse 3-2. Batters faced: J Suppan 8; K Lohse 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Wally Bell. 1B--Bill Welke. 2B--John Hirschbeck. 3B--Laz Diaz.

Weather: 81 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, in from center.</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 2 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIL - JEFF SUPPAN
CIN - KYLE LOHSE

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: K LOHSE (.156, 0 HR, 1 RBI)
S HATTEBERG (.309, 0-FOR-1)
R FREEL (.245, 1-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
R Weeks 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .220
C Counsell ss 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .236
K Mench rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
P Fielder 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
B Hall cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
G Jenkins lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .261
T Graffanino 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .246
D Miller c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .280
J Suppan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .105

Totals 10 0 2 0 0 2 3

BATTING: S - J Suppan. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Graffanino
1, C Counsell 1. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - G Jenkins (1, 2nd base off K Lohse/D Ross).


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Hatteberg 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
R Freel cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .245
K Griffey Jr rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .274
B Phillips 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .281
A Dunn lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .265
J Keppinger ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .306
E Encarnacion 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .256
D Ross c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .193
K Lohse p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .156

Totals 8 0 2 0 0 0 5

BATTING: Team LOB - 2.


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MILWAUKEE - 000 -- 0
CINCINNATI - 00 -- 0
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MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
J Suppan 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 4.85

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
K Lohse 3 2 0 0 0 2 0 4.60

Pitches-strikes: J Suppan 30-17; K Lohse 40-30. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Suppan 1-5; K Lohse 4-3. Batters faced: J Suppan 8; K Lohse 11.

UMPIRES: HP--Wally Bell. 1B--Bill Welke. 2B--John Hirschbeck. 3B--Laz Diaz.

Weather: 81 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, in from center.</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY BRANDON PHILLIPS SCORED SCOTT HATTEBERG.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B PHILLIPS ON FIRST, R FREEL ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 0
CINCINNATI 1 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: A DUNN (.265, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY JEFF KEPPINGER SCORED RYAN FREEL, BRANDON
PHILLIPS AND ADAM DUNN.
SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, J KEPPINGER ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 0
CINCINNATI 4 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: E ENCARNACION (.256, 0-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 0 2 0
CINCINNATI 0 0 4 4 5 0 (TOP 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIL - JEFF SUPPAN
CIN - KYLE LOHSE

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: K MENCH (.272, 0-FOR-1)
P FIELDER (.285, 0-FOR-1)
B HALL (.270, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">MILWAUKEE (0) VS CINCINNATI (4) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Weeks 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .220
C Counsell ss 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .236
K Mench rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
P Fielder 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
B Hall cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
G Jenkins lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .261
T Graffanino 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .246
D Miller c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .280
J Suppan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .105

Totals 10 0 2 0 0 2 3

BATTING: S - J Suppan. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Graffanino
1, C Counsell 1. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - G Jenkins (1, 2nd base off K Lohse/D Ross).


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Hatteberg 1b 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .311
R Freel cf 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .245
K Griffey Jr rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .273
B Phillips 2b 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .283
A Dunn lf 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .265
J Keppinger ss 2 0 1 3 0 0 1 .324
E Encarnacion 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .255
D Ross c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .193
K Lohse p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .152

Totals 14 4 5 4 2 0 8

BATTING: 2B - S Hatteberg (17, J Suppan); J Keppinger (4, J Suppan). RBI - B
Phillips (61), J Keppinger 3 (8). 2-out RBI - B Phillips, J Keppinger 3.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - E Encarnacion 1. Team LOB - 3.


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MILWAUKEE - 000 -- 0
CINCINNATI - 004 -- 4
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MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
J Suppan 3 5 4 4 2 0 0 5.08

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
K Lohse 3 2 0 0 0 2 0 4.60

WP - J Suppan. Pitches-strikes: J Suppan 60-32; K Lohse 40-30. Ground
balls-fly balls: J Suppan 3-6; K Lohse 4-3. Batters faced: J Suppan 16; K Lohse
11.

UMPIRES: HP--Wally Bell. 1B--Bill Welke. 2B--John Hirschbeck. 3B--Laz Diaz.

Weather: 81 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, in from center.</div>