GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: FLORIDA (26-27) at MILWAUKEE (29-24)

NL: FLORIDA (26-27) at MILWAUKEE (29-24)

<h3>Brewers hope to recapture early season magic</h3>



<div class="pre">Florida (26-27) at Milwaukee (29-24) 8:05 pm EDT</div>

<div class="pre">MILWAUKEE (Ticker) - Three weeks ago, the compliments were</div>flying and the Milwaukee Brewers were living large for the firsttime in years with the best record in baseball. Then they hitthe wall.

The Brewers will kick off a four-game series Thursday againstthe Florida Marlins, hoping to get back on track.

Milwaukee has fallen on hard times after a 24-10 start, losing14 of its last 19 games. It has lost six straight series afterwinning 10 of its first 11.

The Brewers send Claudio Vargas (3-1, 4.01 ERA), to the mound,hoping he can snap the slide. In his last outing, a 6-3 loss toSan Diego, the righthander allowed four runs and a season-high10 hits over 5 1/3 innings.

Vargas is 3-3 with a 3.54 ERA in 10 appearances - includingseven starts - against the Marlins.

Florida counters with Wes Obermueller (1-3, 5.28), who will bemaking his first career start against the Brewers. He pitchedfor Milwaukee from 2003-2005.

On Saturday, the righthander surrendered a season-high sevenruns and eight hits in four innings of a 7-2 loss to the NewYork Mets, his third straight setback.

Florida has won 10 of its last 15 overall and is coming off aroad sweep of the Chicago Cubs. It has not been at .500 sinceMay 4.

 

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

FLORIDA MILWAUKEE
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Alfredo Amezaga CF .245 1 12 Corey Hart RF .280 1 10
Dan Uggla 2B .265 11 33 J.J. Hardy SS .296 15 44
Hanley Ramirez SS .314 7 13 Ryan Braun 3B .250 1 4
Miguel Cabrera 3B .325 10 35 Prince Fielder 1B .291 18 41
Josh Willingham LF .278 7 37 Johnny Estrada C .276 6 17
Jeremy Hermida RF .267 3 11 Geoff Jenkins LF .291 10 25
Miguel Olivo C .231 3 24 Bill Hall CF .261 6 20
Aaron Boone 1B .277 3 17 Craig Counsell 2B .237 0 8
Wes Obermueller RHP .111 0 0 Claudio Vargas RHP .143 0 0
(1-3, 5.28) (3-1, 4.01)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE
WARMUPS: FLA - WES OBERMUELLER (1-3, 5.28)
MIL - CLAUDIO VARGAS (3-1, 4.01)

UMPIRES: HP - MIKE REILLY
1B - JEFF KELLOGG
2B - CHAD FAIRCHILD
3B - ERIC COOPER

WEATHER: INDOORS</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE
STARTING BATS: FLA - WES OBERMUELLER AND MIGUEL OLIVO
MIL - CLAUDIO VARGAS AND JOHNNY ESTRADA

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: A AMEZAGA (.245, 1 HR, 12 RBI)
D UGGLA (.265, 11 HR, 33 RBI)
H RAMIREZ (.314, 7 HR, 13 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY MIGUEL CABRERA SCORED ALFREDO AMEZAGA.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M CABRERA ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 1
MILWAUKEE 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: J WILLINGHAM (.278, 7 HR, 37 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: FLA - WES OBERMUELLER
MIL - CLAUDIO VARGAS

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: C HART (.280, 1 HR, 10 RBI)
J HARDY (.296, 15 HR, 44 RBI)
R BRAUN (.250, 1 HR, 4 RBI)</div>

 

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

FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Amezaga cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250
D Uggla 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
H Ramirez ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .313
M Cabrera 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .328
J Willingham lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .277
J Hermida rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
M Olivo c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
A Boone 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
W Obermueller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111

Totals 5 1 2 1 0 1 2

BATTING: 2B - A Amezaga (4, C Vargas); M Cabrera (14, C Vargas). RBI - M
Cabrera (36). 2-out RBI - M Cabrera. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
J Willingham 1. Team LOB - 1.


MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Hart rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
J Hardy ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
R Braun 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
P Fielder 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
J Estrada c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
G Jenkins lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
B Hall cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
C Counsell 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
C Vargas p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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FLORIDA - 1 -- 1
MILWAUKEE - -- 0
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FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
W Obermueller 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.28

MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
C Vargas 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 4.11

Pitches-strikes: C Vargas 29-16. Ground balls-fly balls: C Vargas 1-1.
Batters faced: C Vargas 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Mike Reilly. 1B--Jeff Kellogg. 2B--Chad Fairchild. 3B--Eric
Cooper.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE
CONFIRMED STARTERS: FLA - WES OBERMUELLER
MIL - CLAUDIO VARGAS</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY J.J. HARDY SCORED COREY HART.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J HARDY ON FIRST, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 1
MILWAUKEE 1 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: R BRAUN (.250, 1 HR, 4 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: FLA - WES OBERMUELLER
MIL - CLAUDIO VARGAS

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: J HERMIDA (.267, 3 HR, 11 RBI)
M OLIVO (.231, 3 HR, 24 RBI)
A BOONE (.277, 3 HR, 17 RBI)</div>

 

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

FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Amezaga cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250
D Uggla 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
H Ramirez ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .313
M Cabrera 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .328
J Willingham lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .277
J Hermida rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
M Olivo c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
A Boone 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
W Obermueller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111

Totals 5 1 2 1 0 1 2

BATTING: 2B - A Amezaga (4, C Vargas); M Cabrera (14, C Vargas). RBI - M
Cabrera (36). 2-out RBI - M Cabrera. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
J Willingham 1. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (H Ramirez-D Uggla-A Boone).


MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Hart rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .287
J Hardy ss 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .299
R Braun 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .240
P Fielder 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
J Estrada c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
G Jenkins lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
B Hall cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
C Counsell 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
C Vargas p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143

Totals 4 1 2 1 0 0 1

BATTING: 2B - C Hart (7, W Obermueller). RBI - J Hardy (45). GIDP - R Braun.
Team LOB - 0.


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FLORIDA - 1 -- 1
MILWAUKEE - 1 -- 1
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FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
W Obermueller 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 5.40

MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
C Vargas 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 4.11

Pitches-strikes: W Obermueller 12-8; C Vargas 29-16. Ground balls-fly balls:
W Obermueller 3-0; C Vargas 1-1. Batters faced: W Obermueller 4; C Vargas 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Mike Reilly. 1B--Jeff Kellogg. 2B--Chad Fairchild. 3B--Eric
Cooper.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: FLA - WES OBERMUELLER
MIL - CLAUDIO VARGAS

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: J ESTRADA (.276, 6 HR, 17 RBI)
G JENKINS (.291, 10 HR, 25 RBI)
B HALL (.261, 6 HR, 20 RBI)</div>

 

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

FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Amezaga cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250
D Uggla 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
H Ramirez ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .313
M Cabrera 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .328
J Willingham lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .277
J Hermida rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
M Olivo c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
A Boone 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .283
W Obermueller p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .100

Totals 9 1 3 1 0 1 3

BATTING: 2B - A Amezaga (4, C Vargas); M Cabrera (14, C Vargas). RBI - M
Cabrera (36). 2-out RBI - M Cabrera. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
J Willingham 1. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (H Ramirez-D Uggla-A Boone).


MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Hart rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .287
J Hardy ss 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .299
R Braun 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .240
P Fielder 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
J Estrada c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
G Jenkins lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
B Hall cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
C Counsell 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
C Vargas p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143

Totals 4 1 2 1 0 0 1

BATTING: 2B - C Hart (7, W Obermueller). RBI - J Hardy (45). GIDP - R Braun.
Team LOB - 0.


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FLORIDA - 10 -- 1
MILWAUKEE - 1 -- 1
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FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
W Obermueller 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 5.40

MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
C Vargas 2 3 1 1 0 1 0 4.03

Pitches-strikes: W Obermueller 12-8; C Vargas 38-21. Ground balls-fly balls:
W Obermueller 3-0; C Vargas 2-3. Batters faced: W Obermueller 4; C Vargas 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Mike Reilly. 1B--Jeff Kellogg. 2B--Chad Fairchild. 3B--Eric
Cooper.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: FLA - WES OBERMUELLER
MIL - CLAUDIO VARGAS

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: A AMEZAGA (.250, 1-FOR-1)
D UGGLA (.264, 0-FOR-1)
H RAMIREZ (.313, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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

FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Amezaga cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250
D Uggla 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
H Ramirez ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .313
M Cabrera 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .328
J Willingham lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .277
J Hermida rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
M Olivo c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
A Boone 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .283
W Obermueller p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .100

Totals 9 1 3 1 0 1 3

BATTING: 2B - A Amezaga (4, C Vargas); M Cabrera (14, C Vargas). RBI - M
Cabrera (36). 2-out RBI - M Cabrera. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
J Willingham 1. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (H Ramirez-D Uggla-A Boone).


MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Hart rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .287
J Hardy ss 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .299
R Braun 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .240
P Fielder 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
J Estrada c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
G Jenkins lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
B Hall cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
C Counsell 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
C Vargas p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143

Totals 7 1 2 1 0 0 1

BATTING: 2B - C Hart (7, W Obermueller). RBI - J Hardy (45). GIDP - R Braun.
Team LOB - 0.


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FLORIDA - 10 -- 1
MILWAUKEE - 10 -- 1
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FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
W Obermueller 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 5.23

MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
C Vargas 2 3 1 1 0 1 0 4.03

Pitches-strikes: W Obermueller 22-14; C Vargas 38-21. Ground balls-fly balls:
W Obermueller 4-2; C Vargas 2-3. Batters faced: W Obermueller 7; C Vargas 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Mike Reilly. 1B--Jeff Kellogg. 2B--Chad Fairchild. 3B--Eric
Cooper.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY HANLEY RAMIREZ SCORED ALFREDO AMEZAGA.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, D UGGLA ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 2
MILWAUKEE 1 TOP, 3RD

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: M CABRERA (.328, 1-FOR-1, RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: FLA - WES OBERMUELLER
MIL - CLAUDIO VARGAS

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: C COUNSELL (.237, 0 HR, 8 RBI)
C VARGAS (.143, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
C HART (.287, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">FLORIDA (2) VS MILWAUKEE (1) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Amezaga cf 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 .250
D Uggla 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .267
H Ramirez ss 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 .313
M Cabrera 3b 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 .327
J Willingham lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .275
J Hermida rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
M Olivo c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
A Boone 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .283
W Obermueller p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .100

Totals 12 2 4 2 1 3 6

BATTING: 2B - A Amezaga (4, C Vargas); M Cabrera (14, C Vargas); D Uggla (20, C
Vargas). SF - H Ramirez. RBI - M Cabrera (36), H Ramirez (14). 2-out RBI - M
Cabrera. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Willingham 2. Team LOB -
3.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (H Ramirez-D Uggla-A Boone).


MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Hart rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .287
J Hardy ss 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .299
R Braun 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .240
P Fielder 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
J Estrada c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
G Jenkins lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
B Hall cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
C Counsell 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
C Vargas p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143

Totals 7 1 2 1 0 0 1

BATTING: 2B - C Hart (7, W Obermueller). RBI - J Hardy (45). GIDP - R Braun.
Team LOB - 0.


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FLORIDA - 101 -- 2
MILWAUKEE - 10 -- 1
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FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
W Obermueller 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 5.23

MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
C Vargas 3 4 2 2 1 3 0 4.13

Pitches-strikes: W Obermueller 22-14; C Vargas 60-33. Ground balls-fly balls:
W Obermueller 4-2; C Vargas 2-4. Batters faced: W Obermueller 7; C Vargas 14.


UMPIRES: HP--Mike Reilly. 1B--Jeff Kellogg. 2B--Chad Fairchild. 3B--Eric
Cooper.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: FLA - WES OBERMUELLER
MIL - CLAUDIO VARGAS

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: J HERMIDA (.262, 0-FOR-1)
M OLIVO (.230, 0-FOR-1)
A BOONE (.283, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">FLORIDA (2) VS MILWAUKEE (1) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Amezaga cf 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 .250
D Uggla 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .267
H Ramirez ss 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 .313
M Cabrera 3b 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 .327
J Willingham lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .275
J Hermida rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
M Olivo c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
A Boone 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .283
W Obermueller p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .100

Totals 12 2 4 2 1 3 6

BATTING: 2B - A Amezaga (4, C Vargas); M Cabrera (14, C Vargas); D Uggla (20, C
Vargas). SF - H Ramirez. RBI - M Cabrera (36), H Ramirez (14). 2-out RBI - M
Cabrera. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Willingham 2. Team LOB -
3.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (H Ramirez-D Uggla-A Boone).


MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Hart rf 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .284
J Hardy ss 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .299
R Braun 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .240
P Fielder 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
J Estrada c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
G Jenkins lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
B Hall cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
C Counsell 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
C Vargas p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .133

Totals 10 1 2 1 0 1 1

BATTING: 2B - C Hart (7, W Obermueller). RBI - J Hardy (45). GIDP - R Braun.
Team LOB - 0.


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FLORIDA - 101 -- 2
MILWAUKEE - 100 -- 1
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FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
W Obermueller 3 2 1 1 0 1 0 5.08

MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
C Vargas 3 4 2 2 1 3 0 4.13

Pitches-strikes: W Obermueller 31-22; C Vargas 60-33. Ground balls-fly balls:
W Obermueller 5-3; C Vargas 2-4. Batters faced: W Obermueller 10; C Vargas 14.


UMPIRES: HP--Mike Reilly. 1B--Jeff Kellogg. 2B--Chad Fairchild. 3B--Eric
Cooper.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>