GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: MILWAUKEE (28-18) at LA DODGERS (26-20)

NL: MILWAUKEE at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
MILWAUKEE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 8 1
LA DODGERS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 x 5 12 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: MIL - CHRIS CAPUANO, CARLOS VILLANUEVA (5TH), MATT WISE (7TH), BRIAN
SHOUSE (8TH) AND JOHNNY ESTRADA

LOS - BRAD PENNY, JOE BEIMEL (8TH), YHENCY BRAZOBAN
(9TH) AND RUSSELL MARTIN

HOME RUNS: MIL - NONE

LOS - NONE</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
MILWAUKEE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 8 1
LA DODGERS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 x 5 12 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: MIL - CHRIS CAPUANO, CARLOS VILLANUEVA (5TH), MATT WISE (7TH), BRIAN
SHOUSE (8TH) AND JOHNNY ESTRADA

LOS - BRAD PENNY, JOE BEIMEL (8TH), YHENCY BRAZOBAN
(9TH) AND RUSSELL MARTIN


WP - BRAD PENNY (6-1)
LP - CHRIS CAPUANO (5-3)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: MIL - NONE

LOS - NONE


TIME: 2:51 ATT: 35,609

PROBABLES: CHN - TED LILLY (4-2, 2.69)
LOS - MARK HENDRICKSON (2-1, 3.22)

PROBABLES: MIL - DAVE BUSH (3-4, 5.56)
SDG - GREG MADDUX (3-3, 4.14)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">MILWAUKEE (1) VS LA DODGERS (5) - FINAL

MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Weeks 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .248
T Gwynn Jr rf 4 1 2 0 0 1 4 .356
P Fielder 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .287
B Hall cf 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .268
J Estrada c 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .284
G Jenkins lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .290
T Graffanino 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .187
C Counsell ss 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .231
C Capuano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176
a-C Hart ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .264
C Villanueva p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-K Mench ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .265
M Wise p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Shouse p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-G Gross ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .217

Totals 32 1 8 1 3 7 14

a-reached on bunt single to third for C Capuano in the 5th; b-doubled to left
for C Villanueva in the 7th; c-struck out looking for B Shouse in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - R Weeks (9, B Penny); B Hall (12, B Penny); K Mench (7, B Penny).
S - C Capuano. RBI - B Hall (20). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B
Hall 1, G Gross 1, P Fielder 1, R Weeks 1, T Gwynn Jr 2. GIDP - G Jenkins, J
Estrada. Team LOB - 8.

BASERUNNING: SB - T Gwynn Jr (6, 2nd base off B Penny/R Martin).

FIELDING: E - R Weeks (2, pop up). Outfield assists - G Jenkins (R Furcal at
Home). DP: 1 (C Counsell-R Weeks-P Fielder).


LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .306
J Pierre cf 4 2 2 0 1 0 3 .270
N Garciaparra 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 .282
J Kent 2b 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .288
R Martin c 2 1 1 4 1 0 1 .314
L Gonzalez lf 4 0 3 1 0 0 1 .275
B Clark pr-lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
A LaRoche 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .206
A Ethier rf 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .277
B Penny p 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200
J Beimel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-O Saenz ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .211
T Abreu pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Y Brazoban p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 31 5 12 5 4 4 18

a-walked for J Beimel in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - R Martin (13, C Capuano); L Gonzalez (6, C Capuano); J Kent (13,
C Villanueva). S - B Penny. SF - R Martin. RBI - R Martin 4 (32), L Gonzalez
(16). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - N Garciaparra 1, R Furcal 1, A
Ethier 1, A LaRoche 2. GIDP - J Pierre. Team LOB - 9.

BASERUNNING: SB - L Gonzalez (3, 2nd base off C Capuano/J Estrada), J Pierre
(17, 2nd base off M Wise/J Estrada). CS - J Kent (1, 3rd base by C Villanueva),
R Martin (1, 2nd base by C Villanueva/J Estrada).

FIELDING: DP: 2 (R Furcal-J Kent-N Garciaparra, J Beimel-R Furcal-N
Garciaparra).


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MILWAUKEE - 000 000 010 -- 1
LA DODGERS - 400 000 10x -- 5
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MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
C Capuano (L, 5-3) 4 8 4 4 0 4 0 4.13
C Villanueva 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 2.61
M Wise 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 3.26
B Shouse 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.97

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Penny (W, 6-1) 7 6 0 0 2 4 0 2.26
J Beimel 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 3.80
Y Brazoban 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.00

BALK - M Wise. HBP - J Kent (by C Capuano). Pitches-strikes: C Capuano 84-54;
C Villanueva 34-19; M Wise 22-9; B Shouse 14-7; B Penny 94-63; J Beimel 16-11;
Y Brazoban 20-12. Ground balls-fly balls: C Capuano 2-5; C Villanueva 2-2; M
Wise 1-2; B Shouse 3-0; B Penny 6-11; J Beimel 3-0; Y Brazoban 0-0. Batters
faced: C Capuano 21; C Villanueva 7; M Wise 6; B Shouse 4; B Penny 28; J Beimel
4; Y Brazoban 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Hunter Wendelstedt. 1B--Randy Marsh. 2B--Bob Davidson. 3B--Sam
Holbrook.

T--2:51. Att--35,609.
Weather: 66 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 12 mph, out
to center.</div>

 

Batterymates Martin, Penny lead Dodgers past Brewers

<h3>LA DODGERS 5, MILWAUKEE 1</h3>LOS ANGELES (Ticker) -- For opponents of the Los AngelesDodgers, the sight of Russell Martin beating their club has tobe getting old.

Martin had three RBI and Brad Penny pitched seven scorelessinnings as the Dodgers won the rubber game of the three-gameset, 5-1, over the Milwaukee Brewers.

Following singles from Rafael Furcal and Juan Pierre againstMilwaukee starter Chris Capuano (5-3) to open the bottom of thefirst, Jeff Kent was hit by a pitch. Martin, who had a hand ineach of the runs scored in Tuesday's 3-2 Dodgers' victory,capitalized on the opportunity with a three-run double to rightto stake Los Angeles to an early 3-0 advantage.

Luis Gonzalez followed Martin with a run-scoring single to pushthe lead to 4-0 for the Dodgers, who ran their record to 21-3 incontests in which they score first.

The four-run margin was more than enough run support for LosAngeles starter Brad Penny (6-1), who dominated the Brewers anouting after giving up a season-high eight runs to the Angels.The righthander, who improved to 3-0 with a 1.43 ERA in six homestarts, faced as many five hitters only once in an inning,yielding six hits with two walks and four strikeouts.

Capuano, who had allowed 10 runs and 14 hits in his last twooutings, continued his string of poor starts by surrendering thefour first-inning runs and eight hits with four strikeouts infour innings. After starting the season 5-0, the lefthander hasdropped three straight contests.

Bill Hall tallied two hits and a RBI for the Brewers, who remainwinless in the nine games in which they have been held underthree runs.

Even though all the offense occurred in the first frame, thecontest did not lack for fireworks. In the fifth, Martin sent apitch from reliever Carlos Villanueva, who relieved Capuano,down the left field line for an apparent homer.

Replays showed the home run ruling from third base umpire SamHolbrook was incorrect and the call was overturned. The verynext pitch, Villanueva sailed a pitch well over the head ofMartin, prompting Martin to stare down the pitcher.

Martin took a base on balls on the next pitch and upon reachingfirst, started having words with first baseman Prince Fielder.Shortly thereafter, Dodgers first base coach Mariano Duncaninterjected in the disagreement, prompting both teams to clearthe benchs.

Los Angeles reliever Yhency Brazoban, who underwent Tommy Johnelbow surgery on his right elbow on April 18, 2006, was recalledfrom the minors prior to the contest and worked around a walkin the ninth in his return.

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
MILWAUKEE 1
LA DODGERS 5 FINAL</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at LA DODGERS

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MILWAUKEE (1) AT LA DODGERS (5) - HOW THEY SCORED
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LA DODGERS 1ST: R Furcal singled to left. J Pierre reached on infield
single to third, R Furcal to second. N Garciaparra flied out to center.
J Kent hit by pitch, R Furcal to third, J Pierre to second. R Martin doubled to
deep right center, R Furcal, J Pierre and J Kent scored, R Martin to third
advancing on throw. L Gonzalez singled to right, R Martin scored. A LaRoche
lined out to left. L Gonzalez stole second. A Ethier struck out swinging.
(4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 0, LA DODGERS 4.

LA DODGERS 7TH: M Wise relieved C Villanueva. J Pierre walked.
N Garciaparra flied out to center. J Pierre stole second. J Pierre to third on
balk by M Wise. J Kent walked. R Martin hit sacrifice fly to left, J Pierre
scored. L Gonzalez singled to center, J Kent to second. B Clark ran for
L Gonzalez. A LaRoche grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, B Clark out at
second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 0, LA DODGERS 5.

MILWAUKEE 8TH: B Clark in left field. J Beimel relieved B Penny. T Gwynn Jr
reached on infield single to second. P Fielder grounded out to third, T Gwynn
Jr to second. B Hall singled to center, T Gwynn Jr scored. J Estrada grounded
into double play, pitcher to shortstop to first, B Hall out at second.(1 Run,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 1, LA DODGERS 5.</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at LA DODGERS

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MILWAUKEE (1) AT LA DODGERS (5) - EVENT LOG
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Milwaukee Starting Lineups -- R Weeks 2B, T Gwynn Jr RF, P Fielder 1B, B Hall CF,
J Estrada C, G Jenkins LF, T Graffanino 3B, C Counsell SS, C Capuano LHP.

La Dodgers Starting Lineups -- R Furcal SS, J Pierre CF, N Garciaparra 1B,
J Kent 2B, R Martin C, L Gonzalez LF, A LaRoche 3B, A Ethier RF, B Penny RHP.

Umpires -- Hunter Wendelstedt (HP), Randy Marsh (1B), Bob Davidson (2B),
Sam Holbrook (3B).

Gametime Weather: 66 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind out to center at 12 mph.


MILWAUKEE 1ST: R Weeks lined out to center. T Gwynn Jr singled to right
center. T Gwynn Jr stole second. P Fielder struck out swinging. B Hall flied
out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 0, LA DODGERS 0.

LA DODGERS 1ST: R Furcal singled to left. J Pierre reached on infield
single to third, R Furcal to second. N Garciaparra flied out to center.
J Kent hit by pitch, R Furcal to third, J Pierre to second. R Martin doubled to
deep right center, R Furcal, J Pierre and J Kent scored, R Martin to third
advancing on throw. L Gonzalez singled to right, R Martin scored. A LaRoche
lined out to left. L Gonzalez stole second. A Ethier struck out swinging.
(4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 0, LA DODGERS 4.

MILWAUKEE 2ND: J Estrada flied out to center. G Jenkins popped out to
first. T Graffanino flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 0,
LA DODGERS 4.

LA DODGERS 2ND: B Penny flied out to center. R Furcal safe at second on
error by second baseman R Weeks. J Pierre grounded out to third.
N Garciaparra singled to left, R Furcal thrown out at home. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
1 Error) MILWAUKEE 0, LA DODGERS 4.

MILWAUKEE 3RD: C Counsell walked. C Capuano sacrificed to pitcher,
C Counsell to second. R Weeks walked. T Gwynn Jr struck out looking. P Fielder
struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 0, LA DODGERS 4.

LA DODGERS 3RD: J Kent flied out to center. R Martin grounded out to
third. L Gonzalez doubled to center. A LaRoche flied out to left. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 0, LA DODGERS 4.

MILWAUKEE 4TH: B Hall grounded out to third. J Estrada grounded out to
first. G Jenkins flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 0,
LA DODGERS 4.

LA DODGERS 4TH: A Ethier singled to center. B Penny struck out swinging.
R Furcal struck out swinging. J Pierre singled to center, A Ethier to second.
N Garciaparra struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 0,
LA DODGERS 4.

MILWAUKEE 5TH: T Graffanino struck out swinging. C Counsell grounded out
to first. C Hart hit for C Capuano. C Hart reached on bunt single to third.
R Weeks hit a ground rule double to deep left, C Hart to third. T Gwynn Jr
popped out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 0, LA DODGERS 4.

LA DODGERS 5TH: C Villanueva relieved C Capuano. J Kent doubled to left.
J Kent caught stealing third, pitcher to third. R Martin walked. L Gonzalez
flied out to center. R Martin caught stealing second, catcher to second.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 0, LA DODGERS 4.

MILWAUKEE 6TH: P Fielder flied out to center. B Hall doubled to deep
right. J Estrada reached on infield single to first, B Hall to third.
G Jenkins grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, J Estrada out
at second.(0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 0, LA DODGERS 4.

LA DODGERS 6TH: A LaRoche grounded out to third. A Ethier reached on
infield single to second. B Penny sacrificed to pitcher, A Ethier to second.
R Furcal fouled out to third. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 0, LA DODGERS 4.

MILWAUKEE 7TH: T Graffanino flied out to right. C Counsell lined out to
shortstop. K Mench hit for C Villanueva. K Mench doubled to left. R Weeks
flied out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 0, LA DODGERS 4.

LA DODGERS 7TH: M Wise relieved C Villanueva. J Pierre walked.
N Garciaparra flied out to center. J Pierre stole second. J Pierre to third on
balk by M Wise. J Kent walked. R Martin hit sacrifice fly to left, J Pierre
scored. L Gonzalez singled to center, J Kent to second. B Clark ran for
L Gonzalez. A LaRoche grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, B Clark out at
second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 0, LA DODGERS 5.

MILWAUKEE 8TH: B Clark in left field. J Beimel relieved B Penny. T Gwynn Jr
reached on infield single to second. P Fielder grounded out to third, T Gwynn
Jr to second. B Hall singled to center, T Gwynn Jr scored. J Estrada grounded
into double play, pitcher to shortstop to first, B Hall out at second.(1 Run,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 1, LA DODGERS 5.

LA DODGERS 8TH: B Shouse relieved M Wise. A Ethier grounded out to second.
O Saenz hit for J Beimel. O Saenz walked. T Abreu ran for O Saenz. R Furcal
singled to right, T Abreu to second. J Pierre grounded into double play,
shortstop to second to first, R Furcal out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
MILWAUKEE 1, LA DODGERS 5.

MILWAUKEE 9TH: Y Brazoban relieved J Beimel. G Jenkins struck out swinging.
T Graffanino walked. C Counsell struck out looking. G Gross hit for
B Shouse. T Graffanino to second on fielder's indifference. G Gross struck out
looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 1, LA DODGERS 5.</div>

 

Batterymates Martin, Penny lead Dodgers past Brewers

<h3>LA DODGERS 5, MILWAUKEE 1</h3>LOS ANGELES (Ticker) -- For opponents of the Los AngelesDodgers, the sight of Russell Martin beating their club has tobe getting old.

Martin had three RBI and Brad Penny pitched seven scorelessinnings as the Dodgers won the rubber game of the three-gameset, 5-1, over the Milwaukee Brewers.

Following singles from Rafael Furcal and Juan Pierre againstMilwaukee starter Chris Capuano (5-3) to open the bottom of thefirst, Jeff Kent was hit by a pitch. Martin, who had a hand ineach of the runs scored in Tuesday's 3-2 Dodgers' victory,capitalized on the opportunity with a three-run double to rightto stake Los Angeles to an early 3-0 advantage.

"I just try to go up there and do my job," Martin said. "Wewere in a good spot to put runs on the board early."

Martin increased his gaudy numbers against the lefthander and is7-for-11 against Capuano with a homer and seven RBI in histwo-year major league career.

Luis Gonzalez followed Martin with a run-scoring single to pushthe lead to 4-0 for the Dodgers, who ran their record to 21-3 incontests in which they score first.

"It was a big run, because we know that those guys have a toughlineup and can score runs in bunches," Gonzalez said.

The four-run margin was more than enough run support for LosAngeles starter Brad Penny (6-1), who dominated the Brewers anouting after giving up a season-high eight runs to the Angels.The righthander, who improved to 3-0 with a 1.43 ERA in six homestarts, faced as many five hitters only once in an inning,yielding six hits with two walks and four strikeouts.

"I just wanted to come out here and pitch a good game after mylast outing," Penny said. "I felt like I threw a good game."

Capuano, who had allowed 10 runs and 14 hits in his last twooutings, continued his string of poor starts by surrendering thefour first-inning runs and eight hits with four strikeouts infour innings. After starting the season 5-0, the lefthander hasdropped three straight contests.

"(I) just didn't have good command of any of my pitches and Ihave to work on some adjustments," Capuano said.

Bill Hall tallied two hits and a RBI for the Brewers, who remainwinless in the nine games in which they have been held underthree runs.

Even though all the offense occurred in the first frame, thecontest did not lack for fireworks. In the fifth, Martin sent apitch from reliever Carlos Villanueva, who relieved Capuano,down the left field line for an apparent homer.

"I didn't see if the ball was fair or not, I just saw the umpirerule it a home run," Martin said.

Replays showed the home run ruling from third base umpire SamHolbrook was incorrect and the call was overturned. The verynext pitch, Villanueva sailed a pitch well over the head ofMartin, prompting Martin to stare down the pitcher.

"The pitch just got away, nothing was intentional from it,"Villanueva said.

Martin took a base on balls on the next pitch and upon reachingfirst, started having words with first baseman Prince Fielder.Shortly thereafter, Dodgers first base coach Mariano Duncaninterjected in the disagreement, prompting both teams to clearthe benches.

"I didn't say anything to Fielder, I just heard him startyelling at Mariano (Duncan)," Martin said.

Los Angeles reliever Yhency Brazoban, who underwent Tommy Johnelbow surgery on his right elbow on April 18, 2006, was recalledfrom the minors prior to the contest and worked around a walkin the ninth in his return.