GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: HOUSTON (32-44) at MILWAUKEE (44-32)

NL: HOUSTON at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
HOUSTON 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 5 1
MILWAUKEE 2 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 11 12 1 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: HOU - BRIAN MOEHLER
MIL - CARLOS VILLANUEVA

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: L SCOTT (.245, 1-FOR-3, HR, RBI)
B AUSMUS (.267, 1-FOR-2, BB, HR, RBI)
C BURKE (.233, 1 HR, 7 RBI)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">HOUSTON (4) VS MILWAUKEE (11) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Biggio 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .238
E Bruntlett ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
H Pence cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .347
L Berkman 1b 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .258
B Moehler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
C Lee lf 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .291
O Palmeiro lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
M Loretta ss-1b 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .323
E Munson c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216
M Lamb 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .301
L Scott rf 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 .245
B Ausmus c-1b 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 .267
W Rodriguez p 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .160
R White p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Burke 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233

Totals 29 4 5 4 4 7 10

BATTING: HR - L Scott (8, 2nd inning off C Vargas 0 on, 2 Out), B Ausmus (2,
2nd inning off C Vargas 0 on, 2 Out), C Lee (14, 6th inning off C Vargas 1 on,
0 Out). RBI - L Scott (34), B Ausmus (17), C Lee 2 (62). 2-out RBI - L Scott, B
Ausmus. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Lee 2, W Rodriguez 1. GIDP
- L Scott. Team LOB - 5.

BASERUNNING: SB - H Pence (7, 2nd base off C Vargas/J Estrada).

FIELDING: E - L Scott (3, bobble).


MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Hart rf 4 0 2 0 1 1 1 .318
J Hardy ss 3 2 1 0 2 1 2 .286
R Braun 3b 4 2 3 2 1 0 0 .342
P Fielder 1b 4 1 1 0 1 1 4 .282
B Hall cf 4 1 0 0 1 2 5 .264
J Estrada c 4 2 2 4 1 0 1 .286
K Mench lf 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .272
R Weeks 2b 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .249
C Vargas p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .095
M Wise p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-T Graffanino ph 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .253
C Villanueva p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 34 11 12 9 7 7 15

a-homered to center for M Wise in the 6th.

BATTING: 2B - R Braun 2 (11, W Rodriguez, R White). HR - R Braun (6, 1st inning
off W Rodriguez 1 on, 1 Out), T Graffanino (6, 6th inning off R White 1 on, 0
Out), J Estrada (7, 6th inning off R White 3 on, 2 Out). S - C Vargas. RBI - R
Braun 2 (21), R Weeks (19), T Graffanino 2 (19), J Estrada 4 (30). 2-out RBI -
J Estrada 4. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Estrada 1, K Mench 1,
P Fielder 2, C Hart 1, J Hardy 1. Team LOB - 8.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Hart (16, 2nd base off W Rodriguez/B Ausmus), R Braun (6,
3rd base off W Rodriguez/B Ausmus). CS - J Hardy (3, 2nd base by W Rodriguez).


FIELDING: E - P Fielder (9, throw). DP: 1 (R Weeks-J Hardy-P Fielder).


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HOUSTON - 020 002 00 -- 4
MILWAUKEE - 200 009 00 -- 11
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HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
W Rodriguez 5 7 6 6 4 5 1 4.57
R White 1 3 5 5 2 2 2 7.67
B Moehler 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 5.67

MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
C Vargas 5 5 4 4 3 6 3 4.29
M Wise 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.06
C Villanueva 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.68

C Vargas pitched to 4 batters in the 6th.
W Rodriguez pitched to 4 batters in the 6th.

IBB - B Ausmus (by M Wise), P Fielder (by R White). HBP - R Weeks (by W
Rodriguez). Pitches-strikes: W Rodriguez 92-55; R White 25-15; B Moehler 31-20;
C Vargas 100-62; M Wise 8-3; C Villanueva 27-16. Ground balls-fly balls: W
Rodriguez 7-2; R White 1-0; B Moehler 4-2; C Vargas 5-5; M Wise 3-0; C
Villanueva 3-2. Batters faced: W Rodriguez 26; R White 8; B Moehler 9; C Vargas
24; M Wise 3; C Villanueva 6.

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

Weather: 87 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 13 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE - PITCHING CHANGE
MIL: JOSE CAPELLAN (0-2, 4.09) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 4, MILWAUKEE 11

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: L SCOTT (.245, 1-FOR-3, HR, RBI)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Capellan relieved C Villanueva.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 4
MILWAUKEE 11 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: L Scott (.245, 1-FOR-3, HR, RBI)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY LUKE SCOTT (9) TO CENTER WITH 0 OUT IN THE
9TH OFF JOSE CAPELLAN.
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 5, MILWAUKEE 11

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: B AUSMUS (.267, 1-FOR-2, BB, HR, RBI)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
HOUSTON 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 5 6 1
MILWAUKEE 2 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 x 11 12 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: HOU - WANDY RODRIGUEZ, RICK WHITE (6TH), BRIAN MOEHLER (7TH) AND
BRAD AUSMUS, ERIC MUNSON (8TH)

MIL - CLAUDIO VARGAS, MATT WISE (6TH), CARLOS
VILLANUEVA (7TH), JOSE CAPELLAN (9TH) AND JOHNNY ESTRADA

HOME RUNS: HOU - LUKE SCOTT (8) OFF CLAUDIO VARGAS IN THE 2ND, 0 ON
BRAD AUSMUS (2) OFF CLAUDIO VARGAS IN THE 2ND, 0 ON
CARLOS LEE (14) OFF CLAUDIO VARGAS IN THE 6TH, 1 ON
LUKE SCOTT (9) OFF JOSE CAPELLAN IN THE 9TH, 0 ON

MIL - RYAN BRAUN (6) OFF WANDY RODRIGUEZ IN THE 1ST, 1 ON
TONY GRAFFANINO (6) OFF RICK WHITE IN THE 6TH, 1 ON
JOHNNY ESTRADA (7) OFF RICK WHITE IN THE 6TH, 3 ON</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
HOUSTON 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 5 6 1
MILWAUKEE 2 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 x 11 12 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: HOU - WANDY RODRIGUEZ, RICK WHITE (6TH), BRIAN MOEHLER (7TH) AND
BRAD AUSMUS, ERIC MUNSON (8TH)

MIL - CLAUDIO VARGAS, MATT WISE (6TH), CARLOS
VILLANUEVA (7TH), JOSE CAPELLAN (9TH) AND JOHNNY ESTRADA


WP - MATT WISE (2-1)
LP - WANDY RODRIGUEZ (4-7)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: HOU - LUKE SCOTT (8) OFF CLAUDIO VARGAS IN THE 2ND, 0 ON
BRAD AUSMUS (2) OFF CLAUDIO VARGAS IN THE 2ND, 0 ON
CARLOS LEE (14) OFF CLAUDIO VARGAS IN THE 6TH, 1 ON
LUKE SCOTT (9) OFF JOSE CAPELLAN IN THE 9TH, 0 ON

MIL - RYAN BRAUN (6) OFF WANDY RODRIGUEZ IN THE 1ST, 1 ON
TONY GRAFFANINO (6) OFF RICK WHITE IN THE 6TH, 1 ON
JOHNNY ESTRADA (7) OFF RICK WHITE IN THE 6TH, 3 ON


TIME: 3:01 ATT: 30,713

PROBABLES: HOU - WOODY WILLIAMS (3-10, 5.75)
MIL - JEFF SUPPAN (8-7, 4.90)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">HOUSTON (5) VS MILWAUKEE (11) - FINAL

HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Biggio 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .238
E Bruntlett ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
H Pence cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .347
L Berkman 1b 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .258
B Moehler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
C Lee lf 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .291
O Palmeiro lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
M Loretta ss-1b 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .323
E Munson c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216
M Lamb 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .301
L Scott rf 4 2 2 2 0 1 2 .249
B Ausmus c-1b 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .266
W Rodriguez p 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .160
R White p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Burke 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231

Totals 33 5 6 5 4 7 10

BATTING: HR - L Scott 2 (9, 2nd inning off C Vargas 0 on, 2 Out, 9th inning off
J Capellan 0 on, 0 Out), B Ausmus (2, 2nd inning off C Vargas 0 on, 2 Out), C
Lee (14, 6th inning off C Vargas 1 on, 0 Out). RBI - L Scott 2 (35), B Ausmus
(17), C Lee 2 (62). 2-out RBI - L Scott, B Ausmus. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - C Lee 2, W Rodriguez 1. GIDP - L Scott. Team LOB - 5.

BASERUNNING: SB - H Pence (7, 2nd base off C Vargas/J Estrada).

FIELDING: E - L Scott (3, bobble).


MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Hart rf 4 0 2 0 1 1 1 .318
J Hardy ss 3 2 1 0 2 1 2 .286
R Braun 3b 4 2 3 2 1 0 0 .342
P Fielder 1b 4 1 1 0 1 1 4 .282
B Hall cf 4 1 0 0 1 2 5 .264
J Estrada c 4 2 2 4 1 0 1 .286
K Mench lf 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .272
R Weeks 2b 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .249
C Vargas p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .095
M Wise p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-T Graffanino ph 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .253
C Villanueva p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Capellan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 34 11 12 9 7 7 15

a-homered to center for M Wise in the 6th.

BATTING: 2B - R Braun 2 (11, W Rodriguez, R White). HR - R Braun (6, 1st inning
off W Rodriguez 1 on, 1 Out), T Graffanino (6, 6th inning off R White 1 on, 0
Out), J Estrada (7, 6th inning off R White 3 on, 2 Out). S - C Vargas. RBI - R
Braun 2 (21), R Weeks (19), T Graffanino 2 (19), J Estrada 4 (30). 2-out RBI -
J Estrada 4. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Estrada 1, K Mench 1,
P Fielder 2, C Hart 1, J Hardy 1. Team LOB - 8.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Hart (16, 2nd base off W Rodriguez/B Ausmus), R Braun (6,
3rd base off W Rodriguez/B Ausmus). CS - J Hardy (3, 2nd base by W Rodriguez).


FIELDING: E - P Fielder (9, throw). DP: 1 (R Weeks-J Hardy-P Fielder).


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HOUSTON - 020 002 001 -- 5
MILWAUKEE - 200 009 00x -- 11
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HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
W Rodriguez (L, 4-7) 5 7 6 6 4 5 1 4.57
R White 1 3 5 5 2 2 2 7.67
B Moehler 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 5.67

MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
C Vargas 5 5 4 4 3 6 3 4.29
M Wise (W, 2-1) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.06
C Villanueva 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.68
J Capellan 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 4.50

C Vargas pitched to 4 batters in the 6th.
W Rodriguez pitched to 4 batters in the 6th.

IBB - B Ausmus (by M Wise), P Fielder (by R White). HBP - R Weeks (by W
Rodriguez). Pitches-strikes: W Rodriguez 92-55; R White 25-15; B Moehler 31-20;
C Vargas 100-62; M Wise 8-3; C Villanueva 27-16; J Capellan 12-10. Ground
balls-fly balls: W Rodriguez 7-2; R White 1-0; B Moehler 4-2; C Vargas 5-5; M
Wise 3-0; C Villanueva 3-2; J Capellan 0-3. Batters faced: W Rodriguez 26; R
White 8; B Moehler 9; C Vargas 24; M Wise 3; C Villanueva 6; J Capellan 4.

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

T--3:01. Att--30,713.
Weather: 87 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 13 mph, right to
left.</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
HOUSTON 5
MILWAUKEE 11 FINAL</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
HOUSTON (5) AT MILWAUKEE (11) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

MILWAUKEE 1ST: C Hart singled to center. J Hardy grounded into fielder's
choice to third, C Hart out at second. R Braun homered to left, J Hardy
scored. P Fielder singled to center. B Hall grounded into fielder's choice to
pitcher, P Fielder out at second. J Estrada singled to center, B Hall to
second. K Mench grounded into fielder's choice to third, J Estrada out at
second. (2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 0, MILWAUKEE 2.

HOUSTON 2ND: M Loretta grounded out to second. M Lamb popped out to
shortstop. L Scott homered to right. B Ausmus homered to left. W Rodriguez
grounded out to third. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 2, MILWAUKEE 2.

HOUSTON 6TH: L Berkman walked. C Lee homered to center, L Berkman scored.
M Loretta singled to center. M Lamb grounded into fielder's choice to first,
M Loretta safe at second on throwing error by first baseman P Fielder. M Wise
relieved C Vargas. L Scott grounded into double play, second to shortstop to
first, M Lamb out at second, M Loretta to third. B Ausmus intentionally walked.
W Rodriguez grounded into fielder's choice to third, B Ausmus out at second.
(2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error) HOUSTON 4, MILWAUKEE 2.

MILWAUKEE 6TH: B Hall walked. J Estrada walked, B Hall to second. K Mench
singled to left, B Hall to third, J Estrada to second. R Weeks singled to deep
right, B Hall scored, J Estrada to third, K Mench to second, J Estrada and
K Mench scored, R Weeks to third on error by right fielder L Scott. R White
relieved W Rodriguez. T Graffanino hit for M Wise. T Graffanino homered to
center, R Weeks scored. C Hart struck out looking. J Hardy walked. R Braun
doubled to deep right, J Hardy to third. P Fielder intentionally walked.
B Hall struck out looking. J Estrada homered to right, J Hardy, R Braun and
P Fielder scored. K Mench grounded out to pitcher. (9 Runs, 5 Hits, 1 Error)
HOUSTON 4, MILWAUKEE 11.

HOUSTON 9TH: J Capellan relieved C Villanueva. L Scott homered to center.
B Ausmus flied out to right. C Burke flied out to center. E Bruntlett lined
out to first. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 5, MILWAUKEE 11.</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
HOUSTON (5) AT MILWAUKEE (11) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Houston Starting Lineups -- C Biggio 2B, H Pence CF, L Berkman 1B, C Lee LF,
M Loretta SS, M Lamb 3B, L Scott RF, B Ausmus C, W Rodriguez LHP.

Milwaukee Starting Lineups -- C Hart RF, J Hardy SS, R Braun 3B, P Fielder 1B,
B Hall CF, J Estrada C, K Mench LF, R Weeks 2B, C Vargas RHP.

Umpires -- Bill Welke (HP), Laz Diaz (1B), John Hirschbeck (2B), Wally Bell (3B).

Gametime Weather: 87 degrees, Cloudy, wind right to left at 13 mph.


HOUSTON 1ST: C Biggio struck out looking. H Pence walked. H Pence stole
second. L Berkman flied out to left. C Lee flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) HOUSTON 0, MILWAUKEE 0.

MILWAUKEE 1ST: C Hart singled to center. J Hardy grounded into fielder's
choice to third, C Hart out at second. R Braun homered to left, J Hardy
scored. P Fielder singled to center. B Hall grounded into fielder's choice to
pitcher, P Fielder out at second. J Estrada singled to center, B Hall to
second. K Mench grounded into fielder's choice to third, J Estrada out at
second. (2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 0, MILWAUKEE 2.

HOUSTON 2ND: M Loretta grounded out to second. M Lamb popped out to
shortstop. L Scott homered to right. B Ausmus homered to left. W Rodriguez
grounded out to third. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 2, MILWAUKEE 2.

MILWAUKEE 2ND: R Weeks struck out swinging. C Vargas grounded out to
pitcher. C Hart walked. C Hart stole second. J Hardy struck out swinging.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 2, MILWAUKEE 2.

HOUSTON 3RD: C Biggio singled to left. H Pence grounded out to third,
C Biggio to second. L Berkman flied out to center. C Lee grounded out to
second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 2, MILWAUKEE 2.

MILWAUKEE 3RD: R Braun doubled to deep right. P Fielder struck out
swinging. B Hall struck out swinging, R Braun stole third. J Estrada grounded
out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 2, MILWAUKEE 2.

HOUSTON 4TH: M Loretta walked. M Lamb struck out swinging. L Scott struck
out looking. B Ausmus struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 2,
MILWAUKEE 2.

MILWAUKEE 4TH: K Mench struck out swinging. R Weeks hit by pitch.
C Vargas sacrificed to pitcher, R Weeks to second. C Hart flied out to left.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 2, MILWAUKEE 2.

HOUSTON 5TH: W Rodriguez struck out swinging. C Biggio flied out to right.
H Pence struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 2, MILWAUKEE 2.

MILWAUKEE 5TH: J Hardy walked. J Hardy caught stealing second, pitcher to
first to shortstop. R Braun grounded out to shortstop. P Fielder popped out to
shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 2, MILWAUKEE 2.

HOUSTON 6TH: L Berkman walked. C Lee homered to center, L Berkman scored.
M Loretta singled to center. M Lamb grounded into fielder's choice to first,
M Loretta safe at second on throwing error by first baseman P Fielder. M Wise
relieved C Vargas. L Scott grounded into double play, second to shortstop to
first, M Lamb out at second, M Loretta to third. B Ausmus intentionally walked.
W Rodriguez grounded into fielder's choice to third, B Ausmus out at second.
(2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error) HOUSTON 4, MILWAUKEE 2.

MILWAUKEE 6TH: B Hall walked. J Estrada walked, B Hall to second. K Mench
singled to left, B Hall to third, J Estrada to second. R Weeks singled to deep
right, B Hall scored, J Estrada to third, K Mench to second, J Estrada and
K Mench scored, R Weeks to third on error by right fielder L Scott. R White
relieved W Rodriguez. T Graffanino hit for M Wise. T Graffanino homered to
center, R Weeks scored. C Hart struck out looking. J Hardy walked. R Braun
doubled to deep right, J Hardy to third. P Fielder intentionally walked.
B Hall struck out looking. J Estrada homered to right, J Hardy, R Braun and
P Fielder scored. K Mench grounded out to pitcher. (9 Runs, 5 Hits, 1 Error)
HOUSTON 4, MILWAUKEE 11.

HOUSTON 7TH: C Villanueva relieved M Wise. C Biggio grounded out to third.
H Pence flied out to center. L Berkman grounded out to second. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 4, MILWAUKEE 11.

MILWAUKEE 7TH: E Bruntlett at shortstop. B Moehler relieved R White.
M Loretta at first base. C Burke at second base. R Weeks lined out to pitcher.
C Villanueva grounded out to pitcher. C Hart singled to center. J Hardy singled
to center, C Hart to third. R Braun walked, J Hardy to second. P Fielder
grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 4, MILWAUKEE 11.

HOUSTON 8TH: C Lee grounded out to second. M Loretta struck out swinging.
M Lamb flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 4, MILWAUKEE 11.

MILWAUKEE 8TH: O Palmeiro in left field. E Munson catching. B Ausmus at
first base. B Hall grounded out to second. J Estrada grounded out to
shortstop. K Mench lined out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 4,
MILWAUKEE 11.

HOUSTON 9TH: J Capellan relieved C Villanueva. L Scott homered to center.
B Ausmus flied out to right. C Burke flied out to center. E Bruntlett lined
out to first. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 5, MILWAUKEE 11.</div>

 

Estrada hits grand slam in nine-run sixth as Brewers beat Astros

<h3>MILWAUKEE 11, HOUSTON 5</h3>MILWAUKEE (Ticker) -- Johnny Estrada helped lift the MilwaukeeBrewers to their 11th win in their last 13 contests.

Estrada blasted a grand slam to cap a nine-run sixth inningwhich was aided by a costly error as the Brewers came frombehind to trump the Houston Astros, 11-5, on Tuesday.

Estrada sent Astros' reliever Rick White's 0-2 offering over theright field wall for his first career grand slam as the Brewerstook an 11-4 advantage in the sixth.

Houston starter Wandy Rodriguez (4-7) carried a 4-2 lead intothe frame before walking the first two batters he faced andallowing a bloop single to Kevin Mench to load the bases.Rickie Weeks followed with a single to right that skipped overLuke Scott's glove and rolled to the wall, clearing the basesand giving the Milwaukee a 5-4 lead.

Tony Graffanino's fourth career pinch-hit home run on the firstpitch from White added insurance - all before the Astros hadrecorded an out.

After Ryan Braun's double put runners on second and third base,White issued an intentional pass to Prince Fielder which set thestage for Estrada to hit the fifth bases-clearing blast thisseason for the Brewers.

It was the largest single-inning output for the Brewers in 2007,surpassing the seven scored May 1 against the St. LouisCardinals.

After slugging just two home runs in June prior to his blastMonday, Carlos Lee blasted a two-run shot in the sixth that gavethe Astros a temporary 4-2 lead. Lee, who hit 60 home runsduring his nearly two-year stint with the Brewers prior to beingtraded last July, clubbed an offering from starter ClaudioVargas to deep left-center.

Vargas was lifted shortly thereafter for Matt Wise (2-1), whoworked out of two-on, none-out jam to keep Milwaukee close.

Though Vargas has gone six complete innings just twice in hislast six outings, Milwaukee has won all but one of those games.The Brewers are 13-3 during games in which Vargas appears, andthe team has gone 11-2 overall since being no-hit by Detroit'sJustin Verlander on June 12.

Craig Biggio singled in the third inning against Vargas off theglove of a diving Braun, marking career hit No. 2,997. Thesecond baseman is not expected to play Wednesday and will resumehis quest for 3,000 hits when the team opens an 11-gamehomestand in Houston beginning Thursday.

Braun homered in the first to give Milwaukee a 2-0 lead, but theAstros answered with back-to-back homers from Scott and BradAusmus in the top of the second. It was the first time Houstonhad hit back-to-back home runs in 2007.

Scott added another solo home run in the ninth for second careermulti-homer game.

 

Estrada hits grand slam in nine-run sixth as Brewers beat Astros

<h3>MILWAUKEE 11, HOUSTON 5</h3>MILWAUKEE (Ticker) -- Johnny Estrada helped lift the MilwaukeeBrewers to their 11th win in their last 13 contests.

Estrada blasted a grand slam to cap a nine-run sixth inningwhich was aided by a costly error as the Brewers came frombehind to trump the Houston Astros, 11-5, on Tuesday.

Estrada sent Astros' reliever Rick White's 0-2 offering over theright field wall for his first career grand slam as the Brewerstook an 11-4 advantage in the sixth.

"I think he was probably trying to throw me a high fastball andget me to chase," said Estrada, who swung at White's first twopitches, both in the dirt. "I just don't think he threw it highenough. With two strikes, I'm just trying to shorten up mystroke and hit the ball. I don't ever hit home runs when I'mtrying to hit home runs, they're always by accident."

Houston starter Wandy Rodriguez (4-7) carried a 4-2 lead intothe frame before walking the first two batters he faced andallowing a bloop single to Kevin Mench to load the bases. RickieWeeks followed with a single to right that skipped over LukeScott's glove and rolled to the wall, clearing the bases andgiving the Milwaukee a 5-4 lead.

"It's a fast outfield," Scott said. "I was getting set up for athrow and flat-out missed it. It just skipped past my glove.No excuse."

Tony Graffanino's fourth career pinch-hit home run on the firstpitch from White added insurance - all before the Astros hadrecorded an out.

"I saw it pretty good and when I first hit it, I was just gladit was going to be a sac fly," Graffanino said. "You go throughthe bumps, and we stayed the course and we stayed positive.Nobody was panicking and good things have happened."

After Ryan Braun's double put runners on second and third, Whiteissued an intentional pass to Prince Fielder which set thestage for Estrada to hit the fifth bases-clearing blast thisseason for the Brewers.

It was the largest single-inning output for the Brewers in 2007,surpassing the seven scored May 1 against the St. LouisCardinals.

"We're definitely struggling keeping the game close," Astrosmanager Phil Garner said. "Obviously, that's hard on us."

After slugging just two home runs in June prior to his shotMonday, Carlos Lee blasted a two-run shot in the sixth that gavethe Astros a temporary 4-2 lead. Lee, who hit 60 home runsduring his nearly two-year stint with the Brewers prior to beingtraded last July, clubbed an offering from starter ClaudioVargas to deep left-center.

Vargas was lifted shortly thereafter for Matt Wise (2-1), whoworked out of two-on, none-out jam to keep Milwaukee close.

"It's just cool to watch the offense explode like that," Wisesaid. "It was an exciting game."

Though Vargas has gone six innings just twice in his last sixoutings, Milwaukee has won all but one of those games. TheBrewers are 13-3 during games in which Vargas appears, and theteam has gone 11-2 overall since being no-hit by the DetroitTigers righthander Justin Verlander on June 12.

"We don't ever feel we're out of a game, especially with just atwo-run deficit," Estrada said. "Claudio kept us in the game."

Craig Biggio singled in the third inning against Vargas off theglove of a diving Braun, marking career hit No. 2,997. Thesecond baseman is not expected to play Wednesday and will resumehis quest for 3,000 hits when the team opens an 11-gamehomestand in Houston beginning Thursday.

"It's nice, but once again, it's a disappointing loss," Biggiosaid. "It just takes time (getting to 3,000). There's not amagic button you can press to get those last three hits."

Braun homered in the first to give Milwaukee a 2-0 lead, but theAstros answered with back-to-back homers from Scott and BradAusmus in the top of the second. It was the first time Houstonhad hit back-to-back home runs in 2007.

Scott added another solo home run in the ninth for second careermulti-homer game.