GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: MILWAUKEE (48-34) at PITTSBURGH (35-47)

NL: MILWAUKEE (48-34) at PITTSBURGH (35-47)

<h3>Capuano, Brewers look to beat up on Pirates</h3>

Milwaukee (48-34) at Pittsburgh (35-47) 4:05 pm EDT

PITTSBURGH (Ticker) -- Owners of the National League's bestrecord, the Milwaukee Brewers continue their four-game serieswith the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday.

With one more win than the San Diego Padres (47-34), the Brewershave climbed to the top of the heap in the NL. Some of thatsuccess is at the expense of the Pirates, as Milwaukee has takensix of the first seven meetings this season.

Chris Capuano (5-5, 4.35 ERA) hopes to capitalize on thatsuccess over Pittsburgh as he takes the mound for the first timein 25 days after being activated from the disabled list. Hehas struggled in his career against Pittsburgh, going 2-6 with a6.63 ERA in 10 career starts against the Pirates.

The lefthander's last start was on June 8, when he surrenderedsix runs and eight hits over four innings in a 9-6 defeat toTexas. The performance capped off a stretch in which he went0-5 over six starts, allowing four runs or more in four of thoseoutings.

Shane Youman (NR) will be making his season debut and fourthcareer start for the Pirates. He is filling the void in therotation left by Zach Duke, who went on the disabled list with asore left elbow.

The lefthanded Youman, who went 4-6 with a 4.70 ERA in theminors prior to his promotion on Sunday, will be making hisfirst career appearance against the Brewers. Youman went 0-2with a 2.91 ERA in five career games - three starts - forPittsburgh in 2006.

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at PITTSBURGH

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

MILWAUKEE PITTSBURGH
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Corey Hart RF .314 11 33 Rajai Davis CF .206 0 2
Craig Counsell SS .241 2 15 Jose Bautista 3B .265 7 29
Ryan Braun 3B .341 7 25 Freddy Sanchez 2B .298 1 30
Prince Fielder 1B .278 27 66 Adam Laroche 1B .230 10 45
Bill Hall CF .276 9 38 Jason Bay LF .259 12 50
Johnny Estrada C .281 7 33 Xavier Nady RF .273 13 46
Kevin Mench LF .274 3 20 Ronny Paulino C .234 5 22
Rickie Weeks 2B .234 5 19 Jack Wilson SS .256 4 23
Chris Capuano LHP .250 1 2 Shane Youman LHP .000 0 0
(5-5, 4.35) (NO RECORD)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH
WARMUPS: MIL - CHRIS CAPUANO (5-5, 4.35)
PIT - SHANE YOUMAN (NO RECORD)

UMPIRES: HP - MIKE EVERITT
1B - JIM WOLF
2B - ROB DRAKE
3B - JIM JOYCE

WEATHER: 79 Degrees, sunny
WIND: 1 mph, out to center</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH
STARTING BATS: MIL - CHRIS CAPUANO AND JOHNNY ESTRADA
PIT - SHANE YOUMAN AND RONNY PAULINO

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: C HART (.314, 11 HR, 33 RBI)
C COUNSELL (.241, 2 HR, 15 RBI)
R BRAUN (.341, 7 HR, 25 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL MILWAUKEE AT PITTSBURGH
NOTE: MILWAUKEE RIGHT FIELDER COREY HART EXTENDED HIS
HITTING STREAK TO 19 GAMES WITH A DOUBLE IN THE FIRST INNING.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY RYAN BRAUN SCORED COREY HART.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R BRAUN ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 1
PITTSBURGH 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: P FIELDER (.278, 27 HR, 66 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIL - CHRIS CAPUANO
PIT - SHANE YOUMAN

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: R DAVIS (.206, 0 HR, 2 RBI)
J BAUTISTA (.265, 7 HR, 29 RBI)
F SANCHEZ (.298, 1 HR, 30 RBI)</div>

 

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

MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Hart rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .317
C Counsell ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
R Braun 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .345
P Fielder 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
B Hall cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .275
J Estrada c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
K Mench lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
R Weeks 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
C Capuano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250

Totals 4 1 2 1 0 0 1

BATTING: 2B - C Hart (14, S Youman). S - C Counsell. RBI - R Braun (26).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Hall 1. Team LOB - 1.


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Davis cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206
J Bautista 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
F Sanchez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
A LaRoche 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
J Bay lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
X Nady rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
R Paulino c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
J Wilson ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
S Youman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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MILWAUKEE - 1 -- 1
PITTSBURGH - -- 0
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MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
C Capuano 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.35

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
S Youman 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 9.00

Pitches-strikes: S Youman 13-9. Ground balls-fly balls: S Youman 3-0. Batters
faced: S Youman 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Mike Everitt. 1B--Jim Wolf. 2B--Rob Drake. 3B--Jim Joyce.

Weather: 80 degrees, sunny. Wind: 1 mph, out to center.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH
CONFIRMED STARTERS: MIL - CHRIS CAPUANO
PIT - SHANE YOUMAN</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIL - CHRIS CAPUANO
PIT - SHANE YOUMAN

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: J ESTRADA (.281, 7 HR, 33 RBI)
K MENCH (.274, 3 HR, 20 RBI)
R WEEKS (.234, 5 HR, 19 RBI)</div>

 

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

MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Hart rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .317
C Counsell ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
R Braun 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .345
P Fielder 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
B Hall cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .275
J Estrada c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
K Mench lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
R Weeks 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
C Capuano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250

Totals 4 1 2 1 0 0 1

BATTING: 2B - C Hart (14, S Youman). S - C Counsell. RBI - R Braun (26).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Hall 1. Team LOB - 1.


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Davis cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .229
J Bautista 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .264
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .297
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .229
J Bay lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
X Nady rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
R Paulino c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
J Wilson ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
S Youman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 0 3

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A LaRoche 1. Team LOB - 1.


BASERUNNING: SB - J Bautista (5, 2nd base off C Capuano/J Estrada).


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MILWAUKEE - 1 -- 1
PITTSBURGH - 0 -- 0
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MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
C Capuano 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.29

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
S Youman 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 9.00

Pitches-strikes: C Capuano 23-15; S Youman 13-9. Ground balls-fly balls: C
Capuano 1-2; S Youman 3-0. Batters faced: C Capuano 4; S Youman 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Mike Everitt. 1B--Jim Wolf. 2B--Rob Drake. 3B--Jim Joyce.

Weather: 80 degrees, sunny. Wind: 1 mph, out to center.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIL - CHRIS CAPUANO
PIT - SHANE YOUMAN

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J BAY (.259, 12 HR, 50 RBI)
X NADY (.273, 13 HR, 46 RBI)
R PAULINO (.234, 5 HR, 22 RBI)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">MILWAUKEE (1) VS PITTSBURGH (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Hart rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .317
C Counsell ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .240
R Braun 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .345
P Fielder 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
B Hall cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .275
J Estrada c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .284
K Mench lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273
R Weeks 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .238
C Capuano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250

Totals 8 1 4 1 0 0 5

BATTING: 2B - C Hart (14, S Youman). S - C Capuano , C Counsell. RBI - R Braun
(26). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Counsell 2, B Hall 1. Team
LOB - 4.


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Davis cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .229
J Bautista 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .264
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .297
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .229
J Bay lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
X Nady rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
R Paulino c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
J Wilson ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
S Youman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 0 3

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A LaRoche 1. Team LOB - 1.


BASERUNNING: SB - J Bautista (5, 2nd base off C Capuano/J Estrada).


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MILWAUKEE - 10 -- 1
PITTSBURGH - 0 -- 0
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MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
C Capuano 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.29

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
S Youman 2 4 1 1 0 0 0 4.50

HBP - C Hart (by S Youman). Pitches-strikes: C Capuano 23-15; S Youman 39-25.
Ground balls-fly balls: C Capuano 1-2; S Youman 4-2. Batters faced: C Capuano
4; S Youman 11.

UMPIRES: HP--Mike Everitt. 1B--Jim Wolf. 2B--Rob Drake. 3B--Jim Joyce.

Weather: 80 degrees, sunny. Wind: 1 mph, out to center.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIL - CHRIS CAPUANO
PIT - SHANE YOUMAN

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: R BRAUN (.345, 1-FOR-1, RBI)
P FIELDER (.277, 0-FOR-1)
B HALL (.275, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">MILWAUKEE (1) VS PITTSBURGH (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Hart rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .317
C Counsell ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .240
R Braun 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .345
P Fielder 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
B Hall cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .275
J Estrada c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .284
K Mench lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273
R Weeks 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .238
C Capuano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250

Totals 8 1 4 1 0 0 5

BATTING: 2B - C Hart (14, S Youman). S - C Capuano , C Counsell. RBI - R Braun
(26). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Counsell 2, B Hall 1. Team
LOB - 4.


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Davis cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .229
J Bautista 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .264
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .297
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .229
J Bay lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .258
X Nady rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .276
R Paulino c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .233
J Wilson ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .256
S Youman p 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000

Totals 8 0 2 0 1 2 6

BATTING: 3B - X Nady (1, C Capuano). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
A LaRoche 1, S Youman 1. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Bautista (5, 2nd base off C Capuano/J Estrada).


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MILWAUKEE - 10 -- 1
PITTSBURGH - 00 -- 0
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MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
C Capuano 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 4.23

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
S Youman 2 4 1 1 0 0 0 4.50

IBB - J Wilson (by C Capuano). HBP - C Hart (by S Youman). Pitches-strikes: C
Capuano 37-23; S Youman 39-25. Ground balls-fly balls: C Capuano 1-3; S Youman
4-2. Batters faced: C Capuano 9; S Youman 11.

UMPIRES: HP--Mike Everitt. 1B--Jim Wolf. 2B--Rob Drake. 3B--Jim Joyce.

Weather: 80 degrees, sunny. Wind: 1 mph, out to center.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIL - CHRIS CAPUANO
PIT - SHANE YOUMAN

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: R DAVIS (.229, 1-FOR-1)
J BAUTISTA (.264, 0-FOR-1)
F SANCHEZ (.297, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at PITTSBURGH

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

MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Hart rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .317
C Counsell ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .240
R Braun 3b 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 .350
P Fielder 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276
B Hall cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .274
J Estrada c 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .283
K Mench lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273
R Weeks 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .238
C Capuano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250

Totals 12 1 5 1 0 1 8

BATTING: 2B - C Hart (14, S Youman). S - C Capuano , C Counsell. RBI - R Braun
(26). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Estrada 1, C Counsell 2, B
Hall 1. Team LOB - 5.

BASERUNNING: SB - R Braun (8, 2nd base off S Youman/R Paulino).


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Davis cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .229
J Bautista 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .264
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .297
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .229
J Bay lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .258
X Nady rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .276
R Paulino c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .233
J Wilson ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .256
S Youman p 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000

Totals 8 0 2 0 1 2 6

BATTING: 3B - X Nady (1, C Capuano). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
A LaRoche 1, S Youman 1. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Bautista (5, 2nd base off C Capuano/J Estrada).


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MILWAUKEE - 100 -- 1
PITTSBURGH - 00 -- 0
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MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
C Capuano 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 4.23

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
S Youman 3 5 1 1 0 1 0 3.00

IBB - J Wilson (by C Capuano). HBP - C Hart (by S Youman). Pitches-strikes: C
Capuano 37-23; S Youman 60-38. Ground balls-fly balls: C Capuano 1-3; S Youman
4-4. Batters faced: C Capuano 9; S Youman 15.

UMPIRES: HP--Mike Everitt. 1B--Jim Wolf. 2B--Rob Drake. 3B--Jim Joyce.

Weather: 80 degrees, sunny. Wind: 1 mph, out to center.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
GROUND OUT BY JASON BAY SCORED RAJAI DAVIS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, F SANCHEZ ON SECOND, J BAUTISTA ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 1
PITTSBURGH 1 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: X NADY (.276, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIL - CHRIS CAPUANO
PIT - SHANE YOUMAN

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: K MENCH (.273, 0-FOR-1)
R WEEKS (.238, 1-FOR-1)
C CAPUANO (.250, 0-FOR-0, SAC)</div>

 

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

MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Hart rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .317
C Counsell ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .240
R Braun 3b 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 .350
P Fielder 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276
B Hall cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .274
J Estrada c 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .283
K Mench lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273
R Weeks 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .238
C Capuano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250

Totals 12 1 5 1 0 1 8

BATTING: 2B - C Hart (14, S Youman). S - C Capuano , C Counsell. RBI - R Braun
(26). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Estrada 1, C Counsell 2, B
Hall 1. Team LOB - 5.

BASERUNNING: SB - R Braun (8, 2nd base off S Youman/R Paulino).

FIELDING: E - C Counsell (1, throw); R Braun (7, ground ball).


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Davis cf 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .250
J Bautista 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .263
F Sanchez 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .296
A LaRoche 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 .229
J Bay lf 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 .257
X Nady rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .276
R Paulino c 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 .232
J Wilson ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .256
S Youman p 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000

Totals 14 1 3 1 1 3 13

BATTING: 2B - R Davis (1, C Capuano). 3B - X Nady (1, C Capuano). RBI - J Bay
(51). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A LaRoche 1, R Paulino 2, S
Youman 1. Team LOB - 6.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Bautista (5, 2nd base off C Capuano/J Estrada).


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MILWAUKEE - 100 -- 1
PITTSBURGH - 001 -- 1
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MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
C Capuano 3 3 1 0 1 3 0 4.17

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
S Youman 3 5 1 1 0 1 0 3.00

IBB - J Wilson (by C Capuano). HBP - C Hart (by S Youman); X Nady (by C
Capuano). Pitches-strikes: C Capuano 66-43; S Youman 60-38. Ground balls-fly
balls: C Capuano 3-3; S Youman 4-4. Batters faced: C Capuano 16; S Youman 15.


UMPIRES: HP--Mike Everitt. 1B--Jim Wolf. 2B--Rob Drake. 3B--Jim Joyce.

Weather: 80 degrees, sunny. Wind: 1 mph, out to center.</div>