GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: MILWAUKEE (48-35) at PITTSBURGH (36-47)

NL: MILWAUKEE (48-35) at PITTSBURGH (36-47)

<h3>Vargas looks to continue success against Pirates</h3>



Milwaukee (48-35) at Pittsburgh (36-47) 4:05 pm EDT

PITTSBURGH (Ticker) -- Claudio Vargas hopes his good fortune willcontinue when the Milwaukee Brewers continue their stay at thePittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday.

Though Vargas (6-1, 4.29 ERA) has not been dominant this season,the Brewers seem to win when he pitches. The team has won 12of 14 games started by the righthander and have emergedvictorious in the last six games he has appeared in, includingone relief effort.

Furthermore, Vargas has enjoyed pitching against the Pirates.In seven career outings against Pittsburgh,including six starts,he is 4-0 with a 1.54 ERA in 41 innings.

Ian Snell (6-5, 2.90) starts for the Pirates, who are 18-23 atPNC Park this season. Snell is 5-2 with a 2.26 ERA at home thisyear and 3-0 with a 3.36 ERA in his career against the Brewers.

Jack Wilson reached base four times and Shane Youman pitched sixeffective innings to lead the Pirates past the Brewers, 6-2, onTuesday in the second game of this four-game set.

The Pirates are 2-6 against the Brewers this season but hold a38-19 advantage against them PNC Park. The Pirates' AdamLaRoche has hit safely in his past seven contests, batting .400(12-for-30) with two homers, five doubles and six RBI duringthat span.

Corey Hart has a 19-game hitting streak for the Brewers, whohave homered in 12 consecutive games.

 

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

MILWAUKEE PITTSBURGH
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Corey Hart RF .313 11 33 Nate Mclouth CF .245 1 8
Craig Counsell SS .243 2 15 Jose Bautista 3B .264 7 30
Ryan Braun 3B .343 7 26 Freddy Sanchez 2B .296 1 30
Prince Fielder 1B .274 27 66 Adam Laroche 1B .231 10 46
Johnny Estrada C .288 7 33 Ryan Doumit RF .301 4 17
Geoff Jenkins LF .273 12 35 Xavier Nady LF .277 13 46
Gabe Gross CF .194 3 7 Ronny Paulino C .231 5 24
Rickie Weeks 2B .234 5 19 Jack Wilson SS .264 4 24
Claudio Vargas RHP .095 0 0 Ian Snell RHP .115 0 1
(6-1, 4.29) (6-5, 2.90)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH
WARMUPS: MIL - CLAUDIO VARGAS (6-1, 4.29)
PIT - IAN SNELL (6-5, 2.90)

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

WEATHER: 77 Degrees, cloudy
WIND: 11 mph, right to left</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH
STARTING BATS: MIL - CLAUDIO VARGAS AND JOHNNY ESTRADA
PIT - IAN SNELL AND RONNY PAULINO

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: C HART (.313, 11 HR, 33 RBI)
C COUNSELL (.243, 2 HR, 15 RBI)
R BRAUN (.343, 7 HR, 26 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY RYAN BRAUN (8) TO CENTER WITH 0 OUT
IN THE 1ST OFF IAN SNELL SCORED COREY HART AND CRAIG COUNSELL.
CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 3, PITTSBURGH 0

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: P FIELDER (.274, 27 HR, 66 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL MILWAUKEE AT PITTSBURGH
NOTE: MILWAUKEE RIGHT FIELDER COREY HART SINGLED IN THE
FIRST INNING TO EXTEND HIS HITTING STREAK TO 20 GAMES.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIL - CLAUDIO VARGAS
PIT - IAN SNELL

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: N MCLOUTH (.245, 1 HR, 8 RBI)
J BAUTISTA (.264, 7 HR, 30 RBI)
F SANCHEZ (.296, 1 HR, 30 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">MILWAUKEE (3) 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 .316
C Counsell ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .247
R Braun 3b 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .347
P Fielder 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
J Estrada c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .287
G Jenkins lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .271
G Gross cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .205
R Weeks 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .233
C Vargas p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .095

Totals 8 3 4 3 0 2 4

BATTING: HR - R Braun (8, 1st inning off I Snell 2 on, 0 Out). RBI - R Braun 3
(29). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Weeks 1. Team LOB - 2.


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
J Bautista 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
F Sanchez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
A LaRoche 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
R Doumit rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301
X Nady lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
R Paulino c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
J Wilson ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
I Snell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .115

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: E - F Sanchez (4, ground ball).


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MILWAUKEE - 3 -- 3
PITTSBURGH - -- 0
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MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
C Vargas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.29

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
I Snell 1 4 3 3 0 2 1 3.12

Pitches-strikes: I Snell 29-22. Ground balls-fly balls: I Snell 0-1. Batters
faced: I Snell 8.

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

Weather: 78 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH
CONFIRMED STARTERS: MIL - CLAUDIO VARGAS
PIT - IAN SNELL</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY JOSE BAUTISTA SCORED NATE MCLOUTH.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 3
PITTSBURGH 1 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: F SANCHEZ (.296, 1 HR, 30 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIL - CLAUDIO VARGAS
PIT - IAN SNELL

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: C VARGAS (.095, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
C HART (.316, 1-FOR-1)
C COUNSELL (.247, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

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

MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Hart rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .316
C Counsell ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .247
R Braun 3b 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .347
P Fielder 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
J Estrada c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .287
G Jenkins lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .271
G Gross cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .205
R Weeks 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .233
C Vargas p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .095

Totals 8 3 4 3 0 2 4

BATTING: HR - R Braun (8, 1st inning off I Snell 2 on, 0 Out). RBI - R Braun 3
(29). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Weeks 1. Team LOB - 2.


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .253
J Bautista 3b 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .264
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .233
R Doumit rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .299
X Nady lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
R Paulino c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
J Wilson ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
I Snell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .115

Totals 4 1 2 1 0 0 1

BATTING: 3B - N McLouth (2, C Vargas). SF - J Bautista. RBI - J Bautista (31).
Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: E - F Sanchez (4, ground ball).


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MILWAUKEE - 3 -- 3
PITTSBURGH - 1 -- 1
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MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
C Vargas 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 4.35

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
I Snell 1 4 3 3 0 2 1 3.12

Pitches-strikes: C Vargas 20-12; I Snell 29-22. Ground balls-fly balls: C
Vargas 0-3; I Snell 0-1. Batters faced: C Vargas 5; I Snell 8.

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

Weather: 78 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIL - CLAUDIO VARGAS
PIT - IAN SNELL

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: X NADY (.277, 13 HR, 46 RBI)
R PAULINO (.231, 5 HR, 24 RBI)
J WILSON (.264, 4 HR, 24 RBI)</div>

 

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

MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Hart rf 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .314
C Counsell ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .246
R Braun 3b 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .347
P Fielder 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
J Estrada c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .287
G Jenkins lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .271
G Gross cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .205
R Weeks 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .233
C Vargas p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091

Totals 11 3 4 3 0 2 4

BATTING: HR - R Braun (8, 1st inning off I Snell 2 on, 0 Out). RBI - R Braun 3
(29). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Weeks 1. Team LOB - 2.


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .253
J Bautista 3b 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .264
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .233
R Doumit rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .299
X Nady lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
R Paulino c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
J Wilson ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
I Snell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .115

Totals 4 1 2 1 0 0 1

BATTING: 3B - N McLouth (2, C Vargas). SF - J Bautista. RBI - J Bautista (31).
Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: E - F Sanchez (4, ground ball).


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MILWAUKEE - 30 -- 3
PITTSBURGH - 1 -- 1
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MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
C Vargas 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 4.35

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
I Snell 2 4 3 3 0 2 1 3.09

Pitches-strikes: C Vargas 20-12; I Snell 35-26. Ground balls-fly balls: C
Vargas 0-3; I Snell 2-2. Batters faced: C Vargas 5; I Snell 11.

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

Weather: 78 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIL - CLAUDIO VARGAS
PIT - IAN SNELL

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: R BRAUN (.347, 1-FOR-1, HR, 3 RBI)
P FIELDER (.273, 0-FOR-1)
J ESTRADA (.287, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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

MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Hart rf 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .314
C Counsell ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .246
R Braun 3b 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .347
P Fielder 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
J Estrada c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .287
G Jenkins lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .271
G Gross cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .205
R Weeks 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .233
C Vargas p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091

Totals 11 3 4 3 0 2 4

BATTING: HR - R Braun (8, 1st inning off I Snell 2 on, 0 Out). RBI - R Braun 3
(29). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Weeks 1. Team LOB - 2.


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .253
J Bautista 3b 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .264
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .233
R Doumit rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .299
X Nady lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .280
R Paulino c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .230
J Wilson ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
I Snell p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .111

Totals 8 1 3 1 0 0 3

BATTING: 3B - N McLouth (2, C Vargas). SF - J Bautista. RBI - J Bautista (31).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - I Snell 1. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: E - F Sanchez (4, ground ball).


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MILWAUKEE - 30 -- 3
PITTSBURGH - 10 -- 1
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MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
C Vargas 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 4.29

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
I Snell 2 4 3 3 0 2 1 3.09

Pitches-strikes: C Vargas 37-23; I Snell 35-26. Ground balls-fly balls: C
Vargas 3-3; I Snell 2-2. Batters faced: C Vargas 9; I Snell 11.

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

Weather: 78 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIL - CLAUDIO VARGAS
PIT - IAN SNELL

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: N MCLOUTH (.253, 1-FOR-1)
J BAUTISTA (.264, 0-FOR-0, SF, RBI)
F SANCHEZ (.295, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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

MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Hart rf 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .314
C Counsell ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .246
R Braun 3b 2 1 2 3 0 0 0 .352
P Fielder 1b 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .277
J Estrada c 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .286
G Jenkins lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .271
G Gross cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .205
R Weeks 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .233
C Vargas p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091

Totals 13 3 6 3 1 2 5

BATTING: HR - R Braun (8, 1st inning off I Snell 2 on, 0 Out). RBI - R Braun 3
(29). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Weeks 1. GIDP - J Estrada.
Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: CS - R Braun (1, 2nd base by I Snell/R Paulino).


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .253
J Bautista 3b 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .264
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .233
R Doumit rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .299
X Nady lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .280
R Paulino c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .230
J Wilson ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
I Snell p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .111

Totals 8 1 3 1 0 0 3

BATTING: 3B - N McLouth (2, C Vargas). SF - J Bautista. RBI - J Bautista (31).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - I Snell 1. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (A LaRoche-J Wilson-A LaRoche).


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MILWAUKEE - 300 -- 3
PITTSBURGH - 10 -- 1
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MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
C Vargas 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 4.29

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
I Snell 3 6 3 3 1 2 1 3.06

Pitches-strikes: C Vargas 37-23; I Snell 45-32. Ground balls-fly balls: C
Vargas 3-3; I Snell 4-2. Batters faced: C Vargas 9; I Snell 14.

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

Weather: 78 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIL - CLAUDIO VARGAS
PIT - IAN SNELL

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: G JENKINS (.271, 0-FOR-1)
G GROSS (.205, 1-FOR-1)
R WEEKS (.233, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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

MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Hart rf 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .314
C Counsell ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .246
R Braun 3b 2 1 2 3 0 0 0 .352
P Fielder 1b 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .277
J Estrada c 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .286
G Jenkins lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .271
G Gross cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .205
R Weeks 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .233
C Vargas p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091

Totals 13 3 6 3 1 2 5

BATTING: HR - R Braun (8, 1st inning off I Snell 2 on, 0 Out). RBI - R Braun 3
(29). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Weeks 1. GIDP - J Estrada.
Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: CS - R Braun (1, 2nd base by I Snell/R Paulino).


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250
J Bautista 3b 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .263
F Sanchez 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .294
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .233
R Doumit rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .299
X Nady lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .280
R Paulino c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .230
J Wilson ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
I Snell p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .111

Totals 11 1 3 1 0 1 3

BATTING: 3B - N McLouth (2, C Vargas). SF - J Bautista. RBI - J Bautista (31).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - I Snell 1. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (A LaRoche-J Wilson-A LaRoche).


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MILWAUKEE - 300 -- 3
PITTSBURGH - 100 -- 1
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MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
C Vargas 3 3 1 1 0 1 0 4.24

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
I Snell 3 6 3 3 1 2 1 3.06

Pitches-strikes: C Vargas 46-31; I Snell 45-32. Ground balls-fly balls: C
Vargas 3-5; I Snell 4-2. Batters faced: C Vargas 12; I Snell 14.

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

Weather: 78 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, right to left.</div>