GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: MILWAUKEE (49-37) at WASHINGTON (34-52)

NL: MILWAUKEE at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - PITCHING CHANGE
WAS: CHAD CORDERO (1-2, 2.93) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 3, WASHINGTON 5

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: R WEEKS (.221, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: C Cordero relieved J Rauch.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 3
WASHINGTON 5 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: R Weeks (.221, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: C Counsell hit for R Weeks.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 3
WASHINGTON 5 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: C Counsell (.241, 2 HR, 15 RBI)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Estrada hit for D Turnbow.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 3
WASHINGTON 5 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: J Estrada (.295, 7 HR, 33 RBI)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY JOHNNY ESTRADA (8) TO RIGHT WITH 1 OUT IN
THE 9TH OFF CHAD CORDERO.
CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 4, WASHINGTON 5

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: C HART (.303, 0-FOR-4)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
MILWAUKEE 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 10 2
WASHINGTON 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 x 5 8 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: MIL - JEFF SUPPAN, CARLOS VILLANUEVA (6TH), BRIAN SHOUSE (7TH),
DERRICK TURNBOW (8TH) AND DAMIAN MILLER

WAS - JASON SIMONTACCHI, SAUL RIVERA (7TH), JON RAUCH
(8TH), CHAD CORDERO (9TH) AND BRIAN SCHNEIDER

HOME RUNS: MIL - RYAN BRAUN (11) OFF JASON SIMONTACCHI IN THE 1ST, 0 ON
PRINCE FIELDER (28) OFF JASON SIMONTACCHI IN THE 1ST, 0 ON

PRINCE FIELDER (29) OFF JASON SIMONTACCHI IN THE 6TH, 0 ON

JOHNNY ESTRADA (8) OFF CHAD CORDERO IN THE 9TH, 0 ON

WAS - NONE</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
MILWAUKEE 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 10 2
WASHINGTON 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 x 5 8 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: MIL - JEFF SUPPAN, CARLOS VILLANUEVA (6TH), BRIAN SHOUSE (7TH),
DERRICK TURNBOW (8TH) AND DAMIAN MILLER

WAS - JASON SIMONTACCHI, SAUL RIVERA (7TH), JON RAUCH
(8TH), CHAD CORDERO (9TH) AND BRIAN SCHNEIDER


WP - JASON SIMONTACCHI (6-6)
LP - JEFF SUPPAN (8-8)
SAVE - CHAD CORDERO (15)

HOME RUNS: MIL - RYAN BRAUN (11) OFF JASON SIMONTACCHI IN THE 1ST, 0 ON
PRINCE FIELDER (28) OFF JASON SIMONTACCHI IN THE 1ST, 0 ON

PRINCE FIELDER (29) OFF JASON SIMONTACCHI IN THE 6TH, 0 ON

JOHNNY ESTRADA (8) OFF CHAD CORDERO IN THE 9TH, 0 ON

WAS - NONE


TIME: 3:11 ATT: 24,774

PROBABLES: MIL - CHRIS CAPUANO (5-5, 4.28)
WAS - TIM REDDING (0-1, 5.40)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">MILWAUKEE (4) VS WASHINGTON (5) - FINAL

MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Hart rf 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 .303
J Hardy ss 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 .280
R Braun 3b 5 1 1 1 0 3 1 .338
P Fielder 1b 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 .284
G Jenkins lf 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .265
D Miller c 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 .312
T Gwynn Jr cf 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .310
R Weeks 2b 2 0 0 0 1 2 4 .221
b-C Counsell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
J Suppan p 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 .083
a-T Graffanino ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .246
C Villanueva p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Shouse p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
D Turnbow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-J Estrada ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .297

Totals 36 4 10 4 2 8 14

a-flied out to center for J Suppan in the 6th; b-lined out to second for R
Weeks in the 9th; c-homered to right for D Turnbow in the 9th.

BATTING: HR - R Braun (11, 1st inning off J Simontacchi 0 on, 2 Out), P Fielder
2 (29, 1st inning off J Simontacchi 0 on, 2 Out, 6th inning off J Simontacchi 0
on, 0 Out), J Estrada (8, 9th inning off C Cordero 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - R Braun
(32), P Fielder 2 (68), J Estrada (34). 2-out RBI - R Braun, P Fielder. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - J Suppan 2, T Graffanino 1, R Braun 1. GIDP -
J Suppan. Team LOB - 8.

FIELDING: E - T Gwynn Jr (1, bobble); R Braun (8, dropped foul ball).


WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Langerhans cf-lf 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .166
R Belliard 2b 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 .296
R Zimmerman 3b 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 .251
D Young 1b 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .339
R Fick 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208
R Church lf 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 .261
N Logan pr-cf 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .224
A Kearns rf 2 0 1 2 2 0 1 .249
F Lopez ss 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .237
B Schneider c 1 0 0 0 3 0 2 .235
J Simontacchi p 3 0 0 0 0 1 7 .000
S Rivera p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-T Batista ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211
J Rauch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Cordero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 32 5 8 5 6 4 14

a-hit by pitch for S Rivera in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - A Kearns (21, J Suppan); F Lopez (16, C Villanueva). RBI - D
Young (43), R Church (36), A Kearns 2 (30), F Lopez (31). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - J Simontacchi 4, D Young 1, R Langerhans 2. Team LOB
- 11.

BASERUNNING: SB - N Logan (9, 2nd base off C Villanueva/D Miller).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (R Zimmerman-R Belliard-D Young).


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MILWAUKEE - 200 001 001 -- 4
WASHINGTON - 000 040 10x -- 5
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MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
J Suppan (L, 8-8) 5 6 4 4 5 3 0 5.00
C Villanueva 1 1/3 2 1 1 1 1 0 2.83
B Shouse 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.95
D Turnbow 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.49

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Simontacchi (W, 6-6) 6 8 3 3 1 5 3 6.11
S Rivera (H, 11) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.62
J Rauch (H, 18) 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.86
C Cordero (S, 15) 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 3.07

WP - C Cordero. IBB - R Weeks (by J Simontacchi), B Schneider 2 (by J
Suppan). HBP - R Church (by J Suppan); G Jenkins (by J Simontacchi); T Batista
(by B Shouse). Pitches-strikes: J Suppan 102-55; C Villanueva 34-20; B Shouse
8-7; D Turnbow 15-9; J Simontacchi 98-67; S Rivera 16-10; J Rauch 22-18; C
Cordero 23-11. Ground balls-fly balls: J Suppan 8-4; C Villanueva 1-2; B Shouse
1-1; D Turnbow 1-2; J Simontacchi 7-6; S Rivera 1-1; J Rauch 1-0; C Cordero
2-1. Batters faced: J Suppan 27; C Villanueva 7; B Shouse 3; D Turnbow 3; J
Simontacchi 27; S Rivera 3; J Rauch 4; C Cordero 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Larry Young. 1B--Angel Hernandez. 2B--Fieldin Culbreth. 3B--Mark
Carlson.

T--3:11. Att--24,774.
Weather: 88 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, out to
right.</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
MILWAUKEE 4
WASHINGTON 5 FINAL</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at WASHINGTON

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MILWAUKEE (4) AT WASHINGTON (5) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

MILWAUKEE 1ST: C Hart flied out to center. J Hardy grounded out to third.
R Braun homered to left. P Fielder homered to center. G Jenkins struck out
swinging. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 2, WASHINGTON 0.

WASHINGTON 5TH: R Langerhans grounded out to second. R Belliard singled to
center. R Zimmerman singled to center, R Belliard to second, R Belliard to
third on error by center fielder T Gwynn Jr. D Young singled to right,
R Belliard scored, R Zimmerman to third. R Church singled to left center,
R Zimmerman scored, D Young to second. A Kearns doubled to deep center, D Young
and R Church scored. F Lopez grounded out to second, A Kearns to third.
B Schneider intentionally walked. J Simontacchi struck out swinging. (4 Runs,
5 Hits, 1 Error) MILWAUKEE 2, WASHINGTON 4.

MILWAUKEE 6TH: P Fielder homered to center. G Jenkins popped out to
shortstop. D Miller singled to center. T Gwynn Jr singled to right, D Miller
to third. R Weeks struck out swinging. T Graffanino hit for J Suppan.
T Graffanino flied out to center. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 3,
WASHINGTON 4.

WASHINGTON 7TH: D Young fouled out to third. R Church singled to center.
N Logan ran for R Church. N Logan stole second. A Kearns walked. F Lopez
doubled to deep right, N Logan scored, A Kearns to third. B Shouse relieved
C Villanueva. B Schneider grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, A Kearns
out at home. T Batista hit for S Rivera. T Batista hit by pitch, F Lopez to
third, B Schneider to second. R Langerhans continues to bat after dropped foul
ball by third baseman R Braun. R Langerhans fouled out to third. (1 Run,
2 Hits, 1 Error) MILWAUKEE 3, WASHINGTON 5.

MILWAUKEE 9TH: C Cordero relieved J Rauch. C Counsell hit for R Weeks.
C Counsell lined out to second. J Estrada hit for D Turnbow. J Estrada homered
to right. C Hart walked. C Hart to second on wild pitch by C Cordero. J Hardy
grounded out to third. R Braun grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 4, WASHINGTON 5.</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MILWAUKEE (4) AT WASHINGTON (5) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Milwaukee Starting Lineups -- C Hart RF, J Hardy SS, R Braun 3B, P Fielder 1B,
G Jenkins LF, D Miller C, T Gwynn Jr CF, R Weeks 2B, J Suppan RHP.

Washington Starting Lineups -- R Langerhans CF, R Belliard 2B, R Zimmerman 3B,
D Young 1B, R Church LF, A Kearns RF, F Lopez SS, B Schneider C, J Simontacchi RHP.

Umpires -- Larry Young (HP), Angel Hernandez (1B), Fieldin Culbreth (2B),
Mark Carlson (3B).

Gametime Weather: 88 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind out to right at 7 mph.


MILWAUKEE 1ST: C Hart flied out to center. J Hardy grounded out to third.
R Braun homered to left. P Fielder homered to center. G Jenkins struck out
swinging. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 2, WASHINGTON 0.

WASHINGTON 1ST: R Langerhans struck out swinging. R Belliard walked.
R Zimmerman grounded out to third, R Belliard to second. D Young grounded out to
second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 2, WASHINGTON 0.

MILWAUKEE 2ND: D Miller singled to center. T Gwynn Jr singled to left,
D Miller to second. R Weeks struck out swinging. J Suppan grounded into double
play, third to second to first, T Gwynn Jr out at second.(0 Runs, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 2, WASHINGTON 0.

WASHINGTON 2ND: R Church hit by pitch. A Kearns lined out to second.
F Lopez grounded out to second, R Church to second. B Schneider walked.
J Simontacchi grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 2,
WASHINGTON 0.

MILWAUKEE 3RD: C Hart grounded out to second. J Hardy popped out to
shortstop. R Braun struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 2,
WASHINGTON 0.

WASHINGTON 3RD: R Langerhans struck out swinging. R Belliard flied out to
center. R Zimmerman grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
MILWAUKEE 2, WASHINGTON 0.

MILWAUKEE 4TH: P Fielder lined out to left. G Jenkins hit by pitch.
D Miller singled to left, G Jenkins to second. T Gwynn Jr grounded out to
pitcher, G Jenkins to third, D Miller to second. R Weeks intentionally walked.
J Suppan popped out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 2,
WASHINGTON 0.

WASHINGTON 4TH: D Young flied out to center. R Church reached on infield
single to shortstop. A Kearns walked, R Church to second. F Lopez grounded
out to first, R Church to third, A Kearns to second. B Schneider intentionally
walked. J Simontacchi flied out to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 2, WASHINGTON 0.

MILWAUKEE 5TH: C Hart grounded out to third. J Hardy grounded out to
first. R Braun struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 2,
WASHINGTON 0.

WASHINGTON 5TH: R Langerhans grounded out to second. R Belliard singled to
center. R Zimmerman singled to center, R Belliard to second, R Belliard to
third on error by center fielder T Gwynn Jr. D Young singled to right,
R Belliard scored, R Zimmerman to third. R Church singled to left center,
R Zimmerman scored, D Young to second. A Kearns doubled to deep center, D Young
and R Church scored. F Lopez grounded out to second, A Kearns to third.
B Schneider intentionally walked. J Simontacchi struck out swinging. (4 Runs,
5 Hits, 1 Error) MILWAUKEE 2, WASHINGTON 4.

MILWAUKEE 6TH: P Fielder homered to center. G Jenkins popped out to
shortstop. D Miller singled to center. T Gwynn Jr singled to right, D Miller
to third. R Weeks struck out swinging. T Graffanino hit for J Suppan.
T Graffanino flied out to center. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 3,
WASHINGTON 4.

WASHINGTON 6TH: C Villanueva relieved J Suppan. R Langerhans popped out to
second. R Belliard grounded out to third. R Zimmerman struck out looking.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 3, WASHINGTON 4.

MILWAUKEE 7TH: S Rivera relieved J Simontacchi. C Hart flied out to left.
J Hardy grounded out to third. R Braun struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 3, WASHINGTON 4.

WASHINGTON 7TH: D Young fouled out to third. R Church singled to center.
N Logan ran for R Church. N Logan stole second. A Kearns walked. F Lopez
doubled to deep right, N Logan scored, A Kearns to third. B Shouse relieved
C Villanueva. B Schneider grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, A Kearns
out at home. T Batista hit for S Rivera. T Batista hit by pitch, F Lopez to
third, B Schneider to second. R Langerhans continues to bat after dropped foul
ball by third baseman R Braun. R Langerhans fouled out to third. (1 Run,
2 Hits, 1 Error) MILWAUKEE 3, WASHINGTON 5.

MILWAUKEE 8TH: R Langerhans in left field. R Fick at first base. N Logan in
center field. J Rauch relieved S Rivera. P Fielder grounded out to second.
G Jenkins struck out swinging. D Miller reached on infield single to third.
T Gwynn Jr struck out looking. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 3, WASHINGTON 5.

WASHINGTON 8TH: D Turnbow relieved B Shouse. R Belliard popped out to
first. R Zimmerman flied out to right. R Fick grounded out to first. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 3, WASHINGTON 5.

MILWAUKEE 9TH: C Cordero relieved J Rauch. C Counsell hit for R Weeks.
C Counsell lined out to second. J Estrada hit for D Turnbow. J Estrada homered
to right. C Hart walked. C Hart to second on wild pitch by C Cordero. J Hardy
grounded out to third. R Braun grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 4, WASHINGTON 5.</div>

 

Kearns, Nationals edge Brewers

<h3>WASHINGTON 5, MILWAUKEE 4</h3>WASHINGTON (Ticker) -- Austin Kearns helped the WashingtonNationals overcome two home runs by Prince Fielder.

Kearns hit a two-run double to cap a four-run fifth inning andJason Simontacchi pitched six effective innings to lift theNationals to a 5-4 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers onSaturday.

Ryan Church came up with a three-hit performance for the firsttime in more than a month as Washington avoided a three-gamelosing streak.

Kearns sent a 1-1 offering from Brewers starter Jeff Suppan(8-8) into center field for a double, which plated Dmitri Youngand Church to give the Nationals a 4-2 lead. The two-base hitfollowed back-to-back RBI singles by Young and Church.

Simontacchi (6-6) yielded three runs and eight hits with a walkand five strikouts.

After surrendering consecutive home runs by Ryan Braun andFielder, the 33-year-old Simontacchi settled down, holding theBrewers scoreless until Fielder led off the sixth with anotherblast that cut the deficit to 4-3.

With two outs and two on in the sixth, pinch hitter TonyGraffanino hit a long drive to center on which Ryan Langerhansmade a diving catch, saving two runs and ending the inning.

Saul Rivera and Jon Rauch each tossed a scoreless inning beforecloser Chad Cordero notched his 15th save of the season despitegiving up a solo homer by Johnny Estrada.

Fielder, who entered the game homerless in his previous ninegames, had his first multi-homer game since May 21 and now leadsthe National League with 29.

Suppan suffered his first loss since June 12, allowing fourruns, six hits and five walks with three strikeouts in fiveinnings.

Felipe Lopez hit an RBI double in the seventh inning, accountingfor Washington's final run.

Damian Miller collected four hits for the second time in sixgames for Milwaukee.

 

Kearns, Nationals edge Brewers

<h3>WASHINGTON 5, MILWAUKEE 4</h3>WASHINGTON (Ticker) -- Austin Kearns helped the WashingtonNationals overcome two home runs by Prince Fielder.

Kearns hit a two-run double to cap a four-run fifth inning andJason Simontacchi pitched six effective innings to lift theNationals to a 5-4 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers onSaturday.

Ryan Church came up with a three-hit performance for the firsttime in more than a month as Washington avoided a three-gamelosing streak.

Kearns sent a 1-1 offering from Brewers starter Jeff Suppan(8-8) into center field for a double, which plated Dmitri Youngand Church to give the Nationals a 4-2 lead. The two-base hit -Kearns' first in 15 games - followed back-to-back RBI singlesby Young and Church.

"It's easy to press," Kearns said. "I have. Everyone does.You just try to limit it, relax as much as possible instead offorcing it."

Simontacchi (6-6) yielded three runs and eight hits with a walkand five strikouts.

After surrendering consecutive home runs by Ryan Braun andFielder in the first, the 33-year-old Simontacchi settled down,holding the Brewers scoreless until Fielder led off the sixthwith another blast that cut the deficit to 4-3.

The three home runs allowed by Simontacchi were a career high.

"My neck was sore," Simontacchi said. "(If) you put the ballover the plate, especially against that team, they're going todo some damage."

With two on and two out in the sixth, pinch hitter TonyGraffanino hit a long drive to center on which Ryan Langerhansmade a diving catch, saving two runs and ending the inning.

"It was a great catch," Milwaukee manager Ned Yost said. "Weplayed a great ballgame, but we just didn't win. We had chancesto get a big hit. They battled back and they battled back. Weplayed a great game and we lost."

Saul Rivera and Jon Rauch each tossed a scoreless inning beforecloser Chad Cordero notched his 15th save of the season despitegiving up a solo homer by Johnny Estrada.

Fielder, who entered the game homerless in his previous ninegames, had his first multi-homer game since May 21 and now leadsthe National League with 29.

"We always feel like we have a chance," Fielder said. "We dohit a lot of home runs. It's not what we try to do. It's justthe way it happens, which is good. Regardless of the home runs,we always feel like we have a chance."

Suppan suffered his first loss since June 12, allowing fourruns, six hits and five walks with three strikeouts in fiveinnings.

Felipe Lopez hit an RBI double in the seventh inning, accountingfor Washington's final run.

Damian Miller collected four hits for the second time in sixgames for Milwaukee.