NL: MILWAUKEE at HOUSTON <div class="pre">NL FINAL 11 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 - - - - - - - - - MILWAUKEE 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 HOUSTON 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 10 11 R H E -- -- - - - MILWAUKEE 0 1 5 9 0 HOUSTON 0 0 4 12 0 (FINAL 11) BATTERIES: MIL - DAVE BUSH, SCOTT LINEBRINK (7TH), DERRICK TURNBOW (8TH), CHRIS SPURLING (10TH), FRANCISCO CORDERO (11TH) AND JOHNNY ESTRADA HOU - JASON JENNINGS, TREVER MILLER (6TH), DAVE BORKOWSKI (6TH), MATT ALBERS (7TH), CHAD QUALLS (8TH), BRAD LIDGE (10TH), BRIAN MOEHLER (11TH) AND ERIC MUNSON, BRAD AUSMUS (9TH) HOME RUNS: MIL - J.J. HARDY (19) OFF JASON JENNINGS IN THE 3RD, 0 ON PRINCE FIELDER (35) OFF JASON JENNINGS IN THE 4TH, 0 ON HOU - LUKE SCOTT (14) OFF DAVE BUSH IN THE 5TH, 2 ON</div>
NL: MILWAUKEE at HOUSTON <div class="pre">NL FINAL 11 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 - - - - - - - - - MILWAUKEE 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 HOUSTON 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 10 11 R H E -- -- - - - MILWAUKEE 0 1 5 9 0 HOUSTON 0 0 4 12 0 (FINAL 11) BATTERIES: MIL - DAVE BUSH, SCOTT LINEBRINK (7TH), DERRICK TURNBOW (8TH), CHRIS SPURLING (10TH), FRANCISCO CORDERO (11TH) AND JOHNNY ESTRADA HOU - JASON JENNINGS, TREVER MILLER (6TH), DAVE BORKOWSKI (6TH), MATT ALBERS (7TH), CHAD QUALLS (8TH), BRAD LIDGE (10TH), BRIAN MOEHLER (11TH) AND ERIC MUNSON, BRAD AUSMUS (9TH) WP - CHRIS SPURLING (2-1) LP - BRIAN MOEHLER (1-4) SAVE - FRANCISCO CORDERO (35) HOME RUNS: MIL - J.J. HARDY (19) OFF JASON JENNINGS IN THE 3RD, 0 ON PRINCE FIELDER (35) OFF JASON JENNINGS IN THE 4TH, 0 ON HOU - LUKE SCOTT (14) OFF DAVE BUSH IN THE 5TH, 2 ON TIME: 3:31 ATT: 40,211 PROBABLES: MIL - JEFF SUPPAN (8-9, 4.84) HOU - WANDY RODRIGUEZ (7-10, 4.50)</div>
NL: MILWAUKEE at HOUSTON <div class="pre">MILWAUKEE (5) VS HOUSTON (4) - FINAL IN 11 INNINGS MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg R Weeks 2b 2 2 0 0 4 1 0 .211 C Hart rf 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .280 R Braun 3b 6 0 1 0 0 1 5 .345 P Fielder 1b 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .287 B Hall cf 5 0 1 2 0 3 3 .262 G Jenkins lf 5 0 2 0 0 2 2 .274 C Spurling p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 F Cordero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 J Estrada c 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .284 J Hardy ss 5 1 1 1 0 1 5 .268 D Bush p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .135 a-J Dillon ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .667 S Linebrink p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 b-C Counsell ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .228 D Turnbow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 K Mench lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 Totals 39 5 9 5 6 10 20 a-reached on infield single to shortstop for D Bush in the 7th; b-struck out swinging for S Linebrink in the 8th. BATTING: 2B - B Hall (29, D Borkowski); G Jenkins (20, C Qualls). 3B - C Hart (4, B Moehler). HR - J Hardy (19, 3rd inning off J Jennings 0 on, 1 Out), P Fielder (35, 4th inning off J Jennings 0 on, 1 Out). S - C Hart. RBI - J Hardy (64), P Fielder (87), B Hall 2 (45), C Hart (51). 2-out RBI - C Hart. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Counsell 1, B Hall 2, J Hardy 2, R Braun 1. GIDP - J Hardy, J Estrada. Team LOB - 10. BASERUNNING: SB - R Weeks (11, 2nd base off J Jennings/E Munson). FIELDING: DP: 1 (P Fielder-J Hardy-D Bush). HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Biggio 2b 6 1 2 0 0 1 4 .246 M Loretta ss-3b 5 1 2 0 0 0 4 .287 L Berkman 1b-rf 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .254 C Lee lf 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 .306 T Wigginton 3b 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .323 C Qualls p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 B Lidge p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 b-M Lamb ph-1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .298 L Scott rf 4 1 2 3 1 1 1 .254 B Moehler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 J Lane cf 5 0 2 0 0 1 2 .170 E Munson c 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .269 B Ausmus c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .234 J Jennings p 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 .087 T Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 D Borkowski p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 a-O Palmeiro ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 M Albers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 E Bruntlett ss 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .258 Totals 44 4 12 4 2 11 20 a-grounded to shortstop for D Borkowski in the 6th; b-doubled to deep right for B Lidge in the 10th. BATTING: 2B - J Lane (4, D Bush); T Wigginton (3, D Bush); M Lamb (10, C Spurling). HR - L Scott (14, 5th inning off D Bush 2 on, 2 Out). RBI - C Lee (93), L Scott 3 (52). 2-out RBI - C Lee, L Scott 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Lane 1, M Loretta 2, C Biggio 1. GIDP - L Berkman. Team LOB - 9. FIELDING: DP: 2 (C Biggio-M Loretta-L Berkman, L Berkman-E Bruntlett). ---------------------------------------------------- MILWAUKEE - 001 102 000 01 -- 5 HOUSTON - 100 030 000 00 -- 4 ---------------------------------------------------- MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era D Bush 6 11 4 4 1 3 1 5.07 S Linebrink 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.53 D Turnbow 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 3.74 C Spurling (W, 2-1) 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4.38 F Cordero (S, 35) 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 3.21 HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era J Jennings 5 1/3 3 4 4 2 3 2 6.15 T Miller (H, 13) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.64 D Borkowski (B, 3) 2/3 1 0 0 1 1 0 5.43 M Albers 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 6.20 C Qualls 2 2 0 0 0 4 0 3.13 B Lidge 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.61 B Moehler (L, 1-4) 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 5.31 T Miller pitched to 1 batter in the 6th. IBB - J Estrada (by D Borkowski), P Fielder (by M Albers), L Scott (by C Spurling). HBP - C Hart (by J Jennings); P Fielder (by T Miller). Pitches-strikes: D Bush 110-73; S Linebrink 13-11; D Turnbow 25-16; C Spurling 14-8; F Cordero 13-10; J Jennings 83-48; T Miller 1-0; D Borkowski 17-8; M Albers 24-12; C Qualls 24-20; B Lidge 7-6; B Moehler 18-12. Ground balls-fly balls: D Bush 5-10; S Linebrink 1-0; D Turnbow 0-3; C Spurling 1-2; F Cordero 0-0; J Jennings 9-4; T Miller 0-0; D Borkowski 0-1; M Albers 1-1; C Qualls 1-1; B Lidge 2-0; B Moehler 3-0. Batters faced: D Bush 29; S Linebrink 3; D Turnbow 6; C Spurling 5; F Cordero 3; J Jennings 21; T Miller 1; D Borkowski 4; M Albers 6; C Qualls 8; B Lidge 3; B Moehler 5. UMPIRES: HP--Bill Welke. 1B--John Hirschbeck. 2B--Wally Bell. 3B--Laz Diaz. T--3:31. Att--40,211. Weather: INDOORS</div>
Hart's go-ahead triple helps Brewers snap four-game skid <h3>MILWAUKEE 5, HOUSTON 4 (11 INNINGS)</h3>HOUSTON (Ticker) -- Corey Hart hit a go-ahead triple in the11th inning to help the Milwaukee Brewers snap a four-gamelosing streak with a 5-4 victory over the Houston Astros onFriday. Rickie Weeks, who was called up from Class AAA Nashville onThursday, drew a two-out walk and scored the go-ahead run whenHart hit an opposite-field triple to right off Brian Moehler(1-4). Luke Scott hit a three-run homer off Milwaukee starter Dave Bushin the fifth for a 4-2 lead, but Bill Hall laced a two-rundouble in the sixth that tied the game at 4-4. The bullpens eachexchanged scoreless frames until Moehler got ahead of Weeks at1-2 before walking him. Weeks drew a career-high four walks, helping Milwaukee snap afour-game losing streak and win on the road for the first timein seven tries. Chris Spurling (2-1) pitched a scoreless 10th and FranciscoCordero worked a perfect 11th to record his major league-leading35th save in 42 chances. Houston, which swept Chicago earlier this week, took an early1-0 lead in the first. Craig Biggio led off the game with a single and later scored ona two-out single by Carlos Lee. Houston loaded the bases withno outs in the second inning but couldn't push across a run. J.J. Hardy hit his 18th home run of the season in the third totie the game at 1-1. Prince Fielder snapped a second-inning tie by depositing a 2-2offering from Jason Jennings into the right field upper deck -his National League-leading 35th of the season. It was thefourth homer in the last nine games for Fielder, who had justone homer in 19 games after the All-Star break. Bush allowed four runs and 11 hits in six innings and is winlessin his last three starts. Meanwhile Jennings fared no better, yielding four runs and threehits in 5 1/3 frames.
NL: MILWAUKEE at HOUSTON <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MILWAUKEE (5) AT HOUSTON (4) - HOW THEY SCORED ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ HOUSTON 1ST: C Biggio singled to left. M Loretta singled to center, C Biggio to second. L Berkman grounded into double play, first to shortstop to pitcher, M Loretta out at second, C Biggio to third. C Lee singled to left, C Biggio scored. T Wigginton fouled out to first. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 0, HOUSTON 1. MILWAUKEE 3RD: J Estrada grounded out to first. J Hardy homered to left. D Bush flied out to center. R Weeks walked. C Hart grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 1, HOUSTON 1. MILWAUKEE 4TH: R Braun grounded out to third. P Fielder homered to right. B Hall flied out to right. G Jenkins struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 2, HOUSTON 1. HOUSTON 5TH: M Loretta singled to center. L Berkman struck out looking. C Lee lined out to third. T Wigginton doubled to left, M Loretta to third. L Scott homered to right, M Loretta and T Wigginton scored. J Lane grounded out to shortstop. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 2, HOUSTON 4. MILWAUKEE 6TH: R Weeks walked. R Weeks stole second. C Hart hit by pitch. R Braun struck out swinging. T Miller relieved J Jennings. P Fielder hit by pitch, R Weeks to third, C Hart to second. D Borkowski relieved T Miller. B Hall hit a ground rule double to deep right, R Weeks and C Hart scored, P Fielder to third. G Jenkins struck out swinging. J Estrada intentionally walked. J Hardy popped out to first. (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 4, HOUSTON 4. MILWAUKEE 11TH: L Berkman in right field. M Lamb at first base. B Moehler relieved B Lidge. J Hardy grounded out to second. K Mench grounded out to shortstop. R Weeks walked. C Hart tripled to deep right, R Weeks scored. R Braun grounded out to second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 5, HOUSTON 4.</div>
NL: MILWAUKEE at HOUSTON <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MILWAUKEE (5) AT HOUSTON (4) - EVENT LOG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Milwaukee Starting Lineups -- R Weeks 2B, C Hart RF, R Braun 3B, P Fielder 1B, B Hall CF, G Jenkins LF, J Estrada C, J Hardy SS, D Bush RHP. Houston Starting Lineups -- C Biggio 2B, M Loretta SS, L Berkman 1B, C Lee LF, T Wigginton 3B, L Scott RF, J Lane CF, E Munson C, J Jennings RHP. Umpires -- Bill Welke (HP), John Hirschbeck (1B), Wally Bell (2B), Laz Diaz (3B). Gametime Weather: INDOORS. MILWAUKEE 1ST: R Weeks grounded out to third. C Hart flied out to left. R Braun flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 0, HOUSTON 0. HOUSTON 1ST: C Biggio singled to left. M Loretta singled to center, C Biggio to second. L Berkman grounded into double play, first to shortstop to pitcher, M Loretta out at second, C Biggio to third. C Lee singled to left, C Biggio scored. T Wigginton fouled out to first. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 0, HOUSTON 1. MILWAUKEE 2ND: P Fielder grounded out to shortstop. B Hall struck out swinging. G Jenkins grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 0, HOUSTON 1. HOUSTON 2ND: L Scott reached on infield single to second. J Lane singled to center, L Scott to second. E Munson walked, L Scott to third, J Lane to second. J Jennings struck out swinging. C Biggio popped out to first. M Loretta grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 0, HOUSTON 1. MILWAUKEE 3RD: J Estrada grounded out to first. J Hardy homered to left. D Bush flied out to center. R Weeks walked. C Hart grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 1, HOUSTON 1. HOUSTON 3RD: L Berkman flied out to center. C Lee flied out to center. T Wigginton singled to right. L Scott popped out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 1, HOUSTON 1. MILWAUKEE 4TH: R Braun grounded out to third. P Fielder homered to right. B Hall flied out to right. G Jenkins struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 2, HOUSTON 1. HOUSTON 4TH: J Lane hit a ground rule double to left. E Munson flied out to right. J Jennings struck out looking. C Biggio flied out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 2, HOUSTON 1. MILWAUKEE 5TH: J Estrada singled to center. J Hardy grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, J Estrada out at second. D Bush grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 2, HOUSTON 1. HOUSTON 5TH: M Loretta singled to center. L Berkman struck out looking. C Lee lined out to third. T Wigginton doubled to left, M Loretta to third. L Scott homered to right, M Loretta and T Wigginton scored. J Lane grounded out to shortstop. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 2, HOUSTON 4. MILWAUKEE 6TH: R Weeks walked. R Weeks stole second. C Hart hit by pitch. R Braun struck out swinging. T Miller relieved J Jennings. P Fielder hit by pitch, R Weeks to third, C Hart to second. D Borkowski relieved T Miller. B Hall hit a ground rule double to deep right, R Weeks and C Hart scored, P Fielder to third. G Jenkins struck out swinging. J Estrada intentionally walked. J Hardy popped out to first. (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 4, HOUSTON 4. HOUSTON 6TH: E Munson flied out to center. O Palmeiro hit for D Borkowski. O Palmeiro grounded out to shortstop. C Biggio singled to left. M Loretta lined out to left. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 4, HOUSTON 4. MILWAUKEE 7TH: M Albers relieved D Borkowski. J Dillon hit for D Bush. J Dillon reached on infield single to shortstop. R Weeks walked, J Dillon to second. C Hart sacrificed to third, J Dillon to third, R Weeks to second. R Braun popped out to second. P Fielder intentionally walked. B Hall struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 4, HOUSTON 4. HOUSTON 7TH: S Linebrink relieved D Bush. L Berkman struck out swinging. C Lee grounded out to shortstop. T Wigginton struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 4, HOUSTON 4. MILWAUKEE 8TH: M Loretta at third base. C Qualls relieved M Albers. E Bruntlett at shortstop. G Jenkins doubled to center. J Estrada flied out to right. J Hardy struck out swinging. C Counsell hit for S Linebrink. C Counsell struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 4, HOUSTON 4. HOUSTON 8TH: D Turnbow relieved S Linebrink. L Scott struck out swinging. J Lane struck out looking. E Munson fouled out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 4, HOUSTON 4. MILWAUKEE 9TH: B Ausmus catching. R Weeks struck out looking. C Hart struck out swinging. R Braun singled to center. P Fielder grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 4, HOUSTON 4. HOUSTON 9TH: E Bruntlett struck out looking. C Biggio fouled out to first. M Loretta flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 4, HOUSTON 4. MILWAUKEE 10TH: B Lidge relieved C Qualls. B Hall struck out swinging. G Jenkins singled to left. J Estrada grounded into double play, first to shortstop, G Jenkins out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 4, HOUSTON 4. HOUSTON 10TH: C Spurling relieved D Turnbow. K Mench in left field. L Berkman popped out to shortstop. C Lee grounded out to third. M Lamb hit for B Lidge. M Lamb doubled to deep right. L Scott intentionally walked. J Lane flied out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 4, HOUSTON 4. MILWAUKEE 11TH: L Berkman in right field. M Lamb at first base. B Moehler relieved B Lidge. J Hardy grounded out to second. K Mench grounded out to shortstop. R Weeks walked. C Hart tripled to deep right, R Weeks scored. R Braun grounded out to second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 5, HOUSTON 4. HOUSTON 11TH: F Cordero relieved C Spurling. B Ausmus struck out looking. E Bruntlett struck out swinging. C Biggio struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 5, HOUSTON 4.</div>
Hart's go-ahead triple helps Brewers snap four-game skid <h3>MILWAUKEE 5, HOUSTON 4 (11 INNINGS)</h3>HOUSTON (Ticker) -- Corey Hart hit a go-ahead triple in the11th inning as the Milwaukee Brewers snapped a four-game losingstreak with a 5-4 victory over the Houston Astros on Friday. Rickie Weeks, who was called up from Class AAA Nashville earlierin the day, drew a two-out walk and scored the go-ahead runwhen Hart hit an opposite-field triple to right off BrianMoehler (1-4). "I was really just trying to put the ball in play," Hart said."(Moehler) tried to go outside and I reached out and kept itfair, and Rickie did the rest." Hart's hit came on an 0-2 pitch, after he disagreed with homeplate umpire Bill Welke on strike two. "Sometimes you can get frustrated with the umpire," Hart said."You just try to stay focused and not lose the rest of theat-bat." Moehler was more upset with the walk to Weeks than he was withthe pitch to Hart. "It was the right pitch, even (catcher Brad Ausmus) said so,"Moehler said. "But the walk beat us, plain and simple." Luke Scott hit a three-run homer off Milwaukee starter Dave Bushin the fifth to give Houston a 4-2 lead, but Bill Hall laced atwo-run double in the sixth that tied the game. The bullpens exchanged scoreless frames until Moehler got aheadof Weeks 1-2 before walking him. Weeks drew a career-high four walks, helping Milwaukee snap itsoverall skid and win on the road for the first time in seventries. "(Weeks) is going to help us down the stretch," Hall said."He's got speed and hitting. He's definitely going to be a bigthreat for us, that's my prediction. He brings a lot of tools." Chris Spurling (2-1) pitched a scoreless 10th and FranciscoCordero worked a perfect 11th to record his major league-leading35th save in 42 chances. The win kept Milwaukee (61-55) in first place in the NationalLeague Central Division, one-half game ahead of Chicago (60-55).It also came on the heels of a three-game sweep in Colorado inwhich the Brewers were outscored, 36-10. "This is huge, especially after getting whooped by Colorado andthem having swept the Cubs," Hart said. "This was a big stepfor us. We're trying to figure out how to win games on theroad." "When you're struggling like we have been, sometimes you have toscratch and claw to get yourself out of it," Brewers managerNed Yost added. Yost's team nearly tasted defeat an inning earlier, when pinchhitter Mike Lamb hit a two-out double off Spurling. After anintentional walk to Scott, Jason Lane ripped a 400-foot shot toleft-center, but Hall made the catch at the wall. "I was playing more shallow than usual. With a guy on secondand two outs, you want to have a shot to throw him out at homeon a hit," Hall said. "I was probably two steps shallow. Hehit one in the gap and it just died a bit for me to get it." Houston took an early 1-0 lead in the first as Craig Biggio ledoff with a single and later scored on a two-out base hit byCarlos Lee. The Astros loaded the bases with none out in thesecond inning but could not push across a run. J.J. Hardy hit his 18th home run of the season in the third totie the game. Prince Fielder snapped the deadlock in the second by depositinga 2-2 offering from Jason Jennings into the upper deck in rightfield for his National League-leading 35th of the season. It was the fourth homer in the last nine games for Fielder, whohad just one in the first 19 contests after the All-Star break.Friday's shot traveled an estimated 446 feet - the 10th-longestblast in Minute Maid Park history. Bush, who allowed four runs and 11 hits in six innings, iswinless in his last three starts. Jennings fared no better,yielding four runs and three hits in 5 1/3 frames. With the loss, the Astros (51-64) fell 9 1/2 games behind theBrewers. "It would have been nice to win this first one," Jennings said."We thought it was our shot to make a run. And if we weregoing to make a run, especially after sweeping the Cubs, weneeded to win this one."
