GAME THREAD: NL: CINCINNATI (53-69) at MILWAUKEE (63-60)

NL: CINCINNATI (53-69) at MILWAUKEE (63-60)

<h3>Capuano hopes to avoid dubious club record</h3>

<div class="pre">Cincinnati (53-69) at Milwaukee (63-60) 2:05 pm EDT</div>

MILWAUKEE (Ticker) - Chris Capuano will look to avoid setting adubious team record when the Milwaukee Brewers play the rubbergame of their three-game set with the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday.

Capuano (5-10, 5.23 ERA) who went 5-0 in his first seven starts,has dropped 10 straight decisions over 15 starts since his lastwin on May 7. His 10 straight losses are one shy of the teamrecord established by Chris Bosio from May 21-August 26, 1988,and later matched by Glendon Rusch from April 13-September 26,2003.


His last outing was more of the same as he surrendered sevenruns and eight hits over 4 1/3 innings on Tuesday in a 12-4setback to St. Louis. Perhaps the lefthander can recapture hisearly-season magic against the Reds, whom he is 1-0 against witha 0.66 ERA in two starts this season.


However, Capuano likely will have to be in top form to defeatReds starter Aaron Harang (12-3, 3.50), who has lost just oncesince May 20 on his way to winning seven of his last eightdecisions.


Harang survived through a tough outing on Tuesday to get the winin a 6-5 victory over the Chicago Cubs in which five runs andfour hits over seven frames. He will look to improve his 4-3record and 4.46 ERA in 12 career starts against Milwaukee.

The Brewers snapped a five-game losing streak with Saturday's8-4 win. They trail the Cubs (63-59) by one game in the NLCentral.

 

NL: CINCINNATI at MILWAUKEE

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

CINCINNATI MILWAUKEE
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Norris Hopper RF .313 0 6 Rickie Weeks 2B .210 5 19
Josh Hamilton CF .285 15 34 Gabe Gross RF .242 6 13
Jeff Keppinger SS .356 2 20 Prince Fielder 1B .284 37 90
Brandon Phillips 2B .275 21 67 Ryan Braun 3B .344 23 61
Adam Dunn LF .262 33 81 Geoff Jenkins LF .276 19 54
Jeff Conine 1B .265 6 31 Bill Hall CF .262 10 46
Edwin Encarnacion 3B .263 8 48 Damian Miller C .248 3 19
Ryan Jorgensen C .500 1 2 J.J. Hardy SS .269 22 68
Aaron Harang RHP .135 0 2 Chris Capuano LHP .242 1 2
(12-3, 3.50) (5-10, 5.23)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE
WARMUPS: CIN - AARON HARANG (12-3, 3.50)
MIL - CHRIS CAPUANO (5-10, 5.23)

UMPIRES: HP - MIKE DIMURO
1B - TIM TSCHIDA
2B - JIM JOYCE
3B - JIM WOLF

WEATHER: INDOORS</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE
STARTING BATS: CIN - AARON HARANG AND RYAN JORGENSEN
MIL - CHRIS CAPUANO AND DAMIAN MILLER

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: N HOPPER (.313, 0 HR, 6 RBI)
J HAMILTON (.285, 15 HR, 34 RBI)
J KEPPINGER (.356, 2 HR, 20 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - AARON HARANG
MIL - CHRIS CAPUANO

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: R WEEKS (.210, 5 HR, 19 RBI)
G GROSS (.242, 6 HR, 13 RBI)
P FIELDER (.284, 37 HR, 90 RBI)</div>

 

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

CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Hopper rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312
J Hamilton cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .284
J Keppinger ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .363
B Phillips 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .275
A Dunn lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
J Conine 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
E Encarnacion 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
R Jorgensen c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
A Harang p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .135

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 2 1

BATTING: 2B - J Keppinger (9, C Capuano). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - B Phillips 1. Team LOB - 1.


MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Weeks 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .210
G Gross rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
P Fielder 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
R Braun 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .344
G Jenkins lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
B Hall cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
D Miller c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
J Hardy ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
C Capuano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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CINCINNATI - 0 -- 0
MILWAUKEE - -- 0
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CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
A Harang 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.50

MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
C Capuano 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 5.19

Pitches-strikes: C Capuano 18-11. Ground balls-fly balls: C Capuano 1-0.
Batters faced: C Capuano 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Mike Dimuro. 1B--Tim Tschida. 2B--Jim Joyce. 3B--Jim Wolf.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE
CONFIRMED STARTERS: CIN - AARON HARANG
MIL - CHRIS CAPUANO</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - AARON HARANG
MIL - CHRIS CAPUANO

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: A DUNN (.262, 33 HR, 81 RBI)
J CONINE (.265, 6 HR, 31 RBI)
E ENCARNACION (.263, 8 HR, 48 RBI)</div>

 

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

CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Hopper rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312
J Hamilton cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .284
J Keppinger ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .363
B Phillips 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .275
A Dunn lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
J Conine 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
E Encarnacion 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
R Jorgensen c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
A Harang p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .135

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 2 1

BATTING: 2B - J Keppinger (9, C Capuano). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - B Phillips 1. Team LOB - 1.


MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Weeks 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .209
G Gross rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
P Fielder 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
R Braun 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .344
G Jenkins lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
B Hall cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
D Miller c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
J Hardy ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
C Capuano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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CINCINNATI - 0 -- 0
MILWAUKEE - 0 -- 0
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CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
A Harang 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.48

MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
C Capuano 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 5.19

Pitches-strikes: A Harang 15-10; C Capuano 18-11. Ground balls-fly balls: A
Harang 0-3; C Capuano 1-0. Batters faced: A Harang 3; C Capuano 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Mike Dimuro. 1B--Tim Tschida. 2B--Jim Joyce. 3B--Jim Wolf.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - AARON HARANG
MIL - CHRIS CAPUANO

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: R BRAUN (.344, 23 HR, 61 RBI)
G JENKINS (.276, 19 HR, 54 RBI)
B HALL (.262, 10 HR, 46 RBI)</div>

 

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

CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Hopper rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312
J Hamilton cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .284
J Keppinger ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .363
B Phillips 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .275
A Dunn lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .261
J Conine 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
E Encarnacion 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .265
R Jorgensen c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .400
A Harang p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .135

Totals 8 0 2 0 0 4 2

BATTING: 2B - J Keppinger (9, C Capuano); E Encarnacion (15, C Capuano).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Phillips 1, R Jorgensen 1. Team LOB
- 2.


MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Weeks 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .209
G Gross rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
P Fielder 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
R Braun 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .344
G Jenkins lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
B Hall cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
D Miller c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
J Hardy ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
C Capuano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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CINCINNATI - 00 -- 0
MILWAUKEE - 0 -- 0
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CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
A Harang 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.48

MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
C Capuano 2 2 0 0 0 4 0 5.15

Pitches-strikes: A Harang 15-10; C Capuano 32-21. Ground balls-fly balls: A
Harang 0-3; C Capuano 1-1. Batters faced: A Harang 3; C Capuano 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Mike Dimuro. 1B--Tim Tschida. 2B--Jim Joyce. 3B--Jim Wolf.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY RYAN BRAUN (24) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN THE
2ND OFF AARON HARANG.
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 0, MILWAUKEE 1

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: G JENKINS (.276, 19 HR, 54 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY BILL HALL (11) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 2ND OFF AARON HARANG SCORED GEOFF JENKINS.
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 0, MILWAUKEE 3

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: D MILLER (.248, 3 HR, 19 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - AARON HARANG
MIL - CHRIS CAPUANO

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: A HARANG (.135, 0 HR, 2 RBI)
N HOPPER (.312, 0-FOR-1)
J HAMILTON (.284, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">CINCINNATI (0) VS MILWAUKEE (3) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Hopper rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312
J Hamilton cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .284
J Keppinger ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .363
B Phillips 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .275
A Dunn lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .261
J Conine 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
E Encarnacion 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .265
R Jorgensen c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .400
A Harang p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .135

Totals 8 0 2 0 0 4 2

BATTING: 2B - J Keppinger (9, C Capuano); E Encarnacion (15, C Capuano).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Phillips 1, R Jorgensen 1. Team LOB
- 2.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (E Encarnacion-B Phillips-J Conine).


MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Weeks 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .209
G Gross rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
P Fielder 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
R Braun 3b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .346
G Jenkins lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .278
B Hall cf 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .264
D Miller c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .254
J Hardy ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .269
C Capuano p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235

Totals 9 3 4 3 0 0 1

BATTING: HR - R Braun (24, 2nd inning off A Harang 0 on, 0 Out), B Hall (11,
2nd inning off A Harang 1 on, 0 Out). RBI - R Braun (62), B Hall 2 (48). GIDP -
J Hardy. Team LOB - 0.


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CINCINNATI - 00 -- 0
MILWAUKEE - 03 -- 3
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CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
A Harang 2 4 3 3 0 0 2 3.61

MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
C Capuano 2 2 0 0 0 4 0 5.15

Pitches-strikes: A Harang 32-21; C Capuano 32-21. Ground balls-fly balls: A
Harang 3-3; C Capuano 1-1. Batters faced: A Harang 9; C Capuano 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Mike Dimuro. 1B--Tim Tschida. 2B--Jim Joyce. 3B--Jim Wolf.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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

CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Hopper rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310
J Hamilton cf 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .284
J Keppinger ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .359
B Phillips 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .275
A Dunn lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .261
J Conine 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
E Encarnacion 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .265
R Jorgensen c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .400
A Harang p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .132

Totals 11 0 2 0 1 4 3

BATTING: 2B - J Keppinger (9, C Capuano); E Encarnacion (15, C Capuano).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Phillips 1, R Jorgensen 1. Team LOB
- 3.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (E Encarnacion-B Phillips-J Conine).


MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Weeks 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .209
G Gross rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
P Fielder 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
R Braun 3b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .346
G Jenkins lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .278
B Hall cf 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .264
D Miller c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .254
J Hardy ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .269
C Capuano p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235

Totals 9 3 4 3 0 0 1

BATTING: HR - R Braun (24, 2nd inning off A Harang 0 on, 0 Out), B Hall (11,
2nd inning off A Harang 1 on, 0 Out). RBI - R Braun (62), B Hall 2 (48). GIDP -
J Hardy. Team LOB - 0.


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CINCINNATI - 000 -- 0
MILWAUKEE - 03 -- 3
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CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
A Harang 2 4 3 3 0 0 2 3.61

MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
C Capuano 3 2 0 0 1 4 0 5.10

Pitches-strikes: A Harang 32-21; C Capuano 47-30. Ground balls-fly balls: A
Harang 3-3; C Capuano 4-1. Batters faced: A Harang 9; C Capuano 12.

UMPIRES: HP--Mike Dimuro. 1B--Tim Tschida. 2B--Jim Joyce. 3B--Jim Wolf.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - AARON HARANG
MIL - CHRIS CAPUANO

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: R WEEKS (.209, 0-FOR-1)
G GROSS (.240, 0-FOR-1)
P FIELDER (.284, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY PRINCE FIELDER (38) TO RIGHT WITH 1 OUT
IN THE 3RD OFF AARON HARANG SCORED GABE GROSS.
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 0, MILWAUKEE 5

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: R BRAUN (.346, 1-FOR-1, HR, RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - AARON HARANG
MIL - CHRIS CAPUANO

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: B PHILLIPS (.275, 0-FOR-1)
A DUNN (.261, 0-FOR-1)
J CONINE (.264, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">CINCINNATI (0) VS MILWAUKEE (5) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Hopper rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310
J Hamilton cf 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .284
J Keppinger ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .359
B Phillips 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .275
A Dunn lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .261
J Conine 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
E Encarnacion 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .265
R Jorgensen c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .400
A Harang p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .132

Totals 11 0 2 0 1 4 3

BATTING: 2B - J Keppinger (9, C Capuano); E Encarnacion (15, C Capuano).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Phillips 1, R Jorgensen 1. Team LOB
- 3.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (E Encarnacion-B Phillips-J Conine).


MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Weeks 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .209
G Gross rf 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .238
P Fielder 1b 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 .285
R Braun 3b 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 .345
G Jenkins lf 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .277
B Hall cf 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .264
D Miller c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .254
J Hardy ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .269
C Capuano p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235

Totals 13 5 5 5 0 2 2

BATTING: HR - R Braun (24, 2nd inning off A Harang 0 on, 0 Out), B Hall (11,
2nd inning off A Harang 1 on, 0 Out), P Fielder (38, 3rd inning off A Harang 1
on, 1 Out). RBI - R Braun (62), B Hall 2 (48), P Fielder 2 (92). GIDP - J
Hardy. Team LOB - 0.


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CINCINNATI - 000 -- 0
MILWAUKEE - 032 -- 5
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CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
A Harang 3 5 5 5 0 2 3 3.70

MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
C Capuano 3 2 0 0 1 4 0 5.10

HBP - R Weeks (by A Harang). Pitches-strikes: A Harang 48-30; C Capuano
47-30. Ground balls-fly balls: A Harang 4-3; C Capuano 4-1. Batters faced: A
Harang 14; C Capuano 12.

UMPIRES: HP--Mike Dimuro. 1B--Tim Tschida. 2B--Jim Joyce. 3B--Jim Wolf.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>