GAME THREAD: NL: HOUSTON (61-76) at MILWAUKEE (69-67)

NL: HOUSTON at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: C Counsell at third base.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 4
MILWAUKEE 7 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: M Loretta (.275, 1-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Weeks at second base.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 4
MILWAUKEE 7 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: M Loretta (.275, 1-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: M Lamb hit for B Ausmus.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, T WIGGINTON ON FIRST, L SCOTT ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 4
MILWAUKEE 7 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: M Lamb (.292, 11 HR, 38 RBI)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: O Palmeiro hit for D Borkowski.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, M LAMB ON FIRST, T WIGGINTON ON SECOND, L
SCOTT ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 4
MILWAUKEE 7 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: O Palmeiro (.234, 0 HR, 6 RBI)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE - PITCHING CHANGE
MIL: BRIAN SHOUSE (1-1, 2.28) IN THE 8TH
SITUATION: NO RUNS IN, M LAMB ON FIRST, T WIGGINTON ON SECOND, L
SCOTT ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 4, MILWAUKEE 7

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: O PALMEIRO (.234, 0 HR, 6 RBI)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: B Shouse relieved D Turnbow.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, M LAMB ON FIRST, T WIGGINTON ON SECOND, L
SCOTT ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 4
MILWAUKEE 7 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: O Palmeiro (.234, 0 HR, 6 RBI)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: C Biggio hit for O Palmeiro.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, M LAMB ON FIRST, T WIGGINTON ON SECOND, L
SCOTT ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 4
MILWAUKEE 7 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: C Biggio (.253, 10 HR, 46 RBI)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY CRAIG BIGGIO SCORED LUKE SCOTT.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M LAMB ON FIRST, T WIGGINTON ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 5
MILWAUKEE 7 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: H PENCE (.325, 2-FOR-3, BB)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE - PITCHING CHANGE
MIL: GREG AQUINO (0-0, 5.87) IN THE 8TH
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M LAMB ON FIRST, T WIGGINTON ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 5, MILWAUKEE 7

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: H PENCE (.325, 2-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: G Aquino relieved B Shouse.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M LAMB ON FIRST, T WIGGINTON ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 5
MILWAUKEE 7 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: H Pence (.325, 2-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: B Backe ran for M Lamb.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B BACKE ON FIRST, T WIGGINTON ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 5
MILWAUKEE 7 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: H Pence (.325, 2-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE - SCORING UPDATE
TRIPLE BY HUNTER PENCE SCORED TY WIGGINTON AND BRANDON
BACKE.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, H PENCE ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 7
MILWAUKEE 7 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: C BURKE (.223, 1-FOR-2, BB, SAC)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE - SCORING UPDATE
PASSED BALL BY JOHNNY ESTRADA ALLOWED HUNTER PENCE TO
SCORE.
SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 8
MILWAUKEE 7 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: C BURKE (.223, 1-FOR-2, BB, SAC)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
HOUSTON 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 4 8 8 0
MILWAUKEE 0 0 0 2 0 3 2 7 12 1 (BOT 8)

CURRENT PITCHERS: HOU - DAVE BORKOWSKI (OUT)
MIL - GREG AQUINO

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: C COUNSELL (.224, 2-FOR-3, 3 RBI)
R WEEKS (.228, 7 HR, 22 RBI)
K MENCH (.270, 7 HR, 36 RBI)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">HOUSTON (8) VS MILWAUKEE (7) - MID 8TH - IN PROGRESS

HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
H Pence cf 4 2 3 2 1 0 0 .327
C Burke 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .222
L Berkman 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .276
C Lee lf 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 .301
M Loretta ss 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .274
L Scott rf 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 .253
T Wigginton 3b 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .281
B Ausmus c 2 0 1 2 1 1 0 .231
a-M Lamb ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .292
B Backe pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Oswalt p 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .138
C Sampson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154
D Borkowski p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-O Palmeiro ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
c-C Biggio ph 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .253

Totals 27 8 8 6 9 5 14

a-walked for B Ausmus in the 8th; b-hit for R Oswalt in the 8th; c-hit
sacrifice fly to right for O Palmeiro in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - C Lee (39, B Sheets); H Pence (28, B Sheets). 3B - B Ausmus (3, B
Sheets); H Pence (8, G Aquino). S - C Burke. SF - C Biggio. RBI - M Loretta
(33), B Ausmus 2 (24), C Biggio (47), H Pence 2 (55). 2-out RBI - B Ausmus 2, H
Pence 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Oswalt 2, M Loretta 1.
GIDP - C Lee 2. Team LOB - 6.

BASERUNNING: Picked Off - H Pence (1st base, B Sheets).

FIELDING: Outfield assists - H Pence (J Estrada at 3rd base). DP: 2 (C
Burke-M Loretta-L Berkman, T Wigginton-C Burke-L Berkman).


MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Gross rf-lf 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .254
K Mench lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
J Hardy ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .277
R Braun 3b 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .332
D Turnbow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Shouse p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
G Aquino p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
P Fielder 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .284
C Hart cf-rf 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .287
G Jenkins lf 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .262
B Hall pr-cf 1 1 0 1 0 1 2 .257
J Estrada c 3 1 2 0 1 0 2 .283
C Counsell 2b-3b 3 0 2 3 0 0 1 .224
B Sheets p 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .071
a-J Dillon ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .400
S McClung p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S Linebrink p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Weeks 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228

Totals 28 7 12 7 4 3 10

a-flied out to center for B Sheets in the 6th.

BATTING: 2B - C Hart (24, R Oswalt); R Braun (21, C Sampson). 3B - C Counsell
(2, R Oswalt). S - J Hardy. SF - B Hall. RBI - G Jenkins (57), C Counsell 3
(23), C Hart (64), R Braun (72), B Hall (57). 2-out RBI - G Jenkins, C Counsell
3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Estrada 1, J Dillon 1. GIDP - J
Hardy 2. Team LOB - 6.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Hart (22, 2nd base off R Oswalt/B Ausmus).

FIELDING: E - C Counsell (2, throw). PB - J Estrada. DP: 2 (R Braun-C
Counsell-P Fielder, J Hardy-C Counsell-P Fielder).


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HOUSTON - 000 300 14 -- 8
MILWAUKEE - 000 203 2 -- 7
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HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
R Oswalt 5 2/3 10 5 5 2 3 0 3.35
C Sampson 2/3 2 2 2 2 0 0 4.65
D Borkowski 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.05

MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
B Sheets 6 5 3 3 6 5 0 3.36
S McClung 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 6.23
S Linebrink 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.86
D Turnbow 1/3 1 3 3 2 0 0 4.30
B Shouse 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.27
G Aquino 1/3 1 1 1 0 0 0 6.75

S McClung pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.

WP - B Sheets, C Sampson, G Aquino. IBB - B Ausmus (by B Sheets), J Estrada
(by R Oswalt), P Fielder (by C Sampson). Pitches-strikes: R Oswalt 113-75; C
Sampson 22-9; D Borkowski 7-5; B Sheets 118-72; S McClung 17-10; S Linebrink
11-6; D Turnbow 22-10; B Shouse 2-2; G Aquino 9-5. Ground balls-fly balls: R
Oswalt 8-5; C Sampson 1-1; D Borkowski 1-1; B Sheets 3-9; S McClung 0-0; S
Linebrink 3-0; D Turnbow 0-1; B Shouse 0-1; G Aquino 1-0. Batters faced: R
Oswalt 26; C Sampson 6; D Borkowski 2; B Sheets 27; S McClung 2; S Linebrink 2;
D Turnbow 4; B Shouse 1; G Aquino 2.

UMPIRES: HP--Paul Schrieber. 1B--Fieldin Culbreth. 2B--Tim Mcclelland.
3B--Marty Foster.

Weather: 84 degrees, sunny. Wind: 5 mph, in from left.</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE - PITCHING CHANGE
HOU: BRAD LIDGE (3-2, 3.02) STARTING THE 8TH
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 8, MILWAUKEE 7

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: C COUNSELL (.224, 2-FOR-3, 3 RBI)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: B Lidge relieved D Borkowski.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 8
MILWAUKEE 7 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: C Counsell (.224, 2-FOR-3, 3 RBI)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: M Loretta at second base.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 8
MILWAUKEE 7 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: C Counsell (.224, 2-FOR-3, 3 RBI)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: E Bruntlett at shortstop.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 8
MILWAUKEE 7 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: C Counsell (.224, 2-FOR-3, 3 RBI)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: E Munson catching.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 8
MILWAUKEE 7 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: C Counsell (.224, 2-FOR-3, 3 RBI)</div>