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

NL: HOUSTON at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: V Rottino hit for G Aquino.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, K MENCH ON SECOND, R WEEKS ON THIRD, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 8
MILWAUKEE 7 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: V Rottino (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">HOUSTON (8) VS MILWAUKEE (7) - END 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
B Lidge p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
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-2b 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
E Bruntlett ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
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
E Munson c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248

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 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273
J Hardy ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .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
b-V Rottino ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .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 4 0 2 3 0 0 1 .223
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 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .231

Totals 33 7 14 7 4 3 14

a-flied out to center for B Sheets in the 6th; b-grounded to second for G
Aquino in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - C Hart (24, R Oswalt); R Braun (21, C Sampson); K Mench (20, B
Lidge). 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, V Rottino 2. GIDP - J Hardy 2. Team LOB - 8.

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).


----------------------------------------------------
HOUSTON - 000 300 14 -- 8
MILWAUKEE - 000 203 20 -- 7
----------------------------------------------------

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
B Lidge 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.97

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 0 0 0 0 5.62

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 Lidge 13-10; 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 Lidge 2-1; 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 Lidge 5; 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
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 0 7 14 1 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: HOU - BRAD LIDGE
MIL - GREG AQUINO (OUT)

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: L BERKMAN (.276, 0-FOR-3, BB)
C LEE (.301, 1-FOR-3, BB)
M LORETTA (.274, 1-FOR-4, RBI)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE - PITCHING CHANGE
MIL: CHRIS SPURLING (2-1, 4.91) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 8, MILWAUKEE 7

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: L BERKMAN (.276, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: C Spurling relieved G Aquino.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 8
MILWAUKEE 7 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: L Berkman (.276, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY LANCE BERKMAN (28) TO RIGHT CENTER WITH 0
OUT IN THE 9TH OFF CHRIS SPURLING.
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 9, MILWAUKEE 7

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: C LEE (.301, 1-FOR-3, BB)</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 1 9 9 0
MILWAUKEE 0 0 0 2 0 3 2 0 7 14 1 (BOT 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: HOU - BRAD LIDGE
MIL - CHRIS SPURLING

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: P FIELDER (.284, 1-FOR-3, BB)
C HART (.287, 2-FOR-4, RBI)
B HALL (.257, 0-FOR-1, SF, RBI)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">HOUSTON (9) VS MILWAUKEE (7) - MID 9TH - 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
B Lidge p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
L Berkman 1b 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 .278
C Lee lf 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .301
M Loretta ss-2b 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 .273
L Scott rf 3 2 0 0 2 2 0 .252
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
E Bruntlett ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
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
E Munson c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248

Totals 31 9 9 7 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). HR - L Berkman (28, 9th inning off C Spurling 0
on, 0 Out). S - C Burke. SF - C Biggio. RBI - M Loretta (33), B Ausmus 2 (24),
C Biggio (47), H Pence 2 (55), L Berkman (89). 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 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273
J Hardy ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .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
b-V Rottino ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
C Spurling 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 4 0 2 3 0 0 1 .223
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 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .231

Totals 33 7 14 7 4 3 14

a-flied out to center for B Sheets in the 6th; b-grounded to second for G
Aquino in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - C Hart (24, R Oswalt); R Braun (21, C Sampson); K Mench (20, B
Lidge). 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, V Rottino 2. GIDP - J Hardy 2. Team LOB - 8.

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).


----------------------------------------------------
HOUSTON - 000 300 141 -- 9
MILWAUKEE - 000 203 20 -- 7
----------------------------------------------------

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
B Lidge 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.97

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 0 0 0 0 5.62
C Spurling 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 5.01

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 Lidge 13-10; B Sheets 118-72; S McClung 17-10;
S Linebrink 11-6; D Turnbow 22-10; B Shouse 2-2; G Aquino 9-5; C Spurling 13-8.
Ground balls-fly balls: R Oswalt 8-5; C Sampson 1-1; D Borkowski 1-1; B Lidge
2-1; B Sheets 3-9; S McClung 0-0; S Linebrink 3-0; D Turnbow 0-1; B Shouse 0-1;
G Aquino 1-0; C Spurling 2-1. Batters faced: R Oswalt 26; C Sampson 6; D
Borkowski 2; B Lidge 5; B Sheets 27; S McClung 2; S Linebrink 2; D Turnbow 4; B
Shouse 1; G Aquino 2; C Spurling 4.

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: TREVER MILLER (0-0, 4.93) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 9, MILWAUKEE 7

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: P FIELDER (.284, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: T Miller relieved B Lidge.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 9
MILWAUKEE 7 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: P Fielder (.284, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Anderson in left field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 9
MILWAUKEE 7 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: P Fielder (.284, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
HOUSTON 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 4 1 9 9 0
MILWAUKEE 0 0 0 2 0 3 2 0 0 7 15 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: HOU - ROY OSWALT, CHRIS SAMPSON (6TH), DAVE BORKOWSKI (7TH), BRAD
LIDGE (8TH), TREVER MILLER (9TH), CHAD QUALLS (9TH) AND BRAD
AUSMUS, ERIC MUNSON (8TH)

MIL - BEN SHEETS, SETH MCCLUNG (7TH), SCOTT LINEBRINK
(7TH), DERRICK TURNBOW (8TH), BRIAN SHOUSE (8TH), GREG AQUINO
(8TH), CHRIS SPURLING (9TH) AND JOHNNY ESTRADA

HOME RUNS: HOU - LANCE BERKMAN (28) OFF CHRIS SPURLING IN THE 9TH, 0 ON

MIL - NONE</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
HOUSTON 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 4 1 9 9 0
MILWAUKEE 0 0 0 2 0 3 2 0 0 7 15 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: HOU - ROY OSWALT, CHRIS SAMPSON (6TH), DAVE BORKOWSKI (7TH), BRAD
LIDGE (8TH), TREVER MILLER (9TH), CHAD QUALLS (9TH) AND BRAD
AUSMUS, ERIC MUNSON (8TH)

MIL - BEN SHEETS, SETH MCCLUNG (7TH), SCOTT LINEBRINK
(7TH), DERRICK TURNBOW (8TH), BRIAN SHOUSE (8TH), GREG AQUINO
(8TH), CHRIS SPURLING (9TH) AND JOHNNY ESTRADA


WP - DAVE BORKOWSKI (4-3)
LP - GREG AQUINO (0-1)
SAVE - CHAD QUALLS (4)

HOME RUNS: HOU - LANCE BERKMAN (28) OFF CHRIS SPURLING IN THE 9TH, 0 ON

MIL - NONE


TIME: 3:50 ATT: 31,226

PROBABLES: HOU - BRANDON BACKE (0-0, 0.00)
MIL - CARLOS VILLANUEVA (6-3, 4.68)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">HOUSTON (9) VS MILWAUKEE (7) - FINAL

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
B Lidge p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Anderson lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
L Berkman 1b 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 .278
C Lee lf 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .301
T Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Qualls p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M Loretta ss-2b 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 .273
L Scott rf 3 2 0 0 2 2 0 .252
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
E Bruntlett ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
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
E Munson c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248

Totals 31 9 9 7 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). HR - L Berkman (28, 9th inning off C Spurling 0
on, 0 Out). S - C Burke. SF - C Biggio. RBI - M Loretta (33), B Ausmus 2 (24),
C Biggio (47), H Pence 2 (55), L Berkman (89). 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 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273
J Hardy ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .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
b-V Rottino ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
C Spurling p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
P Fielder 1b 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .283
C Hart cf-rf 5 2 2 1 0 1 1 .286
G Jenkins lf 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .262
B Hall pr-cf 2 1 1 1 0 1 2 .259
J Estrada c 4 1 2 0 1 0 3 .283
C Counsell 2b-3b 4 0 2 3 0 0 1 .223
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 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .231

Totals 37 7 15 7 4 4 15

a-flied out to center for B Sheets in the 6th; b-grounded to second for G
Aquino in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - C Hart (24, R Oswalt); R Braun (21, C Sampson); K Mench (20, B
Lidge). 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 2, J Dillon 1, V Rottino 2. GIDP - J Hardy 2. Team LOB - 9.

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).


----------------------------------------------------
HOUSTON - 000 300 141 -- 9
MILWAUKEE - 000 203 200 -- 7
----------------------------------------------------

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 (W, 4-3) 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.05
B Lidge (H, 7) 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.97
T Miller (H, 15) 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.89
C Qualls (S, 4) 2/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.11

MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
B Sheets 6 5 3 3 6 5 0 3.36
S McClung (H, 1) 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 6.23
S Linebrink (H, 18) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.86
D Turnbow (H, 32) 1/3 1 3 3 2 0 0 4.30
B Shouse (H, 19) 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.27
G Aquino (L, 0-1; B, 2) 1/3 1 1 0 0 0 0 5.62
C Spurling 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 5.01

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 Lidge 13-10; T Miller 5-4; C Qualls 12-9; B
Sheets 118-72; S McClung 17-10; S Linebrink 11-6; D Turnbow 22-10; B Shouse
2-2; G Aquino 9-5; C Spurling 13-8. Ground balls-fly balls: R Oswalt 8-5; C
Sampson 1-1; D Borkowski 1-1; B Lidge 2-1; T Miller 0-1; C Qualls 0-1; B Sheets
3-9; S McClung 0-0; S Linebrink 3-0; D Turnbow 0-1; B Shouse 0-1; G Aquino 1-0;
C Spurling 2-1. Batters faced: R Oswalt 26; C Sampson 6; D Borkowski 2; B Lidge
5; T Miller 1; C Qualls 3; B Sheets 27; S McClung 2; S Linebrink 2; D Turnbow
4; B Shouse 1; G Aquino 2; C Spurling 4.

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

T--3:50. Att--31,226.
Weather: 84 degrees, sunny. Wind: 5 mph, in from
left.</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
HOUSTON 9
MILWAUKEE 7 FINAL</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
HOUSTON (9) AT MILWAUKEE (7) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

HOUSTON 4TH: L Berkman flied out to left. C Lee doubled to deep center.
M Loretta singled to right, C Lee scored. L Scott walked, M Loretta to second.
T Wigginton struck out swinging. B Ausmus tripled to deep right, M Loretta and
L Scott scored. R Oswalt flied out to center. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
HOUSTON 3, MILWAUKEE 0.

MILWAUKEE 4TH: R Braun flied out to left. P Fielder grounded out to
second. C Hart hit a ground rule double to left. G Jenkins singled to center,
C Hart scored. J Estrada singled to left, G Jenkins to second. B Hall ran for
G Jenkins. C Counsell singled to center, B Hall scored, J Estrada thrown out at
third. (2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 3, MILWAUKEE 2.

MILWAUKEE 6TH: R Braun singled to left. P Fielder singled to left, R Braun
to third. C Hart grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, R Braun scored,
P Fielder out at second. B Hall struck out swinging, C Hart stole second.
J Estrada intentionally walked. C Counsell tripled to deep right center,
C Hart and J Estrada scored. J Dillon hit for B Sheets. C Sampson relieved
R Oswalt. J Dillon flied out to center. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 3,
MILWAUKEE 5.

HOUSTON 7TH: S McClung relieved B Sheets. H Pence walked. C Burke singled
to left, H Pence to second. S Linebrink relieved S McClung. L Berkman grounded
into fielder's choice to shortstop, C Burke out at second, H Pence to third,
H Pence scored on throwing error by second baseman C Counsell. C Lee grounded
into double play, shortstop to second to first, L Berkman out at second. (1 Run,
1 Hit, 1 Error) HOUSTON 4, MILWAUKEE 5.

MILWAUKEE 7TH: G Gross walked. J Hardy sacrificed to pitcher, G Gross to
second. G Gross to third on wild pitch by C Sampson. R Braun doubled to deep
left, G Gross scored. P Fielder intentionally walked. C Hart singled to
right, R Braun to third, P Fielder to second. D Borkowski relieved C Sampson.
B Hall hit sacrifice fly to right, R Braun scored, P Fielder to third.
J Estrada grounded out to second. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 4,
MILWAUKEE 7.

HOUSTON 8TH: K Mench in left field. D Turnbow relieved S Linebrink.
C Counsell at third base. R Weeks at second base. M Loretta popped out to
second. L Scott walked. T Wigginton singled to left, L Scott to second.
M Lamb hit for B Ausmus. M Lamb walked, L Scott to third, T Wigginton to
second. O Palmeiro hit for D Borkowski. B Shouse relieved D Turnbow. C Biggio
hit for O Palmeiro. C Biggio hit sacrifice fly to right, L Scott scored.
G Aquino relieved B Shouse. B Backe ran for M Lamb. T Wigginton to third,
B Backe to second on wild pitch by G Aquino. H Pence tripled to deep center,
T Wigginton and B Backe scored. H Pence scored on J Estrada's passed ball.
C Burke grounded out to second. (4 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 8,
MILWAUKEE 7.

HOUSTON 9TH: C Spurling relieved G Aquino. L Berkman homered to right
center. C Lee grounded out to third. M Loretta lined out to second. L Scott
grounded out to second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 9, MILWAUKEE 7.</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at MILWAUKEE

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HOUSTON (9) AT MILWAUKEE (7) - EVENT LOG
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Houston Starting Lineups -- H Pence CF, C Burke 2B, L Berkman 1B, C Lee LF,
M Loretta SS, L Scott RF, T Wigginton 3B, B Ausmus C, R Oswalt RHP.

Milwaukee Starting Lineups -- G Gross RF, J Hardy SS, R Braun 3B, P Fielder 1B,
C Hart CF, G Jenkins LF, J Estrada C, C Counsell 2B, B Sheets RHP.

Umpires -- Paul Schrieber (HP), Fieldin Culbreth (1B), Tim Mcclelland (2B),
Marty Foster (3B).

Gametime Weather: 84 degrees, Sunny, wind in from left at 5 mph.


HOUSTON 1ST: H Pence lined out to shortstop. C Burke walked. L Berkman
struck out swinging. C Lee walked, C Burke to second. M Loretta fouled out
to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 0, MILWAUKEE 0.

MILWAUKEE 1ST: G Gross popped out to third. J Hardy grounded out to
shortstop. R Braun walked. P Fielder grounded into fielder's choice to
second, R Braun out at second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 0,
MILWAUKEE 0.

HOUSTON 2ND: L Scott struck out looking. T Wigginton popped out to
shortstop. B Ausmus struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
HOUSTON 0, MILWAUKEE 0.

MILWAUKEE 2ND: C Hart flied out to left. G Jenkins lined out to left.
J Estrada singled to left. C Counsell fouled out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) HOUSTON 0, MILWAUKEE 0.

HOUSTON 3RD: R Oswalt fouled out to first. H Pence singled to left.
H Pence picked off first. C Burke popped out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) HOUSTON 0, MILWAUKEE 0.

MILWAUKEE 3RD: B Sheets struck out looking. G Gross singled to right.
J Hardy grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, G Gross out
at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 0, MILWAUKEE 0.

HOUSTON 4TH: L Berkman flied out to left. C Lee doubled to deep center.
M Loretta singled to right, C Lee scored. L Scott walked, M Loretta to second.
T Wigginton struck out swinging. B Ausmus tripled to deep right, M Loretta and
L Scott scored. R Oswalt flied out to center. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
HOUSTON 3, MILWAUKEE 0.

MILWAUKEE 4TH: R Braun flied out to left. P Fielder grounded out to
second. C Hart hit a ground rule double to left. G Jenkins singled to center,
C Hart scored. J Estrada singled to left, G Jenkins to second. B Hall ran for
G Jenkins. C Counsell singled to center, B Hall scored, J Estrada thrown out at
third. (2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 3, MILWAUKEE 2.

HOUSTON 5TH: G Gross in left field. C Hart in right field. B Hall in center
field. H Pence doubled to left. C Burke sacrificed to pitcher, H Pence to
third. L Berkman walked. C Lee grounded into double play, third to second to
first, L Berkman out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 3, MILWAUKEE 2.

MILWAUKEE 5TH: B Sheets struck out looking. G Gross singled to right.
J Hardy grounded into double play, third to second to first, G Gross out
at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 3, MILWAUKEE 2.

HOUSTON 6TH: M Loretta flied out to right. L Scott struck out looking.
T Wigginton walked. T Wigginton to second on wild pitch by B Sheets. B Ausmus
intentionally walked. R Oswalt flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
HOUSTON 3, MILWAUKEE 2.

MILWAUKEE 6TH: R Braun singled to left. P Fielder singled to left, R Braun
to third. C Hart grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, R Braun scored,
P Fielder out at second. B Hall struck out swinging, C Hart stole second.
J Estrada intentionally walked. C Counsell tripled to deep right center,
C Hart and J Estrada scored. J Dillon hit for B Sheets. C Sampson relieved
R Oswalt. J Dillon flied out to center. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 3,
MILWAUKEE 5.

HOUSTON 7TH: S McClung relieved B Sheets. H Pence walked. C Burke singled
to left, H Pence to second. S Linebrink relieved S McClung. L Berkman grounded
into fielder's choice to shortstop, C Burke out at second, H Pence to third,
H Pence scored on throwing error by second baseman C Counsell. C Lee grounded
into double play, shortstop to second to first, L Berkman out at second. (1 Run,
1 Hit, 1 Error) HOUSTON 4, MILWAUKEE 5.

MILWAUKEE 7TH: G Gross walked. J Hardy sacrificed to pitcher, G Gross to
second. G Gross to third on wild pitch by C Sampson. R Braun doubled to deep
left, G Gross scored. P Fielder intentionally walked. C Hart singled to
right, R Braun to third, P Fielder to second. D Borkowski relieved C Sampson.
B Hall hit sacrifice fly to right, R Braun scored, P Fielder to third.
J Estrada grounded out to second. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 4,
MILWAUKEE 7.

HOUSTON 8TH: K Mench in left field. D Turnbow relieved S Linebrink.
C Counsell at third base. R Weeks at second base. M Loretta popped out to
second. L Scott walked. T Wigginton singled to left, L Scott to second.
M Lamb hit for B Ausmus. M Lamb walked, L Scott to third, T Wigginton to
second. O Palmeiro hit for D Borkowski. B Shouse relieved D Turnbow. C Biggio
hit for O Palmeiro. C Biggio hit sacrifice fly to right, L Scott scored.
G Aquino relieved B Shouse. B Backe ran for M Lamb. T Wigginton to third,
B Backe to second on wild pitch by G Aquino. H Pence tripled to deep center,
T Wigginton and B Backe scored. H Pence scored on J Estrada's passed ball.
C Burke grounded out to second. (4 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 8,
MILWAUKEE 7.

MILWAUKEE 8TH: B Lidge relieved D Borkowski. M Loretta at second base.
E Bruntlett at shortstop. E Munson catching. C Counsell bunt grounded out to
first. R Weeks reached on infield single to first. K Mench doubled to left,
R Weeks to third. J Hardy fouled out to catcher. V Rottino hit for G Aquino.
V Rottino grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 8,
MILWAUKEE 7.

HOUSTON 9TH: C Spurling relieved G Aquino. L Berkman homered to right
center. C Lee grounded out to third. M Loretta lined out to second. L Scott
grounded out to second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 9, MILWAUKEE 7.

MILWAUKEE 9TH: T Miller relieved B Lidge. J Anderson in left field.
P Fielder flied out to right. C Qualls relieved T Miller. C Hart struck out
swinging. B Hall reached on infield single to shortstop. B Hall to second on
fielder's indifference. J Estrada flied out to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
HOUSTON 9, MILWAUKEE 7.</div>

 

Four-run eighth lifts Astros over Brewers

<h3>HOUSTON 9, MILWAUKEE 7</h3>By J.R. Radcliffe
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


MILWAUKEE (Ticker) -- The Houston Astros rallied for four runs inthe eighth inning and thwarted the Milwaukee Brewers' chances ata four-game winning streak in a 9-7 outcome at Miller Park on Monday.

Hunter Pence, who finished a home run shy of the cycle, tripledin two runs with two outs against reliever Greg Aquino (0-1),then scored the go-ahead run on Johnny Estrada's passed ball onebatter later, completing a rally that marked Milwaukee's 15thloss this season after leading by three runs or more.

With the loss, the Brewers (69-68) fell to two games behind theChicago Cubs (70-65) in the National League Central Division.The Cubs are hosting the Los Angeles Dodgers.


After Dave Borkowski (4-3) shut down the Brewers in the seventh,Milwaukee mounted a serious rally in the eighth, puttingrunners at second and third with one out against Brad Lidge.The righthander retired each of the next two batters withoutallowing the tying score. Second baseman Mark Loretta made abrilliant diving stop to prevent pinch hitter Vinny Rottino'sgrounder from making the outfield grass and plating two runs.

Lance Berkman added an insurance run in the ninth, hitting his28th home run of the season, a solo blast, off reliever ChrisSpurling. Chad Qualls pitched the bottom of the ninth to earnhis fourth save of the season.


The Houston rally avoided making a loser of Astros pitcher RoyOswalt, whose six-decision winning streak remains intact despiteallowing five runs on 10 hits in 5 2/3 innings. Therighthander entered the contest with a 4-0 record and 1.14 ERAin his previous seven starts.


The initial rally belonged to Milwaukee after the Astros spottedOswalt a 3-0 lead in the fourth, a sequence that started withLoretta's RBI single. Brewers right fielder Gabe Gross felldown trying to run down a line drive by Brad Ausmus, and theball reached the wall for a two-out, two-run triple.

Milwaukee chipped away in the fourth, with Geoff Jenkins' RBIsingle cashing in a Corey Hart double. Craig Counsell thensingled in another run and later hit a two-run triple in thesixth, with Estrada ambling around the bases to cap a three-runrally and give Milwaukee a 5-3 lead.


The Brewers padded the lead in the seventh, with Ryan Braun'sRBI double and Bill Hall's sacrifice fly, giving the Brewers a7-4 advantage. But reliever Derrick Turnbow loaded the baseswith one out, and after Craig Biggio hit a sacrifice fly to pullthe Astros within two runs, Aquino was summoned to face Pence.

Brewers righthander Ben Sheets allowed three runs on five hitsin six innings, making his second start since returning from thedisabled list with torn tissue surrounding a finger tendon inhis pitching hand.

 

Four-run eighth lifts Astros over Brewers

<h3>HOUSTON 9, MILWAUKEE 7</h3>By J.R. Radcliffe
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


MILWAUKEE (Ticker) - The Houston Astros rallied for four runs inthe eighth inning and thwarted the Milwaukee Brewers' chance ata four-game winning streak in a 9-7 outcome at Miller Park onMonday.


Hunter Pence, who finished a home run shy of the cycle, tripledin two runs with two outs against reliever Greg Aquino (0-1),then scored the go-ahead run on Johnny Estrada's passed ball onebatter later, completing a rally that marked Milwaukee's 15thloss this season after leading by three runs or more.

With the loss, the Brewers (69-68) fell two games behind theChicago Cubs (70-65) in the National League Central Division.The Cubs are hosting the Los Angeles Dodgers.


"We're right there," Brewers starter Ben Sheets said, referringto the game as well as the pennant race. "You want to win themall. You're not going to, probably. When we score seven, youbetter win and unfortunately, we didn't today."


After Dave Borkowski (4-3) shut down the Brewers in the seventh,Milwaukee mounted a serious rally in the eighth, puttingrunners at second and third with one out against Brad Lidge. Therighthander retired the next two batters without allowing thetying score.


Second baseman Mark Loretta made a brilliant diving stop toprevent pinch hitter Vinny Rottino's grounder from making theoutfield grass and plating two runs.


"I just kind of made a stab for it," Loretta said of his fullyextended, back-handed play before throwing out Rottino. "Ittook kind of a high hop and kind of found my glove. It's niceto make that play in that situation; it would have been toughluck since he was ahead in the count.


"It was a good game all around. Some dominant pitching earlyand both teams chipped away. It could have gone either way."

Lance Berkman added an insurance run in the ninth, hitting his28th home run of the season, a solo blast, off reliever ChrisSpurling. Chad Qualls pitched the bottom of the ninth to earnhis fourth save of the season.


The rally avoided making a loser of Astros pitcher Roy Oswalt,whose six-decision winning streak remains intact despiteallowing five runs on 10 hits in 5 2/3 innings. The righthanderentered the contest with a 4-0 record and 1.14 ERA in hisprevious seven starts.


The initial rally belonged to Milwaukee after the Astros spottedOswalt a 3-0 lead in the fourth, a sequence that started withLoretta's RBI single. Brewers right fielder Gabe Gross felldown trying to run down a line drive by Brad Ausmus, and theball reached the wall for a two-out, two-run triple.

Milwaukee chipped away in the fourth, with Geoff Jenkins' RBIsingle cashing in a Corey Hart double. Craig Counsell thensingled in another run and later hit a two-run triple in thesixth, with Estrada ambling around the bases to cap a three-runrally and give Milwaukee a 5-3 lead.


"When we started out, I thought it would be one of those 3-1,3-2 games," Houston interim manager Cecil Cooper said. "Both ofthose guys battled and made good pitches, and we were fortunateenough to get Sheets' pitch count up and they did the samething to us. Two of the best righthanders in the game - and thescore was 9-7. We showed some character."


The Brewers padded the lead in the seventh, with Ryan Braun'sRBI double and Bill Hall's sacrifice fly, giving Milwaukee a 7-4advantage.


Reliever Derrick Turnbow loaded the bases with one out, andafter Craig Biggio hit a sacrifice fly to pull the Astros withintwo runs, Aquino was summoned to face Pence.


"He's a special player, I'll tell you that," Cooper said ofPence. "I knew he was going to do something right there. He'sjust one of those kinds of players and I'm glad he's on ourside."


"This is one of the best games for this team this season," Pencesaid. "That Loretta play was really what we needed, a bigdefensive play to give us energy and pump us up a little bit.That was one of the most fun games we've had all year."

Sheets allowed three runs on five hits in six innings, makinghis second start since returning from the disabled list withtorn tissue surrounding a finger tendon in his pitching hand. Hedid, however, issue a career-high six walks.


"We didn't really pitch real well today, start to finish,"Sheets said. "I kind of set the tone and gave away some freepasses and a couple of them scored. We've got to really makethem earn them. I let them see too many pitches. "