GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: MILWAUKEE (71-68) at CINCINNATI (63-77)

NL: MILWAUKEE (71-68) at CINCINNATI (63-77)

<h3>Bush, Brewers look to overcome road struggles vs. Reds</h3>



<div class="pre">Milwaukee (71-68) at Cincinnati (63-77) 7:10 pm EDT</div>

CINCINNATI (Ticker) - The Milwaukee Brewers need to figure out away to win on the road if they are going to reach the playoffsfor the first time in 25 years.


The Brewers open a crucial six-game road trip on Friday with aweekend series against the Cincinnati Reds.


Milwaukee is tied with Chicago (71-68) for first place in theNational League Central following the Cubs' late collapseagainst the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday.


Winners in five of their last six games, the Brewers are just26-42 on the road. To make matters worse, 13 of the team's next16 games are away from Miller Park.


However, if the offense produces like it did in Wednesday's 14-2win over the Houston Astros, that may not matter. PrinceFielder's NL-leading 41st home run was one of five thatMilwaukee hit en route to setting a season high in runs.

Dave Bush (11-9, 4.83 ERA) takes ball for Milwaukee, which haslost six of the nine meetings between the clubs this season.

Bush has contributed to a Milwaukee rotation that has gone 6-0in the last nine games. On Saturday, the righthander allowed onerun and four hits in six innings of a 12-3 win over thePittsburgh Pirates.


Bronson Arroyo (7-14, 4.43) takes the hill for Cincinnati, whichsnapped a five-game losing streak with a 7-0 win over the NewYork Mets on Wednesday. Brandon Phillips set the franchiserecord for home runs by a second baseman in the win, breakingHall of Famer Joe Morgan's mark of 27.


Arroyo has had a decent second half, going 4-5 with a 3.76 ERAin 11 starts, compared to 3-9 with a 4.84 ERA in 18 outingsbefore the All-Star break. The righthander beat the Brewers onAugust 17, allowing three runs and nine hits in 7 1/3 innings ofan 8-3 victory.

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at CINCINNATI

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

MILWAUKEE CINCINNATI
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Rickie Weeks 2B .228 7 22 Josh Hamilton CF .288 18 45
Gabe Gross RF .257 7 18 Alex Gonzalez SS .272 16 54
Ryan Braun 3B .334 28 76 Ken Griffey Jr RF .285 29 88
Prince Fielder 1B .285 41 102 Brandon Phillips 2B .290 28 84
Corey Hart CF .292 20 68 Adam Dunn LF .267 36 95
Geoff Jenkins LF .271 20 59 Javier Valentin C .278 2 30
Johnny Estrada C .283 8 44 Edwin Encarnacion 3B .285 11 60
J.J. Hardy SS .274 23 73 Joey Votto 1B .750 1 1
Dave Bush RHP .109 0 2 Bronson Arroyo RHP .117 1 3
(11-9, 4.83) (7-14, 4.43)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI
WARMUPS: MIL - DAVE BUSH (11-9, 4.83)
CIN - BRONSON ARROYO (7-14, 4.43)

UMPIRES: HP - MIKE WINTERS
1B - BRUCE FROEMMING
2B - MARK WEGNER
3B - BRIAN RUNGE

WEATHER: 89 Degrees, overcast
WIND: 19 mph, right to left</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI
STARTING BATS: MIL - DAVE BUSH AND JOHNNY ESTRADA
CIN - BRONSON ARROYO AND JAVIER VALENTIN

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: R WEEKS (.228, 7 HR, 22 RBI)
G GROSS (.257, 7 HR, 18 RBI)
R BRAUN (.334, 28 HR, 76 RBI)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at CINCINNATI

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIL - DAVE BUSH
CIN - BRONSON ARROYO

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: J HAMILTON (.288, 18 HR, 45 RBI)
A GONZALEZ (.272, 16 HR, 54 RBI)
K GRIFFEY JR (.285, 29 HR, 88 RBI)</div>

 

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

MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Weeks 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .227
G Gross rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .262
R Braun 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333
P Fielder 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
C Hart cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
G Jenkins lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
J Estrada c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
J Hardy ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
D Bush p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .109

Totals 3 0 1 0 0 2 1

BATTING: 2B - G Gross (9, B Arroyo). Team LOB - 0.

BASERUNNING: CS - G Gross (1, 3rd base by B Arroyo/J Valentin).


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Hamilton cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
A Gonzalez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
K Griffey Jr rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
B Phillips 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
A Dunn lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
J Valentin c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
E Encarnacion 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
J Votto 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .750
B Arroyo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .117

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Valentin-E Encarnacion).


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MILWAUKEE - 0 -- 0
CINCINNATI - -- 0
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MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
D Bush 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.83

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
B Arroyo 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.41

Pitches-strikes: B Arroyo 12-8. Ground balls-fly balls: B Arroyo 0-0. Batters
faced: B Arroyo 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Mike Winters. 1B--Bruce Froemming. 2B--Mark Wegner. 3B--Brian
Runge.

Weather: 89 degrees, overcast. Wind: 19 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI
CONFIRMED STARTERS: MIL - DAVE BUSH
CIN - BRONSON ARROYO</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY KEN GRIFFEY JR SCORED JOSH HAMILTON.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, K GRIFFEY JR ON FIRST, A GONZALEZ ON SECOND, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 0
CINCINNATI 1 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: B PHILLIPS (.290, 28 HR, 84 RBI)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY ADAM DUNN SCORED ALEX GONZALEZ.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, A DUNN ON FIRST, B PHILLIPS ON SECOND, K
GRIFFEY JR ON THIRD, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 0
CINCINNATI 2 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: J VALENTIN (.278, 2 HR, 30 RBI)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY EDWIN ENCARNACION SCORED KEN GRIFFEY JR AND
BRANDON PHILLIPS.
SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, E ENCARNACION ON FIRST, A DUNN ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 0
CINCINNATI 4 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: J VOTTO (.750, 1 HR, 1 RBI)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY JOEY VOTTO SCORED ADAM DUNN AND EDWIN
ENCARNACION.
SITUATION: 6 RUNS IN, J VOTTO ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 0
CINCINNATI 6 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: B ARROYO (.117, 1 HR, 3 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIL - DAVE BUSH
CIN - BRONSON ARROYO

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: P FIELDER (.285, 41 HR, 102 RBI)
C HART (.292, 20 HR, 68 RBI)
G JENKINS (.271, 20 HR, 59 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">MILWAUKEE (0) VS CINCINNATI (6) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Weeks 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .227
G Gross rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .262
R Braun 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333
P Fielder 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
C Hart cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
G Jenkins lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
J Estrada c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
J Hardy ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
D Bush p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .109

Totals 3 0 1 0 0 2 1

BATTING: 2B - G Gross (9, B Arroyo). Team LOB - 0.

BASERUNNING: CS - G Gross (1, 3rd base by B Arroyo/J Valentin).

FIELDING: Outfield assists - G Gross (J Votto at Home).


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Hamilton cf 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .293
A Gonzalez ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .274
K Griffey Jr rf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .287
B Phillips 2b 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .289
A Dunn lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .268
J Valentin c 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .277
E Encarnacion 3b 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .286
J Votto 1b 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .800
B Arroyo p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .115

Totals 10 6 7 6 0 1 4

BATTING: 2B - J Hamilton (17, D Bush); J Votto (1, D Bush). RBI - K Griffey Jr
(89), A Dunn (96), E Encarnacion 2 (62), J Votto 2 (3). Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Valentin-E Encarnacion).


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MILWAUKEE - 0 -- 0
CINCINNATI - 6 -- 6
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MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
D Bush 1 7 6 6 0 1 0 5.13

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
B Arroyo 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.41

Pitches-strikes: D Bush 30-20; B Arroyo 12-8. Ground balls-fly balls: D Bush
1-1; B Arroyo 0-0. Batters faced: D Bush 10; B Arroyo 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Mike Winters. 1B--Bruce Froemming. 2B--Mark Wegner. 3B--Brian
Runge.

Weather: 89 degrees, overcast. Wind: 19 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIL - DAVE BUSH
CIN - BRONSON ARROYO

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: A GONZALEZ (.274, 1-FOR-1)
K GRIFFEY JR (.287, 1-FOR-1, RBI)
B PHILLIPS (.289, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">MILWAUKEE (0) VS CINCINNATI (6) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Weeks 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .227
G Gross rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .262
R Braun 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333
P Fielder 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
C Hart cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .291
G Jenkins lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
J Estrada c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
J Hardy ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
D Bush p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .109

Totals 6 0 1 0 0 3 1

BATTING: 2B - G Gross (9, B Arroyo). Team LOB - 0.

BASERUNNING: CS - G Gross (1, 3rd base by B Arroyo/J Valentin).

FIELDING: Outfield assists - G Gross (J Votto at Home).


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Hamilton cf 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .293
A Gonzalez ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .274
K Griffey Jr rf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .287
B Phillips 2b 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .289
A Dunn lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .268
J Valentin c 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .277
E Encarnacion 3b 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .286
J Votto 1b 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .800
B Arroyo p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .115

Totals 10 6 7 6 0 1 4

BATTING: 2B - J Hamilton (17, D Bush); J Votto (1, D Bush). RBI - K Griffey Jr
(89), A Dunn (96), E Encarnacion 2 (62), J Votto 2 (3). Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Valentin-E Encarnacion).


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MILWAUKEE - 00 -- 0
CINCINNATI - 6 -- 6
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MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
D Bush 1 7 6 6 0 1 0 5.13

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
B Arroyo 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 4.38

Pitches-strikes: D Bush 30-20; B Arroyo 27-17. Ground balls-fly balls: D Bush
1-1; B Arroyo 1-1. Batters faced: D Bush 10; B Arroyo 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Mike Winters. 1B--Bruce Froemming. 2B--Mark Wegner. 3B--Brian
Runge.

Weather: 89 degrees, overcast. Wind: 19 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY KEN GRIFFEY JR (30) TO RIGHT WITH 0 OUT
IN THE 2ND OFF DAVE BUSH SCORED ALEX GONZALEZ.
CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 0, CINCINNATI 8

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: B PHILLIPS (.289, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - PITCHING CHANGE
MIL: MATT WISE (3-1, 3.68) IN THE 2ND
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 0, CINCINNATI 8

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: B PHILLIPS (.289, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: M Wise relieved D Bush.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 0
CINCINNATI 8 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: B Phillips (.289, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIL - MATT WISE
CIN - BRONSON ARROYO

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: J ESTRADA (.283, 8 HR, 44 RBI)
J HARDY (.274, 23 HR, 73 RBI)
M WISE (1.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">MILWAUKEE (0) VS CINCINNATI (8) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Weeks 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .227
G Gross rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .262
R Braun 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333
P Fielder 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
C Hart cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .291
G Jenkins lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
J Estrada c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
J Hardy ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
D Bush p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .109
M Wise p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000

Totals 6 0 1 0 0 3 1

BATTING: 2B - G Gross (9, B Arroyo). Team LOB - 0.

BASERUNNING: CS - G Gross (1, 3rd base by B Arroyo/J Valentin).

FIELDING: Outfield assists - G Gross (J Votto at Home).


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Hamilton cf 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .293
A Gonzalez ss 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 .276
K Griffey Jr rf 2 2 2 3 0 0 0 .288
B Phillips 2b 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 .289
A Dunn lf 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .268
J Valentin c 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .275
E Encarnacion 3b 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .286
J Votto 1b 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .800
B Arroyo p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .115

Totals 15 8 9 8 0 2 4

BATTING: 2B - J Hamilton (17, D Bush); J Votto (1, D Bush); A Gonzalez (26, D
Bush). HR - K Griffey Jr (30, 2nd inning off D Bush 1 on, 0 Out). RBI - K
Griffey Jr 3 (91), A Dunn (96), E Encarnacion 2 (62), J Votto 2 (3). Team LOB -
1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Valentin-E Encarnacion).


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MILWAUKEE - 00 -- 0
CINCINNATI - 62 -- 8
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MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
D Bush 1 9 8 8 0 1 1 5.25
M Wise 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.61

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
B Arroyo 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 4.38

D Bush pitched to 2 batters in the 2nd.

Pitches-strikes: D Bush 40-26; M Wise 14-8; B Arroyo 27-17. Ground balls-fly
balls: D Bush 1-1; M Wise 0-2; B Arroyo 1-1. Batters faced: D Bush 12; M Wise
3; B Arroyo 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Mike Winters. 1B--Bruce Froemming. 2B--Mark Wegner. 3B--Brian
Runge.

Weather: 89 degrees, overcast. Wind: 19 mph, right to left.</div>