GAME THREAD: NL: MILWAUKEE (28-20) at SAN DIEGO (27-21)

NL: MILWAUKEE (28-20) at SAN DIEGO (27-21)

<h3>Germano looks to continue hot start vs. struggling Brewers</h3>

<div class="pre">Milwaukee (28-20) at San Diego (27-21) 10:05 pm EDT</div>

SAN DIEGO (Ticker) - Rookie Justin Germano is looking to makethe San Diego Padres rotation decision an easy one.

Germano takes the mound on Saturday against the MilwaukeeBrewers in the middle game of a three-games series.

Germano (2-0, 0.47 ERA) has filled in brilliantly for theinjured Clay Hensley, who was placed on the disabled list with astrained right groin on May 3.

Since being called up from Class AAA Portland on May 8 the24-year-old righthander has allowed just two runs and 12 hits in19 innings. In his last start Germano allowed one unearned runand six hits over six innings in a 2-1 win over Seattle onSunday.

Meanwhile, Hensley is nearing a return, but was not pitchingwell prior to his injury going 1-3 with a 7.62 ERA. With anothergood performance, Germano could make his case he belongs in therotation, and not Hensley.

The Padres, who have won nine of 11, took the opener on Fridaynight behind a grand slam from rookie Kevin Kouzmanoff who hascome on strong after struggling to start the season.

Kouzmanoff has three homers in his last four games and has risenhis average from .137 to .217 during his eight-game hittingstreak.

As for the Brewers, they continue to struggle. Milwaukee haslost eight of its last 11 games.

Claudio Vargas (3-0, 3.68) will take the mound looking to snap atwo-game skid, as well as pick up his first decision his lastfour starts. In his last time out Vargas allowed five runs andsix hits in four innings as Milwaukee beat Minnesota 6-5 onSunday.

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">MILWAUKEE AT SAN DIEGO -- LINEUPS

MILWAUKEE SAN DIEGO
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Rickie Weeks 2B .253 5 16 Marcus Giles 2B .285 3 18
Ryan Braun 3B .250 0 2 Jose Cruz Jr RF .275 4 13
J.J. Hardy SS .314 15 43 Mike Cameron CF .226 3 17
Prince Fielder 1B .288 15 37 Adrian Gonzalez 1B .290 11 35
Johnny Estrada C .284 6 17 Kevin Kouzmanoff 3B .217 4 22
Geoff Jenkins LF .289 9 24 Terrmel Sledge LF .200 4 8
Bill Hall CF .268 6 20 Geoff Blum SS .185 1 4
Tony Gwynn Jr RF .350 0 8 Rob Bowen C .200 1 5
Claudio Vargas RHP .167 0 0 Justin Germano RHP .000 0 0
(3-0, 3.68) (2-0, 0.47)</div>

 

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WARMUPS: MIL - CLAUDIO VARGAS (3-0, 3.68)
SDG - JUSTIN GERMANO (2-0, 0.47)

UMPIRES: HP - ED MONTAGUE
1B - BILL MILLER
2B - MARVIN HUDSON
3B - JERRY LAYNE

WEATHER: 66 Degrees, cloudy
WIND: 8 mph, left to right</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT SAN DIEGO
STARTING BATS: MIL - CLAUDIO VARGAS AND JOHNNY ESTRADA
SDG - JUSTIN GERMANO AND ROB BOWEN

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: R WEEKS (.253, 5 HR, 16 RBI)
R BRAUN (.250, 0 HR, 2 RBI)
J HARDY (.314, 15 HR, 43 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
SAN DIEGO 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIL - CLAUDIO VARGAS
SDG - JUSTIN GERMANO

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: M GILES (.285, 3 HR, 18 RBI)
J CRUZ JR (.275, 4 HR, 13 RBI)
M CAMERON (.226, 3 HR, 17 RBI)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at SAN DIEGO

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

MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Weeks 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .258
R Braun 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
J Hardy ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .313
P Fielder 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286
J Estrada c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
G Jenkins lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
B Hall cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
T Gwynn Jr rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .350
C Vargas p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 1 2

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - P Fielder 1. Team LOB - 1.



SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Giles 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
J Cruz Jr rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
M Cameron cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226
A Gonzalez 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
K Kouzmanoff 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217
T Sledge lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
G Blum ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185
R Bowen c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
J Germano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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MILWAUKEE - 0 -- 0
SAN DIEGO - -- 0
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MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
C Vargas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.68

SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Germano 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.45

Pitches-strikes: J Germano 12-9. Ground balls-fly balls: J Germano 1-1.
Batters faced: J Germano 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Ed Montague. 1B--Bill Miller. 2B--Marvin Hudson. 3B--Jerry
Layne.

Weather: 66 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT SAN DIEGO
CONFIRMED STARTERS: MIL - CLAUDIO VARGAS
SDG - JUSTIN GERMANO</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY MIKE CAMERON (4) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT IN
THE 1ST OFF CLAUDIO VARGAS SCORED MARCUS GILES.
CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 0, SAN DIEGO 2

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: A GONZALEZ (.290, 11 HR, 35 RBI)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at SAN DIEGO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIL - CLAUDIO VARGAS
SDG - JUSTIN GERMANO

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: J ESTRADA (.284, 6 HR, 17 RBI)
G JENKINS (.289, 9 HR, 24 RBI)
B HALL (.268, 6 HR, 20 RBI)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">MILWAUKEE (0) VS SAN DIEGO (2) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Weeks 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .258
R Braun 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
J Hardy ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .313
P Fielder 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286
J Estrada c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
G Jenkins lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
B Hall cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
T Gwynn Jr rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .350
C Vargas p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 1 2

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - P Fielder 1. Team LOB - 1.



SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Giles 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .289
J Cruz Jr rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .273
M Cameron cf 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .230
A Gonzalez 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .294
K Kouzmanoff 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .215
T Sledge lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .198
G Blum ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185
R Bowen c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
J Germano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 6 2 3 2 0 2 3

BATTING: 2B - M Giles (13, C Vargas). HR - M Cameron (4, 1st inning off C
Vargas 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - M Cameron 2 (19). Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - M Giles (7, 3rd base off C Vargas/J Estrada).


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MILWAUKEE - 0 -- 0
SAN DIEGO - 2 -- 2
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MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
C Vargas 1 3 2 2 0 2 1 4.00

SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Germano 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.45

Pitches-strikes: C Vargas 26-15; J Germano 12-9. Ground balls-fly balls: C
Vargas 0-1; J Germano 1-1. Batters faced: C Vargas 6; J Germano 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Ed Montague. 1B--Bill Miller. 2B--Marvin Hudson. 3B--Jerry
Layne.

Weather: 66 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, left to right.</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY GEOFF JENKINS (10) TO CENTER WITH 1 OUT IN
THE 2ND OFF JUSTIN GERMANO.
CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 1, SAN DIEGO 2

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: B HALL (.268, 6 HR, 20 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIL - CLAUDIO VARGAS
SDG - JUSTIN GERMANO

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: G BLUM (.185, 1 HR, 4 RBI)
R BOWEN (.200, 1 HR, 5 RBI)
J GERMANO (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">MILWAUKEE (1) VS SAN DIEGO (2) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Weeks 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .258
R Braun 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
J Hardy ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .313
P Fielder 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286
J Estrada c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
G Jenkins lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .295
B Hall cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
T Gwynn Jr rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .344
C Vargas p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167

Totals 8 1 2 1 0 1 2

BATTING: HR - G Jenkins (10, 2nd inning off J Germano 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - G
Jenkins (25). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - P Fielder 1. Team LOB -
1.


SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Giles 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .289
J Cruz Jr rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .273
M Cameron cf 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .230
A Gonzalez 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .294
K Kouzmanoff 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .215
T Sledge lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .198
G Blum ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185
R Bowen c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
J Germano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 6 2 3 2 0 2 3

BATTING: 2B - M Giles (13, C Vargas). HR - M Cameron (4, 1st inning off C
Vargas 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - M Cameron 2 (19). Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - M Giles (7, 3rd base off C Vargas/J Estrada).


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MILWAUKEE - 01 -- 1
SAN DIEGO - 2 -- 2
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MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
C Vargas 1 3 2 2 0 2 1 4.00

SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Germano 2 2 1 1 0 1 1 0.86

Pitches-strikes: C Vargas 26-15; J Germano 24-17. Ground balls-fly balls: C
Vargas 0-1; J Germano 3-2. Batters faced: C Vargas 6; J Germano 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Ed Montague. 1B--Bill Miller. 2B--Marvin Hudson. 3B--Jerry
Layne.

Weather: 66 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIL - CLAUDIO VARGAS
SDG - JUSTIN GERMANO

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: C VARGAS (.167, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
R WEEKS (.258, 1-FOR-1)
R BRAUN (.200, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">MILWAUKEE (1) VS SAN DIEGO (2) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Weeks 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .258
R Braun 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
J Hardy ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .313
P Fielder 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286
J Estrada c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
G Jenkins lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .295
B Hall cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
T Gwynn Jr rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .344
C Vargas p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167

Totals 8 1 2 1 0 1 2

BATTING: HR - G Jenkins (10, 2nd inning off J Germano 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - G
Jenkins (25). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - P Fielder 1. Team LOB -
1.


SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Giles 2b 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 .287
J Cruz Jr rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .273
M Cameron cf 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .230
A Gonzalez 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .294
K Kouzmanoff 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .215
T Sledge lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .198
G Blum ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .182
R Bowen c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .213
J Germano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 9 2 4 2 0 4 4

BATTING: 2B - M Giles (13, C Vargas). HR - M Cameron (4, 1st inning off C
Vargas 1 on, 1 Out). S - J Germano. RBI - M Cameron 2 (19). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - M Giles 1. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - M Giles (7, 3rd base off C Vargas/J Estrada).


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MILWAUKEE - 01 -- 1
SAN DIEGO - 20 -- 2
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MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
C Vargas 2 4 2 2 0 4 1 3.91

SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Germano 2 2 1 1 0 1 1 0.86

Pitches-strikes: C Vargas 42-26; J Germano 24-17. Ground balls-fly balls: C
Vargas 1-1; J Germano 3-2. Batters faced: C Vargas 10; J Germano 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Ed Montague. 1B--Bill Miller. 2B--Marvin Hudson. 3B--Jerry
Layne.

Weather: 66 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, left to right.</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY RYAN BRAUN (1) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT IN THE
3RD OFF JUSTIN GERMANO.
CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 2, SAN DIEGO 2

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: J HARDY (.313, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at SAN DIEGO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIL - CLAUDIO VARGAS
SDG - JUSTIN GERMANO

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: J CRUZ JR (.273, 0-FOR-1)
M CAMERON (.230, 1-FOR-1, HR, 2 RBI)
A GONZALEZ (.294, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">MILWAUKEE (2) VS SAN DIEGO (2) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Weeks 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .256
R Braun 3b 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .333
J Hardy ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .311
P Fielder 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286
J Estrada c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
G Jenkins lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .295
B Hall cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
T Gwynn Jr rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .344
C Vargas p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .154

Totals 12 2 3 2 0 2 2

BATTING: HR - G Jenkins (10, 2nd inning off J Germano 0 on, 1 Out), R Braun (1,
3rd inning off J Germano 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - G Jenkins (25), R Braun (3). 2-out
RBI - R Braun. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - P Fielder 1. Team LOB
- 1.


SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Giles 2b 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 .287
J Cruz Jr rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .273
M Cameron cf 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .230
A Gonzalez 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .294
K Kouzmanoff 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .215
T Sledge lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .198
G Blum ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .182
R Bowen c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .213
J Germano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 9 2 4 2 0 4 4

BATTING: 2B - M Giles (13, C Vargas). HR - M Cameron (4, 1st inning off C
Vargas 1 on, 1 Out). S - J Germano. RBI - M Cameron 2 (19). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - M Giles 1. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - M Giles (7, 3rd base off C Vargas/J Estrada).


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MILWAUKEE - 011 -- 2
SAN DIEGO - 20 -- 2
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MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
C Vargas 2 4 2 2 0 4 1 3.91

SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Germano 3 3 2 2 0 2 2 1.23

Pitches-strikes: C Vargas 42-26; J Germano 40-29. Ground balls-fly balls: C
Vargas 1-1; J Germano 3-4. Batters faced: C Vargas 10; J Germano 12.

UMPIRES: HP--Ed Montague. 1B--Bill Miller. 2B--Marvin Hudson. 3B--Jerry
Layne.

Weather: 65 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL MILWAUKEE AT SAN DIEGO
NOTE: THE HOME RUN BY MILWAUKEE THIRD BASEMAN RYAN BRAUN IN
THE THIRD INNING WAS THE FIRST OF HIS MAJOR LEAGUE CAREER.</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY JOSE CRUZ JR (5) TO CENTER WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 3RD OFF CLAUDIO VARGAS.
CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 2, SAN DIEGO 3

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: M CAMERON (.230, 1-FOR-1, HR, 2 RBI)</div>