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

NL: MILWAUKEE at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN DIEGO - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: K Mench hit for C Villanueva.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, G JENKINS ON FIRST, J ESTRADA ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 2
SAN DIEGO 6 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: K Mench (.265, 2 HR, 12 RBI)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE
BASES LOADED WALK TO GABE GROSS SCORED JOHNNY ESTRADA.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, G GROSS ON FIRST, K MENCH ON SECOND, G
JENKINS ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 3
SAN DIEGO 6 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: R WEEKS (.253, 1-FOR-4)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
MILWAUKEE 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 6 0
SAN DIEGO 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 x 6 13 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: MIL - CLAUDIO VARGAS, BRIAN SHOUSE (6TH), CARLOS VILLANUEVA (7TH)
AND JOHNNY ESTRADA

SDG - JUSTIN GERMANO, CLA MEREDITH (7TH), SCOTT
LINEBRINK (8TH), DOUG BROCAIL (9TH), TREVOR HOFFMAN (9TH) AND
ROB BOWEN

HOME RUNS: MIL - GEOFF JENKINS (10) OFF JUSTIN GERMANO IN THE 2ND, 0 ON
RYAN BRAUN (1) OFF JUSTIN GERMANO IN THE 3RD, 0 ON

SDG - MIKE CAMERON (4) OFF CLAUDIO VARGAS IN THE 1ST, 1 ON
JOSE CRUZ JR (5) OFF CLAUDIO VARGAS IN THE 3RD, 0 ON</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
MILWAUKEE 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 6 0
SAN DIEGO 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 x 6 13 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: MIL - CLAUDIO VARGAS, BRIAN SHOUSE (6TH), CARLOS VILLANUEVA (7TH)
AND JOHNNY ESTRADA

SDG - JUSTIN GERMANO, CLA MEREDITH (7TH), SCOTT
LINEBRINK (8TH), DOUG BROCAIL (9TH), TREVOR HOFFMAN (9TH) AND
ROB BOWEN


WP - JUSTIN GERMANO (3-0)
LP - CLAUDIO VARGAS (3-1)
SAVE - TREVOR HOFFMAN (14)

HOME RUNS: MIL - GEOFF JENKINS (10) OFF JUSTIN GERMANO IN THE 2ND, 0 ON
RYAN BRAUN (1) OFF JUSTIN GERMANO IN THE 3RD, 0 ON

SDG - MIKE CAMERON (4) OFF CLAUDIO VARGAS IN THE 1ST, 1 ON
JOSE CRUZ JR (5) OFF CLAUDIO VARGAS IN THE 3RD, 0 ON


TIME: 2:43 ATT: 35,975

PROBABLES: MIL - JEFF SUPPAN (6-4, 3.49)
SDG - JAKE PEAVY (6-1, 1.63)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">MILWAUKEE (3) VS SAN DIEGO (6) - FINAL

MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Weeks 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .252
R Braun 3b 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .500
J Hardy ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .308
P Fielder 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .282
J Estrada c 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .278
G Jenkins lf 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .298
B Hall cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .262
T Gwynn Jr rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333
C Villanueva p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-K Mench ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
C Vargas p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .143
B Shouse p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
G Gross rf 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .240

Totals 34 3 6 3 3 6 12

a-grounded into fielder's choice to third for C Villanueva in the 9th.

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), G
Gross (7). 2-out RBI - R Braun, G Gross. Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - J Estrada 1, P Fielder 1, R Weeks 2. Team LOB - 7.

BASERUNNING: SB - R Braun (1, 2nd base off J Germano/R Bowen).


SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Giles 2b 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .283
J Cruz Jr rf 4 1 2 1 0 2 1 .281
M Cameron cf 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .227
A Gonzalez 1b 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .299
K Kouzmanoff 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .210
T Sledge lf 4 2 2 1 0 1 2 .213
G Blum ss 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .175
R Bowen c 4 0 3 1 0 0 1 .234
J Germano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-P McAnulty ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111
C Meredith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S Linebrink p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-R Branyan ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .240
D Brocail p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Hoffman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 34 6 13 6 1 8 14

a-popped out to shortstop for J Germano in the 6th; b-singled to left center
for S Linebrink in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - M Giles (13, C Vargas); T Sledge (3, C Vargas); R Bowen (5, C
Vargas). 3B - A Gonzalez (1, C Villanueva). HR - M Cameron (4, 1st inning off C
Vargas 1 on, 1 Out), J Cruz Jr (5, 3rd inning off C Vargas 0 on, 0 Out). S - J
Germano 2. RBI - M Cameron 2 (19), J Cruz Jr (14), R Bowen (6), T Sledge (9), R
Branyan (12). 2-out RBI - R Branyan. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
M Giles 3, K Kouzmanoff 1. Team LOB - 7.

BASERUNNING: SB - M Giles (7, 3rd base off C Vargas/J Estrada). CS - R Bowen
(2, 3rd base by B Shouse).

FIELDING: E - K Kouzmanoff (4, throw).


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MILWAUKEE - 011 000 001 -- 3
SAN DIEGO - 201 001 02x -- 6
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MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
C Vargas (L, 3-1) 5 1/3 10 4 4 0 5 2 4.01
B Shouse 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.75
C Villanueva 2 3 2 2 1 3 0 3.00

SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Germano (W, 3-0) 6 5 2 2 0 4 2 1.08
C Meredith (H, 6) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.37
S Linebrink (H, 10) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.28
D Brocail 1/3 0 1 0 2 0 0 2.08
T Hoffman (S, 14) 2/3 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.84

Pitches-strikes: C Vargas 100-60; B Shouse 4-2; C Villanueva 35-21; J Germano
81-54; C Meredith 13-10; S Linebrink 12-9; D Brocail 14-6; T Hoffman 14-10.
Ground balls-fly balls: C Vargas 4-7; B Shouse 0-1; C Villanueva 1-2; J Germano
5-9; C Meredith 2-0; S Linebrink 0-2; D Brocail 0-1; T Hoffman 1-2. Batters
faced: C Vargas 26; B Shouse 1; C Villanueva 10; J Germano 23; C Meredith 3; S
Linebrink 4; D Brocail 3; T Hoffman 4.

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

T--2:43. Att--35,975.
Weather: 65 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, left to
right.</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
MILWAUKEE 3
SAN DIEGO 6 FINAL</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at SAN DIEGO

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MILWAUKEE (3) AT SAN DIEGO (6) - HOW THEY SCORED
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SAN DIEGO 1ST: M Giles doubled to deep left. J Cruz Jr struck out
swinging. M Giles stole third. M Cameron homered to left, M Giles scored.
A Gonzalez singled to left. K Kouzmanoff flied out to center. T Sledge struck
out swinging. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 0, SAN DIEGO 2.

MILWAUKEE 2ND: J Estrada grounded out to second. G Jenkins homered to
center. B Hall lined out to third. T Gwynn Jr grounded out to second. (1 Run,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 1, SAN DIEGO 2.

MILWAUKEE 3RD: C Vargas struck out swinging. R Weeks flied out to left.
R Braun homered to left. J Hardy flied out to right. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
MILWAUKEE 2, SAN DIEGO 2.

SAN DIEGO 3RD: J Cruz Jr homered to center. M Cameron flied out to left.
A Gonzalez singled to center. K Kouzmanoff struck out swinging. T Sledge
flied out to right. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 2, SAN DIEGO 3.

SAN DIEGO 6TH: T Sledge doubled to deep left. G Blum flied out to left.
R Bowen doubled to left, T Sledge scored. P McAnulty hit for J Germano. B Shouse
relieved C Vargas. R Bowen caught stealing third, pitcher to third. P McAnulty
popped out to shortstop. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 2, SAN DIEGO 4.

SAN DIEGO 8TH: A Gonzalez tripled to right. K Kouzmanoff struck out
swinging. T Sledge singled to right, A Gonzalez scored. G Blum walked,
T Sledge to second. R Bowen flied out to right, T Sledge to third. R Branyan
hit for S Linebrink. R Branyan singled to left center, T Sledge scored, G Blum
to third. M Giles flied out to right. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 2,
SAN DIEGO 6.

MILWAUKEE 9TH: D Brocail relieved S Linebrink. P Fielder flied out to left.
J Estrada walked. G Jenkins walked, J Estrada to second. T Hoffman relieved
D Brocail. B Hall lined out to right. K Mench hit for C Villanueva. K Mench
grounded into fielder's choice to third, J Estrada to third, G Jenkins safe at
second on throwing error by third baseman K Kouzmanoff. G Gross walked,
J Estrada scored, G Jenkins to third, K Mench to second. R Weeks fouled out to
first. (1 Run, 0 Hits, 1 Error) MILWAUKEE 3, SAN DIEGO 6.</div>

 

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MILWAUKEE (3) AT SAN DIEGO (6) - EVENT LOG
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Milwaukee Starting Lineups -- R Weeks 2B, R Braun 3B, J Hardy SS, P Fielder 1B,
J Estrada C, G Jenkins LF, B Hall CF, T Gwynn Jr RF, C Vargas RHP.

San Diego Starting Lineups -- M Giles 2B, J Cruz Jr RF, M Cameron CF,
A Gonzalez 1B, K Kouzmanoff 3B, T Sledge LF, G Blum SS, R Bowen C, J Germano RHP.

Umpires -- Ed Montague (HP), Bill Miller (1B), Marvin Hudson (2B), Jerry Layne (3B).

Gametime Weather: 65 degrees, Cloudy, wind left to right at 8 mph.


MILWAUKEE 1ST: R Weeks singled to center. R Braun grounded out to
shortstop, R Weeks to second. J Hardy struck out swinging. P Fielder flied
out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 0, SAN DIEGO 0.

SAN DIEGO 1ST: M Giles doubled to deep left. J Cruz Jr struck out
swinging. M Giles stole third. M Cameron homered to left, M Giles scored.
A Gonzalez singled to left. K Kouzmanoff flied out to center. T Sledge struck
out swinging. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 0, SAN DIEGO 2.

MILWAUKEE 2ND: J Estrada grounded out to second. G Jenkins homered to
center. B Hall lined out to third. T Gwynn Jr grounded out to second. (1 Run,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 1, SAN DIEGO 2.

SAN DIEGO 2ND: G Blum struck out swinging. R Bowen singled to right.
J Germano sacrificed to first, R Bowen to second. M Giles struck out swinging.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 1, SAN DIEGO 2.

MILWAUKEE 3RD: C Vargas struck out swinging. R Weeks flied out to left.
R Braun homered to left. J Hardy flied out to right. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
MILWAUKEE 2, SAN DIEGO 2.

SAN DIEGO 3RD: J Cruz Jr homered to center. M Cameron flied out to left.
A Gonzalez singled to center. K Kouzmanoff struck out swinging. T Sledge
flied out to right. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 2, SAN DIEGO 3.

MILWAUKEE 4TH: P Fielder struck out looking. J Estrada flied out to left.
G Jenkins singled to right. B Hall popped out to third. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 2, SAN DIEGO 3.

SAN DIEGO 4TH: G Blum grounded out to shortstop. R Bowen singled to
center. J Germano sacrificed to first, R Bowen to second. M Giles flied out
to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 2, SAN DIEGO 3.

MILWAUKEE 5TH: T Gwynn Jr struck out looking. C Vargas grounded out to
second. R Weeks flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 2,
SAN DIEGO 3.

SAN DIEGO 5TH: J Cruz Jr singled to right. M Cameron lined out to right.
A Gonzalez grounded out to second, J Cruz Jr to second. K Kouzmanoff lined out
to left. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 2, SAN DIEGO 3.

MILWAUKEE 6TH: R Braun singled to right. R Braun stole second. J Hardy
lined out to shortstop. P Fielder grounded out to third. J Estrada lined out
to left. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 2, SAN DIEGO 3.

SAN DIEGO 6TH: T Sledge doubled to deep left. G Blum flied out to left.
R Bowen doubled to left, T Sledge scored. P McAnulty hit for J Germano. B Shouse
relieved C Vargas. R Bowen caught stealing third, pitcher to third. P McAnulty
popped out to shortstop. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 2, SAN DIEGO 4.

MILWAUKEE 7TH: C Meredith relieved J Germano. G Jenkins grounded out to
second. B Hall struck out looking. T Gwynn Jr grounded out to first. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 2, SAN DIEGO 4.

SAN DIEGO 7TH: C Villanueva relieved B Shouse. G Gross in right field.
M Giles grounded out to second. J Cruz Jr struck out looking. M Cameron struck
out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 2, SAN DIEGO 4.

MILWAUKEE 8TH: S Linebrink relieved C Meredith. G Gross flied out to right.
R Weeks lined out to right. R Braun singled to left center. J Hardy struck
out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 2, SAN DIEGO 4.

SAN DIEGO 8TH: A Gonzalez tripled to right. K Kouzmanoff struck out
swinging. T Sledge singled to right, A Gonzalez scored. G Blum walked,
T Sledge to second. R Bowen flied out to right, T Sledge to third. R Branyan
hit for S Linebrink. R Branyan singled to left center, T Sledge scored, G Blum
to third. M Giles flied out to right. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 2,
SAN DIEGO 6.

MILWAUKEE 9TH: D Brocail relieved S Linebrink. P Fielder flied out to left.
J Estrada walked. G Jenkins walked, J Estrada to second. T Hoffman relieved
D Brocail. B Hall lined out to right. K Mench hit for C Villanueva. K Mench
grounded into fielder's choice to third, J Estrada to third, G Jenkins safe at
second on throwing error by third baseman K Kouzmanoff. G Gross walked,
J Estrada scored, G Jenkins to third, K Mench to second. R Weeks fouled out to
first. (1 Run, 0 Hits, 1 Error) MILWAUKEE 3, SAN DIEGO 6.</div>

 

SAN DIEGO 6, MILWAUKEE 3

SAN DIEGO (Ticker) -- Justin Germano is doing his best to makean upcoming decision a difficult one.

Germano threw six solid innings and Mike Cameron contributed atwo-run home run as the San Diego Padres topped the MilwaukeeBrewers, 6-3, on Saturday.

The 24-year-old righthander, filling in for injured starter ClayHensley, won his third straight start and has allowed justthree earned runs in 25 innings since being recalled from ClassAAA Portland earlier this month.

Germano (3-0) gave up two runs and five hits while striking outfour. He did not walk a batter.

Hensley, meanwhile, has made two rehab starts for Portland, andthe club has yet to decide both when he will return and in whatcapacity.

Cla Meredith and Scott Linebrink pitched scoreless innings inrelief for the Padres before Doug Brocail walked two batters inthe ninth to set up a save situation for closer Trevor Hoffman.The all-time saves leader walked in a run before getting RickieWeeks to foul out for his 14th save and 496th of his career.

Rob Bowen added three hits and drove in a run for San Diego, whohas won four of five and nine of their last 12 games to pulleven with the Los Angeles Dodgers for first place in theNational League West.

The Padres jumped on Milwaukee starter Claudio Vargas (3-1) inthe first inning as Marcus Giles led off with a double beforeCameron drove a 3-1 pitch into the left field seats.

After Geoff Jenkins and Ryan Braun evened the score with soloshots in the second and third, Jose Cruz Jr. put San Diego backon top for good with a solo home run of his own in third.

Vargas lasted 5 1/3 innings, giving up 10 hits and four runs-while striking out five and not walking a batter.

Braun recorded his first career multi-hit game with a pair ofsingles to go with his first major league home run.

The Brewers dropped their fifth straight series and have lost 10of 13.

 

Germano stays perfect as Padres top Brewers

<h3>SAN DIEGO 6, MILWAUKEE 3</h3>SAN DIEGO (Ticker) -- Justin Germano is doing his best to makean upcoming decision a difficult one.

Germano threw six solid innings and Mike Cameron contributed atwo-run home run as the San Diego Padres topped the MilwaukeeBrewers, 6-3, on Saturday.

The 24-year-old righthander, filling in for injured starter ClayHensley, won his third straight start and has allowed justthree earned runs in 25 innings since being recalled from ClassAAA Portland earlier this month.

"I'm just doing whatever I can to stay on this team," Germanosaid. "Hopefully it's starting but if not, it's in the pen andI'd be happy with that just because I want to stay here and helpthe team."

Germano (3-0) gave up two runs and five hits while striking outfour. He did not walk a batter.

"It's still early," he said. "It's only been four starts so I'mtrying not to get too caught up in that. Each time out therehopefully have a good outing and earn that next start, but justtry not to get too far ahead of myself."

Hensley, meanwhile, has made two rehab starts for Portland, andthe club has yet to decide both when he will return and in whatcapacity. Germano's immediate future has been decided

"(Germano) is going to make another (start), and probablyanother one after that," Padres manager Bud Black said. "He'smade a definite statement. It's great to see. Like all of ourstarters, he's got to keep his focus on his next start."

Cla Meredith and Scott Linebrink pitched scoreless innings inrelief for the Padres before Doug Brocail walked two batters inthe ninth to set up a save situation for closer Trevor Hoffman.The all-time saves leader walked in a run before getting RickieWeeks to foul out for his 14th save and 496th of his career.

"I felt good today," said Hoffman, who missed Friday's game witharm soreness. "I had a lot of life on the ball that wasimportant, and threw strikes. I felt good yesterday but it wasjust erring on the side of caution. It was just basicallyanother day off."

Rob Bowen added three hits and drove in a run for San Diego, whohas won four of five and nine of their last 12 games to pulleven with the Los Angeles Dodgers for first place in theNational League West.

The Padres jumped on Milwaukee starter Claudio Vargas (3-1) inthe first inning as Marcus Giles led off with a double beforeCameron drove a 3-1 pitch into the left field seats.

"It's just good to square the ball up," Cameron said. "I got ina good hitter's count and got a good pitch in my zone and put agood swing on it."

After Geoff Jenkins and Ryan Braun evened the score with soloshots in the second and third, Jose Cruz Jr. put San Diego backon top for good with a solo home run of his own in third.

"I thought Claudio was OK," Brewers manager Ned Yost said. "Hemade some mistakes in the first inning that cost him a few runs.He battled back, but then he got a pitch up to Cruz."

Vargas lasted 5 1/3 innings, giving up 10 hits and four runs,while striking out five and not walking a batter.

"I tip my hat off to the (San Diego) hitters," Vargas said. "Ithrew a lot of good pitches close to the zone and they were notswinging. So, they pushed me to throw a strike, and I made acouple of pitches up in the zone and those were the ones theyhit, when I missed a spot."

Braun recorded his first career multi-hit game with a pair ofsingles to go with his first major league home run.

The Brewers dropped their fifth straight series and have lost 10of 13.

"I'm seeing signs (of improvement) every day," Yost said. "Thekids are out there battling and fighting. They're not givingup. If we can continue to do that, we'll be in good shape.It's just a matter of time."