GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: COLORADO (45-44) at MILWAUKEE (49-40)

NL: COLORADO (45-44) at MILWAUKEE (49-40)

<h3>Brewers look to snap three-game slide</h3>

Colorado (45-44) at Milwaukee (49-40) 7:05 pm EDT


MILWAUKEE (Ticker) -- Ben Sheets is hoping to bounce back fromhis first loss in more than a month.


Sheets takes the mound as the Milwaukee Brewers will try to snapa three-game losing streak when they host the Colorado Rockiesin the second of a three-game series Saturday.


In his last start, Sheets (10-4, 3.41 ERA) absorbed his firstloss since May 22 after surrendering five runs and eight hitswith six strikeouts over six innings in a 6-3 defeat to thePittsburgh Pirates on July 5.


The 28-year-old righthander will have help from a Brewersoffense that features two good, young hitters in the middle ofthe lineup.


Rookie Ryan Braun blasted two home runs and Prince Fielder addedanother in Friday's 10-6 loss to the Rockies. The pair havecombined for 10 homers in their last six games.


Colorado has charged Rodrigo Lopez (5-2, 4.83) with the missionof shutting down these two sluggers, who have totaled 43 homeruns and 102 RBI in a combined 127 games.


The 31-year-old Lopez pitched five innings, allowing three runsand five hits with four strikeouts in a 6-3 triumph over thePhiladelphia Phillies last Saturday.


The Rockies have won six of their last seven contests thanks toan offensive outburst, producing 61 runs during that span.

Colorado catcher Yorvit Torrealba has 12 hits over his last fivegames.

 

NL: COLORADO at MILWAUKEE

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

COLORADO MILWAUKEE
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Ryan Spilborghs LF .326 5 28 Corey Hart RF .298 11 34
Kaz Matsui 2B .311 3 21 J.J. Hardy SS .277 18 54
Garrett Atkins 3B .255 13 53 Ryan Braun 3B .353 13 36
Todd Helton 1B .315 8 51 Prince Fielder 1B .287 30 71
Troy Tulowitzki SS .288 10 40 Johnny Estrada C .289 8 34
Brad Hawpe RF .307 15 60 Geoff Jenkins LF .260 13 37
Yorvit Torrealba C .270 5 26 Tony Gwynn Jr CF .297 0 8
Cory Sullivan CF .429 0 4 Rickie Weeks 2B .222 5 19
Rodrigo Lopez RHP .063 0 0 Ben Sheets RHP .081 0 0
(5-2, 4.83) (10-4, 3.41)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE
WARMUPS: COL - RODRIGO LOPEZ (5-2, 4.83)
MIL - BEN SHEETS (10-4, 3.41)

UMPIRES: HP - CHRIS GUCCIONE
1B - MIKE EVERITT
2B - SCOTT BARRY
3B - GERRY DAVIS

WEATHER: 80 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 20 mph, out to center</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE
STARTING BATS: COL - RODRIGO LOPEZ AND YORVIT TORREALBA
MIL - BEN SHEETS AND JOHNNY ESTRADA

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: R SPILBORGH (.326, 5 HR, 28 RBI)
K MATSUI (.311, 3 HR, 21 RBI)
G ATKINS (.255, 13 HR, 53 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: COL - RODRIGO LOPEZ
MIL - BEN SHEETS

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: C HART (.298, 11 HR, 34 RBI)
J HARDY (.277, 18 HR, 54 RBI)
R BRAUN (.353, 13 HR, 36 RBI)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at MILWAUKEE

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

COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Spilborghs lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333
K Matsui 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .309
G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
T Helton 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .314
T Tulowitzki ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
B Hawpe rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307
Y Torrealba c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
C Sullivan cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429
R Lopez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .063

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 0 2

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Helton 1. Team LOB - 1.


MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Hart rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
J Hardy ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
R Braun 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .353
P Fielder 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
J Estrada c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
G Jenkins lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
T Gwynn Jr cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
R Weeks 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
B Sheets p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .081

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: E - R Weeks (7, throw).


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COLORADO - 0 -- 0
MILWAUKEE - -- 0
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COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
R Lopez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.83

MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
B Sheets 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.38

Pitches-strikes: B Sheets 22-15. Ground balls-fly balls: B Sheets 1-2.
Batters faced: B Sheets 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Chris Guccione. 1B--Mike Everitt. 2B--Scott Barry. 3B--Gerry
Davis.

Weather: 80 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 20 mph, out to center.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE
CONFIRMED STARTERS: COL - RODRIGO LOPEZ
MIL - BEN SHEETS</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: COL - RODRIGO LOPEZ
MIL - BEN SHEETS

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: T TULOWITZKI (.288, 10 HR, 40 RBI)
B HAWPE (.307, 15 HR, 60 RBI)
Y TORREALBA (.270, 5 HR, 26 RBI)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at MILWAUKEE

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

COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Spilborghs lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333
K Matsui 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .309
G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
T Helton 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .314
T Tulowitzki ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
B Hawpe rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307
Y Torrealba c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
C Sullivan cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429
R Lopez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .063

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 0 2

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Helton 1. Team LOB - 1.


MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Hart rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
J Hardy ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
R Braun 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .353
P Fielder 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .286
J Estrada c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
G Jenkins lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
T Gwynn Jr cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
R Weeks 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
B Sheets p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .081

Totals 3 0 0 0 1 1 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: E - R Weeks (7, throw).


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COLORADO - 0 -- 0
MILWAUKEE - 0 -- 0
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COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
R Lopez 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4.75

MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
B Sheets 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.38

Pitches-strikes: R Lopez 18-10; B Sheets 22-15. Ground balls-fly balls: R
Lopez 0-2; B Sheets 1-2. Batters faced: R Lopez 4; B Sheets 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Chris Guccione. 1B--Mike Everitt. 2B--Scott Barry. 3B--Gerry
Davis.

Weather: 78 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 16 mph, out to center.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: COL - RODRIGO LOPEZ
MIL - BEN SHEETS

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: J ESTRADA (.289, 8 HR, 34 RBI)
G JENKINS (.260, 13 HR, 37 RBI)
T GWYNN JR (.297, 0 HR, 8 RBI)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at MILWAUKEE

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

COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Spilborghs lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333
K Matsui 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .309
G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
T Helton 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .314
T Tulowitzki ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
B Hawpe rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .306
Y Torrealba c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
C Sullivan cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429
R Lopez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .063

Totals 7 0 1 0 0 1 2

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Helton 1. Team LOB - 1.


MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Hart rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
J Hardy ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
R Braun 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .353
P Fielder 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .286
J Estrada c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
G Jenkins lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
T Gwynn Jr cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
R Weeks 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
B Sheets p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .081

Totals 3 0 0 0 1 1 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: E - R Weeks (7, throw).


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COLORADO - 00 -- 0
MILWAUKEE - 0 -- 0
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COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
R Lopez 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4.75

MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
B Sheets 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.36

Pitches-strikes: R Lopez 18-10; B Sheets 37-25. Ground balls-fly balls: R
Lopez 0-2; B Sheets 1-4. Batters faced: R Lopez 4; B Sheets 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Chris Guccione. 1B--Mike Everitt. 2B--Scott Barry. 3B--Gerry
Davis.

Weather: 78 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 16 mph, out to center.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: COL - RODRIGO LOPEZ
MIL - BEN SHEETS

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: C SULLIVAN (.429, 0 HR, 4 RBI)
R LOPEZ (.063, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
R SPILBORGHS (.333, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at MILWAUKEE

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

COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Spilborghs lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333
K Matsui 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .309
G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
T Helton 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .314
T Tulowitzki ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
B Hawpe rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .306
Y Torrealba c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
C Sullivan cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429
R Lopez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .063

Totals 7 0 1 0 0 1 2

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Helton 1. Team LOB - 1.


MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Hart rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
J Hardy ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
R Braun 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .353
P Fielder 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .286
J Estrada c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
G Jenkins lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
T Gwynn Jr cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
R Weeks 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
B Sheets p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .081

Totals 6 0 0 0 1 1 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: E - R Weeks (7, throw).


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COLORADO - 00 -- 0
MILWAUKEE - 00 -- 0
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COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
R Lopez 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 4.67

MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
B Sheets 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.36

Pitches-strikes: R Lopez 33-21; B Sheets 37-25. Ground balls-fly balls: R
Lopez 2-3; B Sheets 1-4. Batters faced: R Lopez 7; B Sheets 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Chris Guccione. 1B--Mike Everitt. 2B--Scott Barry. 3B--Gerry
Davis.

Weather: 78 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 16 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY RYAN SPILBORGHS (6) TO LEFT CENTER WITH 2
OUT IN THE 3RD OFF BEN SHEETS.
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 1, MILWAUKEE 0

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: K MATSUI (.309, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at MILWAUKEE

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: COL - RODRIGO LOPEZ
MIL - BEN SHEETS

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: R WEEKS (.222, 5 HR, 19 RBI)
B SHEETS (.081, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
C HART (.296, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">COLORADO (1) VS MILWAUKEE (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Spilborghs lf 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .340
K Matsui 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .307
G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
T Helton 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .314
T Tulowitzki ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
B Hawpe rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .306
Y Torrealba c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
C Sullivan cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .414
R Lopez p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .059

Totals 11 1 2 1 0 2 2

BATTING: HR - R Spilborghs (6, 3rd inning off B Sheets 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - R
Spilborghs (29). 2-out RBI - R Spilborghs. Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - T Helton 1. Team LOB - 1.


MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Hart rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
J Hardy ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
R Braun 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .353
P Fielder 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .286
J Estrada c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
G Jenkins lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
T Gwynn Jr cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
R Weeks 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
B Sheets p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .081

Totals 6 0 0 0 1 1 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: E - R Weeks (7, throw).


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COLORADO - 001 -- 1
MILWAUKEE - 00 -- 0
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COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
R Lopez 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 4.67

MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
B Sheets 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 3.40

Pitches-strikes: R Lopez 33-21; B Sheets 53-37. Ground balls-fly balls: R
Lopez 2-3; B Sheets 2-5. Batters faced: R Lopez 7; B Sheets 11.

UMPIRES: HP--Chris Guccione. 1B--Mike Everitt. 2B--Scott Barry. 3B--Gerry
Davis.

Weather: 78 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 16 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at MILWAUKEE

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: COL - RODRIGO LOPEZ
MIL - BEN SHEETS

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: G ATKINS (.255, 0-FOR-1)
T HELTON (.314, 0-FOR-1)
T TULOWITZKI (.288, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">COLORADO (1) VS MILWAUKEE (0) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Spilborghs lf 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .340
K Matsui 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .307
G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
T Helton 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .314
T Tulowitzki ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
B Hawpe rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .306
Y Torrealba c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
C Sullivan cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .414
R Lopez p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .059

Totals 11 1 2 1 0 2 2

BATTING: HR - R Spilborghs (6, 3rd inning off B Sheets 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - R
Spilborghs (29). 2-out RBI - R Spilborghs. Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - T Helton 1. Team LOB - 1.


MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Hart rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
J Hardy ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
R Braun 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .353
P Fielder 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .286
J Estrada c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
G Jenkins lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
T Gwynn Jr cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
R Weeks 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .221
B Sheets p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .079

Totals 9 0 0 0 1 2 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: E - R Weeks (7, throw).


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COLORADO - 001 -- 1
MILWAUKEE - 000 -- 0
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COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
R Lopez 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 4.60

MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
B Sheets 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 3.40

Pitches-strikes: R Lopez 49-32; B Sheets 53-37. Ground balls-fly balls: R
Lopez 2-5; B Sheets 2-5. Batters faced: R Lopez 10; B Sheets 11.

UMPIRES: HP--Chris Guccione. 1B--Mike Everitt. 2B--Scott Barry. 3B--Gerry
Davis.

Weather: 78 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 16 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE - PITCHING CHANGE
MIL: YOVANI GALLARDO (1-1, 3.38) IN THE 4TH
SITUATION: NO RUNS IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 1, MILWAUKEE 0

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: T HELTON (.314, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: Y Gallardo relieved B Sheets.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 1
MILWAUKEE 0 TOP, 4TH

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: T Helton (.314, 0-FOR-1)</div>