GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: FLORIDA (27-29) at MILWAUKEE (31-25)

NL: FLORIDA (27-29) at MILWAUKEE (31-25)

<h3>LHP Willis takes the ball for Marlins</h3>

Florida (27-29) at Milwaukee (31-25) 2:05 pm EDT

MILWAUKEE (Ticker) -- Dontrelle Willis and the Florida Marlinsmeet the Milwaukee Brewers in the finale of their four-gameseries on Sunday.

Willis (7-3, 4.83 ERA) looks to win his third straight decisionafter limiting the Chicago Cubs to four runs and seven hits inseven innings for a 9-4 victory Tuesday.

The lefthander enters with an impressive 5-1 showing on the roadthis season and has won both of his career matchups at MillerPark. Willis is 3-1 in the series all-time.

Hanley Ramirez hit a run-scoring single and Josh Willinghamdelivered a two-run homer in the eighth inning to help liftFlorida to a 5-2 victory on Saturday.

Milwaukee will counter with Ben Sheets (5-3, 3.82) on the hill.Sheets has won three of his last four starts following Tuesday's5-4 victory over Atlanta, when he allowed three runs andseason-worst 11 hits.

The righthander is a lackluster 2-4 over eight career outingswhen facing Florida. However, Sheets has posted a 3-1 recordhere through six home starts.

 

NL: FLORIDA at MILWAUKEE

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

FLORIDA MILWAUKEE
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Alfredo Amezaga CF .247 1 12 Corey Hart RF .300 2 11
Dan Uggla 2B .267 12 35 J.J. Hardy SS .292 15 46
Hanley Ramirez SS .320 8 17 Ryan Braun 3B .273 2 6
Miguel Cabrera 3B .320 11 39 Prince Fielder 1B .289 19 43
Josh Willingham LF .268 8 39 Johnny Estrada C .270 6 17
Jeremy Hermida RF .229 3 11 Bill Hall CF .258 6 20
Miguel Olivo C .232 3 24 Kevin Mench LF .270 2 16
Aaron Boone 1B .271 3 17 Tony Graffanino 2B .202 1 10
Dontrelle Willis LHP .227 0 1 Ben Sheets RHP .080 0 0
(7-3, 4.83) (5-3, 3.82)</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE
WARMUPS: FLA - DONTRELLE WILLIS (7-3, 4.83)
MIL - BEN SHEETS (5-3, 3.82)

UMPIRES: HP - ERIC COOPER
1B - MIKE REILLY
2B - JEFF KELLOGG
3B - CHAD FAIRCHILD

WEATHER: INDOORS</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE
STARTING BATS: FLA - DONTRELLE WILLIS AND MIGUEL OLIVO
MIL - BEN SHEETS AND JOHNNY ESTRADA

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: A AMEZAGA (.247, 1 HR, 12 RBI)
D UGGLA (.267, 12 HR, 35 RBI)
H RAMIREZ (.320, 8 HR, 17 RBI)</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at MILWAUKEE

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: FLA - DONTRELLE WILLIS
MIL - BEN SHEETS

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: C HART (.300, 2 HR, 11 RBI)
J HARDY (.292, 15 HR, 46 RBI)
R BRAUN (.273, 2 HR, 6 RBI)</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at MILWAUKEE

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

FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Amezaga cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .252
D Uggla 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .265
H Ramirez ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .318
M Cabrera 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .319
J Willingham lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
J Hermida rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
M Olivo c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
A Boone 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
D Willis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 2 3

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Cabrera 1. Team LOB - 1.



MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Hart rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
J Hardy ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
R Braun 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
P Fielder 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
J Estrada c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
B Hall cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
K Mench lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
T Graffanino 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .202
B Sheets p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .080

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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FLORIDA - 0 -- 0
MILWAUKEE - -- 0
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FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
D Willis 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 2 0 3.76

WP - B Sheets. Pitches-strikes: B Sheets 19-13. Ground balls-fly balls: B
Sheets 0-1. Batters faced: B Sheets 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Eric Cooper. 1B--Mike Reilly. 2B--Jeff Kellogg. 3B--Chad
Fairchild.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE
CONFIRMED STARTERS: FLA - DONTRELLE WILLIS
MIL - BEN SHEETS</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY PRINCE FIELDER SCORED COREY HART.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, P FIELDER ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 0
MILWAUKEE 1 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: J ESTRADA (.270, 6 HR, 17 RBI)</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at MILWAUKEE

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: FLA - DONTRELLE WILLIS
MIL - BEN SHEETS

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: J WILLINGHAM (.268, 8 HR, 39 RBI)
J HERMIDA (.229, 3 HR, 11 RBI)
M OLIVO (.232, 3 HR, 24 RBI)</div>

 

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

FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Amezaga cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .252
D Uggla 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .265
H Ramirez ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .318
M Cabrera 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .319
J Willingham lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
J Hermida rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
M Olivo c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
A Boone 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
D Willis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 2 3

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Cabrera 1. Team LOB - 1.


FIELDING: DP: 1 (H Ramirez-A Boone).


MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Hart rf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .300
J Hardy ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .295
R Braun 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .265
P Fielder 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .292
J Estrada c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .269
B Hall cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
K Mench lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
T Graffanino 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .202
B Sheets p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .080

Totals 4 1 2 1 1 0 2

BATTING: RBI - P Fielder (44). 2-out RBI - P Fielder. GIDP - R Braun. Team LOB
- 1.


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FLORIDA - 0 -- 0
MILWAUKEE - 1 -- 1
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FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
D Willis 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 4.89

MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
B Sheets 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.76

WP - B Sheets. Pitches-strikes: D Willis 24-15; B Sheets 19-13. Ground
balls-fly balls: D Willis 3-0; B Sheets 0-1. Batters faced: D Willis 5; B
Sheets 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Eric Cooper. 1B--Mike Reilly. 2B--Jeff Kellogg. 3B--Chad
Fairchild.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: FLA - DONTRELLE WILLIS
MIL - BEN SHEETS

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: B HALL (.258, 6 HR, 20 RBI)
K MENCH (.270, 2 HR, 16 RBI)
T GRAFFANINO (.202, 1 HR, 10 RBI)</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">FLORIDA (0) VS MILWAUKEE (1) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Amezaga cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .252
D Uggla 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .265
H Ramirez ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .318
M Cabrera 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .319
J Willingham lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
J Hermida rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .225
M Olivo c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .230
A Boone 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
D Willis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227

Totals 7 0 1 0 0 4 3

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Cabrera 1. Team LOB - 1.


FIELDING: DP: 1 (H Ramirez-A Boone).


MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Hart rf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .300
J Hardy ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .295
R Braun 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .265
P Fielder 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .292
J Estrada c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .269
B Hall cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
K Mench lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
T Graffanino 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .202
B Sheets p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .080

Totals 4 1 2 1 1 0 2

BATTING: RBI - P Fielder (44). 2-out RBI - P Fielder. GIDP - R Braun. Team LOB
- 1.


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FLORIDA - 00 -- 0
MILWAUKEE - 1 -- 1
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FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
D Willis 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 4.89

MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
B Sheets 2 1 0 0 0 4 0 3.71

WP - B Sheets. Pitches-strikes: D Willis 24-15; B Sheets 32-21. Ground
balls-fly balls: D Willis 3-0; B Sheets 0-2. Batters faced: D Willis 5; B
Sheets 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Eric Cooper. 1B--Mike Reilly. 2B--Jeff Kellogg. 3B--Chad
Fairchild.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: FLA - DONTRELLE WILLIS
MIL - BEN SHEETS

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: A BOONE (.271, 3 HR, 17 RBI)
D WILLIS (.227, 0 HR, 1 RBI)
A AMEZAGA (.252, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">FLORIDA (0) VS MILWAUKEE (1) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Amezaga cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .252
D Uggla 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .265
H Ramirez ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .318
M Cabrera 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .319
J Willingham lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
J Hermida rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .225
M Olivo c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .230
A Boone 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
D Willis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227

Totals 7 0 1 0 0 4 3

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Cabrera 1. Team LOB - 1.


FIELDING: DP: 1 (H Ramirez-A Boone).


MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Hart rf 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 .300
J Hardy ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 .294
R Braun 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .265
P Fielder 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .292
J Estrada c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .269
B Hall cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
K Mench lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .276
T Graffanino 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .202
B Sheets p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .080

Totals 7 1 3 1 3 0 5

BATTING: S - B Sheets. RBI - P Fielder (44). 2-out RBI - P Fielder. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - J Hardy 2. GIDP - R Braun. Team LOB - 4.


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FLORIDA - 00 -- 0
MILWAUKEE - 10 -- 1
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FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
D Willis 2 3 1 1 3 0 0 4.83

MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
B Sheets 2 1 0 0 0 4 0 3.71

WP - B Sheets. Pitches-strikes: D Willis 43-22; B Sheets 32-21. Ground
balls-fly balls: D Willis 5-1; B Sheets 0-2. Batters faced: D Willis 11; B
Sheets 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Eric Cooper. 1B--Mike Reilly. 2B--Jeff Kellogg. 3B--Chad
Fairchild.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: FLA - DONTRELLE WILLIS
MIL - BEN SHEETS

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: R BRAUN (.265, 0-FOR-1)
P FIELDER (.292, 1-FOR-1, RBI)
J ESTRADA (.269, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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

FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Amezaga cf 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .257
D Uggla 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .264
H Ramirez ss 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 .317
M Cabrera 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .319
J Willingham lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
J Hermida rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .225
M Olivo c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .230
A Boone 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .277
D Willis p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .217

Totals 12 0 3 0 0 6 7

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Cabrera 1, H Ramirez 1.
Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (H Ramirez-A Boone).


MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Hart rf 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 .300
J Hardy ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 .294
R Braun 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .265
P Fielder 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .292
J Estrada c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .269
B Hall cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
K Mench lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .276
T Graffanino 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .202
B Sheets p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .080

Totals 7 1 3 1 3 0 5

BATTING: S - B Sheets. RBI - P Fielder (44). 2-out RBI - P Fielder. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - J Hardy 2. GIDP - R Braun. Team LOB - 4.


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FLORIDA - 000 -- 0
MILWAUKEE - 10 -- 1
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FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
D Willis 2 3 1 1 3 0 0 4.83

MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
B Sheets 3 3 0 0 0 6 0 3.66

WP - B Sheets. Pitches-strikes: D Willis 43-22; B Sheets 49-35. Ground
balls-fly balls: D Willis 5-1; B Sheets 0-3. Batters faced: D Willis 11; B
Sheets 12.

UMPIRES: HP--Eric Cooper. 1B--Mike Reilly. 2B--Jeff Kellogg. 3B--Chad
Fairchild.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JOHNNY ESTRADA SCORED RYAN BRAUN.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J ESTRADA ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 0
MILWAUKEE 2 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: B HALL (.257, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at MILWAUKEE

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: FLA - DONTRELLE WILLIS
MIL - BEN SHEETS

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: M CABRERA (.319, 0-FOR-1)
J WILLINGHAM (.266, 0-FOR-1)
J HERMIDA (.225, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">FLORIDA (0) VS MILWAUKEE (2) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Amezaga cf 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .257
D Uggla 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .264
H Ramirez ss 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 .317
M Cabrera 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .319
J Willingham lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
J Hermida rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .225
M Olivo c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .230
A Boone 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .277
D Willis p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .217

Totals 12 0 3 0 0 6 7

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Cabrera 1, H Ramirez 1.
Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: DP: 2 (H Ramirez-A Boone, M Cabrera-A Boone).


MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Hart rf 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 .300
J Hardy ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 .294
R Braun 3b 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .286
P Fielder 1b 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .291
J Estrada c 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .273
B Hall cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .260
K Mench lf 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .282
T Graffanino 2b 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 .200
B Sheets p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .080

Totals 13 2 7 2 3 0 9

BATTING: 2B - R Braun (3, D Willis). S - B Sheets. RBI - P Fielder (44), J
Estrada (18). 2-out RBI - P Fielder. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
J Hardy 2. GIDP - R Braun, T Graffanino. Team LOB - 6.


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FLORIDA - 000 -- 0
MILWAUKEE - 101 -- 2
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FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
D Willis 3 7 2 2 3 0 0 4.88

MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
B Sheets 3 3 0 0 0 6 0 3.66

WP - B Sheets, D Willis. Pitches-strikes: D Willis 59-33; B Sheets 49-35.
Ground balls-fly balls: D Willis 8-1; B Sheets 0-3. Batters faced: D Willis 17;
B Sheets 12.

UMPIRES: HP--Eric Cooper. 1B--Mike Reilly. 2B--Jeff Kellogg. 3B--Chad
Fairchild.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: FLA - DONTRELLE WILLIS
MIL - BEN SHEETS

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: B SHEETS (.080, 0-FOR-0, SAC)
C HART (.300, 0-FOR-0, 2 BB)
J HARDY (.294, 1-FOR-2)</div>