GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: MILWAUKEE (62-55) at HOUSTON (51-65)

NL: MILWAUKEE at HOUSTON

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIL - CHRIS SPURLING
HOU - MARK MCLEMORE (OUT)

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: B HALL (.259, 0-FOR-3)
G JENKINS (.277, 2-FOR-3, 2 HR, 2 RBI)
D MILLER (.256, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">MILWAUKEE (2) VS HOUSTON (6) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Weeks 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .209
C Hart rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276
R Braun 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .348
P Fielder 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .289
J Dillon 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .636
B Hall cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .259
G Jenkins lf 3 2 2 2 0 0 0 .277
D Miller c 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
J Hardy ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273
C Vargas p 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .114
a-C Counsell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
C Villanueva p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
C Spurling p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 29 2 5 2 1 3 9

a-flied out to right for C Vargas in the 7th.

BATTING: 3B - R Braun (4, W Williams). HR - G Jenkins 2 (16, 2nd inning off W
Williams 0 on, 0 Out, 4th inning off W Williams 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - G Jenkins 2
(48). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Hall 2. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Hardy-P Fielder).


HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Biggio 2b 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 .248
E Bruntlett ss 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .263
M Loretta ss-2b 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .285
L Berkman 1b 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .259
C Lee lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .305
L Scott rf 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .252
T Wigginton 3b 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .325
J Lane cf 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 .171
B Ausmus c 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 .234
W Williams p 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .085
a-O Palmeiro ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
M McLemore p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-M Lamb ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .298

Totals 31 6 8 6 6 5 12

a-flied out to left for W Williams in the 7th; b-intentionally walked for M
Mclemore in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - B Ausmus (14, C Spurling). HR - C Biggio (9, 5th inning off C
Vargas 0 on, 1 Out), T Wigginton (1, 6th inning off C Vargas 0 on, 1 Out), L
Berkman (21, 8th inning off C Villanueva 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - C Biggio (42), T
Wigginton (4), L Berkman (72), B Ausmus (22), E Bruntlett 2 (11). 2-out RBI - B
Ausmus, E Bruntlett 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Loretta 1, L
Scott 1. GIDP - B Ausmus. Team LOB - 8.

BASERUNNING: SB - L Scott (2, 2nd base off C Villanueva/D Miller).


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MILWAUKEE - 010 100 00 -- 2
HOUSTON - 000 011 04 -- 6
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MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
C Vargas 6 5 2 2 3 4 2 4.87
C Villanueva 1 2/3 1 3 3 2 1 1 4.72
C Spurling 1/3 2 1 1 1 0 0 4.58

HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
W Williams 7 5 2 2 1 2 2 5.09
M McLemore 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.02

IBB - M Lamb (by C Spurling). HBP - J Lane (by C Vargas); R Weeks (by W
Williams). Pitches-strikes: C Vargas 107-59; C Villanueva 27-16; C Spurling
17-10; W Williams 114-76; M McLemore 14-9. Ground balls-fly balls: C Vargas
8-6; C Villanueva 1-3; C Spurling 0-1; W Williams 7-12; M McLemore 0-2. Batters
faced: C Vargas 26; C Villanueva 8; C Spurling 4; W Williams 28; M McLemore 3.


UMPIRES: HP--Wally Bell. 1B--Laz Diaz. 2B--Bill Welke. 3B--John Hirschbeck.
EJECTIONS: MILWAUKEE's Fielder by Bell (8th). (Plus ceremonies delay totaling 6 minutes in the 1st).
Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - PITCHING CHANGE
HOU: TREVER MILLER (0-0, 4.64) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 2, HOUSTON 6

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: B HALL (.259, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: T Miller relieved M McLemore.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 2
HOUSTON 6 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: B Hall (.259, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY J.J. HARDY (20) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT IN
THE 9TH OFF TREVER MILLER SCORED BILL HALL.
CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 4, HOUSTON 6

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: C SPURLING (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - PITCHING CHANGE
HOU: BRAD LIDGE (3-2, 3.28) IN THE 9TH
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 4, HOUSTON 6

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: C SPURLING (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: B Lidge relieved T Miller.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 4
HOUSTON 6 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: C Spurling (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: K Mench hit for C Spurling.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 4
HOUSTON 6 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: K Mench (.268, 6 HR, 29 RBI)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at HOUSTON

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

BATTERIES: MIL - CLAUDIO VARGAS, CARLOS VILLANUEVA (7TH), CHRIS SPURLING (8TH)
AND DAMIAN MILLER

HOU - WOODY WILLIAMS, MARK MCLEMORE (8TH), TREVER
MILLER (9TH), BRAD LIDGE (9TH) AND BRAD AUSMUS

HOME RUNS: MIL - GEOFF JENKINS (15) OFF WOODY WILLIAMS IN THE 2ND, 0 ON
GEOFF JENKINS (16) OFF WOODY WILLIAMS IN THE 4TH, 0 ON
J.J. HARDY (20) OFF TREVER MILLER IN THE 9TH, 1 ON

HOU - CRAIG BIGGIO (9) OFF CLAUDIO VARGAS IN THE 5TH, 0 ON
TY WIGGINTON (1) OFF CLAUDIO VARGAS IN THE 6TH, 0 ON
LANCE BERKMAN (21) OFF CARLOS VILLANUEVA IN THE 8TH, 0 ON</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at HOUSTON

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

BATTERIES: MIL - CLAUDIO VARGAS, CARLOS VILLANUEVA (7TH), CHRIS SPURLING (8TH)
AND DAMIAN MILLER

HOU - WOODY WILLIAMS, MARK MCLEMORE (8TH), TREVER
MILLER (9TH), BRAD LIDGE (9TH) AND BRAD AUSMUS


WP - MARK MCLEMORE (2-0)
LP - CARLOS VILLANUEVA (6-3)
SAVE - BRAD LIDGE (8)

HOME RUNS: MIL - GEOFF JENKINS (15) OFF WOODY WILLIAMS IN THE 2ND, 0 ON
GEOFF JENKINS (16) OFF WOODY WILLIAMS IN THE 4TH, 0 ON
J.J. HARDY (20) OFF TREVER MILLER IN THE 9TH, 1 ON

HOU - CRAIG BIGGIO (9) OFF CLAUDIO VARGAS IN THE 5TH, 0 ON
TY WIGGINTON (1) OFF CLAUDIO VARGAS IN THE 6TH, 0 ON
LANCE BERKMAN (21) OFF CARLOS VILLANUEVA IN THE 8TH, 0 ON


TIME: 2:55 ATT: 43,578

PROBABLES: HOU - ROY OSWALT (12-6, 3.42)
LOS - CHAD BILLINGSLEY (7-3, 3.34)

PROBABLES: STL - KIP WELLS (5-13, 5.27)
MIL - CHRIS CAPUANO (5-9, 4.96)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">MILWAUKEE (4) VS HOUSTON (6) - FINAL

MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Weeks 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .209
C Hart rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276
R Braun 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .348
P Fielder 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .289
J Dillon 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .636
B Hall cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .261
G Jenkins lf 4 2 2 2 0 0 1 .276
D Miller c 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254
J Hardy ss 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .274
C Vargas p 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .114
a-C Counsell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
C Villanueva p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
C Spurling p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-K Mench ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267

Totals 34 4 7 4 1 3 11

a-flied out to right for C Vargas in the 7th; b-flied out to right for C
Spurling in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - B Hall (30, T Miller). 3B - R Braun (4, W Williams). HR - G
Jenkins 2 (16, 2nd inning off W Williams 0 on, 0 Out, 4th inning off W Williams
0 on, 0 Out), J Hardy (20, 9th inning off T Miller 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - G
Jenkins 2 (48), J Hardy 2 (66). 2-out RBI - J Hardy 2. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - B Hall 2. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Hardy-P Fielder).


HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Biggio 2b 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 .248
E Bruntlett ss 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .263
M Loretta ss-2b 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .285
L Berkman 1b 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .259
C Lee lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .305
L Scott rf 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .252
T Wigginton 3b 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .325
J Lane cf 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 .171
B Ausmus c 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 .234
W Williams p 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .085
a-O Palmeiro ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
M McLemore p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-M Lamb ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .298
T Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Lidge p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 31 6 8 6 6 5 12

a-flied out to left for W Williams in the 7th; b-intentionally walked for M
Mclemore in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - B Ausmus (14, C Spurling). HR - C Biggio (9, 5th inning off C
Vargas 0 on, 1 Out), T Wigginton (1, 6th inning off C Vargas 0 on, 1 Out), L
Berkman (21, 8th inning off C Villanueva 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - C Biggio (42), T
Wigginton (4), L Berkman (72), B Ausmus (22), E Bruntlett 2 (11). 2-out RBI - B
Ausmus, E Bruntlett 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Loretta 1, L
Scott 1. GIDP - B Ausmus. Team LOB - 8.

BASERUNNING: SB - L Scott (2, 2nd base off C Villanueva/D Miller).


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MILWAUKEE - 010 100 002 -- 4
HOUSTON - 000 011 04x -- 6
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MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
C Vargas 6 5 2 2 3 4 2 4.87
C Villanueva (L, 6-3) 1 2/3 1 3 3 2 1 1 4.72
C Spurling 1/3 2 1 1 1 0 0 4.58

HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
W Williams 7 5 2 2 1 2 2 5.09
M McLemore (W, 2-0) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.02
T Miller 2/3 2 2 2 0 0 1 5.08
B Lidge (S, 8) 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.26

IBB - M Lamb (by C Spurling). HBP - J Lane (by C Vargas); R Weeks (by W
Williams). Pitches-strikes: C Vargas 107-59; C Villanueva 27-16; C Spurling
17-10; W Williams 114-76; M McLemore 14-9; T Miller 15-11; B Lidge 3-2. Ground
balls-fly balls: C Vargas 8-6; C Villanueva 1-3; C Spurling 0-1; W Williams
7-12; M McLemore 0-2; T Miller 1-1; B Lidge 0-1. Batters faced: C Vargas 26; C
Villanueva 8; C Spurling 4; W Williams 28; M McLemore 3; T Miller 4; B Lidge 1.


UMPIRES: HP--Wally Bell. 1B--Laz Diaz. 2B--Bill Welke. 3B--John Hirschbeck.
EJECTIONS: MILWAUKEE's Fielder by Bell (8th).
T--2:55. (Plus ceremonies delay totaling 6 minutes in the 1st). Att--43,578.

Weather: INDOORS</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
MILWAUKEE 4
HOUSTON 6 FINAL</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MILWAUKEE (4) AT HOUSTON (6) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

MILWAUKEE 2ND: G Jenkins homered to right. D Miller flied out to right.
J Hardy singled to center. C Vargas struck out bunting foul. R Weeks grounded
into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Hardy out at second. (1 Run, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 1, HOUSTON 0.

MILWAUKEE 4TH: G Jenkins homered to right. D Miller grounded out to
pitcher. J Hardy lined out to right. C Vargas grounded out to shortstop.
(1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 2, HOUSTON 0.

HOUSTON 5TH: W Williams flied out to center. C Biggio homered to left.
M Loretta walked. L Berkman struck out swinging. C Lee popped out to first.
(1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 2, HOUSTON 1.

HOUSTON 6TH: L Scott lined out to first. T Wigginton homered to left.
J Lane struck out looking. B Ausmus grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 2, HOUSTON 2.

HOUSTON 8TH: J Dillon at first base. L Berkman homered to right. C Lee
popped out to second. L Scott walked. T Wigginton flied out to right.
L Scott stole second. J Lane walked. C Spurling relieved C Villanueva. B Ausmus
doubled to left, L Scott scored, J Lane to third. M Lamb hit for M McLemore.
M Lamb intentionally walked. E Bruntlett singled to center, J Lane and B Ausmus
scored, M Lamb to second. M Loretta popped out to shortstop. (4 Runs, 3 Hits,
0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 2, HOUSTON 6.

MILWAUKEE 9TH: T Miller relieved M McLemore. B Hall doubled to deep right
center. G Jenkins flied out to left. D Miller grounded out to third. J Hardy
homered to left, B Hall scored. B Lidge relieved T Miller. K Mench hit for
C Spurling. K Mench flied out to right. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 4,
HOUSTON 6.</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MILWAUKEE (4) AT HOUSTON (6) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Milwaukee Starting Lineups -- R Weeks 2B, C Hart RF, R Braun 3B, P Fielder 1B,
B Hall CF, G Jenkins LF, D Miller C, J Hardy SS, C Vargas RHP.

Houston Starting Lineups -- C Biggio 2B, M Loretta SS, L Berkman 1B, C Lee LF,
L Scott RF, T Wigginton 3B, J Lane CF, B Ausmus C, W Williams RHP.

Umpires -- Wally Bell (HP), Laz Diaz (1B), Bill Welke (2B), John Hirschbeck (3B).

Gametime Weather: INDOORS.


MILWAUKEE 1ST: R Weeks struck out swinging. C Hart grounded out to
pitcher. R Braun singled to center. P Fielder walked, R Braun to second.
B Hall popped out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 0, HOUSTON 0.

HOUSTON 1ST: C Biggio grounded out to third. M Loretta flied out to
center. L Berkman reached on infield single to second. C Lee walked,
L Berkman to second. L Scott grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
MILWAUKEE 0, HOUSTON 0.

MILWAUKEE 2ND: G Jenkins homered to right. D Miller flied out to right.
J Hardy singled to center. C Vargas struck out bunting foul. R Weeks grounded
into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Hardy out at second. (1 Run, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 1, HOUSTON 0.

HOUSTON 2ND: T Wigginton grounded out to shortstop. J Lane walked.
B Ausmus flied out to center. W Williams struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 1, HOUSTON 0.

MILWAUKEE 3RD: C Hart lined out to right. R Braun tripled to deep center.
P Fielder popped out to third. B Hall popped out to first. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 1, HOUSTON 0.

HOUSTON 3RD: C Biggio struck out swinging. M Loretta flied out to left.
L Berkman grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 1,
HOUSTON 0.

MILWAUKEE 4TH: G Jenkins homered to right. D Miller grounded out to
pitcher. J Hardy lined out to right. C Vargas grounded out to shortstop.
(1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 2, HOUSTON 0.

HOUSTON 4TH: C Lee grounded out to shortstop. L Scott singled to center.
T Wigginton singled to center, L Scott to second. J Lane hit by pitch, L Scott
to third, T Wigginton to second. B Ausmus grounded into double play, shortstop
to first, J Lane out at second.(0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 2, HOUSTON 0.

MILWAUKEE 5TH: R Weeks hit by pitch. C Hart flied out to right. R Braun
flied out to center. P Fielder popped out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 2, HOUSTON 0.

HOUSTON 5TH: W Williams flied out to center. C Biggio homered to left.
M Loretta walked. L Berkman struck out swinging. C Lee popped out to first.
(1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 2, HOUSTON 1.

MILWAUKEE 6TH: B Hall grounded out to pitcher. G Jenkins flied out to
left. D Miller grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
MILWAUKEE 2, HOUSTON 1.

HOUSTON 6TH: L Scott lined out to first. T Wigginton homered to left.
J Lane struck out looking. B Ausmus grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 2, HOUSTON 2.

MILWAUKEE 7TH: J Hardy grounded out to shortstop. C Counsell hit for
C Vargas. C Counsell flied out to right. R Weeks popped out to second. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 2, HOUSTON 2.

HOUSTON 7TH: C Villanueva relieved C Vargas. O Palmeiro hit for W Williams.
O Palmeiro flied out to left. C Biggio struck out swinging. M Loretta
grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 2, HOUSTON 2.

MILWAUKEE 8TH: M McLemore relieved W Williams. E Bruntlett at shortstop.
M Loretta at second base. C Hart flied out to center. R Braun flied out to left.
P Fielder struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 2, HOUSTON 2.

HOUSTON 8TH: J Dillon at first base. L Berkman homered to right. C Lee
popped out to second. L Scott walked. T Wigginton flied out to right.
L Scott stole second. J Lane walked. C Spurling relieved C Villanueva. B Ausmus
doubled to left, L Scott scored, J Lane to third. M Lamb hit for M McLemore.
M Lamb intentionally walked. E Bruntlett singled to center, J Lane and B Ausmus
scored, M Lamb to second. M Loretta popped out to shortstop. (4 Runs, 3 Hits,
0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 2, HOUSTON 6.

MILWAUKEE 9TH: T Miller relieved M McLemore. B Hall doubled to deep right
center. G Jenkins flied out to left. D Miller grounded out to third. J Hardy
homered to left, B Hall scored. B Lidge relieved T Miller. K Mench hit for
C Spurling. K Mench flied out to right. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 4,
HOUSTON 6.</div>

 

Four-run eighth lifts Astros over Brewers

<h3>HOUSTON 6, MILWAUKEE 4</h3>HOUSTON (Ticker) -- Lance Berkman hit a solo home run in thetop of the eighth inning to start a four-run rally, lifting theHouston Astros to a 6-4 victory against the Milwaukee Brewers onSunday.


Berkman snapped a 2-2 tie in the decisive frame with his 21sthome run of the season against Carlos Villanueva (6-3). LukeScott walked with one out in the inning and stole second afterWigginton popped out for the second out of the frame.

Following Jason Lane's walk, Chris Spurling was summoned fromthe bullpen and gave up a run-scoring double to Brad Ausmus, asthe Houston lead swelled to two.


Mike Lamb was intentionally walked to load the bases before EricBruntlett capped off the inning with a two-run single,extending the Astros lead to four.


Mark McLemore (2-0) worked a perfect eighth inning to allow theAstros to record the win. Trever Miller allowed a two-run homerun to J.J. Hardy, his 20th of the season, with two outs in theninth before Brad Lidge recorded the final out for his eightsave.


On Saturday, Lidge blew his fifth save of the season,surrendering back-to-back home runs, allowing the Brewers totake a 7-4 lead in the ninth inning en route to the victory.

Craig Biggio, who was honored before the game for eclipsing the3,000 hit plateau, delivered a solo blast in the fifth inning,his ninth of the season, to narrow a two-run Milwaukee lead. TyWigginton's first home run in an Astros uniform tied the gamein the sixth inning.


Woody Williams scattered five hits over seven innings, allowingjust two runs as the Astros snapped a six-game losing streak tothe Brewers. The righthander struck out two and walked one butdidn't factor in the decision.


Claudio Vargas started for the Brewers and pitched well into thesixth inning. The righthander surrendered two runs on fivehits while walking three and striking out four.


Geoff Jenkins picked up his first multi-home run game of theseason and 10th of his career on Sunday. He hit two home runsin his first two at-bats to give the Brewers a 2-0 lead in thefourth inning.


The 33-year-old left fielder has 207 career home runs in aBrewers uniform, one shy of Gorman Thomas for second place inthe franchise record books. Robin Yount sits atop the list with251 career home runs for the Brewers.

 

Four-run eighth lifts Astros over Brewers

<h3>HOUSTON 6, MILWAUKEE 4</h3>HOUSTON (Ticker) -- Lance Berkman hit a solo home run in thetop of the eighth inning to start a four-run rally, lifting theHouston Astros to a 6-4 victory against the Milwaukee Brewers onSunday.


Berkman snapped a 2-2 tie in the decisive frame with his 21sthome run of the season against Carlos Villanueva (6-3). LukeScott walked with one out in the inning and stole second afterWigginton popped out for the second out of the frame.

Following Jason Lane's walk, Chris Spurling was summoned fromthe bullpen and gave up a run-scoring double to Brad Ausmus, asthe Houston lead swelled to two.


Ausmus redeemed himself after grounding into a double play thatended the fourth inning and spoiled a chance for Houston to geton the board.


"I was angry at myself for hitting into the double play with thebases loaded and one out," Ausmus said. "Over the next twoinnings, I was irate with myself. It was good to come up biglate in the game, and this one turned out to be an importantone. Those last few runs turned out to be important."

Mike Lamb was intentionally walked to load the bases before EricBruntlett capped off the inning with a two-run single,extending the Astros lead to four.


Mark McLemore (2-0) worked a perfect eighth inning to allow theAstros to record the win. Trever Miller allowed a two-run homerun to J.J. Hardy, his 20th of the season, with two outs in theninth before Brad Lidge recorded the final out for his eighthsave.


On Saturday, Lidge blew his fifth save of the season,surrendering back-to-back home runs, allowing the Brewers totake a 7-4 lead in the ninth inning en route to the victory.

"We played well, but we lost a couple tough ballgames," saidHouston manager Phil Garner. "I felt like last night they beatus. We didn't lose it, they just beat us. We bounced backtoday. It was a must-win, and it turned out to be a good winfor us. Good job by Woody (Williams). Good job by everybody."

Craig Biggio, who was honored before the game for eclipsing the3,000 hit plateau, delivered a solo blast in the fifth inning,his ninth of the season, to narrow a two-run Milwaukee lead. TyWigginton's first home run in an Astros uniform tied the gamein the sixth inning.


"We had a tough one yesterday, but it's baseball, and you haveto move on," Biggio said. "I mean mathematically we're not outof it. We played these guys tough. They took two out of three,but we had a 4-2 homestand. We have a big trip on the WestCoast. Hopefully, we play well, and we will see where we standwhen we come back."


Woody Williams scattered five hits over seven innings, allowingjust two runs as the Astros snapped a six-game losing streak tothe Brewers. The righthander struck out two and walked one butdidn't factor in the decision.


"Defense has been helping me out, but I was also able to makegood pitches when I needed to," Williams said. "Early in theyear, everything was high, and I didn't have good control withmy breaking stuff. This is the pitcher that I am. I think thisis why they brought me over. I'm a little disappointed it tookme this long to get going."


Claudio Vargas started for the Brewers and pitched well into thesixth inning. The righthander surrendered two runs on fivehits while walking three and striking out four.


Geoff Jenkins picked up his first multi-home run game of theseason and 10th of his career on Sunday. He hit two home runsin his first two at-bats to give the Brewers a 2-0 lead in thefourth inning.


The 33-year-old left fielder has 207 career home runs in aBrewers uniform, one shy of Gorman Thomas for second place inthe franchise record books. Robin Yount sits atop the list with251 career home runs for the Brewers.


"Those runs that Bruntlett drove in, that was the killer rightthere," said Brewers manager Ned Yost. "And we left one outthere too that changed the whole complexion of the game. (Ryan)Braun was left at third with one out after hitting the triple.If we get that run in right there, then (Derrick) Turnbow ispitching (in the eighth) instead of (Villanueva).


Other than Jenkins' homers, we really didn't do much withWilliams. He is a veteran pitcher. He can command the fastballdown and away, he changes speeds and has a good curve. We justdidn't get anything going off him."