GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: MILWAUKEE (63-61) at ARIZONA (71-54)

NL: MILWAUKEE (63-61) at ARIZONA (71-54)

<h3>Brewers open critical nine-game road trip</h3>

<div class="pre">Milwaukee (63-61) at Arizona (71-54) 9:40 pm EDT</div>

PHOENIX (Ticker) -- If the slumping Milwaukee Brewers hope toregain their lead in the National League Central, they betterlearn how to win away from Miller Park.


On Monday, the Brewers open a tough nine-game road trip againstthe surging Arizona Diamondbacks.


Milwaukee enters the contest a game behind the Chicago Cubs(63-59) in the NL Central and is just three games ahead of thedefending World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals.

Yovani Gallardo (4-3, 4.84 ERA) takes the mound for the Brewers,who have dropped 10 of their last 13 decisions. The rookierighthander hopes to get back on track after giving up sevenruns and nine hits in 5 2/3 innings of an 8-3 loss to theCardinals on Wednesday.


Gallardo has given up 18 runs over his last two starts, spanning8 1/3 frames. But on July 19, he tossed six scoreless inningsto defeat Arizona, 10-1, at home.


The Diamondbacks go with Doug Davis (10-10, 3.92), who has gonewithout a loss since July 5 - a span of seven outings. In hislast start, the lefthander allowed four runs in 5 1/3 innings ina 9-6 win at the Florida Marlins on Wednesday.


Davis is 6-2 all-time against the Brewers, a club he pitched forthe previous three years. In his lone start against them thisseason, he did not figure in a 5-2 road win on July 18 despiteyielding two runs and three hits in six innings.

 

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

MILWAUKEE ARIZONA
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Rickie Weeks 2B .211 5 19 Chris Young CF .240 24 45
Corey Hart RF .275 18 53 Orlando Hudson 2B .300 10 62
Prince Fielder 1B .284 38 92 Eric Byrnes LF .300 18 70
Ryan Braun 3B .343 24 62 Conor Jackson 1B .272 9 41
Bill Hall CF .262 11 48 Mark Reynolds 3B .278 11 44
Kevin Mench LF .267 6 29 Stephen Drew SS .231 9 41
Johnny Estrada C .276 8 39 Chris Snyder C .253 11 34
J.J. Hardy SS .274 23 69 Justin Upton RF .245 1 5
Yovani Gallardo RHP .217 0 4 Doug Davis LHP .070 0 1
(4-3, 4.84) (10-10, 3.92)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">MILWAUKEE AT ARIZONA -- REVISED LINEUPS

MILWAUKEE ARIZONA
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Rickie Weeks 2B .211 5 19 Chris Young CF .240 24 45
Joe Dillon LF .476 0 0 Orlando Hudson 2B .300 10 62
Prince Fielder 1B .284 38 92 Eric Byrnes LF .300 18 70
Ryan Braun 3B .343 24 62 Conor Jackson 1B .272 9 41
Bill Hall CF .262 11 48 Mark Reynolds 3B .278 11 44
Kevin Mench RF .267 6 29 Stephen Drew SS .231 9 41
Johnny Estrada C .276 8 39 Chris Snyder C .253 11 34
J.J. Hardy SS .274 23 69 Justin Upton RF .245 1 5
Yovani Gallardo RHP .217 0 4 Doug Davis LHP .070 0 1
(4-3, 4.84) (10-10, 3.92)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA
WARMUPS: MIL - YOVANI GALLARDO (4-3, 4.84)
ARI - DOUG DAVIS (10-10, 3.92)

UMPIRES: HP - GREG GIBSON
1B - LARRY VANOVER
2B - TONY RANDAZZO
3B - ROB DRAKE

WEATHER: INDOORS</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA
STARTING BATS: MIL - YOVANI GALLARDO AND JOHNNY ESTRADA
ARI - DOUG DAVIS AND CHRIS SNYDER

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: R WEEKS (.211, 5 HR, 19 RBI)
J DILLON (.476, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
P FIELDER (.284, 38 HR, 92 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE
THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY BILL HALL (12) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT IN
THE 1ST OFF DOUG DAVIS SCORED RICKIE WEEKS AND RYAN BRAUN.
CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 3, ARIZONA 0

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: K MENCH (.267, 6 HR, 29 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIL - YOVANI GALLARDO
ARI - DOUG DAVIS

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: C YOUNG (.240, 24 HR, 45 RBI)
O HUDSON (.300, 10 HR, 62 RBI)
E BYRNES (.300, 18 HR, 70 RBI)</div>

 

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

MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Weeks 2b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .211
J Dillon lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .455
P Fielder 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .283
R Braun 3b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .343
B Hall cf 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .264
K Mench rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .270
J Estrada c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .275
J Hardy ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
Y Gallardo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217

Totals 5 3 2 3 2 1 3

BATTING: 3B - K Mench (3, D Davis). HR - B Hall (12, 1st inning off D Davis 2
on, 2 Out). RBI - B Hall 3 (51). 2-out RBI - B Hall 3. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - J Estrada 1. Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - R Weeks (13, 2nd base off D Davis/C Snyder).


ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Young cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
O Hudson 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
E Byrnes lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
C Jackson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
M Reynolds 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
S Drew ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
C Snyder c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
J Upton rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
D Davis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .070

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: E - C Snyder (1, throw).


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MILWAUKEE - 3 -- 3
ARIZONA - -- 0
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MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
Y Gallardo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.84

ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
D Davis 1 2 3 3 2 1 1 4.07

Pitches-strikes: D Davis 32-15. Ground balls-fly balls: D Davis 0-2. Batters
faced: D Davis 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Greg Gibson. 1B--Larry Vanover. 2B--Tony Randazzo. 3B--Rob
Drake.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA
CONFIRMED STARTERS: MIL - YOVANI GALLARDO
ARI - DOUG DAVIS</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIL - YOVANI GALLARDO
ARI - DOUG DAVIS

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: J HARDY (.274, 23 HR, 69 RBI)
Y GALLARDO (.217, 0 HR, 4 RBI)
R WEEKS (.211, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

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

MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Weeks 2b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .211
J Dillon lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .455
P Fielder 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .283
R Braun 3b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .343
B Hall cf 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .264
K Mench rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .270
J Estrada c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .275
J Hardy ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
Y Gallardo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217

Totals 5 3 2 3 2 1 3

BATTING: 3B - K Mench (3, D Davis). HR - B Hall (12, 1st inning off D Davis 2
on, 2 Out). RBI - B Hall 3 (51). 2-out RBI - B Hall 3. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - J Estrada 1. Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - R Weeks (13, 2nd base off D Davis/C Snyder).

FIELDING: E - R Braun (20, throw).


ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Young cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
O Hudson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
E Byrnes lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
C Jackson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .272
M Reynolds 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .277
S Drew ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
C Snyder c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
J Upton rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
D Davis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .070

Totals 4 0 0 0 0 2 4

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


BASERUNNING: SB - C Young (21, 2nd base off Y Gallardo/J Estrada), E Byrnes
(34, 2nd base off Y Gallardo/J Estrada).

FIELDING: E - C Snyder (1, throw).


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MILWAUKEE - 3 -- 3
ARIZONA - 0 -- 0
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MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
Y Gallardo 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.76

ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
D Davis 1 2 3 3 2 1 1 4.07

HBP - E Byrnes (by Y Gallardo). Pitches-strikes: Y Gallardo 22-11; D Davis
32-15. Ground balls-fly balls: Y Gallardo 1-0; D Davis 0-2. Batters faced: Y
Gallardo 5; D Davis 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Greg Gibson. 1B--Larry Vanover. 2B--Tony Randazzo. 3B--Rob
Drake.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY YOVANI GALLARDO (1) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT IN
THE 2ND OFF DOUG DAVIS.
CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 4, ARIZONA 0

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: R WEEKS (.211, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL MILWAUKEE AT ARIZONA
NOTE: THE HOME RUN BY MILWAUKEE PITCHER YOVANI GALLARDO IN
THE SECOND INNING WAS THE FIRST OF HIS MAJOR LEAGUE CAREER.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JOE DILLON SCORED RICKIE WEEKS.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 5
ARIZONA 0 TOP, 2ND

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: P FIELDER (.283, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY PRINCE FIELDER (39) TO RIGHT WITH 2 OUT IN
THE 2ND OFF DOUG DAVIS.
CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 6, ARIZONA 0

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: R BRAUN (.343, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIL - YOVANI GALLARDO
ARI - DOUG DAVIS

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: S DREW (.231, 9 HR, 41 RBI)
C SNYDER (.253, 11 HR, 34 RBI)
J UPTON (.245, 1 HR, 5 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">MILWAUKEE (6) VS ARIZONA (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Weeks 2b 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 .214
J Dillon lf 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .478
P Fielder 1b 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .284
R Braun 3b 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .342
B Hall cf 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .264
K Mench rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .270
J Estrada c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .275
J Hardy ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
Y Gallardo p 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250

Totals 11 6 6 6 2 1 3

BATTING: 3B - K Mench (3, D Davis). HR - B Hall (12, 1st inning off D Davis 2
on, 2 Out), Y Gallardo (1, 2nd inning off D Davis 0 on, 1 Out), P Fielder (39,
2nd inning off D Davis 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - B Hall 3 (51), Y Gallardo (5), J
Dillon (1), P Fielder (93). 2-out RBI - B Hall 3, P Fielder. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - J Estrada 1. Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - R Weeks (13, 2nd base off D Davis/C Snyder).

FIELDING: E - R Braun (20, throw).


ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Young cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
O Hudson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
E Byrnes lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
C Jackson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .272
M Reynolds 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .277
S Drew ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
C Snyder c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
J Upton rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
D Davis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .070

Totals 4 0 0 0 0 2 4

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


BASERUNNING: SB - C Young (21, 2nd base off Y Gallardo/J Estrada), E Byrnes
(34, 2nd base off Y Gallardo/J Estrada).

FIELDING: E - C Snyder (1, throw). Outfield assists - E Byrnes (J Dillon at
2nd base).


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MILWAUKEE - 33 -- 6
ARIZONA - 0 -- 0
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MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
Y Gallardo 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.76

ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
D Davis 2 6 6 6 2 1 3 4.22

WP - D Davis. HBP - E Byrnes (by Y Gallardo). Pitches-strikes: Y Gallardo
22-11; D Davis 54-29. Ground balls-fly balls: Y Gallardo 1-0; D Davis 1-3.
Batters faced: Y Gallardo 5; D Davis 13.

UMPIRES: HP--Greg Gibson. 1B--Larry Vanover. 2B--Tony Randazzo. 3B--Rob
Drake.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: M Owings hit for D Davis.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, S DREW ON FIRST, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 6
ARIZONA 0 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: M Owings (.273, 3 HR, 11 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIL - YOVANI GALLARDO
ARI - DOUG DAVIS (OUT)

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: B HALL (.264, 1-FOR-1, HR, 3 RBI)
K MENCH (.270, 1-FOR-1)
J ESTRADA (.275, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">MILWAUKEE (6) VS ARIZONA (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Weeks 2b 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 .214
J Dillon lf 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .478
P Fielder 1b 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .284
R Braun 3b 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .342
B Hall cf 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .264
K Mench rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .270
J Estrada c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .275
J Hardy ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
Y Gallardo p 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250

Totals 11 6 6 6 2 1 3

BATTING: 3B - K Mench (3, D Davis). HR - B Hall (12, 1st inning off D Davis 2
on, 2 Out), Y Gallardo (1, 2nd inning off D Davis 0 on, 1 Out), P Fielder (39,
2nd inning off D Davis 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - B Hall 3 (51), Y Gallardo (5), J
Dillon (1), P Fielder (93). 2-out RBI - B Hall 3, P Fielder. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - J Estrada 1. Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - R Weeks (13, 2nd base off D Davis/C Snyder).

FIELDING: E - R Braun (20, throw).


ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Young cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .238
O Hudson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
E Byrnes lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
C Jackson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .272
M Reynolds 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .277
S Drew ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .233
C Snyder c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .252
J Upton rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .241
D Davis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .070
a-M Owings ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .273

Totals 8 0 1 0 1 3 8

a-walked for D Davis in the 2nd.

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Young 1, M Reynolds 2.
Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Young (21, 2nd base off Y Gallardo/J Estrada), E Byrnes
(34, 2nd base off Y Gallardo/J Estrada).

FIELDING: E - C Snyder (1, throw). Outfield assists - E Byrnes (J Dillon at
2nd base).


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MILWAUKEE - 33 -- 6
ARIZONA - 00 -- 0
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MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
Y Gallardo 2 1 0 0 1 3 0 4.69

ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
D Davis 2 6 6 6 2 1 3 4.22

WP - D Davis. HBP - E Byrnes (by Y Gallardo). Pitches-strikes: Y Gallardo
47-25; D Davis 54-29. Ground balls-fly balls: Y Gallardo 2-1; D Davis 1-3.
Batters faced: Y Gallardo 10; D Davis 13.

UMPIRES: HP--Greg Gibson. 1B--Larry Vanover. 2B--Tony Randazzo. 3B--Rob
Drake.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>