GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: MILWAUKEE (72-69) at CINCINNATI (64-78)

NL: MILWAUKEE (72-69) at CINCINNATI (64-78)

<h3>Sheets looks to continue strong return vs. Reds</h3>



<div class="pre">Milwaukee (72-69) at Cincinnati (64-78) 1:15 pm EDT</div>

CINCINNATI (Ticker) - With their ace on the mound, the MilwaukeeBrewers face the Cincinnati Reds in the rubber game of athree-game series Sunday.


The Brewers won for the seventh time in 10 games Saturday,rallying for a 4-3 win. Rickie Weeks tripled in the go-aheadrun in the ninth inning.


Milwaukee is tied with the Chicago Cubs (72-69) for first placein the National League Central.


Ben Sheets (11-4, 3.36 ERA), who was on the disabled list fromJuly 14-August 29, takes the mound for the Brewers. In that time,the Brewers went from holding a 3 1/2-game division lead to trailingby 1 1/2 games, due in large part to a 16-26 record.

The righthander has been stellar since his return, going 1-0with a 3.00 ERA, including a no-decision in his latest start onMonday. He permitted three runs and five hits over six frames -but walked six - in a 9-7 loss against Houston.


Sheets has been outstanding against the Reds in 13 careerstarts, going 6-3 with a 2.36 ERA.


He may draw a break as rookie Phil Dumatrait (0-3, 13.00) willbe his counterpart on the mound. The lefthander is stillsearching for his first major league win after surrendering fiveruns and seven hits over 4 2/3 innings in an 11-3 loss againstSt. Louis on September 1.


This will be his first career appearance against Milwaukee.

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at CINCINNATI

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

MILWAUKEE CINCINNATI
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Rickie Weeks 2B .231 7 23 Norris Hopper CF .326 0 9
J.J. Hardy SS .273 23 73 Jeff Keppinger SS .352 4 25
Ryan Braun 3B .326 28 76 Ken Griffey Jr RF .285 30 91
Prince Fielder 1B .287 43 104 Brandon Phillips 2B .288 28 84
Corey Hart RF .291 20 68 Adam Dunn LF .266 36 96
Kevin Mench LF .271 7 36 Javier Valentin C .273 2 30
Johnny Estrada C .280 8 44 Joey Votto 1B .500 2 6
Bill Hall CF .262 13 58 Edwin Encarnacion 3B .286 11 62
Ben Sheets RHP .071 0 0 Phillip Dumatrait LHP .000 0 0
(11-4, 3.36) (0-3, 13.00)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI
WARMUPS: MIL - BEN SHEETS (11-4, 3.36)
CIN - PHILLIP DUMATRAIT (0-3, 13.00)

UMPIRES: HP - MARK WEGNER
1B - BRIAN RUNGE
2B - MIKE WINTERS
3B - BRUCE FROEMMING

WEATHER: 81 Degrees, overcast
WIND: 10 mph, out to center</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI
STARTING BATS: MIL - BEN SHEETS AND JOHNNY ESTRADA
CIN - PHILLIP DUMATRAIT AND JAVIER VALENTIN

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: R WEEKS (.231, 7 HR, 23 RBI)
J HARDY (.273, 23 HR, 73 RBI)
R BRAUN (.326, 28 HR, 76 RBI)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY RICKIE WEEKS (8) TO CENTER WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 1ST OFF PHILLIP DUMATRAIT.
CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 1, CINCINNATI 0

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: J HARDY (.273, 23 HR, 73 RBI)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY J.J. HARDY (24) TO RIGHT WITH 0 OUT IN THE
1ST OFF PHILLIP DUMATRAIT.
CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 2, CINCINNATI 0

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: R BRAUN (.326, 28 HR, 76 RBI)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY RYAN BRAUN (29) TO CENTER WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 1ST OFF PHILLIP DUMATRAIT.
CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 3, CINCINNATI 0

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: P FIELDER (.287, 43 HR, 104 RBI)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL MILWAUKEE AT CINCINNATI
NOTE: THE HOME RUNS BY MILWAUKEE'S RICKIE WEEKS, J.J. HARDY
AND RYAN BRAUN IN THE FIRST INNING WERE HIT CONSECUTIVELY. THE HOME
RUN BY WEEKS LED OFF THE GAME.</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - PITCHING CHANGE
CIN: TOM SHEARN (2-0, 3.12) IN THE 1ST
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, C HART ON FIRST, P FIELDER ON SECOND, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 3, CINCINNATI 0

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: K MENCH (.271, 7 HR, 36 RBI)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: T Shearn relieved P Dumatrait.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, C HART ON FIRST, P FIELDER ON SECOND, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 3
CINCINNATI 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: K Mench (.271, 7 HR, 36 RBI)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY JOHNNY ESTRADA SCORED PRINCE FIELDER.
SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, K MENCH ON SECOND, C HART ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 4
CINCINNATI 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: B HALL (.262, 13 HR, 58 RBI)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at CINCINNATI

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIL - BEN SHEETS
CIN - TOM SHEARN

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: N HOPPER (.326, 0 HR, 9 RBI)
J KEPPINGER (.352, 4 HR, 25 RBI)
K GRIFFEY JR (.285, 30 HR, 91 RBI)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">MILWAUKEE (4) VS CINCINNATI (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Weeks 2b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .234
J Hardy ss 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .275
R Braun 3b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .328
P Fielder 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .288
C Hart rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .292
K Mench lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .274
J Estrada c 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .280
B Hall cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .262
B Sheets p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .071

Totals 7 4 6 4 0 0 2

BATTING: HR - R Weeks (8, 1st inning off P Dumatrait 0 on, 0 Out), J Hardy (24,
1st inning off P Dumatrait 0 on, 0 Out), R Braun (29, 1st inning off P
Dumatrait 0 on, 0 Out). SF - J Estrada. RBI - R Weeks (24), J Hardy (74), R
Braun (77), J Estrada (45). Team LOB - 1.


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Hopper cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .326
J Keppinger ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .352
K Griffey Jr rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
B Phillips 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
A Dunn lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
J Valentin c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
J Votto 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
E Encarnacion 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
P Dumatrait p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Shearn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Votto-J Keppinger-J Valentin).


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MILWAUKEE - 4 -- 4
CINCINNATI - -- 0
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MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
B Sheets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.36

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
P Dumatrait 0 5 4 4 0 0 3 15.00
T Shearn 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.95

P Dumatrait pitched to 5 batters in the 1st.

Pitches-strikes: P Dumatrait 12-7; T Shearn 6-4. Ground balls-fly balls: P
Dumatrait 0-0; T Shearn 1-1. Batters faced: P Dumatrait 5; T Shearn 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Mark Wegner. 1B--Brian Runge. 2B--Mike Winters. 3B--Bruce
Froemming.

Weather: 81 degrees, overcast. Wind: 10 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI
CONFIRMED STARTERS: MIL - BEN SHEETS
CIN - PHILLIP DUMATRAIT</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY KEN GRIFFEY JR SCORED NORRIS HOPPER.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J KEPPINGER ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 4
CINCINNATI 1 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: B PHILLIPS (.288, 28 HR, 84 RBI)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at CINCINNATI

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIL - BEN SHEETS
CIN - TOM SHEARN

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: B SHEETS (.071, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
R WEEKS (.234, 1-FOR-1, HR, RBI)
J HARDY (.275, 1-FOR-1, HR, RBI)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">MILWAUKEE (4) VS CINCINNATI (1) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Weeks 2b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .234
J Hardy ss 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .275
R Braun 3b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .328
P Fielder 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .288
C Hart rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .292
K Mench lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .274
J Estrada c 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .280
B Hall cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .262
B Sheets p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .071

Totals 7 4 6 4 0 0 2

BATTING: HR - R Weeks (8, 1st inning off P Dumatrait 0 on, 0 Out), J Hardy (24,
1st inning off P Dumatrait 0 on, 0 Out), R Braun (29, 1st inning off P
Dumatrait 0 on, 0 Out). SF - J Estrada. RBI - R Weeks (24), J Hardy (74), R
Braun (77), J Estrada (45). Team LOB - 1.


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Hopper cf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .326
J Keppinger ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .356
K Griffey Jr rf 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .285
B Phillips 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .287
A Dunn lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .265
J Valentin c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
J Votto 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
E Encarnacion 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
P Dumatrait p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Shearn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 3 1 1 1 1 1 3

BATTING: SF - K Griffey Jr. RBI - K Griffey Jr (92). Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Votto-J Keppinger-J Valentin).


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MILWAUKEE - 4 -- 4
CINCINNATI - 1 -- 1
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MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
B Sheets 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 3.40

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
P Dumatrait 0 5 4 4 0 0 3 15.00
T Shearn 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.95

P Dumatrait pitched to 5 batters in the 1st.

Pitches-strikes: B Sheets 18-10; P Dumatrait 12-7; T Shearn 6-4. Ground
balls-fly balls: B Sheets 0-2; P Dumatrait 0-0; T Shearn 1-1. Batters faced: B
Sheets 5; P Dumatrait 5; T Shearn 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Mark Wegner. 1B--Brian Runge. 2B--Mike Winters. 3B--Bruce
Froemming.

Weather: 81 degrees, overcast. Wind: 10 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY J.J. HARDY SCORED RICKIE WEEKS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J HARDY ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 5
CINCINNATI 1 TOP, 2ND

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: R BRAUN (.328, 1-FOR-1, HR, RBI)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY RYAN BRAUN (30) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT IN
THE 2ND OFF TOM SHEARN SCORED J.J. HARDY.
CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 7, CINCINNATI 1

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: P FIELDER (.288, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at CINCINNATI

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIL - BEN SHEETS
CIN - TOM SHEARN

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: J VALENTIN (.273, 2 HR, 30 RBI)
J VOTTO (.500, 2 HR, 6 RBI)
E ENCARNACION (.286, 11 HR, 62 RBI)</div>