NL: SAN DIEGO at MILWAUKEE <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SAN DIEGO (3) AT MILWAUKEE (4) - HOW THEY SCORED ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SAN DIEGO 1ST: B Giles doubled to deep right. S Hairston fouled out to third. K Kouzmanoff flied out to right, B Giles to third. A Gonzalez singled to right, B Giles scored. K Greene grounded into fielder's choice to third, A Gonzalez out at second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1, MILWAUKEE 0. MILWAUKEE 2ND: P Fielder walked. P Fielder stole second. C Hart struck out swinging. G Gross struck out swinging. G Jenkins tripled to deep right, P Fielder scored. M Rivera flied out to right. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1, MILWAUKEE 1. MILWAUKEE 5TH: M Rivera walked. D Bush bunted into double play, first to shortstop to second, M Rivera out at second. R Weeks homered to center. J Hardy flied out to right. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1, MILWAUKEE 2. SAN DIEGO 6TH: A Gonzalez homered to right. K Greene fouled out to catcher. J Bard singled to left. G Blum singled to right, J Bard to second. B Clark grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, G Blum out at second.(1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 2, MILWAUKEE 2. SAN DIEGO 7TH: O Robles hit for C Young. O Robles singled to center. D Macias ran for O Robles. B Giles flied out to left. S Hairston flied out to right. K Kouzmanoff singled to center, D Macias to second. B Shouse relieved D Bush. A Gonzalez singled to center, D Macias scored, K Kouzmanoff to third. S McClung relieved B Shouse. K Greene grounded into fielder's choice to third, A Gonzalez out at second. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 3, MILWAUKEE 2. MILWAUKEE 9TH: T Hoffman relieved H Bell. P Fielder struck out swinging. C Hart doubled to left. L Nix hit for K Mench. L Nix struck out swinging. T Gwynn Jr hit for B Hall. T Gwynn Jr tripled to deep right, C Hart scored. M Rivera grounded out to third. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 3, MILWAUKEE 3. MILWAUKEE 11TH: J Thatcher relieved C Meredith. R Braun doubled to deep left. P Fielder intentionally walked. C Hart flied out to center, R Braun to third. V Rottino hit for L Nix. V Rottino singled to left, R Braun scored. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 3, MILWAUKEE 4.</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at MILWAUKEE <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SAN DIEGO (3) AT MILWAUKEE (4) - EVENT LOG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ San Diego Starting Lineups -- B Giles RF, S Hairston LF, K Kouzmanoff 3B, A Gonzalez 1B, K Greene SS, J Bard C, G Blum 2B, B Clark CF, C Young RHP. Milwaukee Starting Lineups -- R Weeks 2B, J Hardy SS, R Braun 3B, P Fielder 1B, C Hart CF, G Gross RF, G Jenkins LF, M Rivera C, D Bush RHP. Umpires -- Bruce Froemming (HP), Mark Wegner (1B), Brian Runge (2B), John Hirschbeck (3B). Gametime Weather: 70 degrees, Overcast, wind in from center at 8 mph. SAN DIEGO 1ST: B Giles doubled to deep right. S Hairston fouled out to third. K Kouzmanoff flied out to right, B Giles to third. A Gonzalez singled to right, B Giles scored. K Greene grounded into fielder's choice to third, A Gonzalez out at second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1, MILWAUKEE 0. MILWAUKEE 1ST: R Weeks flied out to right. J Hardy struck out swinging. R Braun struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1, MILWAUKEE 0. SAN DIEGO 2ND: J Bard grounded out to second. G Blum struck out swinging. B Clark popped out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1, MILWAUKEE 0. MILWAUKEE 2ND: P Fielder walked. P Fielder stole second. C Hart struck out swinging. G Gross struck out swinging. G Jenkins tripled to deep right, P Fielder scored. M Rivera flied out to right. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1, MILWAUKEE 1. SAN DIEGO 3RD: C Young grounded out to second. B Giles doubled to deep right center. S Hairston struck out swinging. K Kouzmanoff grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1, MILWAUKEE 1. MILWAUKEE 3RD: D Bush struck out swinging. R Weeks fouled out to first. J Hardy flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1, MILWAUKEE 1. SAN DIEGO 4TH: A Gonzalez flied out to left. K Greene singled to left. J Bard popped out to shortstop. G Blum hit by pitch, K Greene to second. B Clark walked, K Greene to third, G Blum to second. C Young struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1, MILWAUKEE 1. MILWAUKEE 4TH: R Braun struck out swinging. P Fielder walked. P Fielder stole second. C Hart walked. G Gross struck out swinging. G Jenkins fouled out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1, MILWAUKEE 1. SAN DIEGO 5TH: B Giles doubled to right. S Hairston lined out to first. B Giles caught stealing third, catcher to third. K Kouzmanoff flied out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1, MILWAUKEE 1. MILWAUKEE 5TH: M Rivera walked. D Bush bunted into double play, first to shortstop to second, M Rivera out at second. R Weeks homered to center. J Hardy flied out to right. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1, MILWAUKEE 2. SAN DIEGO 6TH: A Gonzalez homered to right. K Greene fouled out to catcher. J Bard singled to left. G Blum singled to right, J Bard to second. B Clark grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, G Blum out at second. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 2, MILWAUKEE 2. MILWAUKEE 6TH: R Braun lined out to third. P Fielder flied out to center. C Hart flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 2, MILWAUKEE 2. SAN DIEGO 7TH: O Robles hit for C Young. O Robles singled to center. D Macias ran for O Robles. B Giles flied out to left. S Hairston flied out to right. K Kouzmanoff singled to center, D Macias to second. B Shouse relieved D Bush. A Gonzalez singled to center, D Macias scored, K Kouzmanoff to third. S McClung relieved B Shouse. K Greene grounded into fielder's choice to third, A Gonzalez out at second. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 3, MILWAUKEE 2. MILWAUKEE 7TH: J Hampson relieved C Young. K Mench hit for G Gross. K Mench flied out to center. B Hall hit for G Jenkins. D Brocail relieved J Hampson. B Hall fouled out to second. M Rivera grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 3, MILWAUKEE 2. SAN DIEGO 8TH: C Hart in right field. K Mench in left field. B Hall in center field. J Bard grounded out to second. G Blum lined out to first. B Clark struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 3, MILWAUKEE 2. MILWAUKEE 8TH: H Bell relieved D Brocail. C Counsell hit for S McClung. C Counsell flied out to center. R Weeks grounded out to second. J Hardy walked. M Stocker ran for J Hardy. M Stocker stole second. R Braun struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 3, MILWAUKEE 2. SAN DIEGO 9TH: R King relieved S McClung. C Counsell at shortstop. M Ensberg hit for H Bell. M Ensberg struck out swinging. B Giles popped out to second. S Hairston flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 3, MILWAUKEE 2. MILWAUKEE 9TH: T Hoffman relieved H Bell. P Fielder struck out swinging. C Hart doubled to left. L Nix hit for K Mench. L Nix struck out swinging. T Gwynn Jr hit for B Hall. T Gwynn Jr tripled to deep right, C Hart scored. M Rivera grounded out to third. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 3, MILWAUKEE 3. SAN DIEGO 10TH: F Cordero relieved R King. L Nix in center field. T Gwynn Jr in left field. K Kouzmanoff flied out to right. A Gonzalez struck out swinging. K Greene struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 3, MILWAUKEE 3. MILWAUKEE 10TH: C Meredith relieved T Hoffman. C Counsell struck out swinging. R Weeks struck out swinging. J Dillon hit for F Cordero. J Dillon grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 3, MILWAUKEE 3. SAN DIEGO 11TH: C Spurling relieved F Cordero. J Bard grounded out to second. G Blum grounded out to first. B Clark reached on infield single to pitcher. T Sledge hit for C Meredith. M Stetter relieved C Spurling. J Lane hit for T Sledge. J Lane grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 3, MILWAUKEE 3. MILWAUKEE 11TH: J Thatcher relieved C Meredith. R Braun doubled to deep left. P Fielder intentionally walked. C Hart flied out to center, R Braun to third. V Rottino hit for L Nix. V Rottino singled to left, R Braun scored, P Fielder to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 3, MILWAUKEE 4.</div>
Rottino, Brewers lock up first winning season since 1992 <h3>MILWAUKEE 4, SAN DIEGO 3 (11 INNINGS)</h3>By J.R. Radcliffe PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer MILWAUKEE (Ticker) -- The San Diego Padres fell short ofclinching a playoff spot on the season's penultimate day ofaction Saturday, falling to the Milwaukee Brewers in 11 innings,4-3. Pinch hitter Vinny Rottino hit a game-winning single in thebottom of the 11th against Padres reliever Joe Thatcher (2-2),sending the sellout crowd at Miller Park into a frenzy as theteam clinched its first winning season since 1992. Ryan Braun,who led off the frame with a double, scored the final run. With his Hall of Fame father - a former Padre - in attendance,pinch hitter Tony Gwynn Jr. laced a two-out, two-strike tripleinto the right field corner against closer Trevor Hoffman in theninth inning, scoring Corey Hart to tie the game at 3-3. After Milwaukee reliever Mitch Stetter (1-0) retired pinchhitter Jason Lane to close out the top of the 11th, the Brewers(82-79) went on to secure their first winning season sinceposting a 92-70 record 15 years ago. The Padres (89-72) needed the victory to ensure a playoff berthbut instead rest one game ahead of the New York Mets (88-73) andPhiladelphia Phillies (88-73) - with one game to play - in theNational League wild card standings. The Mets defeated theFlorida Marlins earlier in the day, 13-0, and the Phillies fellto the Washington Nationals, 4-2, leaving New York andPhiladelphia tied for first in the National League EastDivision. Adrian Gonzalez drove in all three runs for San Diego and ChrisYoung threw six excellent innings but was unable to nab hiselusive 10th win of the season. Gonzalez hit a game-tying solo home run leading off the sixthinning against Brewers starter Dave Bush, who allowed three runsand 10 hits in 6 2/3 innings. The first baseman then delivereda two-out RBI single against lefthander Brian Shouse in theseventh, giving the Padres a 3-2 lead. Rickie Weeks hit his ninth home run in September after hittingjust seven in the season's preceding five months, giving theBrewers a temporary lead in the fifth against Young, who hadallowed just one hit to that point. Young yielded only the two runs and two hits in six innings withfour walks and seven strikeouts. But he still was unable topick up his first victory since July 19 against Philadelphia. Entering Saturday's start, Young had gone 0-5 with a 6.08 ERA in10 previous outings. San Diego scored a run in the first, when Brian Giles doubled toright field on the game's first pitch and scored on Gonzalez'stwo-out single. Giles finished with three doubles in his firstthree at-bats - all on first-pitch swings. Milwaukee answered in the second as Geoff Jenkins stroked an RBItriple to right. The Padres are looking to return to the postseason for the thirdstraight season after winning the NL West each the past twoyears.
Rottino, Brewers lock up first winning season since 1992 <h3>MILWAUKEE 4, SAN DIEGO 3 (11 INNINGS)</h3>By J.R. Radcliffe PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer MILWAUKEE (Ticker) -- The San Diego Padres fell short ofclinching a playoff spot on the season's penultimate day,falling to the Milwaukee Brewers in 11 innings, 4-3, onSaturday. Pinch hitter Vinny Rottino hit a game-winning single in thebottom of the 11th against Padres reliever Joe Thatcher (2-2),sending the sellout crowd at Miller Park into a frenzy as theteam clinched its first winning season since 1992. Ryan Braun,who led off the frame with a double, scored the final run. With his Hall of Fame father - a former Padre - in attendance,pinch hitter Tony Gwynn Jr. laced a two-out, two-strike tripleinto the right field corner against Padres closer Trevor Hoffmanin the ninth inning, scoring Corey Hart to tie the game at 3-3. "I'll be interested to see what he has to say about it," theyounger Gwynn said. "He always says he's a Padre at heart andhe bleeds Padre, except for when his son is up." It was Hoffman's eighth blown save of the year. "On the brink of something like that, trying to execute and getthat last out ... that's how elusive it can be sometimes,"Hoffman said. "It was good execution on it and you have to give(Gwynn) a lot of credit. He saw a lot of changeups in thatat-bat and made the adjustment." After Milwaukee reliever Mitch Stetter (1-0) retired pinchhitter Jason Lane to close out the top of the 11th, theBrewers(82-79) went on to secure their first winning seasonsince posting a 92-70 record 15 years ago. "I knew that was the elephant in the room that nobody wastalking about," said Rottino, who rooted for the Brewers as hegrew up in nearby Racine. "I knew this was a big win." The Padres (89-72) needed the victory to ensure a playoff berthbut instead remain one game ahead of the New York Mets (88-73)and Philadelphia Phillies (88-73) - with one game to play - inthe National League wild card standings. The Mets defeated the Florida Marlins earlier in the day, 13-0,and the Phillies fell to the Washington Nationals, 4-2, leavingNew York and Philadelphia tied for first in the NL East. "It was a great baseball game," Padres manager Bud Black said."Our guys will go back to the hotel and come back tomorrowmorning. ... We've done it all year. The guys are fine." Adrian Gonzalez drove in all three runs for San Diego and ChrisYoung threw six excellent innings but was unable to nab hiselusive 10th win of the season. Gonzalez hit a game-tying solo home run leading off the sixthinning against Brewers starter Dave Bush, who allowed three runsand 10 hits in 6 2/3 innings. The first baseman then delivereda two-out RBI single against lefthander Brian Shouse in theseventh, giving the Padres a 3-2 lead. Rickie Weeks hit his ninth home run in September after hittingjust seven in the season's preceding five months, giving theBrewers a temporary lead in the fifth against Young, who hadallowed just one hit to that point. Young yielded only the two runs and two hits in six innings withfour walks and seven strikeouts. But he still was unable topick up his first victory since July 19 against Philadelphia.Entering Saturday's start, Young had gone 0-5 with a 6.08 ERA in10 previous outings. "I thought Chris' stuff was good," Black said. "You saw the twohits through six innings. His command was a little bit spottyat times but I thought when push came to shove, he made somepitches, and overall I thought he threw the ball well. I thinkhe's inching closer and closer to regaining the form that we'reall used to seeing Chris have." San Diego scored a run in the first, when Brian Giles doubled toright field on the game's first pitch and scored on Gonzalez'stwo-out single. Giles finished with three doubles in his firstthree at-bats - all on first-pitch swings. Milwaukee answered in the second as Geoff Jenkins stroked an RBItriple to right. The Padres are looking to return to the postseason for the thirdstraight season after winning the NL West each of the past twoyears. Black said he would give the ball to regularly scheduled starterBrett Tomko on Sunday rather than ace Jake Peavy, who would beavailable on regular rest Monday should the Padres need to playa tiebreaker game for the wild card slot. The Padres areassured of at least a tie. "This team has been in some tough spots and I think it's goingto make it sweeter when we do clinch that playoff spot," Peavysaid.
