GAME THREAD: NL: CINCINNATI (53-68) at MILWAUKEE (62-60)

NL: CINCINNATI at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">CINCINNATI (3) VS MILWAUKEE (8) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Hamilton cf 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 .285
J Keppinger ss 3 1 1 0 2 0 1 .356
K Griffey Jr rf 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .282
B Phillips 2b 4 1 2 0 0 2 3 .274
A Dunn lf 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .262
S Hatteberg 1b 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 .302
J Valentin c 4 0 2 1 0 0 3 .282
E Encarnacion 3b 4 0 1 0 0 3 2 .264
E Ramirez p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-M Bellhorn ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .143
M Stanton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
G Majewski p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-N Hopper ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .313
E Guardado p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 31 3 10 2 7 8 17

a-walked for E Ramirez in the 6th; b-struck out swinging for G Majewski in the
8th.

BATTING: 2B - J Hamilton (12, C Vargas). RBI - J Valentin (24), S Hatteberg
(43). 2-out RBI - J Valentin, S Hatteberg. Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - J Hamilton 2, K Griffey Jr 1, B Phillips 2. GIDP - S Hatteberg, A Dunn.
Team LOB - 11.

BASERUNNING: SB - B Phillips (25, 2nd base off C Vargas/J Estrada).

FIELDING: E - J Hamilton (4, bobble). DP: 2 (E Encarnacion-S Hatteberg, E
Encarnacion-B Phillips-S Hatteberg).


MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Weeks 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .210
G Gross rf 2 1 1 3 0 0 1 .242
a-C Hart ph-rf 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 .275
P Fielder 1b 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .284
R Braun 3b 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .344
G Jenkins lf 4 1 1 3 0 1 1 .276
B Hall cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .262
J Estrada c 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .276
J Hardy ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .269
C Vargas p 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .135
B Shouse p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Villanueva p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
b-J Dillon ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .476
D Turnbow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 34 8 12 8 1 3 9

a-doubled to deep right center for G Gross in the 6th; b-grounded to shortstop
for C Villanueva in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - C Hart 2 (22, E Guardado, M Stanton); P Fielder (30, E Guardado).
HR - G Gross (6, 3rd inning off E Ramirez 2 on, 2 Out), G Jenkins (19, 6th
inning off M Stanton 2 on, 2 Out). RBI - G Gross 3 (13), G Jenkins 3 (54), P
Fielder (90), R Braun (61). 2-out RBI - G Gross 3, G Jenkins 3. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - J Hardy 1. GIDP - J Hardy. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: DP: 3 (R Weeks-J Hardy-P Fielder 2, J Hardy).


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CINCINNATI - 000 001 20 -- 3
MILWAUKEE - 003 003 02 -- 8
----------------------------------------------------

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
E Ramirez 5 5 3 3 0 1 1 3.86
M Stanton 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5.93
G Majewski 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.10
E Guardado 1 4 2 2 0 1 0 21.00

MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
C Vargas 5 2/3 7 1 1 5 5 0 4.72
B Shouse 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.65
C Villanueva 1 3 2 2 1 0 0 4.86
D Turnbow 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 4.31

IBB - R Braun (by M Stanton). Pitches-strikes: E Ramirez 65-44; M Stanton
27-18; G Majewski 5-5; E Guardado 29-19; C Vargas 115-61; B Shouse 4-3; C
Villanueva 26-14; D Turnbow 18-11. Ground balls-fly balls: E Ramirez 5-8; M
Stanton 0-2; G Majewski 2-1; E Guardado 0-2; C Vargas 5-6; B Shouse 0-0; C
Villanueva 2-1; D Turnbow 0-1. Batters faced: E Ramirez 18; M Stanton 7; G
Majewski 3; E Guardado 7; C Vargas 27; B Shouse 1; C Villanueva 6; D Turnbow 4.


UMPIRES: HP--Jim Wolf. 1B--Mike Dimuro. 2B--Tim Tschida. 3B--Jim Joyce.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE - PITCHING CHANGE
MIL: FRANCISCO CORDERO (0-4, 3.10) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 3, MILWAUKEE 8

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: K GRIFFEY JR (.282, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: F Cordero relieved D Turnbow.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 3
MILWAUKEE 8 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: K Griffey Jr (.282, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: C Counsell at third base.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 3
MILWAUKEE 8 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: K Griffey Jr (.282, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JAVIER VALENTIN SCORED BRANDON PHILLIPS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J VALENTIN ON FIRST, A DUNN ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 4
MILWAUKEE 8 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: E ENCARNACION (.264, 1-FOR-4)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CINCINNATI 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 4 12 1
MILWAUKEE 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 2 x 8 12 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: CIN - ELIZARDO RAMIREZ, MIKE STANTON (6TH), GARY MAJEWSKI (7TH),
EDDIE GUARDADO (8TH) AND JAVIER VALENTIN

MIL - CLAUDIO VARGAS, BRIAN SHOUSE (6TH), CARLOS
VILLANUEVA (7TH), DERRICK TURNBOW (8TH), FRANCISCO CORDERO
(9TH) AND JOHNNY ESTRADA

HOME RUNS: CIN - NONE

MIL - GABE GROSS (6) OFF ELIZARDO RAMIREZ IN THE 3RD, 2 ON
GEOFF JENKINS (19) OFF MIKE STANTON IN THE 6TH, 2 ON</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CINCINNATI 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 4 12 1
MILWAUKEE 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 2 x 8 12 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: CIN - ELIZARDO RAMIREZ, MIKE STANTON (6TH), GARY MAJEWSKI (7TH),
EDDIE GUARDADO (8TH) AND JAVIER VALENTIN

MIL - CLAUDIO VARGAS, BRIAN SHOUSE (6TH), CARLOS
VILLANUEVA (7TH), DERRICK TURNBOW (8TH), FRANCISCO CORDERO
(9TH) AND JOHNNY ESTRADA


WP - CLAUDIO VARGAS (10-4)
LP - ELIZARDO RAMIREZ (0-1)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: CIN - NONE

MIL - GABE GROSS (6) OFF ELIZARDO RAMIREZ IN THE 3RD, 2 ON
GEOFF JENKINS (19) OFF MIKE STANTON IN THE 6TH, 2 ON


TIME: 3:12 ATT: 43,087

PROBABLES: CIN - AARON HARANG (12-3, 3.50)
MIL - CHRIS CAPUANO (5-10, 5.23)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">CINCINNATI (4) VS MILWAUKEE (8) - FINAL

CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Hamilton cf 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 .285
J Keppinger ss 3 1 1 0 2 0 1 .356
K Griffey Jr rf 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .282
B Phillips 2b 5 2 3 0 0 2 3 .275
A Dunn lf 3 0 1 0 2 1 2 .262
S Hatteberg 1b 4 0 1 1 1 0 2 .301
J Valentin c 5 0 3 2 0 0 3 .287
E Encarnacion 3b 5 0 1 0 0 3 4 .263
E Ramirez p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-M Bellhorn ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .143
M Stanton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
G Majewski p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-N Hopper ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .313
E Guardado p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 36 4 12 3 8 8 19

a-walked for E Ramirez in the 6th; b-struck out swinging for G Majewski in the
8th.

BATTING: 2B - J Hamilton (12, C Vargas). RBI - J Valentin 2 (25), S Hatteberg
(43). 2-out RBI - J Valentin 2, S Hatteberg. Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - J Hamilton 2, K Griffey Jr 1, B Phillips 2, E Encarnacion 1. GIDP - S
Hatteberg, A Dunn. Team LOB - 13.

BASERUNNING: SB - B Phillips (25, 2nd base off C Vargas/J Estrada).

FIELDING: E - J Hamilton (4, bobble). DP: 2 (E Encarnacion-S Hatteberg, E
Encarnacion-B Phillips-S Hatteberg).


MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Weeks 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .210
G Gross rf 2 1 1 3 0 0 1 .242
a-C Hart ph-rf 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 .275
P Fielder 1b 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .284
R Braun 3b 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .344
F Cordero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
G Jenkins lf 4 1 1 3 0 1 1 .276
B Hall cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .262
J Estrada c 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .276
J Hardy ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .269
C Vargas p 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .135
B Shouse p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Villanueva p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
b-J Dillon ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .476
D Turnbow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Counsell 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223

Totals 34 8 12 8 1 3 9

a-doubled to deep right center for G Gross in the 6th; b-grounded to shortstop
for C Villanueva in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - C Hart 2 (22, E Guardado, M Stanton); P Fielder (30, E Guardado).
HR - G Gross (6, 3rd inning off E Ramirez 2 on, 2 Out), G Jenkins (19, 6th
inning off M Stanton 2 on, 2 Out). RBI - G Gross 3 (13), G Jenkins 3 (54), P
Fielder (90), R Braun (61). 2-out RBI - G Gross 3, G Jenkins 3. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - J Hardy 1. GIDP - J Hardy. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: DP: 3 (R Weeks-J Hardy-P Fielder 2, J Hardy).


----------------------------------------------------
CINCINNATI - 000 001 201 -- 4
MILWAUKEE - 003 003 02x -- 8
----------------------------------------------------

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
E Ramirez (L, 0-1) 5 5 3 3 0 1 1 3.86
M Stanton 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5.93
G Majewski 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.10
E Guardado 1 4 2 2 0 1 0 21.00

MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
C Vargas (W, 10-4) 5 2/3 7 1 1 5 5 0 4.72
B Shouse (H, 17) 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.65
C Villanueva 1 3 2 2 1 0 0 4.86
D Turnbow (H, 29) 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 4.31
F Cordero 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 3.22

IBB - R Braun (by M Stanton). Pitches-strikes: E Ramirez 65-44; M Stanton
27-18; G Majewski 5-5; E Guardado 29-19; C Vargas 115-61; B Shouse 4-3; C
Villanueva 26-14; D Turnbow 18-11; F Cordero 20-12. Ground balls-fly balls: E
Ramirez 5-8; M Stanton 0-2; G Majewski 2-1; E Guardado 0-2; C Vargas 5-6; B
Shouse 0-0; C Villanueva 2-1; D Turnbow 0-1; F Cordero 2-1. Batters faced: E
Ramirez 18; M Stanton 7; G Majewski 3; E Guardado 7; C Vargas 27; B Shouse 1; C
Villanueva 6; D Turnbow 4; F Cordero 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Jim Wolf. 1B--Mike Dimuro. 2B--Tim Tschida. 3B--Jim Joyce.

T--3:12. Att--43,087.
Weather: INDOORS</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
CINCINNATI 4
MILWAUKEE 8 FINAL</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
CINCINNATI (4) AT MILWAUKEE (8) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

MILWAUKEE 3RD: J Estrada singled to left. J Hardy grounded into double
play, third to second to first, J Estrada out at second. C Vargas singled to
center. R Weeks reached on infield single to second, C Vargas to second.
G Gross homered to center, C Vargas and R Weeks scored. P Fielder struck out
swinging. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 0, MILWAUKEE 3.

CINCINNATI 6TH: B Phillips singled to right. B Phillips stole second.
A Dunn struck out swinging. S Hatteberg flied out to center. J Valentin singled
to left center, B Phillips scored. E Encarnacion singled to left center,
J Valentin to second. M Bellhorn hit for E Ramirez. M Bellhorn walked,
J Valentin to third, E Encarnacion to second. B Shouse relieved C Vargas.
J Hamilton struck out swinging. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 1,
MILWAUKEE 3.

MILWAUKEE 6TH: M Stanton relieved E Ramirez. R Weeks flied out to left.
C Hart hit for G Gross. C Hart doubled to deep right center. P Fielder struck
out looking. R Braun intentionally walked. G Jenkins homered to center,
C Hart and R Braun scored. B Hall singled to right. J Estrada popped out to
second. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 1, MILWAUKEE 6.

CINCINNATI 7TH: C Hart in right field. C Villanueva relieved B Shouse.
J Keppinger walked. K Griffey Jr singled to right, J Keppinger to second.
B Phillips singled to center, J Keppinger to third, K Griffey Jr to second.
A Dunn grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, J Keppinger
scored, B Phillips out at second, K Griffey Jr to third. S Hatteberg singled to
right, K Griffey Jr scored. J Valentin flied out to center. (2 Runs, 3 Hits,
0 Errors) CINCINNATI 3, MILWAUKEE 6.

MILWAUKEE 8TH: E Guardado relieved G Majewski. C Hart doubled to deep
center. P Fielder doubled to deep right, C Hart scored. R Braun singled to
center, P Fielder scored, R Braun to second on error by center fielder
J Hamilton. G Jenkins struck out swinging. B Hall singled to left, R Braun to
third. J Estrada lined out to second. J Hardy flied out to right. (2 Runs,
4 Hits, 1 Error) CINCINNATI 3, MILWAUKEE 8.

CINCINNATI 9TH: F Cordero relieved D Turnbow. C Counsell at third base.
K Griffey Jr flied out to center. B Phillips singled to left. A Dunn walked,
B Phillips to second. S Hatteberg grounded out to second, B Phillips to third,
A Dunn to second. J Valentin singled to left, B Phillips scored, A Dunn to
third. E Encarnacion grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Valentin
out at second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 4, MILWAUKEE 8.</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
CINCINNATI (4) AT MILWAUKEE (8) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

MILWAUKEE 3RD: J Estrada singled to left. J Hardy grounded into double
play, third to second to first, J Estrada out at second. C Vargas singled to
center. R Weeks reached on infield single to second, C Vargas to second.
G Gross homered to center, C Vargas and R Weeks scored. P Fielder struck out
swinging. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 0, MILWAUKEE 3.

CINCINNATI 6TH: B Phillips singled to right. B Phillips stole second.
A Dunn struck out swinging. S Hatteberg flied out to center. J Valentin singled
to left center, B Phillips scored. E Encarnacion singled to left center,
J Valentin to second. M Bellhorn hit for E Ramirez. M Bellhorn walked,
J Valentin to third, E Encarnacion to second. B Shouse relieved C Vargas.
J Hamilton struck out swinging. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 1,
MILWAUKEE 3.

MILWAUKEE 6TH: M Stanton relieved E Ramirez. R Weeks flied out to left.
C Hart hit for G Gross. C Hart doubled to deep right center. P Fielder struck
out looking. R Braun intentionally walked. G Jenkins homered to center,
C Hart and R Braun scored. B Hall singled to right. J Estrada popped out to
second. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 1, MILWAUKEE 6.

CINCINNATI 7TH: C Hart in right field. C Villanueva relieved B Shouse.
J Keppinger walked. K Griffey Jr singled to right, J Keppinger to second.
B Phillips singled to center, J Keppinger to third, K Griffey Jr to second.
A Dunn grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, J Keppinger
scored, B Phillips out at second, K Griffey Jr to third. S Hatteberg singled to
right, K Griffey Jr scored. J Valentin flied out to center. (2 Runs, 3 Hits,
0 Errors) CINCINNATI 3, MILWAUKEE 6.

MILWAUKEE 8TH: E Guardado relieved G Majewski. C Hart doubled to deep
center. P Fielder doubled to deep right, C Hart scored. R Braun singled to
center, P Fielder scored, R Braun to second on error by center fielder
J Hamilton. G Jenkins struck out swinging. B Hall singled to left, R Braun to
third. J Estrada lined out to second. J Hardy flied out to right. (2 Runs,
4 Hits, 1 Error) CINCINNATI 3, MILWAUKEE 8.

CINCINNATI 9TH: F Cordero relieved D Turnbow. C Counsell at third base.
K Griffey Jr flied out to center. B Phillips singled to left. A Dunn walked,
B Phillips to second. S Hatteberg grounded out to second, B Phillips to third,
A Dunn to second. J Valentin singled to left, B Phillips scored, A Dunn to
third. E Encarnacion grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Valentin
out at second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 4, MILWAUKEE 8.</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
CINCINNATI (4) AT MILWAUKEE (8) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Cincinnati Starting Lineups -- J Hamilton CF, J Keppinger SS, K Griffey Jr RF,
B Phillips 2B, A Dunn LF, S Hatteberg 1B, J Valentin C, E Encarnacion 3B,
E Ramirez RHP.

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

Umpires -- Jim Wolf (HP), Mike Dimuro (1B), Tim Tschida (2B), Jim Joyce (3B).


Gametime Weather: INDOORS.


CINCINNATI 1ST: J Hamilton grounded out to shortstop. J Keppinger walked.
K Griffey Jr grounded out to first, J Keppinger to second. B Phillips struck
out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 0, MILWAUKEE 0.

MILWAUKEE 1ST: R Weeks singled to left center. G Gross popped into double
play, third to first, R Weeks doubled off first. P Fielder flied out to left.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 0, MILWAUKEE 0.

CINCINNATI 2ND: A Dunn walked. S Hatteberg grounded into double play,
second to shortstop to first, A Dunn out at second. J Valentin singled to deep
center. E Encarnacion struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
CINCINNATI 0, MILWAUKEE 0.

MILWAUKEE 2ND: R Braun popped out to second. G Jenkins grounded out to
first. B Hall flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 0,
MILWAUKEE 0.

CINCINNATI 3RD: E Ramirez flied out to left. J Hamilton grounded out to
second. J Keppinger singled to right. K Griffey Jr walked, J Keppinger to
second. B Phillips struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI
0, MILWAUKEE 0.

MILWAUKEE 3RD: J Estrada singled to left. J Hardy grounded into double
play, third to second to first, J Estrada out at second. C Vargas singled to
center. R Weeks reached on infield single to second, C Vargas to second.
G Gross homered to center, C Vargas and R Weeks scored. P Fielder struck out
swinging. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 0, MILWAUKEE 3.

CINCINNATI 4TH: A Dunn singled to right. S Hatteberg walked, A Dunn to
second. J Valentin lined into double play, to shortstop, A Dunn doubled off
second. E Encarnacion struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
CINCINNATI 0, MILWAUKEE 3.

MILWAUKEE 4TH: R Braun grounded out to shortstop. G Jenkins flied out to
left. B Hall popped out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 0,
MILWAUKEE 3.

CINCINNATI 5TH: E Ramirez flied out to center. J Hamilton doubled to deep
left center. J Keppinger flied out to right, J Hamilton to third. K Griffey
Jr flied out to left. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 0, MILWAUKEE 3.

MILWAUKEE 5TH: J Estrada popped out to third. J Hardy flied out to center.
C Vargas grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 0,
MILWAUKEE 3.

CINCINNATI 6TH: B Phillips singled to right. B Phillips stole second.
A Dunn struck out swinging. S Hatteberg flied out to center. J Valentin singled
to left center, B Phillips scored. E Encarnacion singled to left center,
J Valentin to second. M Bellhorn hit for E Ramirez. M Bellhorn walked,
J Valentin to third, E Encarnacion to second. B Shouse relieved C Vargas.
J Hamilton struck out swinging. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 1,
MILWAUKEE 3.

MILWAUKEE 6TH: M Stanton relieved E Ramirez. R Weeks flied out to left.
C Hart hit for G Gross. C Hart doubled to deep right center. P Fielder struck
out looking. R Braun intentionally walked. G Jenkins homered to center,
C Hart and R Braun scored. B Hall singled to right. J Estrada popped out to
second. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 1, MILWAUKEE 6.

CINCINNATI 7TH: C Hart in right field. C Villanueva relieved B Shouse.
J Keppinger walked. K Griffey Jr singled to right, J Keppinger to second.
B Phillips singled to center, J Keppinger to third, K Griffey Jr to second.
A Dunn grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, J Keppinger
scored, B Phillips out at second, K Griffey Jr to third. S Hatteberg singled to
right, K Griffey Jr scored. J Valentin flied out to center. (2 Runs, 3 Hits,
0 Errors) CINCINNATI 3, MILWAUKEE 6.

MILWAUKEE 7TH: G Majewski relieved M Stanton. J Hardy flied out to center.
J Dillon hit for C Villanueva. J Dillon grounded out to shortstop. R Weeks
grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 3, MILWAUKEE 6.

CINCINNATI 8TH: D Turnbow relieved C Villanueva. E Encarnacion struck out
swinging. N Hopper hit for G Majewski. N Hopper struck out swinging.
J Hamilton walked. J Keppinger flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
CINCINNATI 3, MILWAUKEE 6.

MILWAUKEE 8TH: E Guardado relieved G Majewski. C Hart doubled to deep
center. P Fielder doubled to deep right, C Hart scored. R Braun singled to
center, P Fielder scored, R Braun to second on error by center fielder
J Hamilton. G Jenkins struck out swinging. B Hall singled to left, R Braun to
third. J Estrada lined out to second. J Hardy flied out to right. (2 Runs,
4 Hits, 1 Error) CINCINNATI 3, MILWAUKEE 8.

CINCINNATI 9TH: F Cordero relieved D Turnbow. C Counsell at third base.
K Griffey Jr flied out to center. B Phillips singled to left. A Dunn walked,
B Phillips to second. S Hatteberg grounded out to second, B Phillips to third,
A Dunn to second. J Valentin singled to left, B Phillips scored, A Dunn to
third. E Encarnacion grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Valentin
out at second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 4, MILWAUKEE 8.</div>

 

Vargas effective as Brewers top Reds

<h3>MILWAUKEE 8, CINCINNATI 4</h3>By Nick Berenz
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


MILWAUKEE (Ticker) - The Milwaukee Brewers desperately neededone of their starting pitchers to break the recent trend ofawful outings and lead a slumping club to victory. ClaudioVargas did just that on Saturday night.


Vargas did just enough, hurling 5 2/3 effective innings as theBrewers snapped a five-game losing streak with an 8-4 victoryover the Cincinnati Reds at Miller Park.


Gabe Gross and Geoff Jenkins hit a pair of three-run homers forthe Brewers (63-60), who remained one-half game back of theChicago Cubs (63-59), who defeated the St. Louis Cardinals onSaturday - in the National League Central Division.

After back-to-back rough starts where Vargas allowed 13 runs in9 2/3 innings, the righthander now has two consecutive solidstarts - yielding just three runs in his last 11 2/3 frames.

On Saturday, Vargas (10-4) allowed one run and seven hits whilestriking out and walking five. Four relievers hurled the final3 1/3 innings, including Francisco Cordero, who pitched ascoreless ninth in a non-save situation.


Milwaukee's starters had been among the worst in baseball inAugust, going 1-10 with a 7.21 ERA in their first 18 games.Vargas became only the second starter for the Brewers to notch awin this month. The last was rookie Yovanni Gallardo on August3.


Despite snapping its five-game losing streak, Milwaukee has lost16 of its last 23 and has not resembled the team that got offto a major league-best 24-10 record. Since the All-Star break,the team has gone 14-21 and lost its grasp on the top spot inthe NL Central.


Reds starter Elizardo Ramirez (0-1) made his first start of theseason, yielding three runs and five hits while striking out onewithout walking a batter. Ramirez enjoyed the best performanceof his career last season when he faced the Brewers on August16, notching career highs with eight innings and 10 strikeouts.

The Brewers struck first with a trio of two-out runs in thethird inning. Vargas started with a two-out single up themiddle and Rickie Weeks followed with an infield hit.

Gross cleared the bases with a three-run shot to center just outof the reach of leaping Josh Hamilton.


The Reds made a charge in the sixth inning to close the gap.Brandon Phillips led off with a single and stole second base,and Javier Valentin drove him in with a two-out bloop single tocenter.


The Reds then loaded the bases, which prompted Brewers managerNed Yost to bring in lefthander Brian Shouse to face Hamilton.Shouse quickly disposed of Hamilton with a four-pitch strikeout,leaving the bases loaded and preserving the victory for Vargas.

In the bottom half of the sixth, the Brewers extended their leadagainst reliever Mike Stanton. Jenkins hit his 19th homer ofthe season to deep center, driving in Corey Hart and Ryan Braun.

Braun had been intentionally walked so Stanton could face thelefthanded Jenkins.


Weeks continued his hot hitting against Ramirez going 2-for-2against him on Saturday. The young second baseman is 9-for-11lifetime with a triple, two doubles, two singles and two walksagainst Ramirez.

 

Vargas effective as Brewers top Reds

<h3>MILWAUKEE 8, CINCINNATI 4</h3>By Nick Berenz
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


MILWAUKEE (Ticker) -- The Milwaukee Brewers desperately neededone of their starting pitchers to break the recent trend ofawful outings and lead a slumping club to victory. ClaudioVargas did just that on Saturday night.


Vargas did just enough, hurling 5 2/3 effective innings as theBrewers snapped a five-game losing streak with an 8-4 victoryover the Cincinnati Reds at Miller Park.


Gabe Gross and Geoff Jenkins hit a pair of three-run homers forthe Brewers (63-60), who remained one-half game back of theChicago Cubs (63-59), who defeated the St. Louis Cardinals onSaturday - in the National League Central Division.

After back-to-back rough starts where Vargas allowed 13 runs in9 2/3 innings, the righthander now has two consecutive solidstarts - yielding just three runs in his last 11 2/3 frames.

"I went in with energy and tried to get the win because wereally needed it," Vargas said. "I felt good, I went in readyto win."


On Saturday, Vargas (10-4) allowed one run and seven hits whilestriking out and walking five. Four relievers hurled the final3 1/3 innings, including Francisco Cordero, who pitched ascoreless ninth in a non-save situation.


"Claudio was as focused and determined as I've seen him,"Brewers manager Ned Yost said. "He was bound and determined todo everything he could do to get us out of this little streakwe've been in."


Milwaukee's starters had been among the worst in baseball inAugust, going 1-10 with a 7.21 ERA in their first 18 games.Vargas became only the second starter for the Brewers to notch awin this month. The last was rookie Yovanni Gallardo on August3.


Despite snapping its five-game losing streak, Milwaukee has lost16 of its last 23 and has not resembled the team that got offto a major league-best 24-10 record. Since the All-Star break,the team has gone 14-21 and lost its grasp on the top spot inthe NL Central.


Reds starter Elizardo Ramirez (0-1) made his first start of theseason, yielding three runs and five hits while striking out onewithout walking a batter. Ramirez enjoyed the best performanceof his career last season when he faced the Brewers on August16, notching career highs with eight innings and 10 strikeouts.

"I liked Ramirez, he threw a lot of quality strikes with the onemistake to Gross," Reds interim manager Pete Mackanin said."Other than that, I thought he threw extremely well."

The Brewers struck first with a trio of two-out runs in thethird inning. Vargas started with a two-out single up themiddle and Rickie Weeks followed with an infield hit.

Gross cleared the bases with a three-run shot to center just outof the reach of leaping Josh Hamilton.


"It's different when you're always playing from behind. Thatounce of being able to relax that bit helps you out," Grosssaid. "There's definitely more pressure to hit in those eighthand ninth innings when you're behind. With the lead, it's alittle easier to just turn it loose."


The Reds made a charge in the sixth inning to close the gap.Brandon Phillips led off with a single and stole second base,and Javier Valentin drove him in with a two-out bloop single tocenter.


The Reds then loaded the bases, which prompted Yost to bring inlefthander Brian Shouse to face Hamilton. Shouse quicklydisposed of Hamilton with a four-pitch strikeout, leaving thebases loaded and preserving the victory for Vargas.

In the bottom half of the sixth, the Brewers extended their leadagainst reliever Mike Stanton. Jenkins hit his 19th homer ofthe season to deep center, driving in Corey Hart and Ryan Braun.

Braun had been walked intentionally so Stanton could face thelefthanded Jenkins.


"That was a nice jolt for us," Jenkins said. "Them walkingBrauny, it was obviously nice to hit a home run in a key part ofthe game."


"If I do my job and get Jenkins out, I don't think there's anydoubt that we win this ballgame," Stanton said. "It has justbeen one of those runs. That pitch was pretty much in his nitrozone."


Weeks continued his hot hitting against Ramirez going 2-for-2against him on Saturday. The young second baseman is 9-for-11lifetime with a triple, two doubles, two singles and two walksagainst Ramirez.