GAME THREAD: NL: CINCINNATI (68-79) at MILWAUKEE (74-72)

NL: CINCINNATI at MILWAUKEE

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CINCINNATI (3) AT MILWAUKEE (5) - HOW THEY SCORED
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MILWAUKEE 1ST: R Weeks walked. G Gross singled to right, R Weeks to third.
R Braun grounded into fielder's choice to third, R Weeks scored, G Gross out
at second. P Fielder singled to left, R Braun to second. C Hart grounded into
fielder's choice to third, R Braun safe at third on error by third baseman
E Encarnacion, P Fielder to second. G Jenkins singled to center, R Braun scored,
P Fielder to third, C Hart to second. D Miller struck out swinging. J Hardy
popped out to second. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error) CINCINNATI 0, MILWAUKEE 2.

CINCINNATI 2ND: B Phillips grounded out to shortstop. A Dunn doubled to
deep center. E Encarnacion singled to left, A Dunn to third. J Votto singled
to center, A Dunn scored, E Encarnacion to second. D Ross flied out to left.
K Saarloos grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 1,
MILWAUKEE 2.

MILWAUKEE 3RD: P Fielder homered to right. C Hart bunt grounded out to
third. G Jenkins struck out swinging. D Miller flied out to center. (1 Run,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 1, MILWAUKEE 3.

MILWAUKEE 5TH: J Coutlangus relieved K Saarloos. R Braun struck out
swinging. P Fielder walked. C Hart singled to left, P Fielder to second.
G Jenkins struck out swinging. T Coffey relieved J Coutlangus. D Miller singled
to right, P Fielder scored, C Hart to third. J Hardy struck out swinging.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 1, MILWAUKEE 4.

CINCINNATI 7TH: B Hall in center field. C Hart in right field. B Coats hit
for M McBeth. B Coats walked. N Hopper doubled to deep right, B Coats scored.
J Keppinger grounded out to shortstop, N Hopper to third. B Shouse relieved
J Suppan. K Griffey Jr fouled out to third. S Linebrink relieved B Shouse.
B Phillips singled to left, N Hopper scored. R King relieved S Linebrink. A Dunn
struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 3, MILWAUKEE 4.

MILWAUKEE 8TH: M Gosling relieved M Stanton. J Valentin catching. D Miller
grounded out to shortstop. J Hardy homered to left center. L Nix struck out
swinging. R Weeks walked. R Weeks stole second. B Hall intentionally walked.
C Counsell popped out to second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 3,
MILWAUKEE 5.</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at MILWAUKEE

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CINCINNATI (3) AT MILWAUKEE (5) - EVENT LOG
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Cincinnati Starting Lineups -- N Hopper CF, J Keppinger SS, K Griffey Jr RF,
B Phillips 2B, A Dunn LF, E Encarnacion 3B, J Votto 1B, D Ross C, K Saarloos RHP.

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

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

Gametime Weather: INDOORS.


CINCINNATI 1ST: N Hopper grounded out to first. J Keppinger grounded out
to third. K Griffey Jr grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
CINCINNATI 0, MILWAUKEE 0.

MILWAUKEE 1ST: R Weeks walked. G Gross singled to right, R Weeks to third.
R Braun grounded into fielder's choice to third, R Weeks scored, G Gross out
at second. P Fielder singled to left, R Braun to second. C Hart grounded into
fielder's choice to third, R Braun safe at third on error by third baseman
E Encarnacion, P Fielder to second. G Jenkins singled to center, R Braun scored,
P Fielder to third, C Hart to second. D Miller struck out swinging. J Hardy
popped out to second. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error) CINCINNATI 0, MILWAUKEE 2.

CINCINNATI 2ND: B Phillips grounded out to shortstop. A Dunn doubled to
deep center. E Encarnacion singled to left, A Dunn to third. J Votto singled
to center, A Dunn scored, E Encarnacion to second. D Ross flied out to left.
K Saarloos grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 1,
MILWAUKEE 2.

MILWAUKEE 2ND: J Suppan grounded out to shortstop. R Weeks grounded out to
third. G Gross singled to center. R Braun popped out to first. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 1, MILWAUKEE 2.

CINCINNATI 3RD: N Hopper singled to left. J Keppinger grounded into double
play, shortstop to second to first, N Hopper out at second. K Griffey Jr struck
out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 1, MILWAUKEE 2.

MILWAUKEE 3RD: P Fielder homered to right. C Hart bunt grounded out to
third. G Jenkins struck out swinging. D Miller flied out to center. (1 Run,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 1, MILWAUKEE 3.

CINCINNATI 4TH: B Phillips grounded out to third. A Dunn doubled to deep
left center. E Encarnacion struck out swinging. J Votto flied out to left.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 1, MILWAUKEE 3.

MILWAUKEE 4TH: J Hardy doubled to deep left. J Suppan struck out bunting
foul. R Weeks grounded out to third. G Gross grounded out to first. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 1, MILWAUKEE 3.

CINCINNATI 5TH: D Ross safe at first on throwing error by third baseman
R Braun. K Saarloos sacrificed to first, D Ross to second. N Hopper grounded
out to pitcher. J Keppinger singled to right, D Ross to third, J Keppinger to
second advancing on throw. K Griffey Jr flied out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
1 Error) CINCINNATI 1, MILWAUKEE 3.

MILWAUKEE 5TH: J Coutlangus relieved K Saarloos. R Braun struck out
swinging. P Fielder walked. C Hart singled to left, P Fielder to second.
G Jenkins struck out swinging. T Coffey relieved J Coutlangus. D Miller singled
to right, P Fielder scored, C Hart to third. J Hardy struck out swinging.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 1, MILWAUKEE 4.

CINCINNATI 6TH: B Phillips flied out to left. A Dunn hit by pitch.
E Encarnacion grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, A Dunn safe at third
on throwing error by shortstop J Hardy. J Votto intentionally walked. D Ross
grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, J Votto out at
second.(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error) CINCINNATI 1, MILWAUKEE 4.

MILWAUKEE 6TH: M McBeth relieved T Coffey. J Suppan struck out swinging.
R Weeks flied out to left. G Gross fouled out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) CINCINNATI 1, MILWAUKEE 4.

CINCINNATI 7TH: B Hall in center field. C Hart in right field. B Coats hit
for M McBeth. B Coats walked. N Hopper doubled to deep right, B Coats scored.
J Keppinger grounded out to shortstop, N Hopper to third. B Shouse relieved
J Suppan. K Griffey Jr fouled out to third. S Linebrink relieved B Shouse. B
Phillips singled to left, N Hopper scored. R King relieved S Linebrink. A Dunn
struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 3, MILWAUKEE 4.

MILWAUKEE 7TH: M Stanton relieved M McBeth. R Braun reached on infield
single to first. P Fielder flied out to center. C Hart walked, R Braun to
second. R Braun caught stealing third, catcher to third, C Hart to second on
runner's fielder's choice. C Hart to third on wild pitch by M Stanton.
G Jenkins struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 3, MILWAUKEE 4.

CINCINNATI 8TH: C Counsell at third base. D Turnbow relieved R King.
E Encarnacion grounded out to shortstop. J Votto flied out to left. D Ross
walked. J Ellison ran for D Ross. J Valentin hit for M Stanton. J Valentin
walked, J Ellison to second. F Cordero relieved D Turnbow. L Nix in left
field. N Hopper struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 3,
MILWAUKEE 4.

MILWAUKEE 8TH: M Gosling relieved M Stanton. J Valentin catching. D Miller
grounded out to shortstop. J Hardy homered to left center. L Nix struck out
swinging. R Weeks walked. R Weeks stole second. B Hall intentionally walked.
C Counsell popped out to second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 3,
MILWAUKEE 5.

CINCINNATI 9TH: J Keppinger popped out to shortstop. K Griffey Jr struck
out swinging. B Phillips struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
CINCINNATI 3, MILWAUKEE 5.</div>

 

Suppan, Fielder help Brewers edge Reds

<h3>MILWAUKEE 5, CINCINNATI 3</h3>MILWAUKEE (Ticker) -- The Milwaukee Brewers turned to JeffSuppan and Prince Fielder to keep their playoff hopes strong.

Suppan pitched 6 1/3 effective innings and Fielder broke theclub record with his 46th homer as the Brewers posted a 5-3victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday.


Rookie Ryan Braun, Geoff Jenkins and Damian Miller also drove inruns for Milwaukee (75-72), which cut its deficit to one gamebehind the National League Central-leading Chicago Cubs (77-71).Chicago split a day-night doubleheader vs. the St. LouisCardinals on Saturday.


Suppan (10-11) allowed three runs, seven hits and two walks toearn just his second win since June 22. The righthander was 0-4in 12 starts before earning a win on September 2 vs. thePittsburgh Pirates.


"Tonight was a great team win for us," Suppan said. "We gotsome timely hitting and our bullpen did a great job tonight."

Suppan allowed only a run-scoring single to Joey Votto in thesecond and an RBI double to Norris Hopper in the seventh beforebeing replaced by Brian Shouse later in the inning.

After Shouse retired one batter, Scott Linebrink gave up arun-scoring single to Brandon Phillips to cut Cincinnati'sdeficit to 4-3. However, Ray King entered and struck out AdamDunn with a runner on to end the threat.


"We had to do just about everything we could to win that gametonight," Brewers manager Ned Yost said.


Derrick Turnbow recorded two outs in the eighth before beingreplaced by Francisco Cordero with runners on first and second.Cordero struck out Hopper to end the frame before striking outtwo of the three batters he faced in the ninth to earn his 42ndsave of the season.


Cordero had no problems entering the contest in the eighthinstead of his customary ninth inning appearance.


"We're trying to win and go to the playoffs so as long as I'mhealthy, I'll be ready to go in the eighth," Cordero said."With all the moves and the fans getting into it, it was reallyan exciting game."


The Brewers were leading 2-1 in the bottom of third when Fielderled off by belting a 1-2 pitch from Reds starter Kirk Saarloosover the right field wall for a new club record. The blastbreaks the club's all-time record which he shared with RichieSexson (2001, 2003) and Gorman Thomas in 1979.


"It's weird but pretty cool at the same time," said Fielder ofbeing at the top of the franchise homer list. "That it was ableto actually help us win made it even more special."

Milwaukee scored the first two runs of the game on an RBIgroundout by Braun followed by a run-scoring single by Jenkinslater in the first to give the Brewers a 2-0 lead.

Miller added an RBI single in the fifth to increase Milwaukee'slead to 4-1 and J.J. Hardy homered in the eighth.


In his first start since May 27, Saarloos (1-5) got the loss forthe Reds, giving up three runs and six hits in four innings.

"I thought Kirk pitched pretty well out there, we just didn'thave our hitting shoes on tonight," Reds manager Pete Mackaninsaid. "We need to get our offense back on track tomorrow."