GAME THREAD: NL: MILWAUKEE (47-34) at PITTSBURGH (35-46)

NL: MILWAUKEE (47-34) at PITTSBURGH (35-46)

<h3>Brewers aim to continue hot streak vs. Pirates</h3>



Milwaukee (47-34) at Pittsburgh (35-46) 7:05 pm EDT

PITTSBURGH (Ticker) -- One of the baseball's hottest teams, theMilwaukee Brewers head to PNC Park on Monday to begin afour-game set against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The Brewers were a major league-best 24-10 as of May 9 but wononly 10 of their next 30 games to fall to 34-30. However,Milwaukee has rebounded, winning 10 of its last 13 contestsdespite losing Sunday to establish a National League-best 61/2-game lead over the Chicago Cubs (40-40) in the NationalLeague Central.

Jeff Suppan (8-7, 4.88 ERA), who made 21 starts for the Piratesin 2003, hopes to continue his success against one of his formerteams. He is 9-3 with a 3.90 ERA in 16 career starts againstthe Pittsburgh, including 2-0 against them this season.

The righthander struck out a season-high seven batters over sixinnings but did not receive a decision in his last outing, a 6-3victory in 11 innings over the Houston Astros.

The Pirates will turn to righthander John Van Benschoten (0-2,4.30), who is seeking his second career win and first since 2004after spending each of the last two seasons in the minors.

In his last start, the 27-year-old failed to make it into thefifth inning, giving up two runs, three hits and five walks infour innings of a 7-5 win at the Florida Marlins on Wednesday.

The Pirates are coming off a series win over the WashingtonNationals despite dropping a 3-2 decision in Sunday's finale.Pittsburgh has won six of its last nine home games.

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at PITTSBURGH

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

MILWAUKEE PITTSBURGH
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Corey Hart RF .317 11 32 Nate Mclouth CF .228 1 7
J.J. Hardy SS .284 18 51 Jose Bautista 3B .264 7 29
Ryan Braun 3B .346 7 25 Freddy Sanchez 2B .301 1 28
Prince Fielder 1B .281 27 66 Adam Laroche 1B .230 10 45
Bill Hall CF .269 9 37 Xavier Nady RF .278 13 46
Geoff Jenkins LF .278 12 35 Jason Bay LF .262 12 50
Damian Miller C .256 1 10 Ryan Doumit C .305 4 17
Tony Graffanino 2B .252 6 19 Jack Wilson SS .260 4 23
Jeff Suppan RHP .094 0 1 John Van Benschote RHP .000 0 0
(8-7, 4.88) (0-2, 4.30)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH
WARMUPS: MIL - JEFF SUPPAN (8-7, 4.88)
PIT - JOHN VAN BENSCHOTE (0-2, 4.30)

UMPIRES: HP - JIM JOYCE
1B - MIKE EVERITT
2B - JIM WOLF
3B - ROB DRAKE

WEATHER: 73 Degrees, clear
WIND: 4 mph, in from left</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH
STARTING BATS: MIL - JEFF SUPPAN AND DAMIAN MILLER
PIT - JOHN VAN BENSCHOTEN AND RYAN DOUMIT

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: C HART (.317, 11 HR, 32 RBI)
J HARDY (.284, 18 HR, 51 RBI)
R BRAUN (.346, 7 HR, 25 RBI)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at PITTSBURGH

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIL - JEFF SUPPAN
PIT - JOHN VAN BENSCHOTEN

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: N MCLOUTH (.228, 1 HR, 7 RBI)
J BAUTISTA (.264, 7 HR, 29 RBI)
F SANCHEZ (.301, 1 HR, 28 RBI)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at PITTSBURGH

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

MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Hart rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315
J Hardy ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
R Braun 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .343
P Fielder 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
B Hall cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
G Jenkins lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
D Miller c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
T Graffanino 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
J Suppan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .094

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228
J Bautista 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
F Sanchez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301
A LaRoche 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
X Nady rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
J Bay lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
R Doumit c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305
J Wilson ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
J Van Benschoten p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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MILWAUKEE - 0 -- 0
PITTSBURGH - -- 0
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MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
J Suppan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.88

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
J Van Benschoten 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.02

Pitches-strikes: J Van Benschoten 9-5. Ground balls-fly balls: J Van
Benschoten 0-3. Batters faced: J Van Benschoten 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Jim Joyce. 1B--Mike Everitt. 2B--Jim Wolf. 3B--Rob Drake.

Weather: 76 degrees, clear. Wind: 4 mph, in from left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH
CONFIRMED STARTERS: MIL - JEFF SUPPAN
PIT - JOHN VAN BENSCHOTE</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
GROUND OUT BY FREDDY SANCHEZ SCORED NATE MCLOUTH.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 0
PITTSBURGH 1 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: A LAROCHE (.230, 10 HR, 45 RBI)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at PITTSBURGH

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIL - JEFF SUPPAN
PIT - JOHN VAN BENSCHOTEN

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: P FIELDER (.281, 27 HR, 66 RBI)
B HALL (.269, 9 HR, 37 RBI)
G JENKINS (.278, 12 HR, 35 RBI)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at PITTSBURGH

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

MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Hart rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315
J Hardy ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
R Braun 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .343
P Fielder 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
B Hall cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
G Jenkins lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
D Miller c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
T Graffanino 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
J Suppan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .094

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .237
J Bautista 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .300
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
X Nady rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
J Bay lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
R Doumit c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305
J Wilson ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
J Van Benschoten p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 4 1 1 1 0 0 0

BATTING: 2B - N McLouth (6, J Suppan). RBI - F Sanchez (29). Team LOB - 0.


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MILWAUKEE - 0 -- 0
PITTSBURGH - 1 -- 1
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MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
J Suppan 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 4.92

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
J Van Benschoten 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.02

Pitches-strikes: J Suppan 11-8; J Van Benschoten 9-5. Ground balls-fly balls:
J Suppan 3-0; J Van Benschoten 0-3. Batters faced: J Suppan 4; J Van Benschoten
3.

UMPIRES: HP--Jim Joyce. 1B--Mike Everitt. 2B--Jim Wolf. 3B--Rob Drake.

Weather: 76 degrees, clear. Wind: 4 mph, in from left.</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY DAMIAN MILLER SCORED PRINCE FIELDER.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, D MILLER ON FIRST, B HALL ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 1
PITTSBURGH 1 TOP, 2ND

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: T GRAFFANINO (.252, 6 HR, 19 RBI)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at PITTSBURGH

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIL - JEFF SUPPAN
PIT - JOHN VAN BENSCHOTEN

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: X NADY (.278, 13 HR, 46 RBI)
J BAY (.262, 12 HR, 50 RBI)
R DOUMIT (.305, 4 HR, 17 RBI)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">MILWAUKEE (1) VS PITTSBURGH (1) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Hart rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315
J Hardy ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
R Braun 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .343
P Fielder 1b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .281
B Hall cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .269
G Jenkins lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .277
D Miller c 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .265
T Graffanino 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
J Suppan p 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .091

Totals 7 1 1 1 2 1 3

BATTING: RBI - D Miller (11). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J
Suppan 2. Team LOB - 2.


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .237
J Bautista 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .300
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
X Nady rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
J Bay lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
R Doumit c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305
J Wilson ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
J Van Benschoten p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 4 1 1 1 0 0 0

BATTING: 2B - N McLouth (6, J Suppan). RBI - F Sanchez (29). Team LOB - 0.


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MILWAUKEE - 01 -- 1
PITTSBURGH - 1 -- 1
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MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
J Suppan 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 4.92

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
J Van Benschoten 2 1 1 1 2 1 0 4.32

Pitches-strikes: J Suppan 11-8; J Van Benschoten 40-18. Ground balls-fly
balls: J Suppan 3-0; J Van Benschoten 1-4. Batters faced: J Suppan 4; J Van
Benschoten 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Jim Joyce. 1B--Mike Everitt. 2B--Jim Wolf. 3B--Rob Drake.

Weather: 76 degrees, clear. Wind: 4 mph, in from left.</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at PITTSBURGH

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIL - JEFF SUPPAN
PIT - JOHN VAN BENSCHOTEN

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: C HART (.315, 0-FOR-1)
J HARDY (.283, 0-FOR-1)
R BRAUN (.343, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">MILWAUKEE (1) VS PITTSBURGH (1) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Hart rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315
J Hardy ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
R Braun 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .343
P Fielder 1b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .281
B Hall cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .269
G Jenkins lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .277
D Miller c 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .265
T Graffanino 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
J Suppan p 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .091

Totals 7 1 1 1 2 1 3

BATTING: RBI - D Miller (11). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J
Suppan 2. Team LOB - 2.


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .237
J Bautista 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .300
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
X Nady rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
J Bay lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
R Doumit c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
J Wilson ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
J Van Benschoten p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 7 1 1 1 0 0 0

BATTING: 2B - N McLouth (6, J Suppan). RBI - F Sanchez (29). Team LOB - 0.


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MILWAUKEE - 01 -- 1
PITTSBURGH - 10 -- 1
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MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
J Suppan 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 4.87

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
J Van Benschoten 2 1 1 1 2 1 0 4.32

Pitches-strikes: J Suppan 24-16; J Van Benschoten 40-18. Ground balls-fly
balls: J Suppan 4-2; J Van Benschoten 1-4. Batters faced: J Suppan 7; J Van
Benschoten 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Jim Joyce. 1B--Mike Everitt. 2B--Jim Wolf. 3B--Rob Drake.

Weather: 76 degrees, clear. Wind: 4 mph, in from left.</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at PITTSBURGH

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIL - JEFF SUPPAN
PIT - JOHN VAN BENSCHOTEN

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J WILSON (.260, 4 HR, 23 RBI)
J VAN BENSCHOTEN (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
N MCLOUTH (.237, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">MILWAUKEE (1) VS PITTSBURGH (1) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Hart rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .314
J Hardy ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
R Braun 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .341
P Fielder 1b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .281
B Hall cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .269
G Jenkins lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .277
D Miller c 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .265
T Graffanino 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
J Suppan p 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .091

Totals 10 1 1 1 2 2 3

BATTING: RBI - D Miller (11). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J
Suppan 2. Team LOB - 2.


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .237
J Bautista 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .300
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
X Nady rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
J Bay lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
R Doumit c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
J Wilson ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
J Van Benschoten p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 7 1 1 1 0 0 0

BATTING: 2B - N McLouth (6, J Suppan). RBI - F Sanchez (29). Team LOB - 0.


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MILWAUKEE - 010 -- 1
PITTSBURGH - 10 -- 1
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MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
J Suppan 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 4.87

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
J Van Benschoten 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4.08

Pitches-strikes: J Suppan 24-16; J Van Benschoten 54-27. Ground balls-fly
balls: J Suppan 4-2; J Van Benschoten 2-5. Batters faced: J Suppan 7; J Van
Benschoten 12.

UMPIRES: HP--Jim Joyce. 1B--Mike Everitt. 2B--Jim Wolf. 3B--Rob Drake.

Weather: 76 degrees, clear. Wind: 4 mph, in from left.</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY NATE MCLOUTH SCORED JOHN VAN BENSCHOTEN.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, N MCLOUTH ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 1
PITTSBURGH 2 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J BAUTISTA (.263, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at PITTSBURGH

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIL - JEFF SUPPAN
PIT - JOHN VAN BENSCHOTEN

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: P FIELDER (.281, 0-FOR-0, BB)
B HALL (.269, 0-FOR-0, BB)
G JENKINS (.277, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">MILWAUKEE (1) VS PITTSBURGH (2) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Hart rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .314
J Hardy ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
R Braun 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .341
P Fielder 1b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .281
B Hall cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .269
G Jenkins lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .277
D Miller c 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .265
T Graffanino 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
J Suppan p 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .091

Totals 10 1 1 1 2 2 3

BATTING: RBI - D Miller (11). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J
Suppan 2. Team LOB - 2.


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .245
J Bautista 3b 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .263
F Sanchez 2b 2 0 0 1 0 1 2 .299
A LaRoche 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .228
X Nady rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
J Bay lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
R Doumit c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
J Wilson ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
J Van Benschoten p 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000

Totals 11 2 2 2 2 1 4

BATTING: 2B - N McLouth 2 (7, J Suppan 2). RBI - F Sanchez (29), N McLouth (8).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A LaRoche 1. Team LOB - 2.


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MILWAUKEE - 010 -- 1
PITTSBURGH - 101 -- 2
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MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
J Suppan 3 2 2 2 2 1 0 4.91

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
J Van Benschoten 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4.08

Pitches-strikes: J Suppan 58-35; J Van Benschoten 54-27. Ground balls-fly
balls: J Suppan 4-4; J Van Benschoten 2-5. Batters faced: J Suppan 13; J Van
Benschoten 12.

UMPIRES: HP--Jim Joyce. 1B--Mike Everitt. 2B--Jim Wolf. 3B--Rob Drake.

Weather: 76 degrees, clear. Wind: 4 mph, in from left.</div>