Milwaukee (56-43) at St. Louis (57-44)

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Suppan returning against Cardinals

Lee Hurwitz / MLB.com
With the Brewers battling the rival Cardinals in St. Louis, the Milwaukee rotation is set to get a boost with Jeff Suppan coming off the disabled list.
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Brewers probable pitcher

Jeff Suppan

  • #37 RHP
  • (5-6) 4.71 ERA 55 SO
Brewers: The Brewers are expecting Suppan to return to the starting rotation. The veteran right-hander was bothered by joint irritation in the elbow on his throwing arm, forcing him to the disabled list. Before going on the DL, Suppan had been struggling. He allowed 18 earned runs on 30 hits over 15 2/3 innings in his last four starts. Both Suppan and manager Ned Yost downplayed the degree of the injury, but felt that rest would be good for the righty.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 123-119 4.61 2172.2 724 1217 .281
Season 5-6 4.71 101.1 44 55 .297
July 1-0 12.38 8.0 4 2 .389
Vs. St. Louis 1-0 1.29 7.0 5 4 .261

Series at a Glance

Standings - 07/22/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
Milwaukee Brewers (NL Central) 56 43 .566 2.0 31-17 25-26
St. Louis Cardinals (NL Central) 57 44 .564 2.0 30-22 27-22
Stats - 07/22/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
MIL .256 470 131 452 71 721 4.03 885.0 868 341 680
STL .277 481 110 458 44 608 4.22 908.2 953 313 574
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Cardinals balancing today, tomorrow

Matthew Leach / MLB.com
With the Cardinals likely to use a reliever currently on their roster for Friday's start, they could use a lengthy outing from Kyle Lohse.
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Cardinals probable pitcher

Kyle Lohse

  • #26 RHP
  • (12-2) 3.35 ERA 63 SO
Cardinals: Lohse hit his stride in May and he continues to sprint to the finish. With Adam Wainwright and Chris Carpenter on the disabled list, Lohse has provided the Cardinals with a much needed boost in their starting rotation and he has delivered. Lohse has not lost a start since May 8 and has lost only two games in his last 32 starts, dating back to July 2007. While he did not pitch his best in his last outing and was aided by some spectacular defense, Lohse pitched effective enough to last seven innings and give up two runs. Attributing his success to his confidence in his entire arsenal, Lohse has morphed into one of the better pitchers this year.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 75-76 4.68 1290.1 396 797 .282
Season 12-2 3.35 126.1 31 63 .262
July 2-0 1.71 21.0 5 13 .235
Vs. Milwaukee 0-0 4.91 11.0 2 4 .283

Brewers hitters vs Kyle Lohse

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Braun, Ryan .500 6 0 2 .400 10 0 2
Cain, Lorenzo - - - - - - - -
Escobar, Alcides - - - - - - - -
Fielder, Prince .250 4 0 0 .273 11 0 1
Gamel, Mat - - - - - - - -
Gerut, Jody .000 4 0 0 .310 29 1 4
Gomez, Carlos - - - - - - - -
Hart, Corey .200 5 0 1 .143 7 0 1
Heether, Adam - - - - - - - -
Iribarren, Hernan 1.000 1 0 1 1.000 1 0 1
Kottaras, George - - - - - - - -
McGehee, Casey - - - - - - - -
Rivera, Mike .000 3 0 0 .000 3 0 0
Salome, Angel - - - - - - - -
Weeks, Rickie .200 5 0 0 .267 15 0 1

Cardinals hitters vs Jeff Suppan

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Anderson, Bryan - - - - - - - -
Craig, Allen - - - - - - - -
Freese, David - - - - - - - -
Greene, Tyler - - - - - - - -
Hamilton, Mark - - - - - - - -
Jay, Jon - - - - - - - -
Jones, Daryl - - - - - - - -
Ludwick, Ryan .000 3 0 0 .300 10 1 1
Lugo, Julio .333 3 0 0 .385 13 0 2
Mather, Joe - - - - - - - -
Molina, Yadier - - - - .333 9 0 1
Pagnozzi, Matt - - - - - - - -
Pujols, Albert 1.000 1 0 0 .375 24 0 0
Rasmus, Colby - - - - - - - -
Robinson, Shane - - - - - - - -
Ryan, Brendan - - - - - - - -
Schumaker, Skip .000 4 0 0 .313 16 0 0
Stavinoha, Nick - - - - - - - -

Infield Crew comes through (57-43) (57-45)

Brewers 4, Cardinals 3

Brewers come back

Adam McCalvy / MLB.com
Blanked through the first six frames, the Brewers refused to give in. Rickie Weeks and J.J. Hardy both delivered two-out RBIs in the eighth inning, and Bill Hall delivered a game-winning homer for the second straight night against the Cards.

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Series at a Glance

 
Kyle Lohse fanned seven and walked none on Tuesday night. (Jeff Roberson/AP)

Tough loss redux

Lee Hurwitz / MLB.com
Things were looking good for the Cards, with Kyle Lohse on the hill protecting a three-run lead in the seventh. But it wasn't meant to be, as Lohse tired and the 'pen gave up a game-winning homer for the second night in a row.
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Brewers 4, Cardinals 3

MilwaukeeABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Weeks, 2B4111000.219
Hardy, SS4121010.294
Braun, LF4010011.287
Fielder, 1B4021010.277
Kapler, RF4000023.305
Hall, 3B4111022.238
Cameron, CF4000021.226
Kendall, C3110000.260
Suppan, P2000000.063
  a-Branyan, PH1000001.248
  Shouse, P0000000.000
  Torres, P0000000.000
Totals34484098 

a-Lined out for Suppan in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Hardy (23, Lohse), Weeks (17, Lohse).
HR: Hall (14, 9th inning off McClellan, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: Weeks 2; Hardy 3; Braun; Fielder 2; Hall 4; Kendall.
RBI: Fielder (58), Weeks (31), Hardy (44), Hall (41).
2-out RBI: Weeks; Hardy; Hall.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Hall.
GIDP: Kapler.
Team LOB: 3.
 
St. LouisABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Schumaker, LF5010010.295
Ludwick, RF4111011.292
Pujols, 1B4120000.356
Glaus, 3B3100102.284
Ankiel, CF4011021.276
Molina, Y, C4021000.307
Kennedy, 2B3010102.272
  Villone, P0000000.000
  McClellan, P0000000.000
Lohse, P2000002.071
  Miles, 2B1000000.320
Izturis, C, SS3000001.226
  a-Mather, PH1000000.239
Totals34383249 

a-Grounded out for Izturis, C in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Pujols (22, Suppan), Molina, Y (14, Suppan).
HR: Ludwick (23, 1st inning off Suppan, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Schumaker; Ludwick 4; Pujols 3; Ankiel; Molina, Y 3; Kennedy.
RBI: Ludwick (69), Ankiel (57), Molina, Y (34).
2-out RBI: Ankiel; Molina, Y.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Kennedy; Ludwick; Lohse; Izturis, C.
S: Lohse.
Team LOB: 7.

FIELDING
DP: (Glaus-Kennedy-Pujols).
 
MilwaukeeIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Suppan 7.08332314.65
Shouse (W, 4-1)1.00000102.34
Torres (S, 18)1.00000002.68
 
St. LouisIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Lohse 8.07330703.35
Villone 0.10000104.71
McClellan (L, 2-5)0.21110112.96

WP: Suppan.
IBB: Kennedy (by Suppan).
Pitches-strikes: Suppan 93-56, Shouse 8-7, Torres 8-5, Lohse 110-71, Villone 6-3, McClellan 9-6.
Groundouts-flyouts: Suppan 9-9, Shouse 0-2, Torres 2-1, Lohse 10-7, Villone 0-0, McClellan 1-0.
Batters faced: Suppan 31, Shouse 3, Torres 3, Lohse 30, Villone 1, McClellan 3.
Umpires: HP: Joe West. 1B: Ed Rapuano. 2B: Todd Tichenor. 3B: CB Bucknor.
Weather: 80 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 7 mph, In from LF.
T: 2:22.
Att: 41,955.
July 22, 2008

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