Milwaukee (15-12) at Cincinnati (14-12)

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Crew cautious in use of Hoffman

Adam McCalvy / MLB.com
Asked Tuesday if he would be available to pitch a third straight day for the first time this season, Trevor Hoffman was vague at best. The Brewers opted not to use him, so Hoffman will be available to face the Reds.
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Brewers probable pitcher

Manny Parra

  • #26 LHP
  • (0-4) 5.33 ERA 23 SO
Parra remained winless in his fifth start Friday against the D-backs, but at least he didn't suffer the loss. The lefty, who had lost each of his first four starts, shut out Arizona hitters on just 63 pitches through the first five innings before running into trouble in a 30-pitch sixth. He was burned by a pair of two-out walks, including a pass to Conor Jackson that forced in the first run of the game. It was intriguing that Parra walked Jackson on a full-count changeup, a pitch that manager Ken Macha has urged -- strongly -- that Parra use more often. Parra missed the Pirates when they came through Milwaukee, but he did beat them last season, allowing four hits and no runs in 5 2/3 innings on May 20.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 10-13 4.42 217.2 103 196 .271
Season 0-4 5.33 25.1 16 23 .242
May 0-0 1.50 6.0 4 8 .150
Vs. Cincinnati 0-1 4.50 6.0 4 4 .150

Series at a Glance

Standings - 05/06/2009 W L PCT GB Home Away
Milwaukee Brewers (NL Central) 15 12 .556 2.0 7-6 8-6
Cincinnati Reds (NL Central) 14 12 .538 2.5 4-7 10-5
Stats - 05/06/2009 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
MIL .249 121 32 120 9 213 4.17 239.2 215 103 191
CIN .245 102 20 97 14 187 3.61 234.1 211 103 175
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Arroyo enjoying time in Reds' rotation

Charles Nobles / Special to MLB.com
Bronson Arroyo is not one of those pitchers who likes to fly ahead of his teammates on days before he pitches in another city. The right-hander said he prefers to stay with his teammates.
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Reds probable pitcher

Bronson Arroyo

  • #61 RHP
  • (4-1) 4.91 ERA 18 SO
Arroyo stymied the Pirates for eight scoreless innings and a 4-0 Reds win on Friday night while giving up four hits, three walks and striking out four. He relied heavily on his fastball and established it early, but used his breaking stuff as the out pitch. A pair of double plays on the ground also helped him stay out of serious trouble. Arroyo has worked exclusively with backup catcher Ryan Hanigan to this point and it's been especially to the right-hander's liking.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 75-71 4.32 1272.2 397 888 .267
Season 4-1 4.91 33.0 12 18 .281
May 1-0 0.00 8.0 3 4 .154
Vs. Milwaukee 1-0 1.42 6.1 4 3 .182

Brewers hitters vs Bronson Arroyo

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Braun, Ryan .333 3 0 0 .259 27 1 5
Cain, Lorenzo - - - - - - - -
Escobar, Alcides - - - - - - - -
Fielder, Prince .000 3 0 0 .265 34 3 7
Gamel, Mat - - - - .000 3 0 0
Gerut, Jody - - - - .176 17 1 3
Gomez, Carlos - - - - - - - -
Hart, Corey .000 1 0 0 .263 19 0 5
Heether, Adam - - - - - - - -
Iribarren, Hernan - - - - - - - -
Kottaras, George - - - - - - - -
McGehee, Casey - - - - .250 4 0 0
Rivera, Mike - - - - .500 2 1 1
Salome, Angel - - - - - - - -
Weeks, Rickie - - - - .095 21 0 0

Reds hitters vs Manny Parra

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Alonso, Yonder - - - - - - - -
Balentien, Wladimir - - - - - - - -
Bruce, Jay .000 2 0 0 .273 11 1 2
Dickerson, Chris - - - - .200 5 0 0
Francisco, Juan - - - - - - - -
Gomes, Jonny - - - - .000 3 0 0
Hanigan, Ryan .000 2 0 0 .308 13 0 0
Heisey, Chris - - - - - - - -
Hernandez, Ramon - - - - - - - -
Janish, Paul .500 2 0 0 .231 13 0 0
Phillips, Brandon .000 3 0 0 .133 15 1 1
Rolen, Scott - - - - .000 6 0 0
Rosales, Adam - - - - .600 5 0 0
Stubbs, Drew - - - - - - - -
Sutton, Drew - - - - - - - -
Taveras, Willy .000 1 0 0 .375 8 0 0
Valaika, Chris - - - - - - - -
Votto, Joey .333 3 0 1 .222 18 1 5

Brewers flex muscles, show Braun (16-12) (14-13)

Brewers 15, Reds 3

Braun-y blowout

Josh Katzowitz / Special to MLB.com
After a rain delay, the Brewers didn't waste any time before showing some muscle. J.J. Hardy smacked a three-run homer in the first inning, and Ryan Braun hit a grand slam in the second that knocked Bronson Arroyo out of the game. Manny Parra earned the win with a solid start.

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Arroyo rocked

Mark Sheldon / MLB.com
Bronson Arroyo was off from the start, walking two batters and giving up a three-run homer in the first. He left after giving up a grand slam in the second. Daniel Herrera pitched well in relief, and Brandon Phillips and Jay Bruce homered, but the deficit was too great.
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Brewers 15, Reds 3

Milwaukee AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Weeks, 2B 5 2 2 0 1 1 2 .272
Counsell, 3B 6 3 4 1 0 1 1 .340
  Coffey, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Braun, LF 6 2 3 6 0 1 2 .320
Fielder, 1B 5 2 2 2 1 1 3 .258
Cameron, M, CF 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .305
  1-Duffy, PR-CF 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .100
Hart, C, RF 5 1 1 2 0 1 6 .283
Hardy, SS 4 1 2 3 1 1 2 .209
Kendall, C 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 .215
  Corporan, C, C 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
Parra, M, P 3 1 1 0 0 0 4 .083
  a-Nelson, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
  Julio, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  b-McGehee, C, PH-3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200
Totals 44 15 20 15 5 8 23  

a-Grounded into a double play for Parra, M in the 7th. b-Singled for Julio in the 9th.
1-Ran for Cameron, M in the 6th.

BATTING
2B: Weeks (5, Arroyo), Counsell 2 (5, Cordero, Janish).
HR: Hardy (4, 1st inning off Arroyo, 2 on, 2 out), Braun (6, 2nd inning off Arroyo, 3 on, 0 out), Fielder (5, 9th inning off Janish, 1 on, 2 out).
TB: Weeks 3; Counsell 6; Braun 6; Fielder 5; Cameron, M 2; Hart, C; Hardy 5; Kendall; Corporan, C; Parra, M; McGehee, C.
RBI: Hart, C 2 (12), Hardy 3 (15), Braun 6 (24), Kendall (8), Counsell (3), Fielder 2 (22).
2-out RBI: Hart, C 2; Hardy 3; Counsell; Braun 2; Fielder 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Parra, M 2; Hart, C.
SF: Kendall.
GIDP: Hardy; Nelson.
Team RISP: 9-for-17.
Team LOB: 8.

FIELDING
PB: Kendall (2).
DP: (Counsell-Weeks-Fielder).
 
Cincinnati AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Taveras, CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .264
  Lincoln, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  b-Nix, L, PH-CF 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 .353
Hairston, J, 3B-SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .185
Votto, 1B 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .370
  Rosales, A, 1B-3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .240
Phillips, B, 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 .237
Bruce, RF 3 1 2 1 1 1 0 .267
McDonald, Da, LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .241
Hanigan, C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .364
Janish, SS-P 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .333
Arroyo, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Herrera, P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
  a-Dickerson, PH-CF 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 .217
  Weathers, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Cordero, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  c-Hernandez, R, PH-1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .266
Totals 35 3 9 3 4 8 13  

a-Walked for Herrera in the 4th. b-Doubled for Lincoln in the 6th. c-Struck out for Cordero in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Nix, L (6, Parra, M).
HR: Phillips, B (5, 5th inning off Parra, M, 0 on, 2 out), Bruce (7, 7th inning off Julio, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: Taveras; Nix, L 2; Hairston, J; Phillips, B 5; Bruce 5; McDonald, Da; Hanigan.
RBI: Phillips, B (18), Nix, L (4), Bruce (15).
2-out RBI: Phillips, B; Nix, L; Bruce.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Hanigan; Phillips, B 2; Taveras 2; Hairston, J.
GIDP: McDonald, Da.
Team RISP: 1-for-7.
Team LOB: 9.

BASERUNNING
SB: Taveras (6, 2nd base off Parra, M/Kendall).

FIELDING
E: Hairston, J (1, throw).
Outfield assists: Bruce (Weeks at home).
DP: 2 (Lincoln-Janish-Rosales, A, Janish-Phillips, B-Rosales, A).
 
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Parra, M (W, 1-4) 6.0 8 2 2 4 5 1 4.88
Julio 2.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 6.30
Coffey 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.52
 
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Arroyo (L, 4-2) 1.0 7 9 9 3 0 2 7.15
Herrera 3.0 3 1 0 2 4 0 2.31
Lincoln 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10.22
Weathers 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Cordero 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2.45
Janish 1.0 5 5 5 0 2 1 45.00

Arroyo pitched to 4 batters in the 2nd.

Pitches-strikes: Parra, M 119-69, Julio 18-12, Coffey 17-10, Arroyo 46-24, Herrera 60-35, Lincoln 27-18, Weathers 13-8, Cordero 19-12, Janish 35-24.
Groundouts-flyouts: Parra, M 4-9, Julio 3-2, Coffey 1-0, Arroyo 1-1, Herrera 3-2, Lincoln 4-2, Weathers 2-0, Cordero 0-2, Janish 1-0.
Batters faced: Parra, M 29, Julio 7, Coffey 3, Arroyo 12, Herrera 15, Lincoln 7, Weathers 3, Cordero 5, Janish 8.
Umpires: HP: Tim McClelland. 1B: Greg Gibson. 2B: Andy Fletcher. 3B: Ted Barrett.
Weather: 60 degrees, overcast.
Wind: 6 mph, Varies.
T: 3:09 (:46 delay).
Att: 10,982.
May 6, 2009

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