Milwaukee (25-15) at Houston (18-21)

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Hall on short leash vs. righties

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Bill Hall has struggled against right-handed pitching since 2007, but will remain in the starting lineup Thursday night against Houston's Roy Oswalt in hopes of breaking his lingering skid.
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Brewers probable pitcher

Jeff Suppan

  • #37 RHP
  • (3-3) 4.63 ERA 23 SO
Suppan was stupendous against his former club on Saturday, holding the Cardinals scoreless on six hits in seven of his best innings this season. It marked the first time this year that Suppan took a shutout into the fifth inning, but he has been a consistent innings-eater for Milwaukee, working at least six frames in five of his last six outings while posting a 2.77 ERA. He took a no-decision in Houston on April 25, when Suppan allowed four runs, three of them earned, on four hits in six innings. He struck out a season-high six batters in that game.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 131-126 4.63 2293.2 766 1275 .281
Season 3-3 4.63 44.2 19 23 .266
May 2-1 2.89 18.2 7 8 .271
Vs. Houston 0-0 4.50 6.0 4 6 .174

Series at a Glance

Standings - 05/21/2009 W L PCT GB Home Away
Milwaukee Brewers (NL Central) 25 15 .625 - 12-7 13-8
Houston Astros (NL Central) 18 21 .462 6.5 9-11 9-10
Stats - 05/21/2009 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
MIL .252 202 51 198 11 321 3.88 354.2 315 140 275
HOU .266 172 32 161 27 234 4.67 347.0 366 145 265
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Bourn to lead off (officially) in finale

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Though a game later than planned, Michael Bourn will lead off for the Astros as they finish their series with the Brewers, taking some of the pressure off a struggling Kazuo Matsui.
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Astros probable pitcher

Roy Oswalt

  • #44 RHP
  • (1-2) 4.50 ERA 35 SO
Oswalt turned in another quality outing in his last start vs. the Cubs, but took a no-decision in an eventual Houston loss. Oswalt yielded three runs over six innings, but the Astros didn't score until he was already out of the game. The Astros have scored one or no runs six times this year when Oswalt is on the mound. Oswalt has not faced the Brewers yet this year. In 2008, he was 2-0 with a 2.77 ERA in two starts vs. Milwaukee. Lifetime, he's 13-8 with a 3.59 ERA.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 130-66 3.17 1672.0 384 1370 .256
Season 1-2 4.50 50.0 14 35 .270
May 1-0 5.50 18.0 5 17 .235

Brewers hitters vs Roy Oswalt

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Braun, Ryan - - - - .500 14 3 6
Cain, Lorenzo - - - - - - - -
Escobar, Alcides - - - - .000 3 0 1
Fielder, Prince - - - - .147 34 1 3
Gamel, Mat - - - - - - - -
Gerut, Jody .000 3 0 0 .000 3 0 0
Gomez, Carlos - - - - .333 3 0 0
Hart, Corey - - - - .500 16 1 3
Heether, Adam - - - - - - - -
Iribarren, Hernan - - - - .000 2 0 0
Kottaras, George - - - - - - - -
McGehee, Casey - - - - - 0 0 0
Rivera, Mike - - - - .000 2 0 1
Salome, Angel - - - - - - - -
Weeks, Rickie - - - - .105 19 1 4

Astros hitters vs Jeff Suppan

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Berkman, Lance .000 2 0 0 .387 31 2 8
Blum, Geoff .500 2 0 0 .471 17 2 8
Bogusevic, Brian - - - - - - - -
Bourgeois, Jason - - - - - - - -
Bourn, Michael .333 3 1 1 .125 8 1 1
Johnson, Chris - - - - .333 3 0 1
Keppinger, Jeff - - - - .211 19 0 3
Lee, Carlos .333 3 1 2 .243 37 1 4
Manzella, Tommy - - - - - - - -
Matsui, Kazuo .000 3 0 0 .182 22 0 2
Maysonet, Edwin - - - - - - - -
Pence, Hunter .000 2 0 0 .308 13 2 3
Quintero, Humberto - - - - - - - -
Ramirez, Yordany - - - - - - - -
Sutil, Wladimir - - - - - - - -
Towles, J.R. - - - - .000 3 0 0
Vallejo, Jose - - - - - - - -

Crew calm and collected (26-15) (18-21)

Brewers 4, Astros 3

Brewers come back

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The Brewers took advantage of a run-saving close call in the fifth, then rallied for three runs in the seventh, tying the game on Prince Fielder's two-run single and going ahead on Corey Hart's RBI double, both with two outs. The 'pen hung on for the win, tossing three scoreless frames to secure the rubber game vs. the Astros in Houston.

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Series at a Glance

 

Houston heated

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With ace Roy Oswalt keeping the Brewers at bay, a close play at home that ended the fifth frame and led to the ejections of Lance Berkman and Cecil Cooper seemed as if it wouldn't play an important role in the outcome. But the 'pen couldn't hold Oswalt's lead in the seventh, and Houston was left to wonder what could have been.
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Brewers 4, Astros 3

Milwaukee AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Counsell, 2B-3B 5 1 3 0 0 1 0 .342
Hardy, SS 4 1 1 0 1 2 1 .230
Braun, LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 .326
Fielder, 1B 5 0 1 2 0 1 4 .270
Cameron, M, CF 5 0 2 0 0 1 2 .287
Hart, C, RF 5 0 3 1 0 1 1 .252
Hall, 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 5 .241
  McClung, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  a-Gamel, PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333
  Villanueva, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
  Coffey, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Hoffman, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Kendall, C 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 .229
Suppan, P 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 .133
  Iribarren, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000
Totals 39 4 13 4 2 11 22  

a-Intentionally walked for McClung in the 7th.

BATTING
2B: Kendall (4, Oswalt), Hart, C (10, Sampson).
3B: Braun (1, Oswalt).
TB: Counsell 3; Hardy; Braun 4; Fielder; Cameron, M 2; Hart, C 4; Kendall 2.
RBI: Braun (30), Fielder 2 (39), Hart, C (18).
2-out RBI: Hart, C.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Fielder 3; Kendall 2.
GIDP: Hall.
Team RISP: 4-for-11.
Team LOB: 11.

FIELDING
Outfield assists: Braun (Berkman at home).
DP: 2 (Hardy-Counsell-Fielder, Iribarren-Fielder).
 
Houston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Bourn, CF 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 .289
Keppinger, 2B 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .293
Berkman, 1B 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .233
  Erstad, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .159
Lee, C, LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .322
Pence, RF 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .347
Tejada, SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .327
Blum, 3B 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .261
  1-Smith, J, PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Rodriguez, I, C 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .274
Oswalt, P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .111
  Fulchino, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Byrdak, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Sampson, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Wright, W, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Arias, A, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Hawkins, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  a-Matsui, K, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .233
Totals 33 3 10 3 4 5 14  

a-Grounded into a forceout for Hawkins in the 9th.
1-Ran for Blum in the 9th.

BATTING
HR: Pence (5, 2nd inning off Suppan, 1 on, 0 out), Tejada (4, 4th inning off Suppan, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Berkman; Lee, C; Pence 5; Tejada 5; Blum 2; Rodriguez, I 2.
RBI: Pence 2 (19), Tejada (24).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Keppinger 3; Oswalt.
S: Oswalt.
GIDP: Pence; Rodriguez, I.
Team RISP: 1-for-7.
Team LOB: 8.

FIELDING
DP: (Keppinger-Tejada-Berkman).
 
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Suppan 5.0 8 3 3 4 2 2 4.71
McClung (W, 1-1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.70
Villanueva (H, 7) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.29
Coffey (H, 7) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.95
Hoffman (S, 11) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
 
Houston IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Oswalt 6.1 10 3 3 1 7 0 4.47
Fulchino (L, 0-1) 0.0 0 1 1 0 0 0 5.27
Byrdak (BS, 2) 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.21
Sampson 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 2.08
Wright, W 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 7.50
Arias, A 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.40
Hawkins 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.55

Suppan pitched to 2 batters in the 6th.
Fulchino pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.
Byrdak pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.

WP: Oswalt.
IBB: Gamel (by Sampson).
HBP: Braun (by Fulchino).
Pitches-strikes: Suppan 104-60, McClung 6-4, Villanueva 12-7, Coffey 11-6, Hoffman 19-13, Oswalt 106-77, Fulchino 3-1, Byrdak 5-3, Sampson 12-6, Wright, W 10-7, Arias, A 4-4, Hawkins 15-10.
Groundouts-flyouts: Suppan 5-7, McClung 3-0, Villanueva 1-0, Coffey 3-0, Hoffman 2-0, Oswalt 7-5, Fulchino 0-0, Byrdak 0-0, Sampson 1-1, Wright, W 0-0, Arias, A 1-0, Hawkins 1-0.
Batters faced: Suppan 25, McClung 2, Villanueva 3, Coffey 3, Hoffman 5, Oswalt 29, Fulchino 1, Byrdak 1, Sampson 4, Wright, W 2, Arias, A 2, Hawkins 3.
Inherited runners-scored: McClung 2-0, Fulchino 2-0, Byrdak 3-2, Sampson 2-1, Arias, A 1-0.
EjectionsHouston Astros Manager Cecil Cooper ejected by HP umpire Delfin Colon. (6th); Houston Astros first baseman Lance Berkman ejected by HP umpire Delfin Colon. (6th).
Umpires: HP: Delfin Colon. 1B: Mike Reilly. 2B: Laz Diaz. 3B: Eric Cooper.
Weather: 83 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 7 mph, In from RF.
T: 3:18.
Att: 25,037.
May 21, 2009

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