Brewers 7, Pirates 0
Rickie Weeks rounds the bases after going deep to begin the game. (Gene J. Puskar/AP)
By Todd Krise / MLB.com
A dribbler in front of the plate in the fifth inning was all that kept CC Sabathia from tossing the second no-hitter in Brewers history. Sabathia was simply overpowering, striking out 11 on the way to his fifth shutout of the season.
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Milwaukee
(80-56)
Won 3
Milwaukee 7, Pittsburgh 0
Today's Boxes 8/31/08
CIN 9, SF 3
DET 4, KC 2
SEA 6, CLE 4
TOR 6, NYY 2
NYM 6, FLA 2
WSH 8, ATL 4
CWS 4, BOS 2
TB 10, BAL 4
HOU 3, STL 0
PHI 5, CHC 3
TEX 4, LAA 3
SD 2, COL 1
MIN 12, OAK 4
LAD 8, ARI 1
Pittsburgh
(57-79)
Lost 10
August 31, 2008
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
Milwaukee
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
0
7
11
0
Pittsburgh
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Standings thru 8/31/08  | Recap: MIL | PIT  | Gameday  | Brewers stats  | Pirates stats
Milwaukee
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Weeks , 2B
5
1
1
1
0
0
0
.227
Counsell , SS
4
1
1
0
1
0
0
.232
Braun , LF
5
1
2
0
0
1
1
.300
Fielder , 1B
5
1
2
1
0
0
1
.268
Hart, C , RF
4
2
1
0
1
1
2
.286
Kapler , CF
3
1
1
2
1
0
0
.301
Hall , 3B
3
0
2
2
1
0
0
.231
Kendall , C
4
0
1
0
0
1
3
.255
Sabathia , P
4
0
0
0
0
0
5
.216
Totals
37
7
11
6
4
3
12
BATTING 2B : Hart, C (40, Karstens), Hall (21, Yates), Kapler (16, Burnett, S).HR : Weeks (11,
1st inning off Karstens, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Weeks 4; Counsell; Braun 2; Fielder 2; Hart, C 2; Kapler 2; Hall 3;
Kendall.RBI : Weeks (39), Hall 2 (53), Fielder (81), Kapler 2 (37).Runners left in scoring position, 2
out : Sabathia 3; Hart, C.Team RISP : 3-for-9.Team LOB : 7. BASERUNNING CS :
Braun (4, 2nd base by Karstens/Chavez, R). FIELDING DP : 2 (Sabathia-Fielder, Hall-Weeks-Fielder).
Pittsburgh
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Wilson, Ja , SS
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
.274
Grabow , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
a-Doumit , PH
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
.322
Sanchez, F , 2B
3
0
0
0
1
0
1
.257
McLouth , CF
3
0
0
0
0
2
1
.270
Michaels , LF
3
0
0
0
0
1
0
.230
LaRoche, An , 3B
3
0
1
0
0
1
0
.165
Moss , RF
2
0
0
0
1
0
1
.267
Gomez , 1B
3
0
0
0
0
2
2
.284
Chavez, R , C
3
0
0
0
0
1
1
.255
Karstens , P
2
0
0
0
0
2
0
.200
Yates , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Burnett, S , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.333
Davis, J , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Rivas, L , SS
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
.227
Totals
26
0
1
0
3
11
6
a-Struck out for Grabow in the 9th.
BATTING TB : LaRoche, An.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Chavez, R.GIDP :
Sanchez, F.Team RISP : 0-for-1.Team LOB : 2. BASERUNNING SB : LaRoche, An
(1, 3rd base off Sabathia/Kendall).
Milwaukee
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
HR
ERA
Sabathia (W, 15-8)
9.0
1
0
0
3
11
0
2.82
Pittsburgh
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
HR
ERA
Karstens (L, 2-4)
6.1
5
3
3
1
0
1
3.62
Yates
1.0
3
2
2
0
1
0
5.20
Burnett, S
0.0
2
2
2
2
0
0
5.24
Davis, J
0.2
0
0
0
0
0
0
5.40
Grabow
1.0
1
0
0
1
2
0
3.05
Burnett, S pitched to 4 batters in the 8th.WP : Burnett, S.Pitches-strikes : Sabathia 117-79, Karstens
110-74, Yates 28-16, Burnett, S 15-4, Davis, J 7-3, Grabow 21-11.Groundouts-flyouts : Sabathia 6-4, Karstens 8-7,
Yates 2-0, Burnett, S 0-0, Davis, J 1-1, Grabow 1-0.Batters faced : Sabathia 29, Karstens 24, Yates 6, Burnett,
S 4, Davis, J 2, Grabow 5.Inherited runners-scored : Yates 2-2, Burnett, S 2-2, Davis, J 2-0.Umpires :
HP: Gerry Davis. 1B: Angel Campos. 2B: Greg Gibson. 3B: James Hoye.Weather : 81 degrees, sunny.Wind :
10 mph, L to R.T : 2:56.Att : 21,293.August 31, 2008 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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