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Old 01-26-2008, 08:18 PM   #169 (permalink)
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July 2008 - Milwaukee Brewers
Manager and GM Fritsche


29th July 2008

Another start for Carlos Villanueva. Kind of strange situation as Stetter and Fujita are tired, even if they only threw a couple of pitches the last two days.

Game #104 – Milwaukee [56-47] (C. Villanueva 1-3, 4.20 ERA) at Pittsburgh [47-56] (B. Lincoln 1-1, 5.79 ERA)

SS C. Izturis - CF S. Victorino - LF R. Braun - 1B P. Fielder - RF G. Gross - C J. Estrada - 3B M. Reynolds - 2B A. Escobar

Lincoln started perfectly, striking out six of the first eight batter he faced. Villanueva had a fine start as well, but LaRoche took him deep in the fourth. Our Venezuelan infielded tied the game in the sixth when Izturis hit a ground rule double. Escobar then forced Fielder home in the seventh to give us a 2-1 lead. We added another run in the eighth making it a 3-1 game. Villanueva continued a great game until he gave up a 1-out double in the ninth. He got a flyout before Shouse gave up a walk, giving the Pirates runners at 1st and 3rd with two outs. Otsuka came on, but gave up an infield hit allowing McLouth to make it 3-2. The next pitch was converted into a Ben Johnson walk off three run homer.

Milwaukee at Pittsburgh: 3-5

W: F. Osoria (1-0), L: A. Otsuka (2-4)
H: B. Shouse (6)
BS: A. Otsuka (2)
HR: - / LaRoche (18), B. Johnson (10)
SB: C. Izturis (22) - /
CS: - / -
E: - / -
MoM: C. Villanueva - 8.2 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 7 K


Elsewhere:

The Cubs will miss starter Zach Duke (3-1, 4.54 ERA) for up to five weeks with a strained rotator cuff muscle.


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