There's something brewing - A Badenian going America

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April 2009 - Milwaukee Brewers
Manager and GM Fritsche


29th April 2009


Game #20 –Chicago [9-11] (S. Gallagher 3-0, 3.86 ERA) at Milwaukee [12-7] (C. Villanueva 1-0, 6.43 ERA)

SS C. Izturis - 2B O. Hudson - LF R. Braun - 1B P. Fielder - CF J. Upton - 3B M. Gamel - C J. Estrada - RF S. Victorino

Chicago at Milwaukee: 7-3

W: S. Gallagher (4-0); L: C. Villanueva (1-1)
HR: - / S. Victorino (1)
SB: S. Baez (1) / -
CS: S. Moore (2) /-
MoM: S. Victorino - 2/4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Time: 3:26
Attendance: 41893

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April 2009 - Milwaukee Brewers
Manager and GM Fritsche


30th April 2009


Game #21 –Chicago [10-11] (R. Wells 1-2, 4.15 ERA) at Milwaukee [12-8] (B. Webb 2-2, 2.70 ERA)

SS C. Izturis - 2B O. Hudson - LF R. Braun - 1B P. Fielder - CF S. Victorino - RF G. Gross - C J. Estrada - 3B M. Gamel

Chicago at Milwaukee: 3-6

W: B. Webb (3-2); L: R. Wells (1-3)
HR: S. Moore (7), A. Ramirez (6) / -
SB: F. Pie (2) / -
E: R. Wells (1) / -
MoM: B. Webb - 9.0 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 5 K - 2/4, 1 R

Time: 2:44
Attendance: 41503

SS Cesar Izturis (.270, 0 HR, 5 RBI) was injured while running the bases. He is day-to-day for about a week.


Elsewhere:

The Nationals starter Clint Everts (1-1, 4.82 ERA) will miss eleven months with a ruptured ulnar collateral ligament.

C Michael Collins (.370, 4 HR, 6 RBI) went 5-5 for the Angels when they beat the Marmots 14-3.

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May 2009 - Milwaukee Brewers
Manager and GM Fritsche

April 2009 - Review

American League Standings

Eastern Division
Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Pyt.Rec	Diff	Home	Away	XInn	1Run	M#	Streak	Last10
Boston Red Sox	14	9	.609	-	12-11	2	2-6	12-3	2-1	5-2	138	W1	7-3
Washington Nationals	12	11	.522	2.0	13-10	-1	6-4	6-7	2-0	3-4		W1	3-7
Baltimore Orioles	12	12	.500	2.5	12-12	0	7-4	5-8	1-1	5-5		W2	5-5
Tampa Bay Rays	11	13	.458	3.5	13-11	-2	5-9	6-4	1-3	4-3		L2	4-6
New York (A) Yankees	9	13	.409	4.5	8-14	1	5-4	4-9	1-2	5-3		L1	5-5

Central Division
Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Pyt.Rec	Diff	Home	Away	XInn	1Run	M#	Streak	Last10
Minnesota Twins	15	6	.714	-	15-6	0	10-1	5-5	0-0	3-1	140	W2	8-2
Cleveland Indians	14	8	.636	1.5	15-7	-1	4-5	10-3	0-1	2-3		L2	6-4
Chicago (A) White Sox	12	10	.545	3.5	10-12	2	8-5	4-5	1-1	3-1		W2	4-6
Kansas City Royals	10	12	.455	5.5	10-12	0	9-5	1-7	1-0	5-4		L4	4-6
Toronto Blue Jays	10	12	.455	5.5	9-13	1	7-5	3-7	1-0	4-4		W3	6-4
Detroit Tigers	8	13	.381	7.0	10-11	-2	4-8	4-5	1-1	2-3		L2	6-4

Western Division
Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Pyt.Rec	Diff	Home	Away	XInn	1Run	M#	Streak	Last10
Vancouver Marmots	14	9	.609	-	15-8	-1	12-4	2-5	0-1	1-4	138	L1	3-7
Seattle Mariners	12	11	.522	2.0	11-12	1	4-5	8-6	1-1	3-5		L2	4-6
Texas Rangers	10	12	.455	3.5	9-13	1	8-2	2-10	0-2	2-4		L1	7-3
Los Angeles (A) Angels	10	13	.435	4.0	9-14	1	4-6	6-7	3-1	5-2		W1	4-6
Oakland Athletics	7	16	.304	7.0	10-13	-3	4-8	3-8	1-1	1-5		W2	4-6

National League Standings

Eastern Division
Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Pyt.Rec	Diff	Home	Away	XInn	1Run	M#	Streak	Last10
Florida Marlins	14	9	.609	-	12-11	2	11-4	3-5	2-1	4-4	139	W3	8-2
Pittsburgh Pirates	13	10	.565	1.0	12-11	1	7-6	6-4	1-1	5-2		L1	5-5
New York (N) Mets	12	10	.545	1.5	11-11	1	9-4	3-6	3-0	6-3		L4	5-5
Atlanta Braves	12	12	.500	2.5	14-10	-2	6-7	6-5	1-4	1-2		W3	7-3
Philadelphia Phillies	10	14	.417	4.5	10-14	0	6-4	4-10	2-1	4-6		L3	2-8

Central Division
Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Pyt.Rec	Diff	Home	Away	XInn	1Run	M#	Streak	Last10
Houston Astros	15	7	.682	-	12-10	3	7-1	8-6	0-0	6-0	140	W7	8-2
Milwaukee Brewers	13	8	.619	1.5	11-10	2	5-5	8-3	1-0	5-1		W1	9-1
St. Louis Cardinals	13	9	.591	2.0	12-10	1	7-3	6-6	2-1	3-4		L3	6-4
Chicago (N) Cubs	10	12	.455	5.0	11-11	-1	7-6	3-6	0-1	3-6		L1	3-7
Cincinnati Reds	7	14	.333	7.5	10-11	-3	3-6	4-8	0-1	3-4		W3	5-5
Buffalo Blizzards	5	17	.227	10.0	8-14	-3	2-7	3-10	0-0	0-8		L8	1-9

Western Division
Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Pyt.Rec	Diff	Home	Away	XInn	1Run	M#	Streak	Last10
San Diego Padres	16	6	.727	-	14-8	2	8-4	8-2	0-0	3-0	136	W1	8-2
Arizona Diamondbacks	12	11	.522	4.5	11-12	1	8-5	4-6	0-3	5-3		L1	5-5
Los Angeles (N) Dodgers	12	11	.522	4.5	14-9	-2	6-8	6-3	2-1	2-4		W1	4-6
Colorado Rockies	11	12	.478	5.5	11-12	0	5-6	6-6	1-1	3-3		L1	4-6
San Francisco Giants	5	18	.217	11.5	6-17	-1	2-5	3-13	1-1	2-5		W1	1-9

After the tradional bad start we are back near the top of the division.



Milwaukee Brewers Batting Stats after April 2009

Name	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	TB	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Prince Fielder 1B	21	79	8	26	7	1	3	19	44	9	13	1	1	.329	.389	.557	.946
Ryan Braun LF	21	74	12	23	4	0	5	13	42	10	14	1	0	.311	.400	.568	.968
Cesar Izturis SS	21	74	9	20	2	0	0	5	22	3	5	3	1	.270	.304	.297	.601
Orlando Hudson 2B	20	69	16	20	3	0	3	9	32	7	8	4	0	.290	.359	.464	.823
Johnny Estrada C	19	65	5	12	2	1	0	7	16	5	5	0	0	.185	.239	.246	.486
Justin Upton CF	19	61	10	17	5	1	1	6	27	9	14	3	0	.279	.371	.443	.814
Gabe Gross RF	21	60	8	13	6	0	3	12	28	14	21	1	0	.217	.360	.467	.827
Mat Gamel 3B	18	48	6	12	1	1	1	6	18	6	5	0	0	.250	.321	.375	.696
Mike Lowell 3B	15	35	2	5	1	0	0	2	6	2	7	0	0	.143	.189	.171	.361
Shane Victorino LF	17	33	4	11	2	0	1	3	16	2	5	2	0	.333	.371	.485	.856
Mark Reynolds 2B	13	27	4	4	0	0	2	2	10	1	6	0	0	.148	.179	.370	.549
Brandon Webb SP	5	14	2	3	0	1	0	1	5	1	5	0	0	.214	.267	.357	.624
Lorenzo Cain RF	12	13	2	2	1	0	0	0	3	3	3	0	0	.154	.313	.231	.543
Chris Capuano SP	4	12	4	5	1	0	1	4	9	1	4	0	0	.417	.462	.750	1.212
Henry Blanco C	8	10	0	2	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	.200	.182	.300	.482
Yovani Gallardo SP	4	10	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200

The performance of some squad members is not really thrilling. Estrada, Lowell and Reynolds might not head to AAA. But Cain better starts performing quickly. Also Weeks will be back soon, what then?



Milwaukee Brewers Pitching Stats after April 2009

Name	W	L	SV	ERA	G	GS	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	WHIP	OAVG	BABIP
Davis Romero MR	0	0	2	0.00	8	0	4.0	1	2	0	0	3	6	1.00	.077	.143
Jeremy Accardo MR	2	0	0	0.00	6	0	7.1	3	0	0	0	1	5	0.55	.125	.158
Jose Capellan MR	0	0	1	2.25	8	0	8.0	5	2	2	1	0	7	0.63	.179	.200
Yovani Gallardo SP	2	1	0	2.33	4	4	27.0	16	10	7	2	13	18	1.07	.167	.184
Chris Capuano SP	3	0	0	2.40	4	4	30.0	24	9	8	3	7	18	1.03	.216	.233
Brandon Webb SP	3	2	0	2.77	5	5	39.0	37	14	12	4	6	33	1.10	.245	.289
David Bush SP	2	2	0	2.83	4	4	28.2	29	11	9	2	6	19	1.22	.252	.287
Christopher Armstrong MR	0	0	0	3.38	7	0	5.1	5	2	2	1	1	3	1.13	.238	.235
Eric Gagne CL	0	0	5	4.50	6	0	4.0	3	2	2	0	5	1	2.00	.200	.214
Carlos Villanueva SP	1	1	0	6.75	2	2	12.0	12	9	9	1	5	5	1.42	.267	.282
Matt Wise MR	0	0	0	8.53	7	0	6.1	9	7	6	4	2	5	1.74	.321	.263
Francisco Rosario MR	0	2	0	10.47	4	2	16.1	23	19	19	5	6	15	1.78	.324	.353

A quite positive month in terms of pitching. Wise and Rosario are nevertheless in danger of being sent down. Four starters with an ERA below of 3.00. Romero and Accardo masterful.



American League Batter of the Month:
Willy Aybar (.427, 3 HR, 19 RBI, 14 R - Vancouver)

National League Batter of the Month:
Matt Holliday (.396, 10 HR, 26 RBI, 19 R - Colorado)

American League Pitcher of the Month:
Chuck Lofgren (4-0, 31.2 IP, 31 H, 12 BB, 37 K, 2.84 ERA - Cleveland)

National League Pitcher of the Month:
Jake Peavy (5-0, 40.1 IP, 24 H, 8 BB, 47 K, 1.79 ERA - San Diego)

American League Rookie of the Month:
Jose Tabata (.253, 1 HR, 7 RBI, 10 R - New York)

National League Rookie of the Month:
Aaron Thompson (3-0, 26.0 IP, 25 H, 6 BB, 26 K, 2.08 ERA - Florida)


The Red Sox signed reliever Joel Pineiro (0-1-2, 5.91 ERA) for two more years. The Puerto Rican will make $4,400,000 in this span.

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May 2009 - Milwaukee Brewers
Manager and GM Fritsche


1st May 2009


After our winning streak came to an end against the Cubs we hope to continue our winnings way against the Dodgers who we swept in California just two weeks ago. The team seems to work much better than last season, and we just try to improove on the small problem areas still left.


Injury Report:

Milwaukee
- CL S. Fujita (5 days)
- 2B R. Weeks (3 weeks)
- SS C. Izturis (4 days - DTD)

Los Angeles
- SS T. Abreu (1 day - DTD)
- SP G. Miller (2 weeks)
- RF A. Ethier (5-6 months)


Game #22 – Los Angeles [12-11] (B. Penny 1-1, 3.77 ERA) at Milwaukee [13-8] (D. Bush 2-2, 2.83 ERA)

SS O. Hudson - RF G. Gross - LF R. Braun - 1B P. Fielder - CF J. Upton - C J. Estrada - 2B M. Reynolds - 3B M. Lowell

Los Angeles at Milwaukee: 9-11

W: J. Capellan (1-0); L: T. Saito (0-1)
H: J. Accardo (2)
BS: T. Saito (2)
SV: M. Wise (1)
HR: T. Abreu (2), C. Freeman (1), M. Kemp (8) / R. Braun (6), P. Fielder (4), M. Lowell 2 (2), O. Hudson (4)
SB: D. Lee 2 (8) / -
CS: A. LaRoche (1)
E: T. Abreu (3), C. Freeman (1) / G. Gross (4)
MoM: M. Lowell - 2/3, 3 R, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 2 BB

Time: 3:46
Attendance: 41669


Elsewhere:

LF Shin-Soo Choo (.352, 1 HR, 13 RBI) went 5 from 6 for the Indians when they beat Baltimore 10-5.

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May 2009 - Milwaukee Brewers
Manager and GM Fritsche


2nd May 2009


Game #23 – Los Angeles [12-12] (S. Elbert 2-2, 5.93 ERA) at Milwaukee [14-8] (Y. Gallardo 2-1, 2.33 ERA)

RF L. Cain - 2B O. Hudson - LF R. Braun - 1B P. Fielder - CF J. Upton - SS M. Lowell - 3B M. Gamel - C H. Blanco

Los Angeles at Milwaukee: 3-13

W: Y. Gallardo (3-1); L: S. Elbert (2-3)
HR: - / O. Hudson (5)
SB: - / L. Cain (1), O. Hudson (5)
CS: D. Lee (3) / M. Gamel (1)
E: J. Bard (2) / M. Gamel (4)
MoM: P. Fielder - 3/5, 3 R, 2 RBI

Time: 3:31
Attendance: 41453


Elsewhere:

The Blizzards C.C. Sabathia (1-5, 4.08 ERA) pitched a 5-hit shutout against the Padres.

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May 2009 - Milwaukee Brewers
Manager and GM Fritsche


3rd May 2009


Game #24 – Los Angeles [12-13] (A. Reyes 1-2, 7.29 ERA) at Milwaukee [15-8] (C. Capuano 3-0, 2.40 ERA)

RF S. Victorino - SS O. Hudson - LF R. Braun - 1B P. Fielder - CF J. Upton - 3B M. Gamel - C J. Estrada - 2B M. Reynolds

Los Angeles at Milwaukee: 5-7

W: E. Gagne (1-0); L: M. Hendrickson (0-1)
H: T. Saito (1), J. Meloan (4), T. Sipp (3)
BS: M. Hendrickson (1)
HR: - / M. Lowell (3)
SB: - / P. Fielder (2)
E: J. Gonzalez 2 (6) / -
MoM: M. Lowell - 1/1, 1 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI - walkoff homerun with two outs and full count

Time: 3:20
Attendance: 41589


Elsewhere:

The Red Sox Josh Beckett (3-2, 2.62 ERA) allowed only two hits, while striking out 13 as Boston beat Toronto 6-0.

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May 2009 - Milwaukee Brewers
Manager and GM Fritsche


4th May 2009 (Off Day)


American League Player of the Week:
1B Daric Barton (.417, 3 HR, 7 RBI - Oakland) - .458, 3 HR, 6 RBI, 7 R
As a reaction the 8-18 Athletics demoted him to AAA Sacramento today.

National League Player of the Week:
CF Cedric Hunter (.432, 3 HR, 9 RBI - San Diego) - .708, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 10 R

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May 2009 - Milwaukee Brewers
Manager and GM Fritsche


5th May 2009


What a series against the Dodgers! Game 1 and 3 were impressive comeback wins when starting pitchers struggled. We are now 6-0 against the Dodgers, who are 12-8 against the rest of the league. The only offensive problems are now Gross (who draws a lot of walks, and delivers a key hit once in a while) and Reynolds, who is battling the Mendoza line since becoming a Brewer last year. We also will have to make a roster move when last years closer Fujita comes off the DL in a couple of days. We travel to New York to face the Mets who ended our season last year. They are not doing well so far, but we will see a familiar face at Citi Field: Geoff Jenkins is a Met now after not playing in 2008.


Injury Report:

Milwaukee
- CL S. Fujita (1 day)
- 2B R. Weeks (2-3 weeks)

New York
- SS T. Abreu (1 day - DTD)
- SP G. Miller (2 weeks)
- RF A. Ethier (5-6 months)


Game #25 – Milwaukee [16-8] (B. Webb 3-2, 2.77 ERA) at New York [13-12] (D. Guerra 1-3, 5.13 ERA)

SS C. Izturis - 2B O. Hudson - LF R. Braun - 1B P. Fielder - CF J. Upton - RF G. Gross - 3B M. Lowell - C J. Estrada

Milwaukee at New York: 5-6

W: P. Feliciano (1-0); L: E. Gagné (1-1)
H: D. Romero (4)
BS: E. Gagné (1)
HR: J. Estrada (1) / T. Hafner (7)
SB: R. Braun (2) / J. Reyes (10)
E: - / M. Barrett (3)
MoM: T. Hafner - 3/4, 1 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Time: 2:55
Attendance: 44704


Elsewhere:

The Diamondbacks lost RF Carlos Gonzalez (.349, 7 HR, 21 RBI) for up to four weeks with a tender ulnar collateral ligament.

The Tigers re-signed reliever Fernando Rodney (0-0-1, 4.15 ERA) to a three year $10,020,000 contract.


Roster Move:

Closer Soichi Fujita was taken off the DL today. We sent lefty reliever Christopher Armstrong (0-0-0, 6.75 ERA) back to AAA Nashville.

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May 2009 - Milwaukee Brewers
Manager and GM Fritsche


6th May 2009


Game #26 – Milwaukee [16-9] (F. Rosario 0-2, 10.47 ERA) at New York [14-12] (P. Humber 4-1, 3.57 ERA)

SS C. Izturis - 2B O. Hudson - LF R. Braun - 1B P. Fielder - CF J. Upton - 3B M. Gamel - RF S. Victorino - C J. Estrada

Milwaukee at New York: 0-16

W: P. Humber (5-1); L: F. Rosario (0-3)
HR: - / M. Barrett (2), T. Hafner 2 (9), J. Reyes (2), C. Haerther (5), F. Martinez (2)
SB: C. Izturis (4) / L. Milledge (5)
CS: P. Fielder (2)
E: F. Rosario (1), C. Izturis (3) / -
MoM: T. Hafner - 3/4, 4 R, 2 HR, 4 RBI, BB

Time: 2:43
Attendance: 44806

Philip Humber pitched a four hit shutout.


Roster Move:

Francisco Rosario (0-3, 13.25 ERA) is sent to AAA Nashville. Aaron Cook (3-1, 2.45 ERA - AAA) will be the new Nr 5 starter, while Carlos Villanueva (1-1, 7.41 ERA) is the new long reliever/spot starter.

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May 2009 - Milwaukee Brewers
Manager and GM Fritsche


7th May 2009


Game #27 – Milwaukee [16-10] (D. Bush 2-2, 3.86 ERA) at New York [15-12] (J. Maine 2-1, 2.84 ERA)

RF S. Victorino - 2B O. Hudson - LF R. Braun - 1B P. Fielder - CF J. Upton - 3B M. Gamel - C H. Blanco - SS C. Izturis

Milwaukee at New York: 5-6

W: J. Smith (1-0); L: J. Accardo (2-1)
BS: P. Feliciano (2)
SV: B. Wagner (7)
HR: R. Braun 2 (8) / M. Barrett (3)
SB: R. Braun (3), O. Hudson (6) / T. Hafner (1), A. Hernandez (3), R. Furcal (1)
CS: C. Izturis (2)
E: - / D. Wright (3)
MoM: R. Braun - 2/2, 3 R, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 3 BB

Time: 3:17
Attendance: 44621


Elsewhere:

CF Chris Young (.235, 4 HR, 14 RBI) of the Diamondbacks will miss at least 8 weeks with a damaged tricep tendon.

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May 2009 - Milwaukee Brewers
Manager and GM Fritsche


8th May 2009


The Diamondbacks signed pitcher Oliver Perez (1-0, 4.76 ERA) to a two year contract worth $11,920,000.


Ouch! The Mets kicked once again our ass. Two of the losses were only by one run, which came very late in the game. In the other loss Rosario gave up nine runs in the first two innings. Now we are off to Philadelphia, where we expect solid starts by Gallardo and Capuano. Hopefully Aaron Cook will have a good first start as well. At the moment we carry two closers, but if Fujita is as dominant as last season, Gagné might get another role. At the moment six (!) AAA Nashville regulars are batting well over .300. Some roster moves are therefore likely to come.


Injury Report:

Milwaukee
- 2B R. Weeks (2 weeks)

Philadelphia
- SP K. Drabek (1 day)


Game #28 – Milwaukee [16-11] (Y. Gallardo 3-1, 2.38 ERA) at Philadelphia [13-17] (C. Hamels 3-3, 3.44 ERA)

RF L. Cain - SS O. Hudson - LF R. Braun - 1B P. Fielder - CF J. Upton - 3B M. Lowell - 2B M. Reynolds - C H. Blanco

Milwaukee at Philadelphia: 2-3

W: T. Gordon (1-2); L: D. Romero (0-1)
BS: J. Capellan (1)
SV: F. Cordero (5)
HR: J. Upton (2) / -
SB: - / A. Cardenas (8), J. Rollins (5)
E: O. Hudson (3) / -
MoM: Y. Gallardo - 7.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K

Time: 2:45
Attendance: 39432


Elsewhere:

2B Robinson Chirinos (.342, 2 HR, 15 RBI) went 5 from 5 for the Cubs when they beat Pittsburgh 9-1.

RF Vladimir Guerrero (.202, 6 HR, 17 RBI) collected his 400th career homerun playing for the Angels.

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May 2009 - Milwaukee Brewers
Manager and GM Fritsche


9th May 2009

The Nationals resigned 1B Nick Johnson (.250, 6 HR, 19 RBI) for another five years. He will make $70,450,00 ...


Game #29 – Milwaukee [16-12] (C. Capuano 3-0, 2.92 ERA) at Philadelphia [14-17] (C. Carrasco 3-0, 2.55 ERA)

SS C. Izturis - 2B O. Hudson - LF R. Braun - 1B P. Fielder - CF J. Upton - 3B M. Lowell - RF G. Gross - C J. Estrada

Milwaukee at Philadelphia: 8-7

W: J. Accardo (3-1); L: K. Davis (1-1)
BS: C. Vargas (2), T. Gordon (4)
SV: S. Fujita (1)
HR: - / O. Quintanilla (2), R. Howard (8), R. Barajas (3)
CS: G. Gross (1) / -
E: - / A. Hatch (6)
MoM: R. Howard - 4/5, 2 R, HR, 2 RBI

Time: 3:39
Attendance: 35375