There's something brewing - A Badenian going America

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July 2011 - Milwaukee Brewers
Manager and GM Fritsche

16th July 2011


Game # 90 – St. Louis [47-43] (C. Carpenter 10-5, 3.16 ERA) at Milwaukee [67-22] (C. Hill NR)

CF L. Cain - 2B R. Weeks - LF R. Braun - 1B P. Fielder - RF B. Clevlen - 3B M. Reynolds - SS O. Hudson - C A. Cuarenta

St. Louis at Milwaukee:8-3

W: C. Carpenter (11-5); L: C. Hill (0-1)
HR: - / P. Fielder (23)
SB: J. Encarnacion (1) / -
E: - / C. Hill (1)
PoG: C. Carpenter - 7.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
Time: 3:39
Attendance: 45184

Charles Hill had a quite nervous debut. His line: 5.0 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 4 BB, 6 K, E. But the bullpen blew the game for good. Especially Accardo is a big liability in his contract year.

Elsewhere:

Mets pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez (10-3, 3.16 ERA) pitched a 5-hit shutout against Florida.

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July 2011 - Milwaukee Brewers
Manager and GM Fritsche

17th July 2011


Trade:

Pittsburgh traded minor league closer Jason Kershner (3-6-17, 5.51 ERA - AAA) to Boise in exchange for minor league 3B Daniel González (.228, 1 HR, 28 RBI, 14 SB - AAA).


Game # 91 – St. Louis [48-43] (R. Nolasco 5-4, 4.98 ERA) at Milwaukee [67-23] (B. Webb 12-2, 2.35 ERA)

2B R. Freel - CF J. Upton - LF R. Braun - 1B P. Fielder - RF B. Clevlen - 3B M. Gamel - SS O. Hudson - C A. Cuarenta

St. Louis at Milwaukee: 2-13

W: B. Webb (13-2); L: R. Nolasco (5-5)
HR: - / L. Cain (3)
E: B. Anderson (10), T. Mitchell (20), S. Rolen (12), H. Blalock (5) / -
PoG: P. Fielder - 3/4, 2 R, 4 RBI
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 44865

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July 2011 - Milwaukee Brewers
Manager and GM Fritsche

18th July 2011


American League Player of the Week:
SS Jeffrey Baisley (.529, 3 HR, 9 RBI, 7 R - Oakland) - .323, 25 HR, 68 RBI

National League Player of the Week:
CF Matt Kemp (.444, 3 HR, 3 RBI, 4 R - Los Angeles) - .348, 26 HR, 71 RBI


Is a split four games series against the Cardinals, the first sign of the well known 2nd half slump? The next four games at Cincinnati - a team we are 4-4 against this season - will certainly show. Also 2010 CY Young winner Carlos Villanueva has to show something. I'm not sure if I accept his ERA to go above 5.00. We also activated the long injured Trevor Plouffe from the 60-day DL. He will see playing time at AAA - Nashville, but his chances to ever make it back to the big leagues are not much higher than 50 %.


Injury Report:

Milwaukee:
n/a

Cincinnati:
n/a


Game # 92 – Milwaukee [68-23] (D. Bush 12-1, 2.60 ERA) at Cincinnati [51-39] (J. Smith 2-2, 3.03 ERA)

Cincinnati:

C Billy Killian (.276, 0 HR, 25 RBI)
RF Daniel Dorn (.258, 8 HR, 35 RBI)
1B Lars Anderson (.325, 12 HR, 45 RBI, 2 SB)
3B Edwin Encarnacion (.259, 9 HR, 51 RBI, 6 SB)
SS Chris Valaika (.295, 14 HR, 56 RBI)
LF Josh Hamilton (.286, 18 HR, 40 RBI, 8 SB)
CF Drew Stubbs (.268, 5 HR, 32 RBI, 10 SB)
2B Mike Morse (.282, 8 HR, 32 RBI, 1 SB)


Milwaukee:

2B Rickie Weeks (.313, 16 HR, 58 RB, 10 SB)
3B Mat Gamel (.329, 11 HR, 47 RBI)
LF Ryan Braun (.312, 22 HR, 65 RBI, 7 SB)
1B Prince Fielder (.315, 23 HR, 82 RBI, 5 SB)
RF Brent Clevlen (.292, 10 HR, 42 RBI)
SS Mark Reynolds (.260, 9 HR, 49 RBI)
CF Daniel Perales (.250, 2 HR, 24 RBI, 1 SB)
C António Cuarenta (.200, 0 HR, 1 RBI)


Milwaukee at Cincinnati: 8-3

W: I. Snell (3-0); L: J. Smith (2-3)
HR: P. Fielder (24), M. Reynolds 2 (11) / J. Hamilton (19), D. Dorn (9), D. Stubbs (6)
PoG: M. Reynolds - 2/4, 2 R, 2 HR, 5 RBI
Time: 2:49
Attendance: 30400

David Bush (12-1, 2.70 ERA) had to leave the game after 4.1 IP and is expected to miss up to 2 weeks with strained back muscle. He will make a trip to the DL for the first time in his career. Our 2007 1st round draft pick and Nashville closer Ángel Tapia (3-7-17, 3.46 ERA) will get a chance to play in the big leagues, while Ian Snell (3-0, 3.86 ERA) moves to the starting rotation.


Elsewhere:

Red Sox CF Jacoby Ellsbury (.303, 8 HR, 41 RBI) collected 5 hits in 7-5 win over the Orioles.

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July 2011 - Milwaukee Brewers
Manager and GM Fritsche

19th July 2011


Game # 93 – Milwaukee [69-23] (C. Villanueva 9-7, 4.85 ERA) at Cincinnati [51-40] (L. Hochevar 9-7, 3.80 ERA)

SS O. Hudson - CF L. Cain - LF R. Braun - 1B P. Fielder - 2B R. Weeks - 3B M. Gamel - C K. Johjima - RF D. Perales

Milwaukee at Cincinnati: 3-6

W: L. Hochevar (10-7); L: C. Villanueva (9-8)
SV: M. Wuertz (3)
HR: D. Perales (3) / E. Encarnacion (10)
PoG: E. Encarnacion - 3/3, 2 R, HR, 3 RBI, BB
Time: 2:52
Attendance: 29384


Elsewhere:

Yankees SS Derek Jeter (.328, 10 HR, 47 RBI) will miss up to six weeks with a fractured hand.

Cubs RF Drew Rundle (.294, 12 HR, 28 RBI) signed a 3-year contract worth $14,220,000.

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July 2011 - Milwaukee Brewers
Manager and GM Fritsche

20th July 2011


Game # 94 – Milwaukee [69-24] (M. Parra 11-3, 3.82 ERA) at Cincinnati [52-40] (A. Cook 5-6, 3.34 ERA)

RF L. Cain - CF J. Upton - LF R. Braun - 1B P. Fielder - 2B R. Weeks - 3B M. Reynolds - C A. Cuarenta - SS R. Freel

Milwaukee at Cincinnati: 5-2

W: M. Parra (12-3); L: A. Cook (5-7)
H: B. Cox (4)
SV: I. González (27)
HR: R. Weeks (17), R. Braun (23) / -
SB: L. Cain (1) / -
E: M. Parra (4), A. Cuarenta (1), R. Freel (9) / -
PoG: R. Braun - 3/4, 1 R, HR, 3 RBI
Time: 2:49
Attendance: 30782


Elsewhere:

Marmots 3B Willy Aybar (.283, 5 HR, 33 RBI) is out for the season with a ruptured medial collateral ligament.

Also the Indians CF Grady Sizemore (.248, 7 HR, 34 RBI) played his last game in 2011 as he suffered a fractured wrist today.


Trades:

St. Louis sent LF Chris Duncan (.248, 5 HR, 28 RBI) to the division leading Nationals in exchange for 2B Gilbert Murphy (.259, 4 HR, 18 RBI, 1 SB).

The Twins sent reliever Joe Nathan (2-2-4, 3.24 ERA) and $3,000,000 in cash to their divisions rivals from Toronto for C Javier Valentin (.298, 2 HR, 11 RBI). Even if Nathan becomes a free agent after this season, this trade looks crazy.

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July 2011 - Milwaukee Brewers
Manager and GM Fritsche

21st July 2011


Game # 95 – Milwaukee [70-24] (C. Hill 0-1, 5.40 ERA) at Cincinnati [52-41] (A. Harang, 4.32 ERA)

CF J. Upton - 2B R. Weeks - LF R. Braun - 1B P. Fielder - RF B. Clevlen - 3B M. Gamel - SS O. Hudson - C A. Cuarenta

Milwaukee at Cincinnati: 3-1

W: C. Hill (1-1); L: A. Harang (7-8)
H: C. Armstrong (3), J. Díaz (13), J. Fanego (4)
SV: I. González (28)
HR: - / L. Anderson (13)
E: - / A. Harang (2), M. Wuertz (2)
PoG: C. Hill - 6.1 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 4 BB, 5 K
Time: 2:44
Attendance: 29797

Charles Hill had a solid outing to earn his first big league win. António Cuarenta (.091, 0 HR, 1 RBI) has again problem with hitting big league pitching. He's 4 for 46 in his career. John Buck on the other hand is very happy being back in the American League. He is hitting .355 with 5 HR in only eight games for the Orioles.


Elsewhere:

The Rangers lost their RF Nelson Cruz (.253, 2 HR, 12 RBI) for the season due to a torn labrum.

Former Red Sox ace Daisuke Matsuzaka (8-9, 4.01 ERA) pitched a 6-hit shutout against Baltimore.

The Angels 2B Howie Kendrick (.334, 13 HR, 75 RBI) collected 5 hits in 5-2 win over Oakland.

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July 2011 - Milwaukee Brewers
Manager and GM Fritsche

22nd July 2011


Was a really good series of baseball against the Reds, but this time our pitching prevailed. Anyway I'd pick the Reds for the wild card and wouldn't like to face them in the postseason. Next up are the Braves, who are above .500 but not the team they were in the years before.


Injury Report:

Milwaukee:
SP D. Bush (11 days)

Atlanta:
n/a


Game # 96 – Milwaukee [71-24] (B. Webb 13-2, 2.36 ERA) at Atlanta [49-46] (A. Lerew 5-9, 6.43 ERA)

Atlanta:

SS Bill Williams (.329, 12 HR, 54 RBI, 15 SB)
1B Jarrod Saltalamacchia (.256, 19 HR, 49 RBI, 1 SB)
C Brian McCann (.289, 11 HR, 54 RBI)
LF Adam Dunn (.247, 21 HR, 65 RBI, 3 SB)
RF Jeff Francoeur (.274, 18 HR, 59 RBI, 1 SB)
CF Brandon Jones (.268, 9 HR, 36 RBI, 6 SB)
2B Kelly Johnson (.275, 10 HR, 48 RBI, 4 SB)
3B Delwyn Young (.308, 8 HR, 26 RBI)

Milwaukee:

2B Ryan Freel (.232, 1 HR, 11 RBI, 6 SB)
CF Lorenzo Cain (.403, 3 HR, 13 RBI, 1 SB)
LF Ryan Braun (.322, 23 HR, 70 RBI, 7 SB)
1B Prince Fielder (.312, 24 HR, 85 RBI, 5 SB)
RF Brent Clevlen (.292, 10 HR, 42 RBI)
3B Mat Gamel (.320, 11 HR, 48 RBI)
SS Orlando Hudson (.222, 3 HR, 15 RBI, 10 SB)
C António Cuarenta (.091, 0 HR, 1 RBI)


Milwaukee at Atlanta: 9-2

W: B. Webb (14-2); L: A. Lerew (5-10)
HR: B. Clevlen (11), P. Fielder (25) / -
SB: L. Cain (2), D. Perales (2) / -
CS: B. Clevlen (1) / B. Jones (8)
E: R. Freel (10) / G. Blanco 2 (3)
PoG: B. Clevlen - 2/4, 1 R, HR, 3 RBI, BB, CS
Time: 2:54
Attendance: 37858

Atlanta's catcher Brian McCann (.291, 11 HR, 54 RBI) strained his medial collateral ligament when hitting a triple and will miss up to four weeks.


Elsewhere:

Royals 1B Justin Huber (.351, 16 HR, 46 RBI) had five hits in 12-9 16 inning contest against the Yankees.

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July 2011 - Milwaukee Brewers
Manager and GM Fritsche

23rd July 2011


Game # 97 – Milwaukee [72-24] (I. Snell 3-0, 3.86 ERA) at Atlanta [49-47] (C. James 7-4, 3.05 ERA)

RF L. Cain - 2B R. Weeks - LF R. Braun - 1B P. Fielder - 3B M. Reynolds - CF J. Upton - C K. Johjima - SS O. Hudson

Milwaukee at Atlanta: 1-2

W: B. Boyer (3-1); L: J. Accardo (4-2)
HR: - / K. Johnson (11)
SB: - / B. Jones (7)
CS: - / B. Williams (5), N. Logan (1)
E: R. Weeks (7) / -
PoG: I. Smell - 7.2 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 5 BB, 4 K
Time: 2:37
Attendance: 40158

The Braves 2B Johnson hit a walk-off homerun of Accardo, who just gets worse and worse.

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July 2011 - Milwaukee Brewers
Manager and GM Fritsche

24th July 2011


Game # 98 – Milwaukee [72-25] (C. Villanueva 9-8, 4.94 ERA) at Atlanta [50-47] (M. Harrison 8-6, 3.47 ERA)

RF L. Cain - 2B R. Weeks - LF R. Braun - 1B P. Fielder - 3B M. Reynolds - CF J. Upton - C K. Johjima - SS O. Hudson

Milwaukee at Atlanta: 7-1

W: C. Villanueva (10-8); L: M. Harrison (8-7)
H: B. Cox (5)
HR: J. Upton (12) / -
CS: - / B. Jones (9)
E: - / K. Johnson (15), B. Jones (5)
PoG: J. Upton - 2/4, 2 R, HR, 4 RBI
Time: 2:58
Attendance: 39596


Elsewhere:

Cardinals SS Travis Mitchell (.285, 5 HR, 26 RBI) is out for almost a year with a ruptured medial collateral ligament.

Tampa Bay 3B Evan Longoria (.282, 16 HR, 58 RBI) had 5 hits in 8-7 loss against Detroit.

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July 2011 - Milwaukee Brewers
Manager and GM Fritsche

25th July 2011


American League Player of the Week:
1B Rob Cosby (.438, 5 HR, 8 RBI - Detroit) - .250, 8 HR, 15 RBI

National League Player of the Week:
1B Ryan Howard (.467, 7 HR, 14 RBI, 10 R - Philadelphia) - .301, 24 HR, 70 RBI


Trade:

The Giants sent SS Mark Minicozzi (.314, 0 HR, 5 RBI) to Vancouver for C Carlos Ruiz (.259, 11 HR, 42 RBI) and minor league 2B Ietsuna Toiguchi (.376, 2 HR, 17 RBI, 7 SB - R).


Another great series to expect, as we travel to the team with the second best record in baseball: the Florida Marlins. They won six in a row and as it looks their bullpen is their only weakness.


Injury Report:

Milwaukee:
SP D. Bush (8 days)

Florida:
CL J. Rincon (7 months)
CF A. Stern (8 months)


Game # 99 – Milwaukee [73-25] (M. Parra 12-3, 3.62 ERA) at Florida [60-37] (G. Hernandez 9-4, 3.33 ERA)

Florida:

SS Hanley Ramirez (.322, 12 HR, 27 RBI, 23 SB)
RF Jeremy Hermida (.280, 18 HR, 72 RBI, 2 SB)
3B Miguel Cabrera (.317, 17 HR, 62 RBI, 2 SB)
2B Kazuhide McDonald (.294, 18 HR, 71 RBI, 3 SB) - Yankees 2007 1st round pick (27th)
CF Brian Barton (.265, 8 HR, 32 RBI, 24 SB)
LF Tom Adams (.282, 9 HR, 41 RBI, 13 SB) - Giants 2007 16th round pick (460th)
C Matt LeCroy (.231, 4 HR, 11 RBI)
1B Pedro Lopez (.267, 1 HR, 21 RBI, 2 SB)


Milwaukee:

CF Lorenzo Cain (.393, 3 HR, 14 RBI, 2 SB)
3B Mat Gamel (.316, 11 HR, 48 RBI)
LF Ryan Braun (.319, 23 HR, 71 RBI, 7 SB)
1B Prince Fielder (.309, 25 HR, 89 RBI, 5 SB)
2B Rickie Weeks (.306, 17 HR, 59 RBI, 10 SB)
LF Daniel Perales (.252, 3 HR, 26 RBI, 2 SB)
SS Orlando Hudson (.221, 3 HR, 16 RBI, 10 SB)
C António Cuarenta (.120, 0 HR, 1 RBI)


Milwaukee at Florida: 9-2

W: M. Parra (13-3); L: G. Hernandez (9-5)
SV: I. González (29)
HR: M. Parra (2), R. Weeks (18), R. Braun (24) / K. McDonald (19), M. Cabrera (18), B. Barton (9), J. Hermida (19)
SB: - / T. Adams (14)
E: O. Hudson (6) / K. McDonald (10)
PoG: J. Hermida - 2/5, 1 R, HR, 3 RBI
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 40539

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July 2011 - Milwaukee Brewers
Manager and GM Fritsche

26th July 2011


Game # 100 – Milwaukee [74-25] (C. Hill 1-1, 3.18 ERA) at Florida [60-38] (G. Perkins 10-3, 3.58 ERA)

RF L. Cain - CF J. Upton - LF R. Braun - 1B P. Fielder - 2B R. Weeks - SS M. Reynolds - 3B M. Gamel - C K. Johjima

Milwaukee at Florida: 1-3

W: G. Perkins (11-3); L: C. Hill (1-2)
H: J. Marceaux (3), C. Madden (15)
SV: T. Tankersley (8)
HR: P. Fielder (26) / -
PoG: G. Perkins - 6.1 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 10 K
Time: 2:45
Attendance: 40917


Elsewhere:

Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon (3-3-19, 2.89 ERA) will miss the rest of the season with a torn tricep muscle. A serious blow for the post season hunt of the New England team. His replacement John Grabow (4-3-4, 4.99 ERA) might not get the job done?

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July 2011 - Milwaukee Brewers
Manager and GM Fritsche

27th July 2011


Game # 101 – Milwaukee [74-26] (B. Webb 14-2, 2.36 ERA) at Florida [61-38] (S. West 7-5, 4.49 ERA)

RF L. Cain - CF J. Upton - LF R. Braun - 1B P. Fielder - 2B R. Weeks - 3B M. Reynolds - SS O. Hudson - C K. Johjima

Milwaukee at Florida: 1-3

W: C. Martinez (2-0); L: J. Fanego (1-3)
H: J. Díaz (14)
BS: I. González (2)
HR: P. Fielder (27) / G. Sanchez (23)
SB: L. Cain (3), R. Braun (8) / -
CS: J. Upton (7) / -
E: - / P. Lopez (8)
PoG: P. Fielder - 1/4, 1 R, HR, 3 RBI
Time: 2:58
Attendance: 41060


Elsewhere:

White Sox SS Khalil Greene (.333, 2 HR, 9 RBI) and Blue Jays starting pitcher Koji Uehara (6-7, 4.57 ERA) were both suspended for eight games after a brawl.

Also the Dodgers 3B Andy LaRoche (.274, 17 HR, 47 RBI) has to sit out four games for aggressive conduct.

The Blue Jays 3B Jeff Baker (.279, 14 HR, 55 RBI) collected 5 hits in a 7-5 victory over the White Sox.

Also Oakland's SS Jeffrey Baisley (.325, 29 HR, 80 RBI) had 5 hits in 11-3 over Texas.

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July 2011 - Milwaukee Brewers
Manager and GM Fritsche

29th July 2011


Trade:

Buffalo traded starting pitcher Vicente Sáenz (2-4, 3.92 ERA) to Cleveland in exchange for minor league RF Nicholas Weglarz (.246, 4 HR, 26 RBI, 1 SB - A).

The White Sox sent 3B Aubrey Huff (.206, 2 HR, 7 RBI) to the Giants for reliever Jesus Delgado (3-1-2, 3.28 ERA), minor league 2B Lancy Murray (.268, 1 HR, 14 RBI, 3 SB - S A) and $939,400 in cash.


The Marlins really showed us that the trees don't grow to heaven for us and our post All-Star-Game record dropped to 8-6. Summer continues with Inter League stuff in Chicago, one of the most hopeless teams in the American League. All went wrong when they signed two super star catchers, even when the DH was abolished. We still try to trade Accardo, but so far we didn't get any decent offers. Tapia still didn't get his big league debut as most games were quite close.


Injury Report:

Milwaukee:
SP D. Bush (4 days)

Chicago:
CF R. Sweeney (4 weeks)


Game # 102 – Milwaukee [74-27] (I. Smell 3-3, 3.26 ERA) at Chicago (A) [43-58] (R. Herbort 7-8, 3.83 ERA)

Chicago:

SS B. J. Upton (.371, 1 HR, 8 RBI, 9 SB)
3B Josh Fields (.291, 3 HR, 15 RBI, 1 SB)
C Joe Mauer (.291, 9 HR, 49 RBI, 12 SB)
CF Wily Mo Pena (.262, 32 HR, 72 RBI, 2 SB)
LF Josh Willingham (.323, 2 HR, 8 RBI)
2B Kentaro Sekimoto (.250, 0 HR, 2 RBI)
1B Shinnosuke Abe (.275, 9 HR, 28 RBI)
RF Mike Cuddyer (.232, 7 HR, 23 RBI, 1 SB)

Milwaukee:

CF Lorenzo Cain (.370, 3 HR, 14 RBI, 3 SB)
2B Rickie Weeks (.303, 18 HR, 60 RBI, 10 SB)
LF Ryan Braun (.320, 24 HR, 74 RBI, 8 SB)
1B Prince Fielder (.310, 27 HR, 93 RBI, 5 SB)
RF Brent Clevlen (.293, 11 HR, 45 RBI)
3B Mat Gamel (.327, 11 HR, 49 RBI)
SS Orlando Hudson (.224, 3 HR, 16 RBI, 10 SB)
C António Cuarenta (.179, 0 HR, 3 RBI)

Milwaukee at Chicago: 6-8

W: R. Herbort (8-8); L: I. Snell (3-1)
SV: S. Burnett (1)
HR: P. Fielder (28) / W. Pena (33)
CS: R. Weeks (9) / -
E: - / B. Upton (15), C. Fermaint (2)
PoG: W. Pena - 2/4, 1 R, HR, 2 RBI
Time: 3:15
Attendance: 40725

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July 2011 - Milwaukee Brewers
Manager and GM Fritsche

30th July 2011


Trades:

We traded reliever Jeremy Accardo (4-2-1, 5.79 ERA) to Texas for reliever Frank Francisco (2-4-1, 3.78 ERA) and $100,000 in cash. Both pitchers are free agents after this season. The Rangers are so thrilled about Accardo that they made him their closer at once. Good luck!

The Astros sent CF Jon Jay (.282, 1 HR, 17 RBI) to the Reds for reliever Luis Moya (4-2-1, 3.10 ERA). Moya was also on our watchlist.

Tampa Bay traded reliever Jonathan Meloan (0-0, 8.10 ERA) to Boise for minor league C Al Delurey (.299, 7 HR, 21 RBI - AAA).


Game # 103 – Milwaukee [74-28] (C. Villanueva 10-8, 4.78 ERA) at Chicago (A) [44-58] (S. Burnett 4-4, 3.81 ERA)

RF L. Cain - 2B R. Weeks - LF R. Braun - 1B P. Fielder - SS M. Reynolds - 3B M. Gamel - CF J. Upton - C K. Johjima

Milwaukee at Chicago: 3-10

W: D. Aardsma (2-2); L: C. Villanueva (10-9)
HR: M. Gamel (13) / J. Fields (4), M. Cuddyer (8)
SB: - / B. Upton (36)
CS: - / B. Upton (15)
E: C. Villanueva (3), M. Reynolds (8), R. Braun (6) / W. Pena (5), J. Willingham (2)
PoG: W. Willingham - 2/4, 2 R, HR, 2 RBI
Time: 3:18
Attendance: 43449


Elsewhere:

Philadelphia's 2B Adrian Cardenas (.259, 7 HR, 38 RBI) career is over after he suffered a torn rotator cuff muscle.

Mariners reliever Felix "King Felix" Hernandez (4-3-1, 3.96 ERA) is out for the season with a ruptured disc.

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July 2011 - Milwaukee Brewers
Manager and GM Fritsche

31st July 2011


Game # 104 – Milwaukee [74-29] (M. Parra 13-3, 3.71 ERA) at Chicago (A) [45-58] (C. Salamida 6-11, 4.19 ERA)

CF J. Upton - 2B R. Weeks - LF R. Braun - 1B P. Fielder - 3B M. Reynolds - RF L. Cain - C K. Johjima - SS O. Hudson

Milwaukee at Chicago: 5-4

W: M. Parra (14-3); L: C. Salamida (6-12)
H: B. Cox (6), J. Fanego (16)
SV: I. González (30)
HR: R. Weeks (19) / K. Sekimoto (1), M. Cuddyer (9)
SB: - / J. Mauer (13)
E: P. Fielder (7), D. Perales (1) / M. Young (7)
PoG: R. Weeks - 2/5, 2 R, 2 RBI
Time: 2:48
Attendance: 42300


Elsewhere:

Twins SS Alberto Callaspo (.284, 11 HR, 50 RBI) had a 6-hit games in 7-6 over the Giants.

The Dodgers utility man Bill Hall (.299, 15 HR, 63 RBI) is out for 7 months with a dislocated shoulder.

The Twins reliever Macay McBride (2-1-2, 2.41 ERA) signed a new 2-year deal worth $3,600,000.

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August 2011 - Milwaukee Brewers
Manager and GM Fritsche

1st August 2011


American League Player of the Week:
3B Evan Longoria (.542, 1 HR, 6 RBI - Tampa Bay) - .290, 17 HR, 63 RBI

National League Player of the Week:
LF Albert "Prince Albert" Pujols (.550, 3 HR, 13 RBI - St. Louis) - .323, 20 HR, 75 RBI


American League Batter of the Month:
CF Jacoby Ellsbury (.431, 4 HR, 22 RBI, 31 R - Boston) - .316, 10 HR, 51 RBI

National League Batter of the Month:
2B Jamie D'Antona (.400, 11 HR, 28 RBI, 28 R - Arizona) - .284, 20 HR, 63 RBI

American League Pitcher of the Month:
SP Daniel Cabrera (4-0, 1.81 ERA, 44.2 IP, 26 H, 11 BB, 44 K - Tampa Bay) - 7-7, 3.17 ERA

National League Pitcher of the Month:
SP Luke Hochevar (5-0, 2.45 ERA, 44.0 IP, 34 H, 3 BB, 39 K - Cincinnati) - 12-7, 3.47 ERA

American League Rookie of the Month:
RF Andy Frost (.361, 5 HR, 12 RBI, 15 R - New York) - .335, 8 HR, 25 RBI, 20 R - 1st round in 2008

National League Rookie of the Month:
LF Tom Adams (.338, 5 HR, 22 RBI - Florida) - .295, 11 HR, 50 RBI, 44 R - 16th round in 2007

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August 2011 - Milwaukee Brewers
Manager and GM Fritsche


July 2011 - Review


American League Standings

Eastern Division
Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Pyt.Rec	Diff	Home	Away	XInn	1Run	M#	Streak	Last10
Washington Nationals	59	45	.567	-	55-49	4	28-19	31-26	10-5	25-15	54	W4	8-2
Boston Red Sox	54	50	.519	5.0	53-51	1	28-24	26-26	8-5	15-13		L1	6-4
Baltimore Orioles	49	56	.467	10.5	50-55	-1	24-29	25-27	5-11	22-21		L1	5-5
New York (A) Yankees	50	57	.467	10.5	52-55	-2	21-26	29-31	4-3	10-18		L4	3-7
Tampa Bay Rays	40	64	.385	19.0	43-61	-3	17-31	23-33	5-9	20-19		L2	4-6

Central Division
Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Pyt.Rec	Diff	Home	Away	XInn	1Run	M#	Streak	Last10
Kansas City Royals	59	43	.578	-	56-46	3	25-22	34-21	8-4	18-11	58	W5	7-3
Toronto Blue Jays	58	46	.558	2.0	52-52	6	27-24	31-22	7-2	18-13		L4	2-8
Minnesota Twins	55	50	.524	5.5	59-46	-4	26-31	29-19	4-6	13-14		W3	5-5
Cleveland Indians	52	52	.500	8.0	51-53	1	32-30	20-22	7-7	23-18		L1	6-4
Chicago (A) White Sox	45	59	.433	15.0	53-51	-8	23-29	22-30	5-3	13-15		L1	4-6
Detroit Tigers	40	65	.381	20.5	43-62	-3	20-32	20-33	4-9	9-22		L1	6-4

Western Division
Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Pyt.Rec	Diff	Home	Away	XInn	1Run	M#	Streak	Last10
Los Angeles (A) Angels	63	43	.594	-	55-51	8	34-22	29-21	8-8	21-15	55	W1	4-6
Seattle Mariners	60	45	.571	2.5	60-45	0	29-23	31-22	6-6	14-16		L1	5-5
Oakland Athletics	55	51	.519	8.0	56-50	-1	26-28	29-23	9-6	17-13		L4	3-7
Vancouver Marmots	49	56	.467	13.5	46-59	3	24-29	25-27	6-7	13-17		W1	3-7
Texas Rangers	44	60	.423	18.0	42-62	2	28-26	16-34	11-7	20-21		W4	9-1

National League Standings

Eastern Division
Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Pyt.Rec	Diff	Home	Away	XInn	1Run	M#	Streak	Last10
Florida Marlins	65	38	.631	-	62-41	3	38-17	27-21	5-1	21-12	56	W5	9-1
New York (N) Mets	63	42	.600	3.0	63-42	0	30-19	33-23	1-3	17-16		L1	7-3
Atlanta Braves	54	50	.519	11.5	49-55	5	32-22	22-28	3-4	17-15		W1	6-4
Pittsburgh Pirates	48	58	.453	18.5	51-55	-3	25-22	23-36	3-7	12-13		L6	2-8
Charlotte Crusaders	46	58	.442	19.5	46-58	0	27-29	19-29	7-3	16-17		W1	4-6
Philadelphia Phillies	37	65	.363	27.5	42-60	-5	20-31	17-34	2-5	12-16		L1	6-4

Central Division
Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Pyt.Rec	Diff	Home	Away	XInn	1Run	M#	Streak	Last10
Milwaukee Brewers	75	29	.721	-	70-34	5	39-10	36-19	4-4	23-8	43	W1	5-5
Cincinnati Reds	58	45	.563	16.5	54-49	4	28-25	30-20	10-5	18-9		W1	6-4
St. Louis Cardinals	55	50	.524	20.5	54-51	1	30-26	25-24	5-4	16-12		W2	6-4
Chicago (N) Cubs	53	52	.505	22.5	57-48	-4	28-19	25-33	9-4	15-19		W8	8-2
Houston Astros	46	58	.442	29.0	50-54	-4	26-29	20-29	4-3	13-23		L4	2-8
Buffalo Blizzards	42	61	.408	32.5	43-60	-1	26-32	16-29	6-11	11-21		W1	7-3

Western Division
Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Pyt.Rec	Diff	Home	Away	XInn	1Run	M#	Streak	Last10
Los Angeles (N) Dodgers	53	50	.515	-	54-49	-1	26-19	27-31	5-3	12-18	58	W4	5-5
San Diego Padres	52	52	.500	1.5	53-51	-1	26-23	26-29	3-6	11-17		L1	6-4
San Francisco Giants	52	52	.500	1.5	49-55	3	32-21	20-31	4-8	25-15		L5	3-7
Colorado Rockies	49	56	.467	5.0	46-59	3	30-25	19-31	4-6	12-18		W1	3-7
Boise Bluebirds	48	56	.462	5.5	55-49	-7	22-29	26-27	5-7	15-19		L6	1-9
Arizona Diamondbacks	45	59	.433	8.5	49-55	-4	26-27	19-32	2-7	11-19		W1	4-6

Milwaukee Brewers Batting Stats after July 2011

Name	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	TB	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Ryan Braun LF	101	407	75	129	21	4	24	75	230	32	91	8	3	.317	.365	.565	.930
Prince Fielder 1B	98	377	83	115	21	3	28	95	226	46	73	5	1	.305	.381	.599	.980
Justin Upton CF	96	345	61	99	18	4	12	40	161	44	43	7	7	.287	.367	.467	.833
Rickie Weeks 2B	95	340	66	106	20	4	19	63	191	44	64	10	9	.312	.394	.562	.956
Brent Clevlen RF	99	306	49	89	17	1	11	45	141	33	67	0	1	.291	.363	.461	.824
Mat Gamel 3B	90	271	46	88	15	0	12	51	139	28	32	0	0	.325	.389	.513	.902
Orlando Hudson SS	86	234	41	52	15	3	3	17	82	31	35	10	1	.222	.311	.350	.661
Mark Reynolds 3B	88	230	28	57	11	2	11	54	105	20	48	0	0	.248	.311	.457	.768
John Buck C	65	201	28	51	8	0	8	28	83	23	42	0	0	.254	.332	.413	.745
Kenji Johjima C	49	143	19	34	3	0	8	22	61	11	21	0	0	.238	.293	.427	.720
Daniel Perales RF	68	123	18	30	5	1	3	26	46	8	25	2	0	.244	.290	.374	.664
Ryan Freel 2B	76	121	19	27	11	1	1	13	43	19	23	6	1	.223	.331	.355	.686
Cesar Izturis SS	40	113	18	26	6	0	0	7	32	12	15	3	1	.230	.299	.283	.582
Lorenzo Cain RF	32	110	22	38	10	2	3	17	61	11	22	3	0	.345	.398	.555	.953
David Bush SP	19	54	7	10	4	0	0	4	14	2	11	0	0	.185	.207	.259	.466
Brandon Webb SP	21	51	5	8	1	0	0	4	9	3	12	0	0	.157	.200	.176	.376
Manny Parra SP	22	48	4	9	1	0	2	7	16	3	7	0	0	.188	.235	.333	.569
Carlos Villanueva SP	21	48	7	11	4	0	0	6	15	1	1	0	0	.229	.235	.313	.548
António Cuarenta C	11	33	4	7	2	1	0	3	11	3	6	0	0	.212	.297	.333	.631

Milwaukee Brewers Pitching Stats after June 2011

Name	W	L	SV	ERA	G	GS	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	WHIP	OAVG	BABIP
Frank Francisco MR	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	1.1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0.75	.200	.250
Iván González CL	0	1	30	1.59	35	0	34.0	22	6	6	3	4	28	0.76	.179	.207
Bryce Cox MR	1	0	0	2.12	14	0	17.0	13	4	4	3	1	19	0.82	.200	.233
Brandon Webb SP	14	2	0	2.48	21	21	152.2	140	46	42	6	40	110	1.18	.242	.289
David Bush SP	12	1	0	2.70	19	19	146.2	121	47	44	18	26	90	1.00	.219	.232
Jorge Fanego MR	1	3	1	2.86	34	0	22.0	18	8	7	1	8	25	1.18	.220	.304
Christopher Armstrong MR	3	0	0	3.30	29	0	30.0	23	13	11	5	15	26	1.27	.213	.234
Charles Hill SP	1	2	0	3.44	3	3	18.1	18	7	7	1	11	15	1.58	.257	.315
Erik Bedard SP	9	2	0	3.71	14	14	94.2	99	45	39	15	31	63	1.37	.270	.292
Manny Parra SP	14	3	0	3.78	22	22	147.2	137	69	62	17	50	107	1.27	.247	.278
Ian Snell SP	3	1	0	3.88	19	4	55.2	61	27	24	2	18	52	1.42	.284	.366
Jesús Díaz MR	3	3	1	4.60	34	0	29.1	32	16	15	1	11	27	1.47	.269	.341
Carlos Villanueva SP	10	9	0	5.00	21	21	136.2	159	94	76	20	43	121	1.48	.288	.337
Kevin Gregg MR	0	0	0	5.11	11	0	12.1	16	8	7	2	8	12	1.95	.302	.359
Jeremy Accardo CL	4	2	1	5.79	33	0	37.1	43	25	24	7	13	21	1.50	.281	.288

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August 2011 - Milwaukee Brewers
Manager and GM Fritsche

1st August 2011


We continue to play very average baseball. During the second White Sox game we commited three errors and allowed 10 runs in the first two innings. 2010 CY Young winner Carlos Villanueva might be headed to the bullpen once Dave Bush is activated from the DL. Another candidate might be rookie Charles Hill, who might get more time at AAA. Now more Chicago stuff.


Injury Report:

Milwaukee:
SP D. Bush (1 day)

Chicago:
SP J. Samardzija (3 weeks)
1B A. LaRoche (4 months)


Game # 105 – Chicago (N) [53-52] (A. Guzman 6-11, 4.95 ERA) at Milwaukee [75-29] (C. Hill 1-2, 3.44 ERA)

Chicago:

RF Drew Rundle (.297, 14 HR, 33 RBI, 2 SB)
C J.R. House (.268, 10 HR, 48 RBI, 2 SB)
CF Felix Pie (.303, 18 HR, 56 RBI, 16 SB)
3B Aramis Ramirez (.296, 35 HR, 103 RBI, 2 SB)
2B Alfonso Soriano (.233, 17 HR, 56 RBI, 16 SB)
1B Scott Moore (.266, 16 HR, 48 RBI, 4 SB)
LF Angel Pagan (.241, 1 HR, 21 RBI, 5 SB)
SS Dylan Johnston (.341, 0 HR, 15 RBI)

Milwaukee:

CF Justin Upton (.287, 12 HR, 40 RBI, 8 SB)
3B Mat Gamel (.325, 12 HR, 51 RBI)
LF Ryan Braun (.317, 24 HR, 75 RBI, 8 SB)
1B Prince Fielder (.305, 28 HR, 95 RBI, 5 SB)
2B Rickie Weeks (.312, 19 HR, 63 RBI, 10 SB)
RF Brent Clevlen (.291, 11 HR, 45 RBI)
SS Orlando Hudson (.222, 3 HR, 18 RBI, 10 SB)
C António Cuarenta (.212, 0 HR, 3 RBI)

Chicago at Milwaukee: 3-0

W: A. Guzman (7-11); L: C. Hill (1-3)
H: H. Kuo (10)
SV: B. Howry (13)
HR: A. Soriano 2 (19) / -
CS: - / R. Freel (2)
E: D. Johnston (8), A. Soriano (5), N. Samson (6) / B. Clevlen (6)
PoG: A. Guzman - 7.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 9 K
Time: 2:32
Attendance: 45050


Elsewhere:

The Angels CF Gary "Little Sarge" Matthews (.330, 12 HR, 41 RBI) gets the cycle in 6-5 loss against the Phillies.


Reliever Ángel Tapía goes back to Nashville without having pitched in the big leagues as we call up Dave Bush from the DL. Carlos Villanueva is degraded to spot starter as Charles Hill and Ian Snell are doing well in the rotation.

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August 2011 - Milwaukee Brewers
Manager and GM Fritsche

2nd August 2011


Game # 106 – Chicago (N) [54-52] (R. Wells 5-8, 5.05 ERA) at Milwaukee [75-30] (B. Webb 14-2, 2.48 ERA)

SS O. Hudson - CF L. Cain - LF R. Braun - 1B P. Fielder - 2B R. Weeks - 3B M. Gamel - RF D. Perales - C A. Cuarenta

Chicago at Milwaukee: 7-6

W: H. Kuo (4-0); L: B. Cox (1-1)
SV: J. Crain (11)
HR: A. Ramirez (36) / -
SB: - / L. Cain 2 (5), O. Hudson 2 (12)
CS: S. Moore (7) / -
E: - / M. Gamel (6)
PoG: J. House - 3/5, 3 R, 1 RBI
Time: 3:26
Attendance: 44962


Elsewhere:

Texas needed less than a week to fall in love with our former reliever Jeremy Accardo (0-1-1, 18.00 ERA) and gave him a 1-year contract worth $4,580,000. Accardo's Texas stats so far: 1.0 IP, 4 H, 0 BB, 1 K, 2 ER

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August 2011 - Milwaukee Brewers
Manager and GM Fritsche

3rd August 2011


Game # 107 – Chicago (N) [55-52] (L. Gibbons 7-8, 3.48 ERA) at Milwaukee [75-31] (D. Bush 12-1, 2.70 ERA)

2B R. Freel - 3B M. Gamel - LF R. Braun - 1B P. Fielder - RF B. Clevlen - CF D. Perales - SS O. Hudson - C A. Cuarenta

Chicago at Milwaukee: 1-3

W: D. Bush (13-1); L: L. Gibbons (7-9)
H: J. Fanego (17)
SV: I. González (31)
HR: A. Casanova (2) / -
SB: C. Gillespie (13) / -
E: A. Ramirez (12) / -
PoG: D. Bush - 8.0 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
Time: 2:29
Attendance: 45221