Sep 9, 2008 - 9:22 AM
0 shoutsCincinnati (65-79) at Milwaukee (82-62), 8:05 p.m. EDT
MILWAUKEE (Ticker) -- The Milwaukee Brewers have not taken advantage of a long homestand.
Milwaukee looks to change its fortunes when it continues a three-game series with the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday.
The Brewers are just 2-6 on their current 10-game homestand and have fallen 4 1/2 games behind the Chicago Cubs (86-57) in the National League Central Division. Milwaukee's wild card lead over the Philadelphia Phillies (79-65) is down to three games with a four-game series in Philadelphia looming this weekend.
Milwaukee, which is hoping to make the playoffs for the first time since 1982, dropped the first game of the series with Cincinnati in devastating fashion on Monday. The Reds scored three runs in the top of the ninth to pull off a 5-4 victory.
Jeff Suppan (10-8, 4.56 ERA) hopes to turn things around for Milwaukee as he takes the hill. The righthander had his personal five-game winning streak snapped in his last start, allowing five runs - four earned - in 5 1/3 innings against San Diego on Thursday.
Cincinnati will counter with rookie Ramon Ramirez (0-0, 2.70). The 25-year-old righthander threw three perfect innings out of the bullpen on Thursday against Pittsburgh, after allowing three runs over seven innings in his first major league start against San Francisco on August 30.
From the Bleachers
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CINCINNATI: 5
MILWAUKEE: 4
Final/11
Sep 10 12:29 AM -
NL
AT MILWAUKEE - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY BRANDON PHILLIPS SCORED COREY PATTERSON.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B PHILLIPS ON FIRST, J VOTTO ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 5
MILWAUKEE 4 TOP, 11TH
DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: E ENCARNACION (.256, 1-FOR-4, BB, HR, 2 RBI)
Sep 10 12:19 AM -
NL
AT MILWAUKEE - SCORING UPDATE
THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY RAY DURHAM (5) TO RIGHT WITH 1 OUT IN
THE 7TH OFF JARED BURTON SCORED BILL HALL AND JASON KENDALL.
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 4, MILWAUKEE 4
DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: R WEEKS (.229, 0-FOR-2, BB)
Sep 9 10:37 PM -
NL
AT MILWAUKEE - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY JAY BRUCE (17) TO RIGHT WITH 1 OUT IN THE
6TH OFF JEFF SUPPAN.
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 4, MILWAUKEE 1
DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: W CASTILLO (.583, 2-FOR-2)
Sep 9 10:05 PM -
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AT MILWAUKEE - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY EDWIN ENCARNACION (25) TO LEFT WITH 1
OUT IN THE 6TH OFF JEFF SUPPAN SCORED BRANDON PHILLIPS.
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 3, MILWAUKEE 1
DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: J BRUCE (.264, 1-FOR-2)
Sep 9 10:02 PM -
NL
AT MILWAUKEE - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY COREY PATTERSON SCORED WILKIN CASTILLO.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R HANIGAN ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 1
MILWAUKEE 1 TOP, 5TH
DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: J CABRERA (.282, 0-FOR-2)
Sep 9 9:44 PM -
NL
AT MILWAUKEE - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY PRINCE FIELDER SCORED RICKIE WEEKS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, P FIELDER ON FIRST, J HARDY ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 0
MILWAUKEE 1 BOTTOM, 1ST
DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: C HART (.282, 20 HR, 83 RBI)
Sep 9 8:26 PM
