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Brewers hope to recapture early season magic

May 31, 2007 - 2:55 PM Florida (26-27) at Milwaukee (29-24) 8:05 pm EDT

MILWAUKEE (Ticker) - Three weeks ago, the compliments were flying and the Milwaukee Brewers were living large for the first time in years with the best record in baseball. Then they hit the wall.

The Brewers will kick off a four-game series Thursday against the Florida Marlins, hoping to get back on track.

Milwaukee has fallen on hard times after a 24-10 start, losing 14 of its last 19 games. It has lost six straight series after winning 10 of its first 11.

The Brewers send Claudio Vargas (3-1, 4.01 ERA), to the mound, hoping he can snap the slide. In his last outing, a 6-3 loss to San Diego, the righthander allowed four runs and a season-high 10 hits over 5 1/3 innings.

Vargas is 3-3 with a 3.54 ERA in 10 appearances - including seven starts - against the Marlins.

Florida counters with Wes Obermueller (1-3, 5.28), who will be making his first career start against the Brewers. He pitched for Milwaukee from 2003-2005.

On Saturday, the righthander surrendered a season-high seven runs and eight hits in four innings of a 7-2 loss to the New York Mets, his third straight setback.

Florida has won 10 of its last 15 overall and is coming off a road sweep of the Chicago Cubs. It has not been at .500 since May 4.








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    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    FLORIDA 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 6 0
    MILWAUKEE 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 x 4 8 1 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: FLA - WES OBERMUELLER, MATT LINDSTROM (8TH) AND MIGUEL OLIVO
    MIL - CLAUDIO VARGAS, CARLOS VILLANUEVA (7TH),
    FRANCISCO CORDERO (9TH) AND JOHNNY ESTRADA

    HOME RUNS:

    May 31 10:31 PM


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    AT MILWAUKEE - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY J.J. HARDY SCORED COREY HART.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, 0 LEFT ON, 3 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 3
    MILWAUKEE 4 END BOTTOM, 8TH

    Marlins vs. BrewersMay 31 10:24 PM
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    RUWTbot Added 35 roots (Close Finish)

    Marlins vs. BrewersMay 31 10:24 PM


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    AT MILWAUKEE - SCORING UPDATE
    GROUND OUT BY MIGUEL CABRERA SCORED HANLEY RAMIREZ.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 3
    MILWAUKEE 3 TOP, 5TH
    DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: J WILLINGHAM (.275, 0-FOR-2)

    Marlins vs. BrewersMay 31 9:29 PM


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    AT MILWAUKEE - SCORING UPDATE
    TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY PRINCE FIELDER (19) TO RIGHT CENTER
    WITH 1 OUT IN THE 4TH OFF WES OBERMUELLER SCORED J.J. HARDY.
    CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 2, MILWAUKEE 3
    DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: J ESTRADA (.274, 0-FOR-1)

    Marlins vs. BrewersMay 31 9:19 PM


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    AT MILWAUKEE - SCORING UPDATE
    SACRIFICE FLY BY HANLEY RAMIREZ SCORED ALFREDO AMEZAGA.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, D UGGLA ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 2
    MILWAUKEE 1 TOP, 3RD
    DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: M CABRERA (.328, 1-FOR-1, RBI)

    Marlins vs. BrewersMay 31 8:49 PM


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    AT MILWAUKEE - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY J.J. HARDY SCORED COREY HART.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J HARDY ON FIRST, 0 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 1
    MILWAUKEE 1 BOTTOM, 1ST
    DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: R BRAUN (.250, 1 HR, 4 RBI)

    Marlins vs. BrewersMay 31 8:27 PM


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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    FLORIDA 1 1 2 0
    MILWAUKEE 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

    CURRENT PITCHERS: FLA - WES OBERMUELLER
    MIL - CLAUDIO VARGAS

    DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: C HART (.280, 1 HR, 10 RBI)
    J HARDY (.296, 15 HR, 44 RBI)
    R BRAUN (.250, 1 HR, 4 RBI)

    Marlins vs. BrewersMay 31 8:22 PM

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