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Fielder, Brewers continue quest to end postseason drought

Sep 15, 2007 - 2:34 PM Cincinnati (68-79) at Milwaukee (74-72) 7:05 pm EDT

MILWAUKEE (Ticker) - Prince Fielder and the Milwaukee Brewers continue their push for the franchise's first playoff appearance in 25 years on Saturday in the middle game of a three-game series with the Cincinnati Reds.

Fielder tied the franchise record with his 45th home run on Friday, but ace Ben Sheets was roughed up for four first-inning runs in a 6-5 loss.

A prime candidate for the National League MVP, Fielder has six homers in September and is doing his best to help the Brewers reach the postseason for the first time since they won the American League East in 1982.

Milwaukee, which has the second-best home record in the NL at 45-27, trails the Chicago Cubs (74-72) by 1 1/2 games in the NL Central.

Jeff Suppan (9-11, 4.74 ERA) was signed in the offseason for this time of the year. The righthander won a World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals last season and has big game experience. However, he has just one win in his last 10 starts.

Meanwhile, Cincinnati has won four straight and is looking to play the spoiler.

Kirk Saarloos (1-4, 7.39) makes a spot start for the Reds in place of struggling rookie Phil Dumatrait. Saarloos, who has not started since May 27, was recalled from Class AAA Louisville on September 4.








  • NL
    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    CINCINNATI 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 8 1
    MILWAUKEE 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 x 5 10 2 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: CIN - KIRK SAARLOOS, JON COUTLANGUS (5TH), TODD COFFEY (5TH), MARCUS
    MCBETH (6TH), MIKE STANTON (7TH), MIKE GOSLING (8TH) AND DAVID
    ROSS, JAVIER VALENTIN (8TH)
    MIL

    Sep 15 10:20 PM


  • NL
    AT MILWAUKEE - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY J.J. HARDY (25) TO LEFT CENTER WITH 1 OUT
    IN THE 8TH OFF MIKE GOSLING.
    CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 3, MILWAUKEE 5
    DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: L NIX (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)

    Reds vs. BrewersSep 15 10:04 PM


  • NL
    AT MILWAUKEE - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY BRANDON PHILLIPS SCORED NORRIS HOPPER.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, B PHILLIPS ON FIRST, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 3
    MILWAUKEE 4 TOP, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: A DUNN (.269, 2-FOR-2, BB)

    Reds vs. BrewersSep 15 9:25 PM


  • NL
    AT MILWAUKEE - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY NORRIS HOPPER SCORED BUCK COATS.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, N HOPPER ON SECOND, 0 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 2
    MILWAUKEE 4 TOP, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: J KEPPINGER (.333, 1-FOR-3)

    Reds vs. BrewersSep 15 9:13 PM


  • NL
    AT MILWAUKEE - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY DAMIAN MILLER SCORED PRINCE FIELDER.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, D MILLER ON FIRST, C HART ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 1
    MILWAUKEE 4 BOTTOM, 5TH
    DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: J HARDY (.273, 1-FOR-2)

    Reds vs. BrewersSep 15 8:47 PM


  • NL
    AT MILWAUKEE - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY PRINCE FIELDER (46) TO RIGHT WITH 0 OUT IN
    THE 3RD OFF KIRK SAARLOOS.
    CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 1, MILWAUKEE 3
    DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: C HART (.297, 0-FOR-1)

    Reds vs. BrewersSep 15 7:53 PM


  • NL
    AT MILWAUKEE - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY JOEY VOTTO SCORED ADAM DUNN.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J VOTTO ON FIRST, E ENCARNACION ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 1
    MILWAUKEE 2 TOP, 2ND
    DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: D ROSS (.202, 16 HR, 36 RBI)

    Reds vs. BrewersSep 15 7:35 PM


  • NL
    AT MILWAUKEE - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY GEOFF JENKINS SCORED RYAN BRAUN.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, G JENKINS ON FIRST, C HART ON SECOND, P
    FIELDER ON THIRD, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 0
    MILWAUKEE 2 BOTTOM, 1ST
    DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: D MILLER (.245, 4 HR, 20 RBI)

    Reds vs. BrewersSep 15 7:20 PM


  • NL
    AT MILWAUKEE - SCORING UPDATE
    FIELDER'S CHOICE BY RYAN BRAUN SCORED RICKIE WEEKS.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R BRAUN ON FIRST, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 0
    MILWAUKEE 1 BOTTOM, 1ST
    DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: P FIELDER (.290, 45 HR, 108 RBI)

    Reds vs. BrewersSep 15 7:17 PM

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