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collegesportsfanms · 01-14-2015, 09:12 PM

Consolation Bracket Game 8

(4) Milwaukee @ (12) Houston

Pitching Match-Up

Yovani Gallardo (MIL) vs. Runelvys Hernandez (HOU)

Pregame

Milwaukee won their first game 12-6 and the bats came to life. Houston won their first game 5-3, relying on pitching. This will be an interesting match-up of NL Central opponents. Well, at the time Houston was in the NL Central, as we know, now they are in the AL West. The Astros were a decent team in 2008, but Milwaukee had more star power. The pitching match-up definitely favors Milwaukee. Even though Gallardo only made 4 starts in the 2008 season, his 1.88 ERA gives him an incredible 79 control rating, while Hernandez has just a 30 control rating, as he had an 8.38 ERA in his 4 starts. However, as we know, anything can happen with the roll of the dice.

Game Report

This game went the way I thought it would for the first 5 innings, as Milwaukee starter Yovani Gallardo had a no-hitter going through the first 5 innings. Houston got to him in the sixth inning however, as they hit 2 homers accounting for 3 runs. Milwaukee still led going to the bottom of the 8th, and Gallardo was finally replaced with 1 out in the 8th. Seth McClung came in with a runner on first and promptly gave up a double to Carlos Lee. Milwaukee right fielder Corey Hart misplayed the ball, and not only did the runner at second score, but so did Lee. This led to a bit of a meltdown as McClung gave up another run, and by the time the damage was done, Houston came all the way back from a 4-0 deficit to win 6-4, wasting the good effort by Gallardo. Nobody feels worse than Hart does, as it was the only error of the game, but it led to the game winning run for the Astros. Neither team really pounded the cover off the ball, as both teams had 7 hits each. Walks were a problem however. The teams combined for 12 base on balls in the game. So Houston, with their comeback victory, will travel to San Diego for an undefeated bracket semifinal. Milwaukee will have to recover from this loss as they will take on the winner of the Pittsburgh/New York Mets game in the 1 loss bracket. More than likely it will be the Mets, but who knows?

WP: Doug Brocail (HOU)
LP: Seth McClung (MIL)

Players of the Game

Milwaukee- SS J.J. Hardy (2-4, 2 RBI)
Houston- 1B Lance Berkman (2-3, 1 BB, 1 HR, 1 RBI)

Scoring Summary

Top 1st- 2 out, Mike Cameron walks, scoring Russell Branyan (1-0 MIL)
J.J. Hardy singles, scoring Prince Fielder and Ryan Braun (3-0 MIL)

Top 6th- 0 out, Rickie Weeks flies out to deep right field, scoring Hardy (4-0 MIL)

Bot 6th- 0 out, Miguel Tejada homers, scoring Michael Bourn and Tejada (4-2 MIL)
1 out, Lance Berkman homers, scoring Berkman (4-3 MIL)

Bot 8th- 1 out, Carlos Lee doubles, scoring Tejada, followed by a Corey Hart error allowing Lee to score (5-4 HOU)
2 out, Humberto Quintero walks, scoring Berkman (6-4 HOU)

01-14-2015, 09:12 PM	#70
collegesportsfanms Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2004	Consolation Bracket Game 8 (4) Milwaukee @ (12) Houston Pitching Match-Up Yovani Gallardo (MIL) vs. Runelvys Hernandez (HOU) Pregame Milwaukee won their first game 12-6 and the bats came to life. Houston won their first game 5-3, relying on pitching. This will be an interesting match-up of NL Central opponents. Well, at the time Houston was in the NL Central, as we know, now they are in the AL West. The Astros were a decent team in 2008, but Milwaukee had more star power. The pitching match-up definitely favors Milwaukee. Even though Gallardo only made 4 starts in the 2008 season, his 1.88 ERA gives him an incredible 79 control rating, while Hernandez has just a 30 control rating, as he had an 8.38 ERA in his 4 starts. However, as we know, anything can happen with the roll of the dice. Game Report This game went the way I thought it would for the first 5 innings, as Milwaukee starter Yovani Gallardo had a no-hitter going through the first 5 innings. Houston got to him in the sixth inning however, as they hit 2 homers accounting for 3 runs. Milwaukee still led going to the bottom of the 8th, and Gallardo was finally replaced with 1 out in the 8th. Seth McClung came in with a runner on first and promptly gave up a double to Carlos Lee. Milwaukee right fielder Corey Hart misplayed the ball, and not only did the runner at second score, but so did Lee. This led to a bit of a meltdown as McClung gave up another run, and by the time the damage was done, Houston came all the way back from a 4-0 deficit to win 6-4, wasting the good effort by Gallardo. Nobody feels worse than Hart does, as it was the only error of the game, but it led to the game winning run for the Astros. Neither team really pounded the cover off the ball, as both teams had 7 hits each. Walks were a problem however. The teams combined for 12 base on balls in the game. So Houston, with their comeback victory, will travel to San Diego for an undefeated bracket semifinal. Milwaukee will have to recover from this loss as they will take on the winner of the Pittsburgh/New York Mets game in the 1 loss bracket. More than likely it will be the Mets, but who knows? WP: Doug Brocail (HOU) LP: Seth McClung (MIL) Players of the Game Milwaukee- SS J.J. Hardy (2-4, 2 RBI) Houston- 1B Lance Berkman (2-3, 1 BB, 1 HR, 1 RBI) Scoring Summary Top 1st- 2 out, Mike Cameron walks, scoring Russell Branyan (1-0 MIL) J.J. Hardy singles, scoring Prince Fielder and Ryan Braun (3-0 MIL) Top 6th- 0 out, Rickie Weeks flies out to deep right field, scoring Hardy (4-0 MIL) Bot 6th- 0 out, Miguel Tejada homers, scoring Michael Bourn and Tejada (4-2 MIL) 1 out, Lance Berkman homers, scoring Berkman (4-3 MIL) Bot 8th- 1 out, Carlos Lee doubles, scoring Tejada, followed by a Corey Hart error allowing Lee to score (5-4 HOU) 2 out, Humberto Quintero walks, scoring Berkman (6-4 HOU) Last edited by collegesportsfanms : 01-17-2015 at 11:21 AM.