Scott Kazmirpitched well until the 8th inning when he grooved a slider inside to Cabrera and he belted it deep to left over the big wall. That mad it 4-1.
However the Brewers made it interesting with bases loaded in the 9th, Russell Branyan came to bat and drilled a pitch in the gap in right center. Everyone was coming around to score, and Matt Seanez rounded third base and the cutoff man gunned him down at home. He would have been the tying run and that would have save the Brewers this defeat, however, it was not meant to be. The Brewers face the fins two more times in the series and then head off to Atlanta before the break. They look to get closer to .500. On the hill tomorrow, is Chris Capuano vs. Al Leiter.
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The Brewers gave up 3 runs in the first inning when Chris Capuano was a little shaky to start. It all happened when Luis Castillo had a triple that sparked the crooked letter in the inning. THe Brewers tried to answer with 2 of their own in the 4th. BJ Upton had a 2 RBI double in the left centerfield gap.
The Brewers tried to pull even in the 9th with another late rally, however it again came up short. Brooks Kieschnik led the charge however they couldn't get more than his RBI single that scored Upton. The Brewers went on to the lose the game. They are on the verge of a 3-1 loss in the series if they lose again tomorrow night.
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The Brewers started out the scoring in the second inning with a rally that plated 3. This included RBIs from Joe Mauer, Russell Branyon, and even the pitcher Jorge De La Rosa got into the hitting act with an RBI.
However the Marlins would not go quietly and they answered back int he 4th with a homerun by Luis Castillo. That was soon followed by Carlos Delgado two batters later when he hit his 9th of the season.
The Brewers however were not to be denied and in the 5th they came up with another run which would prove to be the clincher. Lyle Overbay would double in Joe Mauer from first base and the Brewers would grab a 4-2 lead.
The game would not have happened had it not been for the outstanding pitching of Jorge De La Rosa. He pitched 8 complete innings and only allowed 4 hits. 2 of which were Homeruns in the same inning. It was a great performance.
What would a Brewers win be without Jose Capellan would complete his 27th save of the season.
The Brewers not travel to Atlanta where they will face the Braves and former Brewers' closer Dan Kolb. Could come down to late game pitching and the two players that were traded for each other in the off-season.
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This was because of a duel that was taking place between Edwin Jackson of Milwaukee and John Smoltz of Atlanta. Smoltz, the recently converted closer, who hard a great career as a starter earlier in his career was up to his old ways again. He pitched very well striking out 6 and only giving up 7 hits in 7.0 innings of work.
However, he was out done by Edwin Jackson. Jackson went 6.0 innings strong giving up only 4 hits and striking out 6. However, there were a few times that he was in trouble and the bull pen came to his rescue.
The Brewers scored the lone run in the game in the 4th. Carlos Lee had singled to center. The Brewers decided that it was time to try and get something started. So they put Lee in motion with Joe Mauer at the plate with only 1 out. Lee was going and low and behold Smoltz sent a pitch right over the middle of the plate and Mauer drove it to deep left centerfield. It was a gapper. Had Lee not been on the move, he probably wouldn’t have scored. The result was a 1-0 lead.
The Brewers did get out of a few jams in the 7th when Mike Adams got Chipper Jones to ground out to short with runners on 1st and 3rd. Jose Capellan also found himself in a jam. Runners on 1st and 2nd with no one out. He got the ground ball and the infielders turned 2. He then struck out Doonan to win the game.
The Brewers are now on a 2 game winning streak and look to lock up the series win tomorrow. The Brewers are now 41-45. Only 4 games under .500 with 2 games remaining before the All-Star Break.
Ben Sheets took a no-hitter into the 5th inning and gave up a bloop single to Adam LaRoche. The Brewers, however, had given him some support by that time and they gave him plenty. B.J. Upton sent a 2-1 fastball from Braves’ pitcher Mike Hampton into the left field seats for his six home run of the year. That gave Sheets all he would need.
Sheets did give up a HR in the 6th to Johnny Estrada, however, it was plenty. The Brewers went on to win the game by a score of 3-1. Russell Branyan added a HR in the 9th inning to give the Brewers extra padding.
Jose Capellan converted his 29th save of the year. In some tense moments in the 8th inning, Sheets left the game with an inflamed elbow. However, it is not that serious and he will only miss 9 days. This however, is somewhat good news. He now has the all-star break to rest his ailing elbow.
Scott Kazmir (4-7) 4.68 ERA vs. John Thomson(5-3) 3.35 ERA.
Brewers (42-45) vs. Braves (42-46)
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Scott Kamir picked up the victory allowing 3 ER over 7 innings of work. The Brewers had a 4 Run 5th inning which lifted them to the victory after giving up 2 runs in the first.
Capellan picked up the save for his 30th of the year and now leads the league in saves. The Brewers go into the All-Star break relatively healthy and look to speed off in the second half.
Brewers (43-45)
That distinction is held by a rookie in the league. Someone who is taking over for another all-star of the Brewers. In fact he was traded for him in the off-season. Jose Capellan, the major league leader in saves with 30, was the only choice for this years All-Star Game in Detroit for the Brewers.
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Carlos Lee is the lone Brewers' snub. He was leading the league in HR and batting a healthy .282 going into the break with 62RBI, which was good enough for 8th in the league. He is going to prove that he was a snub with his play in the second half.
The all star team was made up of the following players. The National League: C Benito Santiago PIT, 1B Albert Pujols STL, SS Rafael Furcal ATL, 3B Scott Rolan STL, SS Nomar Garciaparra CHC, LF Barry Bonds SF, CF Jim Edmonds STL, RF Bobby Abreu PHI, SP Pedro Martinez NYM, SP Mark Mulder STL, SP Kerry Wood CHC, SP Greg Maddux CHC, SP Brett Tomko SF, RP Braden Looper NYM, RP Jose Mesa PIT, RP Scott Williamson CHC, RP Jose Capellan MIL, 1B Phil Nevin SD, C Michael Barrett CHC, CF J.D. Drew LAD, RF Brian Giles SD, RF Moises Alou SF, 3B David WrightNYM, and 2B Todd Walker CHC.
The American League squad looked like this: C Jason Varitek BOS, 1B Richie Sexson SEA, 2B Bret Boone SEA, 3B Melvin Mora BAL, SS Miguel Tejada BAL, LF Manny Ramirez BOS, CF Vernon Wells TOR, RF Ichiro Suzuki SEA, SP Johan Santana MIN, SP Barry Zito OAK, SP Curt Schilling BOS, SP Ted Lilly TOR, SP Matt Clement BOS, RP Joe Nathan MIN, RP Troy Percival DET, RP B.J. Ryan BAL, RP Lance Carter TB, C Jason Kendall OAK, SS Derek Jeter NYY, CF Johnny Damon BOS, RF Gary Sheffield NYY, 1B David Ortiz BOS, 2B Alfonso Soriano TEX, and 3B Corey Koskie TOR.
The american league won the game 6-1 with Jose Capellan pitching 1.1 innings of scoreless baseball.
BJ Upton .213 3HR 25RBI 21R 20SB 56 hits
Rickie Weeks .233 4HR 12RBI 24R 21SB 68 hits
Lyle Overbay .282 5HR 29RBI 30R 0SB 96 hits
Carlos Lee .281 27HR 62RBI 48R 8SB 92 hits
Geoff Jenkins .296 22HR 46RBI 43R 1SB 99 hits
Joe Mauer .257 7HR 34RBI 38R 4SB 78 hits
Russell Branyan .229 9HR 23RBI 21R 0SB 47 hits
Mark Seanez .252 2HR 10RBI 15R 4SB 26 hits
Damien Miller .251 9HR 16RBI 19R 0SB 45 hits
Jeff Cirillo .232 2HR 9RBI 4R 1SB 22 hits
Matt Erickson .260 1HR 4RBI 6R 0SB 19 hits
Junior Spivey .065 0HR 1RBI 0R 1SB 5 hits
Team .250 91HR 277R 61SB
Ben Sheets 155.0IP 7-8 2.90ERA 52/9
Scott Kazmir 106.2IP 5-7 4.64ERA 58/48
Chris Capuano 114.0IP 7-10 3.68ERA 37/2
Jorge De La Rosa 61.1IP 4-3 2.20ERA 11/1
Edwin Jackson 72.0IP 4-5 5.13ERA 36/21
Matt Wise 12.0IP 0-2 3.00ERA 1/1
Mike Adams 6.1IP 1-0 4.26ERA 3/1
Derrick Turnbow 23.2IP 0-1 4.18ERA 8/1 2 Saves
Travis Phelps 10.1IP 1-0 0.87ERA 3/0
Jeff Bennett 25.0IP 2-2 3.24ERA 13/4
Brooks Kieschnick 8.2IP 0-0 5.19ERA 0/1 Batting .400 1RBI 1R 2 hits
Justin Lehr 12.1IP 0-0 3.65ERA 0/2
Jose Capellan 42.0IP 2-3 30Saves 2.36ERA 17/4
Team 3.51ERA 43-45
However, the Nationals were not going to go away that soon in the game. They came back with a 2 Run 5th Inning which included RBIs from Nick Johnson and Brian Schneider. This however, would be all the offense that the Nationals would generate.
Chris Capuano pitched 7.0 innings giving
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BJ Upton hit a Grand Slam in the 7th Inning to life the Brewers over the Nationals. |
The Brewers however, took the lead in the game in the 7th inning just when Capuano had left the game. Junior Spivey pinch hit for Capuano and singled in a run with the bases loaded. Then up came BJ Upton and knocked a 2-1 pitched out of the park for his first grand slam of the season and his 6th HR. This gave the Brewers a commanding 9-2 lead and the Brewers went on to win by that score.
Brewers (44-45) vs. Nationals (35-54)
Jorge De La Rosa (4-3) 2.20 ERA vs. Tony Armas Jr. (1-4) 8.57 ERA
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