Brewers 5, Pirates 1
Nyjer Morgan tests out his strained hamstring before exiting. (Morry Gash/AP)
By Jenifer Langosch / MLB.com
Relishing the opportunity to foil the Brewers' playoff hopes, the Bucs and starter Zach Duke kept the Brewers on their toes all night. The southpaw turned in a gutsy seven innings, allowing just one run while keeping Milwaukee batters off balance, but the bullpen ultimately cracked in extra frames.
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Milwaukee 5, Pittsburgh 1
Today's Boxes 9/25/08
DET 7, TB 5
STL 12, ARI 3
BOS 6, CLE 1
TOR 8, NYY 2
NYM 7, CHC 6
HOU 8, CIN 6
MIN 7, CWS 6
LAA 6, SEA 4
SD 7, LAD 5
COL 3, SF 1
Standings thru 9/25/08 | Recap: PIT | MIL | Gameday | Pirates stats | Brewers stats
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan , LF1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .294
1-Michaels , PR-LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .225
Sanchez, F , 2B5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .266
McLouth , CF5 0 2 0 0 2 3 .281
LaRoche, Ad , 1B4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .269
Pearce , RF4 1 1 1 0 2 3 .229
LaRoche, An , 3B3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .165
Paulino , C4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .214
Bixler , SS2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .157
a-Mientkiewicz , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .276
Cruz, L , SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211
Duke , P2 0 1 0 1 1 1 .158
Yates , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Grabow , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Wilson, Ja , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
Chavez, J , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 36 1 9 1 3 10 20
BATTING HR : Pearce (3, 4th inning off Gallardo, 0 on, 1 out).TB : Morgan; Michaels; Sanchez, F; McLouth 2; LaRoche, Ad; Pearce 4; Paulino; Duke.RBI : Pearce (14).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Pearce; Mientkiewicz; McLouth.GIDP : Paulino; LaRoche, Ad.Team LOB : 8.FIELDING E : Bixler (8, throw), LaRoche, Ad (8, fielding).DP : 2 (Duke-Sanchez, F, Sanchez, F-LaRoche, Ad).
Milwaukee AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Cameron , CF5 1 1 0 0 3 2 .240
Hall , 3B4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .227
c-Counsell , PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .227
Braun , LF5 1 1 4 0 1 2 .286
Fielder , 1B4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .276
Hardy , SS4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286
Hart, C , RF4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .270
Weeks , 2B4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .234
Kendall , C3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .250
Gallardo , P1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .111
Villanueva , P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .118
Gagne , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Dillon , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .216
Mota , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Shouse , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Torres , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Coffey , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Stetter , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Durham , PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .287
Totals 36 5 9 5 2 7 11
BATTING 2B : Hall (22, Duke).HR : Braun (36, 10th inning off Chavez, J, 3 on, 2 out).TB : Cameron; Hall 3; Braun 4; Fielder 2; Weeks; Kendall 2.RBI : Hall (55), Braun 4 (104).2-out RBI : Hall; Braun 4.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Braun; Weeks.S : Kendall.GIDP : Braun.Team LOB : 5.BASERUNNING CS : Hart, C (7, 2nd base by Duke/Paulino).FIELDING DP : 3 (Hall-Weeks-Fielder, Weeks-Hardy-Fielder, Shouse-Fielder).
IBB : Durham (by Chavez, J).Pitches-strikes : Duke 107-76, Yates 11-9, Grabow 10-7, Chavez, J 24-11, Gallardo 67-40, Villanueva 21-16, Gagne 16-8, Mota 10-9, Shouse 5-4, Torres 13-8, Coffey 8-4, Stetter 6-3.Groundouts-flyouts : Duke 10-7, Yates 0-0, Grabow 1-1, Chavez, J 1-0, Gallardo 2-3, Villanueva 3-2, Gagne 1-1, Mota 1-0, Shouse 0-1, Torres 0-3, Coffey 2-0, Stetter 0-0.Batters faced : Duke 27, Yates 3, Grabow 3, Chavez, J 6, Gallardo 16, Villanueva 7, Gagne 4, Mota 2, Shouse 2, Torres 4, Coffey 3, Stetter 1.Inherited runners-scored : Shouse 1-0, Torres 1-0, Stetter 1-0.Umpires : HP: Eric Cooper. 1B: Angel Hernandez. 2B: Marty Foster. 3B: Derryl Cousins.Weather : 69 degrees, clear.Wind : 7 mph, In from RF.T : 3:06.Att : 40,102.September 25, 2008
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