7/25/08 Astros (Rodriguez) at Brewers (Parra): 7:05 CDT

[wibadgers23]

Manny Parra (9-2, 3.68 ERA, 87 SO)
http://fantasy411.mlblogs.com/Parra.jpg
Previous Starts:

DATE	OPP	RESULT	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	GB	FB	TBF	#Pit	Dec.	Rel.	ERA
7/20	@SF	W 7-4	7.2	7	2	2	0	2	9	14	2	32	106	W(9-2)	--	3.68
7/11	CIN	L 5-6	6.1	6	5	4	0	1	6	8	4	27	93	--	--	3.78
7/7	COL	L 3-4	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	4	18	--	--	3.65
7/3	@ARI	L 5-6	6.0	4	0	0	0	3	4	9	6	25	100	--	--	3.69
6/28	@MIN	W 5-1	7.0	2	0	0	0	4	6	12	4	27	112	W(8-2)	--	3.95
6/22	BAL	W 7-3	5.0	5	3	3	0	6	1	9	4	24	90	W(7-2)	--	4.29
6/17	TOR	W 7-0	7.0	4	0	0	0	4	5	9	4	28	108	W(6-2)	--	4.22
6/11	@HOU	W 10-6	5.1	10	5	5	3	0	3	8	8	24	84	W(5-2)	--	4.66
6/4	ARI	W 10-1	7.0	4	1	1	0	2	8	7	5	27	101	W(4-2)	--	4.33
5/30	HOU	W 5-1	6.0	4	1	1	0	4	6	3	8	26	87	W(3-2)	--	4.72

Versus

Wandy Rodriguez (5-3, 3.31 ERA, 72 SO)
http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/0f856rF582axz/340x.jpg
Previous Starts:

DATE	OPP	RESULT	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	GB	FB	TBF	#Pit	Dec.	Rel.	ERA
7/19	CHC	W 4-1	6.2	9	1	1	1	0	7	7	11	28	104	W(5-3)	--	3.31
7/12	@WAS	W 6-4	5.1	8	4	4	1	1	1	8	8	23	80	W(4-3)	--	3.48
7/6	@ATL	L 6-7	5.1	7	3	3	1	2	8	5	7	25	107	--	--	3.23
7/1	LAD	L 6-7	5.0	6	5	5	1	4	5	5	8	25	93	--	--	3.08
6/26	TEX	W 7-2	8.0	5	1	1	0	0	9	6	12	30	105	W(3-3)	--	2.58
6/21	@TB	L 3-4	5.2	5	2	2	1	2	6	7	5	23	100	--	--	2.81
6/14	NYY	L 4-8	5.0	6	5	5	1	3	1	9	8	23	88	L(2-3)	--	2.76
6/8	STL	L 4-5	6.2	4	5	0	0	1	7	10	7	28	102	L(2-2)	--	1.99
6/3	@PIT	W 2-0	6.0	5	0	0	0	1	3	2	10	24	91	W(2-1)	--	2.38
5/28	@STL	L 1-6	4.2	6	6	3	0	4	1	9	5	24	93	L(1-1)	--	2.89

N.L. Central Standings:

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road	East	Cent.	West	L10	Strk
Chi. Cubs	60	42	.588	-	38-12	22-30	8-4	23-19	23-10	5-5	W 2
Milwaukee	59	43	.578	1	31-17	28-26	10-11	27-16	15-8	8-2	W 8
St. Louis	57	47	.548	4	30-25	27-22	10-6	25-24	15-9	5-5	L 4
Cincinnati	50	53	.485	10½	30-22	20-31	18-14	14-21	9-12	6-4	W 2
Pittsburgh	48	54	.471	12	30-22	18-32	12-12	23-25	7-8	5-5	W 4
Houston	46	55	.455	13½	24-25	22-30	10-9	17-24	12-11	5-5	L 4

Wild Card Race:

Team	W	L	PCT	GB
Milwaukee	59	43	.578	-
St. Louis	57	47	.548	3
Philadelphia	54	48	.529	5
Florida	53	49	.520	6
Cincinnati	50	53	.485	9½
L.A. Dodgers	49	52	.485	9½
Atlanta	48	53	.475	10½
Pittsburgh	48	54	.471	11
Houston	46	55	.455	12½
Colorado	45	58	.437	14½
San Francisco	43	58	.426	15½
Washington	38	64	.373	21
San Diego	38	65	.369	21½

[hawing]

Welcome home, Milwaukee Brewers. Welcome home. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

[ELCABALLO45]

Dear Brewers,

 

Wow, that was fun.

 

Lets do it again.

 

XOXO

 

ELCABALLO45

[Sheets4theHOF]

I have no words.

 

KEEP IT GOING!!!

[SoCal Brew Crew Fan]

Same thing as Thursday night Brew Crew...Manny keeps it close, we get Wandy's pitch count up and get into that bullpen.

 

The crowd will be deafening tomorrow night. I have chills just thinking about it.

[tigerbrew]

Come on Parra, let's keep on rolling and add pressure on the Cubs.

 

Go Brewers!

[wibadgers23]

http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gifELCABALLO45 wrote:

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Dear Brewers,

 

Wow, that was fun.

 

Lets do it again.

 

XOXO

 

ELCABALLO45

This needs to be a required post until we lose. It seems to be working http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

[crewcrazy]

Miller Park is going to be electric. Even though they'll be playing the last place team in the Central, I have no doubts the crowd will be acting like it's a playoff game.

 

That 27-16 record against the NL Central is awesome.

[Mass Haas]

Please guys, petition management for the blue jerseys -- throw back the throwbacks!

[pitchleague]

the team better get a standing ovation when they take the field.

 

Should be fun to watch.

[ELCABALLO45]

This needs to be a required post until we lose. It seems to be working http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

I was waiting for someone to notice http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

[Mike2k33]

We're not playing the Cubs, we're playing the Astros. Even if they're in last, you cannot overlook them.

[RickieDROPSbombs]

I cant wait until tomorrow. Lets make it 9 in a row boys.

[dlk9s]

We're not playing the Cubs, we're playing the Astros. Even if they're in last, you cannot overlook them.

Exactly. They can still hit well and Wandy is pretty solid.

 

[craigharmann]

2 more games and the L10 column will read 10-0. As it stands, if we can continue 8-2 or 7-3 every 10 games, I'll be ecstatic. I missed the game last night night, due to watching The Dark Knight, but I will definitely not be missing this one! Agreed on the standing O tonight. MP better be loud, and rocking! If anyone in Wisconsin (and any other Brewer fans) didn't notice, we are actually now in a pennant chase. Really. We actually have a chance to be playing in October. Let's enjoy it and have some fun in the process!

[fondybrewfan]

I will say I will be happy with a 5-2 homestand, the Crew is making me a little greedy but I can't bring myself to think the Brewers could go 6-1 or 7-0, winning just isn't this easy. Sooner or later an opposing pitcher will pitch a gem or a Brewers pitcher will throw a stinker (most likely Suppan or Bush).

[RobDeer 45]

Well I don't think you can get much better of a 4 game series then what we just saw. The players and fans are all on cloud 9 right now. Can't wait to see the crazyness of Miller Park when they take the field in the first. It will be special.

[HurricaneBraun]

This whole winning thing is getting old.

[phxMILWfan]

Considering we have Parra, Bush, Suppan going this series I would be thrilled with a 2-1 series. Especially when Parra's only less than great outing in the last ten was against Houston. I keep overlooking this series to the cubs series, hope the team doesn't.

[Menotti80]

trap series for sure. focus on 1 game at a time please. little to no thoughts of the Cubs or free Burgers.

 

We need to focus on continuing our dominance of Wandy at MP. I wish I was going to be there tonight just to listen to the croud. I will give a standing O when they take the field either way.

 

GO CREW!

[JumpinMacFlash]

I'm so excited, and I just can't hide it. I'm about to lose control, and I think I like it.

 

That's right, I went there. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif This is an important series, we need to keep the momentum going for when the Cubs come in.

[wibadgers23]

Not to be greedy, but after the tense series and overall close games with the Cards, it would sure be nice to get a 7-1 victory tonight so my heart rate doesn't go through the roof again.

[GoudaBrew]

Wandy's a different cat on the road...

 

at home: ERA of 2.54

on road: ERA of 4.50

 

Still, he's a mediocre lefty and sometimes our bats don't show up to these games (and sometimes they do, in a big way). Lets score 12!

[datrain711]

we destroy this guy at Miller Park, so lets hope we can jump on him early so we don't have another nailbiter.

 

go crew

[crossface21]

Unfortunetly the Brewers have not faired well in the games I've attended this year. They've lost 7 of the 8 I've been to, including the last 6. I will be in attendance tonight, even though many of the people I'm going with are urging me to stay home. This is the night my losing streak ends!