8/17/08 Brewers (Suppan) at Dodgers (Kershaw): 3:10 PM CDT

[wibadgers23]

Jeff Suppan (8-7, 4.56 ERA, 52 BB/68 SO)

http://yogibrewer.mlblogs.com/my_weblog/images/hotsoup.jpg

Previous Starts:

DATE	OPP	RESULT	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	GB	FB	TBF	#Pit	Dec.	Rel.	ERA
8/12	@SD	W 5-2	8.0	4	2	2	2	2	3	7	14	30	98	W(8-7)	--	4.56
8/6	@CIN	W 6-3	7.0	7	3	3	1	0	3	17	6	28	92	W(7-7)	--	4.70
8/1	@ATL	W 9-0	7.0	5	0	0	0	3	1	14	6	28	100	W(6-7)	--	4.75
7/27	HOU	L 6-11	6.0	11	8	8	2	1	3	11	6	28	91	L(5-7)	--	5.04
7/22	@STL	W 4-3	7.0	8	3	3	1	2	3	9	9	31	93	--	--	4.65
7/6	PIT	W 11-6	3.0	5	6	6	2	2	2	1	5	16	75	--	--	4.71
7/1	@ARI	W 8-6	5.0	9	5	5	1	2	0	10	8	25	76	W(5-6)	--	4.30
6/25	@ATL	L 2-4	6.0	9	4	4	0	1	5	13	6	27	94	L(4-6)	--	4.05
6/20	BAL	L 5-8	1.2	7	6	3	0	2	1	3	2	15	55	L(4-5)	--	3.92
6/14	MIN	L 4-9	7.0	7	2	2	0	1	5	9	6	27	96	--	--	3.68

Versus

 

Clayton Kershaw (2-3, 3.78 ERA, 35 BB/58 SO)

http://losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com/images/2008/03/06/kUSVezv3.jpg

Previous Starts:

DATE	OPP	RESULT	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	GB	FB	TBF	#Pit	Dec.	Rel.	ERA
8/12	PHI	W 4-3	6.0	6	3	3	1	2	8	6	8	26	100	--	--	3.78
8/7	@STL	W 4-1	7.0	3	1	1	0	4	7	9	3	27	109	W(2-3)	--	3.71
8/1	ARI	L 1-2	6.0	4	0	0	0	1	3	12	4	23	89	--	--	4.02
7/27	WAS	W 2-0	6.0	4	0	0	0	1	5	8	4	22	86	W(1-3)	--	4.53
7/22	@COL	L 1-10	3.0	10	5	5	1	3	2	8	2	21	75	L(0-3)	--	5.18
7/1	@HOU	W 7-6	5.2	6	3	3	0	2	4	10	6	24	90	--	--	4.42
6/26	CWS	L 0-2	4.0	6	2	2	0	4	3	7	2	21	69	L(0-2)	--	4.36
6/20	CLE	L 4-6	5.0	4	4	4	1	3	5	2	7	21	85	--	--	4.34
6/15	@DET	L 4-5	4.0	2	0	0	0	2	2	7	3	15	65	--	--	3.75
6/10	@SD	W 7-2	5.1	6	2	2	0	4	5	5	5	25	92	--	--	4.50

N.L. Central Standings:

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road	East	Cent.	West	L10	Strk
Chi. Cubs	75	48	.610	-	45-17	30-31	13-7	33-22	23-10	8-2	L 1
Milwaukee (35)	71	53	.573	4½	36-23	35-30	16-12	30-23	18-10	8-2	W 1
St. Louis (32)	70	56	.556	6½	33-28	37-28	18-12	28-26	17-10	6-4	W 4
Houston (27)	62	61	.504	13	33-28	29-33	13-9	26-28	16-13	8-2	L 2
Pittsburgh (20)	55	68	.447	20	33-30	22-38	14-16	25-29	10-14	4-6	L 3
Cincinnati (18)	54	70	.435	21½	31-33	23-37	18-17	18-32	9-15	2-8	L 2

Wild Card Race:

Team	W	L	PCT	GB
Milwaukee	71	53	.573	-
St. Louis	70	56	.556	2
Philadelphia	65	58	.528	5½
Florida	64	60	.516	7
L.A. Dodgers	63	60	.512	7½
Houston	62	61	.504	8½
Atlanta	56	67	.455	14½
Colorado	56	69	.448	15½
Pittsburgh	55	68	.447	15½
Cincinnati	54	70	.435	17
San Francisco	51	71	.418	19
San Diego	48	75	.390	22½
Washington	44	80	.355	27

[SoCal Brew Crew Fan]

We'll have some solid Brewer support out at Chavez Ravine today. The local Badger alumni club will have a group of 150ish sitting out by the Brewer bullpen. I finally made it back from an ill timed vacation a day early so I can get out there tomorrow as well!!! I'll be there in the old powder blue Yount jersey near the Brewer dugout. GO BREWERS!!!

[hawing]

Have fun, SoCal and contingent!

 

I'd really like to see August/September Soup today. Why not try for a 4-2 road trip?

[razzzorsharp]

At worst it's a 3-3 West Coast Road trip, that is sweet music to my ears.

[RobDeer 45]

Yes, survival out there is key. Good work boys, and lets shoot for a winning west coast trip. Go Brewers!

[JohnA17]

Looks like a tall order today with the young phenom coming on and Suppan overdue to get shellacked. But this team has been remarkably resilient so I won't count him out. Boy it would be big to get out of this trip 4-2, they are all big now but with the Cards coming on the Crew needs to keep rolling and a win today would give them momentum going home.

[jeffh]

I hope Braun is in the starting lineup today.

[brewizard]

Braun will be there with bells on.

 

The question is will Hardy be there? Or will Craig.C play short as Billy Hall makes a rare appearance at 3rd? And what about Rickie? Only time will tell...

[trwi7]

I doubt Counsell is in there against a lefty.

 

My lineup prediction

 

Weeks

Hardy

Braun

Fielder

Hart

Hall

Cameron

Rivera!

Suppan

[crossface21]

I don't know if I'm just an idiot or what, but what do the numbers in parenthesis mean next to the team name in the NL Central standings?

[And That]

The numbers are elimination numbers for the division championship, the reverse of magic numbers.

[bullox]

Basically the 35 next to Milwaukee means that any combination of Brewers losses and Cubs wins equaling 35 will make the Brewers unable to win the division.

[GormanHarvey]

Anyone seen a lineup???

[ELCABALLO45]

They still have not released the line ups yet, Ned and Joe must be still at Starbucks enjoying a cup.

[ELCABALLO45]

The Marlins defense has given the Cubs the game, neat.

[GormanHarvey]

The Marlins defense has given the Cubs the game, neat.

I cannot believe how bad their defense is

[jjgott]

They still have not released the line ups yet, Ned and Joe must be still at Starbucks enjoying a cup.

I believe Torre is all about the wheat grass now!

 

[wibadgers23]

Yeah, the Marlins are fading fast. They strike out way too much and can't play defense.

[ELCABALLO45]

Good schedule making MLB, I know tonight I can't wait to watch

 

Phillies @ Padres tonight on ESPN!

[ELCABALLO45]

Weeks

Hardy

Braun

Fielder

Hart

Hall

Cameron

Kendall

Soup

[Vgmastr]

MLB has nothing to do with scheduling the Sunday night games, ESPN gets to pick what game they want. Why they'd pick Phillies/Padres is beyond me, but blame them.

[pebadger]

Well, both teams were in the playoffs last year, so that may have something to do with it. (Well, a 1 game playoff for SD).

 

ON a completely unrelated front, should we start a pool as to when Mike Rivera gets another start?

[Gobias Industries]

Judging by Braun's wincing during BP and 3 pretty crummy at-bats last night and today, I'd have to say I would have probably started Kapler today.

[trwi7]

Gazpacho

[Yeti73]

What is up with the First inning this series?