04/13/05 - Pirates (Fogg) @ Brewers (Capuano), 12:05 PM CT

[batman]

Happiness.

 

FINALLY.

 

~Bill

[bucksman4]

That's alright...Damian did the job. Did someone besides Lee actually get a hit with a runner in scoring position??? Wow. GO CREW!!!!

[EdgarDiazRocks]

I feel bad for the Lanky One, but hey . . . .

 

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[SlideBernieSlide]

So who'll pitch the 9th? JDLR or Lurch?

 

Rick White is my new favorite Brewer

[bigjase]

and TWO hits with runners in scoring position. THAT is beautiful.

[brewers4eric]

There seems to be a standard scouting report on Jenkins. They bust him up and in or low and away. At least I won't be embarassed to wear my Jenkins jersey this Saturdy.

[TrueBrew]

JDLR might lead the team in wins this year if he keeps it up...the boys seem to like scoring for him

[950opsLHcatcher]

Well, crap.

 

C'mon, Mikey.

[squarepusher]

always nice to take the rubber match of the series.

[clancyphile]

Brewers win.

 

Mike did good enough.

[Loopee]

Put special sauce on this one! Brewers win 6-2!

[bucksman4]

Game. Set. Match.

 

Nice W for the Crew...Enjoy the off-day tomorrow and come ready to beat up on the Red Birds this weekend!!!

[EdgarDiazRocks]

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[SlideBernieSlide]

Hats off to Brady Clark (3-4), El Caballo (big GW RBI double), Nintendo (Dong and very nice bunt) and of course the bullpen (4 scoreless innings of relief).

 

Good to finally start being able to beat the Pirates!

[thermalnoise]

Okay I have to ask: Where did "Nintendo" come from?

 

I'm glad for the win. Bit disappointed in some of the performances, but we take the bad with the good.

[brewmann04]

nice job by the staff today and clark and Lee and Miller did a nice job at the Plate.

 

It early but isn"t it nice to have a catcher that can hit.

 

oh did the pitch hitters off the bench get any hits today

[950opsLHcatcher]

It's nice that the team can play like crap for more than half the game and still win. It's a good feeling.

[SlideBernieSlide]

For those heading to the Stadium this weekend, some decent pitching match-ups!

 

 

Friday Night: Jeff Suppan (0-1, 11.25) vs. Ben Sheets (1-1, 3.86)

Saturday Afternoon: Chris Carpenter (1-1, 7.84) vs. Doug Davis (2-0, 2.77)

Sunday Afternoon: Jason Marquis (0-0, 1.46) vs. Victor Santos (0-0, 3.60)

[brewmann04]

If Braynan and Overbay can bunt why not Jenks

[homer]

I'm knocking on wood as I type this, but can we give an early season shout out to the pen? Outside of Phelps one crappy outing, they've been more than adequate.

[OhioBrew]

OFFENSE! I love it. 5-3 is an awesome start.

[dixieflatline]

Another great day for the bullpen. Maddux and especially Bill Castro deserve a lot of credit so far. In the offseason I know I was concerned about the pen and it as been terrific.

[scoop53714]

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Outside of Phelps one crappy outing, they've been more than adequate.

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If by that you mean "unbelievably friggen awesome" I would agree. I dont think there could be a better statistical bullpen in baseball at this point. Let the stats roll in on that, but I would give the pen an A+ for the first 8 games.

[squarepusher]

 PITTSBURGH (2) VS MILWAUKEE (6) - FINAL PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg M Lawton rf 5 0 2 0 0 1 2 .270 J Wilson ss 5 1 0 0 0 0 5 .182 J Bay cf 5 0 3 1 0 1 2 .308 C Wilson lf 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .310 R Mackowiak 2b-3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .333 D Ward 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .100 T Wigginton 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .182 M Gonzalez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 D Ross c 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .333 J Fogg p 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 .250 R White p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 F Sanchez 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .313 Totals 37 2 12 2 2 5 20 BATTING: 2B - J Bay (2, C Capuano); M Lawton (3, M Adams). RBI - J Bay (2), R Mackowiak (1). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Ward 1, J Wilson 1, C Wilson 1, J Bay 2. GIDP - R Mackowiak, D Ward. Team LOB - 10. FIELDING: Outfield assists - C Wilson (D Miller at 2nd base). DP: 1 (R Mackowiak-J Wilson-D Ward). MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg B Clark cf 4 1 3 0 0 1 0 .333 J Spivey 2b 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .297 L Overbay 1b 3 2 2 1 1 0 2 .276 C Lee lf 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .303 G Jenkins rf 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .200 D Miller c 4 0 2 2 0 1 0 .400 R Branyan 3b 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .308 B Hall ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .111 C Capuano p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 a-W Helms ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 W Obermueller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 b-C Magruder ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 J De La Rosa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 M Adams p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 6 9 6 2 7 8 a-struck out swinging for C Capuano in the 5th; b-struck out looking for W Obermueller in the 7th. BATTING: 2B - B Clark (1, J Fogg); C Lee (4, M Gonzalez). HR - G Jenkins (1, 4th inning off J Fogg 0 on, 1 Out), L Overbay (2, 6th inning off J Fogg 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - G Jenkins (2), L Overbay (6), C Lee 2 (<img src=http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/glasses.gif ALT="8)"> , D Miller 2 (3). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Spivey 1. GIDP - L Overbay. Team LOB - 4. FIELDING: DP: 2 (L Overbay-B Hall-L Overbay, J Spivey-B Hall-L Overbay). ---------------------------------------------------- PITTSBURGH - 002 000 000 -- 2 MILWAUKEE - 000 101 04x -- 6 ---------------------------------------------------- PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era J Fogg 7 5 2 2 2 6 2 2.02 R White (L, 0-2) 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 12.27 M Gonzalez 1 3 2 2 0 1 0 7.20 MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era C Capuano 5 7 2 2 2 3 0 4.35 W Obermueller 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 J De La Rosa (W, 2-0) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 M Adams 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 R White pitched to 2 batters in the 8th. Pitches-strikes: J Fogg 107-62; R White 5-3; M Gonzalez 23-14; C Capuano 96-57; W Obermueller 36-24; J De La Rosa 6-4; M Adams 17-12. Ground balls-fly balls: J Fogg 4-11; R White 1-0; M Gonzalez 0-1; C Capuano 6-6; W Obermueller 1-3; J De La Rosa 2-1; M Adams 1-2. Batters faced: J Fogg 27; R White 2; M Gonzalez 5; C Capuano 23; W Obermueller 8; J De La Rosa 3; M Adams 5. UMPIRES: HP--Mark Carlson. 1B--Brian Gorman. 2B--Mike Dimuro. 3B--Tom Hallion. T--2:43. Att--11,021. Weather: INDOORS 

[bork]

The bullpen has an ERA of 1.63 through 8 games.