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7/30/2004 - Brewers (Davis) v. Pirates (Burnett)

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Well Doug Davis will once again, go for the 10th win that no Brewer pitcher has been able to get. The 10th win has been some kind of jinxed number since no Brewer pitcher seems to get it. Sean Burnett has been doing really well in 8 starts since being called up he is 5-2, 2.84 ERA. He has averaged 6.1 innings pitched for every game.

 

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Yesterday's Wrap From milwaukeebrewers.com:

 

Rookie's solid outing soured late

Hendrickson tagged for three runs after five scoreless

By Adam McCalvy / MLB.com

 

MILWAUKEE -- The Brewers' most highly touted pitching prospect made his Miller Park debut, but otherwise it was the same old story.

Hendrickson lost for the fourth time in four starts and the Brewers offense was again missing in action for Thursday's 4-0 loss to the Cubs in front of 42,443 fans.

 

Sammy Sosa hit a two-run home run to back Chicago's Carlos Zambrano (10-6), who pitched eight scoreless innings, struck out eight and combined with Kyle Farnsworth on a five-hit shutout. Milwaukee has been blanked nine times this season.

 

"We gotta get more hits. We gotta get more runs. We have to get the offense going," said Brewers shortstop Craig Counsell, repeating a familiar refrain.

 

"It's a broken record, but it's as simple as that."

 

Little has been simple for the Brewers' offense since the All-Star break. The team is 4-11 since the break while batting 11-for-110 (.100) with runners in scoring position. On Thursday, Brewers hitters went 0-for-9 in run-scoring chances.

 

Three of those opportunities came in the first inning, when Scott Podsednik and Counsell hit consecutive singles. Zambrano settled in and struck out Geoff Jenkins, Russell Branyan and Lyle Overbay to escape damage.

 

"We had our chance to score a run there and take the lead and give Hendrickson a little bit of a cushion," Yost said. "We just couldn't get it done."

 

Milwaukee also had runners at first and second with one out in the third inning, when Hendrickson singled for the first hit of his career, and got a leadoff double from Counsell in the sixth but failed to score.

 

"He's a guy that, when he gets in trouble, he all of a sudden finds another level," Yost said of Zambrano. "He'll throw 91, 92 and then all of a sudden it's 96, 97. He gave them eight strong innings."

 

The Brewers lost three of four in the series, played entirely in front of sellout crowds. The four-game attendance total was 167,136, besting the previous Miller Park four-game series record set in June and July 2001 against the Astros.

 

Milwaukee has dropped nine of 11 games since splitting a four-game series with the Cubs at Wrigley Field to start the second half. The stretch has included a pair of four-game losing streaks, and Thursday's loss left the Brewers three games below .500, matching their low point of the season.

 

"I kind of believe you make your own momentum," Yost said. "I really do. I think you go out every day and you have to take advantage of situations. Right now, we create situations but we don't take advantage of them. That's a little hill we're going to have to get over here, soon."

 

Hendrickson (0-4) allowed two hits in five shutout innings before the Cubs unloaded on him leading off the sixth. Tom Goodwin and Todd Walker hit consecutive doubles to break the scoreless tie before Sammy Sosa slugged a two-run home run, his 22nd.

 

"I threw him a 3-1 changeup and it just caught the middle of the plate," said Hendrickson, a curveball specialist who earned a call-up after going 8-2 with a 2.28 ERA at Triple-A Indianapolis.

 

That was it for Hendrickson. In five-plus innings Thursday he allowed three runs on five hits, walking three and notching two strikeouts.

 

"He's getting better every time out and that's what we expect out of our young guys," said Yost. "We know at times they're going to struggle a little bit but we want to see a little bit of improvement from start to start. Every time he's gone out he's gotten a little bit better. He pitched pretty good today."

 

Said Cubs manager Dusty Baker: "For a rookie, he threw pretty good and we finally got to him and finally figured him out."

 

In his last two starts, Hendrickson has allowed six earned runs in nine total innings, lowering his ERA from 11.25 to its current 8.47. Not great, but better.

 

"I'm getting more comfortable and more confident out there," he said.

 

The Cubs added a run later in the sixth inning when Aramis Ramirez doubled against Dave Burba for a 4-0 lead.

 

Geoff Jenkins finished 0-for-4 and watched his batting average drop to .249. Since signing a three-year, $23 million contract extension in Spring Training, Jenkins has 14 home runs and 53 RBIs.

 

Yost was asked if he would consider moving Jenkins out of the three-hole.

 

"It's not like we have a ton of options," Yost said. "When he does get hit he's capable of carrying us. That's what we're betting on."

 

Jenkins, Branyan, Overbay and No. 5 hitter Ben Grieve combined to go 0-for-15 with five strikeouts. Overbay has five hits in his last 35 at-bats (.143) and his season average is down to .326.

 

"It's very frustrating for everybody right now because we're getting such good pitching, great defense. We've got two of the three components it takes to win. We're just not hitting with runners in scoring position and we're not driving in runs."

 

Adam McCalvy is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.

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Oh God here come the Pirates again.http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/sick.gif

 

Hold on though-

 

They kind of killed our monemtum with a 4-game sweep of the Crew in 3 days just before the all-star break. Perhaps they can help start a little Brewer resurgence this weekend.....????

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"Little has been simple for the Brewers' offense since the All-Star break. The team is 4-11 since the break while batting 11-for-110 (.100) with runners in scoring position. On Thursday, Brewers hitters went 0-for-9 in run-scoring chances..."

 

But I thought OBP, OBP, OBP was all that mattered. Everything else is trivial, right?

 

Or maybe...a MIX of OBP guys with 2 or 3 more sluggers placed at the right spots to drive them IN, was a successful formula for scoring runs.

 

RBI guys cost money, though, which Bud refuses to spend on his club...which begs this question: How many will we leave on base tonight? It was 8 yesterday, with zero runs, for a negative 8 rating.

 

Tonight against Pittsburgh, it'll be 7 left on base, with 2 runs, for a -5.

 

Any other guesses?

"So if this fruit's a Brewer's fan, his ass gotta be from Wisconsin...(or Chicago)."
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 Jul 30, 2004 PITTSBURGH AT MILWAUKEE -- LINEUPS PITTSBURGH MILWAUKEE AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Jason Kendall C .310 3 37 Scott Podsednik CF .256 10 28 Jack Wilson SS .319 9 40 Brady Clark RF .270 5 24 Jason Bay LF .307 13 44 Geoff Jenkins LF .249 14 53 Craig Wilson 1B .289 18 58 Wes Helms 3B .253 2 19 Tony Alvarez RF .269 1 6 Lyle Overbay 1B .326 11 66 Tike Redman CF .271 6 41 Bill Hall 2B .255 7 35 Chris Stynes 3B .220 1 16 Chad Moeller C .232 4 22 Jose Castillo 2B .243 3 15 Craig Counsell SS .259 2 14 Sean Burnett .000 0 0 Doug Davis LHP .000 0 0 (5-2, 2.84) (9-9, 3.99)

Pittsburgh (48-52) at Milwaukee (49-52)

8:05 pm EDT

 

MILWAUKEE (Ticker) -- The Pittsburgh Pirates will have little

time to get over Thursday's heartbreaking loss when they visit

the Milwaukee Brewers in the opener of a three-game series.

 

Jose Mesa suffered his first blown save in 12 chances Thursday,

giving up two runs in the ninth inning as the Atlanta Braves

rallied for a 3-2 victory.

 

The Pirates dropped the final two games of their series with the

Braves after pulling within two games of .500. They have still

won 19 of their last 28 contests.

 

The Brewers are 2-9 in their last 11 games, all against National

League Central Division foes. During its slide, Milwaukee has

been held to two runs or less seven times, including three

shutouts.

 

Pitching Matchup:

 

Pittsburgh - Sean Burnett (5-2, 2.84 ERA); 1-0, 3.00 vs.

Milwaukee in 2004.

 

Milwaukee - Doug Davis (9-9, 3.99); 0-1, 4.76 vs. Pittsburgh in

2004.

 

Who's Hot:

 

Pittsburgh - CF Tike Redman, 2-for-3 Thursday, 6-for-11 inhis

last three games.

 

Milwaukee - RP Dan Kolb, 16 straight saves since May 31.

 

Who's Not:

 

Pittsburgh - 1B Randall Simon, who did not play Thursday, is

4-for-33 in his last 11 games.

 

Milwaukee - 2B Keith Ginter, 9-for-53 in last 16 games.

 

2004 Series: Pittsburgh 8-1; All-time series: Milwaukee 55-42.

 

Injuries:

 

Pittsburgh - C Humberto Cota (left oblique, 15-day DL); RHP

Brian Boehringer (right shoulder, 15-day DL); LHP Mike Johnston

(left elbow, 15-day DL); 1B Daryle Ward (right thumb, 15-day

DL); OF J.J. Davis (strained right hip flexor, 15-day DL).

 

Milwaukee - 2B Junior Spivey (left shoulder, 15-day DL).

 

Wes Helms batting cleanup. That is all.

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Charles Johnson is gonna be the catcher!!!

 

Ummm....I don't know if I'm following ya here...what does this mean? Are Daron and Bill spouting off again? I wouldn't know...I thurned them off and turned on Bob and JIm a long time ago.

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I'm wondering if Ned Yost has noticed that Russ Branyan has been much better against left handers than right handers over the past 3 years.

 

2001-2003 vs. left handers

 

AB: 144

BA: .264

OBP: .333

SLG: .604

OPS: .937

HR: 1 every 10.2 AB

K: 1 every 2.5 AB

BB: 1 every 11 AB

 

2001-2003 vs. right handers

 

AB: 725

BA: .219

OBP: .316

SLG: .436

OPS: .752

HR: 1 every 18 AB

K: 1 every 2.7 AB

BB: 1 every 7 AB

That’s the only thing Chicago’s good for: to tell people where Wisconsin is.

[align=right]-- Sigmund Snopek[/align]

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I'm wondering if Ned Yost has noticed that Russ Branyan has been much better against left handers than right handers over the past 3 years.

 

Hey, shhhhhhhhh!!! Wes got a hit. Don't jinx him. I don't want to see another 2 for 53.

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