SnakeBytes, May 9th: Well, that sucked
Yeah, last night it felt like I was playing video-game baseball against SnakePit Jr. On a wonky controller. After breaking both of my thumbs. Oh, and to add insult to injury, Braun's home-run off...
| Final - 5.8.2010 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee Brewers | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 1 |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
Stories
D-backs 3, Brewers 17: "Cesar hath wept. Ambition should be made of sterner stuff"
The D-backs got murdered, giving up 17 runs for the first time in almost five years, as Jody Gerut hit for the cycle. Milwaukee beat Arizona, 17-3.
Brewers 3, Diamondbacks 2: Wild Thang
Brewers 3, Diamondbacks 2: Edwin Jackson loses a tough one, as the winning run scores on a wild pitch.
GameThreads
Diamondbacks Fans GameThread on AZ Snake Pit
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Brewers Fans GameThread on Brew Crew Ball
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 1 |
| Arizona | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rickie Weeks, 2B | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .278 |
| Jim Edmonds, 8,3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .257 |
| Ryan Braun, LF | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .364 |
| Claudio Vargas, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Prince Fielder, 1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .252 |
| Corey Hart, RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .253 |
| Casey McGehee, 3B | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .303 |
| Manny Parra, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Joe Inglett, ph,7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .360 |
| Jody Gerut, 9,8 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .222 |
| George Kottaras, C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .250 |
| Alcides Escobar, SS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .222 |
| Randy Wolf, P | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .368 |
| Craig Counsell, 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Totals | 46 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 11 | |
Batting
Home runs - Braun, Gerut
Triples - Gerut
Doubles - Braun, McGehee, Gerut, Kottaras
Team LOB - 9
Fielding
Errors - McGehee
Home runs - Braun, Gerut
Triples - Gerut
Doubles - Braun, McGehee, Gerut, Kottaras
Team LOB - 9
Fielding
Errors - McGehee
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Wolf (W, 3-2) | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3.95 | 0 | 100-61 |
| Manny Parra | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.60 | 0 | 21-12 |
| Claudio Vargas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5.40 | 0 | 20-9 |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Johnson, 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .292 |
| Bob Howry, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Cole Gillespie, CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .290 |
| Conor Jackson, LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .265 |
| Justin Upton, RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .218 |
| Adam LaRoche, 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .260 |
| Mark Reynolds, 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .239 |
| Chris Young, CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .293 |
| Daniel Stange, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Chad Qualls, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Aaron Heilman, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Rusty Ryal, PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .417 |
| Tony Abreu, SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .340 |
| Chris Snyder, C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .243 |
| Cesar Valdez, P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Blaine Boyer, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Augie Ojeda, ph,4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .154 |
| Totals | 32 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 8 | |
Batting
Home runs - Reynolds
Doubles - Johnson, Upton
Grounded into DP - Jackson, Abreu
Team LOB - 6
Fielding
Errors - LaRoche, Abreu
Passed Balls - Snyder
Home runs - Reynolds
Doubles - Johnson, Upton
Grounded into DP - Jackson, Abreu
Team LOB - 6
Fielding
Errors - LaRoche, Abreu
Passed Balls - Snyder
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cesar Valdez (L, 1-1) | 4 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 7.00 | 0 | 93-56 |
| Blaine Boyer | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9.58 | 0 | 27-13 |
| Bob Howry | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.11 | 0 | 23-11 |
| Daniel Stange | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.75 | 0 | 30-18 |
| Chad Qualls | 0.2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.94 | 0 | 25-17 |
| Aaron Heilman | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 0 | 1-1 |
GAME NOTES
Pitching notes: C.Valdez pitched to 2 batters in the 5th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Kerwin Danley, First Base Umpire - CB Bucknor, Second Base Umpire - Doug Eddings, Third Base Umpire - Dana DeMuth
Duration: 3:20
Pitching notes: C.Valdez pitched to 2 batters in the 5th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Kerwin Danley, First Base Umpire - CB Bucknor, Second Base Umpire - Doug Eddings, Third Base Umpire - Dana DeMuth
Duration: 3:20
