Thursday's Frosty Mug
Some things to read while noticing the signs. (h/t @Poonix) Finally, it's all decided: After one of the craziest nights in baseball history we now know that the Cardinals are the NL Wild Card and...
| Final - 9.28.2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 7 | 7 | 2 |
Stories
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Ryan Doumit: 'Slim' Possibility Of Return
Ryan Doumit doesn't think it's likely that he'll be back: "The last couple days I've just been trying to enjoy it," Doumit said. "I know the probability of me being back is probably slim, but...
Tonight's Matchup: Brewers (Greinke) vs Pirates (Locke)
There's a lot of scenarios and possibilities in play tonight but I feel like this sums it up: If the Brewers win tonight, they're guaranteed to avoid the Phillies in the NLDS and to open at home....
Wednesday's Frosty Mug
Some things to read while unplugging. The Prince Fielder Farewell Tour took a brief detour through uncharted territory last night as he hit three homers in a game for the first time in his career,...
GameThreads
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| Milwaukee | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 7 | 7 | 2 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xavier Paul, 7,8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .255 |
| Neil Walker, 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 |
| Andrew McCutchen, CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .259 |
| Pedro Ciriaco, LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .303 |
| Derrek Lee, 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .337 |
| Garrett Jones, RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .243 |
| Jason Jaramillo, C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .326 |
| Pedro Alvarez, 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .191 |
| Ronny Cedeno, SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .249 |
| Jeff Locke, P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Matt Pagnozzi, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .276 |
| Chris Leroux, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Daniel Moskos, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Brian Burres, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Ryan Doumit, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .303 |
| Daniel McCutchen, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 33 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
Batting
Doubles - Walker 2, Lee
Grounded into DP - McCutchen
Team LOB - 4
Fielding
Errors - Lee, McCutchen
Doubles - Walker 2, Lee
Grounded into DP - McCutchen
Team LOB - 4
Fielding
Errors - Lee, McCutchen
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Locke (L, 0-3) | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6.48 | 0 | 64-39 |
| Chris Leroux | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.88 | 0 | 14-9 |
| Daniel Moskos | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.96 | 0 | 13-4 |
| Brian Burres | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3.86 | 1 | 30-16 |
| Daniel McCutchen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.72 | 0 | 11-6 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corey Hart, RF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .285 |
| Jerry Hairston Jr., 3B | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .270 |
| Casey McGehee, ph,3B-1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .223 |
| Ryan Braun, LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .332 |
| Prince Fielder, 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .299 |
| John Axford, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Rickie Weeks, 2B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .269 |
| Yuniesky Betancourt, SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .252 |
| Jonathan Lucroy, C | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .265 |
| Carlos Gomez, CF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .225 |
| Zack Greinke, P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .143 |
| Josh Wilson, PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .224 |
| Takashi Saito, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Francisco Rodriguez, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Craig Counsell, ph,5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .178 |
| Totals | 29 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | |
Batting
Home runs - Hart, Lucroy, Gomez
Doubles - Fielder
Hit by pitch - Gomez
Sacrifices - Wilson
Sacrifice flies - Hart
Stolen Bases - Hart, Braun, Lucroy
Team LOB - 6
Fielding
Errors - Fielder, Betancourt
Home runs - Hart, Lucroy, Gomez
Doubles - Fielder
Hit by pitch - Gomez
Sacrifices - Wilson
Sacrifice flies - Hart
Stolen Bases - Hart, Braun, Lucroy
Team LOB - 6
Fielding
Errors - Fielder, Betancourt
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zack Greinke (W, 16-6) | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3.83 | 0 | 74-51 |
| Takashi Saito | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.03 | 0 | 19-12 |
| Francisco Rodriguez | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.64 | 0 | 18-11 |
| John Axford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.95 | 0 | 13-9 |
GAME NOTES
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Bill Welke, First Base Umpire - Jim Reynolds, Second Base Umpire - Gary Cederstrom, Third Base Umpire - Andy Fletcher
Duration: 2:51
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Bill Welke, First Base Umpire - Jim Reynolds, Second Base Umpire - Gary Cederstrom, Third Base Umpire - Andy Fletcher
Duration: 2:51
