Brewers slide back in race
Braves 3, Brewers 1
Jeff Suppan took the loss on Thursday, falling to 10-12 this season. (John Amis/AP)
By Adam McCalvy / MLB.com
Right-hander Jeff Suppan turned in a quality start, giving up three runs over six innings, but the Brewers fell to the host Braves. The loss moved the Brewers 1 1/2 games behind the idle Cubs in the National League Central standings. Rickie Weeks smashed a solo home run in the third inning.
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Milwaukee
(78-74)
Lost 2
Atlanta 3, Milwaukee 1
Today's Boxes 9/20/07
KC 3, CWS 0
COL 9, LAD 4
SD 6, PIT 3
FLA 8, NYM 7
PHI 7, WSH 6
BAL 6, TEX 3
HOU 18, STL 1
LAA 9, SEA 5
CIN 4, SF 2
Atlanta
(80-73)
Won 5
September 20, 2007
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Standings thru 9/20/07  | Gameday  | Brewers Stats  | Braves Stats
Milwaukee AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Weeks , 2B4 1 1 1 1 3 1 .232
Dillon , RF3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .354
McClung , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Rivera , C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Braun , 3B4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .320
Fielder , 1B3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .289
Hart , CF3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .297
Jenkins , LF3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .265
b-Mench , PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
c-Gwynn , PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .265
Miller , C3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .241
d-Nix , PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
King , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Hardy , SS4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .276
Suppan , P1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .123
a-Gross , PH-RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
Totals 32 1 6 1 4 12 14
a-Flied out for Suppan in the 7th. b-Batted for Jenkins in the 8th. c-Flied out for Mench in the 8th. d-Struck out for Miller in the 8th.
BATTING 2B : Jenkins (24, Bennett).HR : Weeks (12, 3rd inning off Bennett, 0 on, 1 out).TB : Weeks 4; Dillon; Braun; Jenkins 3; Hardy.RBI : Weeks (29).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Hart; Miller 2; Dillon; Braun.S : Suppan.Team LOB : 9. BASERUNNING SB : Weeks (23, 2nd base off Acosta/McCann). FIELDING Outfield assists : Dillon (Renteria at 3rd base).DP : 2 (Weeks-Hardy-Fielder, Hardy-Weeks-Fielder).
Atlanta AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Johnson , 2B4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .281
Renteria , SS3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .336
Jones, C , 3B4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .342
Teixeira , 1B3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .309
McCann , C4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .275
Francoeur , RF3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .292
Jones, A , CF3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .221
Diaz , LF2 1 1 0 1 1 0 .338
Bennett , P2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000
Acosta , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Orr , PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .197
Mahay , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Yates , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Soriano , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 29 3 8 3 3 7 12
a-Singled for Acosta in the 7th.
BATTING TB : Jones, C 3; McCann 2; Jones, A; Diaz; Orr.RBI : McCann (91), Jones, C 2 (96).2-out RBI : McCann; Jones, C 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Francoeur.GIDP : Francoeur; Renteria.Team LOB : 5. FIELDING E : McCann (13, throw).
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Suppan (L, 10-12)6.0 7 3 3 2 6 0 4.72
McClung 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4.32
King 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.86
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Bennett (W, 1-0)5.2 6 1 1 1 8 1 1.59
Acosta (H, 3)1.1 0 0 0 2 1 0 2.41
Mahay (H, 6)0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.69
Yates (H, 13)0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.15
Soriano (S, 8)1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.13
Pitches-strikes : Suppan 86-54, McClung 18-8, King 11-7, Bennett 89-55, Acosta 34-19, Mahay 8-3, Yates 6-5, Soriano 8-6.Ground outs-fly outs : Suppan 7-4, McClung 2-1, King 2-0, Bennett 8-1, Acosta 2-1, Mahay 0-0, Yates 0-1, Soriano 0-2.Batters faced : Suppan 25, McClung 4, King 3, Bennett 24, Acosta 6, Mahay 2, Yates 2, Soriano 3.Inherited runners-scored : Acosta 2-0, Yates 1-0.Umpires : HP: Jerry Layne. 1B: Bill Miller. 2B: Marvin Hudson. 3B: Ed Montague.Weather : 75 degrees, cloudy.Wind : 13 mph, R to L.T : 2:38.Att : 26,598.
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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