Houston 8, Milwaukee 5

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(17-9)	Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Houston 1 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 14 0 Milwaukee 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 9 2 WP: F. Nieve (1-0) S: B. Lidge (9) LP: B. Sheets (1-3)	(15-12)

Scoring Summary

Top 1st: Houston

- L. Berkman hit sacrifice fly to right, C. Biggio scored

Top 2nd: Houston

- A. Everett ground rule double to deep center, P. Wilson and M. Lamb scored, B. Ausmus to third

- F. Nieve singled to center, B. Ausmus scored, A. Everett to third

- W. Taveras grounded into fielder's choice, A. Everett scored, F. Nieve out at second

Bot 2nd: Milwaukee

- B. Hall homered to deep center, P. Fielder scored

Top 3rd: Houston

- B. Ausmus singled to center, M. Lamb scored, P. Wilson to second

- A. Everett singled to left, P. Wilson scored, B. Ausmus to second

Bot 3rd: Milwaukee

- J.J. Hardy homered to deep left

Top 7th: Houston

- A. Everett grounded into fielder's choice, M. Lamb scored, B. Ausmus out at third

Bot 7th: Milwaukee

- D. Miller homered to deep left center

Bot 8th: Milwaukee

- P. Fielder doubled to left, J.J. Hardy scored, C. Lee to third

Houston
	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	Season Avg
C. Biggio 2b	5	1	1	0	0	0	4	.307
R. Springer p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
M. Gallo p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
D. Wheeler p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
C. Burke lf	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400
W. Taveras cf	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	.275
L. Berkman 1b	4	0	2	1	0	2	2	.340
J. Lane rf	4	0	0	0	1	2	1	.211
M. Lamb 3b	5	3	3	0	0	1	2	.316
P. Wilson lf	5	2	2	0	0	0	0	.230
B. Lidge p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
B. Ausmus c	3	1	3	1	1	0	0	.364
A. Everett ss	4	1	2	4	0	1	4	.256
F. Nieve p	3	0	1	1	0	2	3	.200
O. Palmeiro ph	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.062
E. Bruntlett 2b	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300
Totals	38	8	14	8	2	8	17

Batting 2B - C Biggio (12, B Sheets); A Everett (5, B Sheets). S - W Taveras. SF - L Berkman. RBI - L Berkman (31), A Everett 4 (17), F Nieve (1), W Taveras (6), B Ausmus (8). 2-out RBI - A Everett. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Everett 2, C Biggio 1, M Lamb 1, F Nieve 1. GIDP - M Lamb. Team LOB - 7.

Base Running SB - B Ausmus 2 (2, 2nd base off B Hendrickson/D Miller 2).

Milwaukee
	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	Season Avg
R. Weeks 2b	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	.271
J.J. Hardy ss	4	2	2	1	0	2	1	.278
G. Jenkins rf	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.287
C. Lee lf	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286
P. Fielder 1b	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	.343
B. Hall cf	4	1	1	2	0	2	2	.343
C. Koskie 3b	4	0	1	0	0	3	0	.292
D. Miller c	4	1	1	1	0	1	1	.300
B. Sheets p	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.143
B. Hendrickson p	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
B. Clark ph	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.198
D. Kolb p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
J. Lehr p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
G. Gross ph	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.303
Totals	35	5	9	5	0	10	6

Batting 2B - P Fielder 2 (7, F Nieve, D Wheeler). HR - B Hall (7, 2nd inning off F Nieve 1 on, 1 Out), J Hardy (5, 3rd inning off F Nieve 0 on, 0 Out), D Miller (2, 7th inning off F Nieve 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - B Hall 2 (13), J Hardy (14), D Miller (14), P Fielder (17). 2-out RBI - D Miller, P Fielder. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Hall 2, R Weeks 1. Team LOB - 4.

Fielding E - R Weeks 2 (9, ground ball, throw). Outfield assists - B Hall (L Berkman at 2nd base). DP - 1 (P Fielder-J Hardy-P Fielder).

Houston
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	Season ERA
F. Nieve (W, 1-0)	7.0	6	4	4	0	7	3	4.74
R. Springer	0.1	2	1	1	0	0	0	4.50
M. Gallo	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	9.45
D. Wheeler	0.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	3.46
B. Lidge (S, 9)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	5.93
Milwaukee
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	Season ERA
B. Sheets (L, 1-3)	2.1	9	7	7	0	3	0	6.64
B. Hendrickson	4.2	5	1	0	1	4	0	0.00
D. Kolb	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
J. Lehr	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7.56

WP - B Hendrickson.

HBP - C Lee (by D Wheeler).

Pitches-strikes - F Nieve 101-65; R Springer 6-6; M Gallo 5-4; D Wheeler 11-7; B Lidge 12-8; B Sheets 60-36; B Hendrickson 78-52; D Kolb 22-16; J Lehr 10-5.

Ground balls-fly balls - F Nieve 4-10; R Springer 0-0; M Gallo 1-0; D Wheeler 0-0; B Lidge 0-1; B Sheets 2-2; B Hendrickson 5-4; D Kolb 0-2; J Lehr 3-0.

Batters faced - F Nieve 27; R Springer 2; M Gallo 1; D Wheeler 3; B Lidge 3; B Sheets 16; B Hendrickson 19; D Kolb 4; J Lehr 3.

Game Details

Umpires: HP--Brian Onora. 1B--Phil Cuzzi. 2B--Jerry Crawford. 3B--Chuck Meriwether. Time: 3:03. Attendance: 12,664. Weather: INDOORS

Updated on Wednesday, May 3, 2006 3:59 am ET