Houston 6, Milwaukee 4
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(62-56)
  Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Milwaukee 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 7 0
Houston 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 X 6 8 0
WP: M. McLemore (2-0) S: B. Lidge (8)
LP: C. Villanueva (6-3)
(52-65)
  Box Score Play by Play
Scoring Summary
Top 2nd: Milwaukee
- G. Jenkins homered to deep right
Top 4th: Milwaukee
- G. Jenkins homered to deep right
Bot 5th: Houston
- C. Biggio homered to deep left
Bot 6th: Houston
- T. Wigginton homered to deep left
Bot 8th: Houston
- L. Berkman homered to deep right
- B. Ausmus doubled to left, L. Scott scored, J. Lane to third
- E. Bruntlett singled to center, J. Lane and B. Ausmus scored, M. Lamb to second
Top 9th: Milwaukee
- J.J. Hardy homered to deep left, B. Hall scored
 Milwaukee
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg 
R. Weeks 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .209
C. Hart rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276
R. Braun 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .348
P. Fielder 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .289
    J. Dillon 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .636
B. Hall cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .261
G. Jenkins lf 4 2 2 2 0 0 1 .276
D. Miller c 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254
J.J. Hardy ss 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .274
C. Vargas p 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .114
    C. Counsell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
    C. Villanueva p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
    C. Spurling p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    K. Mench ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
 Totals 34 4 7 4 1 3 11  
 Batting
2B - B Hall (30, T Miller).
3B - R Braun (4, W Williams).
HR - G Jenkins 2 (16, 2nd inning off W Williams 0 on, 0 Out, 4th inning off W Williams 0 on, 0 Out), J Hardy (20, 9th inning off T Miller 1 on, 2 Out).
RBI - G Jenkins 2 (48), J Hardy 2 (66).
2-out RBI - J Hardy 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Hall 2.
Team LOB - 5.
 Fielding
DP - 1 (J Hardy-P Fielder).
 Houston
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg 
C. Biggio 2b 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 .248
    E. Bruntlett ss 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .263
M. Loretta ss-2b 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .285
L. Berkman 1b 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .259
C. Lee lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .305
L. Scott rf 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .252
T. Wigginton 3b 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .325
J. Lane cf 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 .171
B. Ausmus c 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 .234
W. Williams p 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .085
    O. Palmeiro ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
    M. McLemore p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    M. Lamb ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .298
    T. Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    B. Lidge p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
 Totals 31 6 8 6 6 5 12  
 Batting
2B - B Ausmus (14, C Spurling).
HR - C Biggio (9, 5th inning off C Vargas 0 on, 1 Out), T Wigginton (1, 6th inning off C Vargas 0 on, 1 Out), L Berkman (21, 8th inning off C Villanueva 0 on, 0 Out).
RBI - C Biggio (42), T Wigginton (4), L Berkman (72), B Ausmus (22), E Bruntlett 2 (11).
2-out RBI - B Ausmus, E Bruntlett 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Loretta 1, L Scott 1.
GIDP - B Ausmus.
Team LOB - 8.
 Base Running
SB - L Scott (2, 2nd base off C Villanueva/D Miller).
 Milwaukee
  IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA 
C. Vargas 6.0 5 2 2 3 4 2 4.87
C. Villanueva (L, 6-3) 1.2 1 3 3 2 1 1 4.72
C. Spurling 0.1 2 1 1 1 0 0 4.58
 Houston
  IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA 
W. Williams 7.0 5 2 2 1 2 2 5.09
M. McLemore (W, 2-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.02
T. Miller 0.2 2 2 2 0 0 1 5.08
B. Lidge (S, 8) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.26
IBB - M Lamb (by C Spurling).
HBP - J Lane (by C Vargas); R Weeks (by W Williams).
Pitches-strikes - C Vargas 107-59; C Villanueva 27-16; C Spurling 17-10; W Williams 114-76; M McLemore 14-9; T Miller 15-11; B Lidge 3-2.
Ground balls-fly balls - C Vargas 8-6; C Villanueva 1-3; C Spurling 0-1; W Williams 7-12; M McLemore 0-2; T Miller 1-1; B Lidge 0-1.
Batters faced - C Vargas 26; C Villanueva 8; C Spurling 4; W Williams 28; M McLemore 3; T Miller 4; B Lidge 1.
Game Details
Umpires: HP--Wally Bell. 1B--Laz Diaz. 2B--Bill Welke. 3B--John Hirschbeck.
Ejections: MILWAUKEE's Fielder by Bell (8th).
Time: 2:55. (Plus ceremonies delay totaling 6 minutes in the 1st).
Attendance: 43,578.
Weather: INDOORS
Game Notes
THE START OF THE GAME IS BEING DELAYED DUE TO CEREMONIES.
MILWAUKEE THIRD BASEMAN RYAN BRAUN SINGLED IN THE FIRST INNING TO EXTEND HIS HITTING STREAK TO 10 GAMES.
MILWAUKEE FIRST BASEMAN PRICNE FIELDER WAS EJECTED BY HOME PLATE UMPIRE WALLY BELL FOR ARGUING BALLS AND STRIKES IN THE EIGHTH INNING.
MILWAUKEE FIRST BASEMAN PRINCE FIELDER WAS EJECTED BY HOME PLATE UMPIRE WALLY BELL FOR ARGUING BALLS AND STRIKES IN THE EIGHTH INNING.

Updated on Sunday, Aug 12, 2007 5:53 pm ET

  
 Top Batters
 Milwaukee
G. Jenkins G. Jenkins
2-4, 2 HR
2 RBI
 Houston
T. Wigginton T. Wigginton
2-4, 1 HR
1 RBI