2009-08-08 Brewers (Parra) at Astros (Hampton) : 6:05 PM CT [Brewers win, 12-5]

[hawing]

My last few ghetto efforts to fill in for pretendastronaut have worked out OK...so here's hoping.

 

Your Milwaukee Brewers try once again to return to .500, with Manny Parra facing Mike Hampton (per brewers.com), an apparent fill-in while Roy Oswalt's back strain heals.

 

Brewers, I'll be at my high school reunion and would like to not have to apologize for you all evening. So please don't quit on us tonight. Thanks!

 

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[Schlitz001]

Here are the lineups:

Brewers
2B Felipe Lopez
CF Mike Cameron
LF Ryan Braun
1B Prince Fielder
3B Casey McGehee
RF Bill Hall
SS J.J. Hardy
C Mike Rivera
LHP Manny Parra

Astros
2B Kaz Matsui
3B Jeff Keppinger
RF Hunter Pence
LF Carlos Lee
SS Miguel Tejada
C Ivan Rodriguez
CF Jason Michaels
1B Chris Coste
LHP Mike Hampton

My prediction: With Rivera at catcher, Parra will get a "quality start"

[razzzorsharp]

Cam at the 2, let's see if that will work.

[razzzorsharp]

Cam takes what looked like ball four and follows with a single anyway. good start.

[razzzorsharp]

Nice slide by Cam gets a run across after Casey gets a two out hit. Bille hit that one well and for a second, I thought it was out.

[crewcrazy]

Would've been nice to get more than one run considering both Lopez and Cam got on to start the game, but Cam did do a good job of keeping the inning alive by breaking up a would-be DP from Fielder. First inning runs are always nice to have.

[RightFieldCoder]

Nice slide by Cam gets a run across after Casey gets a two out hit. Bille hit that one well and for a second, I thought it was out.

Maybe if Billy would stop posing for every flyout that he hits...

[razzzorsharp]

Nice job Braun. Great jump by Rivera to easily score as well.

[pebadger]

How did he hit that with the sun shining through the windows?

[sauveb]

Wow, Hampton is done after just 2 innings.

[razzzorsharp]

Another inning with two guys on.

[razzzorsharp]

Pound the zone tonight for the win Manny.

[jeffy]

Hardy was probably out at home if the ball didn't hit him. This 3rd base coach just keeps making the same mistakes over and over again.

[brewdude15]

I'm enjoying this game so far. I hope we can keep this lead now.

[razzzorsharp]

he was for sure out. Rock said something about Fischer not being able to see down the line and sending them anyway.

[jeffy]

he was for sure out. Rock said something about Fischer not being able to see down the line and sending them anyway.

Right, and he even said that Fischer indicated he'd need to be more conservative because of that. Let's see, Hardy running, no outs, can't see the ball, gotta be more conservative...decision=send him http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/ohwell.gif

[thablingster]

Almost Human Rain Delay time. Delay under the dome! Hopefully Manny can at least get Brewer Killer Blum out here.

[razzzorsharp]

Yuck, 3 singles and a walk and it's see ya Manny.

[razzzorsharp]

Nice job by Vargas there. Already worth a Rotino.

[RightFieldCoder]

Congrats to Carlos Lee for #300. I'm also happy that the Brewers were up big and no one was on base when he got it.

[thablingster]

Those former Pirates absolutely torture us, don't they? Nice catch, though.

[thablingster]

Chris Smith had to be confused at pitching in a game where we are winning, considering he has been designated mop up guy. Jesus in the 9th?

[sauveb]

The Astros pitchers have reached the 200 pitch mark for the game.

[logan82]

At least Prince didn't strike out right?

[thablingster]

I really did forget Mike Burns was still on the major league roster. LOL. Yikes.