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Cameron reflects on personal milestone

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When Mike Cameron crossed the plate in the ninth inning of the Brewers' Tuesday night loss to the Cardinals, he became the 302nd player in Major League history to score 1,000 runs.
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Brewers probable pitcher

Manny Parra

  • #26 LHP
  • (9-10) 6.66 ERA 98 SO
Staked to leads of 5-0, 6-2 and 8-4, Parra let the Pirates hang around on Friday by allowing six runs on 10 hits and four walks. The Brewers hung on to win, and Parra improved to 6-2 over his last eight starts despite a 6.49 ERA in that span. "We have a good offense," Parra said in a tense exchange with reporters after the game. "That's what it means. A real good offense. That's pitching with the offense we've got." In a more reflective moment, he added, "For my own personal satisfaction, I would like to pitch better. But at the end of the day, everyone in this clubhouse is happy when we win, so that's all that matters." Parra's best outing of the year was against the Cardinals on July 9, when he worked seven shutout innings in his return from a three-week demotion to Triple-A Nashville.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 19-19 5.22 315.1 154 271 .291
Season 9-10 6.66 123.0 67 98 .315
Vs. St. Louis 1-1 2.29 19.2 10 16 .208

Series at a Glance

Standings - 09/03/2009 W L PCT GB Home Away
Milwaukee Brewers (NL Central) 64 68 .485 14.0 33-32 31-36
St. Louis Cardinals (NL Central) 79 55 .590 - 43-25 36-30
Stats - 09/03/2009 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
MIL .262 642 152 622 48 989 4.92 1163.2 1218 494 886
STL .261 603 136 573 58 828 3.63 1189.2 1164 371 839
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Last start or not, Smoltz forges ahead

B.J. Rains / MLB.com
Taking nothing away from the San Diego Padres and Washington Nationals, John Smoltz knows that things figure to get a bit tougher on Thursday afternoon when he takes the mound in the series finale against the Brewers.
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Cardinals probable pitcher

John Smoltz

  • #30 RHP
  • (3-5) 6.71 ERA 48 SO
Getting back to the National League has been very much to Smoltz's liking. In two starts, he's allowed a single run, racked up 15 strikeouts and issued just one walk. There remains some question as to how his surgically repaired shoulder will hold up on an every-fifth-day schedule, but in this case he even gets to benefit from an extra day of rest. Beyond that, acquiring Smoltz looks like a masterstroke for the Cardinals thus far. He'll try to go to 3-0 as a Cardinal in the finale of a midweek series with the rival Brewers.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 213-152 3.31 3446.0 1002 3059 .237
Season 3-5 6.71 51.0 10 48 .314

Brewers hitters vs John Smoltz

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Braun, Ryan - - - - .364 11 0 0
Cain, Lorenzo - - - - - - - -
Counsell, Craig - - - - .200 10 0 0
Cruz, Luis - - - - - - - -
Escobar, Alcides - - - - .000 2 0 0
Fielder, Prince - - - - .308 13 2 5
Gamel, Mat - - - - .000 1 0 0
Gerut, Jody - - - - .333 3 0 0
Gomez, Carlos - - - - - - - -
Hart, Corey - - - - .200 5 0 1
Heether, Adam - - - - - - - -
Inglett, Joe - - - - - - - -
Iribarren, Hernan - - - - - - - -
Kottaras, George - - - - - - - -
McGehee, Casey - - - - .250 4 1 3
Salome, Angel - - - - - - - -
Weeks, Rickie - - - - .000 8 0 0
Zaun, Gregg .000 2 0 0 .000 2 0 0

Cardinals hitters vs Manny Parra

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Anderson, Bryan - - - - - - - -
Craig, Allen - - - - - - - -
Freese, David - - - - - - - -
Greene, Tyler - - - - 1.000 1 0 0
Hamilton, Mark - - - - - - - -
Holliday, Matt - - - - .667 3 0 0
Jay, Jon - - - - - - - -
Jones, Daryl - - - - - - - -
LaRue, Jason .333 3 0 1 .167 6 0 1
Ludwick, Ryan .000 3 0 0 .316 19 2 4
Lugo, Julio - - - - .750 4 1 1
Mather, Joe - - - - .000 3 0 0
Molina, Yadier .000 4 0 0 .250 16 0 1
Pagnozzi, Matt - - - - - - - -
Pujols, Albert .143 7 0 0 .286 21 1 2
Rasmus, Colby .000 6 0 1 .000 6 0 1
Robinson, Shane .000 3 0 0 .000 3 0 0
Ryan, Brendan .375 8 0 0 .308 13 0 0
Schumaker, Skip .333 3 0 0 .200 10 0 0
Stavinoha, Nick .375 8 0 3 .400 10 0 3

McGehee muscles Brew Crew past Cards (65-68) (79-56)

Brewers 4, Cardinals 3

Brewers escape

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After a solid start from Manny Parra in which he allowed only two runs in 6 1/3, the Brewers pulled off a win in the finale. Casey McGehee provided nearly all the offense, tallying three RBIs, including his two-run homer in the sixth. Prince Fielder added an RBI groundout in the sixth.

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Series at a Glance

 

Threat squelched

B.J. Rains / MLB.com
The Cards got five good innings out of John Smoltz before he endured a rocky sixth inning from which they were unable to recover. Albert Pujols came up with the bases loaded in the seventh but grounded out to end the threat. Matt Holliday and Julio Lugo added solo homers for St. Louis.
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Brewers 4, Cardinals 3

Milwaukee AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Counsell, 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .288
Catalanotto, RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .298
  Gerut, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214
Braun, LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .311
Fielder, 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .300
McGehee, C, 3B 3 1 1 3 0 1 0 .299
Cameron, M, CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .256
Rivera, Mi, C 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .230
Escobar, A, SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
Parra, M, P 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .143
  Weathers, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Stetter, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Vargas, C, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Hoffman, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 32 4 6 4 0 8 5  

BATTING
2B: Counsell (20, Smoltz).
HR: McGehee, C (13, 6th inning off Smoltz, 1 on, 2 out).
TB: Counsell 2; Catalanotto; Braun 2; Fielder; McGehee, C 4.
RBI: McGehee, C 3 (49), Fielder (120).
2-out RBI: McGehee, C 2.
SF: McGehee, C.
Team RISP: 2-for-4.
Team LOB: 2.

FIELDING
DP: (McGehee, C-Counsell-Fielder).
Pickoffs: Vargas, C (Rasmus at 1st base).
 
St. Louis AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Lugo, 2B 4 1 3 1 1 1 0 .302
Ryan, Br, SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .287
  a-Schumaker, PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301
  b-Greene, K, PH-SS 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 .205
Pujols, 1B 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 .318
Holliday, LF 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .315
Ludwick, RF 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 .266
DeRosa, 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .256
  Hawksworth, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  c-Rasmus, PH-CF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .258
Molina, Y, C 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 .287
Ankiel, CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .231
  Miller, T, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Smoltz, P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111
  Glaus, 3B 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .333
Totals 33 3 8 3 6 10 17  

a-Batted for Ryan, Br in the 7th. b-Struck out for Schumaker in the 7th. c-Walked for Hawksworth in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Lugo (12, Parra, M), Glaus (1, Weathers).
HR: Lugo (3, 1st inning off Parra, M, 0 on, 0 out), Holliday (21, 8th inning off Vargas, C, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Lugo 7; Holliday 6; Ludwick; Glaus 2.
RBI: Lugo (15), Ludwick (81), Holliday (91).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Molina, Y; Ryan, Br; Pujols 2.
GIDP: Ludwick.
Team RISP: 1-for-6.
Team LOB: 9.

BASERUNNING
PO: Rasmus (1st base by Vargas, C).
 
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Parra, M (W, 10-10) 6.1 5 2 2 3 5 1 6.47
Weathers 0.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.58
Stetter (H, 18) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.92
Vargas, C (H, 4) 1.1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2.63
Hoffman (S, 30) 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 1.71
 
St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Smoltz (L, 3-6) 6.0 6 4 4 0 6 1 6.63
Hawksworth 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.67
Miller, T 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.70

Weathers pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.

Pitches-strikes: Parra, M 88-53, Weathers 6-2, Stetter 4-3, Vargas, C 32-15, Hoffman 14-13, Smoltz 84-60, Hawksworth 21-14, Miller, T 10-7.
Groundouts-flyouts: Parra, M 8-6, Weathers 0-0, Stetter 0-0, Vargas, C 1-1, Hoffman 0-0, Smoltz 3-9, Hawksworth 2-2, Miller, T 1-2.
Batters faced: Parra, M 26, Weathers 2, Stetter 1, Vargas, C 6, Hoffman 4, Smoltz 24, Hawksworth 6, Miller, T 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Weathers 1-0, Stetter 3-0, Vargas, C 3-0.
Umpires: HP: CB Bucknor. 1B: Mike Everitt. 2B: Gerry Davis. 3B: Mike Muchlinski.
Weather: 80 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 1 mph, In from CF.
T: 2:47.
Att: 37,791.
September 3, 2009

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