Brewers 9, Astros 8 (11 innings)

by Kyle Lobner on Apr 25, 2009 10:30 PM CDT

W: Mark DiFelice (1-0)
L: Geoff Geary (0-3)

HR: Prince Fielder 2 (3), Bill Hall (2), Carlos Lee (5), Michael Bourn (1)

MVP: Prince Fielder (+.619)
LVP: Todd Coffey (-.660)

In a back and forth contest, the Brewers came back from a 4-1 deficit in the sixth inning with a three run home run from Bill Hall to tie the game, then took the lead with a two run eighth inning and gave it all back with a three run bottom of the eighth off Todd Coffey. Then, Corey Hart led off the ninth with a double and scored on Prince Fielder's second home run of the game to give the Brewers the lead, but Carlos Villanueva hit the first batter he faced, Lance Berkman, and Berkman scored on a sacrifice and an error to tie the game. After both teams went scoreless in the tenth, Corey Hart doubled to lead off the eleventh and scored on Ryan Braun's single to take a 9-8 lead. Mark DiFelice pitched 1.1 scoreless to pick up the win.

All told, Fielder, Hall and Ryan Braun went 10-for-17, scored five runs and drove in eight. For the second straight day, seven of the Brewers' eight starting position players picked up a hit, with J.J. Hardy (0-for-4 with two walks) the lone exception.

Jeff Suppan started for the Brewers tonight and allowed four runs on four hits and four walks in six innings, striking out six. It was the first time he'd accumulated six strikeouts since June 2 of 2008. Mitch Stetter and Seth McClung combined to pitch a scoreless seventh.

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Ryan Braun: "We’ve got our swagger back’

Jerry (awful) Augustine: “Ryan Braun said it right when he said ’We’ve got our slugger back’”

Ugh.

by Mykenk on Apr 25, 2009 10:36 PM CDT reply actions

Suppan

The only reason Suppan had 6 strikeouts was the extremely generous strike zone, the homeplate ump really had a bad game. Suppan’s only chance is when he gets a zone like that, because he can’t survive throwing actual strikes.

by bcegan on Apr 25, 2009 10:36 PM CDT reply actions

that strike zone was weird for everyone though.

by sowingwildoats on Apr 25, 2009 10:37 PM CDT up reply actions

hahaha, I heard that too. What a joke

by kdfan16 on Apr 25, 2009 10:37 PM CDT reply actions

Time of Game: 4:29

Pitchers Used: 11
Blown Saves: 3
Lead changes: 7
Brewers win in extra innings: priceless

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by TheJay on Apr 25, 2009 10:39 PM CDT reply actions

Does CV get the blown save?

My roommate and I had this debate and we couldn’t decide if CV would get the BS because he would’ve converted it if it wasn’t for Hall’s error.

BCB, the preferred above replacement level sarcasm supplier.

by MadJimiBrewha on Apr 25, 2009 10:44 PM CDT up reply actions

Yeah, you get a blown save if you blow the lead

No matter if the runs are earned or not.

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by TheJay on Apr 25, 2009 10:46 PM CDT up reply actions

by Zeyes on Apr 25, 2009 10:45 PM CDT reply actions

http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/media/video.jsp?mid=200904254295121&c_id=stl

goodness gracious pujols is a monster

honestly at this point i think you IBB him even with the bases loaded

by warwick5s on Apr 25, 2009 10:59 PM CDT reply actions

I hate the term "best ever"

But he certainly is rather effective at his craft.

Still pro-Cameron

by Lake County on Apr 25, 2009 11:59 PM CDT up reply actions

TV tells me Hoffman activated, Swindle to AAA.

by Mykenk on Apr 25, 2009 11:01 PM CDT reply actions

nooooo

should have been Julio

by warwick5s on Apr 25, 2009 11:04 PM CDT up reply actions

great

Julio is going to send me to AA.

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http://www.soupsgrill.com/

by molitorfan on Apr 25, 2009 11:07 PM CDT up reply actions

Another exciting comeback

check this out. Give up a run in the top of the 10th, then win the game with back-to-back two-out solo shots in the bottom half.

Also, cheese.

by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 25, 2009 11:10 PM CDT reply actions

Every pitch DiFelice threw was a cutter/slider

He does vary his release point, arm angle, and velocity quite a bit, but it’s all the same pitch.

Scored three times and detonated an indisputable in four visits to the batting box.

by Jordan M on Apr 25, 2009 11:21 PM CDT reply actions

Let's call it a culider

It collides with the catcher’s mitt quite often.

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by TheJay on Apr 25, 2009 11:49 PM CDT up reply actions

Only if you embrace Supparra

For the general lamosity of Suppan and Parra

Still pro-Cameron

by Lake County on Apr 26, 2009 12:00 AM CDT up reply actions

Or as that same combo was once called last year…

by Zeyes on Apr 26, 2009 12:14 AM CDT up reply actions

Still pro-Cameron

by Lake County on Apr 26, 2009 12:01 AM CDT up reply actions

Heh

Prince Fielder ‘slumping’ has an .818 ops. What a beast.

by Braunstalker on Apr 26, 2009 1:18 AM CDT reply actions

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