Jul 5, 2008 - 9:31 AM
0 shoutsPittsburgh (40-45) at Milwaukee (47-39) 7:05 p.m. EDT
MILWAUKEE (Ticker) -- J.J. Hardy and the Milwaukee Brewers aim to continue their recent home dominance against the Pittsburgh Pirates when the teams continue a three-game series Saturday.
Milwaukee has won seven straight games against Pittsburgh at Miller Park, including a 9-1 triumph in the series opener Friday.
Hardy went 4-for-5 with a home run and extended his hitting streak to 16 games in Friday's victory. He is hitting .448 (30-for-67) with six homers and 16 RBI over that span.
Righthander Dave Bush (4-8, 5.06 ERA) takes the mound for the Brewers. He is just 1-4 with a 6.17 ERA over seven games - six starts - in his career against the Pirates.
Bush took the loss in his last outing, giving up five runs - four earned - in five innings against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday.
The Pirates counter with lefthander Paul Maholm (5-5, 4.28) on the hill, hoping he can continue his string of solid outings. Maholm is 3-0 with a 3.05 ERA in his last six starts.
The lefthander did not factor in the decision in his last appearance, giving up two runs over seven innings in Pittsburgh's 4-3 loss to the Cincinnati Reds on Monday.
From the Bleachers
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PITTSBURGH: 1
MILWAUKEE: 2
Final
Jul 5 9:21 PM -
NL
AT MILWAUKEE - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY PRINCE FIELDER SCORED RICKIE WEEKS.
FINAL SCORE: MILWAUKEE 2, PITTSBURGH 1
Jul 5 9:21 PM -
NL
AT MILWAUKEE - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY JOSE BAUTISTA SCORED ADAM LAROCHE.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J BAUTISTA ON THIRD, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 1
MILWAUKEE 1 TOP, 5TH
DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: P MAHOLM (.156, 0-FOR-1)
Jul 5 8:12 PM -
NL
AT MILWAUKEE - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY MIKE CAMERON (14) TO RIGHT CENTER WITH 2
OUT IN THE 2ND OFF PAUL MAHOLM.
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 0, MILWAUKEE 1
DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: B HALL (.217, 11 HR, 31 RBI)
Jul 5 7:35 PM
