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Brewers farmhand pitches perfect game in Triple-A

Tue, 26 Jun 2007 09:31:31 +0000

Milwaukee Brewers farmhand Manny Parra pitched a perfect game Monday night, leading the Nashville Sounds to a 3-0 victory over Round Rock in the Triple-A Pacific Coast League.

Making his second start at Triple-A, Parra struck out 11 and threw 77 of his 107 pitches for strikes against the Express, a Houston Astros affiliate. It was the eighth perfect game in the PCL's 104-year history — but only the third in a nine-inning game. The others came in seven-inning games.

The last pitcher to throw a nine-inning perfect game in the PCL also was a member of the Sounds. John Wasdin, now with the Pittsburgh Pirates, accomplished the feat on April 7, 2003, against Albuquerque. Tacoma's John Halama did it in July 2001.

Monday night's Major League Baseball summaries

Tue, 26 Jun 2007 09:31:31 +0000

CLEVELAND (AP) - CC Sabathia joined Boston's Josh Beckett as the majors' only 11-game winners by pitching the Cleveland Indians to a 5 to 2 win over Oakland.

Sabathia is 11-2. He allowed nine hits in his second complete game this month. He's 2-5 lifetime in 12 career starts against the A's.

Ryan Garko drove in two runs with a fourth-inning double off Chad Gaudin, who fell to 6-3. Travis Hafner homered for Cleveland.

Sheets, Brewers beat weary Astros 6-1

Tue, 26 Jun 2007 09:31:31 +0000

Milwaukee Brewers' Prince Fielder hits a home run during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Houston Astros Monday, June 25, 2007, in Milwaukee.

AP Sports Writer

MILWAUKEE --Ben Sheets didn't have his best stuff. Against a tired Astros squad, it didn't matter. Sheets flashed a 94 mph fastball, a big curve and kept a groggy group of Astros hitters off balance in winning his fifth consecutive decision in Milwaukee's 6-1 victory over Houston on Monday night.

Sheets, Fielder power Brewers past Astros

Tue, 26 Jun 2007 09:31:31 +0000

MILWAUKEE - Ben Sheets won his fifth consecutive decision, and Prince Fielder hit his National League-leading 27th home run as the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Houston Astros 6-1 on Monday night.

The NL Central-leading Brewers have won 10 of 12 since being no-hit by the Detroit Tigers? Justin Verlander on June 12. The Astros, on the last leg of a nine-game road trip, have lost five of their last seven.

Sheets (9-3) allowed five hits and three walks in six innings. He?s allowed three runs or fewer in each of his last 13 starts and has won five straight decisions for the first time since 2001, his rookie year.

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Tue, 26 Jun 2007 09:31:31 +0000

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Nashville Sounds' Parra pitches perfect game at Round Rock

Tue, 26 Jun 2007 09:31:31 +0000

ROUND ROCK, Texas (AP) -- Milwaukee Brewers farmhand Manny Parra pitched a perfect game Monday night, leading the Nashville Sounds to a 3-0 victory over Round Rock in the Triple-A Pacific Coast League. Making his second start at Triple-A, Parra struck out 11 and threw 77 of his 107 pitches for strikes against the Express, a Houston Astros affiliate. It was the eighth perfect game in the PCL's 104-year history - but only the third in a nine-inning game. The others came in seven-inning games. ...

Brewers roll past Astros, 6-1

Tue, 26 Jun 2007 09:31:31 +0000

MILWAUKEE ? Ben Sheets won his fifth consecutive decision, Prince Fielder hit his NL-leading 27th homer and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Houston Astros 6-1 on Monday night.

The NL Central-leading Brewers have won 10 of 12 since being no-hit by the Tigers' Justin Verlander on June 12. The Astros, on the last leg of a nine-game road trip, have lost five of their last seven.

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Brewers' Triple A pitcher throws perfect game in PCL

Tue, 26 Jun 2007 09:31:31 +0000

Making his second start at Triple-A, Parra struck out 11 and threw 77 of his 107 pitches for strikes against the Express, a Houston Astros affiliate. It was the eighth perfect game in the PCL's 104-year history -- but only the third in a nine-inning game. The others came in seven-inning games.

Brewers: Sheets displays star power

Tue, 26 Jun 2007 09:31:31 +0000

MILWAUKEE - Ben Sheets knows one thing about the upcoming All-Star break. He's going to be somewhere near the water.

Right now, that water looks like McCovey Cove in San Francisco after the Milwaukee Brewers' right-hander picked up his fifth straight win without a loss and improved to 9-3 overall in the Brewers' 6-1 victory Monday night over the Houston Astros.

"We'll see," Sheets said about his All-Star chances, adding he'll likely head south for some beach time if he doesn't get selected next Sunday for the National League team. "I'm going to have a good time at the All-Star break either way."

Complaints About Schedule Arrive on Time

Tue, 26 Jun 2007 09:31:31 +0000

Earlier this month, Boston Red Sox fans were angry. All right, Red Sox fans can often get angry when anyone says anything they construe as negative about their team or positive about their team’s archrival, the Yankees.

But in this particular instance, they were outraged because it was the start of a 17-day interleague segment of the major league schedule, and the Yankees were playing the unimposing Pittsburgh Pirates while the Red Sox were playing the Arizona Diamondbacks, who were practically in first place in the National League West.

Those games came at a time when the Yankees had revived themselves and were winning. Not surprisingly, the Yankees swept the Pirates in a three-game series (and then the Diamondbacks, too) on their way to a nine-game winning streak that slashed Boston’s lead over them to seven and a half games.

Fielder Hits 27th As Brewers Beat Astros

Tue, 26 Jun 2007 09:31:31 +0000

Sheets (9-3) allowed five hits and three walks in six innings. He's allowed three runs or fewer in each of his last 13 starts and has won five straight decisions for the first time since 2001, his rookie year.

The two-time All-Star is 4-0 with a 1.66 ERA in five June starts.

Midseason baseball numbers mean trouble for most teams

Tue, 26 Jun 2007 09:31:31 +0000

Baseball hits the season's halfway pole this weekend, and we're here to ask about the ailing. This is for the downtrodden teams who will celebrate the coming holiday with grilled disappointment and a couple of scoops of homemade frustration.

You know ... the feel-bad stories.

There's no reason to worry about the Boston Red Sox, who at 11 games, have the largest lead in their history at this stage.

4 Hits Shy 3,000, Biggio Sits Out Game

Tue, 26 Jun 2007 09:31:31 +0000

Craig Biggio says he's more than ready to reach 3,000 hits. To do it in Milwaukee, he'll need to have a very productive game on Tuesday. The 41-year-old Biggio was not in the lineup on Monday night and was also scheduled to take Wednesday off in the Houston Astros' three-game set against the Milwaukee Brewers. He is four hits shy of becoming the 27th player with 3,000 or more.

"I just want it to happen, no matter when or where," he said. "Obviously, I'd love for it to happen in Houston, I think the fans in Houston deserve it, but we've got to win some games, so we'll see what happens."

The Astros are finishing a nine-game road trip in Milwaukee before returning to Houston for 11 games heading into the All-Star break.

Agency partners create a Stir

Tue, 26 Jun 2007 09:31:31 +0000

Two years ago, Steve Koeneke and Brian Bennett walked away from two of the Milwaukee area's most prominent ad agencies to experiment with e-commerce marketing.

Their venture, called Stir, was a new category of ad agency that would offer traditional marketing services as well as Web design, e-mail marketing campaigns, Web banner ads and customized sales materials through an interactive Web site.

Not only did Stir seek new ways to create marketing messages, it also intended to make delivery of marketing materials less costly. Since clients could access ads and other marketing materials via the Internet, fewer people handled the marketing materials.

Astro-nomical value

Tue, 26 Jun 2007 09:31:31 +0000

Ex-St. Francis High graduate and two-time MLB All-Star Mark Loretta has proven to be a handy addition on offense and defense for the Houston Astros this season

Anaheim ? Less than halfway through the season, it appears the Houston Astros are thankful they made a wise investment.The Astros lost starting shortstop Adam Everett to a serious knee injury June 14 when he fractured his right fibula in a violent collision with robust outfielder Carlos Lee. Everett will likely miss the next two months.Fortunately for the Astros, they have been able to alleviate the concerns of Everett's absence by turning to a former area star to provide quality at bats and def...

Houston Astros (32-43) at Milwaukee Brewers (43-32), 8:05 p.m.

Mon, 25 Jun 2007 18:38:17 +0000

The Milwaukee Brewers continue their nine-game homestand this evening with the opener of a three-game set against the Houston Astros at Miller Park.

The Brewers won the first five games of their residency before falling to Kansas City 4-3 in extra innings on Sunday. Joey Gathright drew a bases-loaded walk off Chris Spurling to give the Royals the 11-inning victory.

Jose Capellan (0-2) allowed a single and two walks to load the bases before giving way to Spurling. Milwaukee wasted a great performance by Yovani Gallardo, who yielded just one run on five hits while fanning eight and walking just two.

Toronto Blue Jays (37-37) At Minnesota Twins (38-35), 8:10 P.m.

Mon, 25 Jun 2007 18:38:17 +0000

Roy Halladay tries to win his fifth straight decision this evening when the Toronto Blue Jays open a four-game series with the Minnesota Twins at the Metrodome.

Halladay has been sensational since returning from appendectomy surgery, winning four of his five starts while pitching to a 3.58 earned run average in that time. Halladay's latest win came on Wednesday against the Los Angeles Dodgers, as he allowed a run and six hits in eight innings to improve to 8-2, while lowering his ERA to 4.08.

The right-hander is a perfect 5-0 against the Twins with a 2.20 ERA in nine games, seven of which have been starts.

Tunney side of the street

Mon, 25 Jun 2007 18:38:17 +0000

Local collectors aloof as Barry Bonds nears historic homer

Mon, 25 Jun 2007 18:38:17 +0000

The reception Barry Bonds received from Milwaukee fans last week is about the same one the soon-to-be home run king is getting from local sports collectors.

It's pretty cold, said John Kennedy, owner of Appleton's Music and Sports Collectors World.

As Bonds inches closer to the most prized record in baseball, local memorabilia dealers claim their sales say it all about attitudes toward the San Francisco slugger. Area fans aren't seeking out souvenirs, even as Bonds sits at 749 home runs, just six shy of Hank Aaron's 755 career home run total.

Mussina hopes to get Yanks back over .500 in finale with Giants

Mon, 25 Jun 2007 18:38:17 +0000

Mike Mussina will try and get the New York Yankees back

above .500 this afternoon when they play the rubber match of their three-game

series with the San Francisco Giants at AT&T Park.Mussina has just one win in his last seven starts and is coming off a loss to

Brewers welcome Astros to town for three

Mon, 25 Jun 2007 18:38:17 +0000

The Milwaukee Brewers continue their nine-game homestand

this evening with the opener of a three-game set against the Houston Astros at

Miller Park.The Brewers won the first five games of their residency before falling to

Brewers buzz leading to a fuller Miller Park

Mon, 25 Jun 2007 05:21:37 +0000

The Milwaukee Brewers have seen a 31 percent increase in attendance this season, one of the largest increases in Major League Baseball, and as a result are on pace to have a big revenue year.

Through 37 home games the Brewers have drawn 1.2 million fans, or 32,621 per game, compared with the 921,562 fans, or 24,907 per game, who passed through the turnstiles during the first 37 games of the 2006 season.

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Astros booted again: Wright, Young lead resurgent Rangers over struggling Houston

Sun, 24 Jun 2007 17:06:04 +0000

SLIDING STRAIGHT INTO TROUBLE - Rangers shortstop Ramon Vasquez tags out the Astros? Morgan Ensberg on a stolen-base attempt during Texas? 7-2 win Saturday. Michael Young drove in four runs as the Rangers clinched the Silver Boot Trophy by moving to 4-1 against Houston this season. (Associated Press photo)

ARLINGTON - Jamey Wright?s bad luck against the Houston Astros might finally be changing.

Wright overcame shaky control to win for the first time in almost a year, and Michael Young drove in four runs to lead the Texas Rangers to a 7-2 interleague over the Astros 7-2 Saturday for their season-best fourth win in a row.

Kansas City Royals (29-46) at Milwaukee Brewers (43-31), 2:05 p.m.

Sun, 24 Jun 2007 17:06:04 +0000

The Kansas City Royals and Milwaukee Brewers will finish up a three-game interleague set at Miller Park this afternoon.

Yesterday, Dave Bush held the Royals to one run through seven innings and Corey Hart collected three hits, an RBI, and two runs as the Brewers beat Kansas City, 7-1.

Bush (5-6) scattered eight hits, fanning five and walking one for the Brewers, who won their fifth straight and their 10th in 12 games. Bill Hall homered for Milwaukee, which wore white threads with black pinstripes in honor of the 1924 Milwaukee Bears.