The Brewers look to get back on track before they head on the road again. The Phillies make their only appearance at Miller Park this year in a three-game weekend set against the Crew. The Brewers lost three of four at Philadelphia earlier this year.Milwaukee Journal Sentinel beat writer Tom Haudricourt was able to talk with Brewers manager Ned Yost in a bit more detail about the altercation that happened in the dugout during Thursday's game with the Mets.
Pitching match ups:
Friday - 7:05 PM CDT:
RHP Kyle Kendrick (5-1, 4.04) vs. RHP Yovani Gallardo (3-1, 2.72)
Kendrick won his last start by going seven innings against the Pirates and giving up just one run while striking out four and walking one. He made his major league debut June 13th against the White Sox. This will be his first appearance against the Brewers in his career. In the month of July, Kendrick went 3-1 with a 3.58 ERA in six starts. Kendrick was drafted in the seventh round by the Phillies in 2003. Righties are hitting just .212 against Kendrick while lefties have a .324 batting average against the young righty.
Gallardo had everything going right for him in his last start until the bottom of the fifth inning. He had pitched four scoreless innings against the Cardinals. Gallardo gave up four runs in the fifth and would not last past that inning. He still sports an ERA under three and has done a nice job filling in for the injured Ben Sheets. Gallardo will be facing the Phillies for the first time in his career. Lefties are hitting just .173 against Gallardo so far this year in the bigs.
Saturday - 6:05 PM CDT:LHP Cole Hamels (12-5, 3.50) vs. RHP Dave Bush (9-8, 4.87)
Hamels has established himself as an elite young pitcher during this season. The southpaw beat the Cubs last time out by throwing eight innings. He gave up just one run and struck out eight at Wrigley Field. Hamels beat the Brewers earlier this year in Philadelphia. He also pitched eight innings in that start and gave up two runs. In his career against the Brewers, Hamels is 1-0 with a 3.77 ERA in two starts. The other start came last year at Miller Park. No Brewer has more than one hit against Hamels. J.J. Hardy has a home run in his career against Hamels.
Bush picked a win in his last outing which was a relief appearance against the Mets on Tuesday. In his last start, Bush gave up four runs in five and a third innings against the Reds. He ended up with a no-decision and the Brewers lost in extra innings. In the month of July, Bush was 2-2 with a 4.45 ERA in five starts. The righty is 5-5 with a 4.30 ERA in starts at home this year. Bush has no record in three starts against the Phillies with an ERA of 5.40. He faced the Phillies in May and threw five and a third innings. Bush gave up runs, struck out four and walked none in a no-decision. Jimmy Rollins is 4-10 with two doubles, one home run and two RBI against Bush in his career.
Sunday - 1:05 PM CDT:
RHP Adam Eaton (9-7, 5.87) vs. Jeff Suppan (8-9, 4.87 ERA)
Eaton lost his last start against the Cubs at Wrigley. He pitched five and a third innings and gave up five runs, four of which were earned. Eaton faced the Brewers in May and threw seven and a third innings and gave up just one earned run. He ended up with a no-decision. Eaton was 2-2 with a 6.21 ERA in six July starts. In his career against the Brewers, Eaton is 2-0 with a 4.20 ERA in five starts. Craig Counsell is 5-14 in his career against Eaton.
Suppan had a quality start in his last outing which was against the Mets. He pitched six and a third innings and gave up two runs. Suppan received a no-decision for his efforts though. The veteran righty needed a good start to back on the right track and he had one. In his career against the Phillies, Suppan is 3-5 with a 6.75 ERA in nine starts. Suppan lost to the Phillies back in May when he threw six innings and gave up six runs, four of which were earned. Pat Burrell is 7-16 with two homers and seven RBI against Suppan in his career.
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