Post by Fish Troll on Apr 30, 2007 21:29:26 GMT -5
Suppan goes the distance vs. Cards
Right-hander tosses first complete game since 2003
By Adam McCalvy / MLB.com
MILWAUKEE -- Jeff Suppan notched his first complete game since 2003 and beat his former team for the second time this season, holding the heavy-hearted Cardinals to eight hits in the Brewers' 7-1 win at Miller Park on Monday.
Suppan (4-2) walked one, struck out five and threw 117 pitches in his first complete game since he shut out the Cardinals on July 28, 2003, his final start for the Pittsburgh Pirates before a trade back to Boston. He has won each of his last four starts, a streak that began with an April 14 win over the Cards at Busch Stadium that came a day after Suppan was presented with his World Series ring.
Milwaukee lured Suppan away from St. Louis on Christmas Eve with the richest contract in franchise history, a deal that guarantees $42 million over four years.
He was a 2006 teammate of Cardinals reliever Josh Hancock, who died in a car accident early Sunday morning. Monday marked the Cardinals' first game since learning of Hancock's untimely death.
Kip Wells (1-5) started for St. Louis and was charged with seven runs in six innings as the team lost its third straight game.
The Brewers finished April with a 16-9 record, tied for the second-best opening month in franchise history, and their 3 1/2-game lead over second-place Pittsburgh in the National League Central is tied with Boston for the biggest division lead in Major League Baseball. The Brewers have not been in first place by such a big margin since 1987's "Team Streak" went 18-3 in April including 13 consecutive wins to start the season.
Johnny Estrada hit a two-run double in the first inning and Prince Fielder hit a solo home run in the third as Milwaukee jumped to an early lead against Wells. Fielder scored a pair of runs and so did outfielder Kevin Mench, who scored on Wells' balk in the second inning and tripled home two runs in the sixth.
Adam McCalvy is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
Right-hander tosses first complete game since 2003
By Adam McCalvy / MLB.com
MILWAUKEE -- Jeff Suppan notched his first complete game since 2003 and beat his former team for the second time this season, holding the heavy-hearted Cardinals to eight hits in the Brewers' 7-1 win at Miller Park on Monday.
Suppan (4-2) walked one, struck out five and threw 117 pitches in his first complete game since he shut out the Cardinals on July 28, 2003, his final start for the Pittsburgh Pirates before a trade back to Boston. He has won each of his last four starts, a streak that began with an April 14 win over the Cards at Busch Stadium that came a day after Suppan was presented with his World Series ring.
Milwaukee lured Suppan away from St. Louis on Christmas Eve with the richest contract in franchise history, a deal that guarantees $42 million over four years.
He was a 2006 teammate of Cardinals reliever Josh Hancock, who died in a car accident early Sunday morning. Monday marked the Cardinals' first game since learning of Hancock's untimely death.
Kip Wells (1-5) started for St. Louis and was charged with seven runs in six innings as the team lost its third straight game.
The Brewers finished April with a 16-9 record, tied for the second-best opening month in franchise history, and their 3 1/2-game lead over second-place Pittsburgh in the National League Central is tied with Boston for the biggest division lead in Major League Baseball. The Brewers have not been in first place by such a big margin since 1987's "Team Streak" went 18-3 in April including 13 consecutive wins to start the season.
Johnny Estrada hit a two-run double in the first inning and Prince Fielder hit a solo home run in the third as Milwaukee jumped to an early lead against Wells. Fielder scored a pair of runs and so did outfielder Kevin Mench, who scored on Wells' balk in the second inning and tripled home two runs in the sixth.
Adam McCalvy is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
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