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Sadowski set for Major League debut

Chris Haft / MLB.com
The Giants' distinction of being the only team in the Major Leagues to use five starting pitchers will end when they purchase the contract of right-hander Ryan Sadowski, who will ascend from Triple-A Fresno to start the series finale against the Brewers.
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Giants probable pitcher

Ryan Sadowski

  • #56 RHP
  • (0-0) -.-- ERA 0 SO
Sadowski last pitched June 20 against Colorado Springs, receiving no decision as he allowed 10 hits and four earned runs in six innings. His most impressive recent effort came against Portland on May 30, when he yielded three hits in six shutout innings. Sadowski limited right-handed batters to a .209 average in Triple-A, compared with .281 against left-handers. San Francisco obtained Sadowski by selecting him in the 12th round of the 2003 First-Year Player Draft.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG

Series at a Glance

Standings - 06/28/2009 W L PCT GB Home Away
San Francisco Giants (NL West) 39 34 .534 8.0 24-12 15-22
Milwaukee Brewers (NL Central) 40 34 .541 - 20-16 20-18
Stats - 06/28/2009 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
SF .259 288 47 269 44 528 3.71 647.0 602 275 578
MIL .252 352 87 346 24 589 4.46 652.0 631 271 525
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Brewers struggling with Miller Park glare

Adam McCalvy and Cash Kruth / MLB.com
Ryan Braun is leading a more vocal charge by Brewers position players who have long complained about the difficult hitting conditions during day games at Milwaukee's convertible-roofed ballpark.
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Brewers probable pitcher

Jeff Suppan

  • #37 RHP
  • (5-5) 4.65 ERA 44 SO
Suppan was a victim of some bad defensive plays in his last outing against Minnesota. Suppan gave up nine hits in five innings, giving up seven runs, four of which were earned. Three of the other four runs also could have been avoided, when a swinging strike three got past catcher Jason Kendall to load the bases in the top of the first. The next batter followed with a bases-clearing double to put the Brewers in a hole they wouldn't get out of. Suppan and the Brewers opened the season against the Giants on April 7, with Suppan taking the loss in a 10-6 loss for the Brewers, allowing six runs in four innings. For his career Suppan has had mixed results against the Giants, going 3-5 with a 5.64 ERA in nine starts.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 133-128 4.63 2330.1 782 1296 .282
Season 5-5 4.65 81.1 35 44 .303
June 2-1 3.54 28.0 11 17 .325
Vs. San Francisco 0-1 13.50 4.0 1 1 .375

Giants hitters vs Jeff Suppan

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Bowker, John - - - - - - - -
Burriss, Emmanuel .000 1 0 0 .000 1 0 0
DeRosa, Mark .000 3 0 0 .278 18 0 2
Downs, Matt - - - - .333 3 1 1
Ford, Darren - - - - - - - -
Frandsen, Kevin - - - - - - - -
Gillaspie, Conor - - - - - - - -
Huff, Aubrey - - - - .600 5 0 1
Ishikawa, Travis 1.000 2 0 3 .667 6 0 4
Lewis, Fred .500 2 0 0 .333 6 0 1
Molina, Bengie .000 2 0 0 .000 5 0 0
Peguero, Francisco - - - - - - - -
Pill, Brett - - - - - - - -
Posey, Buster - - - - - - - -
Renteria, Edgar .333 3 0 0 .313 16 0 3
Rohlinger, Ryan - - - - - - - -
Rowand, Aaron .500 2 1 2 .308 13 2 7
Sanchez, Freddy .500 2 1 1 .259 27 1 4
Sandoval, Pablo .000 1 0 0 .167 6 0 0
Schierholtz, Nate - - - - .400 5 0 0
Torres, Andres - - - - - - - -
Uribe, Juan - - - - .000 2 0 0
Velez, Eugenio - - - - .000 3 0 0
Whiteside, Eli - - - - .000 2 0 0

Brewers hitters vs Ryan Sadowski

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Braun, Ryan - - - - .500 2 0 0
Cain, Lorenzo - - - - - - - -
Counsell, Craig - - - - - - - -
Cruz, Luis - - - - - - - -
Escobar, Alcides - - - - - - - -
Fielder, Prince - - - - .333 3 0 0
Gamel, Mat - - - - .250 4 1 3
Gerut, Jody - - - - - - - -
Gomez, Carlos - - - - - - - -
Hart, Corey - - - - .000 1 0 0
Heether, Adam - - - - .667 3 0 1
Inglett, Joe - - - - - - - -
Iribarren, Hernan - - - - - 0 0 0
Kottaras, George - - - - 1.000 1 0 0
McGehee, Casey - - - - .250 4 0 0
Salome, Angel - - - - - - - -
Weeks, Rickie - - - - - - - -
Zaun, Gregg - - - - - - - -

Sadowski's debut a winner (40-34) (40-35)

Giants 7, Brewers 0

Stellar start for rookie

Chris Haft / MLB.com
Nate Schierholtz had four hits as the cleanup man and Matt Downs slugged his first Major League homer, but Ryan Sadowski was the star of the game. In his big league debut, the right-hander pitched six shutout innings and rapped his first hit as the Giants won the series finale.

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Crew kept quiet

Adam McCalvy / MLB.com
The Brewers tallied just four hits off a pitcher making his first Major League start, with only Casey McGehee's double going for extra bases. The lack of offense was no help to Jeff Suppan, who gave up five runs in losing to the Giants for the second time this season.
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Giants 7, Brewers 0

San Francisco AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Winn, CF-LF 4 0 2 2 1 1 1 .267
Lewis, F, LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .253
  Torres, CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .259
Sandoval, P, 3B 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 .340
  Uribe, 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .292
Schierholtz, RF 5 2 4 1 0 0 0 .316
Ishikawa, 1B 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 .259
Renteria, SS 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 .253
Downs, M, 2B 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .212
Whiteside, C 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .267
Sadowski, P 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 .333
  Howry, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Sanchez, J, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 38 7 13 7 2 8 15  

BATTING
2B: Renteria (11, Suppan), Sandoval, P (23, Suppan).
HR: Downs, M (1, 6th inning off Suppan, 0 on, 0 out), Schierholtz (3, 9th inning off Smith, C, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Winn 2; Lewis, F; Sandoval, P 2; Schierholtz 7; Ishikawa; Renteria 2; Downs, M 4; Whiteside; Sadowski.
RBI: Renteria (31), Winn 2 (29), Lewis, F (11), Ishikawa (21), Downs, M (2), Schierholtz (12).
2-out RBI: Winn 2; Lewis, F.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Sandoval, P 2.
S: Howry.
GIDP: Renteria.
Team RISP: 5-for-9.
Team LOB: 8.

FIELDING
DP: 2 (Sandoval, P-Downs, M-Ishikawa, Renteria-Downs, M-Ishikawa).
 
Milwaukee AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Gamel, 3B 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .239
Hardy, SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .220
Braun, LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .324
Fielder, 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .301
McGehee, C, 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .336
Cameron, M, CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .243
Hart, C, RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .246
Kendall, C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .223
Suppan, P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217
  Narveson, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  DiFelice, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  a-Catalanotto, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .185
  Smith, C, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 29 0 4 0 4 8 15  

a-Struck out for DiFelice in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: McGehee, C (10, Sadowski).
TB: Braun; Fielder; McGehee, C 2; Cameron, M.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Hart, C.
GIDP: Kendall; McGehee, C.
Team RISP: 0-for-3.
Team LOB: 7.

FIELDING
DP: (Gamel-Fielder).
 
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Sadowski (W, 1-0) 6.0 4 0 0 3 2 0 0.00
Howry 2.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 3.86
Sanchez, J 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 5.45
 
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Suppan (L, 5-6) 5.2 9 5 5 2 3 1 4.86
Narveson 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 10.29
DiFelice 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 0 1.84
Smith, C 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1.88

HBP: Fielder (by Sanchez, J), Whiteside (by Suppan).
Pitches-strikes: Sadowski 85-45, Howry 26-17, Sanchez, J 15-11, Suppan 101-64, Narveson 16-10, DiFelice 24-14, Smith, C 17-11.
Groundouts-flyouts: Sadowski 12-4, Howry 1-2, Sanchez, J 0-0, Suppan 10-4, Narveson 1-1, DiFelice 1-0, Smith, C 1-1.
Batters faced: Sadowski 23, Howry 7, Sanchez, J 4, Suppan 28, Narveson 5, DiFelice 5, Smith, C 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Narveson 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Ed Rapuano. 1B: Paul Schrieber. 2B: Paul Nauert. 3B: Joe West.
Weather: 77 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 20 mph, L to R.
T: 2:47.
Att: 43,391.
June 28, 2009

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