News - Jeff Suppan
Jody Gerut and Casey McGehee had two RBI each Saturday, leading the Milwaukee Brewers to a 7-2 win over the Houston Astros. Both hit two-run singles in a five-run seventh. Ryan Braun had three hits and one RBI. J.J.
Derrek Lee homered and Ryan Dempster pitched eight shutout innings Monday to propel the Chicago Cubs in a 2-0 win over Milwaukee. Dempster (10-8), who took a no-hitter into the fifth, gave up just four hits and walking one for the Cubs, who have won six of their last seven games. Aramis Ramirez had a pair of hits for Chicago. Jeff Suppan (6-10) gave up one run on three hits with four walks in seven innings to take the loss.
Jeff Suppan gave up a run and eight hits in six innings Sunday, leading Milwaukee to a 4-1 win over Pittsburgh and a three-game sweep. Suppan (6-8) departed after walking three batters in 94 pitches with one strikeout. He added an RBI with a bases-loaded walk in the fifth. Craig Counsell's only hit,
Corey Hart's second-inning homer and Jeff Suppan's six scoreless innings Saturday carried Milwaukee to a 1-0 win over St.
J.J. Hardy had three hits and four RBI Tuesday to lead the Milwaukee Brewers to their 17th straight victory over Pittsburgh, 8-5. Milwaukee's winning streak is the longest against one team since Baltimore beat Kansas City 23 straight times between May 10, 1969, and Aug.
