Happ earns a victory in his Houston debut
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"It's a strange thing to fly out this morning, meet the new teammates, and then go out there and pitch but it was good," Happ said.
"It was very emotional [Thursday] saying goodbye to the guys I've played with a few years and then coming in here and meeting new guys."
The Brewers have lost three straight after winning their previous five games. The Astros won their third straight.
Happ, 12-5 as a rookie last season, made only his fourth major-league start this year, after being sidelined with a left forearm strain. He had four walks and six strikeouts as the Astros combined on a four-hitter and their fifth shutout this season.
All the Astros' runs came on home runs. Jason Michaels hit a solo shot in the second, Chris Johnson added a three-run homer in the fourth, and Jeff Keppinger hit his fifth of the season in the eighth off David Riske.
Johnson extended his career-best hitting streak to 13 games. He went 2 for 3 and is hitting .417 in his streak.
Happ started his Astros career by yielding a double to Rickie Weeks and then he walked Corey Hart. He then retired the side and didn't allow another hit until Casey McGehee's one-out single to left in the sixth inning.
Manny Parra (3-8) went 51/3 innings for Milwaukee. He allowed four hits, walked three and struck out six.
Happ left two runners stranded in the fourth. Casey McGehee reached on Carlos Lee's fielding error and, after Jonathan Lucroy flied out, Carlos Gomez walked. Happ then got Alcides Escobar on a fly ball and Parra grounded out.
Milwaukee 000 000 000 – 0 4 0
Houston 010 300 01x – 5 6 1
Milwaukee AB R H BI Avg. Houston AB R H BI Avg.
Hart rf 3 0 0 0 .289 Sanchez ss 4 0 0 0 .274
Braun lf 4 0 0 0 .273 Keppinger 2b 2 1 2 1 .287
Fielder 1b 4 0 0 0 .257 Ca.Lee lf 4 0 0 0 .237
McGehee 3b 4 0 2 0 .276 Bourgeois lf 0 0 0 0 .250
Lucroy c 4 0 0 0 .281 Michaels rf 3 2 1 1 .245
C.Gomez cf 3 0 0 0 .231 P.Feliz 1b 3 1 1 0 .215
A.Escobar ss 3 0 0 0 .249 C.Johnson 3b 3 1 2 3 .333
M.Parra p 2 0 0 0 .240 Quintero c 3 0 0 0 .229
Coffey p 0 0 0 0 .000 Happ p 2 0 0 0 .000
a-Inglett ph 1 0 1 0 .266 W.Lopez p 0 0 0 0 ---
Hawkins p 0 0 0 0 --- b-Hernandz ph 1 0 0 0 .100
Riske p 0 0 0 0 --- Lyon p 0 0 0 0 ---
c-Edmonds ph 1 0 0 0 .288 Lindstrom p 0 0 0 0 ---
Totals 32 0 4 0 Totals 29 5 6 5
a-singled for Coffey in the 7th. b-lined out for W.Lopez in the 7th. c-grounded out for Riske in the 9th. E: Ca.Lee (5). LOB: Milwaukee 9, Houston 3. 2B: Weeks (19), C.Johnson (8). HR: Michaels (6), off M.Parra; C.Johnson (4), off M.Parra; Keppinger (5), off Riske. RBIs: Keppinger (35), Michaels (17), C.Johnson 3 (20). RLSP: Milwaukee 3 (McGehee, Fielder, M.Parra); Houston 2 (P.Feliz, Bourn). RA: Hart, Michaels. GIDP: Ca.Lee. DP: Milwaukee 1 (McGehee, Weeks, Fielder). Milwaukee walks (4): Weeks, Hart, C.Gomez, A.Escobar.
Houston walks (3): Keppinger 2, Michaels. Milwaukee strikeouts (9): Weeks 2, Braun 2, Fielder, Lucroy, C.Gomez 2, A.Escobar.
Houston strikeouts (6): Bourn 2, Ang.Sanchez 2, Ca.Lee, Quintero.
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
M.Parra (L 3-8) 51/3 4 4 4 3 6 89 5.42
Coffey 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 7 4.43
Hawkins 1 1 0 0 0 0 15 8.53
Riske 1 1 1 1 0 0 11 4.00
Houston IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Happ (W 2-0) 6 2 0 0 4 6 98 1.27
W.Lopez 1 1 0 0 0 2 12 3.76
Lyon 1 1 0 0 0 0 14 3.55
Lindstrom 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 2.48
IR-S: Coffey 1-0. Umpires: Home, Jerry Crawford; First, Phil Cuzzi; Second, Chris Guccione; Third, Brian O'Nora.
Diamondbacks 9, Mets 6
NEW YORK - Kelly Johnson and Miguel Montero homered in a five-run sixth, and Arizona stopped a seven-game losing streak with a win over New York.
The Mets were done in by a dreadful relief outing from lefthander Raul Valdes, who gave up hits to all four batters he faced, turning a one-run lead into a 9-5 deficit in 14 pitches.
Arizona 301 005 000 – 9 13 1
New York 302 000 100 – 6 7 2
Arizona AB R H BI Avg. New York AB R H BI Avg.
C.Young cf 4 0 2 0 .268 Jos.Reyes ss 5 2 3 0 .284
K.Johnson 2b 4 2 2 2 .277 L.Castillo 2b 4 1 0 0 .239
J.Upton rf 4 2 1 0 .280 Pagan lf 4 1 1 1 .308
Ad.LaRoche 1b 5 2 2 1 .256 D.Wright 3b 4 2 3 5 .305
Montero c 5 2 3 4 .311 Beltran cf 3 0 0 0 .216
M.Reynolds 3b 5 0 2 1 .219 I.Davis 1b 3 0 0 0 .249
S.Drew ss 5 0 1 1 .264 Francoeur rf 4 0 0 0 .238
G.Parra lf 4 0 0 0 .250 H.Blanco c 2 0 0 0 .261
I.Kennedy p 3 1 0 0 .111 a-Carter ph 1 0 0 0 .256
b-T.Abreu ph 1 0 0 0 .225 Thole c 1 0 0 0 .350
Boyer p 0 0 0 0 .000 Pelfrey p 2 0 0 0 .108
Qualls p 0 0 0 0 --- Valdes p 0 0 0 0 .500
Heilman p 0 0 0 0 .000 Acosta p 0 0 0 0 ---
Totals 40 9 13 9 c-J.Feliciano ph 1 0 0 0 .286
Dessens p 0 0 0 0 ---
P.Feliciano p 0 0 0 0 ---
d-Cora ph 1 0 0 0 .206
Totals 35 6 7 6
a-grounded out for H.Blanco in the 6th. b-struck out for I.Kennedy in the 7th. c-grounded out for Acosta in the 7th. d-flied out for P.Feliciano in the 9th. E: Ad.LaRoche (9), H.Blanco (1), Jos.Reyes (9). LOB: Arizona 7, New York 6. 2B: C.Young (24), Montero (10), M.Reynolds (15), S.Drew (20), Jos.Reyes (19). HR: K.Johnson (17), off Valdes; Montero (4), off Valdes; D.Wright 2 (17), off I.Kennedy 2. RBIs: K.Johnson 2 (51), Ad.LaRoche (63), Montero 4 (22), M.Reynolds (65), S.Drew (31), Pagan (47), D.Wright 5 (74). SB: C.Young (22), K.Johnson (10). CS: C.Young (3). RLSP: Arizona 5 (G.Parra, Ad.LaRoche 2, I.Kennedy, S.Drew); New York 3 (Carter, Beltran, Pagan). RA: J.Upton. Arizona walks (2): K.Johnson, J.Upton. New York walks (4): L.Castillo, Pagan, Beltran, I.Davis. Arizona strikeouts (10): K.Johnson, Ad.LaRoche 2, Montero, M.Reynolds, S.Drew 2, G.Parra, I.Kennedy, T.Abreu. New York strikeouts (6): Pagan, D.Wright, I.Davis, Francoeur 2, Pelfrey.
Arizona IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
I.Kennedy (W 6-8) 6 3 5 5 4 4 111 4.26
Boyer 1 3 1 1 0 0 23 4.75
Qualls (H 3) 1 0 0 0 0 2 13 8.29
Heilman (S 4-8) 1 1 0 0 0 0 22 3.38
New York IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Pelfrey 52/3 8 5 4 2 4 118 4.10
Valdes (L 2-3) (BS 2-3) 0 4 4 4 0 0 14 4.85
Acosta 11/3 0 0 0 0 4 24 2.93
Dessens 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 1.42
P.Feliciano 1 1 0 0 0 2 16 2.83
Valdes pitched to 4 batters in the 6th. IR-S: Valdes 1-1. HBP: by Dessens (C.Young). PB: Montero. Umpires: Home, Chad Fairchild; First, Eric Cooper; Second, Mike Muchlinski; Third, Bill Miller.
T: 3:27. A: 34,280 (41,800).
Braves 6, Reds 4
CINCINNATI - Jason Heyward's two-RBI double with two outs in the 10th rallied Atlanta past Cincinnati.
After Francisco Cordero (3-4) walked two, Heyward worked the count full, then hit a sinking liner that diving leftfielder Jonny Gomes couldn't catch.
Atlanta 001 021 000 2 – 6 12 0
Cincinnati 003 000 010 0 – 4 11 0
Atlanta AB R H BI Avg. Cincinnati AB R H BI Avg.
Prado 2b 5 2 1 1 .315 B.Phillips 2b 5 1 1 0 .288
Wagner p 0 0 0 0 --- O.Cabrera ss 5 1 1 1 .259
Heyward rf 6 0 3 2 .275 Jor.Smith p 0 0 0 0 .000
C.Jones 3b 5 1 2 1 .254 Votto 1b 5 2 3 2 .326
McCann c 5 1 1 2 .269 Rolen 3b 4 0 3 1 .300
Glaus 1b 5 0 0 0 .246 Gomes lf 4 0 0 0 .270
Hinske lf 4 0 1 0 .279 Bruce rf 4 0 0 0 .260
Saito p 0 0 0 0 .000 F.Cordero p 0 0 0 0 ---
Venters p 0 0 0 0 .000 Janish ss 0 0 0 0 .270
b-Conrad ph 1 0 0 0 .235 c-Cairo ph 1 0 0 0 .301
J.Chavez p 0 0 0 0 .000 Stubbs cf 5 0 0 0 .232
Ale.Gonzalez ss 0 0 0 0 .277 R.Hernandez c 4 0 1 0 .288
Infante ss-2b 4 1 2 0 .333 Cueto p 2 0 0 0 .135
Me.Cabrera cf 3 1 1 0 .265 Bray p 0 0 0 0 ---
Medlen p 2 0 1 0 .192 Ondrusek p 0 0 0 0 .000
Moylan p 0 0 0 0 --- a-L.Nix ph 1 0 1 0 .273
M.Diaz lf 2 0 0 0 .244 Masset p 0 0 0 0 ---
Totals 42 6 12 6 Rhodes p 0 0 0 0 ---
Heisey rf 1 0 1 0 .286
Totals 41 4 11 4
a-singled for Ondrusek in the 7th. b-flied out for Venters in the 9th. c-flied out for Janish in the 10th. LOB: Atlanta 12, Cincinnati 9. 2B: Heyward 3 (19), Hinske (19), Me.Cabrera (18), Votto (18), Rolen 2 (20). HR: McCann (14), off Cueto; Votto (27), off Venters. RBIs: Prado (43), Heyward 2 (50), C.Jones (42), McCann 2 (53), O.Cabrera (37), Votto 2 (72), Rolen (61). SB: Me.Cabrera (5). RLSP: Atlanta 8 (McCann 3, Medlen, Glaus, Prado, C.Jones 2); Cincinnati 3 (Stubbs 2, O.Cabrera). RA: Heyward, B.Phillips, Gomes. Atlanta walks (5): Prado, C.Jones, Infante, Me.Cabrera 2. Cincinnati walks (1): Rolen. Atlanta strikeouts (7): Prado, Heyward, McCann 3, Medlen, M.Diaz. Cincinnati strikeouts (8): O.Cabrera, Votto, Gomes, Bruce 3, Stubbs 2.
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Medlen 5 6 3 3 1 4 82 3.66
Moylan (H 16) 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 2.55
Saito (H 13) 1 1 0 0 0 0 30 3.46
Venters (BS 3-4) 1 2 1 1 0 1 11 1.23
J.Chavez (W 3-2) 1 1 0 0 0 1 12 5.89
Wagner (S 24-29) 1 1 0 0 0 2 20 1.65
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Cueto 51/3 10 4 4 1 3 104 3.32
Bray 2/3 0 0 0 1 1 14 5.40
Ondrusek 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 3.38
Masset 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 6 4.40
Rhodes 2/3 1 0 0 0 1 18 1.54
F.Cordero (L 3-4) 11/3 1 2 2 2 1 35 4.02
Jor.Smith 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.66
IR-S: Bray 2-0, Jor.Smith 1-0. IBB: off Cueto (Me.Cabrera). HBP: by Wagner (Gomes), by Cueto (Medlen). Balk: Medlen. Umpires: Home, Bob Davidson; First, Angel Campos; Second, Alfonso Marquez; Third, Tim Timmons. T: 3:46. A: 40,373 (42,319).
Rockies 17, Cubs 2
DENVER - Carlos Gonzalez, Ian Stewart and Dexter Fowler homered and the Colorado used a record-setting 12-run eighth inning to rout Chicago.
Gonzalez had four hits, two in the eighth when the Rockies set a major-league record with 11 straight hits in the inning.
Chicago 000 002 0 0 0 – 2 4 0
Colorado 003 020 0 (12)x – 17 21 0
Chicago AB R H BI Avg. Colorado AB R H BI Avg.
Colvin rf 3 1 1 1 .268 Fowler cf 6 2 3 2 .231
S.Castro ss 4 0 0 0 .306 S.Smith rf 4 1 1 2 .287
D.Lee 1b 3 0 0 1 .246 c-Splbrgh ph-rf 2 1 1 0 .280
d-Nady ph 0 0 0 0 .223 C.Gonzalez lf 6 3 4 2 .314
Ar.Ramirez 3b 3 0 0 0 .222 Tulowitzki ss 5 2 3 3 .311
e-K.Hill ph 1 0 0 0 .196 Hawpe 1b 3 1 1 2 .263
Byrd cf 4 0 1 0 .312 Iannetta c 3 1 1 2 .219
A.Soriano lf 3 0 0 0 .266 Stewart 3b 6 1 2 3 .255
Soto c 3 0 1 0 .287 Barmes 2b 5 2 2 0 .254
Theriot 2b 2 0 0 0 .284 Francis p 3 1 1 0 .053
J.Russell p 0 0 0 0 .000 Belisle p 0 0 0 0 .333
Berg p 0 0 0 0 --- R.Betancourt p 0 0 0 0 ---
a-Fontenot ph 1 0 0 0 .281 b-Mora ph 2 2 2 1 .266
Marshall p 0 0 0 0 .000 T.Buchholz p 0 0 0 0 ---
Cashner p 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 45 17 21 17
Schlitter p 0 0 0 0 ---
Dempster p 1 0 0 0 .132
Je.Baker 2b 2 1 1 0 .242
Totals 30 2 4 2
a-struck out for Berg in the 8th. b-singled for R.Betancourt in the 8th. c-struck out for S.Smith in the 8th. d-walked for D.Lee in the 9th. e-fouled out for Ar.Ramirez in the 9th. LOB: Chicago 3, Colorado 11. 2B: Fowler (12), S.Smith (13), C.Gonzalez (15), Tulowitzki 2 (19), Hawpe (20), Barmes (18), Mora (9). 3B: Colvin (3), Iannetta (1). HR: C.Gonzalez (20), off Dempster; Stewart (15), off Cashner; Fowler (3), off Cashner. RBIs: Colvin (38), D.Lee (45), Fowler 2 (15), S.Smith 2 (45), C.Gonzalez 2 (66), Tulowitzki 3 (39), Hawpe 2 (37), Iannetta 2 (17), Stewart 3 (51), Mora (20). RLSP: Chicago 1 (Ar.Ramirez); Colorado 7 (Tulowitzki, Stewart 4, Fowler 2). RA: D.Lee 2. Chicago walks (2): Colvin, Nady. Colorado walks (7): Tulowitzki, Hawpe 3, Iannetta 3. Chicago strikeouts (11): Colvin, S.Castro, Ar.Ramirez, Byrd 2, A.Soriano 2, Soto, Theriot, Fontenot, Je.Baker. Colorado strikeouts (10): Fowler 2, S.Smith 2, Spilborghs, C.Gonzalez 2, Tulowitzki, Hawpe, Francis.
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Dempster (L 8-8) 4 7 5 5 5 5 105 3.92
J.Russell 2 1 0 0 0 3 27 4.06
Berg 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 5.01
Marshall 2/3 5 5 5 0 2 22 2.53
Cashner 0 6 6 6 0 0 18 6.26
Schlitter 1/3 2 1 1 2 0 21 12.79
Colorado IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Francis (W 4-3) 6 4 2 2 1 5 88 4.44
Belisle (H 13) 1 0 0 0 0 2 15 2.53
R.Betancourt (H 16) 1 0 0 0 0 3 13 4.74
T.Buchholz 1 0 0 0 1 1 18 3.00
Dempster pitched to 4 batters in the 5th.Cashner pitched to 6 batters in the 8th. IR-S: J.Russell 3-1, Cashner 1-1, Schlitter 1-1. Umpires: Home, Mike Winters; First, Hunter Wendelstedt; Second, Mike Estabrook; Third, Jerry Layne. T: 3:04. A: 40,189 (50,449).
