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Escobar moves up

Only a minor lineup tweak for Brewers manager Ken Macha, who bumped-up rookie shortstop Alcides Escobar to the seven-hole, ahead of catcher Jonathan Lucroy. The Brewers are 6-2 over their last eight games and will try to stay rolling against the Pirates tonight. 
Rickie Weeks 2B
Corey Hart RF
Ryan Braun LF
Prince Fielder 1B
Casey McGehee 3B
Jim Edmonds CF
Alcides Escobar SS
Jonathan Lucroy C
Dave Bush RHP
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Braun, Davis back in action tonight

Ryan Braun is back in the Brewers lineup tonight for the start of a three-game series against the Pirates, looking at snap an 0-for-17 slump, and Doug Davis is back in the starting rotation, looking to make up for lost time spent on the disabled list. 

Here’s how they will go after Paul Maholm and the Pirates:
Rickie Weeks  2B
Corey Hart  RF
Prince Fielder  1B
Ryan Braun  LF
Casey McGehee  CF
Carlos Gomez  CF
George Kottaras  C
Alcides Escobar  SS
Doug Davis  LHP
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Braun out of lineup for series finale

After toying with the idea for a couple weeks, manager Ken Macha finally gave left fielder Ryan Braun the day off on Thursday. In his place, he started Joe Inglett, who was in the starting lineup for the first time since the Brewers road series in Minnesota in late May.
Other changes for the Brewers include rookie shortstop Alcides Escobar batting second, as Corey Hart slides into the cleanup spot behind Prince Fielder.
Here’s the rest of the lineup:
Weeks 2B
Escobar  SS
Fielder  1B
Hart  RF
McGehee  3B
Kottaras  C
Gomez  CF
Inglett  LF
Parra P
And here’s the Giants’ lineup:
Andres Torres  CF
Freddy Sanchez  2B
Aubrey Huff  RF
Pat Burrell  LF
Buster Posey  1B
Pablo Sandoval  3B
Edgar Renteria  SS
Eli Whiteside  C
Barry Zito  LHP
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Business as usual in series opener vs. Giants

Nothing too surprising in the Brewers’ lineup for today’s afternoon contest with the San Francisco Giants.

Carlos Gomez is in center field with a lefty on the mound in Jonathan Sanchez for the Giants, rookie catcher Jonathan Lucroy is behind the plate, and Casey McGehee is back at third base after taking a much-deserved day off on Sunday in St. Louis.
Here’s the rest of the lineup:
Weeks  2B
Hart  RF
Fielder  1B
Braun  LF
McGehee  3B
Lucroy  C
Gomez  CF
Escobar  SS
Bush  P
– Jordan Schelling, Associate Reporter
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No McGehee, Edmonds in finale

Third baseman Casey McGehee is getting a day off Sunday and center fielder Jim Edmonds is apparently unable to play, so veteran infielder Craig Counsell is making his first career start in the five-hole. Manager Ken Macha said last night he was hoping to start Edmonds this afternoon. I’ll update Edmonds physical status after speaking to Macha this morning. 

In the meantime, here is the lineup:
Rickie Weeks  2B
Corey Hart  RF
Prince Fielder  1B
Ryan Braun  LF
Craig Counsell  3B
Carlos Gomez  CF
George Kottaras  C
Alcides Escobar  SS
Randy Wolf  LHP
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Braun, Fielder flipped

The Brewers made a late change to their starting lineup on Saturday, flipping Ryan Braun and Prince Fielder from the order originally posted early in the afternoon. No real surprise there, because the Brewers have used this new alignment recently when the team faces a left-handed starter. Tonight, that starter is Colorado’s Jeff Francis. 

Here is the amended lineup:
Rickie Weeks  2B
Corey Hart  RF
Prince Fielder  1B
Ryan Braun  LF
Casey McGehee  3B
Jonathan Lucroy  C
Carlos Gomez  CF
Alcides Escobar  SS
Yovani Gallardo  RHP
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Lucroy hitting sixth

Rookie catcher Jonathan Lucroy is moving up in the world, first to the Brewers’ No. 1 catching slot and now up to sixth in manager Ken Macha’s lineup. Here’s how the Brewers will go after Jason Hammel and the Rockies tonight at Coors Field:
Rickie Weeks  2B
Corey Hart  RF
Ryan Braun  LF
Prince Fielder  1B
Casey McGehee  3B
Jonathan Lucroy  C
Carlos Gomez  CF
Alcides Escobar  SS
Manny Parra  LHP
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Edmonds returns to Anaheim

Jim Edmonds, whose career began here at Angel Stadium, is in the lineup as a visitor for the first time tonight as the Brewers continue their Interleague Series against Ervin Santana and the Angels.
Rickie Weeks  DH
Corey Hart  RF
Ryan Braun  LF
Prince Fielder  1B
Casey McGehee 3B
Jim Edmonds  CF
Craig Counsell  2B
Jonathan Lucroy C
Alcides Escobar SS
RHP Dave Bush
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McGehee at DH for opener in Anaheim

Casey McGehee is the Brewers’ designated hitter for the start of a three-game Interleague series against the Angels, Milwaukee’s first visit here since taking two of three games from June 8-10, 2004. 

Here’s the lineup:
Rickie Weeks  2B
Corey Hart  RF
Prince Fielder  1B
Ryan Braun  LF
Casey McGehee  DH
Carlos Gomez  CF
Craig Counsell  3B
Alcides Escobar  SS
George Kottaras  C
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Riske returns, Hawkins way behind

The Brewers announced in their media notes today that reliever David Riske had been reinstated from the 60-day disabled list and would be in uniform tonight for the series opener at Miller Park against the Cubs. Riske takes the 25-man roster spot vacated over the weekend by Todd Coffey, who was placed on the 15-day DL with a thumb injury, and takes a 40-man roster spot from LaTroy Hawkins, who was shifted to the 60-day DL. The only diagnosis the Brewers have offered for Hawkins is “right shoulder fatigue.”

More on those moves to come. Here’s the lineup:
Rickie Weeks  2B
Carlos Gomez  CF
Prince Fielder  1B
Ryan Braun  LF
Casey McGehee  3B
Corey Hart  RF
Alcides Escobar  SS
George Kottaras  C
Yovani Gallardo  RHP
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