Brewers resume series at Houston

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09/18/2007 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Milwaukee Brewers will try again to close the gap in the National League Central when they play the middle portion of a three-game series with the Houston Astros tonight at Minute Maid Park.

The Brewers posted a 6-0 victory over Houston on Monday, but remained a game behind the first-place Chicago Cubs, who bested the Reds yesterday.

Yovani Gallardo and Chris Spurling combined on the seven-hit shutout over the Astros yesterday, with Gallardo (9-4) extending his scoreless innings streak to 21 frames. He allowed seven hits and struck out five.

Corey Hart went 2-for-4 with two runs batted in, while Kevin Mench added a solo homer in Milwaukee's third straight victory. Prince Fielder went 1-for-4 to extend his hitting streak to 15 games.

Ben Sheets will make his fifth start since returning from a right finger injury that landed him on the disabled list. He is 2-1 with a 6.00 earned run average in four starts since being activated and suffered a loss on Friday against the Reds. Sheets lasted just three innings, allowing five runs and six hits while falling to 12-5 with a 3.78 ERA this year.

It matched his shortest start of the season, as he also left an April 25 outing against Chicago after three innings, though that was because of a right groin strain.

The right-hander, who will try to set a new career high in wins tonight with 13, is 10-8 with a 3.74 ERA in 23 career starts against Houston. He got a no- decision when he started against the club on September 3.

Felipe Paulino made his major league debut against the Brewers in relief on September 5, and will now make his first ever major league start against them as well.

Paulino is taking the place in the rotation of 41-year-old right-hander Woody Williams, who is being moved to the bullpen so the Astros can get a look at some of their younger pitchers.

The right-hander was hammered for five runs and six hits in three innings of work against Milwaukee and didn't pitch again until Saturday against Pittsburgh, tossing a scoreless inning of relief.

Paulino, a product of the Astros Venezuelan Academy, went 6-9 with a 3.62 ERA in 22 games (21 starts) with Double-A Corpus Christi this season.

Josh Anderson had two of the seven hits on Monday for Houston, which had a two-game win streak halted and lost for the 11th time in 15 outings. Matt Albers (4-9 surrendered five runs, five hits, one walk and struck out three over 3 1/3 innings.

Milwaukee has won three in a row over Houston and is an outstanding 12-4 against the club this season. That includes five wins in seven games at Minute Maid Park.

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