Brewers try to recover in finale with Mets

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08/02/2007 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Milwaukee Brewers try and get back on top in the NL Central this afternoon when they play the rubber match of their three-game series with the New York Mets at Miller Park.

Milwaukee fell a percentage point behind Chicago in the division last night after dropping an 8-5 decision to the Mets, while the Cubs defeated Philadelphia to move into a virtual tie.

The Brewers had been in first since April 21 and led by 8 1/2 games as recently as June 23.

Marlon Anderson homered and finished with four RBI, while Ramon Castro added a three-run home run in the win for the Mets, who have won six of 10. Oliver Perez (10-7) allowed five runs -- four earned -- over six innings with 11 strikeouts and three walks to take the win.

Opponent Claudio Vargas (9-3), meanwhile, was lit up for seven runs in just 2 2/3 innings for Milwaukee, which has dropped six of eight. Prince Fielder ended his home run drought with a three-run blast, while Corey Hart and J.J. Hardy added an RBI apiece.

Fielder, who leads the NL with 31 home runs, had not left the yard since a first inning shot back on July 13 against Colorado. The 67 at-bats was a career high.

Hoping to get the Brewers back on track today will be left-hander Chris Capuano, who is 0-7 with a 6.16 earned run average in 12 starts since defeating Washington back on May 7. Capuano's latest setback came on Saturday against St. Louis, as he allowed four runs and six hits in 6 1/3 innings to fall to 5-7 on the year, while raising his ERA to 4.70.

Capuano is 0-3 lifetime against the Mets with a 6.04 ERA in four starts.

New York will pin its hopes on Brian Lawrence, who will be making his Mets' debut and will also be making his first big league appearance since pitching with the San Diego Padres in 2005.

Lawrence missed all of last season while recovering from shoulder surgery. The Mets, though, signed him to a minor league contract in May after he was released by the Rockies. He was 8-2 with a 3.87 ERA in 12 starts for the Mets' Triple-A team in New Orleans.

The 31-year-old has faced the Brewers five times and is 1-3 against them with a 5.04 ERA.

The Mets have won three of five from the Brewers this season after the teams split the season series the last two years. The Mets, though, have won in seven of their last 11 visits to Milwaukee.

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