--3B Bill Hall was in the starting lineup Thursday for the first time since Monday night in Pittsburgh. Hall tweaked his right hamstring making a diving catch as a substitute left fielder in that game and was held out an extra day because of a wet surface and rainy night Wednesday in Cincinnati.
--SS J.J. Hardy made great strides in breaking out of a season-long slump in the last three games of the Brewers' trip to Pittsburgh and Cincinnati. In those three contests, Hardy went 3-for-3 with four RBIs, 2-for-4 with a three-run homer and 1-for-4 with an RBI double. Over the span, Hardy raised his average from .167 to .211. --OF Brad Nelson flied out as a pinch hitter in the ninth inning Thursday night in Cincinnati, remaining hitless for the season. Nelson is 0-for-20 with no RBIs and eight strikeouts.
MEDICAL WATCH:
3B Bill Hall (right hamstring cramps) left the May 4 game, and he didn't play May 5-6. He was back in the lineup May 7.
C Mike Rivera (sprained left ankle) went on the 15-day disabled list April 29.
RHP David Riske (right elbow tightness) went on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to April 10. He will attempt to rehab the elbow through mid-May, but if he is unsuccessful, he might need Tommy John surgery.
ROTATION:
RHP Jeff Suppan
RHP Yovani Gallardo
LHP Manny Parra
RHP Braden Looper
RHP Dave Bush
BULLPEN:
RHP Trevor Hoffman (closer)
RHP Todd Coffey
RHP Carlos Villanueva
RHP Seth McClung
LHP Mitch Stetter
RHP Jorge Julio
RHP Mark DiFelice
CATCHERS:
Jason Kendall
Carlos Corporan
INFIELDERS:
1B Prince Fielder
2B Rickie Weeks
SS J.J. Hardy
3B Bill Hall
INF Craig Counsell
INF Casey McGehee
OUTFIELDERS:
LF Ryan Braun
CF Mike Cameron
RF Corey Hart
OF Chris Duffy
OF Brad Nelson
