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04/24/2004 1:51 AM ET
Brewers turn to Saenz in Game Two
St. Louis (9-8) at Milwaukee (9-9), 1:05 p.m. CT
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By Adam McCalvy / MLB.com |
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| Chris Saenz makes his Major League debut Saturday, after being in Double-A Hunstville on Thursday. (Brian Bahr/Getty Images)
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Chris Saenz, welcome to the big leagues.
The 22-year-old who was in Double-A Huntsville on Thursday night arrived in Milwaukee on Friday and will make his Major League debut against the Cardinals on Saturday afternoon. He is pitching in place of left-hander Chris Capuano, who was placed on the disabled list Friday with a quadriceps injury.
"I guess that's what you have to do, if you want to pitch at this level," Saenz said.
Saenz, a right-hander who works with a low-90s fastball and a nice slider, will go up against the National League's most potent offense. But the Brewers tamed Albert Pujols on Friday, when Matt Kinney and Brooks Kieschnick held St. Louis in check long enough for Craig Counsell to deliver a game-winning single in the bottom of the ninth.
Manager Ned Yost said catching duties would fall to Chad Moeller, who also caught reliever Jeff Bennett's first Major League appearance earlier this month. What did he plan to do to calm Saenz down?
"I don't think there is anything you can do, at least not until he gets through that first inning," Moeller said.
Pitching matchup
STL: RHP Woody Williams
0-1, 7.98 ERA in 2004
0-0, 6.00 ERA in 2004 vs. MIL
9-4, 3.42 ERA lifetime vs. MIL
MIL: RHP Chris Saenz
Major League debut
First appearance vs. STL
Players to watch
Lyle Overbay had two more hits Friday after collecting four on Thursday afternoon. But he struck out in a key situation in the eighth inning against left-handed reliever Steve Kline.
Quotable
"I don't think you could have been anywhere in the United States, in any Major League ballpark, and seen a better game." -- manager Ned Yost, following Friday's 2-1 win
On the Internet
 MLB.TV
 Gameday Audio
Gameday
Official game notes
On television
STL: WB 11
MIL: No TV
On radio
STL: KMOX
MIL: WMCS-AM 1290
Quick hits
Albert Pujols, who had struck out once in 60 at-bats entering Friday's game, whiffed twice against Brewers starter Matt Kinney. ... Wes Helms' ninth-inning single was his first pinch hit for the Brewers. He has 11 career pinch hits. ... The Brewers bullpen will be in better shape, two days removed from Thursday's 15-inning affair. Yost said left-handed starter Doug Davis would be available to pitch an inning if necessary.
Roof
Closed
On deck
Sunday: Brewers vs. Cardinals, 1:05 p.m. CT
Monday: OFF
Tuesday: Brewers vs. Reds, 6:35 p.m. CT
Wednesday: Brewers vs. Reds, 6:35 p.m. CTAdam McCalvy is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
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