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(7-10-1) vs. (8-11-1) RHP (1-1, 4.32) vs. RHP Daniel Hudson (1-0, 4.00) Wednesday, March 21, 2012 - 3:05 p.m. CT - Salt River Fields at Talking Stick Game #19 - Road Game #10 2012 ROSTER TODAY’S GAME: Is the first of four meetings between the Brewers and Diamondbacks this spring.....the teams will meet again in Maryvale on 3/28 and then close the spring with two games at Chase Field, 4/3 and 4/4. (28 - 18 remaining in camp) 59 John Axford ...... RHP MINOR DETAILS: Joining the team today from minor-league camp is RHP Donovan Hand (#98), LHP Victor Garate (#97) and OF Chad Stang 21 Zach Braddock ...... LHP (#96). 77 * (3/15) ...... LHP 62 Josh Butler* ...... RHP UPCOMING GAMES: 63 Frankie De La Cruz (3/16 to ChC) ...... RHP 48 ...... RHP DATE OPPONENT PROBABLE PITCHERS TIME/CT 41 ...... RHP Thursday, March 22 OFF DAY 64 Mike Fiers (3/18) ...... RHP Friday, March 23 vs. LA of Anaheim RHP (0-0, 1.29) vs. RHP Dan Haren (2-0, 0.90) 3:05 49 Yovani Gallardo...... RHP Saturday, March 24 vs. Chicago-AL LHP (3-0, 3.29) vs. LHP Chris Sale (0-1, 5.40) 3:05 13 Zack Greinke ...... RHP 78 * (3/15) ...... RHP YESTERDAY’S GAME: The Brewers fell to the Rangers, 7-6 at The Ballpark at Camelback Ranch.....Nyjer Morgan recorded two doubles and 61 Brandon Kintzler...... RHP 50 Kameron Loe...... RHP scored a .....Brooks Conrad belted a two-run in the second inning..... started the game but did not factor a decision 67 Santo Manzanillo (3/18) ...... RHP (4ip, 7h, 3r, 3er, 1bb).....Marco Estrada suffered the loss (2ip, 3h, 4r, 4er, 2bb, 2k, 1hr). 18 ...... RHP 58 Mike McClendon ...... RHP WHO’S HOT: OF Norichika Aoki is batting .500 (5-for-10) with 3 RBI over his last 4 games.....since beginning the spring 0-for-7, 1B Mat Gamel 79 Daniel Meadows* ...... LHP is batting .391 (9-for-23) with 3 HR and 7 RBI.....C George Kottaras, who began the spring 1-for-12, is batting .643 (9-for-14) with 1 HR and 7 RBI 38 Chris Narveson ...... LHP since then and has hits in each of his last 4 games.....C is batting .520 (13-for-25) with 1 HR and 5 RBI this spring....he has hits 26 ...... LHP in 9 of his 10 games played.....3B Aramis Ramirez started the spring 0-for-12 and since then is batting .625 (5-for-8). 60 Wily Peralta (3/18) ...... RHP 46 Juan Perez*...... LHP 47 Amaury Rivas (3/18) ...... RHP IN THE TRAINER’S ROOM: OF underwent arthroscopic surgery on 3/6 to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee.....surgery was 57 Francisco Rodriguez ...... RHP performed by Dr. Evan Lederman and Dr. William Raasch at Arrowhead Hospital in Glendale, AZ.....he is expected to miss 3-4 weeks from the date 37 (3/18) ...... RHP of the surgery.....LHP Juan Perez (partially collapsed left lung) was released from Maryvale Hospital on 3/13 after being admitted on 3/11.....he is 52 Cody Scarpetta (3/15) ...... RHP day-to-day.....RHP Brandon Kintzler underwent a nerve conduction test on 3/15.....X-rays on his right elbow from on 3/12 came back normal.....C 70 * (3/19) ...... RHP is day-to-day with a mild strain of the right hamstring. 40 Jose Veras ...... RHP 43 Randy Wolf...... LHP THE ROSTER: The Milwaukee Brewers opened 2012 spring training with 55 players in Major League camp, featuring 28 pitchers, 7 , 12 CATCHERS (7 - 5 remaining in camp) and 8 .....the roster included 14 non-roster invitees (6 pitchers, 4 catchers and 4 infielders).....their are currently 39 players 74 Patrick Arlis* (3/18) ...... C remaining in camp; 18 pitchers, 5 catchers, 9 infielders and 7 outfielders.....9 non-roster invitees remain (3 pitchers, 2 catchers and 4 infielders). 75 Anderson De La Rosa* (3/15) ...... C 9 George Kottaras ...... C THE NEW BREW: Newcomers to the 2012 team are RHP Jose Veras, SS Alex Gonzalez, 3B Aramis Ramirez and OF Norichika Aoki. 20 Jonathan Lucroy...... C 12 Martin Maldonado ...... C 68 Paul Phillips* ...... C GONE FROM 2011: Gone from last season is RHP LaTroy Hawkins (Angels), RHP Takashi Saito (D-backs), SS Yuniesky Betancourt (Royals), 25 Mike Rivera* ...... C INF Craig Counsell (retired), 1B (Tigers), INF/OF Jerry Hairston Jr. (Dodgers), OF/1B Mark Kotsay (Padres), 3B Casey McGehee (Pirates) and INF Josh Wilson (Braves). INFIELDERS (12 - 9 remaining in camp) 65 (3/18) ...... INF : Ron Roenicke enters his second season as a Major League manager, a position he was named to on 11/4/10, replacing Ken Macha..... 14 Brooks Conrad* ...... INF 33 (3/18) ...... INF he finished second in 2011 Manager of the Year voting, behind Arizona’s Kirk Gibson, as he led the Brewers to a franchise-record 24 Mat Gamel...... 1B 96 wins (T3rd in MLB) and a NLCS appearance.....Roenicke joined the Brewers after 11 seasons on the coaching staff of the of 11 Alex Gonzalez ...... SS Anaheim, where he served as third base (2000-05) and bench coach (2006-10).....bio is on p. 42 of the media guide. 5 Taylor Green ...... INF 45 * ...... 1B/OF COACHES: Returning from the 2011 coaching staff is first base coach Garth Iorg (2nd season), pitching coach Rick Kranitz (2nd season), 3 Cesar Izturis*...... INF coach Stan Kyles (4th season), bench coach Jerry Narron (2nd season) and third base coach Ed Sedar (6th season, 2nd as 3B coach).....new on 29 Edwin Maysonet* ...... INF 16 Aramis Ramirez...... 3B the staff is hitting coach Johnny Narron (brother of Jerry), who replaced , the current manager of the . 23 Rickie Weeks ...... 2B 51 (3/18) ...... INF 2011 IN REVIEW: The Brewers went 96-66, finishing in first place in the National League Central, 6.0 games ahead of the Cardinals.....their 96 wins marked a franchise record and tied for the third-most victories in the Major Leagues last season.....the Brewers defeated Arizona in the NLDS (3-2) OUTFIELDERS (8 - 7 remaining in camp) before falling to St. Louis in the NLCS (4-2).....the team was led by National League Most Valuable Player (.332, 33hr, 111rbi, 33sb) 7 Norichika Aoki ...... OF and Prince Fielder (.299, 38hr, 120rbi).....the pitching staff was led by Yovani Gallardo (17-10, 3.52era, 207k), Zack Greinke (16-6, 3.83era, 201k) 8 Ryan Braun ...... OF and National League Rolaids Relief Man of the Year John Axford (2-2, 1.95era, 46-for-48 in opportunities).....for the sixth straight season, 54 Caleb Gindl ...... OF 27 Carlos Gomez ...... OF the Brewers produced at least three All-Stars (Braun, Fielder and Rickie Weeks).....the team established a franchise record with 57 home wins last 1 Corey Hart ...... OF season as they went a Major League-best 57-24 at Miller Park while recording an attendance of 3,071,373, also a franchise record. 66 Brock Kjeldgaard (3/15) ...... OF/1B 2 Nyjer Morgan...... OF NOTABLE OFFSEASON TRANSACTIONS: 11/28, named Johnny Narron hitting coach.....12/12, signed SS Alex Gonzalez to a 1-year contract 22 ...... OF with a vesting option for 2013; acquired RHP Jose Veras from Pittsburgh in exchange for 3B Casey McGehee.....12/14, signed 3B Aramis Ramirez to a 3-year contract with a mutual option for 2015.....12/21, signed INF Cesar Izturis to a minor-league contract with an invitation to Major League * non-roster invitee camp.....1/9, signed INF Brooks Conrad to a minor-league contract with an invitation to Major League camp.....1/17, signed OF Norichika Aoki to (date) no longer in camp a 2-year contract with a club option for 2014. G DATE OPPONENT/TIME (CT) SITE W/L SCORE WINNER/LOSER/SAVE RECORD RADIO/TV/WEB ATTENDANCE 1 March 4 SAN FRANCISCO MARYVALE T 1-1 - 0-0-1 6,619 2 March 5 at San Francisco Scottsdale W 7-3 De La Cruz/Romo 1-0-1 8,515 3 March 6 OAKLAND MARYVALE L 0-6 Milone/Rodriguez 1-1-1 2,835 4 March 7 at Chicago-AL Glendale W 10-6 Estrada/Peavy 2-1-1 4,656 5 March 8 CINCINNATI MARYVALE L 6-8 Fisher/De La Cruz/Gallagher 2-2-1 4,190 6 March 9 CLEVELAND MARYVALE W 12-2 Wolf/Lowe 3-2-1 4,508 7 March 10 CHICAGO-NL MARYVALE L 1-6 Dempster/Narveson 3-3-1 9,180 8 - at San Francisco Scottsdale L 3-13 Zito/Peralta 3-4-1 11,834 (sellout) 9 March 11 COLORADO MARYVALE W 5-4 Gallardo/White/McClendon 4-4-1 5,870 March 12 OFF DAY 10 March 13 SEATTLE MARYVALE L 4-7 Henn/Rogers 4-5-1 4,514 11 - at Oakland Phoenix L 6-8 Norberto/De La Cruz/Scribner 4-6-1 4,714 12 March 14 at Chicago-NL Mesa W 10-2 Wolf/Wood 5-6-1 11,682 13 March 15 SAN DIEGO MARYVALE W 6-4 Peralta/Owings 6-6-1 5,636 14 March 16 SEATTLE TUCSON L 1-6 Hernandez/Estrada 6-7-1 7,036 - at Kansas City Surprise L 4-9 Mendoza/Gallardo 6-8-1 6,322 15 March 17 LA of Anaheim Tempe L 1-8 Weaver/Fiers 6-9-1 9,641 (sellout) 16 March 18 MARYVALE (RAINED OUT AFTER 3 1/2 INNINGS) 17 March 19 at Texas Surprise W 5-3 Wolf/Nathan/McClendon 7-9-1 5,963 18 March 20 at Los Angeles (3:05) Glendale L 6-7 Ledezma/Estrada/Guzman 7-10-1 6,348 19 March 21 at Arizona (3:05) Talking Stick Radio March 22 OFF DAY 20 March 23 LA OF ANAHEIM (3:05) MARYVALE Webcast 21 March 24 CHICAGO-AL (3:05) MARYVALE Radio 22 March 25 LOS ANGELES (3:05) MARYVALE Radio 23 - at Kansas City (3:05) Surprise 24 March 26 at Cleveland (3:05) Goodyear Webcast 25 March 27 KANSAS CITY (3:05) MARYVALE Webcast 26 March 28 ARIZONA (3:05) MARYVALE Radio 27 March 29 CINCINNATI (3:05) MARYVALE Radio 28 March 30 at Los Angeles (3:05) Glendale Webcast/TV 29 March 31 at San Diego (3:05) Peoria Radio/TV 30 April 1 SAN FRANCISCO (3:05) MARYVALE Radio 31 April 2 at Chicago-AL (2:05) Glendale Webcast 32 April 3 at Chicago-NL (2:05) Mesa 33 - at Arizona (8:40) Chase Field Radio 34 April 4 at Arizona (2:40) Chase Field Radio/TV

All radio broadcasts can be heard on WTMJ-AM 620 and the statewide Brewers Radio Network; Television broadcasts can be seen on FS Wisconsin (3/20, 3/30, 3/31 & 4/4) Webcasts can be heard on www.brewers.com Starters & Relievers Starters Category Relievers TODAY’S STARTER: RHP YOVANI GALLARDO (1-1, 4.32) 5-5 ...... W/L ...... 2-5 RHP Yovani Gallardo, 26, is making his fourth start of the spring.....Gallardo went 17-10 with a 3.52 ERA in 33 starts last season, finishing 4.27 ...... ERA ...... 5.52 seventh in National League voting.....he established career bests in wins, ERA, starts, quality starts (23), inning pitched (207.1) and (207).....he ranked among the National League leaders in wins (T4th), starts (T4th) and strikeouts (5th).....Gallardo 18 ...... GAMES ...... 18 became the first in franchise history to produce three consecutive 200+ seasons (204, 200, 207).....he has started each of 52.2 ...... INNINGS ...... 104.1 the last two games for the Brewers.....bio is on p. 70 of the media guide. 55 ...... HITS ...... 124 Date Opp. Dec. Rec. IP H R-ER BB K HR PC Result 27 ...... RUNS ...... 76 3/6 vs. Oak - - 2.0 1 0-0 0 4 0 30 L, 0-6 3/11 vs. Col W 1-0 3.1 3 0-0 1 2 0 46 W, 5-4 25 ...... EARNED RUNS ...... 64 3/16 at KC L 1-1 3.0 5 4-4 2 1 0 66 L, 4-9 20 ...... WALKS ...... 36 Spring Totals 3g, 3gs 1-1, 4.32 8.1 9 4-4 3 7 0 - - 42 ...... STRIKEOUTS ...... 78 2 ...... HOME RUNS ...... 10 203 ...... AT-BATS ...... 418 .271 ...... OPP AVG...... 297

RECENT TRANSACTIONS 2/20, signed the following players to 1-year contracts: RHP Tim Dillard, RHP Marco Estrada, RHP Mike McClendon, RHP Reliever/Last Appearance Pitching Line Mark Rogers and C Martin Maldonado John Axford (3/19 at Tex) ...... 1ip, 2k 2/21, signed RHP Brandon Kintzler to a 1-year contract Zach Braddock (3/16 at KC) ...... 1ip, 2h, 1r, 1er, 1bb, 1k 2/22, signed LHP Zach Braddock and C Jonathan Lucroy to 1-year contracts Josh Butler (3/20 at LAD) ...... 1ip, 1h 2/27, signed RHP Mike Fiers to a 1-year contract Tim Dillard (3/19 at Tex) ...... 1ip 2/28, signed LHP Chris Narveson to a 1-year contract Brandon Kintzler ...... Kameron Loe (3/18 vs. Tex) ...... 1.1ip, 2h, 2r, 2er, 2k, 1hr 3/3, renewed the contract of RHP John Axford Mike McClendon (3/19 at Tex) ...... SV, 1ip, 1h, 1k 3/15, optioned OF/1B Brock Kjeldgaard and RHP Cody Scarpetta to -A Huntsville; returned LHP Jed Bradley, RHP Daniel Meadows (3/20 at LAD) ...... 1ip, 1k Taylor Jungmann and C Anderson De La Rosa to minor-league camp Manny Parra (3/16 at KC) ...... 1ip, 2h, 1r, 1er, 1bb, 2k 3/16, RHP Frankie De La Cruz was claimed off waivers by Chicago-NL Juan Perez (3/9 vs. Cle) ...... 1.1ip, 1k 3/18, optioned RHP Mike Fiers, RHP Wily Peralta, RHP Amaury Rivas, RHP Mark Rogers, INF Eric Farris and INF Francisco Rodriguez (3/17 at LAA) ...... 1ip, 1h, 2k Zelous Wheeler to -A Nashville; optioned RHP Santo Manzanillo to Double-A Huntsville; outrighted INF Jeff Bianchi Tyler Thornburg (3/18 vs. Tex, GS) ....1.2ip, 4h, 2r, 2er, 2bb, 1k, 1hr to Double-A Huntsville; returned C Patrick Arlis to minor-league camp Jose Veras (3/19 at Tex) ...... 1ip, 1h, 1k 3/19, returned RHP Tyler Thornburg to minor-league camp