Phillies 9, @Brewers 4

Boxscore

Suppan slapped around by Philadelphia again

In this yard, with this match up, is where the trek sadly ended.

Miller Park was the setting for Game 4 of last season's National League Division Series between the visiting Philadelphia Phillies and the Milwaukee Brewers.

And right-hander Jeff Suppan, signed to a four-year, $42 million contract because he was supposed to be nails those situations, got the ball.

Three innings, three home runs and five runs later, Suppan was out of the game and the Brewers were eliminated from the playoffs.

Suppan met the powerful Phillies lineup again Thursday.

Same park.

Same results.

Suppan allowed a dozen hits, including five consecutive in a six-run fifth inning, and the Phillies sent him off the field to a smattering of we-still-care boos from the Brewers faithful in what eventually became a 9-4 loss, although this time the stakes were not nearly as high.

Tonight's game:
PHI: Cliff Lee
MIL: Manny Parra
7:05pm CDT