August 27, 2010: Tonight's Starting Pitcher

LHP EFRAIN NIEVES: Selected by Milwaukee in the 7th round of the 2007 draft out of the Puerto Rico Baseball Academy.

LAST SEASON: Nieves spent all of 2009 with the Timber Rattlers. He went 5-7 with a 5.70ERA in 27 appearances. Nieves made 11 starts for Wisconsin in 2009.

LAST START: Nieves took the loss at Cedar Rapids on August 22. He allowed eight runs (seven earned) on 10 hits over 1-1/3 innings. Nieves walked one and struck out one at Perfect Game Field.

WORLD CUP: Nieves pitched for Puerto Rico in the World Cup of Baseball after the 2009 regular season. He made three starts and was 1-1 with a 2.51 ERA. In 14.1 innings pitched, Nieves walked six and struck out 17.

VS. CUBA: Nieves got the call to be the starting pitcher against Cuba on September 18 during the World Cup. He allowed two runs on five hits with six strikeouts over 4-2/3 innings. Nieves was not involved in the decision, but Puerto Rico would win the game 5-2.

A PRODUCTIVE WINTER: Nieves pitched for Arecibo in the Puerto Rican Winter League after the World Cup. Nieves also went on to pitch for Puerto Rico in the Caribbean Series.

BREWERS CAREER: Nieves was 14-14 with a 5.08 ERA in his first three seasons as a pitcher in the Milwaukee minor league system. He has made 58 appearances (29 starts) since 2007 and has pitched.

INTO THE PAST: Nieves was the Pioneer League Pitcher of the Week for his performance July 7-13, 2008 while pitching for Helena.

VS. BURLINGTON: Nieves has made three appearances (one start) against the Bees in 2010. He is 1-1 with a 6.52 ERA, six walks, and eight strikeouts versus Burlington. In 9-2/3 innings, he has allowed nine runs (seven earned) on 11 hits.

PROFESSIONAL BESTS:

INNINGS PITCHED: 8.0 (8/25/08 at Great Falls)

STRIKEOUTS: 9 (8/25/08 at Great Falls)

............2010 DAY-BY-DAY
DATE..OPP....DEC..IP...H R ER BB K ERA

4/10..KC*....Loss 3.2..2 5..2..4 1 4.91

4/15..@BUR*..Loss 3.0..8 8..6..3 3 10.80

4/21..CR.....Win..4.0..2 0..0..2 2 6.75

4/28..@PEO*.......5.0..3 0..0..3 5 4.60

5/3...@BEL........4.0..4 2..2..2 0 4.58

5/8...CR..........3.1..5 2..2..0 2 4.70

5/14+ BEL....Loss 1.0..2 1..1..1 1 4.88

5/20..PEO.........3.0..3 0..0..0 4 4.33

5/29..@CR.........3.0..6 4..3..1 3 4.80

6/3...@FW.........0.1..0 0..0..1 0 4.75

6/5...@LC.........4.0..6 3..3..4 2 4.98

6/12..DAY.........1.1..3 3..3..1 1 5.55

6/27..BUR.........2.0..1 1..1..1 0 5.50

6/30..QC.....Save 2.0..0 0..0..3 2 5.22

7/4...@CR....Win..4.2..1 0..0..1 3 4.67

7/10..BUR....Win..4.2..2 0..0..2 5 4.22

8/4...PEO.........1.0..1 0..0..0 2 4.14

8/7...@CLN........3.0..3 2..2..3 3 4.25

8/11..@QC.........2.1..3 1..1..2 4 4.23
8/15..CR*.........4.2..6 4..4..2 4 4.50
8/22..@CR*...Loss 1.1 10 8..7..1 1 5.43

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