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MILWAUKEE -- Francisco Liriano and the Pittsburgh Pirates just keep struggling at Miller Park.Liriano allowed four runs in five innings and the Pirates got just five hits in a 4-2 loss to the Brewers on Sunday for their ninth straight defeat in Milwaukee.Pittsburgh is 17-64 at Miller Park since 2007.We come in here, what did we get, six runs? Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said following a three-game sweep. It has been one of the challenges weve had here different times, too many strike outs. Too many soft outs throughout the series. They pitched better, we still had pitches to hit.The Pirates got just one earned run over five innings off Brewers starter Matt Garza, who entered with a 5.74 ERA.Gregory Polanco homered for the second straight day to cut Milwaukees lead to 2-1 in the third. An error allowed Pittsburgh to score on a fielders choice by John Jaso in the fifth, but the Pirates managed just two baserunners in four innings against the Brewers bullpen.Liriano (6-11) allowed four runs on six hits to lose his second straight. He surrendered solo home runs to Keon Broxton and Chris Carter.It was like a tug of war for (Liriano), Hurdle said. There were some good sequences and then when you think he might start rolling. The two long balls were problematic.Milwaukee won the final two games of the series against Pittsburgh without Ryan Braun (right side tightness) and Jonathan Lucroy (trade speculation) in the lineup.That was a homestand where a bunch of different guys stepped up, Brewers manager Craig Counsell said. They were guys we havent counted on heavily this year, but they did a great job.REACHING A MILESTONEWith a strikeout of Kirk Nieuwenhuis in the first inning on Sunday, Liriano reached 1,500 strikeouts for his career. Only seven active left-handed pitchers have more strikeouts than Liriano.MOROFF RECALLED, BRAULT OPTIONEDThe Pirates recalled INF Max Moroff from Triple-A Indianapolis. Moroff struck out in his major league debut in a pinch-hit appearance in the seventh inning.LHP Steven Brault was optioned back to Triple-A. Brault took the loss in the series opener Friday against Milwaukee, giving up three runs in six innings.ROTATION SETHurdle announced his rotation for the Atlanta series. RHP Gerrit Cole will start the opener followed by LHP Jeff Locke and RHP Ryan Vogelsong.RIVERO DEBUTSPirates LHP Felipe Rivero, who was acquired from Washington on Saturday in the Mark Melancon trade, made his Pittsburgh debut in the eighth inning. Rivero allowed a single and walked a batter but also struck out two in a scoreless frame.TRAINERS ROOMPirates: Vogelsong, who has been out since May 24 with facial fractures, will come off the disabled list to start Thursday in Atlanta. Vogelsong went 1-2 with a 2.86 ERA in four minor league rehab starts. I feel very blessed and fortunate that I am even getting another chance to play this game, Vogelsong said. Because there were a couple days there where I didnt know.Brewers: Braun was out of the lineup for the fourth straight game Sunday with right side tightness. Counsell said he hopes Braun will be able to play Monday in San Diego.UP NEXTPirates: Cole (6-6, 2.78 ERA) will try to build upon his first professional complete game when he starts against Atlanta on Tuesday. Cole allowed one run over nine innings in a 10-1 win over Seattle on July 27.Brewers: RHP Jimmy Nelson (6-9, 3.42) will pitch the series opener in San Diego. Just two of the eight runs scored against Nelson in a loss to Arizona on July 27 were earned. Cheap Knicks Jerseys . The visitors took a deserved lead in the 16th minute with midfielder Yohan Cabaye curling the ball beyond Adrian from inside the penalty area. Willis Reed Jersey . 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Theres almost too much in terms of statistics out there for fantasy players to pore over on a routine basis, and Ive mentioned many times before that with all that data at our fingertips, its pretty easy to make a case both for and against the same players, cherry picking whatever suits your argument at the time.Thats why I like to simplify things a bit and look to shortcuts and single stats that can give you a quick, unbiased snapshot of which players are performing well for fantasy purposes in relation to their peers. Its by no means perfect in predictive accuracy, but it certainly can help you narrow down the waiver wire decision-making process, especially at a time when many fantasy pllayers are participating in leagues where they may not have very many transactions left under league maximums.ddddddddddddFor starting pitchers, average game score (AGS) has always been a favorite snapshot of mine, especially in points leagues. Game score, created by Bill James, sums up each start in a single number, adding value for batters retired and strikeouts, while deducting points for hits, walks and runs allowed. While its not a one-to-one correlation, taking a look at a pitchers AGS for the season tends to line up pretty well with points league value. ' ' '