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MILWAUKEE -- Its hard replacing a heart-of-the-order offensive talent.The Milwaukee Brewers are finding that out the hard way, struggling to score runs after a trade deadline deal that shipped all-star catcher Jonathan Lucroy to Texas.Prior to their 4-3 victory over the Braves Wednesday night, Milwaukee had failed to score more than three runs in seven of their previous eight games -- the lone exception being a 15-6 rout of the Diamondbacks last Saturday -- and winning just one of those contestsHe was one of our biggest producers this year, said Chris Carter, who hit his team-leading 26th home run of the season Wednesday night. We have guys that have to pick up where he left off and get some big hits.Another added benefit of Lucroys presence was consistency at the top of the lineup: Lucroy usually slotted in the No. 4 spot, with Jonathan Villar leading off, Scooter Gennett batting second and Ryan Braun in the No. 3 spot.Now, Counsell is shuffling things around looking for the right fit.Our lineups have been pretty set for most of the season, Counsell said. One or two spots have moved around but theyve been generally set but he first four hitters have been pretty set.Its going to change now. Its going to be a little change from day to day. Well probably try some things. Theres not the perfect guy to hit in that spot. It will be some trial stuff; well move some guys around.With the offense trying to get back on track, the Brewers will look to their starting pitching to keep games close for the time being.Matt Garza will take the mound Thursday looking to keep his recent hot streak going.After missing the first two months of the season because of a strained lat muscle suffered during his final exhibition start in spring, Garza is starting to get into a groove. Hes 2-0 with a 3.12 ERA in his last three starts coming off one of his best outings of the season, having held the Diamondbacks to just two runs on three hits over 5 1/3 innings of work in a 15-6 Brewers victory last Saturday in Phoenix.Its a lot of fun to have my stuff back, said Garza.Atlanta will hand the ball to right-hander Roberto Hernandez at it looks to clinch its third consecutive series victory.Hernandez -- formerly known as Fausto Carmona -- returned to the big leagues for the first time in over a year last Saturday, allowing three runs on six hits and a walk with four strikeouts over five innings of work in a 13-5 victory over the Cardinals in St Louis.I went back and looked at some reports, Braves manager Brian Snitker said. He battled his way through and he has his sinker, slider and change. It was exactly what we needed for him to try and get as deep as he could.He began his season pitching for the Blue Jays Triple-A affiliate but was released after going 4-4 with a 4.42 ERA in 13 starts. The Braves signed him in early July and assigned him to Triple-A Gwinnett where he made three starts and went 0-2 with a 5.52 ERA.Its always a great opportunity to pitch in the big leagues, so I was very emotional to get the opportunity to pitch, Hernandez said through an interpreter. It was a wonderful experience and just keep going forward and make the most of it and take it from here. Wholesale Air Max . "Four now," Carl Gunnarsson told the Leaf Report proudly following a 5-2 victory over New York on Tuesday night, the clubs fifth straight at home. 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NEW YORK -- Freshman Malik Monk scored 23 points on 7-for-11 shooting from 3-point range, and Isaiah Briscoe added 21 to lead No. 2 Kentucky to a 69-48 victory over No. 13 Michigan State on Tuesday night in the State Farm Champions Classic at Madison Square Garden.The Wildcats (3-0) averaged 90 points in their first two games but this time it was defense that did it as the Spartans (0-2) shot 32.8 percent from the field (20 of 61) including 5 for 26 (19.2 percent) from beyond the arc.Relying on another talented freshman class, Kentucky was able to up the tempo enough and keep the tenacious defense going that the Spartans committed 21 turnovers which the Wildcats turned into 24 points.Kenny Goins and Cassius Winston led the Spartans with nine points each. Freshman Miles Bridges was held to six points on 2-for-11 shooting but he grabbed 12 rebounds.BAYLOR 66, No. 4 OREGON 49WACO, Texas -- Johnathan Motley scored 17 points in his season debut and Baylor got a big early-season victory over the Oregon team playing without its preseason All-American.The Ducks (1-1) are missing Dillon Brooks, their 6-foot-7 junior forward who was their leading scorer last season but is still recovering from foot surgery during the offseason.Motley missed the season opener for Baylor (2-0) because of a one-game suspension after violating an NCAA rule by playing in an improper summer league game.The Ducks (1-1) quickly had a 3-0 lead when Chris Boucher hit from long range on the games first shot, before they missed their next six shots. After Motley made his first shot of the season and Manu Lecomtes buzzer-beating 3-pointer, Baylor never trailed again.Dylan Ennis led Oregon with 16 points, and Boucher finished with 12. Jordan Bell had 11 rebounds.No. 5 NORTH CAROLINA 93, LONG BEACH STATE 67CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- Joel Berry II scored 23 points and North Carolina shot 53 percent to beat Long Beach State.Kennedy Meeks added 15 points for the Tar Heels (3-0), who scored the games first 14 points and led by 23 points by halftime. That dominating start was enough to erase any doubt about the outcome, though Hall of Fame coach Roy Williams was aggravated enough at one sloppy second-half stretch that he angrily punched a clipboard to the court during a timeout.Still, the Tar Heels -- who shot 59 percent in the opening half -- never let the 49ers closer than 16 after halftime.Gabe Levin scored 17 points for Long Beach State (1-2), who never recovered from an awful start that included making 8 of 31 shots (26 percent) in the first half. The 49ers finished at 36 percent and missed 20 of 26 3-pointers.ddddddddddddNo. 8 VIRGINIA 72, ST. FRANCIS BROOKYLN 32CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- Austin Nichols scored 11 points in his Virginia debut and the Cavaliers beat St. Francis Brooklyn.The Cavaliers (2-0) held the Terriers scoreless for a stretch of more than 10 minutes in the first half and scored 20 consecutive points to open a 35-11 lead.The Terriers (0-2) ended the drought on two free throws by Yunus Hopkinson with 7.8 seconds left in the half.Nichols, a transfer from Memphis who missed Virginias two preseason scrimmages and season-opener at UNC Greensboro while serving a suspension for violating a team rule, scored on an array and shots around the basket. Jarred Reuter added nine points and London Perrantes. Marial Shayok and Mamadi Diakite each had eight for Virginia. All 11 scholarship players for the Cavaliers scored and Tony Bennett emptied his bench in the closing minutes.No. 22 CREIGHTON 79, No. 9 WISCONSIN 67OMAHA, Neb. -- Khyri Thomas scored 15 of his 18 points in the second half, breaking open a close game with a three-point play and 3-pointer on consecutive possessions, and Creighton defeated Wisconsin.Maurice Watson Jr. had 17 points and 10 assists and Marcus Foster added 15 points for the Bluejays (2-0).Bronson Koenig scored 21 points and Nigel Hayes had 16 points to lead the Badgers (1-1), who made only 3 of 26 3-pointers after starting 8 of 13 from beyond the arc.Wisconsin got within seven points in the final minute, but Justin Patton and Thomas finished off the Badgers with back-to-back dunks.Hayes, the Big Ten preseason player of the year, scored 11 points in the first 12 minutes and was held scoreless until Ethan Happ fed him for an easy lay-in with 11 minutes left in the game.No. 18 SYRACUSE 90, HOLY CROSS 46SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Andrew White scored 19 points, Tyler Lydon had 17, and Syracuse went on a 14-0 run in the first half to take control and overpower Holy Cross.Syracuse (2-0) shot 61 percent from the field and was 13 for 23 on 3-pointers. White, a fifth-year transfer from Nebraska, went 5 of 12 from beyond the arc after going 2 of 7 in the Oranges season opener against Colgate.Tyus Battle was 3 of 5 from long range, while John Gillon made two while adding 15 points, nine assists and just one turnover off the bench.Anthony Thompson had 12 points, while Robert Champion and Malachi Alexander had eight apiece for the Crusaders (0-2). The Crusaders shot just 31 percent for the game. ' ' '