Key Milwaukee Brewers Series Against St. Louis

Yovani Gallardo had one bad inning, and that was all it took for St. Louis to win the first game of this crucial series. It looked like Adam Wainwright was not suffering from his previous outing. In the prior game, he threw over 120 pitches. Wainwright had his wicked curve ball dialed in perfectly last night. Brewers batters could not lay off that pitch.

With the bases loaded in the second inning, Mike Cameron was hit by the ball as Kendall's lofty chopper drifted towards the St. Louis shortstop. That play could have scored a run for Milwaukee, but it was not to be.

The Milwaukee Brewers didn't get any help from the umpire in last night's contest. Dale Sveum and Willie Randolph were both ejected by the third inning. Bill Hohn called Gallardo's check swing a strike, and Pujol's check swing a ball. When looking at the reply, the only difference between swings was that Gallardo had a slower recoil when compared to Pujols. Miller Park fans were justifiably angry with Hohn.

Game two will feature Jeff Suppan for Milwaukee and Wellenmeyer for St. Louis. Suppan needs a to turn his performance around in short order. He has not had a win since June 12th, and continues to struggle on the mound.

Brewers Win Wild one in 11th Inning; Sweep Indians

Wow! What a series, folks! The Brewers pulled off a three game sweep in Cleveland last night with an exciting 9-8 victory over the Indians. The Crew got the bats going in a big way at Progressive Field. The Brewers scored 30 runs during this three game series, the most by the Brew all year.

Many Brewers contributed, but it was JJ Hardy, Corey Hart, Craig Counsell, Ryan Braun and Big Prince Fielder that provided much of the punch on Lake Erie.

The Brew is now eight games over .500 after limping out of Milwaukee at only five games over with a tough loss to the White Sox last Sunday.

It's off to Detroit to take on the Tigers this weekend and then home next Tuesday to face the Minnesota Twins.

Let's hope the Crew can keep the bats popping.

Go Brewers!

Brewers Look To Find Winning Ways Against Reds

The Milwaukee Brewers are 27-20. Not too shabby. I was hoping the Crew would be at least five games over .500 by June 1st. The Brewers have won games in a number of ways this season. They've won with good starting pitching, good relief, good defense and with home runs.

That being said, the home run ball has been absent as of late. This power outage has coincided with two straight losing series and loses in five of the last six games. Let's hope the Reds' pitching can get the Brewers bats cooking again.

Go Crew!!

Brewers Beat Astros 4-2; Win 7th Straight

There is another team in the Majors besides the New York Yankees that has won seven straight games.....Your Milwaukee Brewers. The Brewers continued their winning ways last night with a 4-2 victory in Houston over the Astros. The Crew continued to get solid starting pitching with Dave Bush who pitched six innings and gave the Brew another quality start. Villanueva and Coffey each pitched a scoreless inning and Trevor Hoffman shut the door on the 'Stros retiring the side in order in the 9th inning.

The Brewers continue to play terrific baseball, folks. They have now won 21 out of their last 26 games, the best in the Majors. The Crew is getting great contribution from many on the roster, not just a few. Timely hitting, great patience at the plate, solid starting pitching and terrific bullpen production have all had a major impact in the Brewers success. Brewers tickets continue to sell in numbers never seen before. It's great to see the fans supporting this team.

The loss of Rickie Weeks is a tough one. I love Rickie and so do his teamates. He is a true professional in every sense of the word. I wish Rickie a complete, speedy recovery.

The loss of Rickie will be tough to overcome for this team, but I think the Crew still has a good chance of continuing its winning ways.

This is a well coached team. I really like what Macha and his staff are doing on a daily bases. They keep this team well grounded and focused. Slow and steady.... It's all about the big picture, no knee jerk decisions.

Way to go Crew!! Great work! We're all behind you guys.

Brewers Bomb Reds 15-3; Improve to 16-12

Wow! The Milwaukee Brewers are playing some great baseball. The Brewers continued their winning ways with an impressive offensive explosion. Ryan Braun homered and drove in six runs and Craig Counsell collected four hits. JJ Hardy stayed hot on this four day road trip with another round tripper.

The Brewers scored five runs in the 1st inning against Bronson Arroyo, JJ Hardy providing the punch with a three run homer to rightfield.

The Brewers scored four more runs in the 2nd inning with Ryan Braun's grandslam. That was it for Arroyo. He exited the game down 9-0.

The Crew held on to their big lead and added to it in the 9th inning. Prince Fielder belted a two-run shot to rightfield off the Reds' shortstop, Paul Janish. Dusty Baker didn't want to use any more pitchers from his bullpen, so he made his shortstop take one for the team.

Manny Parra pitched six innings and got his first win of the year.

The Crew finishes up a two game series tonight in Cincinnati and returns tomorrow to start a three game series with the Cubs.

Let's keep it going Crew. Great work!!

Yovani Gallardo Does It All, as Brewers Sweep Pirates

Yovani Gallardo struck out 11 batters yesterday afternoon at Miller Park. That's a personal best for Gallardo. Yovani pitched a complete game last Friday, and continues to keep opposing batters from scoring. He's given up only two runs in the past three games. In yesterday's game against the Pirates, Gallardo struck out the first nine batters to come to the plate.

What brought the Miller Park crowd to their feet was Gallardo's solo home run in the seventh inning yesterday afternoon. It was the only run scored by Milwaukee, but that was enough to defeat the Pirates. Ian Snell pitched a great game, but Gallardo gave up only two hits the entire day, and got the win. This was Milwaukee's 15th straight win against the Pirates. The last time Pittsburgh defeated Milwaukee was in late May of last year.

Tonight, Suppan will face Scherzer of the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Diamondbacks have struggled on the road, and Milwaukee needs to take advantage of that fact. Milwaukee has clawed their way back to a winning record, and is currently 3.5 games behind the Cardinals.

Brewers Pitchers Walk Nine; Slip to 4-9

Ryan Braun had a career night against the defending champion Phillies. Braun went 5 for 5, knocked out two homers and did what he could to keep the Brew in the game. Unfortunately for Braun and his teamates, it wasn't enough. Manny Parra layed another egg on the mound and he and members of the bullpen surrendered 9 walks.

Ken Macha is sick and tired of all of the pitching staffs bases on balls. The Brewers lead the majors in walks allowed and these free passes are making it very difficult for them to stay in games.

Let's see if Brandon Looper and company can get things under control and get the Crew a most needed victory tonight.