May 19- MIL 4 HOU 2
Rec.: 25-14 3 Games Up on CHI
7 in a Row
After climbing into that 4-9 hole to start the season, the crew has now equaled their best start to season, matching the mark by the 2007 squad... which of course tanked in the second half to let the division slip to the Cubs.

But now it's 2009, and the Crew has Trever Hoffman, who saved his 10th for the Brewes on 8 pitches. He only needed TWO to retire the first two. The article on brewers.com, without going into details, said that Hoffman's routine usually keeps him out of the bullpen until the 6th, and involves working out after the game as well. I realize there are plenty of athletes that take their preparation routine seriosly, but I can appreciate the obsessive complusiveness of Hoffman's ritual... especially down to the Hells Bells.

Dave Bush worked out of a no out jam right off the bat in the first, and faced more troubles in 4 of the 6 he pitched. In the first, Kaz Matsui scored (credited with a steal of home) from 3b when a rundown of Michael Bourne was botched. However, Bushy got Carlos Lee to ground into a DP and ended the threat with a harmless pop up from Tejada. Bush is now 3-0.

On the offensive side, J.J. had 2 RBI, including the go ahead single in the 6th to overcome a Russ Ortiz home run, the only earned run Bush gave up.