July 20- PIT 8 MIL 5
47-46 -3 STL
Pirates Win One
For the first time in 18 games, the Buccos figured out a way to beat the Crew, however, that hasn't been hard. With Mike Burns coughing up 4 runs in the 1st, the Pirates were able to sustain the Felipe Lopez attack and get Ross Ohlendorff his 8th win. Lopez, who was acquired over the weekend for Cole Gillespie and Roque Mercedes went 4-4 with a walk and a triple. However, he did get picked off after his first AB as a Brewer. Strangely enough, that was a complaint about him on the JSO blogs, that his SB percentage is atrocious. Dude, you have Ryan Braun and Prince Fielder behind you, relax on base.
Speaking of Braun, Chris Smith tried to exact some vengance by nailing Jeff Karstens with a pitch that precipitated a bench clearer. No real damage, but I guess Kendall got into it with the Pirates pitching coach and then after the game, refused to call him by his correct name. I guess it was Ian Snell who earlier in the season warned Braun that what he says could bite him in the butt, and that might be something to admire/hate about Braun. So far, after calling out the pitching staff, he's been slumping, although he hit a tater tonight. And Ian Snell is in AAA Indy, so go figure who won that war of words.
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7.20.2009
7.4.09- MIL 11 CHI 2
43-38 EVEN w/ STL
McGehee's Big Day Beats Cubs
The offense got started early against Rich Harden and Casey McGehee and Mike Cameron made the Cubs pay for pitching around Prince Fielder. Twice McGehee followed intentional walks to the slugger with RBI single and he finished the day 4-5 with 5 RBI, 3 runs and a double short of the cycle. That added to Cameron's 4 RBI day, which included a 3 run, 1st inning dinger gave Braden Looper plenty of breathing room as he worked out of bases loaded jams in the both the first and second inning and got his 2nd straight win.
7.2.09- CHI 9 MIL 5
42-37, EVEN w/ STL
Derrick Lee Destroys Crew at Wrigley
The Cubs have been underachieving all season, and for the most part, the Brewer's have been overachieving. The overachievement did not however apply to Seth McClung, making his 2nd start of the season in place of Dave Bush. McClung didn't make it out of the 4th and put the Brewer's in a 4-0 hole right off the bat with a 3 run tater to Derrick Lee and a solo shot by Jake Fox. With his pitch count soaring, McClung was lifted in the 4th after surrenduring another homer to Geovany Soto and putting two more Cubs on. Chris Smith came on in relief and walked the bases loaded which set up Lee's 2nd dinger of the day, a Grand Slam.
Macha would not say after the game if McClung would make another start before the All-Star break... my guess is no, although I don't know what the other option is. If the team is serious about making a playoff run, they need to deal for a starter. However, I hate to see the cupboard scraped bare.
Mike Cameron and Prince Fielder had home runs for the Crew to make the score respectable, but the defecit never seemed over-comable, especially with the way Carlos Marmol came in to pitch the 9th. With 3 games left in the series, I'm really just hoping for a split, although the team should be able to do better than that.
43-38 EVEN w/ STL
McGehee's Big Day Beats Cubs
The offense got started early against Rich Harden and Casey McGehee and Mike Cameron made the Cubs pay for pitching around Prince Fielder. Twice McGehee followed intentional walks to the slugger with RBI single and he finished the day 4-5 with 5 RBI, 3 runs and a double short of the cycle. That added to Cameron's 4 RBI day, which included a 3 run, 1st inning dinger gave Braden Looper plenty of breathing room as he worked out of bases loaded jams in the both the first and second inning and got his 2nd straight win.
7.2.09- CHI 9 MIL 5
42-37, EVEN w/ STL
Derrick Lee Destroys Crew at Wrigley
The Cubs have been underachieving all season, and for the most part, the Brewer's have been overachieving. The overachievement did not however apply to Seth McClung, making his 2nd start of the season in place of Dave Bush. McClung didn't make it out of the 4th and put the Brewer's in a 4-0 hole right off the bat with a 3 run tater to Derrick Lee and a solo shot by Jake Fox. With his pitch count soaring, McClung was lifted in the 4th after surrenduring another homer to Geovany Soto and putting two more Cubs on. Chris Smith came on in relief and walked the bases loaded which set up Lee's 2nd dinger of the day, a Grand Slam.
Macha would not say after the game if McClung would make another start before the All-Star break... my guess is no, although I don't know what the other option is. If the team is serious about making a playoff run, they need to deal for a starter. However, I hate to see the cupboard scraped bare.
Mike Cameron and Prince Fielder had home runs for the Crew to make the score respectable, but the defecit never seemed over-comable, especially with the way Carlos Marmol came in to pitch the 9th. With 3 games left in the series, I'm really just hoping for a split, although the team should be able to do better than that.
June 27- MIL 7 SF 6
40-34 Even w/ STL
Comeback saves Hoffman's 9th
The Crew spent most of the night battling back in this game that occurred while I was recovering from a 100 mile ride in Logan. Down 2 in the 9th and facing Giants closer Brian Wilson, Craig Counsell singled with 1 down, Gamel walked and Hart scored Counsell on a single to center. J.J. Hardy's RBI tied things up and Prince finished the game with a double to right.
The game was tied in the 9th, but Trevor Hoffman gave up 3 consecutive singles and 2 sac flys to give SF the lead. That tie was earned on back-to-back taters in the 6th by Fielder and Casey McGehee. Those runs helped get Seth McClung off the hook, who did a decent job in his first start of the season: 3 runs in 4 innings. Chris Smith, Todd Coffey and Mitch Stetter combined for 4 innings of 1 run ball with 0 walks.
Proving again why a center fielder makes a difference, Mike Cameron robbed Nate Schierholtz of a home run in the 7th, which proves glove work can be a tradeoff for a .243 hitter. It's too bad though that his offense has dropped off, because early in the season, he really looked like he would put up some good offensive numbers this season.
40-34 Even w/ STL
Comeback saves Hoffman's 9th
The Crew spent most of the night battling back in this game that occurred while I was recovering from a 100 mile ride in Logan. Down 2 in the 9th and facing Giants closer Brian Wilson, Craig Counsell singled with 1 down, Gamel walked and Hart scored Counsell on a single to center. J.J. Hardy's RBI tied things up and Prince finished the game with a double to right.
The game was tied in the 9th, but Trevor Hoffman gave up 3 consecutive singles and 2 sac flys to give SF the lead. That tie was earned on back-to-back taters in the 6th by Fielder and Casey McGehee. Those runs helped get Seth McClung off the hook, who did a decent job in his first start of the season: 3 runs in 4 innings. Chris Smith, Todd Coffey and Mitch Stetter combined for 4 innings of 1 run ball with 0 walks.
Proving again why a center fielder makes a difference, Mike Cameron robbed Nate Schierholtz of a home run in the 7th, which proves glove work can be a tradeoff for a .243 hitter. It's too bad though that his offense has dropped off, because early in the season, he really looked like he would put up some good offensive numbers this season.
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