The Milwaukee Brewers. Well it’s about freakin’ time. The Brewers finally took the Pirates to task in a game at the dreaded PNC Park. How long have the Pirates been extremely successful at sucking only to kill the Brewers at PNC Park?
On top of dominating for the first 8 1/2 innings (more on that later) it seemed that the entire team seemed to play up to their ability. Every positional player had at least one hit, except Fielder, but the pitching was outstanding. Well, for the most part.
Weeks, Cameron, and Hall all managed to get their averages above the Uecker Line. Hardy hit a round tripper, proving that he still knows how to drive the ball. The pitching, led by Manny Parra’s 5 2/3 shutout innings, was nothing short of exceptional.
Once again however, Gagne proved to be unable to pitch a scoreless inning. When the Brewers signed Gagne, I believed that he may not be dominant like he once was, but he would be good enough. Has he not only been not good enough, but it is to the point that I am starting to hope he is this years version of Elmer Dessens. In a perfect world the Brewers would put Gagne on the DL and let him get healthy (or whatever)and get some rehabilitation work in the minors so that he could come back and be a competent closer after the All-Star break. Note, I am only looking for COMPETENT, not dominant.
All in all, a good road win for the Brewers. Snapped the nine game road losing streak and hopefully started a new winning streak.
