The Milwaukee Brewers did just enough to secure a victory over the Chicago
Cubs, 7-6, at Miller Park. Nobody did more than left fielder Ryan J Braun. The
winner was Roy Oswalt in relief. His record improves to 1-0. Carlos Marmol
took the loss. The loss has the Cubs at 7-2. The game came to a dramatic end.
In the bottom of the ninth, with Milwaukee trailing 6-4, Carlos Gomez hit a
slider from Carlos Marmol for a 3-run home run, giving the Brewers the
walk-off win. "Nice to tuck this win away," said Gomez.
The Chicago Cubs weathered a fine game by Milwaukee first baseman Prince
Fielder to upend the Brewers, 7-5, at Miller Park. Fielder was 3-4 with 2 home
runs and a walk, while scoring 3 times and driving in 3. The Cubs raised their
record to 7-1. Chicago relied on the bat of Aramis Ramirez to get the win. The
third baseman ripped a solo home run in the top of the 11th inning to put the
Cubs ahead, 6-5. For the game, Ramirez had 1 double and 1 home run in 5
at-bats. "We put it together today and came out with the win," Ramirez said in
postgame remarks. "That's the main thing."
As GM and manager this was bound to happen eventually, and it only took a week and an error that costs the team a win versus the Cubs. Yuni is no more, traded to....
Traded 29-year-old shortstop Yuniesky Betancourt and 28-year-old starting pitcher Eduardo Villafane to the Philadelphia Phillies, getting 33-year-old starting pitcher Roy Oswalt, 25-year-old reliever Antonio Bastardo and 34-year-old reliever Brad Lidge in return.
Bittersweet goodbye to Villafane who did well in his 1 start but Oswalt should be an upgrade as well as 2 veteran bullpen arms. I'm happy with the deal despite ownership thinking we should have gotten more. This leaves 40 year old Craig Counsell and newly called up Jonathan Weisheit to man SS for the time being, we'll see how well this works and whether another trade might need to be made. In the meantime celebrate he gone.
The Cubs grabbed a win, 5-2, at Miller Park, overcoming a fine effort from
Milwaukee pitcher Shaun Marcum. Marcum went 6 innings and allowed 1 run. Kerry
Wood collected save number 2. The loss drops the Brewers to 3-5. Chicago used
the clutch hitting of Tony Campana to capture the win. The center fielder
drilled a 2-run double in the top of the 13th inning to give the Cubs the
lead, 4-2. For the game, Campana had 1 single and 1 double in 6 at-bats.
"We'll relax tonight and get back after it tomorrow," Campana said after the
game.
The Milwaukee Brewers relied on the hitting of second baseman Rickie Weeks to
stop the Atlanta Braves, 14-5. For the game, Weeks was 3 for 4 with a home run
and 2 singles. He scored 2 times and drove in 3. Milwaukee goes to 3-4. In the
bottom of the second, Yuniesky Betancourt hit a 2-run home run. The 1st home
run of the season for the Milwaukee shortstop put the Brewers on top, 2-1.
"It's nice to come out on top today," said Betancourt.
The Atlanta Braves beat the Milwaukee Brewers, 4-3. Atlanta pitcher and
Columbus, Ohio, native Tim Hudson led the way. The loss drops Milwaukee to
2-4. Chipper Jones, the 1999 Most Valuable Player Award winner , had a direct
impact on the outcome. Jones contributed a 2-run home run in the top of the
first inning to put Atlanta up, 2-0. "I'll probably toss and turn tonight,"
Milwaukee manager Joe Campbell said following the tough loss.
The home crowd had a good time watching the Atlanta Braves and Milwaukee
Brewers get after it. Milwaukee Brewers starter Eduardo Villafane worked his
magic, as he helped his team defeat the Atlanta Braves, 4-0. Villafane, the
winner, moves to 1-0. He threw 7 innings of 3-hit ball, while fanning 6 and
giving up 3 walks. The Brewers got an important contribution from shortstop
Yuniesky Betancourt, who in the bottom of the fourth knocked a first pitch
fastball into center for a run-scoring double. It was his 1st double of the
season and put the Brewers ahead, 2-0. Betancourt told a Milwaukee Today
reporter that he was "satisfied" with the win. The defeat makes Atlanta 0-5.
Milwaukee and Atlanta duked it out and the Brewers came out victorious. The
Milwaukee Brewers overcame a good performance by Atlanta catcher Brian McCann
to knock off Atlanta, 5-4, at Miller Park. McCann went 3 for 4 with a home run
and a double. He scored 2 times and drove in 2. The loss puts Atlanta at 0-4.
Edwin Izaguirre dealt the Braves a blow in the bottom of the fifth. Batting
with a runner on 3rd and Milwaukee leading 4-1, Izaguirre hit a 2-2 slider for
a run-scoring single. "You get some opportunities, you better take advantage
of them," said Atlanta manager Fredi Gonzalez.
The home crowd had a good time watching the Milwaukee Brewers and Cincinnati
Reds get after it. Behind the hitting of Joey Votto, the Cincinnati Reds
stopped the Milwaukee Brewers, 9-3. Votto went 3 for 3 with 2 doubles and 2
walks, while scoring 2 times and driving in 2 for the Reds. The Reds, now 3-0,
have hit the ground running this season. The Reds picked up the win with a
combination of good hitting and good pitching. "Nice to tuck this win away,"
said Votto.
Cincinnati beat Milwaukee on the strength of starter Mike Leake's fine effort. The right-hander led his team to a win, 4-3. The Reds, now 2-0, have stormed out of the gates.
With Cincinnati leading 3-0 in the bottom of the second, Leake hit a run-scoring single off Milwaukee hurler Yovani Gallardo. It was the 1st hit of the season for Leake and put his team ahead, 4-0.
"I tried to mix it up, keep them off balance," said Leake.
