Nice Rebound
I did not get to see the game Tuesday night, but judging by the box score, the win was a solid one. Yovanni continues to impress with 6 2/3 solid innings, and despite recording one more walk than strikeout, allowed only a single earned run. Ryan Braun has attained a level fairly labeled “ridiculously good” at this point, adding another 2 hits. He may not only be contending for the NL Rookie of the Year award by the end of the season, but the NL batting title as well! In fact, if my math is correct (I used to be good at math), he attained the necessary number of AB’s today to qualify for that stat. Prince also looked good, getting a pair of hits and a key insurance RBI.
Meanwhile, it was a good thing that Carlos Villanueva returned to form, because Turnblow sure didn’t do his job tonight. Still, no harm no foul, I suppose, as the Brewers escaped with a much needed victory. As I write this, the Cubs survived a late attempt to tie the game by the Cardinals, and have maintained their pace at 3 games behind. So, at the 100 game mark, the Brewers are still, despite all the negatives I write about, 12 games over .500 and in first place in the division. Not bad considering their history. I still can’t condone losses like last night, but getting back in the habit of winning series is ultimately what they need to focus on.
Note: In reading a box score, sometimes you get the full picture, sometimes you don’t. What you also get that you don’t necessarily notice while watching the game live are some of the names of the opposing players. I see that the Reds have a pitcher M Gosling… All I could think about was that the ‘M’ stands for Mighty, like our sometime poster, sometime commentor Mighty Gosling. Not that I would confuse their ability to actually pitch a baseball…