All Or Nothing
It’s hard to complain when you win a game in the fashion the Brewers did Friday night. An absolute obliteration of the Cardinals sure helped put a pause in the downward spiral that has been engulfing the team. Still, you can’t help but wonder why they can’t spread these runs out. It seems every time the Brewers have approached an all-out free fall, they cook up a win by scoring more runs than any team should need to win a single game. With a double header tomorrow, the Brewers also required a quality start from Claudio Vargas, which he delivered. Now they, unlike the Cardinals, will have a well rested bullpen for a full day of baseball. That should be a nice advantage.
Meanwhile, in a nice twist of irony, the Cubs suffered the exact same fate the Brewers had the day before. David Weathers again did his best to blow a win for the Reds, giving up 2 runs in the top of the 9th allowing the Cubs to tie it. Fortunately for the Brewers, Ryan Freel made a spectacular play to save the third run of the inning, and then Edwin Encarnacion delivered the walk-off base hit.
It has been a mostly frustrating road trip so far for the Brewers. If they want to remain a playoff contender, they will need to improve their play on the road drastically. Taking both games tomorrow would be a nice step towards that end. Of course the biggest reason they need to go on a winning streak?
The logo looks better right-side up.