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After the humiliation in Charlotte, the Brewers head down to Phoenix to take on their historic arch-rivals. This is a match-up, of course, of the the two teams who were expected to duke it out for MGL honors this season, but who have thus far disappointed.

In game 1, the Brewers bats wake up again and they take out a bit of their frustrations from the last 3 games against the Sting. Chad Brown (.292/.318/.390) led the way, going 3 for 5 with 2 runs scored and 3 RBI in the lead-off slot. Brown hit 2 doubles to get to 19 for the season. Another nice game from rookie third baseman Mike Foster (.302/.318/.413) who went 2 for 5 and hit his 2nd HR. Steve Green got the start the Brewers and went 7 1/3rd innings, giving up 2 runs on 4 hits. With the Brewers easily prevailing 7-2, Green improves to 6-4 with a 3.09 ERA. He also went 2 for 3 at the plate, hitting his first 2 doubles of the season.

The Brewers prevail 5-4 in the second game to win the short series. Matt Helm got the start for the Brewers and pitched quite well- giving up 2 runs (unearned) on just 2 hits while striking out 7 and walking 5. Helm improves to 4-3 with a 2.61 ERA. Andrew Kennedy (.288/.317/.385) went 3 for 4 with an RBI and hit his 17th double of the season. Bobby Erbakan (.280/.354/.393) went 2 for 5 and hit his 20th double. Dave Duncan gave up a few runs late, bending but not breaking, pitching 2 innings and getting the save, his 1st of the season.

The Charlotte Sting remain hot and the Brewers, now in 3rd place behind only Charlotte and the Brooklyn Aces, remain 12 games out of 1st place. Phoenix, meanwhile, is 7 games under .500, sitting in 6th place, 19 1/2 games out.