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The Brewers finish off their home stand with a 3-game series against the 2nd place Brooklyn Aces.

In game 1 the Brewers fall short in spite of a fine start by Erik Sloan. Sloan got a complete game loss, giving up just 2 runs (1 earned) on 4 hits with 4 strikeouts and 1 walk but the team lost 2-1. Sloan falls to 3-2 as a Brewer (11-5 overall) in spite of a 1.29 ERA since joining the club (1.90 overall.) Chad Brown (.301/.329/.411) was once again the bright spot on offense for Denver, going 2 for 4 with 2 doubles to raise his season total to 25.

It was another low-scoring pitching duel in game 2, but this time the Brewers came out on top, 3-1. Cheol-han Lee lasted 8 innings for the win, giving up just 1 run on 6 hits, striking out 5 and walking none. Lee improves to 11-4 with a 1.98 ERA. Liann-wei Hua pitched the 9th for his 1st save of the season (0.74 ERA.) Rookie center fielder Joe McPhillips (.222/.333/.370) had a nice game, going 2 for 3 and hitting his 10th double. Fellow rookie Jonathan Koch (.233/.269/.375) had one of the game's biggest hits, a run scoring triple (his 4th) in the 2-run 7th inning.

Game 3 ended with the same result- a 3-1 Brewers victory. This time it was Harry Lyerly's term to dominate. Lyerly didn't allow a hit until the 5th inning and didn't allow a run until the 8th, when he gave up a solo HR to Greg Alwardt. Lyerly ended up working 8 1/3rd innings, giving up the 1 run on just 3 hits, striking out 9 and walking none. He improves to 9-4 with a 2.67 ERA. Jose de los Santos comes in with 1 out and a runner on in the 9th and retires the last two batters of the game get his 13th save (1.93 ERA.) Chad Brown (.304/.333/.413), naturally, is one of the hitting heroes, as he goes 2 for 3 with 2 runs scored and a walk and picks up his 17th stolen base. Pat Rondeau (.285/.308/.353) went 2 for 3 and hit his 5th triple of the season.

With the series victory the Brewers pull to within 3 1/2 games of Brooklyn and are 7 games behind the first place Charlotte Sting.