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The Brewers finish up July and get a start on August with a 2-game series in Brooklyn against the 2nd place Aces.

In game 1 veteran lefty Daniel Torres, in only his 3rd start of the month, pitches a very strong 5 2/3rds innings, allowing no runs on 3 hits with 4 strikeouts and no walks and the Brewers prevail 2-0. The Brewers scored the lone runs of the game in the 2nd inning thanks largely to big contributions from the lower portion of the lineup as Jonathan Koch (.241/.277/.395) went 2 for 4 and drove in a run and catcher Kevin Curtis (.189/.324/.311) was 2 for 3 with a walk. Ryan Rodgers (.306/.409/.370), starting to get on a roll at the plate after returning from an extended period on the injured list, went 3 for 4 and hit his 5th double. The bullpen was tremendous again for the last 3 1/3rd innings and Jose de los Santos picked up his 14th save (1.89 ERA.) Torres improves to 5-5 with a 3.69 ERA.

The Brewers start the month of August with a loss, dropping game 2 to the Aces, 4-2. Harry Lyerly once again did not give up any HR's, but did allow 4 runs (2 earned) on 6 hits over 7 innings (5 K, 3 BB) to get the loss and drop to 9-5 with a 2.66 ERA. The Brewers outhit the Aces 10-7 but stranded far too many runners. Jonathan Koch (.245/.280/.400) went 2 for 5 and hit his 11th double. Pat Rondeau (.285/.306/.357) was also 2 for 5 and hit his 6th triple of the season.