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BirdWatcher · 06-13-2019, 10:59 PM

The Brewers conclude their first road trip of the season with a double-header in Oklahoma City. A little 2-game series in a single day in OKC.

The first game looked like quite a pitching mismatch, with Oklahoma City sending out their 30-year old ace, Reece Vaughan, while 25-year old Trinidad, Colorado native Eric Johnson got the start for the Brewers, just the third of his WPK career. But as it turned out, Johnson did a fine job of dueling with Vaughan, working 6 innings, giving up 1 run on 6 hits, striking out 2 and walking 2. Johnson left the game with a 1-1 tie. The Brewers re-took the lead in the top of the 8th, but Oklahoma City, as they had also done in the 6th inning, got a solo HR to tie the game up again. Then, with Jordan Stephens on the mound for Denver, former Brewer Jordan Gallardo, known for his speed and defense, not his power bat, came up with a man and 1-out and, naturally, hit the game-winning walk-off HR.

In the night-cap, the Diamond Kings built a picket fence in the first 3 innings against Cheol-han Lee and then held on, in spite of their starting pitcher Andy Ortega having to leave the game in the 4th with what was later diagnosed as a tired arm, for the 3-1 victory. And guess how the Diamond Kings got on the board in the first? That's right, a lead-off solo HR off the bat of Jordan Gallardo.

06-13-2019, 10:59 PM	#260
BirdWatcher Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 4,263	April 15, 1973, at Oklahoma City The Brewers conclude their first road trip of the season with a double-header in Oklahoma City. A little 2-game series in a single day in OKC. The first game looked like quite a pitching mismatch, with Oklahoma City sending out their 30-year old ace, Reece Vaughan, while 25-year old Trinidad, Colorado native Eric Johnson got the start for the Brewers, just the third of his WPK career. But as it turned out, Johnson did a fine job of dueling with Vaughan, working 6 innings, giving up 1 run on 6 hits, striking out 2 and walking 2. Johnson left the game with a 1-1 tie. The Brewers re-took the lead in the top of the 8th, but Oklahoma City, as they had also done in the 6th inning, got a solo HR to tie the game up again. Then, with Jordan Stephens on the mound for Denver, former Brewer Jordan Gallardo, known for his speed and defense, not his power bat, came up with a man and 1-out and, naturally, hit the game-winning walk-off HR. In the night-cap, the Diamond Kings built a picket fence in the first 3 innings against Cheol-han Lee and then held on, in spite of their starting pitcher Andy Ortega having to leave the game in the 4th with what was later diagnosed as a tired arm, for the 3-1 victory. And guess how the Diamond Kings got on the board in the first? That's right, a lead-off solo HR off the bat of Jordan Gallardo. Attached Images