The Brewers start May on the road with 3 games at Baltimore against the Lords.
In game 1 Harry Lyerly is once again quite good but is denied a win when his team's offense sputters. Lyerly worked 7 innings, allowing 2 runs- on a 2-run HR in the 2nd inning- while allowing just 5 hits, striking out 5 and walking 2. The Brewers managed to tie the game at 2-2 in the top of the 9th when Kevin Curtis hit a 2-out double and Pat Rondeau drove him in with a pinch-hit single. But then they lost the game in the 10th inning when they stranded 2 runners only to see the Lords combine a 1-out double and a pinch-hit HR to win 4-2.
Game 2 was originally set to be played the next day (Wednesday) but was called off due to rain and rescheduled as part of a Thursday double-header.
In the first game of the double-header the Brewers were behind 3-2 going into the 9th inning when they exploded for 5 runs- the biggest hit being a Chad Brown Grand Slam, his first HR of the season. Brown (.272/.280/.346) went 2 for 5 in the game. Joe McPhillips (.304/.371/.446), who has been the MVP of the Brewers thus far, chipped in with a 2 for 4 game and hit his 5th double of the season. Cheol-han Lee pitched 8 strong innings for the win, allowing 3 runs (1 earned) on 9 hits and sees his record improve to 3-2 with a 2.15 ERA.
The nightcap was unfortunately another 4-2 loss for the Brewers but possibly the biggest loss of the game was when Joe McPhillips was injured while running the base paths. The nature and extent of the injury has not yet been determined (or at least revealed) and the Brewers and their fans are holding their breath that it won't be serious. Steve Green continued his uneven start to the season, allowing 4 runs on 5 hits in 6 2/3rds innings. He drops to 2-2 with a 4.05 ERA. Ryan Rodgers (.345/.429/.473) went 2 for 4 in the loss.
