Brewers record: 5-1 (week), 42-22, 1st place, MGL (season).
June 13-14, at Charlotte:
6-3,
7-0.
Having lost the first of three at Charlotte to end the preceding week, the Brewers bounce back in game 2 by scoring 5 7th inning runs to erase a 3-0 deficit. The big hit was a bases-loaded, and bases-clearing, two-out double off the bat of
Joe McPhillips. It was Joe's 9th double of the season.
Erik Sloan (7-3, 2.69) went the distance for the win, giving up 3 runs (only 1 earned) on 7 hits.
Josh Schaeffer hit his 3rd homer of the season.
The Brewers take the series with a 7-0 shutout behind
Cheol-han Lee. Lee (7-1, 3.65) pitched his finest game of the season, giving up just a pair of hits (both singles) while walking 1 and striking out 3.
Zacarias Martell collected 1 hit in 2 at-bats, driving in 3 runs with his 10th double of the season.
RodRod went 2 for 5, scored twice, and hit his 13th double. And
Rich White hit double number 18 but then had to leave the game with what was later diagnosed as a strained back. It has landed him on the IL and he's expected to miss about a month of action.
June 16-18, versus Baltimore:
3-6,
16-1,
7-3.
The Brewers come back home to Denver to take on the Lords for three games. In the first game they lose as
Sekien Hamasaki (5-2, 3.18) gives up 5 runs on 9 hits over 7 innings.
Brett Taranto went 2 for 4 in the loss and hit his 2nd home run of 1976.
Then the offense just completely exploded in game 2, led by
Brad Sherman who went 5 for 5 with 3 runs scored, 8 driven in, hitting 3 doubles and a 7th inning Grand Slam HR! Hitting right ahead of him in the order (in the 6 hole), Little
Joe Willemse went 3 for 4, scoring 5 times and driving in a pair of runs. Joe hit his 2nd triple of the season.
Joe McPhillips and
Brad Tesh each collected 3 hits in the win.
Not that he needed to pitch a good game at all to get a win in this laugher, but
Steve Green did just that nevertheless. Green (6-4, 2.13) allowed 1 run on just 2 hits over his 8 innings pitched.
The Brewers then also took the rubber match in game 3, led on offense by
Brett Taranto, who 3 for 4, and
Andrew Kennedy, who was 2 for 4 with 4 RBI and hit his 1st HR of 1976.
Matt Helm (4-0, 2.60) got the win, giving up 3 runs on 11 hits over 6 innings pitched.
June 19, at Detroit:
6-3.
Heading to Detroit next, the Brewers wrap up the week with a 6-3 victory in the first of three in the motor city.
Sadahige Kawasaki (4-5, 2.77) wasn't at his best, giving up 3 runs on 10 hits in 6 2/3rds innings, but he got the win.
Tim Shore pitched the 9th for his 9th save.
Andrew Kennedy led the way on offense, going 3 for 5 with 2 runs scored and an RBI.
Joe McPhillips went 2 for 5 with 2 runs scored and hit his 10th double.
Josh Schaeffer picked up his 12 stolen base, his 5th outfield assist, and walked 3 times in the victory.
Notes from around the league:
The Columbus Whalers (42-22) continue to hold onto 1st place in the SJL, 2 games ahead of the El Paso Dawgs (40-24). The Washington Night Train (35-29) are now 7 games back in 3rd place.
The Brewers have extended their lead on the 2nd place Brooklyn Aces (36-28) back to 6 games. Charlotte (35-29) is 7 out in 3rd and the streaking Los Angeles Spinners (34-30) have now moved into 4th place, 8 games back.
Brett Taranto once again narrowly leads the MGL in batting average at .369, with Brooklyn second baseman Chris Murphy right behind him at .368 and Ruben Souffront in 3rd at .358.