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BirdWatcher · 05-25-2020, 07:56 PM

Brewers record: 3-4 (week), 31-14, 1st place, MGL (season)

May 22, at Los Angeles: 2-1.

May 23-25, versus San Francisco: 5-12, 8-9, 2-4.

May 26-28, at Oklahoma City: 2-8, 3-1, 9-3.

The Brewers began the week by wrapping up a 3-game sweep of the Spinners in L.A. with a 12-inning squeaker in a pitching duel between Denver's Sekien Hamasaki (7 IP, 1 ER, 4 HA, 5 K, 1 BB) and L.A.'s veteran righty Jason Wilson (6 IP, 1 ER, 6 HA, O K, O BB). The respective bullpens were also very sharp and it took a 2-out run-scoring triple from the Brewer's speedy young outfielder Val Guzman to break the tie. Tim Shore (3-1, 3.21) earned the win with 2 innings pitched in relief and Cheol-han Lee finished things out for his first career save.

Having won 6 straight the Brewers returned home to take on the not very scary San Francisco Velocity. And this isn't how this story is supposed to end, the Brewers being swept by the visitors fairly handily.
Game 1 saw the Brewers battle back to within 2 runs going into the 9th inning only to give up 5 runs in the top of the frame. Matt Helm (2-1, 3.57) took the loss, allowing 7 runs on 9 hits over 7 2/3rds innings. Josh Schaeffer hit his 5th homer of the season and Joe McPhillips went 3 for 4 with 2 runs scored and hit his 7th double in the loss.
The Brewers battled back late again in game 2, scoring 5 runs in the final 3 innings to get to an 8-8 tie. But veteran slugger Nick Stier hit a pinch-hit homer in the top of the 10th and the Velocity held on for the win. Erik Sloan made his first start of the season after returning from injury and a rehab assignment and looked good early but then saw things fall apart as he gave up 8 runs on 11 hits over 5 1/3rd innings pitched. Cory Degano, recently brought up from AAA as the Brewers cycle relievers up and down from Chester during a long stretch of games without a break, took the loss when he allowed the game-winning shot. Bobby Erbakan hit his 8th homer of the season and Zacarias Martell his 3rd while going 3 for 4 with 2 runs scored and 4 RBI.
In game 3, Sadahige Kawasaki (6-3, 2.03), was saddled with the loss, giving up 4 runs on 8 hits over 8 innings and getting little run support. Bobby Erbakan went 2 for 4 and hit his 10th double of the season in the loss.

With the three losses to San Francisco, the Brewers headed to Oklahoma City with just a 1 game lead over the Diamond Kings.
And in game 1 the Diamond Kings drew even with the Brewers with a convincing 8-2 win. Steve Green (4-1, 4.52) took the loss, giving up 5 runs on 8 hits over 6 innings. Right fielder Josh Schaeffer went 2 for 3 with 2 walks in the game but had to leave the game after hitting a single in his final at-bat in the 9th inning and was placed on the 10-day IL as a precaution after the game as it was found he was suffering from knee tendinitis. (Casey Bromwell, who the Brewers acquired in a trade with Seattle earlier this Spring, was called up for his first taste of the WPK to take Schaeffer's place.)
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Having now lost 4 straight, the Brewers got a tremendous effort from Sekien Hamasaki (6-0, 2.84) in the middle game. He was matched up against the Diamond Kings ace starter Dan Knauff (7-1, 2.07), who suffers his first loss of the season. Hamasaki went the distance, losing the shutout when he allowed a solo homer off the bat of veteran outfielder Bill Ramiro in the 9th, but scattering just 6 hits while striking out 7 and walking 2. Young Jon Williams, starting in right field in place of the injured Josh Schaeffer, went 2 for 3 with 2 runs scored, 2 RBI, and hit his 3rd homer of the season. Williams led off while another rookie outfielder, Val Guzman hit in the two hole and went 2 for 4. The kids are playing well!

And in the rubber match and final game of the week the Brewers bats exploded, including a 6-run 4th inning, as they won the series against Oklahoma City and extended their lead over the Diamond Kings to 2 games once again. Matt Helm (3-1, 3.57) got the win, giving up just 3 runs on 14 hits over 7 2/3rds innings. (Oklahoma City scored all 3 runs in the 8th when they got to Helm for 2 home runs.) Jon Williams impressed again, going 3 for 5 and hitting his 1st triple of the season. And Bobby Erbakan went 2 for 4 with 3 RBI, hit his 12th double, and stretched his hitting streak to 26 games.

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BirdWatcher Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 4,263	Week 7, May 22-28, 1977 Brewers record: 3-4 (week), 31-14, 1st place, MGL (season) May 22, at Los Angeles: 2-1. May 23-25, versus San Francisco: 5-12, 8-9, 2-4. May 26-28, at Oklahoma City: 2-8, 3-1, 9-3. The Brewers began the week by wrapping up a 3-game sweep of the Spinners in L.A. with a 12-inning squeaker in a pitching duel between Denver's Sekien Hamasaki (7 IP, 1 ER, 4 HA, 5 K, 1 BB) and L.A.'s veteran righty Jason Wilson (6 IP, 1 ER, 6 HA, O K, O BB). The respective bullpens were also very sharp and it took a 2-out run-scoring triple from the Brewer's speedy young outfielder Val Guzman to break the tie. Tim Shore (3-1, 3.21) earned the win with 2 innings pitched in relief and Cheol-han Lee finished things out for his first career save. Having won 6 straight the Brewers returned home to take on the not very scary San Francisco Velocity. And this isn't how this story is supposed to end, the Brewers being swept by the visitors fairly handily. Game 1 saw the Brewers battle back to within 2 runs going into the 9th inning only to give up 5 runs in the top of the frame. Matt Helm (2-1, 3.57) took the loss, allowing 7 runs on 9 hits over 7 2/3rds innings. Josh Schaeffer hit his 5th homer of the season and Joe McPhillips went 3 for 4 with 2 runs scored and hit his 7th double in the loss. The Brewers battled back late again in game 2, scoring 5 runs in the final 3 innings to get to an 8-8 tie. But veteran slugger Nick Stier hit a pinch-hit homer in the top of the 10th and the Velocity held on for the win. Erik Sloan made his first start of the season after returning from injury and a rehab assignment and looked good early but then saw things fall apart as he gave up 8 runs on 11 hits over 5 1/3rd innings pitched. Cory Degano, recently brought up from AAA as the Brewers cycle relievers up and down from Chester during a long stretch of games without a break, took the loss when he allowed the game-winning shot. Bobby Erbakan hit his 8th homer of the season and Zacarias Martell his 3rd while going 3 for 4 with 2 runs scored and 4 RBI. In game 3, Sadahige Kawasaki (6-3, 2.03), was saddled with the loss, giving up 4 runs on 8 hits over 8 innings and getting little run support. Bobby Erbakan went 2 for 4 and hit his 10th double of the season in the loss. With the three losses to San Francisco, the Brewers headed to Oklahoma City with just a 1 game lead over the Diamond Kings. And in game 1 the Diamond Kings drew even with the Brewers with a convincing 8-2 win. Steve Green (4-1, 4.52) took the loss, giving up 5 runs on 8 hits over 6 innings. Right fielder Josh Schaeffer went 2 for 3 with 2 walks in the game but had to leave the game after hitting a single in his final at-bat in the 9th inning and was placed on the 10-day IL as a precaution after the game as it was found he was suffering from knee tendinitis. (Casey Bromwell, who the Brewers acquired in a trade with Seattle earlier this Spring, was called up for his first taste of the WPK to take Schaeffer's place.) Having now lost 4 straight, the Brewers got a tremendous effort from Sekien Hamasaki (6-0, 2.84) in the middle game. He was matched up against the Diamond Kings ace starter Dan Knauff (7-1, 2.07), who suffers his first loss of the season. Hamasaki went the distance, losing the shutout when he allowed a solo homer off the bat of veteran outfielder Bill Ramiro in the 9th, but scattering just 6 hits while striking out 7 and walking 2. Young Jon Williams, starting in right field in place of the injured Josh Schaeffer, went 2 for 3 with 2 runs scored, 2 RBI, and hit his 3rd homer of the season. Williams led off while another rookie outfielder, Val Guzman hit in the two hole and went 2 for 4. The kids are playing well! And in the rubber match and final game of the week the Brewers bats exploded, including a 6-run 4th inning, as they won the series against Oklahoma City and extended their lead over the Diamond Kings to 2 games once again. Matt Helm (3-1, 3.57) got the win, giving up just 3 runs on 14 hits over 7 2/3rds innings. (Oklahoma City scored all 3 runs in the 8th when they got to Helm for 2 home runs.) Jon Williams impressed again, going 3 for 5 and hitting his 1st triple of the season. And Bobby Erbakan went 2 for 4 with 3 RBI, hit his 12th double, and stretched his hitting streak to 26 games. __________________ The Denver Brewers of the W.P. Kinsella League-- The fun starts here(1965-1971: https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/...d.php?t=289570 And continues here (1972-1976): https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/...d.php?t=300500 On we go (1977- 1979): https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/...d.php?t=314601 For ongoing and more random updates on the WPK:https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/...d.php?t=325147, https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/...d.php?t=330717 Last edited by BirdWatcher; 05-25-2020 at 07:59 PM.