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Brewers record: 3-3 (week), 34-17, 1st place, MGL (season)

May 29-31, versus Brooklyn: 7-3, 2-3, 4-9.

June 2-4, at Detroit: 3-1, 6-5, 4-5.

The Brewers closed out the month of May with 3 games against the disappointing Brooklyn Aces in Denver. The home club took game 1 largely thanks to center fielder Joe McPhillips, who went 2 for 4 with 4 RBI and hit a pair of doubles to get to 9 on the season. Val Guzman hit his 3rd homer, scored 2 runs and drove in 2 as well. John Weaver got the start and allowed 3 runs on 8 hits over 6 innings pitched but did not get a decision. Veteran left-handed reliever Ivan Cruz (1-0, 3.52) got the win.
Sadahige Kawasaki (6-4, 2.19) took the loss in game 2, giving up 3 runs on 8 hits over 7 IP. Joe McPhillips hit his 5th HR of the season in the loss.
And the Aces take the series when they get to Cheol-han Lee (1-4, 10.86), who came in to relieve Erik Sloan with the game tied 4-4 in the 7th inning and failed to record an out while giving up 2 runs on 3 hits. Brett Taranto hit his 2nd homer of the season in the loss.

After a day off the Brewers headed to Detroit for 3-games to end the week.
And in the first game, they get a wonderful start from Steve Green (5-1, 4.14) who lasts 8 innings, giving up 1 run on 7 hits. Tim Shore picks up his 8th save. Jon Williams, the cannon-armed 24-year old backup right fielder for the Brewers, threw out two Falcons runners on the base paths, to help slow down the Detroit offense.
In game 2, Sekien Hamasaki (7-0, 3.25) wasn't at his best- giving up 5 runs on 8 hits over 6 innings- but he got the win and remains undefeated in 1977. The first two hitters in the lineup certainly helped matters, as Brett Taranto and Rich White combined to go 4 for 9 with 4 runs scored and 2 RBI, with both of Taranto's hits being doubles to get him to 8 on the season in that category. Tim Shore pitched a flawless 9th for his 9th save.
It took 13 innings but Detroit managed to avoid getting swept with a walk-off win which was fueled by rookie shortstop Blake Brock picking up a 1-out single, stealing 2nd base and going to third on a rare throwing error by Kirk Patnode, and then scoring the winning run on a single through the hole on the right side of the infield. John Weaver (3-3, 3.28) took the loss. Bobby Erbakan hit his 9th homer of the season in the loss and little Joe Willemse, who has struggled at the plate this season (.247/.278/.258), was 3 for 6.