Brewers record: 0-4 (week), 48-26, 1st place, MGL (season)
June 26, versus Oklahoma City:
2-4.
June 28-30, at Brooklyn:
4-13,
4-5,
2-4.
July 1-3:
All-Star Break
It was perhaps good timing for the Brewers that the All-Star came along when it did, as the team had settled into a rough patch just before the break, including dropping three straight in Brooklyn.
In the week's opener, the final game of a 3-game series against Oklahoma City, the Brewers fell to the Diamond Kings to lose the series and
Sekien Hamasaki was handed his first loss of the season. Hamasaki (9-1, 3.32) gave up 4 runs on 8 hits over 5 1/3rd innings. Young outfielder
Jon Williams went 3 for 4 with an RBI in the loss (though he was also caught stealing twice) and fellow rookie outfielder
Val Guzman hit his 5th homer of the season.
In Brooklyn's Heritage Field on Tuesday the Brewers were humiliated, largely on the strength of a 9-run Brooklyn bottom of the 4th.
Steve Green (7-2, 4.97) was the victimized pitcher. Green only lasted 3 1/3rd, giving up 10 runs on 12 hits.
Andrew Kennedy hit his 3rd homer of the season in the loss and
Bobby Erbakan collected his 23rd double.
It was much closer in Wednesday's game 2, when the Brewers blew a 4-2 lead in the bottom of the 9th inning only to see Brooklyn win in a 12th inning walk-off. Tough luck for veteran starter
Cheol-han Lee, who pitched a solid 6 2/3rds, giving up 2 runs on 8 hits. Rookie reliever
Brandon Veach, in just his 4th big league appearance, took the loss. Rookie outfielder
Jon Williams had another terrific game, going 5 for 6 with 2 runs scored, hitting his second triple of the season and two doubles to get to 6. He also swiped his 4th base.
And the Brewers got swept by Brooklyn when they just couldn't give
Erik Sloan (2-2, 4.83) enough run support in game 3. The veteran lefty gave up 3 runs (2 earned) on 6 hits over 6 innings in the loss.
RodRod went 2 for 4 in the loss but also committed his 3rd error of the season.