Brewers 7, Nationals 3

by Kyle Lobner on Aug 21, 2009 8:55 PM CDT in WPA Game Recaps Comment 23 comments

W: Braden Looper (11-6)
L: J.D. Martin (2-3)

HR: Prince Fielder (33), Casey McGehee (10), Adam Dunn (32), Ryan Zimmerman (25)

MVP: Braden Looper (+.196)
LVP: Craig Counsell (-.097)

Hey, that wasn't bad at all!

Braden Looper allowed his 31st home run of the season, tying him for the eighth highest single-season total in team history, but otherwise pitched pretty well, allowing just two earned runs on four hits and two walks, striking out four. He was followed to the mound by Todd Coffey, who pitched a perfect seventh and eighth (with a rain delay in the middle) and Trevor Hoffman, who was warming when the Brewers had a 4-2 lead entering the top of the ninth, finished the game off anyway in the non-save situation, allowing a solo home run to Ryan Zimmerman to lead off the inning before settling down and retiring the side.

Prince Fielder provided the early runs, driving home two with a first inning home run, his 33rd of the season. After Looper allowed Adam Dunn to tie the game, Casey McGehee hit a solo shot to give the Brewers a 3-2 lead which they never relinquished. They tacked on a run in the seventh and three more in the ninth to remove all doubt.

This might blow your mind: Jason Kendall actually had three hits tonight, his first three-hit game since May 9. Craig Counsell went 0-for-5 and was the only Brewer starting position player not to record a hit, but he did pick up an RBI on a sac fly in the ninth.

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A win.

by Zorakathura on Aug 21, 2009 9:03 PM CDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs

hey!

we have TWO starters with ERAs under 5.00 now!

"my goodness"

by BrewHaHeather on Aug 21, 2009 9:12 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I know it's just the Nationals

but it’s really nice to see a quality start combined with the offense scoring runs

especially when it’s Braden Looper on the mound

by CheezeconQueso on Aug 21, 2009 9:13 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I forgot

What is this called where at the end of the game we have scored more runs than the other team…

by Saberilliterate on Aug 21, 2009 9:31 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I am not familiar with this concept

"my goodness"

by BrewHaHeather on Aug 21, 2009 9:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

"You have no honor!" - McClung to Fukudome

by zsxander567 on Aug 21, 2009 9:47 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Since Kendall's three hits were mentioned

Can we say the third one was tainted with the infield playing in to protect another run from scoring? That dying duck he hit surely would have been caught by the SS had he been actually in his regular position. I say “Two hits and one ‘grit’.”

"At times I'm emotional," --Ryan Braun, 7/7/09

by heybatterbatter on Aug 21, 2009 10:05 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs

No, you can't say it was tainted. That's one of the dumber things I've ever heard.

by Mykenk on Aug 22, 2009 11:46 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

huh

Here I thought that was a joke. Silly me.

by Marty McSuperFly on Aug 22, 2009 12:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

In other news...

Bill Hall is now hitting .500 with the Mariners after going 2 for 4 with 2 RBIs tonight while starting in LF.

by sjlee on Aug 21, 2009 11:00 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Really? No one has said this yet? I have to be the first...

Small sample size caveats apply.

:) Taking too many statistics classes in college will do that to you man.

by Yar Nivek on Aug 22, 2009 1:25 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

New goal for the season

while not impossible I think it will be hard to catch the Cards but it would be nice to finish the year looking down at the Cubs.

So that is what I will rooting for, the Crew passing the Cubs in the standing and being over .500 and I will call it a year.

The Cult of Cameron Live it Love it never question your love for our Center Fielder.

Greatest Brewers to ever lace them up.

by WSB Chris on Aug 21, 2009 11:46 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

That is definitely a realistic goal...

particularly with the way the Cubs have been playing lately. Granted, if the Brewers don’t get their act together, they could easily finish in 4th place.

by sjlee on Aug 22, 2009 1:00 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

At this point, I think I'd prefer they finish below .500

Then they can sign Type A free agents without losing their first round pick, and get better draft picks. If we can’t win, might as well build for the future!

by Yar Nivek on Aug 22, 2009 1:26 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

With what money are we going to sign any Type A free agents that are worth signing?

by Saberilliterate on Aug 22, 2009 8:48 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

perhaps he means that if we tank a bunch of games

other teams will be correspondingly pushed up the standings, meaning they’ll have to waste draft picks in order to sign type As;)

by PagsBrewCrew on Aug 22, 2009 9:19 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

well there is the 10 million we are paying Cammy

hopefully that money will available

The Cult of Cameron Live it Love it never question your love for our Center Fielder.

Greatest Brewers to ever lace them up.

by WSB Chris on Aug 22, 2009 10:01 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yea available

to fill our gaping hole in CF, the Bullpen and the Starting pitching… Honestly our best hope for signing some bigger players will be before the 2011 season when Suppan’s 12 million, Halls 7 Million and Riske’s 4 million open up 20+ Million. That said I hope we do use some of that money to lock up Prince… which we could afford the question is who else could we afford.

by Flanyboy on Aug 22, 2009 1:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs