Brewers 5, D-Backs 3

by Kyle Lobner on Sep 13, 2009 6:27 PM CDT in WPA Game Recaps

W: Carlos Villanueva (3-10)
L: Daniel Schlereth (0-4)
S: Trevor Hoffman (32)

HR: Prince Fielder (39), Chris Young (13)

MVP: Claudio Vargas (+.288)
LVP: Mitch Stetter (-.203)

Hey look, a sweep!

Seven Brewer pitchers combined to hold the D-Backs to three runs today, and the Brewer bats came together to make it stand up. Chris Narveson started and pitched very well through three innings, but allowed the first three batters he faced in the fourth to reach, forcing Ken Macha to go to the bullpen early, and the problem got worse when Mark DiFelice left with a shoulder strain.

After that, though, the bullpen held the D-Backs in place the rest of the way. Chris Smith and Carlos Villanueva combined to pitch 2.2 scoreless innings, and after Mitch Stetter allowed three hits in the seventh, Claudio Vargas came in and pitched out of a bases loaded, one out jam. Trevor Hoffman pitched a scoreless ninth for his 32nd save.

At the plate, Prince Fielder gave the Brewers an early 1-0 lead with a solo home run, tying Cecil Cooper's franchise record with 126 RBI. That was all the offense the Brewers could muster until the seventh, when Alcides Escobar hit a two run single to give the Brewers a 3-2 lead. The Brewers went on to score four in the seventh and the game was decided.

The Brewers had eight hits in the game today, but Fielder, Escobar and Felipe Lopez accounted for six of them. Ryan Braun went 0-for-5, going hitless for just the second time in eleven September contests.

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Interesting ninth inning

I like sweeps.

You know me Al.

by TheJay on Sep 13, 2009 6:29 PM CDT reply actions

Wish we had more of those this season.

by sjlee on Sep 13, 2009 7:19 PM CDT up reply actions

we had plenty of sweeps

just the wrong way

by PagsBrewCrew on Sep 13, 2009 7:25 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs

Is that even true?

That the Brewers have been swept a lot more than they have swept?

by rluzinski on Sep 13, 2009 8:10 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions

at least in the last 2 months

by PagsBrewCrew on Sep 13, 2009 9:16 PM CDT up reply actions

Swept 7, were swept 6 times overall

Since July 1, swept 2, were swept 3 times.

One of their early season sweeps was a 2-game series with the Pirates.

You know me Al.

by TheJay on Sep 14, 2009 7:19 AM CDT up reply actions

I wrote a whole big post last month

Looking at sweeps, and the time between them, throughout the league. Then I never posted it because I couldn’t figure out the coding to get my table to post.

Yay for incompetence.

by Cheeseandcorn on Sep 14, 2009 4:56 PM CDT up reply actions

Hypothetically

Considering how they did in spring training, and the last few years in AZ, does anyone think the Brewers would be a better team if they played their home games in Arizona?

by drezdn on Sep 13, 2009 7:55 PM CDT reply actions

That’ll greatly increase my commute to the game.

by SgtClueLs on Sep 13, 2009 9:03 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions

I don't think AZ can support two MLB teams.

by sjlee on Sep 14, 2009 11:59 AM CDT up reply actions

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