Corey Hart Hits Three Home Runs, Brewers Beat Nationals 11-3 For Seventh Straight Home Win

by Kyle Lobner on May 23, 2011 10:07 PM CDT in WPA Game Recaps

W: Yovani Gallardo (6-2)
L: Tom Gorzelanny (2-4)

HR: Corey Hart 3 (3), Prince Fielder (11) Mike Morse (3)

MVP: Corey Hart (+.272)
LVP: Carlos Gomez (-.045)

Win Expectancy Graph and Star of the Game Voting

If the Brewers could play all their games at home, they'd most likely be pretty good. They got off to a hot start tonight and coasted to their seventh straight home win and ninth in ten games.

Two batters into the game, the Brewers had two runs. Rickie Weeks was hit by a pitch by Tom Gorzelanny leading off the bottom of the first, and Corey Hart hit a home run deep to center to drive him home with his first long ball of the season. Hart walked in the third and homered again in the fifth, then again in the eighth. It's the eleventh multi-homer game of his career, and the first three homer game for a Brewer since 2003.

The Brewers gave Yovani Gallardo eleven runs to work with, but he didn't need that many. He allowed just one run (a solo homer to Mike Morse in the first inning) on five hits and a walk over seven innings, tying a season high with nine strikeouts.

Marco Estrada followed Gallardo to the mound and pitched a scoreless eighth, and Tim Dillard hit the first batter he faced and allowed two runs to score in his 2011 debut in the ninth.

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Pretty sure I'm gonna vote Hart as player of the week just based off this game haha

I am too drunk to taste this chicken.

by ThroughBeingCool on May 23, 2011 10:08 PM CDT reply actions

He was upset he lost last week

Wanted to make sure he got it this week.

by cwolf20 on May 23, 2011 10:13 PM CDT up reply actions

Tied for 2nd!

by Bush League All Star on May 23, 2011 10:08 PM CDT reply actions

Second place.

Ryan Braun: He loves it. -- Four pitchers in history with 8.5+ WAR and <250 IP seasons: Greg Maddux (age 29), Pedro Martinez (age 28), Roger Clemens (age 27), Zack Greinke (age 25).

by SRB on May 23, 2011 10:09 PM CDT reply actions

I love winning.

Lurking in the waters of BCB since May 21, 2010

by schmita91 on May 23, 2011 10:15 PM CDT reply actions

Biggest fear right now

A big letdown is coming tomorrow…

"You need to add a signature line about your sarcasm detector being broken like a Cubs fan’s spirit."
- molitorfan

by -JP- on May 23, 2011 10:16 PM CDT reply actions

Negative

I will be in attendance.

"If we want to sign a Type A free agent, we would lose a second-round pick, but we don't have a way to get picks back. Our whole Draft process needs to be redone."

~Doug Melvin

by Charlie Marlow on May 23, 2011 10:18 PM CDT up reply actions

Nevah

by nullacct on May 23, 2011 10:18 PM CDT up reply actions

Alligators

http://www.mlbsoup.com

by tcyoung on May 23, 2011 10:19 PM CDT up reply actions

with chainsaws

When there is a scuffle in Ireland, there’s no need to specifically mention in the news story that alcohol was involved

by Getting Yosted on May 23, 2011 10:23 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions

with spearguns

what’s a gator to do with a chainsaw, silly

by PagsBrewCrew on May 24, 2011 5:07 AM CDT up reply actions

Crocodiles

http://www.mlbsoup.com

by tcyoung on May 23, 2011 10:23 PM CDT up reply actions

Reds sent Volquez down to AAA tonite

When there is a scuffle in Ireland, there’s no need to specifically mention in the news story that alcohol was involved

by Getting Yosted on May 23, 2011 10:18 PM CDT via mobile reply actions

But the problem is the offense!

Didn’t you hear him in his press conference? If his team would only score 8 runs every time Volquez started, he’d be a 30 game winner!

by cwolf20 on May 23, 2011 10:47 PM CDT up reply actions

I love awkward Davey/Craig exchanges.

"If we want to sign a Type A free agent, we would lose a second-round pick, but we don't have a way to get picks back. Our whole Draft process needs to be redone."

~Doug Melvin

by Charlie Marlow on May 23, 2011 10:20 PM CDT reply actions

Not as awkward as when Telly is hosting with Davey. You just sit and wonder who will complete a sentence first

Grillax people

by jmeks23 on May 23, 2011 10:31 PM CDT up reply actions

Haha so true

"If we want to sign a Type A free agent, we would lose a second-round pick, but we don't have a way to get picks back. Our whole Draft process needs to be redone."

~Doug Melvin

by Charlie Marlow on May 23, 2011 10:35 PM CDT up reply actions

Telly can finish sentences

But Davey has some speech issues. I don’t think it’s the camera. He might have wernicke’s aphasia or something.

by gffjenks on May 23, 2011 10:43 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions

Not sure if I saw this anywhere in pregame/game threads

But Kintzler was shut down again today with elbow soreness.

by Cheeseandcorn on May 23, 2011 10:23 PM CDT reply actions

Blerg.

We pull our pants up and do our jobs here.

by Rubie Q on May 23, 2011 10:34 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions

nerds!

by E Tyme on May 23, 2011 11:15 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions

Awesome picture of Gallardo

I was disappointed with the lack of hookers but the pancakes were delightful

by Michael M on May 23, 2011 10:28 PM CDT reply actions

Pujols just hit a solo shot in San Diego

Walked halfway to first on a wallscraper. With the gravest respect – obviously.

by Cheeseandcorn on May 23, 2011 10:30 PM CDT reply actions

Albert means no disrespect

Albert just wants to show moment of silence for gravity being murdered

If I didn't know better, I'd think the Brewers were a halfway decent baseball team...

by Tepo6688 on May 23, 2011 10:33 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs

What a douche canoe

"If we want to sign a Type A free agent, we would lose a second-round pick, but we don't have a way to get picks back. Our whole Draft process needs to be redone."

~Doug Melvin

by Charlie Marlow on May 23, 2011 10:36 PM CDT up reply actions

How many at-bats was the drought?

Pujols has been very quiet this year…

by gffjenks on May 23, 2011 10:47 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions

105

We few, we happy few, we band of Brewers.

by Zorakathura on May 23, 2011 11:35 PM CDT up reply actions

The classiest of the baby eaters

@SessileFielder

by battlekow on May 23, 2011 11:46 PM CDT up reply actions

He eats babies with a knife and fork.

Ryan Braun: He loves it. -- Four pitchers in history with 8.5+ WAR and <250 IP seasons: Greg Maddux (age 29), Pedro Martinez (age 28), Roger Clemens (age 27), Zack Greinke (age 25).

by SRB on May 24, 2011 12:27 AM CDT up reply actions

It's great to see Hart back.

What a win.

by funnytrain on May 23, 2011 10:39 PM CDT reply actions

Wasn't Morse's home run in the second inning?

Great win, nice to have a low stress ninth inning for a change.
With Hart and Lucroy in the top six spots our top 6 looks real impressive now.

by Wisfan on May 23, 2011 10:46 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs

It’d be perfect if Gomez was batting ninth, but I don’t expect Ron to try that any time soon.

fka "warwick5s"

by DEUCE SLUICE on May 23, 2011 10:52 PM CDT up reply actions

Just wanted to let everyone know

that Jose Bautista is hitting .356, OBP over .500, and his BABIP is .316. Not even out of line. Unbelievable.

E: George 4 (5, throw, throw, throw, throw).

by Jordan M on May 23, 2011 11:16 PM CDT reply actions

I saw this the other day

And would have done a spittake if i had been drinking something. That line with a sustainable BABIP? Insanity.

by cwolf20 on May 23, 2011 11:56 PM CDT up reply actions

Weird batted ball data

Half of his BIP are flyballs, and almost one third of them are going over the fences right now.

Ryan Braun: He loves it. -- Four pitchers in history with 8.5+ WAR and <250 IP seasons: Greg Maddux (age 29), Pedro Martinez (age 28), Roger Clemens (age 27), Zack Greinke (age 25).

by SRB on May 24, 2011 12:30 AM CDT up reply actions

You'd think such a high FB% and low LD% wouldn't be a recipe for success, but I guess he just crushes everything he connects with

Ryan Braun: He loves it. -- Four pitchers in history with 8.5+ WAR and <250 IP seasons: Greg Maddux (age 29), Pedro Martinez (age 28), Roger Clemens (age 27), Zack Greinke (age 25).

by SRB on May 24, 2011 12:33 AM CDT up reply actions

OBP over 500

Is Bonds-in-his-prime territory. It’s “having the advantage over the pitcher, breaking the game of baseball” lunacy.

18 homers with only 31 RBIs is hilarious though. Prince and Braun chuckle at your production, Bautista.

by Archibaldcrane on May 24, 2011 1:54 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions

by Rubie Q on May 24, 2011 8:56 AM CDT up reply actions

I normally dont cuss, but if we are DHing for Yuni why the FUCK is he on the field at all?

We have have people who are better than Yuni defensively.

by BrewCrewBrian on May 24, 2011 9:23 AM CDT up reply actions

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