Jeff Suppan ended his streak of good starts with an ugly one on Thursday.  He gave up 4 runs in 5.1 innings, and was saddled with his 8th loss of 2008.  Leading the charge for San Diego was young catcher Nick Hundley, who had 2 RBIs, and starter Shawn Estes, who threw 6.0 1 run innings.  The Crew managed to tie it in the 2nd when Mike Cameron tripled and Bill Hall drove him in with a groundout.  But the Padres vaulted into the lead and did not look back.  Young Will Venable hit his first major league homerun off of Suppan sixth.  The Brewers had their chances, but left a small village on the basepaths (9 runners).  J.J. Hardy hit his 22nd homer of the year in the seventh.

Offensive MVP: Padres C Nick Hundley (2-3/1R/2B/2RBI/0BB/0K)

Pitching MVP: Padres SP Shawn Estes (6.0IP/7H/1ER/1BB/1SO/0HR/Win-2nd)

Alex’s Take:

The Brewers need to win a game in September for goodness’ sake!  They are looking sloppy on offense, defense, and even their pitching has been far from stellar.  Their bullpen did pitch pretty well, but considering they were trailing, it’s not that great of an indicator that they will be any more reliable in games where the Crew has a late lead.