Once again the Milwaukee Brewers and Houston Astros played home run derby down at Minute Maid Park in Houston.  The two teams combined for seven more home runs as the Brewers hit four and the Astros hit three.  At the end of the game the Brewers were ahead on the scoreboard by the score of 9-6.

Mike Cameron (9th), Gabe Kapler (5th) , Prince Fielder (11) , and Corey Hart (10) all went deep for the Brewers.  Hart finished with three rbi in the game and then six other Brewers had one rbi.  Cameron, Kapler, Fielder, Ryan Braun, Russell Branyan, and Bill Hall all finished the game with one rbi.

Brewers starting pitcher Ben Sheets didn’t have the outing that he was hoping for even though he did throw seven innings.  Sheets gave up seven hits and three runs while giving up two home runs in the “Juice Box”.  Guillermo Mota pitched the seventh inning and gave up two more runs in the game when he came in after Sheet exited.  Salomon Torres pitched the ninth inning and also had some trouble as he gave up one run.

The Milwaukee Brewers and Houston Astros played home run derby down in Houston on Wednesday night and it was the Brewers coming out on top with a 10-6 victory.  The Brewers hammerd five home runs in the game while the Astros hit three.  It was definaly not a night you wanted to be on the mound pitching that is for sure.

Corey Hart led the Brewers with two – two run home runs and four rbi in the game.  Hart went deep in the fourth and eighth innings.  Jason Kendell was next in line with a two run homer in the fifth inning as he finished the game with two rbi.  Russell Branyan and Mike Cameron both hit solo home runs in the fourth inning as they had one rbi each in the game.  Ryan Braun and Prince Fielder both chipped in with one rbi each as well.

On the mound for the Brewers, Manny Parra earned the win and is now 5-2.  He only pitched 5 1/3 innigns as he gave up ten hits and five runs.  Parra was taken deep three times for home runs as he couldn’t keep the ball inside the field of play.  A win is a win and Parra will take it any way he can get it.

Carlos Villanueva pitched 1 2/3 innings after Parra exited the game and he gave up three hits and one run.  Guillermo Mota was called upon to pitch the final two innings of the game and did not have any problems as he didn’t allow a hit or a run.

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The Milwaukee Brewers didn’t have any problems beating the Arizona Diamondbacks once again as they won 10-1 on Wednesday afternoon.  The Brewers once again took advantage of a slumping Diamondbacks team as they swept them in the three game series.

Corey Hart and Russell Branyan hit back-to-back home runs in the fourth inning for he Brewers.  Hart’s was a three run inside the park homer and Branyan’s ball went over the fence for a solo shot.  Hart finished the game with three rbi while Ryan Braun had two rbi.  Gabe Kapler, Prince Fielder, Jason Kendall, and Branyan all finished the game with one rbi.

Manny Parra pitched seven innings and only allowed four hits and one run to get the win.  Parra is now 4-2 with a 4.33 era on the season.  Julian Tavarez and Carlos Villanueva pitched a scoreless inning each to finish out the final two innings of the game.

The Brewers will now be off on Thursday and start up a weekend series with the Colorado Rockies on Friday.

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The Milwaukee Brewers lost to the Atlanta Braves by the score of 8-1 on Thursday afternoon as the Brewers were going for the three game sweep against the Braves.  The sweep wasn’t meant to be, but as a Brewers fans, you should be happy that the Brew Crew have won three of their last four games.

Starting pitcher Seth McClung got roughed up in the game for eight hits and fur runs while only pitching 4 2/3 innings.  McClung had control issues as he walked six batters and also gave up a three run home run to Mark Teixeira.

Newely acquired relief pitcher Julian Tavarez gave up two runs in the ninth inning.  That sure isn’t how he wanted to pitch after just signing with the Brewers.

Russell Branyan provided the one run for the Brewers that came in the fifth inning.  Branyan took Jorge Campillo deep in the fifth inning for a solo home run.  You only have to look at one thing in the stats to see why the Brewers lost the game.  That is 12 strickouts. Rickie Weeks and Mike Cameron at the top of the order both struckout three times while Prince Fielder struckout twice.

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