The Brewers opened a three
game series with the Padres yesterday in San Diego. Padre's “PETCO
Park” is not known to be a hitter's ball park, but apparently no
one told Ryan Braun.
Randy Wolf gave up a run in
the second, so the Brewers would have to play from behind. In the
fourth, Ryan Braun answered with a solo shot that knotted the game at
1-1. The Brewers would add two more in the inning to take a 3-1 lead
that they would never surrender. In the very next inning, Braun hit a
two run home run.
Then again, in his third consecutive at bat, Braun
hit another deep ball; a solo home run to left field. Braun would
triple in his final at bat, scoring two more and giving him 6 RBI's
and 15 total bases on the night. The bullpen picked up struggling
starter Randy Wolf, and the Brewers won 8-3.
In a year where the offense
has struggled to score, it's refreshing to see eight runs on the
board for the Crew. However, Braun's magical night did shed light on
some of the Brewers offensive issues. Two of Braun's three home runs
were solo shots, and Nyjer Morgan struck out in front of Braun
before each homer. The top of the order has struggled to produce
early in the year. Among everyday starters, hitters 1-4 are a
combined 73 of 299 (.244), while hitters 5-8 are 70 of 268 (.261).
Infact, the bottom half of the order has more RBI's, fewer strike
outs, and the same amount of home runs.
Thankfully, as of late
Ramirez has gotten his average up over .200 and Braun looks to be
back on track. Hopefully, Weeks will join the rest of the starting
lineup in the .200's (wouldn't mind if Morgan joined him, as well).
If the top of the order can begin to hit and produce, it will only
make the second half of the order even better.
The Brewers go again
tonight at 9:05, where Marcum will face Edison Volquez. Watch for
some production from the top of the order!
-Zack
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Stats from brewers.com
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