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Brewers record 25-35 (12 GB behind the Reds)

Brewers record last week: 1-6

Power Rankings: 23rd (19th)

The hope to reach .500 was thrashed by getting swept by the best team in baseball Montréal (45-15) and losing two out of three against the second best team in the league Cincinnati (37-23).
The only highlight came when we thrashed the best pitcher of the league Erik Hanson, who has been 12-0 before. His ERA jumped from 1.40 to 2.12 after allowing nine earned runs.

We also lost our best bat in C Rick Wrona (.321/.387/.604) for four weeks with a hip strain. He signed a 2-year contract extension that can be worth up to $2,080,000. The second year is a vesting option. Backup outfielder Matt Mieske (.203/.224/.284) who is known most for his strong arm went to DL as well, but the diagnosis is not yet known.
Veteran Tom Brunansky was activated from the DL and 1B John Jaha called up from AAA.

Darryl Hamilton watch:
.259/.311/.326 - 10 SB, 1 HR, 16 RBI, -0.3 WAR
this week it was good Darryl again - and he is nearing the 0.0 WAR mark. (No, this organization does not have a better CF)

Brewers transactions:
Placed C Rick Wrona and OF [B]Matt Mieske/B] on the DL,
activated RF Tom Brunansky (.262/.350/.515) from the DL,
called 1B John Jaha (.286/.411/.548 - 12 HR, 33 RBI) up from AAA.

Players of the Week:
NL - Tony Gwynn, San Diego - .577, 1 HR, 3 RBI
AL - Ken Griffey, Seattle - .414, 5 HR, 12 RBI

Notable injuries:
CL Mike Henneman, Tigers - 0-0-12, 5.65 ERA - out for eight to nine months
SP Bill Gullickson, Tigers - 5-7, 5,85 ERA - out for a year
The Tigers never had good pitching, but now their pitching looks like the one of AAA team.

Accomplishments:
n/a

Impressive Game Performances:
n/a

Trades:
To Padres - RP Zane Smith - 3-2-4, 5,79 ERA
To Pirates - MiRF Brett Taylor and MiCF Bob Manley

Big contract extensions:
n/a