The Brewers come home for a quick 2-game series against the Baltimore Lords.
And it doesn't go well.
In the first game the Brewers lose 15-0. Let's not dwell on this one much, eh? (Might be the worst loss I can recall in Brewers history.) Another really bad start for Steve Green. Green falls to 2-4 with a 5.13 ERA after allowing 8 runs (6 earned) on 9 hits in 6 2/3rds innings. On the bright side, Bobby Erbakan (.318/.378/.477) went 2 for 4 in the game. And Pat Rondeau got 1 hit to extend his hitting streak to 21 games. But mostly this, in the words of the very wise Brewers GM/manager: "we got our butts kicked."
Game 2 was only slightly less humiliating. Cheol-han Lee gave up 7 runs (6 earned) on 12 hits over 8 innings pitched. The Brewers lose 7-2. Lee falls to 5-3 with a 3.24 ERA. Jonathan Koch (.348/.358/.468) continues his great season with a 2 for 4 game. Mike Foster (.240/.288/.310) also went 2 for 4. And Pat Rondeau (.436/.448/.525) collected 1 hit- his 7th double of the season- to extend his hitting streak to 22 games.
Next the Brewers travel to Brooklyn for 3 games with the 1st place (virtual tie with Baltimore and L.A., but Brooklyn has the best winning percentage) Aces. There are 5 teams in the MGL with records under .500. We don't seem to be playing any of them lately.