The Denver Brewers are off to a terrific start in September, having now won 8 straight games and undefeated on the month. They stretch their lead in the MGL West to 6 1/2 games over both Portland and San Francisco.
And in yesterday's win over the St. Louis Redbirds at the Ballpark of the Gateway in St. Louis,
Jim Atwell threw a complete game, 4-hit shutout while striking out 9 batters and walking just 2. It seems as though the Brewers top 3 of the rotation are having a friendly but fierce internal competition for the MGL Pitcher of the Year award, and it isn't time to count out the 29-year old workhorse of the staff just yet.
Also noteworthy in this game is
Brett Taranto going 2 for 4 to lift his batting average back up to .422 while also clubbing his 18th home run and driving in 4 runs to lift his season total to 84. And the ever-steady and reliable
Val Guzman (probably my favorite Brewer) went 3 for 4 in the leadoff slot, hitting his 17th homer, scoring twice to get to 87 runs scored on the season and driving in a pair to get to 59 (hitting mostly at the top of the lineup).