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The Brewers stay at home and host the Oklahoma City Diamond Kings for 3 games.

Harry Lyerly starts the first game and finally gives up his first long ball of 1972. Unfortunately it was a big one- a 3-run shot in the 6th inning that broke a 1-1 tie. The Brewers end up losing 5-3 and Lyerly falls to 2-1 with a 3.45 ERA. Lyerly did strike out 10 batters in just 6 1/3rd innings pitched while walking only 2 but he also gave up all 5 runs in 10 hits. Rookie Joe McPhillips (.279/.340/.535) had another good game, going 3 for 4, hitting his first double of the season.

The final score in the second game was nearly identical, with the Brewers again on the losing end, this time by a score of 5-2. Steve Green had a game much like the one Lyerly had the day before, striking out 9 while walking just 2 in 6 2/3rds innings, but also allowing 5 runs on 9 hits. Green drops to 1-2 with a 2.95 ERA. Joe McPhillips collects the only extra base hit for the Brewers (they only managed 5 hits in the game) as he hits his second double of the season.

It took 16 innings, but the Brewers eventually once again lost by a 5-3 score. The bright spot for the Brewers in the game was the play of Bobby Erbakan (.341/.434/.505) who went 2 for 6, hitting his 9th double of the season and his 2nd homerun.

The Brewers have now dropped 5 straight and fall to .500 (12-12), putting them 5 games behind the Los Angeles Spinners in 5th place in the MGL. And wouldn't you know it, their next opponent is the Spinners in what is scheduled to be a 4-game series in L.A.