Friday's Frosty Mug
Some things to read while turning around. If you had given me a dozen chances, I would not have predicted this week's outcome. The Brewers beat the Dodgers 6-2 last night to complete their first...
| Final - 5.31.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee Brewers | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
Some things to read while turning around. If you had given me a dozen chances, I would not have predicted this week's outcome. The Brewers beat the Dodgers 6-2 last night to complete their first...
The Dodgers lost their fourth straight to the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday night, falling 6-2 to Zack Greinke and company. But the game did provide one highlight for the Dodgers, with the major league debut of Alex Castellanos.
The Dodgers managed nine hits off Zack Greinke and 13 hits for the game, but for the most part their offense faded meekly into the night, losing 6-2 Thursday night to the Milwaukee Brewers to complete the four-game sweep. This was the first time the Brewers have swept the Dodgers in any series.
The Dodgers got the MRI results for Matt Kemp on Thursday, and the center fielder will miss at least four weeks with not one but two left hamstring strains.
The Brewers haven't won four straight games or swept a series of any kind at any point this season. They'll get a chance to do both of those things for the first time tonight. Standing between the...
This is the 32nd series all-time between the Dodgers and Brewers, and the Dodgers have never been swept.
As I mentioned in this morning's Mug, today features one of the Brewers' worst road days of the year. They're playing a night game in Los Angeles tonight (a 9:10 Central time start), then getting...
Some things to read while your books tip over. The Brewers kept us up late last night but rewarded us for the effort, beating the Dodgers 6-3 to tie their longest winning streak of the season at...
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 |
| LA Dodgers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norichika Aoki, LF | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .302 |
| Nyjer Morgan, CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .226 |
| Carlos Gomez, ph,8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .289 |
| Corey Hart, RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .253 |
| Aramis Ramirez, 3B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .246 |
| Taylor Green, 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .233 |
| Rickie Weeks, 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .158 |
| Martin Maldonado, C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .200 |
| Edwin Maysonet, SS | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .214 |
| Zack Greinke, P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .167 |
| Jose Veras, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Kameron Loe, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Brooks Conrad, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Tim Dillard, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Manny Parra, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 35 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 13 | |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zack Greinke (W, 6-2) | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3.46 | 0 | 118-79 |
| Jose Veras (, 3-2) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.68 | 0 | 15-8 |
| Kameron Loe (, 2-1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.74 | 0 | 9-7 |
| Tim Dillard | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.37 | 0 | 8-5 |
| Manny Parra | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.51 | 0 | 6-5 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elian Herrera, CF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .314 |
| A.J. Ellis, C | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .316 |
| Bobby Abreu, LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .318 |
| Todd Coffey, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| James Loney, PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Andre Ethier, RF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .324 |
| Jerry Hairston Jr., 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .373 |
| Adam Kennedy, 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .216 |
| Scott Elbert, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Alex Castellanos, LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Scott Van Slyke, 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .154 |
| Dee Gordon, SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .226 |
| Chad Billingsley, P | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .150 |
| Ivan De Jesus, ph,5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .353 |
| Totals | 37 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Billingsley (L, 2-4) | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 4.09 | 0 | 116-78 |
| Scott Elbert | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.86 | 0 | 16-12 |
| Todd Coffey | 1.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7.20 | 0 | 21-16 |