They say the clothes make the man, but it appears that the uniforms didn't make the team today. The Brewers' winning streak was snapped today as our team fell 7-0 to the Diamondbacks in the last game of the series during "Retro Sunday" at Miller Park. Everything old was new again, except the winning record.
Chris Capuano got off to a great start, giving up only two hits over six innings, but started to waiver just a bit in the seventh. The inning should have ended with the score still at 1-0 Diamondbacks, but a costly error by (surprise surprise) Rickie Weeks extended the inning, and the carnage, by three batters and three runs. With two on and one out, a routine grounder to JJ Hardy seemed like a gift from the Gods, an easy double play to end the inning. But Weeks dropped the toss, and fumbled the play. Sadly, this was very reminiscent of last season, when shaky defense allowed opposing teams to get four or five outs per inning.
Things went downhill from there. My favorite hurler, Capuano, couldn't seem to recover after that. He walked in a run and former Brewer Craig Counsell whacked a two run double that upped to score to 4-0 Arizona before Yost called the bullpen and brought in Justin Lehr to finish out the inning. Cappy had the unfortunate honor of being the first Brewer pitcher to notch a loss this season. Guess my #39 jersey wasn't so lucky for him today.
Lehr finished out the frame, and Jared Fernandez pitched a hitless 8th, but the wheels fell off in the 9th when he gave up three runs. With Sheets scheduled to come off the DL in the next week or so, it looks like Fernandez may have just pitched himself back into AAA.
Today was an ugly loss, to say the least, but on the upside, the Brew Crew finished their first homestand 5-1, and that ain't too shabby. Now the nail biting starts, as our diamond boys take off on a nine game road trip that includes three of the top teams in the National League- New York, St. Louis and Houston. They also get the honor of being the first team to play in the new Busch Stadium in St. Louis. How sweet would it be for our guys to beat St. Louis in their home opener in their new stadium? Here's hoping!
On a positive note, the Brewers are still first in their division, and since Detroit lost today too, they're still tied for the best record in baseball. And on a very pleasant note, St. Louis currently sits in 5th place in the Central Division. Ok, I know they won't stay there, but it sure is nice to see, if only for a few days.
So our first winning streak of the season is over. There will be others. We had to lose sooner or later. At least now it's out of the way. Time to get back that confident, "get it done" attitude and go into St. Louis tomorrow and kick some Cardinal butt. Go Brewers!
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