Crew Avoids Sweep

I think by now we're all aware of the fact that Ben Hendrickson pitched like crap on Saturday night, and has been sent back to AAA. We're also painfully aware of the fact that Rickie Weeks has more errors than the entire Red Sox team. So let's just skip ahead and talk about Sunday's game, ok? Rickie, mercifully, sat this one out, and Chris Capuano once again excelled on the mound, leading his team to 5-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins.

Capuano once again turned in a quality start, pitching seven strong innings, allowing eight hits, two earned runs, and one homer. He walked two and struck out four. His pitch count for this outing was 108, 74 thrown for strikes. I don't care what anyone says. Chris Capuano is this team's ace. Cappy also notched another pickoff, which puts him first in MLB with three for the season. His ERA stands at 2.78, and he is now 10 for 10 in quality starts. I would imagine he's leading MLB with that stat, but I can't find any proof of that.

I was worried Chris would have to take another loss yesterday, but the team rallied in the 7th inning, coming out on top 5-3. Matt Wise pitched a scoreless 8th, and rock star Derrick Turnbow finished it off for his 14th save in 15 chances.

This win was Milwaukee's 15th come-from-behind victory at Miller Park. No other NL team has had more than eight come-from-behind wins at home, and the Orioles currently lead the AL with ten. That information courtesy of ESPN.com.

Damian Miller left the game in the 4th inning with back spasms yesterday. No word yet on his current condition, or if he'll be playing tonight in Cincinnati. (Just caught an update during the game. Damian is fine and should be back in the lineup tomorrow night.) Rick Helling pitched off of a mound Saturday for the first time, and said he felt pretty good. The Crew is expecting Helling to be back in the bullpen, or starting rotation, sometime in early June. I've even heard talk that Jorge de la Rosa might take a stab at a starting spot after his impressive stints recently. Maybe he's finally worked out his inconsistencies. I've always thought of Jorge as a "Jeckyll and Hyde" type of pitcher. When he's good, he's really good, but when he's bad, he's really bad, and you never know which one you're gonna get. He's been all Jeckyll lately. Let's see if he can keep it up.

Jeff Cirillo started at second base yesterday, and did a pretty good job. Of course, compared to Rickie, sometimes that's not saying much. Cirillo contributed offensively, as well, with a single, a double, and a run scored.

Bill Hall continued to dominate at the plate, and is now on a ten game hitting streak. Bill was charged with a throwing error yesterday, but I'm not sure it was entirely his fault. It looked to me like Prince Fielder had the ball, and the lost control. I was at the game, though, without the benefit of instant replay, so I can't be sure.

Brady Clark seems to have worked out whatever mechanical difficulties he's been having. He's been hitting well in his last few games, and his batting average is steadily climbing. Some people have been bad-mouthing Brady, but I've said along that he would find his swing. He's one of the hardest working guys on the team, and too good to have an average below or close to the Mendoza line. Way to go, Brady. Keep it up!

Well the game is on, so I must go veg on the sofa and watch. I wanted to get an update posted because I know all my readers (all 7 of you) have been waiting breathlessly for my latest thoughts on the team. The score is now 5-1, 2 outs, 2 on. I must go send good karma. Go Brewers!