Brewers vs. Dodgers Game 2, August 16th

Fresh off of their lose to the Dodgers in Game 1 of the series, Dave Bush took the hill for the Crew against Derek Lowe for the Dodgers. Dave Bush struggled early, giving up a 2 run home run to the second batter he faced, but he was locked in from there. The Brewers were able to put up a run in the top of the 2nd to make it a 2-1 game. from then on it was a pitcher's duel. Bush and Lowe both proceeded to mow down the opposing lineups. The Brewers entered the 8th inning still trailing 2-1. Sensing their time was running short, Brewers skipper Ned Yost pinch hit Ryan Braun for the Dave Bush to lead off the inning. Braun hit a lead off double, but Ray Durham was unable to get him home. JJ Hardy followed with a 2-run homer on a 3-2 pitch. The Brewers took the 3-2 lead into the bottom of the 9th inning. instead of having Brewers closer Salomon Torres start the inning, Yost had Left handed pitcher Brian Shouse start the inning to face Andre Ethier. Shouse walked Ethier, and Torres struggled to get out of the inning against the heart of the Dodger order. Torres induced what looked to be a double play ball to JJ Hardy, but the ball snuck under JJ's glove and into the outfield. The Dodgers tied the game at 3, but Torres was able to work his way out of the inning to force extra innings. In the 10th inning JJ Hardy was given a chance to redeem himself, and he rose to the challenge driving in what would prove to be the winning run. i would be remiss if i did not mention the defense that was played by the outfielders in this game. Corey Hart made a great diving catch in the 2nd, Mike Cameron made a pair of diving catches, but it was Gabe Kapler who stole the show. Kapler robbed Russell Martin of what would have easily been a home run, and almost wound up in the outfield seats himself. This can easily be described as the Brewers catch of the year so far, if not the best catch in all of baseball so far this season.

Most Valuable Brewer: JJ Hardy, JJ went from hero, to goat and back to hero. JJ's bat is a big reason why the Brewers won the game.