Nationals vs Brewers Game 3, August 10th

After 2 consecutive complete game shut outs, Manny Parra was trying to stretch it to 3. Manny Parra's bid at the complete game shut out was ended in the 6th inning when Lastings Milledge singled in a run. Manny went 7 innings only giving up 1 run and striking out 9. We could not ask anymore from him. Unfortunately, John Lannan for the Washionals was shutting us down the best he could. Lannan did not give up any earned runs in his 6 innings of work, but when he left the game, it was far from over. Eric Gagne gave up 3 runs in the top of the 8th, behind 2 homers by the Washionals. The Brewers had their chance to get the runs back in the bottom of the inning with bases loaded for back up catcher Mike Rivera. Rivera laced a double down the left field line and the bases were now empty with the score tied at 4. The Brewers and Nationals would each squander opportunities to score in the 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th innings. Mota worked his way through the 13th inning, as every Brewer fan held their breath, and Gabe Kapler led off the bottom of the inning. Gabe was fulling in for Ryan Braun, who left Saturday's game with spasms in his lower back, and had been struggling at the plate, going 0-6 so far. Gabe decided to make it 1-7 has he crushed a ball that landed just fair down the left field line, and gave the Crew a 5-4 victory.

Most Valuable Brewer: Mike Rivera, he went 2-3 with 3 RBI's, a stolen base and showed patience at the plate walking 3 times. Not too shabby for your back up catcher. Mr. Rivera please enjoy a nice frosty beverage, you have earned it.