Pirates vs Brewers Game 1, August 22nd

The Cubs lost Friday afternoon, so the Brewers can make up some ground as they take on the Pittsburgh Pirates. Dave Bush was the starting pitcher for the Crew and he was a little shake early giving up a run in each of the first two innings. The Brewers however could not get things going at the plate until the 4th inning when Corey Hart doubled in Ryan Braun and Prince Fielder. Hart would later score in the inning off of a Bill Hall sacrifice fly. JJ Hardy added his 20th homer of the year in the 5th inning to give the Brewers a 4-2 lead. Dave Bush pitched the 7th inning giving up a solo home run to Brandon Moss. Bush's pitched 7 innings giving up 3 runs, another quality start for Bush, putting the Brewers in position to win. The Brewers exploded in the bottom of the 7th putting up 6 runs and stretching their lead to 10-3. Lance Nix lead off the inning for Bush. Rickie Weeks tripled in Nix and then scored on a JJ Hardy double. Hardy scored on a Ryan Braun double, who scored on a ground out by Prince. Mike Cameron hit his 22 home run of the season that also scored Corey Hart. Brewers reliever Eric Gagne gave up a run in the 8th and Seth McClung ended the game in the 9th. Big win for the Crew as the make up a game on the Cubs and move to 19 games over .500.

Most Valuable Brewer: JJ Hardy, who went 2-5 with a home run and a double scoring 2 runs and driving in 2 runs. JJ is now the 4th Brewers to have at least 20 home runs, and Corey Hart is knocking on that door with 19.