Brewers vs Cubs Game 2, September 17th

The Milwaukee Brewers were able to keep pace with a win at Wrigley Field, but still had their playoff chances hurt. That sums up much of how the Brewers final months of the season had been going. The Brewers started of very will, loading the bases with no outs and Prince Fielder at the plate. Coming off of a 2 homer night, Prince knew he could get the Brewers a big lead with a single swing of the bat, and he did just that. Prince hit a 3-RBI double down the right field line giving the Crew a 3-0 lead. Ben Sheets started the game and gave up only 1 hit in the first 2 innings. The hit happened to be a solo home run to Aramis Ramirez, and the 2 innings would be his only work. Sheets would leave with what was being described as forearm tightness, but would later reveal that he has been having elbow soreness for weeks. The Brewers would have to turn their hopes over to their bullpen. Mark DiFelice pitched 2 very solid innings and even laid down a sacrifice bunt. Todd Coffey followed with a well pitched 5th inning. Carlos Villanueva and Mitch Stetter combined to get out of the 6th unscaved. Eric Gagne looked very solid in the 7th. Guillermo Mota followed with a good 8th inning, and the Brewers headed to the bottom of the 9th with a 6-1 lead. Salomon Torres came in to get some work in the 9th and gave up 1 run, but the Brewers escaped with a 6-2 win. Dale Sveum was also given the first win of his managerial career.

Most Valuable Brewer: Mark DiFelice, came in and pitched the biggest 2 innings of his career. If that was good enough for Dale Sveum to give him the game ball, it is good enough for me to give him MVB honors.