Reds vs Brewers Game 1, September 8th

The Brewers faced All-Star pitcher Edison Volquez, and sent Dave Bush to the mound. The Brewers were one the board early, and tied 1-1 going into the bottom of the second. Durable catcher Jason Kendall was at the plate with a runner on when he hit his 2nd home run of the year to give the Crew a 3-1 lead. JJ Hardy added his 23rd home run of the year in the 5th inning and the Brewer lead was stretched to 4-1. Dave Bush was pitching very well, and had not given up a run since the 2nd inning. He did give up a solo home run to Joey Votto with 2 outs in the 8th, but finished the inning and leaving the Brewers with a 4-2 lead. Closer Salomon Torres came on to close the game, and that's when everything fell apart. The first 2 batters got hits, he walked the third, and it was all down hill from there. He Gave up 3 runs and the lead and the Brewers lost to the Reds 5-4. Not a whole lot to say other than the fact that we need to start winning if we want to make our post season dreams a reality.

Most Valuable Brewer: Jason Kendall, who finally hit home run #2 and 2 RBI's. His work behind the plate often goes unnoticed, but he is a big reason why the Brewers pitchers are having success.