Brewers North 16, Giants 25+ 5 September 12, 2010, 2:00 PM Game Recap
Brewers North 16, Giants 25+ 5
The Brewers, showing no rust after a three week layoff, got the bats going early and often in a 16-5 victory over the Giants at San Leandro Ballpark in the first round of the playoffs. Fielding their full roster for seemingly the first time all season, the Brewers pounded out 18 hits, including 6 doubles and 5 HR's (which must be a club record).
And continuing a season long trend, the Brewers got 2 stellar pitching perfomances from Fitch and Rocca, our Dynamic Duo (Ambigously Gay-Duo?, Skipper and Not So Little Buddy? ... nickname suggestions are welcome). Fitch went 5 strong innings striking out 9, walking 4, giving up 2 hits and allowing only one earned run. Other than one bad pitch he was dominating all day. Rocca too was oddly wild, walking 4, but besides that he got another old school save, going 4 innings, giving up 5 hits and allowing only 1 earned run, while striking out three.
Offensively the Brewers' team OPS was 1.429 and we were lead by ... well a lot of guys. Barringer finally got his season long monkey off of his back and managed to hit a few balls NOT at fielders, and had 3 hits, including a double, scoring twice and knocking in one. Game-Time Kosach actually got to the yard early and surprise, surprise, being able to warm-up paid off as he went 2-4 with a 3-run bomb (he still might rounding the bases it was so slow), 4 RBI's and one run scored. Game-Time also put down a sacrifice bunt (because that is what you want your leading RBI guy to do), proving that he is all about the team. What a guy!
A tanned and rested Mr. April Scoggin, just back from his honeymoon in Tahiti, went 2-3, with a double, HR, 2 runs scored and and one RBI. Thirsty, don't forget that your wife gets half of your stats now. Welcome to the rest of your life.
Dell, getting his first game time in a while, showed no signs of his layoff, going 2-4 with a bomb, 2 runs scored and an RBI. APet continued his life long quest of hitting a ball through a player by hitting probably the hardest ball all day on his gapper double. He also had a single, 2 RBI's and 2 runs scored. Woody had a double and a 3 run-HR, with 4 RBI's and 2 runs scored.
Wilcox had a walk and a run scored, and also complained all day that he wasn't getting any chances at third. It just wouldn't be the Brewers if that guy wasn't bitching about something.
Malcolm had a career game going 3-3 with a double, a HR (where, curiously enough, his homerun trot was faster than he normally runs the bases), one run scored and 3 RBI's. Malc was only a triple away from the cycle, which thankfully didn't happen, because if it had he would have posted it on every MUNI bus in SF ... and the earth would have opened up and swallowed the entire Bay Area.
Thiago didn't pick up any money, but he did manage a double and 2 runs scored. Will only had a walk on the day, but more disappointingly he lost his long-awaited rematch with Bizarro-Dirty, which I'd been looking foward to more than Pacquiao-Mayweather. Jimmy, after coaching (girls' soccer!) in Sacramento in the morning, made it to the game in time to go 1-3 with a run scored and a SB.
It felt good to swing the sticks well, and the Brewers will need to do it again in the 2nd round vs. the Tigers next week.
And on a somber note the Brewers would like to send out our condolences to Mike Wilcox and his whole family on the recent passing of his father. Mike, please let your family know that you are in our thoughts and prayers.
