Brewers deny Cardinals comeback, win it in extra innings
In the close NL Central race, any win from here on out is an important win. Just look at last night’s game between the Milwaukee Brewers and the St. Louis Cardinals, which Milwaukee won 6-3. The win gave Milwaukee a better win percentage than St. Louis and moved them into second place behind the Chicago Cubs. Bill Hall, who hit the go ahead homerun in the top of the 10th, had this to say: “From the looks of it, it’s us, the Cardinals and the Cubs who will be battling for the division. Every win is important in this division.” After Brewers starting pitcher Seth McClung let in two runs in the bottom of the first off of a Troy Glaus double, the Brewers offense helped him out by getting 3 runs home in the top of the fifth with Rickie Weeks 9th HR of the year. The score remained 3-2 going into the bottom of the ninth, when Yadier Molina stepped to the plate facing Solomon Torres. Molina hit a ground rule double, and was then replaced by pinch runner Brendan Ryan.
Pinch hitter Jason LaRue moved Ryan to third, and Skip Schumaker hit a sacrifice to left to bring Ryan in to tie the game. Before you could even blink, Milwaukee had already gained the lead again in the 10th as Bill Hall led off the inning with a HR. The Brewers eventually got two more runs and won the game 6-3.
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Tags: Bill Hall, Milwaukee Brewers, NL Central, Rickie Weeks, St. Louis Cardinals