Brewers Seek 9th Straight, Sweep of Padres

You remember the Manny Parra & Prince Fielder dugout “scuffle” from last Monday in Cincinnati right? Well, some people may have thought that this type of thing may have torn a young team like the Brewers apart, but it brought them closer together.

Since the scuffle in the 1st game of the series last Monday in Cincy, the Brewers went on to take the next 2 games of the series, then sweep Washington in a 4-game series, and have now one the first 2 games of a 3 game series in San Diego. This 8 game stretch ties a season record of most consecutive wins, the first time occurred just last month, July 13th through the 24th.

Last night, the Brewers won their 8th straight, behind Trade Market Gem, C.C. Sabathia, who pitched an absolute gem. Although last night’s start was sub-par compared to his other starts with the Brewers (4 CG, 2 SHO), he did pitch 7 innings, allowing just 1 run, and struck out 9.

Tonight, the Brewers send former Ace, now #2 to C.C., Ben Sheets to the bump. Although he has pitched outstanding this year, 11-5, 2.95 ERA, his counterpart has pitched even better. Jake Peavy will be on the mound to try to stop this winning streak, he has 8 wins on the year, with a sparkling 2.68 ERA. Sheets pitched a fantastic game last time out, a complete game shutout, allowing just 5 hits and no walks to the lowly Nationals. Sheets, however, is 0-1 in 3 career starts against San Diego, with a 10.34 ERA. Peavy is coming off 2 straight losses, although he did not pitch bad, allowing just 4 runs in 13 innings, and he is 2-2 with a 2.90 ERA in 7 career starts vs. the Brew Crew.