Here is the in-depth recap:
First Inning:
3-and out for the Brewers. Nothing special here.
Wolf gets off to a bit of a dicey start, but some nice defensive plays save him from a lot worse. Braun makes a nice running catch, and Weeks made a nice play to stop the bleeding. I still think though if Weeks was 100% he wouldn't have to dive there.
Second Inning:
That was a shot on that curveball for Fielder. Enjoy your Fielder bombs while you can, because we're running out of them. Rickie Weeks fly out. Then the two outs in the lineup follow suit.
Wolf starts to settle in.
Third Inning:
Wolf gets robbed by Dave Sappelt. Morgan Walks (Hell has frozen over)! Kotsay makes him pay for it with a two-run homer to deep center (Who would have guessed those two at-bats). Not to be outdone, on the very next pitch Braun goes the other way for a solo shot. Arroyo really does give up homeruns. Fielder walks, then Weeks pops up and Arroyo lazily makes Votto run all the way over from first to catch a pop-up that lands a foot in front of him.
Green makes a nice effort, but can't get Brandon Phillips on an infield single. Wolf gets some payback on Dave Sappelt, with a buetiful curveball for strike three. Weeks starts a double play with two on to get out of the inning.
Fourth Inning:
The two outs do what they are supposed to do, then Kottaras mimicks them.
Wolf strikes out Heisey on an inside fastball. 1-2-3 inning #2 for Wolf.
Fifth Inning:
Kotsay doubles but Braun can't drive him in on a nice save by Votto on a bad throw by Janish.
Wolf strikes out Janish on a high fastball. Arroyo does the same.
Sixth Inning:
Fielder strikes out. Weeks walks and is lifted for Schafer. Schafer does a nice job to avoid a double play, but Betancourt strikes out to render that action useless.
Another 1-2-3 inning, another Wolf strikeout.
Seventh Inning:
Kottaras goes yard on a breaking ball. It will be nice to have some power off the bench in the playoffs. After getting Wolf, Arroyo is taken out.
1-2-3 Inning, 1 K. This getting repetative? I'm not complaing, Wolf has retired 13 in a row.
Eigth Inning:
Braun goes the other way again to join the 30-30 club. Fielder bloops a single, but then the three outs come up, but Betancourt isn't given an oppurtunity to get an out because Green gets two for him.
Hairston almost makes a great play, but it drops in for a single. There goes 13 retired in a row, nice job Wolf. Two more singles bases loaded. K-Rod comes in for Wolf. After getting Alonso, my player to watch of the series for the Reds, to fly out. Votto does his thing with a two-RBI single. Nice job by K-Rod remembering to back up Kottaras. Bruce grounds into another double play.
Ninth Inning:
Betancourt does his thing. Kottaras walks. Lucroy grounds into a double play ball, but Kottaras forces Phillips to jump so he can't complete the play. Morgan has two walks in a game, I've seen it all. But Gomez is Gomez and the inning is over.
Axford is in the building.
Once again Betancourt does his thing with an error. But he makes up for it by starting a double play. Fielder does a nice job of picking up the throw from the dirt. Single. Out. Game Over.
Axford gets his 40th consecutive save. Brewers beat the Reds. Magic Number down to 7. Brewers up one game on Arizona, now if only the Cardinals could have lost.
No game preview today, but there will be a late blurb sometime before the game where I will give the game prediction.
Please Comment and Go Brewers.
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