The Milwaukee Brewers and the Cincinnati Reds begin a three-game series today.
Players to watch:
Milwaukee Brewers: Rickie Weeks
How will Weeks continue to recover from his injury. He has played ok so far, but he still needs to show some improvement especially in his defence.
Cincinnati Reds: Yonder Alonso
In the Reds last 30 games Yonder Alonso his hit .347/.429/.571 with a 1.000 OPS. He has had 3 HR's despite limited playing time. This guy will be dangerous for a long time either for the Reds, or whoever else will end up having him.
Pitcher to watch:
Milwaukee Brewers: Fransisco Rodriguez
Although K-Rod is complaining, he is still performing well for the Brewers (2.31 era, 23.1 IP). Will he keep it up, or will he lose motivation, and start playing poorly? The plot thickens.
Cincinnati Reds: Edinson Volquez
Edinson Volquez just completed his first major league start since July (5IP, 2ER, 4H, 4BB, 3K). Can he have another decent start, or will he revert to his poor pitching of earlier this year?
Pitching Matchup's
Game 1: Randy Wolf (12-9, 3.44 era) vs. Bronson Arroyo (8-11, 5.28 era)
Game 2: Yovanni Gallardo (16-10, 3.66 era) vs. Edinson Volquez (5-5, 5.80 era)
Game 3: TBA vs. Dontrelle Willis (0-6, 5.04 era)
Prediction: Brewers sweep
I feel like Milwaukee is due for a sweep, even against the dreaded Reds. On paper this should be an easy series victory for the Brewers. But it is on the road, and the Brewers aren't always themselves against the Reds. Although what is their true self? September or August? Hopefully the August Brewers will show up now, throughout the rest of the season, and into the postseason.
Go Brewers
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