Box Score
Through five innings it looked as if the Brewers were on their way to a sweep. Narveson was cruising through the Phillies lineup and the Brewers' offense was able to scratch out three runs on eight hits off of Cliff Lee. Unfortunately the Brewers were once again victimized by a three-run homer, this time in the bottom of the 6th. The Phillies later got the lead for good thanks to a solo home run by Shane Victorino in the bottom of the 8th.
A win would have been nice for several reasons, on of which being that it's always nice to head into an off-day with the glow of a victory. However, I am not too upset about this loss. It was not a devastating defeat (like Opening Day) and the Brewers still had a 4-4 road trip. Overall I am encouraged by the last three games.
On a side note, today Yahoo! Sports noted that the Brewers starters currently lead the NL with a 2.99 ERA. I expect the ERA to rise, but the success of the starters is not a fluke. Marcum, Gallardo, Wolf, and Narveson are all good pitchers. Furthermore, every starter the Brewers have (Greinke included) is capable putting together a stretch of dominance. This means every starter is a potential stopper, thus I do not expect the Brewers to have many long losing streaks. In fact, I will go a step further and say that at some point this season the Brewers will put a win streak together that will get Wisconsinites thinking about free burgers from George Webb.
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