Scattered thoughts about the game:
-I do not have confidence in Zack Greinke to pitch effectively at the moment. However, I expect the Brewers to win all of his starts at Miller Park. Despite his lackluster performance today, the Brewers improved to 17-0 at Miller Park when Greinke starts. They should almost throw him out there tomorrow to see what happens.
-Ryan Braun currently occupies a different plane of existence right now. After going .500/.571/.889 in the NLDS he got going in the bottom of the 1st by mashing a 460-foot homer to give the Brewers an early lead. He stayed hot in the 5th with an RBI ground rule double to deliver the first blow of the Crew's decisive six-run rally.
-Also as part of the rally was a go-ahead homer by Prince Fielder that traveled at the speed of 119.2 MPH. That was the highest speed of any home run hit in 2011.
-It's important to remember the double play Saito coaxed from the bat of Albert Pujols in the 7th. It scored a run, but as far as I'm concerned it saved the game. Anything besides a double play would have allowed Lance Berkman and Matt Holliday to come to the plate representing the tying (or possibly go-ahead) run. John Axford was masterful in the 9th and technically got the save, but Saito deserved it.
-Tomorrow Shawn Marcum will be on the mound to (hopefully) rebound from a disastrous start in Arizona. I have very little confidence in Marcum at the moment, but all he really needs to do is go six innings and give up no more than three runs. The last time he did that at Miller Park was against (surprise!) the Cardinals. Here's to a repeat performance.
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