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Livan Hernandez is one of my least favorite players in the majors. His fastball tops out at 83 mph, his career ERA is 4.37, and the Brewers never seem to perform well against him. He looks like someone I should be able to get a few hits off of, and yet the Brewers consistently struggle against him. And I hate him for it.
But all's well that ends well. The bullpen shut down that Nationals after they had their way with Chris Narveson and the Brewers were able to pick their way back until Jonathan Lucroy's RBI single in the 8th plated the tying and go-ahead runs.
This leads us to the top of the 9th, which once again made question whether or not John Axford intentionally makes things interesting. Losing a game after striking out the side, only to have the would-be final out reach base and extend the inning on a dropped third strike would have put me in a rather sour mood. But it didn't happen, the Brewers won their 5th in a row, and are a season-high 3 games over .500. Life is good...for now.
Last thing: Ryan Braun should not have slammed his helmet in front of the umpire in the 3rd inning. For the most part I like seeing athletes lose their temper from time to time; it shows that, much like the fans that allow them to be professional athletes, they care about the outcome of the game. In the case of Braun, he's too valuable for the Brewers to lose. He can lose his temper all he wants, he just needs to remember to take his frustration out on the Gatorade bucket in the dugout.
Also: Welcome back, Corey Hart.
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