Box Score
John Axford is a good pitcher. He can hit 97-mph on the gun and has a nasty curveball. So far this season, it appears as if he also likes allowing base runners. His WHIP on the season (Walks + Hits/Innings pitched) is 1.47, and tonight he allowed the tying run to reach base with one out. Thankfully he was able to strike out the next two batters and the Brewers got a rare road win.
As for the rest of the game, the Brewers did the impossible: got four hits with runners in scoring position. Wouldn't you know it, hits with RISP lead to runs, and runs lead to wins. It's a simple game really, well, if you forget that getting hits with RISP requires you to hit a baseball thrown by a major league pitcher, which is arguably the most difficult thing in the world.
Yovani Gallardo was Gallardo-esque in his 6 inning, 9 strikeout, 114 pitch performance. While I'd like to see him become more efficient, I'm beginning to think Gallardo is what he is: a very effective, high-strikeout pitcher that will struggle to reach the next level of excellence because he throws too many pitches. Of course, he's only thrown 556.1 innings. Cliff Lee did not become awesome until he was 29 and had thrown 600+ innings in the majors. My point: I have no idea what I'm talking about, but by this point in the season you should know that already.
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